F&ES 700b

Alpine, Arctic, and Boreal Ecosystems Seminar

Biogeoclimatic analysis of these systems worldwide with special attention to biogeography, biometeorology, physiology, histology, morphology, autecology, and silviculture of high-elevation and high-latitude forests through lectures, guest lectures and discussions, student seminars, and field experience. One-and-one-half-hour lecture weekly. Student contributions are one or more seminars and a term paper. Prerequisite: F&ES 656b or permission of the instructors