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SWS 6448: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF WETLANDS
AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS
Instructor:
Patrick Inglett
Associate Professor, Biogeochemistry,
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
(352) 294-3170
pinglett@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.