ENCS 299 - Special Topics in Field Skills and Their Application in the Environmental and Conservation Sciences

1 unit (fi 2)(EITHER, 4 DAYS)

Focuses on specialized field skills, their application, and integration in different sub-disciplines of the environmental and conservation sciences. The course involves off-campus field experiences. A student is required to select a topic related to their major, but may take additional sections as part of their electives. Pre- or corequisite: REN R 290.

AFNS 529 - Principles of Rangeland Conservation and Habitat Management

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

An introduction to rangeland conservation and wildlife habitat management. Examines the effects of grazing and browsing on ecosystems components, including rangeland soils, plants, plant communities, and landscapes. Discusses interactions among herbivores including livestock and wildlife. Reviews practical management activities such as rangeland inventory, improvements, planning, and condition assessment. Not to be taken if credit received for ENCS 356. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

ENCS 356 - Principles of Rangeland Conservation and Habitat Management

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

An introduction to rangeland conservation and wildlife habitat management. Examines the effects of grazing and browsing on ecosystems components, including rangeland soils, plants, plant communities, and landscapes. Discusses interactions among herbivores including livestock and wildlife. Reviews practical management activities such as rangeland inventory, improvements, planning, and condition assessment. Prerequisite: 3 units in university-level biology. [Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science]

AFNS 517 - Foundations of Plant Science

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Course will enable graduate students to discover and explore concepts from across sub disciplines of plant science including crop, forage, and rangeland science to foster critical thinking and discovery through reading of relevant foundational papers and modern application. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

AFNS 523 - Crop Ecophysiology

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

Study of crop production as influenced by plant-plant and plant-environment interactions, as well as management practices. Topics may include photosynthetic efficiency, growth analysis, competition and facilitation in monocrops and mixtures, response to climate change and environmental stress, use of genetically modified organisms and contrasting world crop production systems. Not to be taken if credit received for PL SC 324. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

PL SC 324 - Crop Ecophysiology

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Study of crop production as influenced by plant-plant and plant-environment interactions, as well as management practices. Topics may include photosynthetic efficiency, growth analysis, competition and facilitation in monocrops and mixtures, response to climate change and environmental stress, use of genetically modified organisms and contrasting world crop production systems. Prerequisite: PL SC 221 or BOT 205.