Coastal Watershed Management and Restoration

Catalog description

This course will examine management of coastal watersheds and their biological function, focusing on the positive (restoration) and negative (degradation, eutrophication) ways that humans alter ecosystems. Local field trips are an integral part of this class to examine anthropogenic modifications to coastal ecosystems (e.g. farms, wetland restoration) as well as discussing these issues with stakeholders at NGOs, businesses and government. Graduate section offered in conjunction with undergraduate course MARSCI 321A. Graduate students will analyze watershed management plans and propose science and policy solutions. Taught in Beaufort at the Duke Marine Lab.