Wetlands (GEOG 470/670) - fall term
Prerequisites: students must have taken 300-level courses in the natural sciences, such as soils, hydrology as well as a course in ecology. Registration in either undergrad 470 or grad level 670 requires permission of instructor - to obtain this email Prof. Chmura, attaching a copy of your transcript(s). Requirements include a 3- day field trip, usually scheduled the Friday-Sunday that falls immediately after McGill's drop/add deadline. |
Historical Ecology Techniques / Quaternary Paleoecology (GEOG 550)
Historical Ecology utilizes the techniques of Quaternary Science, but also written records, photos, oral histories, etc. Students work on a group project, usually aimed to reconstruct the history and surrounding land use of a salt marsh in eastern Canada. This requires a 4-day field trip (spanning the second weekend after McGill's drop and add deadline) to the field site. You will learning Sediment coring, Tree ring coring, Palynology (analysis of pollen, spores and dinoflagellate cysts), Macrofossil analysis, Carbon-14 dating, Dating from pollen horizons, utility of historical aerial photographs and maps. This course is given irregularly. |
Ecological Restoration (GEOG551)
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Global change: Past, present and Future (GEOG205)
This course examines the changes that have occurred in the global environment, through the last 2 million years (Quaternary) to the present day, and the changes associated with the greenhouse induced climate change. Note this winter term course fills up soon after fall registration, but most students who get onto the wait list do eventually make it into the course. Please simply keep trying to get on the wait list as course instructors cannot over ride Minerva registration.
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Environmental Systems(GEOG 203)
A systems approach to the study of the temporal and spatial variability of the natural environment near the earth’s surface. Emphasis is on understanding the processes of mass and energy exchange that drive the variability in the earth’s climate, its water cycle, soil development, biogeochemical cycles, plant production, and distribution of plant communities. The knowledge gained sheds light on environmental processes of increasing interest, such as global warming feedback mechanisms involving the water cycle and vegetation, the impacts of agriculture, deforestation and acid precipitation on water and nutrient cycles, soil erosion, and eutrophication of aquatic systems. Prof. Chmura teaches the 3rd section on Biogeography which include a self-led field trip to the Montreal Botanical Garden. Note this fall term course often fills up, but most students who get onto the wait list do eventually make it into the course. Please simply keep trying to get on the wait list as course instructors cannot over ride Minerva registration.
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