BIOL S382 - Wetlands Ecology

Institution:

UAS Ketchikan Campus

Subject:

Biology

Description:

4 credits (3+3) All of the major aspects of wetlands from ice fields, alpine bogs, tarns, lakes, streams, deltas to the marine shores, emphasis is on: 1) identification of wetland categories based on aquatic plants, hydrology and soil types; 2) value, preservation, protection and restoration of wetlands; 3) federal and state regulations 4) management, economics and mitigated use of wetlands. Laboratories will be based on local Alaskan and Northwest regional case studies and accepted regional case studies and accepted wetlands research techniques. Prerequisite: BIOL S271.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

BIOL S271 US D- Concurrent

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.ketch.alaska.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 228-4511

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