Field tests begin the second lab. See A8 in Dendrology Workbook. The course covers wetland terms and types, wetland hydrology, biogeochemistry, and succession. Basic plant adaptations to wetlands are discussed. Values, management, and the restoration and creation of wetlands are also discussed.
Additional reading is required for writing assignments.
There will be about 10 unannounced quizzes during the semester, which will typically take place during the first five minutes of class. I will drop the lowest quiz grade for each student before calculating quiz average. Specifically, instructors and students will explore the identification, ecology, natural history, and methods to assess the occurrence and abundance of organisms in aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial ecosystems . This course will be field-based, and will take the students into some exemplary biotic communities of the Northeast. The effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on species and communities visited will be discussed.