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BIOAS 3764 Field Techniques in Wetlands

Four hours (Au Sable)
A comprehensive overview of wetland ecosystem processes, values, legislation and quantification. Students will learn to evaluate and quantify soils, hydrologic status and vegetation in a variety of wetland ecosystems including bogs, emergent marshes, forested wetlands and wetlands converted for agriculture and to apply standard tools developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to assess wetland extent and habitat quality. Offered at Au Sable - Great Lakes in Michigan during summer. Corresponds to Au Sable Biol 358 course.

Prerequisites: BIO 1141  and BIO 1143 ; BIO 2181  and BIO 2183  
Offered Summer semester at the Au Sable Institute