Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture 515 - Micbiol Of The Soil

Fall
2018
01
3.00
Stephen Simkins
TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
80182
Stockbridge Hall room 301
ssimkins@umass.edu
74371
Microbial processes in the soil and sediment environment; ecology of the various microbial communities; the decomposition of organic matter, carbon transformation, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and other mineral transformations. Chemistry of these reactions and their biogeochemical implications. Biological equilibrium, the rhizosphere, and microbial associations. Prerequisites: basic biology and organic chemistry.
Pre Req: CHEM 250 or 261 Meets with EnvirSci 515.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
Link to Campus Courses
Back to the Five College Course Schedule