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)
17-26 Jan.	Introduction and overview (definition, delineation and classification of wetlands, wetland  origin and distribution,  wetlands as elements in landscapes)	Chps. 1-4, 21
24 Jan.-21 Feb.	The wetland environment (hydrology, soils, biogeochemistry)	Chp. 5-6
23 Feb.- 5 March	Plant and animal adaptations to wetlands	Chp. 7
7 March- 4 April	Wetlands as wildlife and fish habitat	None- outside readings and websites
6-20 April	Survey of wetland types	Chps. 9-15
23 -25 April	Wetland values and human impacts	Chps. 16, 17 (first part)
25 April-2 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
2 March	All subjects covered in rows 1-2 above (overview, hydrology, soils, biogeochemistry), and plant adaptations (row 3, in part)
12 April	Animal adaptations, wildlife and fish (rows 3- 4), salt marshes
10 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, 23 February	Meet with TechCats for lessons on web site construction
21 March	First third of web site due
7 April	Second third of web site due
21 April	Final third of web site due