Forest Ecology 0,

4 Credits

The study of forested ecosystems around the globe. Topics include abiotic and biotic drivers of forest diversity, forest dynamics and structure, and human impacts and management. Laboratory/field activities foster practical skills such as plant identification, experimental design, data collection, data analysis in Excel and R, data visualization, oral communication, and scientific writing. Lectures, field-based laboratories, and applied activities. Prerequisites: EES 115 or EES 152 Attribute/Distribution: Q, W