WETLAND ECOLOGY
CLASS SCHEDULE &
READINGS
Class time/location: CNR 108; M & F (8:30-9:20), TR (12:30-1:45)
| Date | Topic | Readings * |
| Jan 16 | Introduction, wetland types, definitions, etc | Chp. 1-2 |
| Jan 17 | Wetland Classification systems: Cowardin & Hydrogeomorphic | 725-54 |
| Jan 20 | Martin Luther King Holiday | ~ ~ |
| Jan 23 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| Jan 24 | World wetland distribution: part 1 | Chp. 3-4 |
| Jan 27 | World wetland distribution (part 2) | Chp. 3-4 |
| Jan 30 | Literature review/quiz #1 | Quiz #1 |
| Jan 31 | Hydrology: Water budgets | Chp. 5 |
| Feb 3 | Hydrology: Water budgets (part 2) | Chp. 5 |
| Feb 6 | Literature review/class discussion | 639-45 |
| Feb 7 | Hydrology: Biological effects | Chp 7 |
| Feb 10 | Biogeochemistry: Hydric Soils (types & definitions) | Chp. 6 |
| Feb 13 | Literature review/class discussion | 642-45 |
| Feb 14 | Biogeochemistry: chemical transformations w/in wetlands | Chp. 6 |
| Feb 17 | President's Day | ~ ~ |
| Feb 20 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| Feb 21 | No Class | ~ ~ |
| Feb 24 | Biogeochemistry: chemical transport/mass balance | Chp. 6 |
| Feb 27 | Literature review/quiz #2 | Quiz #2 |
| Feb 28 | Wetland Ecosystem Development | Chp. 8 |
| Mar 3 | Peatlands: bogs & fens (hand of mid-term exams) | Chp. 13 |
| Mar 6 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| Mar 7 | Peatlands: bogs & fens (cont) | Chp. 13 |
| Mar 10 | Freshwater Marshes (turn in mid-term exams) | Chp. 12 |
| Mar 13 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| Mar 14 | No Class | ~ ~ |
| Mar 17 | Spring Break | ~ ~ |
| Mar 20 | Spring Break | ~ ~ |
| Mar 21 | Spring Break | ~ ~ |
| Mar 24 | Freshwater Marshes (cont) | Chp. 12 |
| Mar 28 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| Mar 29 | Pothole Wetlands Field Trip (all day) | |
| Mar 31 | No Class | ~ ~ |
| Apr 3 | Literature review | ~ ~ |
| Apr 4 | No Class | ~ ~ |
| Apr 7 | Guest lecture ~ Kern Ewing: Wetland Restoration | |
| Apr 10 | Literature review/class discussion (out of town) | ~ ~ |
| Apr 11 | Guest lecture ~ K. Reese: Ecology of Migratory Waterfowl | Chp.14,16 |
| Apr 14 | No Class ~ out of town | ~ ~ |
| Apr 17 | Literature review/class discussions | ~ ~ |
| Apr 18 | Riparian Ecosystems ~ floodplains/cottonwoods | Chp. 15 |
| Apr 21 | Riparian Ecosystems ~ tale of two rivers | Chp. 15 |
| Apr 24 | Wetland functional attributes | Chp. 16 |
| Apr 25 | Literature review/quiz #3 | Quiz #3 |
| Apr 28 | Hydrogeomorphic classification: basic concepts | 731-35 |
| May 1 | Literature review/class discussion | ~ ~ |
| May 2 | Hydrogeomorphic assessment 1. Some models | 594-97 |
| May 3 | Turnbull Wetlands Field Trip (all day) | |
| May 5 | Wetland creation and restoration, handout take-home final | Chp 17 |
| May 7 | Wetland restoration (cont) & wastewater wetlands | Chp19, 20 |
| May 8 | No Class ~ work on HGM Field Notes & Final Exam | |
| May 12 | FINAL EXAM & HGM FIELD NOTES DUE (5pm) |
* Readings from Mitsch, W.J. & J.G. Gosselink. 2000. Wetlands, 3rd Edition. J. Wiley & Sons, NY