Identification of important range plants based upon specialized morphological characteristics. UW Range Judging Team is selected from this course. Rangeland Plant Ecophysiology. Examines plant physiological processes that have application to ecological and land management issues. Topics include carbon assimilation, water relations, mineral nutrition as applied to plant distributions, plant and system responses to grazing, as well as plant tolerance of extreme conditions including drought, excessive temperatures and changes in climate.
Students prepare public range or private ranch recreation operations plan.
Graduate students assist in peparation and presentation of lecture. Dual listed with REWM 5103. Behavior Modification for Production of Grazing Herbivores. Strategies for manipulation of behavior and management of the grazing herbivore will be developed from scientific and practical information. Designed to equip the student to manage for animal and natural resource production.