EESC W4835X

WETLANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Fall 2005 T, Th 1:00-2:15 506 Schermerhorn

Dr.Dorothy M. Peteet, Instructor (peteet (at) ldeo.columbia.edu)

M,W,F Phone (845) 365-8420
Room 204 New Core Lab, Lamont Doherty

T,Th Phone (212) 678-5510

NASA/GISS, 2880 Broadway (on 112th St.)

Sanpisa Sritrairat, TA (sanpisa (at) ldeo.columbia.edu), New Core Lab 204

Papers to read for Thursday discussion (Dec 1): Carbon Cycle in Wetlands

Upcoming Assignment due: Bog Proposal: Due December 16

You might find the following resources useful in writing your proposal

http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/ Short description of how to write each section with examples

http://eweb.slu.edu/papers2/grant01v32e.pdf Long, intormative info, step by step

http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj/papers/Proposal.html Criteria that you should conside

 

Our Field trip Photos: September 18 to Black Rock Forest, October 15 to Staten Island, and October 30 to Harriman State Park. All trips leave around 9 am and are back by 5 pm. (Follow the links to see class pictures!)

 

 

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Suggested Text and Readings
Mitsch, W.J.&Gosselink, J.G. 2000, Wetlands, 3rd edition, John Wiley and Sons, NY, Weekly readings on current topics are listed here.

Course Evaluation
The course will include a midterm, final, 3 field trips with lab write-ups, and weekly readings and discussion.

Course Credit 3 points

TA Office Hours: You may schedule a meeting with me via e-mail and I will be happy to meet whenever convenient for you. I will be at Lamont most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and will be at Columbia on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To come to Lamont, you can ride a shuttle leaving from 118th and Amstermdam Ave. Lamont Schedule can be found here.