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management of old growth and secondary tropical forests for timber
and non-timber forest products and services; future of forests and
forestry in tropical landscapes. Offered spring term.
FOR 6172C: Tropical Forestry Field Course(2) Taught in Amazon
Basin of Brazil. Emphasis on appreciation of practical considerations
inherent in tropical forestry issues, including
challenges/opportunities for improvement. Supplemental fee
required.
FOR 6310: Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement (3) Review
of Mendelian, population, and quantitative genetics as important in
natural forests and breeding programs of forest trees. Principles of
tree improvement programs, gene conservation, and breeding
strategy development for a wide variety of tree species. Offered fall
term of odd-numbered years.
FOR 6340: Physiology of Forest Trees (3) Prereq: graduate
status or consent of instructor. Growth and development of woody
perennial plants, with emphasis on understanding how
environmental factors affect their physiology. Offered fall term of
odd-numbered years.
FOR 6345C: Plant Water Relations Techniques(2) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Instruments and techniques to quantify water
balance/status of plants in field. Emphasis on theory, assumptions,
and pros and cons of techniques.
FOR 6543: Valuation of Forest Resources (3) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Extending microeconomic principles to problems in forest
production, supply behavior, forest valuation, and multiple use of
forest lands. Offered spring term of odd-numbered years.
FOR 6628: Community Forest Management (3) Integrates
theory from the socio-economic and bio-physical sciences with onthe-ground
realities in implementing community-based forest
management and conservation.
FOR 6665: Landscape Planning for Ecotourism (3) Planning
frameworks and techniques of large natural areas. Offered fall term.
FOR 6905: Research Problems in Forest Resources and
Conservation (1-6; max: 10) Prereq: consent of instructor.
FOR 6910: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) Prereq: consent
of instructor. S/U.
FOR 6933: Seminar (1; max: 2) .
FOR 6934: Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation (1-4;
max: 10) Selected topics in forestry and natural resources.
FOR 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) Prereq: consent
of instructor. S/U.
FOR 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-6) S/U.
FOR 7979: Advanced Research (1-15) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
FOR 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
PCB 5530: Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (3) Prereq:
undergraduate molecular biology or biochemistry. Integrated