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MSU Catalog
LRES
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
Department of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
(406) 994-7060
LRES 110 LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LRES 146 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND BIOENERGY SYSTEMS
LRES 201IN SOIL RESOURCE
LRES 244CS INTRODUCTION TO WATER RESOURCES
LRES 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
LRES 276 INTERNSHIP
LRES 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
LRES 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
LRES 310 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
LRES 344 WATER QUALITY
LRES 351 NUTRIENT CYCLYING
LRES 355 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
LRES 357 GPS FUNDAMENTALS & APPLICATIONS IN MAPPING
LRES 401 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
LRES 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
LRES 421 HOLISTIC THOUGHT & MANAGEMENT
LRES 426 REMOTE SENSING & DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
LRES 428 CROPPING SYSTEMS & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
LRES 430 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
LRES 441 CAPSTONE 1-FIELD APPLICATIONS
LRES 442R CAPSTONE 2-FIELD APPLICATIONS
LRES 443 WEED ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
LRES 444 WATERSHED HYDROLOGY
LRES 445 WATERSHED ANALYSIS
LRES 448 STREAM RESTORATION ECOLOGY
LRES 452 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
LRES 453 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
LRES 454 LANDSCAPE PEDOLOGY
LRES 457 ADVANCED GPS MAPPING FOR GIS
LRES 458 TEACHING APPLICATIONS IN LRES
LRES 460 SOIL REMEDIATION
LRES 461 RESTORATION ECOLOGY
LRES 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
LRES 476 INTERNSHIP
LRES 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
LRES 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
LRES 500 SEMINAR
LRES 507 BIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
LRES 515 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
LRES 525 APPLIED REMOTE SENSING
LRES 528 BRIDGING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS
LRES 529 CROPPING SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
LRES 530 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
LRES 535 TECHNIQUES OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS
LRES 543 AGROECOLOGY/APPLIED PLANT ECOLOGY
LRES 545 WATERSHED ANALYSIS
LRES 546 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING
LRES 552 ADVANCED SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
LRES 553 PLANT AND SOIL WATER RELATIONSHIPS
LRES 554 SOIL LANDSCAPE MODELING
LRES 555 AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY
LRES 556 ENERGETICS IN AQUATIC STYSTEMS
LRES 557 THERMAL BIOLOGY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIAONAL PARK
LRES 560 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION & LAND RECLAMATION DESIGN ANALYSIS
LRES 561 BELOWGROUND PLANT ECOLOGY
LRES 562 LAND REHABILITATION FIELD PROBLEMS
LRES 569 ECOLOGY OF INVASIVE PLANTS IN THE GYE
LRES 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
LRES 575 PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PAPER
LRES 576 INTERNSHIP
LRES 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
LRES 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
LRES 590 MASTER'S THESIS
LRES 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
LRES 110 LAND RESOURCES &
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to land resource assessment and environmental
science associated with managed landscapes. Students
will learn how to identify scientific questions from
issues, and how to develop scientifically-based objective
information for answering environmental and land management
questions. The class is a survey of agroecology, environmental
biology, land rehabilitation, land resource analysis,
and soil and water science. Students must be proficient
in basic algebra and have an understanding of biological
principles.
LRES 146 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE
FOOD AND BIOENERGY SYSTEMS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- A systems perspective on local, state and national
food, agriculture and energy issues. Key topics include
Agroecoloty, Sustainable Crop Production, and Sustainable
Food Systems. For majors and non-majors. Cross-listed
with HDFN 146 and PSPP 146.
LRES 201IN SOIL RESOURCE
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 097 or equivalent.
-- Soils and their properties as components of landscapes
and ecosystems. Application of soils knowledge to problems
in environmental sciences and management of agricultural,
wildland, and urban landscapes.
LRES 244CS INTRODUCTION TO WATER
RESOURCES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
--An introduction to the science, uses, policy and management
of fresh water resources, including hydrologic and ecologic
processes, and related historic, policy, law and socioeconomic
aspects. The course is intended for majors in the sciences,
social sciences, and other disciplines.
LRES 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1-3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of
department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 276 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of
department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency,
business, or other organization to provide guided experience
in the field.
LRES 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required, but some may be determined
necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which
there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial
basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
LRES 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND May be repeated. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Freshman or sophomore standing and approval
of instructor. Course will address responsible conduct
of research.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity
which may culminate in a research paper, journal article,
or other creative project.
LRES 298 INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency,
business, or other organization to provide guided experience
in the field.
LRES 310 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
S 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Preparation for graduate school and the professions.
Creating a professional portfolio, goal, and plan; ethics;
resume and cover letter, citizenship; graduate school
requirements and procedures; finding jobs; internships;
interactions with professionals; learning and contributing
to one's discipline.
LRES 344 WATER QUALITY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 121 OR CHMY 151 and college-level
algebra or equivalent.
-- Physical, chemical and biological water quality parameters
and their applications to diverse water quality applications.
The course provides a scientific overview of the spectrum
of water quality parameters important in surface water
systems.
LRES 351 NUTRIENT CYCLING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201, CHMY 143.
-- Soil characteristics and processes that control biogechemical
nutrient cycling, availability to plants, nutrient transport,
and environmental impact of nutrients. Principles of
plant nutrition, nutrient requirements, fertilizer materials,
and practices for management of agricultural, forestry,
horticultural, and rangeland systems.
LRES 355 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMISTRY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
2 REC 1
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 211, LRES 201.
-- Survey course covering behavior of inorganic and
organic constituents in soil and water systems. Applications
will focus on integration of chemical and biological
processes that govern biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation,
bioavailability, and transport of chemicals in managed,
natural, and contaminated systems. Problem solving,
team projects, and discussion of current literature
will be emphasized in recitation.
LRES 357 GPS FUNDAMENTALS &
APPLICATIONS IN MAPPING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 1, LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 and GPHY 284.
-- Theory and application of the global positioning
system to mapping in natural resource and land management
sciences. Lab and term mapping project include hands-on
experience with GPS receivers and work with Pathfinder
Office and Arc GIS software. Students must be proficient
with basic computer and file management skills and must
be proficient with the latest version of Arc GIS software.
LRES 401 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 204; and one of the following: BIOL
100, BIOL 101, or BIOL 102.
-- Management of insects and other pests via an integration
of control strategies. Emphasis on chemical, cultural,
and biological control; host plant resistance; sampling;
use of economic principles; and new biotechnological
developments in pest management. ID and biology of key
insect pests.
LRES 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY,
ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: BCHM 340, MB 301 or consent of instructor.
-- The diversity of procaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms
will be explored from both classical phenotypic and
contemporary genotypic perspectives. The linkage between
microbial diversity, its evolutionary origins, and its
ecological value will be emphasized. Cross listed with
MB 415.
LRES 421 HOLISTIC THOUGHT &
MANAGEMENT
S 4 cr. LEC 4
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Application of holism and systems thinking to natural
and human resource management issues. Use of Holistic
Management for decision-making, research, and policy
formation. Use of real case studies involving BioRegions
Program work in Greater Yellowstone, Japan, Mongolia,
Nepal, or other locations.
LRES 426 REMOTE SENSING AND DIGITAL
IMAGE PROCESSING
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Theory and application of remote sensing, the electromagnetic
spectrum, earth-energy interactions, photographic and
photogrammetic principles, and operation of multispectral
sensors. Applications include basic photo interpretation
and satellite image analysis for agriculture, environmental
assessment, forestry, geology, rangeland, urban, wildlife,
and others.
LRES 428 CROPPING SYSTEMS &
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 and either PSPP 341 or PSPP 342.
-- Senior capstone course. Conventional cropping systems
in the Northern Plains are analyzed, integrating land
management and crop production knowledge. Sustainable
agriculture issues are raised and alternative management
strategies are explored, emphasizing no-till and organic
systems. Students will gain a solid understanding of
crop diversity, including effects on nutrient and water
cycling, and crop pest management. The agronomic challenges
of implementing alternative cropping systems will be
featured in instructional methods. Students will gain
"hand-on" research experience by completing
an agronomy experiment during the semester.
LRES 430 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, WRIT 201 or WRIT 221,
or consent of instructor.
-- Examines major natural resources laws, emphasizing
the federal model. A modified case study approach is
used to review legislation and related court cases governing
natural resources, including water, minerals, timber,
range, wildlife, recreation, and wilderness.
LRES 441 CAPSTONE 1-FIELD APPLICATIONS
S 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES major; Junior standing or consent
of instructor.
-- Senior capstone course, first of two required semesters.
Provides disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge,
experiences, and skills related to Land Resource and
Environmental Sciences. Topic of course will be current
land management issue in local area, and students will
conduct laboratory analyses to provide information to
local agencies. Course emphasizes writing and presentation
skills, scientific methods, review of primary literature
and planning a field campaign.
LRES 442R CAPSTONE 2-FIELD APPLICATIONS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 441.
-- Senior capstone course, second of two required semesters.
Provides disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge,
experiences, and skills related to Land Resource and
Environmental Sciences. Topic of course will be current
land management issue in local area, and students will
conduct laboratory analyses to provide information to
local agencies. Course emphasizes field measurement
and analysis techniques related to soils, plants, water,
and microclimate, writing and presentation skills, and
application of basic science to land management decisions.
LRES 443 WEED ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 121, PSPP 102, STAT 216 or PSPP 318
-- The principles of weed ecology including plant population
demographics, biotic and abiotic regulating mechanisms,
and plant community temporal and spatial dynamics in
managed ecosystems. Weed population model construction,
spreadsheet calculations and thorough assessment of
pest threshold theory. The study of ecologically-based
weed management approaches including cultural, mechanical,
biological, and chemical control practices.
LRES 444 WATERSHED HYDROLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 111, LRES 110, LRES 201 (or equivalent
understanding.) -- Introduction to watershed hydrology.
The course will examine how rainfall and snowmelt become
streamflow, evapotranspiration, and groundwater with
an emphasis on hydrological processes. Discussion will
revolve around state of the science, linkages to other
disciplines, and management implications. Topical areas
include: water balances, snow hydrology, hydrogeology,
hyporheic zones, riparian zones, runoff process, and
biogeochemical budgets.
LRES 445 WATERSHED ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 444 and STAT 216 or PSPP 318 or permission
of instructor.
-- Conceptual and quantitative analysis of watershed
processes with an emphasis on modeling surface water
hydrology and water resources management. Watershed
modeling concepts including analysis of time series,
spatially variable data, model calibration, and uncertainty
analysis will be studied and demonstrated.
LRES 448 STREAM RESTORATION ECOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 1 RCT 2
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101, and either ARNR 240 or BIOL
303.
COREQUISITE: LRES 461 or BIOL 424 or consent of instructor.
-- Students will critically assess the definitions,
assumptions, goals, appropriateness, and outcomes implicit
in stream restoration projects in relation to ecosystem
processes and dynamics in rivers and streams. Students
will synthesize course concepts in the creation of a
restoration proposal to be submitted to a local stream
manager for consideration.
LRES 452 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 143, LRES 201, and MB 301.
-- Microorganisms in soil environments: Emphasis on
soil microbial ecology, plant-microbe interactions,
biotransformations of inorganic or organic contaminants.
LRES 453 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
PHYSICS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 recommended, M 170 or equivalent,
computer literacy.
-- Soil physical properties and processes governing
distribution and transport of water, heat, and soluble
chemicals. Topics include water content and potential,
infiltration, surface energy balance, evaporation, temperature
and heat flow, saturated and unsaturated water and chemical
flow. Laboratory stresses measurements and analyses.
LRES 454 LANDSCAPE PEDOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Processes leading to the formation and spatial distribution
of soils on the landscape. Describing, classifying,
and mapping soils. Management issues related to organic
and mineral soil materials. The course includes a substantial
hands-on field component.
LRES 457 ADVANCED GPS MAPPING
FOR GIS
F 3 cr. LAB 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201, GPHY 284 and LRES 357.
-- Advanced topics and techniques in GPS/GIS data collection,
emphasizing data quality and documentation. Advanced
datalogging options, complex offsets, external sensors,
carrier phase data collection, mobile Internet, hyperlinks,
Internet map applications and base station setup. Course
emphasizes topic research and presentation, and service-learning
project work.
LRES 458 TEACHING APPLICATIONS
IN LRES
F 1 cr. RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Application of teaching philosophies and methods
through classroom, laboratory, and field teaching experiences.
LRES 460 SOIL REMEDIATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 or permission of instructor.
-- Principles of soil remediation in impacted landscapes.
Soil reconstruction practices are presented for drastically
disturbed lands. Treatment science is presented to repair
soil systems contaminated by metals and salt as a result
of resource extraction and landscape disturbance by
man. Protection of water resources are examined as related
to sediment loss control, acid rock drainage science
and treatment, and selective handling of geologic stratum.
A field trip to a contaminated landscape will demonstrate
on-going soil remediation practices.
LRES 461 RESTORATION ECOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101, and either ARNR 240 or BIOL
303.
-- Reviews ecosystem structure and function, and community
and population processes in intact systems, along with
the effects of major disturbances on natural systems.
Restoration amendments will be discussed in terms of
their effects on ecosystem structure and function. The
course includes local, regional, and national case studies,
and students will write a restoration plan.
LRES 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor,
and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 476 INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 2 - 4 cr. IND.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor
and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency,
business, or other organization to provide guided experience
in the field.
LRES 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for
each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which
there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial
basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
LRES 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE
ACTIVITY
F,S 1 - 4 cr. IND May be repeated. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing and approval
of instructor.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity
which may culminate in a research paper, journal article,
or undergraduate thesis. USP scholarships or project
support grants are available in many cases. Course will
address responsible conduct of research.
LRES 500 SEMINAR
F,S,Su 1 cr. SEM Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition.
Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
Students prepare, present, and critique scientific presentations.
LRES 507 BIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101, BIOL 303, STAT 401.
-- Principles of risk analysis, including risk assessment,
perception, communication, and management. Emphasis
on human toxicology, ecotoxicology, dose-response relationships,
exposure analysis, environmental fate, and deterministic
and probabilistic risk assessment. Case studies will
include examples from pesticides, biotechnology, and
invasive species.
LRES 515 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 415.
-- Critical review of literature on the distribution
and activity of microorganisms in natural microbial
communities based on microbial adaption and physical,
chemical and biological features of the microenvironment.
A critical discussion of literature and approaches.
Cross-listed with MB 515.
LRES 525 APPLIED REMOTE SENSING
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 426 or consent of instructor.
-- Applications of remote sensing for graduate students,
including advanced studies of multispectral and hyperspectal
sensors and image processing algorithms. Emphasis is
on using remote sensing technologies for solving applied
land resource issues. Students will participate in discussions
of current remote sensing literature.
LRES 528 BRIDGING PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 1 cr. REC
1
PREREQUISITE: Any graduate student or undergraduate
student with approval from the instructor.
-- The course goal is to elevate agricultural students'
awareness of peer-reviewed literature that demonstrates
application of principles to address issues of sustainability
in cropping systems. The course will use a student-lead
discussion format to highlight issues and principles
in a series of papers that the class will read. The
course will emphasize the practical interaction among
agronomy, ecology, economics, and sociology to create
an awareness of the interdisciplinary issues associated
with sustainability in agriculture.
LRES 529 CROPPING SYSTEMS AND
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 and either PSPP 341 or PSPP 342;
graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Cropping systems integrate resource use and crop
production knowledge. Agricultural issues are raised
and alternative management strategies explored, emphasizing
crop diversification. Students will compute systems
level crop water use efficiency and submit an independent
review paper on sustainable crop production.
LRES 530 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: none
-- The course examines major natural resources laws,
emphasizing the federal model. A modified case study
approach is used to review legislation and related court
cases governing natural resources, including water,
minerals, timber, range, wildlife, recreation, and wilderness.
LRES 535 TECHNIQUES OF SPATIAL
ANALYSIS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: STAT 410 or consent of instructor.
-- Exploration and understanding of analytical techniques
needed to deal with spatially correlated data. Emphasis
is placed on practical applications within geographic
information systems and image processing.
LRES 543 AGROECOLOGY/APPLIED
PLANT ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 303, M 171, LRES 443, STAT 216
-- Focus on the principles and theories of population
and community ecology as they relate to invasive plant
species in natural and agroecosystems. Measuring plant
interference and assessing population interactions and
dynamics through empirical and theoretical models. Review
theory and methodology concerning plant population demographics,
dispersal , and natural trait selection. Examine the
role of biodiversity and evolution in determining sustainable
management of ecosystems.
LRES 545 WATERSHED ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 444 and STAT 216 or PSPP 318
-- Conceptual and quantitative analysis of watershed
processes with an emphasis on modeling surface water
hydrology and water resources management. Watershed
modeling concepts including analysis of time series,
spatially variable data, model calibration, and uncertainty
analysis will be studied and demonstrated. The course
will emphasize critical analysis of current hydrologic
computational methods and hands-on use of watershed
models.
LRES 546 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: STAT 410 and LRES 444
-- Introduction and application of numerical skills
desirable for watershed and environmental modelers,
including applied time series analysis, applied spatial
statistics, probalistic approaches to data analysis,
uncertainty analysis and introductory programming skills.
The course will focus on the use of real life and relevant
environmental/watershed case studies and examples to
illustrate theory.
LRES 552 ADVANCED SOIL &
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LAB
3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Advanced laboratory course. Mircoorganisms are targeted
for isolation and characterization, emphasizing those
not normally encountered in general microbiology laboratory.
Biogeochemical cycling, contaminant biodegradation,
extremophiles, and plant-microbe interactions are typical
topics investigated. Students employ classic and novel
cultivation approaches, identifying microbes based morphology,
physiology, and phylogeny. Cross-listed with MB 552.
LRES 553 PLANT & SOIL WATER
RELATIONSHIPS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 430/PSPP 450 recommended.
-- Status and transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere
continuum, including cellular and whole plant water
relations, root and plant interactions with the environment,
plant canopy biophysics, measurements and instrumentation,
advanced current topics of particular interest.
LRES 554 SOIL-LANDSCAPE MODELING
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 454 and STAT 410.
-- Quantitative soil-landscape modeling with an emphasis
on multi-variate spatial statistics, digital terrain
modeling, and underlying landscape processes. The course
is built around "hands-on" projects and discussions
of peer-reviewed literature.
LRES 555 AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
2 REC 1
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 211, CHMY 228, LRES 201N or equivalent.
-- Advanced coverage of aqueous geochemistry in terrestrial
and aquatic systems including chemical processes such
as complexation, precipitation-dissolution, sorption-desorption,
partitioning, oxidation-reduction and gas-water equilibria.
Applications of these principles will be demonstrated
in subject areas including biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation,
contaminant fate and transport, salt-affected soils
and wetland processes. Recitation will focus on current
literature, applied problems, and case studies.
LRES 556 ENERGETICS IN AQUATIC
SYSTEMS
S On demand 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 123 or BCHM 340, M 170, BIOL 404,
and BIOL 427.
-- Covers advanced aspects of heat flow, light penetration,
advection, and diffusion dynamics of gases and nutrients
within a liquid, and gas transfer at the air/water interface.
Examines how aquatic microorganisms (bacteria and algae)
reciprocate with each other and with their surrounding
environment. Particular emphasis is placed on physiological
adaptations by organisms to changing environmental conditions.
The course stresses how these processes relate to the
biological component of aquatic systems.
LRES 557 THERMAL BIOLOGY IN YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK
Su 2 cr. LEC 1 RCT/DIS 1
PREREQUISITE: B.S. Science/Science Education; Enrollment
limited to M.S. Science Education Graduate Program
-- A survey of the ecology of important organisms common
in thermal habitats of Yellowstone National Park, including
a review of different life forms (prokaryotes and eukaryotes)
and their modes of metabolism, and the physical, and
chemical habitats that define their environment. Course
includes lecture, laboratory, and field components.
Students will be asked to design curricula for K-12
audiences.
LRES 560 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
& LAND RECLAMATION DESIGN ANALYSIS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 460, LRES 461.
-- State and federal legislation and regulation influence
on land rehabilitation procedures and project design.
Advanced land rehabilitation problem solving and design
including data quality control, erosion control, landscape
assessment using spacial analysis, wetland evaluation,
management of toxic soil, and repair of contaminated
riparian zones.
LRES 561 BELOWGROUND PLANT ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC
3
PREREQUISITE: STAT 401 or equivalent; BIOL 303 or equivalent;
BIOL 430, PSPP 450 or equivalent.
-- Application of basic ecological principles to belowground
interactions of plant communities. Topics include plant
competition, belowground herbivory, plant-microbe interactions
including mycorrhizae, and diversity/productivity links
in soil systems. Case studies will include invasive
species, plants growing on metal-contaminated substrates,
and grassland species interactions.
LRES 562 LAND REHABILITATION
FIELD PROBLEMS
Su alternate years, to be offered odd years 2 cr. LAB
2
PREREQUISITE: LRES 460, LRES 461.
-- Extended field trip to numerous drastically disturbed
sites across the Northern Plains. On-site review of
land rehabilitation problems, solutions, and methodologies.
Participation by industry, regulatory agency staff,
and rehabilitation professionals will occur at most
sites.
LRES 569 ECOLOGY OF INVASIVE
PLANTS IN THE GYE
Su 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
-- Current theories on what makes species invasive and
what ecosystem conditions invite or resist non-indigenous
plant species will be considered. Direct involvement
in field research associated with testing methodology
for monitoring the invasive potential of several exotic
species in the otherwise pristine mountain environments.
LRES 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On demand 1 -3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor,
approval of department head, and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 575 PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH
PAPER
On Demand 1-4 IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing
with a topic in the field. The topic must have been
mutually agreed upon by the student, the major advisor,
and graduate committee.
LRES 576 INTERNSHIP
On demand 2 - 4 IND Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor
and approval of department head, and Dean of Graduate
Studies.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency,
business or other organization to provide guided experience
in a field of study.
LRES 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined
for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which
there is a particular one-time need or given on a trial
basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
LRES 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the
Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have
completed all of their coursework (and thesis, if on
a thesis plan), but who need additional faculty or staff
time or help.
LRES 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
LRES 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
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