Great Courses: Earth at the Crossroads - Understanding the Ecology of a Changing Planet
This is Course Number 1720 which contains 6 DVDs and course Guidebook. Contains 36 lectures of 30 minutes each. Course Lecture Titles 1. An Ecological Diagnosis of the Living Earth 2. Humanity and the Tragedy of the Commons 3. Ecology-Natural History to Holistic Science 4. Ecology as a System-Presses and Pulses 5. Climate and Habitat-Twin Ecological Crises 6. Human Society as Ecological Driver 7. Movement of Energy through Living Systems 8. Humans as Energy Consumers 9. Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems 10. The Challenges of Waste and Disposal 11. The Water Cycle and Climate 12. Human Water Use and Climate Change 13. Rain and Heat-Forces That Shape Climate 14. The Ecology of Global Climate Change 15. How Living Organisms Acquire Food 16. The Ecological Consequences of Agriculture 17. Food, Energy Flows, Biomagnification 18. The Human Ecology of Biomagnification 19. The Ecological Community as a Living Mosaic 20. Wildlife Adaptation to Human Landscapes 21. Biodiversity, Disturbance, Invasive Species 22. Biodiversity Decline and Restoration Ecology 23. Microevolution and Biological Variation 24. Human Impacts on Ecological Space and Time 25. Population Growth and Its Natural Limits 26. The Human Shift to an Urban Lifestyle 27. The Ecology of Dispersal and Migration 28. Human Impacts on Animal Migration 29. Ecology and Economy of Sex and Reproduction 30. Cities and the Human Demographic Transition 31. Coevolution among Species 32. The Coevolution of Human Diseases 33. Strategies for Reversing Ecosystem Decline 34. Designing Spaces for Wildlife 35. Toward Sustainable Urban Ecosystems 36. Recovering Ecosystems-Hope for the Future