Biology 5460
Fall 2011
Student Led Debates
Utah Veg. Project
Utah Veg. Online Manual
Climate Project
Grading and Exams
Course Policies
Objectives & Texts
Past Course Evaluations
WebCT
Class Meeting Schedule
10:45 am - 12:05 pmTuesday and Thursday
320 AEB
Mark Blonquist
Instructor(801) 585-5671
mark.blonquist@utah.edu
Jinny McGavien
Coordinator(801) 581-6414
jinny.mcgavien@utah.edu
Suzy Khacahturyan
Teaching Assistant
suzy.khachaturyan@gmail.com
Objectives and Texts
The world is changing and so is the distribution of vegetation. Plants, plant communities, and ecosystems impact our lives in many ways. The objectives of this lecture course are (a) to introduce you to basic concepts in ecology and plant distribution, (b) to teach you the basic mechanisms of plant adpatation to contrasting environmental conditions, and (c) to familiarize you with how humans impact vegetation at the landscape and regional scales. These objectives will be accomplished through lectures, discussions, reading assignments, slide presentations, and collaborative research assignments.
Your assignments require that you are familiar with computer programs for data analysis, word processing, and graphics preparation. You can access all of the course information and your status in the class through our home page. Our objective here is to ensure that you are very familiar with how to package, present, store, and transfer information in this electronic age.
There are two texts that are recommended (but not required) for this class. They are available through Amazon or at the Marriott Library Course Reserves.
