SWES ONLINE
SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES ONLINE COURSES
Course listings: All Distance Education Courses | On-Campus Courses
SWS 6448: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF WETLANDS AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS

Instructors:
Kanika Sharma Inglett
Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Microbiology
(352) 294-3164
kanika@ufl.edu
About the Course
This course will provide students with the basic concepts of biogeochemical cycling of macro and trace elements including carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and sulfur. It will discuss the environmental and ecological significance of these biogeochemical processes in wetlands and aquatic systems as they relate to environmental elemental cycling, water quality, carbon sequestration, climate change, and sea level rise.
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: None
Textbook: Highly recommended but not required - Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications. K. R. Reddy &
R. DeLaune. 2008.