Courses of Study 2015-2016 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOEE 4661 - [Physiological Plant Ecology, Laboratory]


     
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOEE 4660 . Enrollment limited to: 15 students. Most laboratories run past the three-hour period, with students spending an average of three hours per week in additional lab time for this course.

J. Sparks.

Detailed survey of the physiological approaches used in understanding the relationships between plants and their environment. Laboratories apply physiological techniques to specific ecological problems and cover aspects of experimental design and computer-aided data analysis.

Outcome 1: Students will be familiar with a number of photosynthesis measurement methods, including gas exchange, porometry and Chlorophyll fluorescence

Outcome 2: Students will be able to manage and calculate photosynthetic data and use simple models to conceptualize the process.

Outcome 3: Students will be familiar basic methods of measuring plant water balance including potometry, lysimetry, and pressure chamber techniques

Outcome 4: Students will be proficient in the analyses of plant water status including pressure-volume analysis

Outcome 5: Students will be able to analyze water status data from the field within an ecological context

Outcome 6: Students are able to independently plan and conduct physiological ecological experiments

Outcome 7: Students learn to lucidly present their research findings

Outcome 8: Students will translate the methods and ideas covered in class to field and glasshouse experimental exercises.

Outcome 9: Students will be able to statistically analyze their data

Outcome 10: Students will learn how to structure and write scientific reports



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