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Apr 16, 2024
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REM 411 - Rangeland Vegetation Monitoring & Data Analysis (3 units)
The primary goal of this course is to introduce and develop the marketable skills in vegetation inventory, monitoring, analysis, and assessment that are required for employment with the state, federal government, and NGOs.
Prerequisite(s): REM 241 or NRES 217 . Recommended Preparation: NRES 345 ; GEOG 212.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. define the terms Inventory, Monitoring, & Assessment.
2. describe how scale effects rangeland measurement decisions.
3. demonstrate skills in keeping a field/lab notebook.
4. conduct, define, describe and differentiate between various quantitative monitoring methods; such as plant composition, plant density, frequency, biomass, soil stability, etc.
5. design and implement statistically valid monitoring plans, analyze vegetation data (Spreadsheet, R), and use graphics, tables, and other technical reporting approaches.
6. proprietary and open source software including spreadsheets, Google Earth, R and QGIS to: establish a sampling design and delineate sampling units.
7. work collaboratively in teams of diverse individuals and exercise leadership skills on projects.
8. (GRAD) construct a vegetation attribute map for a landscape from field plot data.
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