DESCRIPTIONS FOR 4090C Urban Forestry. S. Credits: 2; Prereq: Completion of all junior level SFRC courses or consent of instructor. Introduction to the nature, scope, and components of the urban forest, including biology, culture, and protec- tion and aspects of management, planning and policy. FOR 4165 Regional Silviculture. S. Credits: 2; Coreq: FOR 3162C or consent of instructor. A general survey of the significant biological, physical, and economic qualities of the major regions of the U.S. Emphasis on various silvicultural systems used in managing these forest types with respect to geographic differences in land use, market opportunities, species characteristics, and economic conditions. FOR 4541 Forest Economics. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: ECO 2023. The economics of forestry and the forest-product industries. Supply and demand from the viewpoint of the firm. The factors of production in forestry. The application of economic principles to specific prob- lems of forestry. FOR 4621 Forest Management. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: FOR 4541 and FOR 3162C. Principles of forest management; decision analysis; timber, nontimber, and timberland valuation; man- agement plans; forest regulation; harvest scheduling. FOR 4624C Forest Health Management. F. Credits: 4; Prereq: Satisfactory completion of all Junior Year SFRC professional course work or prior permis- sion of instructor. An integrated, tree- and forest-oriented study of forest health emphasizing the ecological and economic roles of the biotic agents and abiotic factors that incite dys- function and the biological and ecological basis for the maintenance of forest health through integrated management of these agents and the forest. FOR 4754C Forest Operations and Wood Utilization. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: Senior SFRC standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to the various operations associated with maintaining, protecting, and managing forests and forest products, including interactions with silvi- cultural systems, environmental factors, and the uti- lization of forest products. Wildlife and Range Sciences FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior standing in SFRC or con- sent of instructor. Principles of fish management in freshwater and marine systems. Includes field and laboratory tech- niques for aquatic habitat and fishery resource assess- ment, aquaculture practices, and consideration of con- temporary issues pertinent to sport and commercial uses of renewable fisheries resources. WIS 2040 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World. F, S. Credits: 3 Emphasis given to current wildlife conservation issues in Florida and the Southeast. WIS 3401C Wildlife Ecology and Management. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: BSC 2011C or consent of instructor. Wildlife as a natural resource, with emphasis on prin- ciples of conservation, ecology, and management. (B) WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Resources. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: WIS 3401C or approval of instructor. Principles and problems associated with the conserva- tion and management of wildlife in wetland environ- ments, with special emphasis on multiple use man- agement strategies of wetland resources. WIS 4541C Terrestrial Wildlife Resources. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: WIS 3401C Principles and problems associated with the conserva- tion and management of wildlife in terrestrial envi- ronments, from urban areas to wilderness, with emphasis on the ecological relationships underlying management strategies. WIS 4554 Conservation Biology. F. Credits: 3; Preq: WIS 3401C or permission of in- structor. Analysis of factors that control the success and extinc- tion of organisms in natural environments. WIS 4945C Wildlife Techniques. SS. (off-campus) Credits: 2;Prereq: WIS 3401C and consent of instructor. Practical training in wildlife research techniques including radiotelemetry, methods of trapping and marking of birds and mammals. GRADUATE COURSES Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93 Malecki, E.J., Chair; Antonini, G.A.; Caviedes, C.N.; Coyne, J.M.; Dunkle, J.R.; Fik, T.J; Golant, S.M.; Goldman, A.C.; Henry, J.A.; Lamme, A.J.; McDade, B.E.; Mossa, J.; Smith, N.J.H.; Thrall, G.I.; Waylen, P.R. Undergraduate Coordinator: A.J. Lamme Graduate Coordinator: T.J. Fik Office: Turlington Hall 3141 (392-0494) THE MAJOR: In addition to satisfying the col- lege requirements and the general University require- ments for graduation, geography majors are required to follow ONE of the following courses of study. For all majors, COP 3110 is strongly recommended. Bachelor of Arts: GEO 2200, GEO 2200L, GEO 2410 (or GEO 2420 or GEO 2500), GEO 3162, GEO 4100, GEO 4124 (or GEO 5125 or GEO 5145 or GEO 5166 or GEO 5945), GEO 4930. Four courses from the follow- ing: GEO 2201, GEO 2600, GEO 2610, GEO 3250, GEO 3280, GEO 3315, GEO 3370, GEO 3430, GEO 3471, GEO 3490, GEO 3502, GEO 3530, GEO 3602, GEO 4167, GEO 4201, GEO 4285, GEO 4416, GEO 4420, GEO 4554, GEO 4620, GEO 4970, GEO 5105, GEO 5145, GEO 5346, GEO 5556, GEO 5567, GEO 5616, GEO 5704, GEO 5809, GEO 5945. Select one regional course. Bachelor of Science: GEO 3162, GEO 4100, GEO 4124 (or GEO 5125, or GEO 5145 or GEO 5166 or GEO 5945), GEO 4930, MET 1010, GLY 2015, SOS 3022. One of the following: GEO 2410, GEO 2420, or GEO 2500. Three of the following: THE 3280, GEO 3315, GEO 3370, GEO 3530, GEO 4167, GEO 4285, GEO 4970, GEO 5105, GEO 5145, GEO 5346, GEO 5809, GEO 5945. Select one regional geography course. Prerequisites include one year of physics (PHY 2004 and PHY 2005 plus labs), CHM 2040, GEO 2200, and GEO 2200L. HONORS: For graduation with honors, a stu- dent must attain a 3.5 overall upper-division average. For graduation with high honors or highest honors, the student must fulfill an overall 3.5 upper-division average and, in addition, submit a thesis no later than the second week before graduation. A grade of A must also be obtained on GEO 4970 (Honors thesis). The student shall, in consultation with the under- graduate coordinator and adviser, select three mem- bers of the faculty to serve as a committee to evaluate the honors thesis. Normally, these faculty will serve as advisers in the preparation of the thesis as well. THE MINOR: A total of at least 15 credits is required. No more than 6 credits of this total may be by transfer. All college requirements relating to the minor must be met. A. One of the following: GEO 2200, GEO 2201. B. One of the following: GEO 1010, GEO 2410, GEO 2420, GEO 2500, GEO 2600. C. Three GEA or GEO courses at the 3000 or higher level. Each course must be of at least three credits. None may be an individual work course. OVERSEAS STUDY: The Department of Geography participates in the University's exchange program with the University of Utrecht. A course on the Geography of Europe (GEO 3500) is regularly offered each summer by geographers in the Netherlands. GENERAL EDUCATION: The Department of Geography offers courses that satisfy several of the areas of General Education. The principal areas include International Studies and Diversity (I), Social Sciences (S), and Physical and Biological Sciences (P, B). In addition, GEA 3223,satisfies the area of Historical and Philosophical Studies (H). Geography-Regional GEA 3210 Geography of the United States and Canada. F. Credits: 3 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the physi- cal, economic and social character of the geographic regions of the United States and Canada; the signifi- cance of these countries in the economic and political affairs of the world. GEA 3223 Historical Geography of the United States. F,S. Credits: 3 A survey of the cultural geography of the American past. Characteristics of colonizations, settlement pat- terns, resource development and culture groups in the evolving regional pattern. (H) GEA 3270 Geography of Florida. F, S, SS. Credits: 3 The geographic conditions and human adjustments in the major regions in Florida. The natural environment, population, routes of communication, industries, resources, and strategic location in their geographical and historical aspects. GEA 3271 The Face of Florida. F, S, SS. Credits: 3 A study of the physical landscape of Florida, which includes location, physiology, shorelines, soils, vege- tation, climate, water problems and environmental degradation. GEA 3300 Geography of Middle America and the Caribbean. S. Credits: 3 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the popu- lation, natural resources, geographic regions, and potentialities of Middle America and the Caribbean; the significance of this region in the economic and political affairs of the world. (I) GEA 3410 Geography of South America. F. Credits: 3 A comprehensive and systematic survey of the popu- lation, natural resources, geographic regions, and potentialities of South America; the significance of this region in the economic and political affairs of the world. (I) GEA 3500 Geography of Europe. Credits: 3 tt Grading is on S-U basis only.