Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one in which you are interested—such as a lake, preserve, or park—that is managed for native species.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the following:

  • The major structural and functional dynamics of your selected ecosystem

 

  • How humans may have affected the cycling of matter in ecosystems, including effects to the nitrogen, phosphorus, or carbon cycle

 

  • How knowledge about that ecosystem’s structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its restoration or management

 

  • The implication of species interactions on your selected ecosystem

 

Include two outside references.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.