91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

WILD 475 Desert Ecology (3 credits)

Note: This is the 2010–2011 edition of the eCalendar. Update the year in your browser's URL bar for the most recent version of this page, or click here to jump to the newest eCalendar.

Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

Overview

Resource Development : This course deals with adaptations to heat and drought. Representative areas of Coastal Bend, Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts are visited over a two-week period. In the third week, emphasis is on the high desert and historical and cultural aspects of desert life observed in at the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings. A pre-trip analysis of an area to be visited and field notes are the principal bases of evaluation. Students must bear transportation costs.

Terms: Winter 2011

Instructors: Lewis, David James; McCourt, George; Fyles, James W (Winter)

  • Winter
  • Field course
  • Prerequisites: PLNT 460, WILD 307 (formerly ZOOL 307), WILD 420
  • Enrolment limited to 20
Back to top