Advanced Forest Ecology
NRE 528
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Forest/Terrestrial Ecology (NRE 435) or Permission of Instructor.

Students critically review and discuss classical and modern research papers in landscape and forest ecology. Studies in disturbance ecology (e.g. fire, wind and flooding), forest succession, ecological and biological diversity, and physiological ecology are examined at regional and local scales. forest ecology and and its application in silviculture in regions outside of Michigan (PNW, New England, Southwest. etc.) are emphasized. Forest ecosystems and species-site relationships are stressed. Lecture/discussions on selected research themes are interspersed with literature reviews, visiting speakers, and student seminar presentations. One field trip to study old-growth forests of southern Indiana. Offered biennially.