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BIOL 4430

Wetland Ecology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2026

Topics

  • Introduction | Importance of wetlands
  • BIOL 4430 | Wetland Ecology | Fall 2026
  • Coastal Wetlands
  • Freshwater Marshes and Swamps
  • Peatlands
  • Survey of Wetland Types
  • Management of Wetlands: Case Studies
  • Laboratory schedule
  • Field trip to Williams Bog: Soils and Hydrology
  • go outside
  • Structure go outside
  • Field trip to Williams Bog: Birds
  • Plant ID #1: Marshes and Swamps
  • Plant ID #2: Bogs and Fens
  • No lecture or lab
  • Lab Exam lab to weigh sediment
  • samples
  • Data Analysis: Soil Profiles and Hydrological
  • Gradients
  • Data Analysis: Vegetation Data and Community
  • Structure
  • Data Analysis: Diversity Metrics and Ecological
  • Interpretation
  • Data Analysis: Bird Acoustics

Readings

  • Mitsch, W. J., Gosselink, J. G., Anderson, C. J., & Fennessy, M. S. (2023). Wetlands (6th ed.). Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-82695-8. Cost: E-Book from bookstore, and other editions are acceptable. Publisher information
  • Wetland Ecology lab manual (posted on myCourseLink).
  • Publisher information ↗
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