EAS 3220 Biogeochemistry of the Hawaiian Islands
Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: enrollment in EES semester in Hawaii; EAS 2200, EAS 3030 or permission of instructor. L. A. Derry.
A field-oriented study biogeochemistry course held on the island of Hawaii. Field, class, and laboratory work focus on how landscape age and climate strongly control biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem development in Hawaii. Other topics include succession of ecosystems, evolution of nutrient cycles, and impacts of invasive species. The course is structured around field projects, carried out both as groups and individually.