Agronomy 510 - Ecology of Agricultural Systems

  • Instructor: Dr. Heather Karsten
  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters Offered: Spring of even-numbered years
  • Texts:
  • Prerequisite: ECLGY 597A or BIOL 546 or HORT 445 or the equivalent
  • Syllabus: Link to syllabus.

Course Description

Examination of ecological concepts and research on agroecosystem processes and dynamics via discussion and analysis of review and research papers.

This course covers agroecological components, processes, and dynamics. Emphasis is placed on learning via reading and discussing the recent agroecological research literature. Students also gain experience interpreting and critically analyzing scientific papers and theories. Students lead some of the class discussions on the assigned readings. They identify one or two articles that are relevant to their graduate research subject to read and discuss with the class. Students write review papers on the course themes and on agroecology research that is relevant to their graduate research topic. The course is offered in alternative years during spring semesters.