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Biology 338 Vegetation Ecology
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| Dr. Evan Weiher | weiher@uwec.edu |
| office hours: Monday 11 a.m. - noon Wednesday 11 a.m. - noon and 5 - 6 pm |
Lectures: noon-12:50 pm Tuesday-Thursday Phillips 265
Lab Requirements Papers schedule
Readings:
draft chapters from Concepts and Methods of Vegetation Ecology
and selected papers.
Part 1: Natural History and Gradient Analysis
1. Natural history of Wisconsin vegetation; description of plant communities and principal gradients
2. Vegetation sampling methods
3. Multivariate methods for gradient analysis and classification
Exam 1: Tuesday, 10/13
Part 2: Functional Vegetation Ecology
4. Functional evolution of plants
5. Functional community assembly & succession
6. The roles of dispersal & establishment in the interactive milieu
7. The role of persistence in the interactive milieu
Exam 2: Thursday, 11/24
Part 3: Synthesis
8. Causes and consequences of biodiversity
9. Principles of Restoration Ecology
Papers due: Thursday, 12/03
Final Exam: Friday December 18, 1 - 2:50 p.m.
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