The interaction of the two ecosystems is vital in preserving the long-term value of any wetland. It is designed to assist managers, engineers, policy makers, and scientists who are often required to consider wetlands during construction or development and who may have insufficient knowledge of wetlands to make the best and most rational decisions. The section culminates in a short design section that actively involves the class in small working groups. Detailed knowledge of aquatic chemistry, physics, and biology is not necessary for these courses. These courses benefit professional and management staff of agencies concerned with wetlands, including water treatment and drinking water supply agency staff, wildlife biologists, landscape architects and designers, and the general public and others interested in combining wildlife habitat and pollution cleanup in both fresh and saline waters.
Enrollment is limited.
His specialty is ecological engineering, and he teaches courses on reservoir, lake, wetlands, river, and estuarine ecology and management in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has carried out extensive research into aquatic ecosystems throughout the world. His work on wetlands began in Antarctica in 1967 and includes the marsh selenium toxicity problem at Kesterson Reservoir. He has carried out wetland research on the removal of nitrate, heavy metals, and organics and has authored more than 180 papers and reports. 1995 University Ave.