Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one that you are interested in—such as a lake, preserve, or park—that is managed for native species.

Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one that you are interested in—such as a lake, preserve, or park—that is managed for native species.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the following:

o          The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of that ecosystem including change over time

o          How humans may have affected biogeochemical cycles in that ecosystem, including impacts to the nitrogen, phosphorus, or carbon cycle

o          How knowledge about that ecosystem’s structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its management and restoration

o          The implication of species interactions in ecosystem management and restoration