BIOLOGY 205 -- Dendrology           
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Instructor:      Roger D. Meicenheimer
Office:           358 PSN
Phone #:        529-7012
Office Hours:  M, W  11:00 - 12:00, 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
     Professor Emeritus (2013)

Research Interests:

     Developmental Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
     Emphasis on pattern formation in stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
      Expert System Development.

BIO 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, their biological characteristics, and identification and utilization of their woods. 

BIO 205 Prerequisite:

     1.  Four semester hours of biological science or permission of instructor.

BIO 205 Grade Information:

Final Grade based on Mean % Performance in Class =
 [Lecture Hour Exam (100 pts) + Lab Midterm (100 pts) + Lecture Final (100 pts) + Laboratory Final (100 pts) + 
   (Laboratory Quizzes)/8 (100 pts) + Homework (100 pts) ] / 6 (600 pts) .

 Meeting Times:

     Lectures          MW 1:00 - 1:55   306 PSN
     Laboratories    MW 2:05 - 4:00   306 PSN and MU Campus

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.  2013.

•  The MUDES is preloaded on Samsung Q1 Ultra computers which will be checked out to individual students. 
•  Windows (2000, XP, 7, and 8) compatible MUDES CD's may be purchased for $25 in class.

     2.  Thomas, P. 2014. Trees: Their Natural History. Cambridge Univ. Press. N.Y., N.Y.

     3.  Selected articles provided in pdf format.  

WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO THIS CLASS 

Oxford Tree Map Homework Projects 

Topical Schedule:
Date	Lecture (Reading)	Images	Laboratories
August 24	Introduction (1-55) Classification-Taxonomy Principles	The MUDES Project	Introduction to MicroNoteBooks and The MUDES
August 26	Growth and Form Tree architecture.pdf	Xid UTube Tutorial Printable XID Tutorial	Leaf/Twig/Bark/Flower/Fruit Character States
August 31	Morphology (67-96; 243-245) [Chapter 1 - 3, Thomas]	XFrog makes $ from this knowledge!	MU Tree Walks Guide Herbarium 2:45 PM
Characteristics and Distribution of Important species by Families:
September 2	Hippocastanaceae (439-443)	Hippocastanaceae	Field identification 1
September 7  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
September 9	Oleaceae (469-479) Rutaceae (467-468) Simaroubaceae (463-467) Rhamnaceae (437-439) (Chapter  4, Thomas)	Oleaceae Simaroubaceae Rutaceae Rhamnaceae	Homework Maps  Homework Instructions Clinometer Instructions
September 14, 16	Juglandaceae (281-304) Betulaceae (359-375) Salicaceae (384-402) Annonaceae (255) Aquifoliaceae (435-436) (Chapter  5, Thomas)	Juglandaceae Betulaceae Salicaceae Annonaceae Aquifoliaceae	Quiz Field identification 2
September 21, 23	Fagaceae (304-359)  (Chapter  6, Thomas)	Fagaceae	Quiz Field identification 3
September 28, 30	Ulmaceae (267-278)  Moraceae (278-281)  Magnoliaceae (246-255) (Chapter  7, Thomas)	Ulmaceae Moraceae Magnoliaceae	Quiz Field identification 4 Homework A Due
October 5, 7	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
October 12,14	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
October 19	HOUR EXAM		LABORATORY MIDTERM
October 21, 26	Gymnosperms (97-242) Gymnosperm.ppt	Pinaceae Cupressaceae	Field identification 7
Introduction to Wood Identification:
October 28	Twig Growth Growing Tree.pdf	New Twig Growth (ppt) Supplemental Information: Plant Cells and Tissues (ppt) Plant Transport (ppt) Twig Growth Twig Tissue Differentiation	Homework B Due Microscopy Angiosperm Twig
November 2	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells  Xylem.pdf	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells Dynamic Wood Cube	Pine Twig XRT Sections
November 4	Variations in Conifer Wood	Inside Wood Variations in Conifer Wood	Quiz Gymnosperm Wood ID Wood Collection Master List
November 9, 11	Softwood Genera	Softwood Genera	Quiz Gymnosperm Wood ID
November 16, 18	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Angiosperm Wood ID
November 23	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Quiz Angiosperm Wood ID
November  25      THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 30	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Angiosperm Wood ID
December 2	Wood Utilization (Harlow, 491-496) (Chapter 10, Thomas)		LAB FINAL
December 7 (Mon)	LECTURE FINAL -- 12:45 -2:45 PM, 306 PSN

 Last Modified 18 Aug 2015 - For the last time! I will certainly miss teaching this class.