BIOL - 8860 Ecosystem Ecology (2)

Addresses interactions between organisms and their environment with an emphasis on the ecosystem level. Analyses processes such as energy flow, nutrient cycling, and water balance in the atmosphere-soil-vegetation systems are analyzed. Discusses influences of human and natural disturbances on ecological processes and sustainable ecosystem management principles. Equivalent to BIOL-860. Corequisite: BIOL-8861.