REN R 542
Soil Biogeochemistry
Fall 2026
Topics
- The search for energy Numbers and biomass Structural biodiversity Functional biodiversity Distribution Composition Persistence Nitrogen
- Sulfur and phosphorus
- Isotope biogeochemistry Soil fauna Biological soil health
- Key soil properties and introduction
- Soil organic matter
- Lab Homework #1 (due by 5 pm)
- Microbial biomass
- Enzymes (phosphatases)
- Microbial respiration (incubation titrations)
- Lab Homework #2 (due by 5 pm)
Fall 2025
Topics
- The search for energy Numbers and biomass Structural biodiversity Functional biodiversity Distribution
- Composition
- Persistence Nitrogen Sulfur and phosphorus Isotope biogeochemistry Soil fauna Biological soil health
- Key soil properties and introduction
- Soil organic matter
- Lab Homework #1 (due by 5 pm)
- Microbial biomass
- Enzymes (phosphatases)
- Microbial respiration (incubation titrations)
- Lab Homework #2 (due by 5 pm)
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2021-Winter-REN-R-542-LECTURE-B1 ↗2021
- 2025-Fall-REN-R-542-LECTURE-A1 ↗2025
- 2026-Fall-REN-R-542-LAB-D1 ↗2026
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.
- Partial automated extraction.