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255. Applied Regression Analysis. Linear regression using both graphical and numerical
methods. Model construction, critique, and correction using graphical residual analysis.
One-way and two-way analysis of variance; introduction to design of experiments. Use of
a standard statistical software package. Applications and examples drawn from various
sources, emphasizing the biological and environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Statistics
210B or equivalent. Instructor: Qian. 3 units. C-L: Statistics and Decision Sciences 242
256S. Seminar in Ocean Sciences. Biological, chemical, physical, and geological aspects
of the ocean and their relation to environmental issues. Consent of instructor required.
(Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Staff. 2 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
259. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis.
Fundamental aspects of geographic information systems and satellite remote sensing for
environmental applications. Covers concepts of geographic data development, cartography,
image processing, and spatial analysis. Gateway into more advanced training in geospatial
analysis curriculum. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Halpin. 4 units.
260. Western Field Trip. One-week trip to observe land management and utilization
practices in the western United States. Exposure to ecological, economic, and policy issues,
as well as watershed, wildlife, and land use questions. May be repeated for credit. Consent
of instructor required. Instructor: Edeburn. 1 unit.
261. Geospatial Analysis for Conservation Management. Application course focusing on
spatial analysis and image processing applications to support conservation management.
Habitat mapping, spatial analysis of animal movements, habitat modeling, and the
optimization of nature reserve selection. Requires a fundamental knowledge of geospatial
analysis theory and analysis tools. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: Environment
259. Instructor: Swenson. 4 units.
262. Forest Management Traveling Seminar. Covers current topics in the broad field of
forest management. Taught as a set of coordinated field trips with expert contacts in sites in
the Carolina piedmont, coastal plain, and mountains. Topics of past seminars include fiber
utilization, best management practices, forest regeneration, the chip mill issue, forest-pest
management, and forest preservation management. May be repeated for credit. Consent of
instructor required. Instructor: Richter. 1 unit.
264. Applied Differential Equations in Environmental Sciences. General calculus and
analytic geometry review; numerical differentiation and integration; analytic and exact
methods for first and second order ordinary differential equations (ODE); introduction to
higher order linear ODE, numerical integration of ODEs and systems of ODEs; extension
of Euler's method to partial differential equations (PDE) with special emphasis on parabolic
PDE. Example applications include population forecasting, soil-plant-atmosphere water
flow models, ground water and heat flow in soils, and diffusion of gases from leaves into the
atmosphere. Prerequisite: Mathematics 31 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Instructor:
Katul. 2 units.
265. Geospatial Analysis for Coastal and Marine Management. Application course
focusing on spatial analysis and image processing applications to support coastal and marine
management. Covers benthic habitat mapping, spatial analysis of marine animal
movements, habitat modeling, optimization of marine protected areas. Requires
fundamental knowledge of geospatial analysis theory and analysis tools. Consent of
instructor required. Prerequisite: Environment 259. Instructor: Halpin. 4 units.
266. Ecology of Southern Appalachian Forests. Field trips to various forest ecosystems
in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Species identification, major forest types, field
sampling, and history of effects of human activities. Consent of instructor required.
Instructor: Richter. 1 unit.
267S. Conservation Biology of Marine Mammals. Examination of issues affecting the
conservation of marine mammal populations, including: habitat loss and degradation,
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