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Renewable Resources (RNEW)
USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).
2100 [BOT 2100]. Forest Management. 3. 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. Prerequisites: LIFE 1000 or 1010.
2345. Natural Resource Ethics. 3.0. [(none)<>CH, D] 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 2345. Prerequisites: none.
3000. Tropical Ecology. 3. 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.
4130. Applied Remote Sensing for Agricultural Management. 3. Addresses specific applications of remote sensing to cropland and rangeland management. Covers an overview of remote sensing, specific applications of remote sensing for crops and specific applications of remote sensing and range management. The course foundation will be agriculture-specific remote sensing of green plants. Cross listed with BOT 4130; dual listed with RNEW 5130. Prerequisites: QA course and BOT 4111.
4340. Issues: Environmental Ethics. 3. Encompasses selected topics in environmental and natural resource ethics. Cross listed with PHIL 4340. Prerequisites: PHIL 2330, 2340, 3300, 3350.
4400. Invasive Plant Ecology. 3. 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. Dual listed with RNEW 5400. Prerequisite: BIOL 3400.
4510. Research Planning in Renewable Resources. 3. [W3<>WC] 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, or consent of instructor.
4730. Plant Physiological Ecology. 4. Acquaints advanced students with environmental factors which affect
the establishment and growth of plants. Emphasizes adaptive mechanisms. Cross listed with
BOT 4730. Dual listed with RNEW 5730. Prerequisites: one course in physiology
and one course in ecology. (Normally offered spring semester)
4775. Forest Ecology. 4. 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 for impacts of management and sustainability are discussed throughout. Cross listed with BOT 4775. Prerequisites: LIFE 3400.
4990. Topics in:______. 1-4 (Max. 8). Special topics pertaining to renewable natural resource management. Intended to accommodate instruction in various specialized subjects not offered on a regular basis. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course provided topics are different. Dual listed with RNEW 5990. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor to pursue study of the topic.
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Last Change: 01/30/08