Studies ecological science relevant to sustaining populations, species, ecosystems, and the global biosphere. Includes discussion of genetic inbreeding, critical population size, community structure...

Studies energy flow, nutrient cycling and allocation in natural ecosystems, organization of species at the population and community levels, and interaction among people, the biosphere, and...

This class, which I co-teach with Prof. Sally Pusede, focuses on interactions between biota (plants and soil microbes) and the lower atmosphere.  The class focuses on chemical and physiological...

Analyzes the patterns and processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Topic include macro- and micro-meteorological factors such as producer, consumer, and decomposer processes; hydrologic and biogeochemical...

This class is the capstone to the four semester Forum sequence in UVa's New Curriculum that I co-teach with Prof. Paul Freedman of the Politics Deprtment.  The class examines food systems from natural...