Mass Extinctions: The Past, Present, and Future of Biodiversity (BIO-0019)

Spring 2025 · BIO 0019 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The historical development of mass extinctions as a concept; the roles of volcanism, meteorite impacts, global warming, ice ages, and the evolution of novel species in causing mass extinctions; the effects of mass extinctions of biodiversity and ecosystem structure; and discussion of whether we in the midst of the 6th mass extinction

Course codes: BIO-0019, BIO 0019, BIO0019, BIO-19, BIO 19, BIO19, ECS-0015, ECS 0015, ECS0015, ECS-15, ECS 15, ECS15

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