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FNR 53601 - Ecology Of Disturbance Practicum |
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the practicum for FNR 53600, hence enrollment is contingent upon enrollment in FNR 53600. Course consists of a one or two week long field trip to a remote site; prior trips have been taken to the Great Smokey National Park over spring break. Course requires an addition travel fee, depending on location visited. Typically offered in even years. Typically offered Spring, but may be offered occasionally during summer session.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Forestry and Natural Resources Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. How disturbance shapes community composition and the distribution of species across landscapes. 2. How alterations to endemic disturbance regimes affect the composition, structure, and function of ecosystems. 3. How interactions between natural disturbance and invasion of exotic species influence forest community development. 4. Managemnet that uses natural disturbance to restore and maintain biotic communities and ecosystems. |