Course Overview
The course develops broad knowledge and skills needed to plan and implement restoration activities. The course begins by reviewing a step-by-step process applicable to a wide range of ecosystems for developing, implementing, monitoring, and refining on-the-ground restoration projects. Significant attention is dedicated to designing monitoring programs needed to assess restoration success, including appropriate use of statistical design and qualitative information. Students identify and critically review a restoration plan in terms of this step-by-step process. A major component of this course involves students incrementally developing a restoration and monitoring plan for a degraded site.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance into the M.Sc. Program
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate the ecological and scientific merit of a restoration plan.
- Develop the components of a successful restoration plan.
- Design a rigorous monitoring program for use in assessing restoration success.
- Design a sampling plan to collect biological and physical environmental data.
- Assess restoration success by interpreting quantitative results of monitoring.
- Use effective written and oral communication to present and critically review restoration plans.
Effective as of Fall 2024
Related Programs
Planning and Monitoring for Ecological Restoration (ECOR 9110) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Ecological Restoration
Master of Science Full-time/Part-time
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