Classes meet in Room 116 Aiken from 10:10-11:00 MWF.

Lecture and Reading Schedule
Dates are approximate.

Dates	Topics	Readings in Mitsch and Gosselink (2000)
19-24 Jan.	Introduction and overview (definition, delineation and classification of wetlands, wetland  origin and distribution,  wetlands as elements in landscapes)	Chps. 1-4, 21
26 Jan.-7 Feb.	The wetland environment (hydrology, soils, biogeochemistry)	Chp. 5-6
9-16 Feb.	Plant and animal adaptations to wetlands	Chp. 7
18  Feb-7 March	Wetlands as wildlife and fish habitat	None- outside readings and websites
9 March-20 April	Survey of wetland types	Chps. 9-15
22 -25 April	Wetland values and human impacts	Chps. 16, 17 (first part)
27 April-4 May	Wetland regulations, management and restoration	Chp. 17 (second part), 20

Exam Schedule
The timing of the final is fixed; changes in the other two may be negotiated.  

Date	Topics
28 February	All subjects covered in rows 1-2 above (overview, hydrology, soils, biogeochemistry), and plant adaptations (row 3, in part)
30 March	Animal adaptations, wildlife and fish (rows 3- 4), salt marshes and mangrove swamps (row 5, in part)
13 May (8-11 am)- the Final	All topics, but ~75% of the exam will be on the last third of the class (wetland types not covered in Exam 2; wetland values, impacts, regulations, management, and restoration; rows 5-7)

Project Schedule
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Date	Task Completed
16/18, 23/25 February	Meet with TechCats for lessons on web site construction
7 March	Have home page and biography of your web site ready
4 April	Ready for grading of first half of site
20 April	Ready for grading of the final portion