BISC 217 - Field Botany with Laboratory

Institution:

Wellesley College

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Description:

Griffith (Botany Fellow) Field Botany is a combination of ?What's that wildflower ? and ?Why does it grow over there and not here ? The course merges aspects of plant systematics and identification (with an emphasis on learning the local flora and important plant families) and plant ecology (with an emphasis on ecological interactions and phenomena unique to plants). Laboratories will primarily be taught in the field and greenhouses and will include using dichotomous and Web-based keys to identify plants, observational and experimental studies, and long-term study of forest patches on the Wellesley campus. Laboratories will also include experimental design and data analysis. The goal of Field Botany is not only to train students of botany and plant ecology, but to engage them in botany every time they step outs ide. Students may register for either ES 217 or BISC 217 and credit will be granted accordin gly. Prerequisite: ES 101 or BISC 108 or BISC 111 Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Fall Unit: 1.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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