GEOS5364 - Critical Zone Biogeochemistry

GEOS 5364 Critical Zone Biogeochemistry (3 semester credit hours) Explores biogeochemical processes in the Critical Zone (CZ), where rock, soil, water, air, and life interact. Students examine carbon and nutrient cycling, weathering, mineral-microbe interactions, and redox dynamics using concepts from soil science, hydrology, ecology, and geochemistry. The course emphasizes how CZ processes respond to environmental and human-driven change. (3-0) Y