| Water Resources Management |
WARM 500 - Work Experience
Credits:
Work in the field of water resources management; must
be performed under professional supervision or approved by
natural resources faculty. Students are responsible for
arranging their own experience. The department assists
students in locating acceptable internships. Prereq: WARM
majors. May be repeated. Cr/F.
WARM 503 - Wetlands Resources
Credits:
2.00
An introduction to the biology and ecology of a wide variety
of wetlands with emphasis on northeastern coastal
saltmarsh, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems. Lectures
and discussions focus on species composition, adaptations,
biotic and abiotic interactions, wetland functional values,
wetland creation and restoration efforts, and current policy
and regulation issues. Field trips to selected wetlands are
designed to emphasize and expose students to the major
topics discussed. Prereq: one full year of college level
biology. (Offered summers at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.)
WARM 504 - Freshwater Resources
Credits:
4.00
Major determinants of freshwater resources including
hydrologic cycle and water balance, precipitation,
stream-flow measurement, pollution, water supply and sewage
treatment, water resource management and regulation. Special
fee. Lab/field trips.
WARM 604 - Watershed Hydrology
Credits:
4.00
Course will focus on the basic principles underlying the
physical processes of water movement at the watershed scale.
Topics will include precipitation, soil infiltration, stream
flow, open channel hydraulics, and groundwater movement.
Labs will consist of problem sets and field trips in which
hydrological processes will be quantified. Prereq; WARM 504
and one semester of calculus. Special fee. Writing
Intensive.
WARM 700 - Critical Analysis of Water Resources Literature
Credits:
2.00
Detailed consideration of current issues in water resource
management in a seminar format. Emphasis on critical
analysis of primary literature in environmental science
relevant to water resources management. Special fee.
Prereq: WARM 603, or permission.
WARM 703 - Watershed Water Quality Management
Credits:
4.00
Principles of land use as they relate to water quality and
quantity. Lectures focus on biogeochemical cycles and the
watershed approach to land and water resource management.
Labs and field trips focus on methods of water sampling and
analysis. One year of chemistry is recommended. Prereq:
WARM 504, or WARM 604 or permission. Special fee.
Lab/field trips. Writing Intensive.
WARM 711 - Wetland Resource Management
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the natural resources of coastal and inland
wetlands and environmental problems caused by human use
and misuse of these ecosystems. Groups will collect field
data to summarize the structure and function of four wetland
types within a management context. Special fee. Lab. Prereq:
BIOL 541, or WARM 703, or permission. Writing intensive.
WARM 713 - Field Wetland Ecology
Credits:
3.00
Field investigation of coastal and inland wetland
types. First half of course consists of field trips to visit
and sample regional wetlands. Second half of course consists
of methods used to analyze field samples from wetlands.
Enrollment is limited. Prereq: present or past enrollment in
WARM 711. Special fee. Lab/field trips.
WARM 716 - Wetland Delineation
Credits:
4.00
Examination of the soils, vegetation, and hydraulic
functions of coastal and central New England wetlands.
Students are responsible for the collection and
identification of aquatic plant species, description of
wetland soils, and delineation of wetland boundaries.
Lectures and fieldwork. For juniors, seniors, and
professionals. Prereq: permission. Special fee. (offered
summer session only.)
WARM #718 - Wetland Evaluation
Credits:
2.00
Lectures and field trips covering the theory and practice of
wetland evaulation techniques with emphasis on the method
for the comparative evaluation of nontidal wetlands in New
Hampshire. Prereq: juniors, seniors, and working
professionals. Field trips. Special fee. (Not offered every
year.)
WARM 719 - Wetlands Mitigation and Restoration
Credits:
3.00
Assessing the problems of wetlands loss. Asks: what
steps can be taken, does restoration work, can habitat value
be replaced, and what constitutes equivalent mitigation?
First half of course involves field trips to visit and
sample mitigation and restoration sites. Second half
focuses on student projects using the scientific method
to address wetlands issues. Prereq: WARM 711 or permission.
Special fee. Lab/field trips. (Not offered every year.)
WARM 721 - Ecology of Polluted Waters
Credits:
4.00
Impact of various water quality problems (e.g., excessive
nutrient loading, organic matter loading, contamination
by trace organic compounds) on the ecology of fresh
waters, including microorganisms, aqautic invertebrates,
algae, and fish. Design of impact assessment studies and
data interpretation. Prereq: WARM 603 or BIOL 528 or
BIOL 541; permission. Special fee. Lab/field trips.
Writing Intensive.
WARM 795 - Senior Thesis
Credits:
4.00
Individual research guided by a program faculty member on
a topic relevant to the student's area of specialization in
the major. The research should employ skills and knowledge
acquired by students during their tenure in the program and
will result in a written thesis or scholarly publication.
This course is open to all students in the program and is
required for honors students. Prereq: permission. Two
semester sequence; grade of IA (continuous grading) given at
end of first semester. Writing Intensive.