BOT 465/565
BOT 465/565, Lichenology (4 cr). Offered spring term (April to early June) odd-numbered years. Biology of lichens; includes structure, life histories, classification, and ecology. Prerequisites: a year of introductory biology and two terms of botany or consent of instructor. Field trip fee. 2, 1-hr lectures/week (Tues, Thurs @ 12:00); 1, 3-hr lab/week (Tues 1:00-3:50), plus out-of-class time required for projects.
Enrolled students: We will be going into the field on the first Tuesday of classes, so please come prepared for the weather. The lab activity is in a pdf file available for download as part of the packet of materials for this class. Please visit the Blackboard site for this class for the class packet, syllabus, and other announcements. You must be registered for the class to access the Blackboard site for this class.
Example products from lichenology classes:
Publications
1996 class: McCune, B., K. A. Amsberry, F. J. Camacho, S. Clery, C. Cole, C. Emerson, G. Felder, P. French, D. Greene, R. Harris, M. Hutten, B. Larson, M. Lesko, S. Majors, T. Markwell, G. G. Parker, K. Pendergrass, E. B. Peterson, E. T. Peterson, J. Platt, J. Proctor, T. Rambo, A. Rosso, D. Shaw, R. Turner & M. Widmer. 1997. Vertical Profile of Epiphytes in a Pacific Northwest Old-growth Forest. Northwest Science 71:145-152.
2003 group project: Holt, E. A. & P. M. Severns. 2005. The effects of prescribed burning on wet prairie lichen communities. Natural Areas Journal 25:130-136.
2005 group project: Kayes, L. J., K. Van Wormer, D. Kofranek, K. Sale & B. McCune. 2008. Chemical variation of Usnea longissima Ach. in the central Oregon Coast Range. North American Fungi 3(5):1-10. doi: 10.2509/naf2008.003.005
2011 group project: Smith, R. J., E. Alphandary, R. Arvidson, G. Bono, B. Chipman, A. Corkery, J. DiMeglio, K. Hansen, K. Isch, J. McAlpine, C. Marks-Fife, B. Mead, D. Miller, N. Nolte, A. Ottombrino, T. Prior, J. Streich, S. Theis, S. Vandruff, C. Wesseler, K. Wesseler, M. Wiseman & B. McCune. 2012. Rare inland reindeer lichens at Mima Mounds in southwest Washington State. North American Fungi 7(3): 1-25.
Web Projects
1998 class. Invasion of Pollution-tolerant Lichens in the PNW (website)
2003, Antibiotics in Lichens
2003, Succession on Twigs, High School Lab Activity
2013, Lichen Identification Methods (on YouTube)
Enrolled students: We will be going into the field on the first Tuesday of classes, so please come prepared for the weather. The lab activity is in a pdf file available for download as part of the packet of materials for this class. Please visit the Blackboard site for this class for the class packet, syllabus, and other announcements. You must be registered for the class to access the Blackboard site for this class.
Example products from lichenology classes:
Publications
1996 class: McCune, B., K. A. Amsberry, F. J. Camacho, S. Clery, C. Cole, C. Emerson, G. Felder, P. French, D. Greene, R. Harris, M. Hutten, B. Larson, M. Lesko, S. Majors, T. Markwell, G. G. Parker, K. Pendergrass, E. B. Peterson, E. T. Peterson, J. Platt, J. Proctor, T. Rambo, A. Rosso, D. Shaw, R. Turner & M. Widmer. 1997. Vertical Profile of Epiphytes in a Pacific Northwest Old-growth Forest. Northwest Science 71:145-152.
2003 group project: Holt, E. A. & P. M. Severns. 2005. The effects of prescribed burning on wet prairie lichen communities. Natural Areas Journal 25:130-136.
2005 group project: Kayes, L. J., K. Van Wormer, D. Kofranek, K. Sale & B. McCune. 2008. Chemical variation of Usnea longissima Ach. in the central Oregon Coast Range. North American Fungi 3(5):1-10. doi: 10.2509/naf2008.003.005
2011 group project: Smith, R. J., E. Alphandary, R. Arvidson, G. Bono, B. Chipman, A. Corkery, J. DiMeglio, K. Hansen, K. Isch, J. McAlpine, C. Marks-Fife, B. Mead, D. Miller, N. Nolte, A. Ottombrino, T. Prior, J. Streich, S. Theis, S. Vandruff, C. Wesseler, K. Wesseler, M. Wiseman & B. McCune. 2012. Rare inland reindeer lichens at Mima Mounds in southwest Washington State. North American Fungi 7(3): 1-25.
Web Projects
1998 class. Invasion of Pollution-tolerant Lichens in the PNW (website)
2003, Antibiotics in Lichens
2003, Succession on Twigs, High School Lab Activity
2013, Lichen Identification Methods (on YouTube)
