Taxonomy and Ecology of Aquatic Plants

BIOL/FISH/WILD 4020

Fall 2001; Tu, Th 12:10-1:30; Th 1:40-4:30.

http://www.biology.lsu.edu/webfac/lurbatsch/BIOL4020.html

Instructor: Lowell Urbatsch T.A.: Susan Pell

Dept. of Biological Sciences Dept. of Biological Sciences

Office: A206 Life Sciences Annex. Office: A257 Life Sciences Annex

Phone: 578-8555 Phone: 578-8564

E-mail: leu@lsu.edu E-mail: spell@lsu.edu

Office hours: 10-11:00 AM; T,Th Office hours: TBA

Class Date	Subject	Assignment
August 28; Tu	Course introduction; Plant names; Plant identification; Plant structure
August 30; Th	Lecture:Grasses and grass-like plants;	Godfrey and Wooten “G&W” 81-237; 238-454; 542-570.
	Lab.: Grasses and grass-like, plant structure and ID
September 4; Tu	Aquatic Macrophytes	G&W various; B&B Ch 13
September 6; Th	Field trip preview
	No lab
September 8; Sat	*Field trip; Sabine/Cameron Prairie Natl. Wildlife Refuges*	6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
September 11; Tu	Coastal communities	B&B Ch. 9: 335-336;
September 13; Th	Composites and other asterids	G&W 751-885 Compositae; 523-750 other asterids
	Composites and other asterids, plant structure and ID; ID Quiz
September 18; Tu	Submerged aquatic macrophytes	G&W various; B&B Ch. 13
September 20; Th	Field trip preview
	No lab
September 22; Sat	*Field trip; Big Branch Natl. Wildlife Refuge*	7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
September 25; Tu	Wet pine savannas	B&B Ch 11; M&E Ch. 5.
September 27; Th	Field trip preview
	Key Quiz
September 29; Sat	*Field trip; Lee Forest and St. Tammany Parish*; ID Quiz	7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
October 2; Tu	Hydrilla, water hyacinth, salvinia and other problematic wetland plants	G&W; also handouts
October 4; Th	*Field trip; Alligator Bayou*; ID Quiz	12:00 – 4:30 PM
October 9; Tu	Bottomland Hardwood Forests	B&B Ch. 11;
October 11; Th	FALL HOLIDAY; No class
October 16; Tu	LECTURE MIDTERM
October 18; Th	MID-TERM LABORATORY EXAM
October 20; Sat	*Field trip; Grand Isle*	7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
October 23; Tu	Coastal plants	G&W various; B&B Ch. 11 & 13
October 25; Th	Coastal plants
	Coastal plants; structure and ID
October 30; Tu	Swamps (Cypress/tupelo)	M&E Ch. 9;
November 1; Th	*Field trip; Blue Bonnet Nature Center*	12:00 – 4:30 PM
November 6; Tu	Wetland Classification; Cowardin U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wetland Classification System	Cowardin et al. 1979; also web links
November 8; Th	Wetland plant identification; various groups	G&W
	Wetland plant identification; various groups
November 13; Tu	Wetland plant identification; various groups	G&W
November 15; Th	Wetland plant identification; various groups	G&W
	Wetland plant identification; various groups; Key Quiz
November 20; Tu	Wetland plant identification; various groups
November 21; Wed	Collections due for bonus credit
November 22; Th	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, No class
November 27; Tu	Wetland delineation	Read: Practical Handbook for Wetland Identification and Delineation; and Wetlands.
November 29; Th	Wetland plant identification; various groups	G&W
	Wetland plant identification; various groups; ID Quiz
December 4; Tu	Coastal Restoration
December 6; Th	Last class; LAB FINAL
December 7; Fri	Collections are due, 5:00 PM
December 14; Fri	FINAL EXAM 7:30-9:30 AM

B&B. North American Terrestrial Vegetation

by Michael G. Barbour (Editor), William Dwight Billings (Editor). 1999.

G&W. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Monocotyledons by Robert K. Godfrey and Jean W. Wooten. 1979.

Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons by Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten. September 1981.

M&E. Ecosystems of Florida by Ronald L. Myers and John J. Ewel (Editor). 1990.

M&G. Wetlands by William J. Mitsch & James G. Gosselink. 3nd edition (January 15, 2000). John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 047129232X.

Wetland Indicators : A Guide to Wetland Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping by Ralph W. Tiner