Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change Paper

Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
Paper

Pick whatever you want!

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 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

Include two outside references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.