SCI236

Individual

Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change Paper

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 location and name of the area provided.

·  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

·  Whether this area was “natural” to begin with and protected or has this area been restored from some other use?

Include two outside references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.