Ecosystems Courses and Certifications

Ecosystems of California

55 ratings at Coursera

Survey California's ecosystems: compare marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems, trace climate, soils and land use drivers, and examine managed range, fisheries and agriculture.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Museum of Natural History

Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation

8 ratings

See an ecosystem as a dynamic whole, not a collection of parts: study populations, keystone species, energy flow, and conservation choices in Gorongosa National Park.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to ecosystems

3 ratings at OpenLearn

If we don't grasp why ecosystems function, it becomes harder to determine possible reasons for when they don't, and makes it difficult to identify possible environmental threats to humans. In this ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Energy and Matter Flow in Ecosystems - Lecture 30

Explores how energy flows through ecosystems and how carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other materials cycle through planetary compartments.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Role of Ecosystems in Mitigating Climate Extremes

1 rating

Explore how natural ecosystems serve as powerful buffers against climate extremes, reducing environmental risks and enhancing resilience through biological processes.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Eutrophication

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Managing eutrophication is a key element in maintaining the earths biodiversity. Eutrophication is a process mostly associated with human activity whereby ecosystems accumulate minerals. This free ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

CEC;  Cluster University Srinagar

Complex Ecosystem Dynamics

Explore how organisms and abiotic components interact through energy flow, biodiversity, succession, and conservation across diverse ecosystems.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Dinosaur Ecosystems | 恐龙的生态系统 | Los Ecosistemas de los Dinosaurios

3 ratings

Reconstruct the Late Cretaceous world of Erlian, China: study theropod, sauropodomorph and ornithischian biology, plus the reptiles, mammals and fish sharing their ecosystem.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

49 ratings at OpenLearn

What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems

7 ratings at edX

How can we preserve, restore, manage and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems? Join us as we explore this question in the Brazilian Amazon and around the world.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

As above, so below: An introduction to soils, ecosystems and livelihoods in the Tropics

The tropics are as beautiful and diverse below-ground as they are above-ground. Learn how to use knowledge about the natural variability in soil properties for the sustainable management of ecosystems

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Synthetic Aperture Radar: Ecosystems

This online course will introduce the contributions of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing to the monitoring of Earth’s ecosystems. Learn how the weather-independence of SAR combined with it

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business Ecosystems and Models in the Digital Age

Develop a ready-to-present digital business model innovation proposal with scalable strategies and real-world transformation impact for future leaders.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Tropical coastal ecosystems

7 ratings

Take the challenge and understand problems and solutions to managing tropical coastal ecosystems.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Code Sync

A Blueprint for Intuitive Internal Elixir Ecosystems

Discover how to create an intuitive internal Elixir ecosystem by self-hosting package repositories, documentation, and Livebook. Learn to improve code sharing and discovery within your company.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video