| 12/26/2024 7:22:54 AM |
| Reinstated Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BOTANY 61 | Title:
LIVING AMONG THE OAKS |
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| Full Title:
Living Among The Oaks |
| Last Reviewed:9/10/2007 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 6 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 18.00 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 5.00 | | Contact DHR | 30.00 |
| | Contact Total | 8.00 | | Contact Total | 48.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 36.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 84.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
BIO 40.7
Catalog Description:
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The biology of oaks with emphasis on the problems and management of native oaks in wildland and urban environments. Includes issues of regeneration, pests and diseases, wildlife and economic values, landscape and construction considerations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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The biology of oaks with emphasis on the problems and management of native oaks in wildland and urban environments. Includes issues of regeneration, pests and diseases, wildlife and economic values, landscape and construction considerations.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2003 | Inactive: | Summer 2011 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the native oak species of Sonoma County and California.
2. Explain the relationships of California Oaks to the oaks of the world
and the other genera within the Fagaceae.
3. Characterize the biological and ecological relationships between oaks
and other plant and animal species within the oak woodland and forest
communities.
4. Demonstrate the effects of various management decisions (e.g.
landscaping, agricultural conversions, urban expansion) on the ecology
and viability of oak species and communities.
5. Determine appropriate methods of mitigation relative to disturbance.
5. Explain the approaches necessary to conserve oak habitat.
Topics and Scope
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1. Taxonomy and ecology of native oaks and oak-dominated ecosystems.
2. Basic evolutionary processes and outcomes relevant to the current
taxonomic treatment of Quercus and Fagaceae worldwide.
3. Wildlife ecology and the primary importance of oaks to wildlife in
California.
4. Ecological services provided by oaks and oak-dominated ecosystems in
California.
5. Introduction to effects of landscaping and construction on oak
viability and methods of compatible activities.
6. Basic introduction to oak pests and pathogens, and methods of
treatment.
7. Current issues in oak/human interactions.
Assignments:
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Each student will:
1. Read relevant literature, approximately thirty pages per week.
2. Do a project relating to oak management issues.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
40 - 60% |
| Project | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 30% |
| Field work, Quizzes | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 30% |
| Maintenance of a field notebook and active participation in all activities | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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OAKS OF CALIFORNIA: Paulik, et.al.
1991, Cachuna Press, Los Olivas, CA
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