BOTANY 205 -- Dendrology           
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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.
     Emphasison stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
     Expert Systems

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)/2]/6.

 Meeting Times:

     Lectures         MW 1:00-2:00   306 PSN
     Laboratories    MW 2:00-3:50   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.  2003.
            The MUDES will run on Samsun 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 
 

Topical Schedule:
Date	Lecture (Reading)	Images	Laboratories
August 23	Introduction (1-55) Classification-Taxonomy Principles	The MUDES Project	Introduction to MicroNoteBooks and The MUDES
August 25	Growth and Form [Chapter 1 - 3, Thomas] Tree architecture.pdf		Leaf/Twig/Bark/Flower/Fruit  Character States
August 30	Morphology (67-96; 243-245)		MU Tree Walks Guide Herbarium 2:10 PM
Characteristics and Distribution of Important species by Families:
September 1	Hippocastanaceae (439-443) Oleaceae (469-479) Rutaceae (467-468) Simaroubaceae (463-467)	Hippocastanaceae Oleaceae Simaroubaceae	Field identification
September 6  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
September 8	Tiliaceae (379-383) (Chapter  4, Thomas)	Tiliaceae	Oxford Tree Map Homework Projects
13, 15	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
20, 22	Fagaceae (304-359)  (Chapter  6, Thomas)	Fagaceae	Quiz Field identification
27, 29	Ulmaceae (267-278)  Moraceae (278-281)  Magnoliaceae (246-255) (Chapter  7, Thomas)	Ulmaceae Moraceae Magnoliaceae	Quiz Field identification
October 4, 6	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
11,13	Hamamelidaceae (263-267) Platanaceae (260-263) Aceraceae (443-459) Cornaceae (426-434) (Chapter 9, Thomas)	Hamamelidaceae Platanaceae Aceraceae Cornaceae	Quiz Field identification Homework Due
18	HOUR EXAM		LABORATORY MIDTERM
20, 25	Gymnosperms (97-242)	Pinaceae Cupressaceae	Field identification
Introduction to Wood Identification:
27	Twig Growth Growing Tree.pdf	Twig Growth Twig Tissue Differentiation	Quiz Microscopy Tilia Twig
November 1	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells  Xylem.pdf	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells Dynamic Wood Cube	Pine Twig XRT Sections
3	Variations in Conifer Wood	Variations in Conifer Wood	Gymnosperm Wood ID Homework Due
8, 10	Softwood Genera	Softwood Genera	Quiz Gymnosperm Wood ID
15, 17	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Angiosperm Wood ID
22, 29	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Quiz Angiosperm Wood ID
November  24      THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December 1	Wood Utilization (Harlow, 491-496)	Forest Industries	Videos: Resources of the Forest The Paper Mill Lumber Production
December 6	Forest Ecology (Harlow, 55-66)	Old Field Succession	Videos: Common Ground Ecosystem Management Tapping our Roots
December 8	Forest Regions of USA (Harlow, 55-66)	Forest Maps	LAB FINAL
December 15 (Wed)	LECTURE FINAL -- 12:30 PM, 306 PSN

 Last Modified 26 Aug 2010