BOTANY 205 -- Dendrology           
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Instructor:      Roger D. Meicenheimer
Office:           358 PSN
Phone #:        529-7012
Office Hours:  M,W  10:00-12:00, 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

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 will be placed on reserve at the Brill Science Library. 

WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO THIS CLASS 
 

Topical Schedule:
Date	Lecture (Reading)	Images	Laboratories
August 25	Introduction (1-55) Classification-Taxonomy Principles	The MUDES Project	Introduction to MicroNoteBooks and The MUDES
August 27	Growth and Form [Chapter 1 - 3, Thomas] Reserve Reading:   Tree architecture		Leaf/Twig/Bark/Flower/Fruit  Character States
September 1  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
September 3	Morphology (67-96; 243-245)		MU Tree Walks Guide Herbarium 2:10 PM
Characteristics and Distribution of Important species by Families:
September 8	Hippocastanaceae (439-443) Oleaceae (469-479) Rutaceae (467-468) Simaroubaceae (463-467)	Hippocastanaceae Oleaceae Simaroubaceae	Field identification
September 10	Tiliaceae (379-383) (Chapter  4, Thomas)	Tiliaceae	Oxford Tree Map Homework Projects
15, 17	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
22, 24	Fagaceae (304-359)  (Chapter  6, Thomas)	Fagaceae	Quiz Field identification
29, October 1	Ulmaceae (267-278)  Moraceae (278-281)  Magnoliaceae (246-255) (Chapter  7, Thomas)	Ulmaceae Moraceae Magnoliaceae	Quiz Field identification
October 6,8	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
13,15	Hamamelidaceae (263-267) Platanaceae (260-263) Aceraceae (443-459) Cornaceae (426-434) (Chapter 9, Thomas)	Hamamelidaceae Platanaceae Aceraceae Cornaceae	Quiz Field identification Homework Due
20	HOUR EXAM		LABORATORY MIDTERM
22,27	Gymnosperms (97-242)	Pinaceae Cupressaceae	Field identification
Introduction to Wood Identification:
29	Twig Growth Reserve Reading: Growing Tree	Twig Growth Twig Tissue Differentiation	Quiz Microscopy Tilia Twig
November 3	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells Reserve Reading:  Xylem	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells Dynamic Wood Cube	Pine Twig XRT Sections
5	Variations in Conifer Wood	Variations in Conifer Wood	Gymnosperm Wood ID Homework Due
10,12	Softwood Genera	Softwood Genera	Quiz Gymnosperm Wood ID
17, 19	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Angiosperm Wood ID
24, December 1	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Quiz Angiosperm Wood ID
November  26      THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December 3	Wood Utilization (Harlow, 491-496)	Forest Industries	Videos: Resources of the Forest The Paper Mill Lumber Production
8	Forest Ecology (Harlow, 55-66)	Old Field Succession	Videos: Common Ground Ecosystem Management Tapping our Roots
10	Forest Regions of USA (Harlow, 55-66)	Forest Maps	LAB FINAL
December 17 (Wed)	LECTURE FINAL -- 9:45 AM, 306 PSN

 Last Modified 9 Aug 2008