GEOG 402Applied Wetland Science

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Environment
Subject: Geography and Environmental Management
Cross-listed: BIOL 462, EARTH 444

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Advanced concepts on wetland ecosystems in the context of regional and global earth systems processes such as carbon and nitrogen cycling and climate change, applications of wetland paleoecology, use of isotopes and other geochemical tools in wetland science, and wetland engineering in landscape rehabilitation and ecotechnology. Current issues in Canada and abroad will be examined.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- BIOL350 - Ecosystem Ecology (0.50)
- BIOL351 - Aquatic Ecology (0.50)
- EARTH221 - Introductory Geochemistry (0.50)
- EARTH322 - Ecohydrology (0.50)
- EARTH358 - Earth System Science (0.50)
- ENVE375 - Physico-Chemical Processes (0.50)
- ENVE376 - Biological Processes (0.50)
- GEOG303 - Physical Hydrology (0.50)
- GEOG304 - Carbon in the Biosphere (0.50)

Antirequisites

Not completed any of the following:
- GEOG405

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7837	7 / 20	F 11:30–14:20
TUT 101	7838	7 / 20	Th 11:30–12:20

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Calendar versions

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