Unit of Study ENVR3009 Biogeochemistry (2026)

Unit description

Develops an advanced understanding of biogeochemical processes that operate in a diverse range of ecosystems. The unit provides skills in planning and conducting environmental sampling and monitoring programs for monitoring and evaluating ecosystem processes. Instrument and sample collection techniques, that are part of environmental sampling and monitoring programs, will be used to generate data that will be synthesised into technical reports.

Unit content

Module 1: The Carbon Cycle

Module 2: The Nitrogen Cycle

Module 3: The Phosphorus Cycle

Module 4: The Iron and Sulfur Cycles

Module 5: Microbes and biogeochemical cycling

Module 6: Biogeochemical cycles in the Anthropocene.