BIOAS 3794 Restoration Ecology

Four hours (Au Sable)

Ecological principles for ecosystem restoration and applications for restoring degraded and endangered species. Field studies include analysis of restoration and rehabilitation work with the Kirtland’s warbler, an officially designated wild river, coastal dunes, kettle-hole bogs, deforested lands, degraded residential and farming sites and abandoned oil wells. A practical field lab is included in which techniques are applied to a specific site. Offered at Au Sable - Great Lakes in Michigan during summer. Corresponds to Au Sable Biol 482 course.

Prerequisites: BIO 1144 and BIO 2184
Offered at the Au Sable Institute Summer semester