• Select a representative natural ecosystem in area such as preserves or parks that are managed for native species.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper for an environmental case study:
Any type of environmental issue should work for this study.
For example
o The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of that ecosystem including change over time
o How humans may have affected biogeochemical cycles in that ecosystem
o How knowledge about that ecosystem's structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its management and restoration
Or
o Choose a specific ecosystem, such as a forest, a grassland, a marine or freshwater aquatic ecosystem or any other topics you feel interesting
o Identify and discuss the effects that a growing human population may have on that ecosystem's resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species.
o Discuss one management practice for sustainability and conservation of natural resources in that ecosystem.
o Identify the risks and benefits of extracting or using one type of nonrenewable and one type of renewable energy resource from that ecosystem, or in areas near that ecosystem.
• Include at least two outside references.
• Format your paper according to APA standards.