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M/W/F 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm<br> | M/W/F 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm<br> | ||
TLS 179<br> | TLS 179<br> | ||
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==Instructor== | ==Instructor== | ||
Nora Mitchell (nora.mitchell@uconn.edu)<br> | Nora Mitchell (nora.mitchell@uconn.edu)<br> | ||
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==Grading== | ==Grading== | ||
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− | <li>Quizzes 20% | + | <li>Quizzes & Assignment 20%: |
<li>Mid-term exam 30% | <li>Mid-term exam 30% | ||
− | <li>Final exam 30% | + | <li>Final exam 30% |
− | <li>Plant collection/preservation project 20% | + | <li>Plant collection/preservation project 20% |
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|'''Week 1''' | |'''Week 1''' | ||
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− | |Mon June 2 || Introduction, Nomenclature, Vegetative Characters|| Campus walk|| | + | |Mon June 2 || Introduction, Nomenclature, Vegetative Characters|| Campus walk|| |
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− | |Wed June 4 || Vegetative Characters Cont. || Moss Preserve/Tift Pond, Mansfield|| | + | |Wed June 4 || Vegetative Characters Cont. || Moss Preserve/Tift Pond, Mansfield|| |
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− | |Fri June 6 || QUIZ 1, Floral Characters & Pollination || Valley Falls Park, Vernon|| | + | |Fri June 6 || QUIZ 1, Floral Characters & Pollination || Valley Falls Park, Vernon|| |
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|'''Week 2''' | |'''Week 2''' | ||
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− | |Mon June 9 || UCONN Herbarium || Hillside Environmental Education Park|| | + | |Mon June 9 || UCONN Herbarium || Hillside Environmental Education Park, Storrs|| |
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|Wed June 11 || Fruits & Seed Dispersal || Soapstone Mountain, Somers|| | |Wed June 11 || Fruits & Seed Dispersal || Soapstone Mountain, Somers|| | ||
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− | |Fri June 13 || QUIZ 2, Ferns || Webster Fern Garden Tour|| | + | |Fri June 13 || QUIZ 2, Ferns || Webster Fern Garden Tour|| |
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|'''Week 3''' | |'''Week 3''' | ||
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− | |Mon June 16 || MIDTERM EXAM || Horsebarn Hill (quick lab!)|| | + | |Mon June 16 || MIDTERM EXAM || Horsebarn Hill, Storrs (quick lab!)|| |
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− | |Wed June 18 || Vegetation Surveys || | + | |Wed June 18 || Vegetation Surveys || Fenton River, Storrs|| |
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− | |Fri June 20 || QUIZ 3, | + | |Fri June 20 || QUIZ 3, Mounting Specimens || Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield|| |
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|Mon June 23 || Bog Plants|| Willington Bog, Willington|| | |Mon June 23 || Bog Plants|| Willington Bog, Willington|| | ||
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− | |Wed June 25 || | + | |Wed June 25 || Aquatic Habitats || Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union|| |
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− | |Fri June 27 || QUIZ 4 | + | |Fri June 27 || QUIZ 4, Saltwater Habitats || Eagleville Lake || |
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|'''Week 5''' | |'''Week 5''' | ||
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+ | |Mon June 30 || || Hammonassett State Park, Madison || Meet 1pm in Lab, or 2pm at Meigs Nature Center | ||
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− | + | |Wed July 2|| FINAL EXAM|| Specimen mounting & Collections Due||Lab open at 3pm to finish mounting! | |
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− | |Wed July 2|| FINAL EXAM|| Specimen mounting & Collections Due|| | + | |
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<li>CT DEEP Threatened Plants (http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323482&deepNav_GID=1628)<br> | <li>CT DEEP Threatened Plants (http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323482&deepNav_GID=1628)<br> | ||
<li>CT Botanical Society (http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/)<br> | <li>CT Botanical Society (http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/)<br> | ||
+ | <li>APA Citation (http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa)<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 6 August 2014
EEB 4272
Summer Session I
June 2nd to July 2nd
M/W/F 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
TLS 179
Instructor
Nora Mitchell (nora.mitchell@uconn.edu)
Contact me for a permission number
Course description
New England is home to a diverse and thriving selection of plants, many of which reach their peak exuberance during the summer. Proper identification of plants and an understanding of their interactions with the environment are important facets that aid in the appreciation of our natural resources. In this course, students will:
- Learn to recognize by sight some of the more common plant species
- Develop a skill set for identifying unknown plant species
- Gain experience in plant census, collection and curation techniques
- Learn the system of classifying plant diversity and of naming plant species
- Learn about the diversity of plant habitats in New England
- Learn about invasive species and conservation issues in plant biology
The course focuses primarily on plant identification and classification, but students also will acquire skills that would serve them in any number of careers dealing with natural resource management.
Required equipment (all available from UConn Co-op)
- 30x hand lens (provided for you!)
- field notebook
- pencils
Course Texts
- Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by L. Newcomb, 1989.
- Trees of Eastern and Central United States and Canada by W.M. Harlow, 1957.
- Fern Finder by A. C. Hallowell and B. G. Hallowell, 1981.
Grading
- Quizzes & Assignment 20%:
- Mid-term exam 30%
- Final exam 30%
- Plant collection/preservation project 20%
Tentative schedule: subject to weather!
Day | Lecture | Field | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | |||
Mon June 2 | Introduction, Nomenclature, Vegetative Characters | Campus walk | |
Wed June 4 | Vegetative Characters Cont. | Moss Preserve/Tift Pond, Mansfield | |
Fri June 6 | QUIZ 1, Floral Characters & Pollination | Valley Falls Park, Vernon | |
Week 2 | |||
Mon June 9 | UCONN Herbarium | Hillside Environmental Education Park, Storrs | |
Wed June 11 | Fruits & Seed Dispersal | Soapstone Mountain, Somers | |
Fri June 13 | QUIZ 2, Ferns | Webster Fern Garden Tour | |
Week 3 | |||
Mon June 16 | MIDTERM EXAM | Horsebarn Hill, Storrs (quick lab!) | |
Wed June 18 | Vegetation Surveys | Fenton River, Storrs | |
Fri June 20 | QUIZ 3, Mounting Specimens | Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield | |
Week 4 | |||
Mon June 23 | Bog Plants | Willington Bog, Willington | |
Wed June 25 | Aquatic Habitats | Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union | |
Fri June 27 | QUIZ 4, Saltwater Habitats | Eagleville Lake | |
Week 5 | |||
Mon June 30 | Hammonassett State Park, Madison | Meet 1pm in Lab, or 2pm at Meigs Nature Center | |
Wed July 2 | FINAL EXAM | Specimen mounting & Collections Due | Lab open at 3pm to finish mounting! |
Helpful Links
- UConn Plant Database (http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/)
- UConn Herbarium (http://bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/)
- UConn Arboretum Map (http://www.uconnarboretum.uconn.edu/map.php)
- USDA Plants (http://plants.usda.gov/java/)
- New England Wildflower Society (http://www.newenglandwild.org/)
- Go Botany Key (http://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/)
- Botanical Society of America (http://www.botany.org/)
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (http://www.eddmaps.org/ipane/)
- Taxonomic Information System (http://www.itis.gov/)
- CT DEEP Threatened Plants (http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323482&deepNav_GID=1628)
- CT Botanical Society (http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/)
- APA Citation (http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa)