ECOSYSTEM CONCEPTS

BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 725

Course Description

Scope and objectives of ecosystem ecology; roles of theory, long-term studies, comparative studies, and large-scale experiments; scaling problems; ecosystem services and ecological economics; adaptive ecosystem assessment and management.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.93

0.33% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.47% from Historical

A Rate

93.33%

-2.42% from Historical

Class Size

30.43% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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