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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BOTANY 62 | Title:
COAST REDWOOD ECOL/MGT |
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| Full Title:
Coast Redwood Ecology and Management |
| Last Reviewed:5/12/2008 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 1.25 | | Contact DHR | 21.88 |
| | Contact Total | 2.25 | | Contact Total | 39.38 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 74.38 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
BIO 71.9
Catalog Description:
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Biology, ecology and management of Coast Redwood, including vegetation, wildlife and conservation of the Coast Redwood Forest Type. DHR hours include field trips.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibilty for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Biology, ecology and management of Coast Redwood, including vegetation, wildlife and conservation of the Coast Redwood Forest Type.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibilty for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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: | Summer 1985 | Inactive: | Summer 2011 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
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, through class meetings and field trips,
the student will be able to:
1. Identify the major plant species within the redwood forest community.
2. Explain the major ecological factors which determine the distribution
of coast redwood and relate this information to current ecological
theory.
3. Develop and write a research paper (4-6 pages) concerning a selected
ecological or management topic.
4. Identify the major wildlife species in Coast Redwood communities and
their management objectives.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of historical uses of coast redwood.
6. Analyze and evaluate silvicultural systems of coast redwood across its
geographical range.
7. Explain and evaluate the various laws and regulations governing
harvesting and management of coast redwood.
8. Relate, compare, and contrast these ecological and management issues
to similar issues in other intensively managed natural systems.
9. Differentiate among the major vegetation characteristics of various
types of Coast Redwood communities.
Topics and Scope
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1. Biological and ecological characteristics of coast redwood.
2. Taxonomy of major plant and animal species characteristic of redwood
forests.
3. Ecology of redwood forest ecosystems.
4. Silviculture of redwood - an historical perspective.
5. A history of conflict over management of redwood.
6. Even-age versus uneven-age management.
7. Impact of silvicultural systems on regeneration.
8. Tree improvement programs and the genetics of redwood.
9. Coast redwood as a future supplier of wood products.
10. Laws and regulation affecting management of coast redwood.
Assignments:
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1. Read assigned pages in text, approximately eighty pages per week.
2. Submit field trip reports for all class field trips.
3. Research paper.
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% |
| Research paper | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 30% |
| Field reports | |
| 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% |
| Participation and attendance. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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THE REDWOOD FOREST: Noss, R.F. Island Press, 2000
COASTAL REDWOOD: Evarts and Popper (ed), Cachuma Press, 2001
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