Conserving species in the context of climate change

Human activity has disturbed vast swaths of ecosystems around the planet, threatening the survival of species now and in the future. This course will discuss issues related to land cover change and approaches to plan where to conserve and restore key habitat to promote biodiversity as the climate changes. Students will learn to find information about species observations and habitat ranges. Students will also map species occurrences and land cover. Pairs of students will create a species distribution model to predict species occurrences now and under changing climate. 

Supported by: NSF Division of Environmental Biology #2042526

Taught by: Nākoa Farrant, Ph.D. student in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management