It is suggested that the dissertation committee includes at least one PEI faculty member from a department other than the student's home department. Biogeochemistry - F. Morel Current problems in environmental sciences. A new topic is chosen every semester. This course seeks to describe the hydrologic mechanisms that underlie ecological observations. A review is done of the role of environmental fluctuations in the distribution of vegetation.
Emphasis is made in the dynamics of soil moisture.
May be used to satisfy a graduate level mathematics requirement.