All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified. The historical context and key contributing ecological concepts of ecosystem management and alternative approaches for its implementation. Application of fire to forest management practices. Mr. Patterson 528 Forest and Wetland Hydrology Hydrologic structure and function of forest, wetland, and agricultural ecosystems. Changes in water flow and quality associated with land and resource use.
Management approaches to prevent or reverse adverse environmental impacts.
Mr. Barten 540 Forest Resource Management Use of forests to meet multiple objectives. Summary of forest history, policies, programs and review of traditional and contemporary forest management principles and practices. Case examples, site visits and reports, interaction with practitioners and landowners, term project and presentation. Mr. Barten 577 Ecosystem Modeling and Simulation Basic concepts in general systems theory and computer modeling used in ecology. Case histories of models used to critically review the ecological modeling literature.