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| FNR 58600 - Urban Ecology |
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Associated Term:
Spring 2020
Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and diagram flows of matter and energy in coupled human and natural systems. 2. Discuss how drivers in each cycle change across an urban-rural gradient. 3. Describe the changes to natural ecosystems imposed by urbanization and other forms of global change (climate change, altered biogeochemical cycling, invasive species, mass extinction, etc.). 4. Compare and contrast urban and rural ecosystem structure and function, including diversity and distribution of organisms, landcover types, and ecosystem services. 5. Discuss provisioning of ecosystem services in urban and rural ecosystems; compare and contrast green vs grey infrastructure; identify areas of traditionally grey infrastructure that have the potential to integrate green infrastructure. 6. Describe the key components of the following ecological concepts and apply them to an analysis of urban vs rural ecosystems: a. resistance and resilience b. dynamic equilibrium c. alternate stable states d. disturbance and succession Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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