2. Teaching assistants Eric Niederhauser (Porter 405) email: en331709@ohio.edu Jen Philhower (Porter 405) email: jp209508@ohio.edu

3. Administration Course policies http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/epb/instruct/PBIO%20109%20grm/a&tf%20policies.pdf Subject matter Attendance Problems Office hours 1-4 Thursdays, or any other time! matlack@ohio.edu

4. Texts Michael Williams (1989 or 1992) Americans and Their Forests. Cambridge University Press. Aerial photo Map of forest types: http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp (click on Biology > Forest Cover Types) Handouts!

6. Assessment raw score = points earned/100 e.g. 84 points  raw score = 84% scale = 75 – class mean e.g. mean = 70, scale = 5 grade = raw score + scale e.g. 84 + 5 = 89

7. Final grade 1-hour exams3 @ 20% apiece = 60% term paper (aerials)10 + 20 = 30% in-class (quizzes, etc.) 10% e.g. 78 x 0.2 + 86 x 0.2 + 85 x 0.2 + 91 x 0.3 + 82 x 0.1 = 85.3  85 exam 1 exam 2 exam 3 paper in-class grade

8. A90 - 100% B80 – 89 C70 – 79 D60 – 69 F< 60 Keep all course materials!

9. Missing exams – don’t! Matlack: 593 1131 matlack@ohio.edu mail: 317 Porter secretary: 593 1126

10. Administration Academic integrity “What is plagiarism and how to avoid it” Cellular telephones

11. I. Vegetation zones

12. Rainfall !

13. II. Forest types A. Northern mixed conifer Spruce Fir

14. II. Forest types A. Northern mixed conifer Hemlock Birch

15. II. Forest types A. Northern mixed conifer White pine (Pinus strobus)

16. II. Forest types B. Eastern deciduous forest OakMaple HickoryDogwood Beech

17. II. Forest types B. Eastern deciduous forest Tulip poplar

18. II. Forest types B. Eastern deciduous forest American chestnut False solomon’s seal Eastern box turtle

19. II. Forest types B. Eastern deciduous forest

20. II. Forest types C. Coastal Plain Pines!

21. II. Forest types C. Coastal Plain - uplands

22. II. Forest types C. Coastal Plain – river bottoms White cedar Bald Cypress Magnolia

23. II. Forest types D. West coast rainforest Douglas fir California redwood

24. II. Forest types D. West coast rainforest California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

25. II. Forest types D. West coast rainforest

26. II. Forest types C. West coast rainforest Illinois River, SW Oregon (Biscuit Fire 8/2002)

27. II. Forest types E. Western interior forest

28. II. Forest types E. Western interior

29. II. Forest types E. Western interior Pinyon pine/juniper (low elev.) Lodgepole pine (high elev.)

30. II. Forest types E. Western interior Englemann spruce (really high elevation!)

31. II. Human impact Humans have regarded trees as - weeds - wealth - natural beauty - scary - fire traps - home

32. III. Human impact 1620 1850 1920 2010