UFOR 717B Biogeochemistry
UFOR 717. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY (Credit 3 hours). Biogeochemistry deals with nutrient cycles in biogeochemical, biochemical, and geochemical processes and their interactions. It investigates the nutrient dynamics and movements from individual living organisms to ecosystems to landscape. The class will provide students with ecosystem, regional and global perspectives on cycles of carbon, water, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and other elements, and the role of trees and forests in biogeochemistry and impacts of urbanization. The knowlege gained will help student develop systematic views in nature resource planning and management in urbanized society.
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