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3.00 Credits
Basic principles of aquatic chemistry and water quality as they relate to watershed management practices including livestock production, agronomic production, mineral and natural gas extraction and other land uses. Cross listed with ENR 3100. Prerequisite: CHEM 1000.
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2.00 Credits
Judging rangelands based on soil, plant and animal resources and applying science-based information to make management decisions. Participation in a field trip and UW SRM judging teams is required including Plant Team and URME. This course is intended for members of the SRM competitive Teams. Prerequisite: REWM 2000 (C or better), REWM 2400 and REWM 3020, as well as the Team Coach permission.
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3.00 Credits
Examine 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. Prerequisites: LIFE 2022 or 2023.
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3.00 Credits
Plants poisonous to livestock in Wyoming and the Mountain West; identification, ecology, toxic principles, physiologic responses of animals, situations leading to poisoning, control and management to prevent losses. Prerequisite: 12 hours of biological and chemical sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) examining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations. Cross listed with POLS, ENR, G&R and AMST 4051. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise. Cross listed with POLS/ENR/GEOG/AMST 4052. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.
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3.00 Credits
Examines ecological processes and management of nutritional resources by domestic and wild rangeland herbivores. Topics include nutrient availability, nutritional demand, foraging behavior, diet composition, grazing systems, stocking rates, livestock/wildlife competition, predation, parasitism, plant toxicity, and influences on ecological condition. Students evaluate case studies and analyze nutritional data using current technologies. Dual listed with: REWM 5100. Prerequisites: LIFE 1010 or LIFE 1020
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3.00 Credits
Understanding of public demands for leisure use of public and private rangelands; potential impacts on rangeland resources, ranch practices and families and other rangeland users. Students prepare public range or private ranch recreation operations plan. Graduate students assist in peparation and presentation of lecture. Dual listed with REWM 5103. Prerequisites: C or better in REWM 2000
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3.00 Credits
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. Dual listed with REWM 5150. Prerequisites: REWM 2000 (C or better) and ANSC/REWM 3020 or ANSC 3100.
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3.00 Credits
Overviews reclamation of drastically disturbed lands in the west, emphasizing surface mined lands. Includes principles of ecology, agronomy, soils and other relevant disciplines as applied to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of land disturbance. Prerequisite: LIFE 2400, AECL 2100.
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