Aquatic Plants and the Environment
ENVS 474/574, ECOL 474/574, WFSc 474-574
Due Dates:
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9/24: Quiz
10/1: First Paper Due
10/20: Mid-Term
11/24: Second Mid Term
12/1: Undergrad Second Paper Due
12/3: Grad student Experimental Reports Due
12/15 (Tuesday) 1:00 - 3:00: Final Exam
Topical Outline and Schedule
Tentative, may be subject to change
Classnotes
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2012 notes
| Date | Lecture | Topic | Reading | Assignment Due |
| 8/25 | 1 | Introduction -Overview | Chap 1 | |
| 8/27 | 2 | Definitions of Wetlands - Wetlands of the World | 2 & 3 | |
| 9/1 | 3 | Wetlands of North America | 3 | |
| 9/3 | 4 | Classification, Inventory and Delineations | 3 & 8 | |
| 9/8 | 5 | Inland Wetlands | 3 | |
| 9/10 | 6 | Salt Marshes | 3 & 8 | Visit to Herbarium |
| 9/15 | 7 | Mangroves | 3 & 8 | |
| 9/17 | 8 | Field Trip to Sweetwater Wetland | ||
| 9/22 | 9 | Hydrology, Water Budgets and Models | 4 | |
| 9/24 | 10 | Nutrient Cycling | 5 | Quiz |
| 9/29 | 11 | Biological Adaptations | 6 | |
| 10/1 | 12 | Limnology | 7 | First Paper Due |
| 10/6 | 13 | Riparian Zones and Mississippi Wetlands | 3 & 8 | |
| 10/8 | 14 | Sea Grass Beds |
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| 10/13 | 15 | Aquatic Nuisance Species (Laws and Impacts) | ||
| 10/15 | 16 | Riparian Zones | 3 & 8 | |
| 10/20 | 17 | First Mid Term | ||
| 10/22 | 18 | Riparian Zones | 3 & 8 | |
| 10/27 | 19 | Constructed Wetlands | 12 & 13 | |
| 10/29 | 20 | San Pedro River | CD Rom | |
| 11/3 | 21 | Vernal Pools, Salton Sea | ||
| 11/5 | 22 | Santa Cruz - An Effluent-Dominated Stream | ||
| 11/10 | 23 | Invasive Species | 14 | |
| 11/12 | 24 | Wetland Management, Laws, Protection | ||
| 11/17 | 25 | Control & Management of Aquatic Plants - Physical and Chemical Handouts | 13 & 14
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| 11/19 | 26 | Control & Management of Aquatic Plants - Mechanical and Biological Controls Handouts | ||
| 11/24 | 27 | Second Mid Term | ||
| 11/26 | 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| 12/1 | 29 | Student Presentations | Second Paper Due | |
| 12/3 | 30 | Environmental Issues - Case studies, Student Presentations
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Graduate Experimental Paper Due |
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| 12/8 | 31 | Student Presentations |
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| 12/10 | Reading (Dead) day | |||
| 12/15 | Final Exam (1-3 pm) |
