Course

Required Assignment

WL 413-513
Advanced Fisheries Management

Team management plans are a large part of the course. Two case studies involving small teams to present thoughts on assigned problems.

WL 415-515
Upland Game Ecology and Management

Food habitats analysis and computer models done in teams.

WL 417-517
Large Mammal Ecology and Management

Some labs require students to conduct experiments and collect field data in teams.

WL 419-519
Waterfowl Ecology and Management

One laboratory where students work on structure and function of waterfowl species (feet, etc.) in teams. Teams present findings. 

WL 421-521
Grassland Fire Ecology

Development of fire management plans and use of fire application computer models are done in teams.

WL 423-523
Fish Culture

Lab experiments conducted in groups of 2 to 3. Paper written by teams. In class discussion is mandatory.

WL 712
Wetland Ecology and Management

WL 713
Animal Population Dynamics

Modeling laboratory requires teams to develop and present class projects.

WL 714
Fish Structure and Function

WL 715
Wildlife Research Design

WL 717
Aquatic Trophic Ecology

Laboratory projects are team oriented.

WL 718
Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates

Group discussions and laboratory assignments are team oriented.

WL 719
Stream Ecology and Management

Discussion of how watershed management teams function.

WL 790
Graduate Seminar

Orientation includes information on the importance of the team-concept in natural resource management in the future.