Spring 2027

Disturbance Ecology Lab (ii): Forest Pathogens

A lab course exploring natural and anthropogenic disturbances in forest ecosystems, focusing on impoverished forests, pathogen management, and applying ecological field and lab techniques.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.73 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss the importance of disturbance for ecosystem processes (e.g., nutrient cycling, biodiversity, soil development, etc.)

  • Describe the problems associated with and causes of depauperate understories in the Deciduous Forest Biome.

  • Describe the role of pathogens (including fungi, bacteria, and viruses) in forest disturbance.

  • Explain how population and community dynamics of plants are influenced by disturbance, stress, and species interactions.

  • Test novel hypotheses related to declining forest understory biodiversity, implement experimental protocols to falsify those hypotheses, graph/analyze/interpret results, and communicate these results in oral and written forms to a scientific audience.

  • Apply basic ecological laboratory and field techniques to understanding ecological principles.

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Prerequisites

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BOTANY/​BIOLOGY 130,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151,BIOCORE 381, or graduate/professional standing

F&WECOL 450

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.73 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Natural and anthropogenic disturbances in forest ecosystems.
  • Causes of impoverished forests and pathogen management.
  • Depauperate understories in the Deciduous Forest Biome.
  • Plant population and community dynamics influenced by disturbance and interactions.

Skills

  • Hypothesis testing, experimental protocol implementation, data analysis, and scientific communication.
  • Application of basic ecological laboratory and field techniques.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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