Dr. Emmet J. Judziewicz - Classes


 

Dr. Emmet J. Judziewicz
Assistant Professor of Biology
Curator of Vascular Plants
Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
Department of Biology
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

301 Daniel O. Trainer Natural Resources Building
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Office Phone: (715) 346-4248
Email:mailto:ejudziew@uwsp.edu

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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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UW- Stevens Point-Biology Department