# GEL 98-16: Geobiology

- By: Dawn Sumner
- Publisher: University of California, Davis
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/GEL_098-16%3A_Geobiology_(Sumner))
- Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
- Read at LibreTexts: https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/GEL_098-16%3A_Geobiology_(Sumner)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/geo-2837/pdf

GEL 53: Introduction to Geobiology is required for Geology majors at UCD. This course is designed to be fully interactive. Geobiology is a new and growing field with an emphasis on how life and especially microbial communities interact with Earth throughout Earth history. This course provides students with a conceptual framework for how environments on Earth have shaped the evolution of life and how metabolic and other cellular processes have influenced Earth.