ecological succession E. Natural Biogeochemical Cycles carbon sulfur nitrogen water phosphorus conservation of matter III. Population (10 15%) – A. Population Biology Concepts population ecology reproductive strategies carrying capacity survivorship B. Human Populations human population dynamics historical population sizes growth rates and doubling times distribution demographic transition fertility age-structure diagrams population size strategies for sustainability national policies case studies impacts of population growth hunger resource use disease habitat destruction economic effects and water Use (10 15%) – A. Agriculture Feeding a growing population nutritional needs deforestization types of agriculture irrigation Green Revolution sustainable agriculture genetic engineering and crop production Controlling pest Types of pesticides integrated pest management cost and benefits of pesticides (IPM) use relevant laws B. Forestry Tree plantations forest management old growth forests national forest forest fires C. rangelands overgrazing rangeland management deforestation federal rangelands desertification D. Other Land Use Urban land development
ecological succession E. Natural Biogeochemical Cycles carbon nitrogen phosphorus sulfur water conservation of matter III. Population (10 – 15%) A. Population Biology Concepts population ecology carrying capacity reproductive strategies survivorship B. Human Populations human population dynamics historical population sizes distribution fertility growth rates and doubling times demographic transition age-structure diagrams population size strategies for sustainability case studies national policies impacts of population growth hunger disease economic effects resource use habitat destruction and water Use (10 – 15%) A. Agriculture Feeding a growing population nutritional needs types of agriculture Green Revolution genetic engineering and crop production deforestization irrigation sustainable agriculture Controlling pest Types of pesticides cost and benefits of pesticides use integrated pest management (IPM) relevant laws B. Forestry Tree plantations old growth forests forest fires forest management national forest C. rangelands overgrazing deforestation desertification rangeland management federal rangelands D. Other Land Use Urban land development
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