Aquatic Plants and the Environment
SWES 474/574, ECOL 474/574, WFSc 474-574
Due Dates:
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9/20: Quiz
9/27: First Paper Due
10/10: Mid-Term
11/15: Second Mid Term
11/20: Undergrad Second Paper Due
11/27: Grad student Experimental Reports Due
12/10 (Monday) 2:00 - 4:00: Final Exam
Topical Outline and Schedule
Tentatie, may be subject to change
Classnotes
| Date | Lecture | Topic | Lab | Reading | Assignment Due |
| 8/21 | 1 | Introduction -Overview | 2004 Pictures | Chap 1-2 | |
| 8/23 | 2 | Definitions of Wetlands - Wetlands of the World | 3 | ||
| 8/28 | 3 | Wetlands of North America | 4 | ||
| 8/30 | 4 | Classification, Inventory and Delineation | Arizona Wetlands | 21 | Current Events, Bring a recent wetlands article, and read one of these. |
| 9/4 | 5 | Biological Adaptations (notes), Powerpoint | Herbarium | 7 | |
| 9/6 | 6 | Biogeochemistry and Nutrient Cycles | 6 | ||
| 9/11 | 7 | Inland Wetlands | 12 - 13 | ||
| 9/13 | 8 | Hydrology, Water Budgets and Models |
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5 | |
| 9/18 | 9 | Limnology | Dissolved oxygen meters | 15 | |
| 9/20 | 10 | Mississippi River Case Study | Quiz | 15 | |
| 9/25 | 11 | Tidal Salt Marshes
Tidal FW Marshes, ppt |
9 and 10 | ||
| 9/27 | 12 | Mangrove Swamps Notes, Power Point | Student Presentations | 11 | First Paper Due |
| 10/2 | 13 | Sweetwater Wetlands | Sweetwater Wetlands | 10 | |
| 10/4 | 14 | Sea Grass Beds |
Salinity, TDS, and measurements | Response & paper due | |
| 10/9 | 15 | First Mid Term | 13 | ||
| 10/11 | 16 | Exotic and Invasive Species | Salvinia | p.396-397, Handouts | |
| 10/16 | 17 | Inland Wetlands continued Riparian Group Presentations 2,3, 4 | 15 | ||
| 10/18 | 18 | Riparian Systems | 15 | ||
| 10/23 | 19 | 19, 20 | |||
| 10/25 | 20 | Riparian areas and San Pedro River | San Pedro CD-ROM | San Pedro, | 2nd Lab Reports Turn In
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| 10/30 | 21 | Vernal Pools, Salton Sea | |||
| 11/1 | 22 | Remote sensing and other tools for wetland studies Isolated Wetlands Group Presentation 1, 2 |
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| 11/6 | 23 | Everglades Notes | Discussion | Handouts | |
| 11/8 | 24 | Control and management of Aquatic Plants | Handouts | ||
| 11/13 | 25 | Mechanical and Bio controls | Handout | ||
| 11/15 | 26 | Second Mid Term | 2nd Paper due | ||
| 11/20 | 27 | Wetlands Management Wetland Laws and Protection | 18 | ||
| 11/22 | 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday | No class | ||
| 11/27 | 29 | Environmental Issues: case studies | |||
| 11/29 | 30 | Student presentations |
Student Presentations |
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| 12/4 | 31 | Grad Student Second Presentations | Take home exam due |
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| 12/6 | Reading (Dead) day | ||||
| 12/10 | Final Exam (2-4 pm) |
