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2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 544 - Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Change

Units: 3

Grading Method: LTR: Letter Graded. The class will be offered for letter grade with no option to take it for Cr/NC

Same As: ENV S 544  


Prerequisite(s): BIOL 354 .

Controls on fluxes and stocks of nutrients within terrestrial ecosystems, ecosystem responses, feedbacks to climate change. Climate systems, water transport, production and decomposition, nutrient cycling, stable isotopes, spatial and temporal integration.

Maximum Credits: 3
Note: Writing Requirement for Undergraduates: Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement or the eligibility to enroll in an upper division writing course is a prerequisite for all upper division biology courses numbered 450 and above.