Current Graduate Course Offerings
NREM 5654 – Applied Landscape Ecology. I offer this course in even-numbered fall semesters with Sam Fuhlendorf. Starting with a basic introduction to landscape ecology, Sam and I spend most of the course presenting and discussing issues related to ecosystem management.
NREM 5020 – Writing for Publications. Odd-numbered spring semesters. Also known as “Publisher’s Clearinghouse,” this is a graduate seminar designed for students who already have an analysis completed that they would like to prepare and submit to a peer-reviewed journal. We work through the semester on the art, science, and politics of getting a paper published. Students gain experience in writing, editing, and oral presentation. Students finish the semester with a paper in review and a 15-minute presentation suitable for a scientific symposium.
Current Undergraduate Course Offerings
NREM 4543 – Wildlife Habitat Ecology. Biogeography, selection, and fitness of animals in terrestrial habitats. This is a course for junior/senior majors in NREM, Zoology, or related fields. General Ecology is a pre-requisite. Offered every fall semester.
NREM 2013 – Ecology of Natural Resources. I will offer this general education course for the first time in spring 2009. The focus will be on instilling a conservation ethic, discussion of current issues in land management, and fostering increased understanding of the role of science in ecological decision making.
NREM 4980 – Undergraduate Research. This is generally offered as a 1-credit course in which I work individually with the student to design a field research project. The work is auto-tutorial. Ideally, the student writes a paper based on the experience that is suitable for publication in a regional journal.
Previous Course Offerings
Introductory Biology
Animal Behavior
Graduate Seminar on “Ecological Indicators”
Graduate Seminar on “Population Ecology”
