BIOLOGY 323 · also ENVIRON 323
Biodiversity on a Changing Planet
James S. Clark
Description from DukeHub
Evaluates the science of biodiversity and climate change, including changes happening now, in the past, and what we can expect in the future. Topics include forest diebacks, intensifying drought, increased wildfire, insect and pathogen outbreaks, and poleward migrations of land and marine populations. Analytical tools used to quantify change include elements of basic distribution theory, data manipulation in R, and examples of simulation methods. Course includes required travel. Prerequisites: calculus, statistics.
Skills
- fieldworkdescription: "travel" and 1 more
- data and statisticsAI review: "data manipulation in R"
AI-resilient: 0 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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