BOTANY 205 -- Dendrology
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Syllabus
Instructor:
Roger
D.
Meicenheimer
Office:
358
PSN
Phone
#:
529-7012
Office Hours: R, F 1:00 -
3:00,
or by appointment
Email:
meicenrd@muohio.edu
Internet Home Page: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd
Biographical Information:
Native
of eastern Oregon
BA (1975) - University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MS (1978) - Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
Ph.D. (1980)
- Washington State University, Pullman,
WA
Postdoctoral
Position (1980) - North
Central
Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander,
WI
Assistant
Professor
(1981); Associate Professor (1987); Professor (1992) - Miami
University, Oxford, OH
Research Interests:
Developmental
Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
Emphasis on stem,
leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
Expert
System Development.
Teaching Assistant: Tim
Sindelar
Office: 332 PSN
Phone #: 636-485-0589
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 , or
by appointment
Email: sindeltj@muohio.edu
BOT 205 Objectives:
1. To
provide
the student with an intensive and broad experience with respect to
knowledge
of trees for majors in botany and other biological sciences. This
experience will include identification and distribution of native and
introduced
trees, characteristics and utilization of their woods and an
introduction
to forestry practice.
BOT 205 Prerequisite:
1. Four
semester hours of biological science or permission of instructor.
BOT 205 Grade Information:
Final Grade based on [Lecture
Hour
Exam + Lab Midterm + Lecture Final + Laboratory Final + (Laboratory
Quiz)/8
+ Homework] / 6.
BOTANY 205 -- Dendrology
Syllabus
Meeting Times:
Lectures
MW 12:45 - 1:35 306 PSN
Laboratories
MW 1:45 - 3:35 306 PSN
Textbooks:
1A.
Hardin,
J. W. ; J. W. Harding; F. M. White. 2001. Ninth Edition.
Textbook
of
Dendrology. McGraw-Hill, Inc., N.Y., N.Y.
AND/OR
1B. Miami
University
Dendrology Expert System CD-ROM. 2009.
The
MUDES
is
preloaded on Samsung Q1 Ultra computers which will be checked
out to
individual
students.
IBM
PC compatible MUDES CD's may be
purchased
for $25 in class.
2. Thomas,
P. 2000. Trees: Their Natural History. Cambridge Univ. Press.
N.Y.,
N.Y.
3. Selected
articles provided in pdf format. Educational
Video
Study
Guides.
WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO THIS
CLASS
Oxford
Tree Map
Homework Projects
Topical
Schedule: |
Date |
Lecture (Reading) |
Images |
Laboratories |
August 20 |
Introduction (1-55)
Classification-Taxonomy
Principles |
The
MUDES
Project |
Introduction to MicroNoteBooks
and The
MUDES |
August 22 |
Growth
and
Form
[Chapter 1 -
3,
Thomas]
Tree
architecture.pdf |
Xid UTube Tutorial
|
Leaf/Twig/Bark/Flower/Fruit
Character
States |
August 27
|
Morphology
(67-96; 243-245) |
XFrog makes $ from this knowledge!
|
MU Tree Walks Guide
Herbarium
2:45 PM |
Characteristics
and Distribution
of Important species by Families: |
August 29
|
Hippocastanaceae
(439-443)
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Field
identification
1
|
September
3
LABOR
DAY HOLIDAY |
September
5 |
Oleaceae
(469-479)
Rutaceae
(467-468)
Simaroubaceae
(463-467)
(Chapter
4,
Thomas) |
Oleaceae
Simaroubaceae
Rutaceae
|
Homework
Assignments
|
10, 12 |
Juglandaceae
(281-304)
Betulaceae
(359-375)
Salicaceae
(384-402)
Annonaceae
(255)
Aquifoliaceae
(435-436)
Rhamnaceae
(437-439)
(Chapter
5,
Thomas) |
Juglandaceae
Betulaceae
Salicaceae
Annonaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Rhamnaceae |
Quiz
Field
identification
2
|
17, 19
|
Fagaceae
(304-359)
(Chapter
6,
Thomas) |
Fagaceae |
Quiz
Field
identification
3
|
24, 26 |
Ulmaceae
(267-278)
Moraceae
(278-281)
Magnoliaceae
(246-255)
(Chapter
7,
Thomas) |
Ulmaceae
Moraceae
Magnoliaceae |
Quiz
Field
identification
4
Homework
A
Due
|
October 1, 3
|
Rosaceae
(409-415)
Lauraceae
(255-260)
Mimosaceae
(415-417)
Caesalpiniaceae
(417-421)
Fabaceae
(421-425)
Ebenaceae
(406-408)
Scrophulariaceae
(480)
Bignoniaceae
(481-482)
(Chapter 8,
Thomas) |
Rosaceae
Lauraceae
Mimosaceae
Caesalpiniaceae
Fabaceae
Ebennaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Bignoniaceae |
Quiz
Field
identification
5
|
8,10
|
Hamamelidaceae
(263-267)
Platanaceae
(260-263)
Aceraceae
(443-459)
Cornaceae
(426-434)
Tiliaceae
(379-383)
(Chapter 9,
Thomas) |
Hamamelidaceae
Platanaceae
Aceraceae
Cornaceae
Tiliaceae
|
Quiz
Field
identification 6
Homework B Due
|
15
|
HOUR EXAM |
|
LABORATORY
MIDTERM |
17, 22 |
Gymnosperms
(97-242) |
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae |
Field
identification
7
|
Introduction
to
Wood
Identification: |
24 |
Twig
Growth
Growing
Tree.pdf |
Twig
Growth
Twig
Tissue
Differentiation |
Quiz
Microscopy
Angiosperm
Twig |
29
|
Vascular
Cambium
& Wood Cells
Xylem.pdf |
Vascular
Cambium
&
Wood Cells
Dynamic
Wood
Cube |
Pine
Twig
XRT Sections |
31
|
Variations
in
Conifer
Wood |
Variations
in
Conifer Wood |
Gymnosperm
Wood ID
Wood
Collection Master List
|
November 5, 7
|
Softwood
Genera |
Softwood
Genera |
Quiz
Gymnosperm
Wood
ID |
12, 14 |
Variations
in
Angiosperm
Wood |
Variations
in
Angiosperm Wood |
Angiosperm
Wood
ID |
19, \/ \/ , 26 |
Hardwood
Genera |
Hardwood
Genera |
Quiz
Angiosperm
Wood
ID |
November
21
THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY |
28
|
Wood
Utilization
(Harlow, 491-496) |
Forest
Industries |
Videos:
Resources of
the
Forest
The
Paper Mill
Lumber
Production |
December 3
|
Forest
Ecology
(Harlow, 55-66) |
Old
Field
Succession |
Videos:
Common Ground
Ecosystem
Management
Tapping
our
Roots |
5
|
Forest
Regions
of
USA (Harlow, 55-66) |
Forest
Maps |
LAB
FINAL |
December 12 (Wed)
|
LECTURE
FINAL
--
12:30
PM, 306 PSN |
|
Last Modified 26 August 2012