BIOL 327

Ethnobotany Laboratory

This introductory laboratory course is designed to be taken after or concurrently with BIOL 326 (Ethnobotany). This course focuses on the concepts, questions, and methods of ethnobotany (the scientific study of the interactions between plants and humans). Students will use the scientific method to investigate the ecological and biological traits of plants, how these traits have shaped multicultural human use, and, in turn, been affected by humans. Topics include plant structure and reproduction, biodiversity and plant evolution in natural and cultivated systems, traditional ecological knowledge and management tech- niques, ethnobotanical research methods, and investigation of plant use for food, medicine, dyes, shelter, and other uses. Students may be awarded credit for BIOL 323 or BIOL 327, but not for both.

Units: 1.0

Hours: 54 hours LAB