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NTRES 4200 - Forest Ecology(OPHLS-AG) Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level biology. T. J. Fahey. Comprehensive analysis of the distribution, structure, and dynamics of forest ecosystems. Topics include paleoecology of forests; ecophysiology of forest trees; disturbance, succession, and community analysis; and hydrology, primary productivity, and nutrient cycling. Outcome 1: Better understand the scientific process and how it is used to determine controls on the distribution and abundance of organisms. Outcome 2: Learn the patterns of distribution of principal forest trees in North America. Outcome 3: Understand natural disturbance regimes and how they influence and interact with the composition, structure and function of forest ecosystems. Outcome 4: Learn to quantify energy flow, hydrology and biogeochemistry of terrestrial ecosystems. Outcome 5: Better understand the potential influence of human activities on composition and function of forests and limits to scientists' ability to predict forest change. |
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