NREM 301+L Natural Resource Management

NREM 301 Natural Resource Mgt. Spring 2008

NREM 301: Natural Resource Management Spring 2008 – Lecture Syllabus Hours: MWF 8:30am – 9:20am

INSTRUCTORS TEACHING ASSISTANT Dr. Greg Bruland Dr. Creighton Litton Benjamin Laws Assistant Professor Assistant Professor M.S. Graduate Student Sherman 226 Sherman 239/240 Sherman 202 Phone: 956-8901 Phone: 956-6004 Phone: 956-6707 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

HOURS Lectures: MWF 8:30am – 9:20am St. John 10 Lab: F 1:30pm – 5:20pm *See the 301L course syllabus Office (GB): R 9:30am – 10:30am Sherman 226 Office (CL): M 3:30pm – 4:30pm Sherman 239/240 Office (TA): W 9:30am – 10:30pm Sherman 202

CO-REQUISITE  NREM 301L: Natural Resource Management Laboratory

PREREQUISITES  NREM 210 or equivalent course(s)  CHEM 151+L or CHEM 161+L or equivalent course(s)  BIOL 171+L or BIOL 172+L or equivalent course(s)

COURSE DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES This course highlights the biological and physical science aspects of natural resource management at local, national, and global scales. Topics covered will include resource management of soil, water, forests, rangelands, wetlands, coasts and wildlife. This is an intermediate-level course designed to introduce key concepts and topical areas in natural resources and environmental management, covering the following areas:

 Hawaiian resource management: historical/current issues and practices  Soil basics, including soil physical and chemical properties and soil taxonomy  Soil erosion by water and by wind, and the USLE equation  Water conservation and quality  Spatial analysis tools in natural resources (GIS, GPS).  Basic ecological principles & their application to natural resource management  Rangeland ecology and management  Forest ecology and management  Wildlife Management  Coastal ecology and management  Global change biology (climate change, land-use change, etc.) as related to natural resource management

In each of the topical areas, students are expected to develop an understanding of biological, ecological, and physical principles and concepts, science background, and quantitative skills required to understand and manage natural resources, with emphasis on sustainable management.

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GRADING ASSIGNMENTS Mid-term Exam 1 25% * Participation is based on the student’s engagement in class Mid-term Exam 2 25% activities including attendance and class/group discussions. Final Exam 40% If a student misses more than five classes unexcused, the *Participation 10% student will receive a 0 for their participation grade.

GRADING SCALE A+ x ≥ 95 B+ 87 > x ≥ 84 C+ 77 > x ≥ 74 D+ 67 > x ≥ 64 A 95 > x ≥90 B 84 > x ≥ 80 C 74 > x ≥ 70 D 64 > x ≥ 60 A- 90 > x ≥ 87 B- 80 > x ≥ 77 C- 70 > x ≥ 67 F x < 60

READING ASSIGNMENTS There is no course textbook. Reading assignments for each lecture will consist of a selected chapter(s) from a variety of sources. Students will be provided a copy of the selected readings. Reading assignments are to be completed prior to the corresponding lecture. Hawaiian Resource Management Ziegler, A. C. (2002). Polynesian ecology (Ch. 25) & Historic Ecology (Ch. 26). In Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution. University of Hawaii Press. pp.321-357. Soil Basics Singer, M. J., and Muns, D. N. (2006). Soils, an Introduction. Chap. 1 pp.1-14. Soil Erosion Singer, M. J., and Muns, D. N.. (2006). Soils, an Introduction. Chap. 14 pp.354-384. Water Conservation & Quality Chiras, D. D., Reganold, J. P., and Owen, O. S. (2005). Managing water resources sustainably (Ch. 10) & Water pollution (Ch. 11). In Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (9th Ed.). Prentice-Hall. pp.219-298. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Bolstad, P. (2005). Ch. 2. Data Model. In GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems (2nd ed.). Eider Press, Minnesota. pp.25-65. Global Positioning System (GPS) Bolstad, P. (2005). Ch. 5. The Global Positioning System. In GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems (2nd ed.). Eider Press, Minnesota. pp.159- 186. Ecological Principles for Natural Resource Management Oliver, C.D. and Larson, B.C. (1996). Plant Interactions and Limitations to Growth (Ch. 2). In Forest Stand Dynamics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 9-40 Heady, H. F. and Child, R. D. (1994). Rangeland Synecology (Ch. 10). In Rangeland Ecology & Management. Westview Press, Inc. pp. 123-151 Forest Ecology & Management Davis, L. S., Johnson, K. N., Bettinger, P., and Howard, T. E. (2005). Basic Elements & Methods of Forest Management (Ch. 3). In Forest Management To Sustain Ecological, Economic, and Social Values. Waveland Press, Inc.pp. 61-128 Range Ecology & Management Heady, H. F. and Child, R. D. (1994). Rangeland conservation (Ch. 1) In Rangeland Ecology & Management. Westview Press, Inc. pp. 1-12 Coastal Ecology & Management Mann, K.H. (2000). Ecology of Coastal Waters with Implications for Management (2nd Edition). Chap. 2-5 pp.18-78 & Chap. 16 pp.280-303. Global Change and Natural Resource Management

Vitousek, P.M. (1994) Beyond global warming: Ecology and global change. Ecology 75, 1861-1876.

*Additional readings for some topics will be assigned during the course of the semester

POLICIES  Students are fully responsible for obtaining a copy of readings, lecture notes (when made available), and handouts, and for keeping track of assignments, due dates, and grades.  Late submissions and/or makeup exams will only be accepted for the following cases: 1) Emergency cases (e.g., doctor appointments, family emergencies); require a prior approval of the instructor with a doctor’s note, a copy of student’s itinerary, etc. 2) Absences due to illness or sickness without a doctor’s note; require student’s contacting the instructor before or within 24 hours after missed events (i.e., report due, exam, or lab).

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students are expected to act with the utmost integrity. The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Student Conduct Code (http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/students/conduct/) defines cheating and plagiarism as follows:

Cheating includes but is not limited to giving or receiving unauthorized assistance during an examination; obtaining unauthorized information about an examination before it is given; submitting another's work as one's own; using prohibited sources of information during an examination; fabricating or falsifying data in experiments and other research; altering the record of any grade; altering answers after an examination has been submitted; falsifying any official University record; or misrepresenting of facts in order to obtain exemptions from course requirements.

Plagiarism includes but is not limited to submitting, in fulfillment of an academic requirement, any work that has been copied in whole or in part from another individual's work without attributing that borrowed portion to the individual; neglecting to identify as a quotation another's idea and particular phrasing that was not assimilated into the student's language and style or paraphrasing a passage so that the reader is misled as to the source; submitting the same written or oral or artistic material in more than one course without obtaining authorization from the instructors involved; or "drylabbing," which includes obtaining and using experimental data and laboratory write-ups from other sections of a course or from previous terms.

If you ever have any questions about what constitutes fair academic play, please come and talk to the instructors or the TA! Cheating or plagiarism will result in an F for your final grade in the course. It may also lead to other serious academic repercussions beyond this course (see Student Conduct Code).

FINAL CAVEAT All material on this syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructors to suit the needs of the course.

COURSE SCHEDULE Week Lecture Lab Exercise* Date No. (MWF 8:30am – 9:20pm) (F 1:30pm – 5:20pm) 1/14 (M) Introductions, Syllabus Introduction – Lab Overview / 1 1/16 (W) Hawaiian Resource Management Grouping 1/18 (F) Hawaiian Resource Management 1/21 (M) No Class: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2 1/23 (W) Soil Basics Basic Properties of Hawaiian Soils 1/25 (F) Soil Basics 1/28 (M) Soil Basics Measuring Soil Erosion 3 1/30 (W) Soil Erosion Parameters 2/1 (F) Soil Erosion 2/4 (M) Soil Erosion 4 2/6 (W) Water Conservation & Quality Predicting Soil Erosion by Water 2/8 (F) Water Conservation & Quality 2/11 (M) Water Conservation & Quality Manoa Stream Water Quality 5 2/13 (W) Watershed Hydrology & Management Assessment (Field Trip) 2/15 (F) - Catch up day - 2/18 (M) No Class: President’s Day Honouliuli Water Treatment & 6 2/20 (W) Mid-term I Recycling 2/22 (F) GIS & GPS 2/25 (M) GIS & GPS 7 2/27 (W) Ecological Principles for Natural Resource Mgt. Global Positioning System (GPS) 2/29 (F) Ecological Principles for Natural Resource Mgt. 3/3 (M) Ecological Principles for Natural Resource Mgt. Geographic Information System 8 3/5 (W) Forest Ecology and Management (GIS) 3/7 (F) Forest Ecology and Management 3/10 (M) Forest Ecology and Management 9 3/12 (W) Forest Ecology and Management Forest Measurements 3/14 (F) Forest Ecology and Management 3/17 (M) Forest Ecology and Management 10 3/19 (W) - Catch up day - No Lab: Good Friday 3/21 (F) No class: Good Friday Spring Recess (3/24 – 3/28) 3/31 (M) Mid-term II 11 4/2 (W) Range Ecology & Management Forest Inventory and Analysis 4/4 (F) Range Ecology & Management 4/7 (M) Weed Management 12 4/9 (W) Coastal Ecology & Management Sumida Watercress Farm 4/11 (F) Coastal Ecology & Management 4/14 (M) Coastal Ecology & Management 13 4/16 (W) Coastal Ecology & Management HIMB Coral Reefs 4/18 (F) Coastal Ecology & Management 4/21 (M) Coastal Ecology & Management 14 4/23 (W) Global Change & Natural Resource Mgt. Global Change Biology 4/25 (F) Global Change & Natural Resource Mgt. 4/28 (M) Global Change & Natural Resource Mgt. 15 4/30 (W) Wildlife Management Course Evaluation 5/2 (F) Wildlife Management 5/5 (M) - Catch up day - 16 5/7 (W) Course Evaluation Final Exam: May 16 7:30am – 9:30am * Lab exercises are listed for convenience. See the NREM 301L course syllabus for details.