Environment General Courses (ENVIRON)
graduate level, taught in Durham
298.17 Wetland Field Skills
Spring 2004 Overview
Time: Wednesdays 2:00 – 5:00 pm; LSRC Room A211.
Instructors: Dr. James W. Pahl, Instructor
Room A220 LSRC
Phone 613-8007
Email: jimpahl@duke.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 am - noon
Wyatt Hartman, Teaching Assistant
Room A218 LSRC
Phone 613-8049
Email: whh3@duke.edu
Course Description:
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 is indicated
below.
1) Tiner, R. W. 1999. Wetland Indicators: A Guide
to Wetland Identification, Delineation, Classification,
and Mapping. Lewis Publishers, Washington C.C.
392 pp.
2) Mitch, W. J and Gosselink, J.G. 2000. Wetlands.
Third Edition. Dover Publications, Inc. New York.
Students will be judged on class participation,
problem sets and lab reports. It is expected that,
at the end of the semester, students will be able
to synthesize the information covered during the
semester and apply them toward a final wetland
delineation exercise.
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