| 28-Aug Lecture |
Class overview, plant water relations: quantifying water stress | |
| 4-Sept Field Trip |
Red Butte Canyon. Leave campus at 1pm and return by 6pm Plant water relations in upland and riparian habitats |
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| 11-Sept Lab |
Measuring hydraulic conductivity in plant stems | |
| 18-Sept Lab |
Analysis of leaf area data and plant allocation | |
| 25-Sept Field Trip |
Red Butte Canyon. Leave campus at 2pm and return by 6pm Measure stand structure and density |
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| 2-Oct Lecture/Lab> |
Models for predicting plant water balance and stand evapotranspiration | |
| 9-Oct Lecture |
Stable isotope ecology and tree-ring analysis | Report 1 Due! |
| 16-Oct Field Trip |
The Entrada Field Station and Dolores River. Leave campus by 10am Friday and return by 5pm Sunday |
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| 23-Oct Lab |
Stable isotope ratio analysis of plant samples I | |
| 30-Oct Lab |
Stable isotope ratio analysis of plant samples II | Report 2 Due! |
| 6-Nov Lab |
Tree-ring analysis | |
| 13-Nov Lecture/Lab |
Virtual lab tour, analysis of leaf area, groundwater, and water use at Entrada | |
| 20-Nov Lecture |
Global change and plant communities in Utah | Report 3 Due! |
| 27-Nov No Lab |
THANKSGIVING WEEK | |
| 30-Nov No Lab |
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| 7-Dec | Report 4 Due! | |