New spring break course for graduate credit: "Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context"

Graduate Course Announcement – Spring Break 2011

WIS 6934, section 5459

“Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context”

 

Course dates: 7-12 March 2011, all day every day (this is Spring Break); plus one 3 hour session on campus in Gainesville to be scheduled sometime during April (specific date and time TBD)

 

Location: Archbold Biological Station and Lake Placid Camp, Lake Placid, FL

 

Prerequisites: STA 2023 or equivalent from another university

 

Registration fee: $400. This fee covers all lodging and food during the 6 day session, and transportation between Gainesville and Lake Placid. This fee is in addition to regular UF tuition and fees, and is due at the time of registration (by check payable to UF).

 

Reading Material: Course notebook containing lecture notes and all reading materials will be provided

 

Credit hours: 2

 

Instructors:

Dr. Doria Gordon -Courtesy Professor, department of Biology, UF

Dr. Robert Sutter – Conservation Ecologist, Enduring Conservation Outcomes

Dr. Holly Ober - Assistant Professor, department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF

 

Course Description:

The ability to develop effective sampling designs is critical for any scientific research or monitoring project. Monitoring change in vegetation over time is an essential tool for effective natural resource management. This week-long hands-on course emphasizes the statistical basis underlying vegetation sampling designs, providing students with training that will make them proficient in the development of effective monitoring protocols. The course consists of 6 full days of lectures intermixed with data collection in the field and group learning exercises. A final project will be due 1 month later.

 

Grades:

Letter grades will be assigned on the basis of worksheets completed during the course (30%), an in-class group project due the last day of the course (30%), and an out-of-class independent final project due one month after the final day of class (40%).

 

 

Students need instructor permission to register. Please contact Holly Ober for permission, or for any other questions about this course (holly.ober@ufl.edu; 850-875-7150).

 

 

 

 

 

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