Overview
Description
Ecological examination of contemporary issues related to arid & semi-arid wildland ecosystems. Topics include ecology, ecological disturbance, ecosystem goods and services. Explore the application of critical thinking, science, and technology to understand how wildlands are managed. A mix of in-person, field learning, and online learning materials and activities. Students will be provided with a full-semester schedule detailing which days are field, in-person, and independent online learning.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO9
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain the concept of biogeography and summarize the characteristics of Western US wildland ecosystem types.
- identify and explain the relationships among ecological components, interactions, and controls in a given ecological system.
- explain the foundational tenets of critical thinking and the concept of “scientific integrity” and evaluate the credibility of sources of information.
- explain the underlying ecological, social and economic challenges and opportunities of current wildland issues and ecosystem goods and services; and corresponding management approaches.
- outline how to analyze a wildland issue or topic using critical thinking and credible sources of scientific information including literature, scientific datasets, GIS and other sources of information and technology.