For students, faculty, personnel from federal and state agencies, museums, environmental organizations and consulting firms
Coastal and Inland Forests of Maine: Identification and Ecology of Trees and Shrubs August 14 - 20 Instructor: Eric Jones Location: Eagle Hill Institute, Steuben, Me This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the identification and ecology of forests of Down East Maine and Northeastern North America as well as the tree and shrub inhabitants. Topics covered in the course will include: the use of dichotomous keys, the ecology and evolution of Tracheophytes (woody plants), collection and curation of plant specimens, and an introduction to online resources and citizen-science initiatives that foster continued engagement in the collection and identification of plant specimens to describe changes in forest communities. The course is organized to present a mix of field and laboratory experiences, tied together through several lectures intended to provide a formal structure for organizing material learned in the field and lab. The results of the coursework will contribute to ongoing efforts to catalog the vascular flora of the forests of Maine. Eric Jones ([email protected]) received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Florida State University in 2012. He studied plant mating system evolution in the genus Houstonia (Rubiaceae, the coffee family). Eric’s interests are in biodiversity and botany in the broad sense. His background in botany ranges from molecular biology to phylogenetics and development. Eric currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Botany at the University of Maine at Machias where he teaches courses in general botany, plant systematics, plant ecology, general ecology, algal biology, and phylogenetic methods. Eric is also the curator of the UMM herbarium, which houses collections of vascular and non-vascular plants and marine macroalgae. For general information, go to http://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/natural-history-seminars.shtml For course calendar and course descriptions, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml For application information and cost breakdown, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-info.shtml For more information, contact [email protected], 207-546-2821 x 1
