环境科学与政策理学学士-生物多样性与保护生物学

生物多样性被定义为三个层次：遗传多样性（所有生物体中所包含的遗传信息的多样性），物种多样性（不同生物物种的多样性）和生态系统多样性（栖息地的多样性，生活在该栖息地中的物种以及生态系统）。流程）。生物多样性对于进化过程而言是无价的，因为它代表着可供选择的进化资源，这是适应变化的关键，因为生物多样性越大，生态系统在自然灾害或人类入侵之后的适应力就越大。这种集中提供了影响生活多样性的生物学原理的背景，尤其是那些创造和减少多样性的生物学原理。
Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) is a multidisciplinary program that produces problem solvers and leaders who are prepared to face today's environmental challenges. ENSP is a unique undergraduate major co-sponsored by three colleges. Students acquire a foundational understanding in science and policy through core classes, and then advance to specialized training and experiences in one of many academic disciplines ranging from biology to geology, and anthropology to government and politics. The linked perspectives offered by interdisciplinary education are often regarded as appropriate ways of addressing the complexity of global trends such as environmental change, global food security, the optimization of urban environments, and the development of green technologies. The Environmental Science and Policy program values the integration of the natural sciences and social sciences and how those disciplines can best shape good public policies. Taking courses from a wide variety of subject areas gives students the opportunity to consolidate learning by synthesizing ideas from many perspectives and encourages them to explore new knowledge in different areas of environmental science. We strongly believe this type of education will help ENSP students become more employable due to their ability to engage across disciplinary boundaries and help bridge the gap between science and policy-making decisions.<br><br>Biodiversity is defined at three levels: genetic diversity (the variety of genetic information contained in all organisms), species diversity (the variety of different living species), and ecosystem diversity (the variety of habitats, the species that live in the habitat, and ecological processes). Biodiversity is invaluable to the process of evolution since it represents the pool of resources from which evolution can select, it is the key to adaptation to changes, since the greater the biodiversity, the more resilient an ecosystem will be following natural disasters or human intrusions. This focus area provides a background in the biological principles that influence the diversity of life, especially those that create and those that reduce diversity. This concentration is sponsored by the Biological Sciences Department within the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.