Fox M 12 General introduction to
aquatic plants
Bow F 16 Hydrilla: super-food or
super-scam?
Lab: Canceled for field trips
M 19 ---Martin
Luther King Day---
Bow F 23 Physiology
Lab: Bowes’ lecture and plant ID with Haller
Bow M 26 Physiology
Bow F 30 Physiology
Lab: Plant ID with Haller
February
Bow M 2 Physiology
Fox F 6
Florida lake choices: pea-green or gin-clear?
Lab: Jeff Schardt, FL DEP aquatic plant management in Florida
Fox M 9
Trophic status
Fox F 13 Competition
between phytoplankton and macrophytes
Lab: Steve Miller, SJWMD, water management in FL & plant ID with Fox
Fox M 16 Studies of
competition in aquatic systems
Haller F 20 International
issues with aquatic plants
Lab: Plant ID exam with Haller
Fox M 23 Sampling for
aquatic plants
Fox F 27 Aquatic
ecosystems structure and energy transfer
Lab: Mike Hulon FL FWCC - Lake restoration for fisheries
March
Allen M 1 Fish and aquatic
plants
Allen F 5 Fisheries,
fishing and weeds
Lab: Canceled for field trips
6 - 13 Spring break
Fox M 15 Reproductive mechanisms
of aquatic plants
Fox F 19 Dispersal
mechanisms of aquatic plants
Lab: Group presentations
Fox M 22 Aquatic plant
strategies
Bow F 26 Physiological adaptations
that make hydrilla competitive
Lab: Jana Newman SFWMD – Everglades restoration project
Co-authored manuscripts due
S 27
First date for Rodman Reservoir field trip
Bow M 29 Physiological adaptations to flooding
April
Fox F 2
River plant communities
Lab: Mike Kane’s micro-propagation Lab and review of plant ID
S 3
Back-up date for Rodman or trip to Lake Toho fisheries restoration
Fox M 5
Lake plant communities
Bow F 9
Cleaning water with wetlands: water and sediment nutrient cycling
Lab: Final laboratory exam
Bren M 12 Using paleolimnological
evidence to understand past global changes
Receive take-home Final Exam
Bow F 16 Productivity of wetland
species
Lab: Canceled for field trips
S 17
Emeralda Marsh field trip- wetlands restored to “Save Our Rivers”
Bow M 19 Global change and
rice production
Final Exam due