(Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology M131.) Lecture, three hours; field trips. Requisite: course 1 or Life Sciences 7B. Designed for juniors/seniors. Development of principles of ecosystem ecology, with focus on understanding links between ecosystem structure and function. Emphasis on energy and water balances, nutrient cycling, plant-soil-microbe interactions, landscape heterogeneity, and human disturbance to ecosystems. P/NP or letter grading.
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