Lecture and discussion include examples and readings from classic and recent research. Six hours classroom a week. Offered every other year. Plant Geography and Ecology. Analysis of factors determining the distribution and abundance of plant species, including study of plant migration patterns today and in the distant past.
Lecture includes examples and readings from classic and recent research.
Field, laboratory, and greenhouse studies focus on plant demography, plant-animal interactions, plant community structure, competition, soil and water relations, and other topics. Offered every two years. An integrated study of the anatomy and physiology of higher plants. Structure-function relationships in the cells, tissues, and organs of vascular plants, growth and development, photosynthesis, and selected additional topics will be studied. Includes lecture, laboratory, and discussion of papers from the primary literature.