University of Arizona - Biosphere 2 Science for the Future of Our Planet 

Welcome to the Course

Meet Joaquin Ruiz, Director of Biosphere 2

Module 1 Intro

Meet John Adams

Lecture 1a ? Introducing Biosphere 2

Lecture 1b - The Story of Biosphere 2

Lecture 1c - Biosphere 2 Research

Lecture 1d - Biosphere 2 and the Water Cycle

Module 1 Wrap Up

Lecture 1a

Lecture 1b

Lecture 1c

Lecture 1d

Module 2 Intro

Meet Kevin Anchukaitis

Lecture 2a - Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide

Lecture 2b - Rain, Snow, & Climate Change

Meet David Frank

Lecture 2c - Fires & Climate Disruption

Module 2 Wrap Up

Module 2 Supplemental Content

Lecture 2a

Lecture 2b

Lecture 2c

Module 3 Intro

Meet Peter Troch

Lecture 3a - Water on Earth

Lecture 3b - How much water do we use?

Lecture 3c - How will climate change affect water availability?

Lecture 3d - Water cycle research

Module 3 Wrap Up

Lecture 3a

Lecture 3b

Lecture 3c

Lecture 3d

Module 4 Intro

Meet Larry Venable

Lecture 4a - Biodiversity and its maintenance

Lecture 4b - Functional traits and diversity

Lecture 4c - Vegetation response to climate change

Lecture 4d - Biological bet hedging

Module 4 Wrap Up

Module 4 Supplemental Content

Lecture 4a

Lecture 4b

Lecture 4c

Lecture 4d

Module 5 Intro

Meet Joost Van Haren

Lecture 5a - The Biosphere 2 Rainforest

Lecture 5b - Tropical Rainforests of the Amazon

Module 5 Wrap Up

Lecture 5a

Lecture 5b

Module 6 Intro

Meet Julia Cole

Lecture 6a - The ocean, climate, and humans

Lecture 6b - Global warming, Ocean warming

Lecture 6c - Acidification: Warming's evil twin

Lecture 6d - The global coral reef crisis

Module 6 Wrap Up

Module 6 Supplemental Content

Lecture 6a

Lecture 6b

Lecture 6c

Lecture 6d

Module 7 Intro

Meet Katerina Dontsova

Lecture 7a - Why do we care about soil?

Meet Rachel Gallery

Lecture 7b - Soil biodiversity

Lecture 7c - Soil microorganisms

Lesson 7d - Soils and human survival

Module 7 Wrap Up

Module 7 Supplemental Content

Lecture 7a

Lecture 7b

Lecture 7c

Lecture 7d

Module 8 Intro

Meet Gene Giacomelli

Lecture 8a - Plant processes and the Lunar Greenhouse

Lecture 8b - Controlled Environment Agriculture

Lecture 8c - Home Grown Hydroponics

Module 8 Wrap Up

Module 8 Supplemental Content

Lecture 8a

Lecture 8b

Lecture 8c

Module 9 Intro

Meet Chris Impey

Lecture 9a - Living on a finite planet

Lecture 9b - Resources in space

Lecture 9c - The future of space travel

Lecture 9d - The Moon and Mars

Lecture 9e - Living Beyond Earth

Module 9 Wrap Up

Module 9 Supplemental Content

Lecture 9a

Lecture 9b

Lecture 9c

Lecture 9d

Lecture 9e