PLSCI 2301

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PLSCI 2301
Field Lab in Global Plant Biodiversity and Vegetation

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

An intensive three-week field course in Latin America over winter break (most years taken in Patagonia) studying local vegetation and flora and the relationship of vegetation to climate, geography and geology. In the field, students will receive lectures on the vegetation, learn to identify dominant plants, and undertake a directed set of vegetation transects that record species diversity and ecological parameters.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PLSCI 2300.

Course Attribute (CU-ITL, CU-UGR)

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Outcomes

  • Interpret the distribution of vegetation in relation to climate and soils.
  • Observe carefully in the field, take precise and easily interpretable field notes, conduct collaborative scientific data collection and analysis.
  • Identify plant species in the field.
  • Exercise specific methods of data collection using ecological transects.

When Offered Multi-semester course: Winter.

Comments Students must enroll in PLSCI 2301 to receive a final grade in PLSCI 2302.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Multi-Term

  •  1160 PLSCI 2301   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Patagonia. Class travels to Patagonia (Chile) on January 2 and returns on January 19, 2025. Students must enroll in PLSCI 2302 during the spring semester to receive a final grade.

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