Resource: University Material:Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:
- Option 1: Ecosystem Components Paper
- Option 2: Ecosystem Components Video and Summary
Read the instructions in the University Material: Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment.
Option 1: Ecosystem Components Paper
Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one that you are interested in—such as a lake, preserve, or park—that is managed for native species.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the following:
o The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of that ecosystem including change over time
o How humans may have affected biogeochemical cycles in that ecosystem, including impacts to the nitrogen, phosphorus, or carbon cycle
o How knowledge about that ecosystem’s structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its management and restoration
o The implication of species interactions in ecosystem management and restoration
SCI 256 Option 1: Ecosystem Components Paper
SCI/256 Option 1 Ecosystem Components Paper
SCI256 Option 1 Ecosystem Components Paper
SCI256 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
SCI/256 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
SCI 256 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
SCI 256 Week 2 Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change