Aquatic Vascular Plants, Biology 347/547
(2 credits; Fall 2007 and alternate fall semesters)
Description: Taxonomy and ecology of aquatic vascular
plants with emphasis on local species of freshwater
angiosperms. Several afternoon-long field trips to local lakes
and wetlands.
Tropical Plant Biology,
Biology 490/690 (1 credit; senior seminar; fall semester 2007
and alternate fall semesters).
Description
To help you increase your knowledge in several topics in plant
taxonomy and ecology. You will gain experience in the areas of
literature search, scientific format, and preparation of an oral
presentation.
Vascular Plant Taxonomy, Biology 342/542 (4 credits;
offered both spring and fall semesters)
Description
The objectives of the course are to develop the
knowledge and skills to learn the plants of any area. We concentrate
on learning the flora of Wisconsin, but students are expected to
know the most common families of plant worldwide. Other geographic
areas of emphasis are the Great Lakes region, the western U.S., and
Latin American tropics.
Agrostology, Biology
345/545 (2 credits; spring semester 2008 and alternate fall
semesters)
Description
Identification and sight recognition of the graminoid
(grasses and grasslike plants) of the U.S., focusing on
Wisconsin.
Natural Communities of
the Upper Midwest,
Biology 308/508 (2 credits, spring semester 2010, then
alternate spring semesters)
Description
Emphasizes the classification of the natural communities of the
Upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan) and how they have
changed over the last 150 years. Six all-morning field trips after
spring break.
Text will be “The Vegetation of Wisconsin: An Ordination of Plant
Communities" by John T. Curtis (1971).
Field Botany: Northwoods Plant
Identification,
(July
18-25, 2010 - Sunday to Sunday) Biology 498/698, 2 credits
Description
At
Kemp Natural Resources Station, near Minocqua,
Wisconsin (approximately 100 miles north of Stevens
Point and 200 miles north of Madison):
Instructor: Dr. Emmet Judziewicz, Director, Robert W.
Freckmann Herbarium, UW-Stevens Point, and co-author
of "Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the
Great Lakes Region" (2nd edition).
This intensive field course will emphasize recognition
of 150-175 species of plants (ferns, conifers, and
flowering plants) in a variety of natural communities
including conifer and hardwood, bogs, and marshes within
an hour's drive of beautiful Kemp Field Station. Details
and costs to be finalized; you will need to pay for two
credits tuition through Continuing Education, UW-Stevens
Point, plus lodging (about $100 for the full week), food
to be cooked communally at the station's kitchen (about
$75), and gas for vehicles pooled to visit the field
sites. Participants will receive a copy of the
"Wildflowers of Wisconsin" (2nd ed.) book. For more
information, please contact
Dr. Emmet Judziewicz.
To register for the Northwoods Plant Identification
course at Kemp Station (near Minocqua) from 18-25
July 2010, please follow this link:
Maximum 15 students.
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