Wetland Ecology

Catalog description

GS, IL, NSL- Wetlands are a valuable and integral resource in the global and environmental landscape. Because wetland formation and ecology are vastly influenced by climate, geographical location affects the size and type of wetland found at specific global locations. As such, students will examine the unique ecology that evolves when the presence of water on terrestrial systems is pervasive enough to create changes to the soil and biotic community. Students will explore the large wetland restoration project located on-campus through `hands-on' field laboratories. Off-site field trips will also be taken to examine the diversity and variability of local wetlands. Two all-day Friday field trips are required (one approximately halfway through quarter and second towards the end of the quarter). (LAB)