BOT 506 - Aquatic and Wetland Plants

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: Summer. As Needed. This course is taught during the summer at the Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station and requires field work involving physical activity.

A field course designed to introduce students to the biology, ecology, and taxonomy of aquatic and wetland plants, with an emphasis on sight recognition and identification of species using diagnostic keys. Brief coverage of the natural history of aquatics will be developed in lecture and lecture/discussions. This course is taught during the summer at the Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station and requires field work involving physical activity.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 130-140 with a grade of C or higher or instructor’s approval.
Crosslisted With: BOT 306