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This course examines carbon cycle science and greenhouse gas management, including carbon cycling in natural systems, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sector, measurement and monitoring, and mitigation opportunities. Students will explore all aspects of carbon cycle science in several types or organization: energy, manufacturing, service, natural resource management, transportation, land use, and waste sectors.
Upper division coursework in biology, ecology or chemistry
Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.
9704911919 | rich.conant@colostate.edu
Dr. Richard Conant is an ecosystem ecologist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and associate professor in the newly-formed Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability at Colorado State University. He is also affiliated with the International Livestock Research Institute and Queensland University of Technology. His research focuses on understanding the feedbacks between human activities and ecosystem biogeochemistry. Specifically, he is interested in how land use and land management practices impact carbon and nitrogen cycling in agricultural and grassland ecosystems. Dr. Conant has worked closely with scientists from diverse disciplines to understand the characteristics of scientific information that best informs decision making, and has worked to integrate those conclusions into his own research. He is a participant in national and international efforts to quantify human impacts on carbon cycling. Dr. Conant earned his Ph.D at Arizona State University in 1997.