Rangeland Plant Ecophysiology - REWM 3500

This 3-credit undergraduate course examines plant physiological processes relevant to ecological and land management issues. Topics include carbon assimilation, water and energy relations and mineral nutrition as applied to plant distributions, plant and system responses to grazing, and plant tolerance of extreme conditions including drought, excessive temperatures and changes in climate.

Stable Isotope Ecology - RNEW 5500

This 3-credit graduate course covers application of stable isotope measurements to ecology and environmental science. Lectures address the theory underlying the use of stable isotopes at natural abundance levels as tracers and integrators of important ecological and environmental processes. Laboratory exercises provide hands on experience with stable isotope ratio measurements.

Research Across Disciplines (RAD) seminar - RNEW 5985

This seminar course focuses on the broad connections between applied and basic ecological research and the interdisciplinary nature of natural resource science and management. Weekly research seminars cover a broad range of topics including plant ecology, biological, chemical and physical processes in soils, insect ecology and pest management, water quality and quantity, wildland restoration, conservation biology, wildland commodity production, and local, regional, and global natural resources policy.