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3.00 Credits
Description: Overview of ecological and hydrological interrelationships and associated vegetation dynamics for water-limited, dryland ecosystems. Graduate-level requirement include graduate students to produce synthesis papers on relevant literature and will meet five times outside of regular class hours to discuss these syntheses. Graduate students will also provide feedback for undergraduate students on draft summary papers. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: ECOL 552, HWR 552, RNR 552. May be convened with: WS M 452. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Natural resource managers and policymakers are increasingly encountering the mandate for maintenance of ecosystem function in watersheds. What does this mean How do we measure ecosystem function How do we measure positive or negative changes in ecosystems This course will examine the structure and function of watershed ecosystems with emphasis on the ecosystem and geomorphic processes shaping watersheds. Students are introduced to the processes that shape the structure and functioning of ecosystems and watersheds, their responses to natural and anthropogenic change and recovery to these disturbances. Student will compare different ecosystems to watershed responses to anthropogenic changes and collect data from selected field sites to explore the relationship among ecosystem processes and changing climate (or other disturbances). Students will develop the writing skills necessary to communicate technical information, the ability to integrate and contextualize the principles of natural resource management by class field work, and gain an understanding of the importance of proper ecologic functioning to the maintenance of healthy watershed systems. Graduate-level requirements include conducting a literature review of an ecosystem and its response to anthropogenic change or disturbance and work as a group to synthesize these data across ecosystems. This will include proposal, annotated bibliography, and term paper. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: ECOL 556A, HWR 556A, SWES 556A. May be convened with: WS M 456A. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Application of fundamental principles to quantifying the basic hydrologic processes occurring on watersheds. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: HWR 560. May be convened with: WS M 460. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Evaluating hydrologic impacts of management activities on watersheds to include silviculture, range, mining, and recreation use. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on the application of hydrologic principles to problems in watershed management. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Typical structure: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. May be convened with: WS M 462. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Advanced topics in watershed hydrology; rainfall-runoff, infiltration, overland flow routing, sediment modeling, statistical analysis and research methods in hydrology. Graduate students will be required to do additional exercises. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: HWR 567, ABE 567. May be convened with: WS M 467. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Introduction to water quality and its influences in natural environments. Interactions with land management and relationships to the larger issues of environmental quality. Graduate-level requirements include a class report and presentation on a negotiated topic of interest. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Special course fee required: $16. May be convened with: WS M 468. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Explores the use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for natural resource and environmental managers. Topics include spatial autocorrelation, interpolation techniques, and model integration. Examines sources of error and possible ramifications. Graduate-level requirements include the students to show additional, sophisticated proficiency with the material through the completion of a final course project, consisting of an additional analysis of data provided by the students (see syllabus for point breakdown). Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): RNR 517; statistics course. Identical to: RNR 573; RNR is home department. May be convened with: WS M 473. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Advanced economic theory of environmental policy. Topics include regulation of air and water pollution under imperfect competition, imperfect information, costly enforcement, uncertainty, and the use of alternative regulatory instruments. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): MATH 113, ECON 361. Identical to: AREC 577; AREC is home department. Usually offered: Fall.
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Description: Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment. Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F. May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Description: The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants. Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of credit. Identical to: GEOS 595E; GEOS is home department. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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