Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one in which you are interested-such as a lake, preserve, or park-that is managed for native species.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the following:
The major structural and functional dynamics of your selected ecosystem.
How humans may have affected the cycling of matter in ecosystems, including effects to the nitrogen, phosphorus, or carbon cycle.
How knowledge about that ecosystem's structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its restoration or management.
The implication of species interactions on your selected ecosystem.