Ecology Studies - Ecosystem Ecology

Name: Ecology Studies - Ecosystem Ecology
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Get a better understanding of ecosystems, energy transfer and biogeochemical cycles in this free Ecology Studies course.

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After completing this course you will be able to:

Describe the basic types of ecosystems on Earth
Explain the methods that ecologists use to study ecosystem structure and dynamics
Explain how organisms acquire energy in a food web and in associated food chains
Explain how the efficiency of energy transfers between trophic levels affects ecosystem structure and dynamics
Discuss trophic levels and how ecological pyramids are used to model them
Define the biogeochemical cycles of water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur
Explain how human activities have impacted these cycles

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