Course Description

This undergraduate course focuses on ecological and biogeochemical processes that are linked to the hydrological cycle and how these relate to the management of natural resources. The objectives of this interdisciplinary course are to explore topics that integrate ecosystem processes with physical hydrology, and examine the impacts of human activities on ecohydrological and hydrochemical processes. This course focusses on the storage and movement of water, solutes and nutrients within selected ecosystems, considering the biogeochemical consequences of human activity. Students will receive hands-on experience with the collection of field data, the laboratory processing and analyses of water samples and the analysis and interpretation of water quality data.