Environment General Courses (ENVIRON)

graduate level, taught in Durham

298.17 Wetland Field Skills
The objective of this course is to introduce the class to basic wetland field skills. These will include the basics of wetland soils, hydrology and vegetation needed to classify, assess and delineate a wetland. The key topics to be covered during this course are listed below. The format of this 3 hr class will be a mix of lecture and fieldwork. The first half of the class will be devoted to introduction and review of important theoretical concepts relating to the topics. The second half of the class will be spent applying the theoretical concepts and knowledge in a field setting. This also implies that students will have to dress appropriately and invest in a field notebook. There will be no required text for this course, however, a suggested reading may be obtained from the instructor.