ENV 713a () / 2025-2026

Coastal Ecosystems

Enrollment is limited to 16 students. If you are interested in taking the class, send an email to Prof. Shimon Anisfeld (shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu) no later than Sunday Aug 24 at 5PM;
Acceptance results will be communicated by Monday morning, August 25.
 
Your application email should include your degree and year (e.g., MEM 2026) and your background and interest in coastal ecosystems (maximum 300 words). 

An examination of the natural processes controlling coastal ecosystems, the anthropogenic threats to the health of these systems, and the potential for restoration. Coverage of estuaries, seagrass meadows, macroalgal forests, rocky shores, coral reefs, and mangrove swamps, with a special emphasis on tidal marshes. The course covers a wide range of physical, chemical, and ecological processes. Anthropogenic impacts covered range from local to global and include chemical pollution, climate change, habitat destruction, hypoxia, invasive species, nutrient enrichment, sea-level rise, and overfishing.