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3.00 Credits
Principles of forest management. Topics include the laws affecting forest management, methods of harvesting wood from forests, fire and insect management, the effects of disturbances on stream flow and nutrient cycling, and the challenges of developing management plans for forests. Cross listed with ENR 2100. Prerequisites: LIFE 1000 or 1010.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to ethics in context of natural resource extraction, use, conservation, preservation, and distribution. Ethical frameworks include teleological and deontological theories primarily applied to human needs and wants. Concepts and applications of environmental justice are addressed, including private property, sustainability, and obligations to future generations. Cross listed with PHIL & ENR 2345. Prerequisites: none.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the characteristics of tropical ecosystems, how they evolved, their value to humans, their present status, and current issues relating to biodiversity, deforestation, extinction, and conservations. Prerequisites: LIFE 1000 or 1010.
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3.00 Credits
Covers remote sensing concepts and applications related to croplands, rangelands, forests, and water. Students learn techniques for monitoring plant growth and vigor, monitoring rangelands, distinguishing invasive species, categorizing forest fires, and mapping water bodies. Students integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data. Dual listed with RNEW 5130; cross listed with GIST 4130 and AECL 4130. Prerequisites: QA or Q course and 9 credit hours in student's major field and junior/senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Encompasses selected topics in environmental and natural resource ethics. Cross listed with PHIL 4340. Prerequisites: PHIL 2330, 2340, 3300, 3350.
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3.00 Credits
Ecological impacts of invasive, non-indigenous plant species, the ecological, genetic and evolutionary hypotheses for invasiveness, as well as management strategies for invasive plant species. Cross listed with AECL 4400. Dual listed with RNEW 5400. Prerequisite: LIFE 3400.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary course examining the process and nature of scientific inquiry in renewable resources. Topics include: types of inquiry, forming and testing hypotheses, literature review, methodology, data summary and scientific writing. Each student prepares a study plan, grant or research proposal, journal article, or initial thesis draft. Writing is emphasized. Dual listed with RNEW 5510. Prerequisites: basic training in renewable resources, ecology or related discipline.
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4.00 Credits
Acquaints advanced students with environmental factors which affect the establishment and growth of plants. Emphasizes adaptive mechanisms. Dual listed with RNEW 5730; cross listed with BOT 4730. Prerequisites: one course in physiology and one course in ecology.
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4.00 Credits
Integrative study of the structure, function and ecological diversity of forested ecosystems, and the physical factors that influence this diversity, including emergent properties of energy flow and nutrient cycling. Special emphasis is given to understanding forest disturbances and succession, and implications of impacts of management and sustainability are discussed throughout. Cross listed with BOT 4775. Prerequisites: LIFE 3400.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Undergraduate student research can be an important component in the intellectual and professional development of future scientists and land managers. Undergraduate students working with a faculty member in a research capacity can register for up to 3 credit hours per semester. The student and faculty member will identify an academic outcome that is associated with their research effort, such as a research paper, oral presentation, or poster session at an appropriate venue. Prerequisite: Instructors permisssion.
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