Listed in: Environmental Studies, as ENST-310
Rebecca E. Hewitt (Section 01)
This course examines the principles of ecosystem ecology, which facilitates our understanding of key environmental issues. We will focus on water and elemental cycling and energy flow in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Topics will include the Earth’s climate system, carbon cycling, nutrient cycling, disturbance regimes, succession, and ecosystem resilience. We will discuss how ecosystem structure and function relates to applied issues of conservation, sustainability, and responses to climate change.
Requisites: ENST-210 or consent of instructor. Spring 2023. Professor Hewitt.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, quantitative work, group work, discussions, and oral presentations.
Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE D103
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE D103
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE D103