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BIOL 416 Terrestrial Ecosystems Units: 3.00
Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology: soils; plant-soil interactions; energy and water balance; carbon and nutrient cycling; species effects; landscape-level and whole earth biogeochemistry; global change.
NOTE Field Trip: estimated cost $130.
NOTE Field Trip: estimated cost $130.
Learning Hours: 124 (12 Lecture, 24 Seminar, 18 Laboratory, 12 Practicum, 12 Group Learning, 12 Online Activity, 16 Off-Campus Activity, 18 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite ([BIOL 300/3.0 or GPHY 317/3.0] and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List).
One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after BIOL 510/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe and contrast the major processes and features that distinguish local terrestrial ecosystems, including farm-types.
- Develop, conduct, analyze, and write a lab/field research study on a student-inspired question in agroecosystem ecology.
- Explain and evaluate the major concepts underlying terrestrial ecosystem ecology.
- Present a synthetic, logical, and individualistic seminar on a fundamental issue in agroecosystem ecology.
- Synthesize, evaluate, and critique the potential solutions to meeting future global food demand.