Allan P. Drew
Professor and Coordinator of International Activities
214 Marshall Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6578
apdrew@syr.edu

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Courses Taught

FOR 430/630 - Agroforestry (3)

Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. The productivity of stands of trees as well as aggregations of agricultural and forest tree crops in tropical and temperate agroforestry systems are examined from an ecophysiological perspective with an emphasis upon species and species-site interactions. Quantitative techniques and local agroforestry field trips are integrated with lecture material to develop an ecological understanding of the basis for sound agroforestry as well as plantation management. Fall, odd years.

Prerequisite: FOR 332 (Forest ecology), FOR 323 (Forest Biometrics) or equivalent.

FOR 523/EFB 523 - Tropical Ecology (3)
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One hour of lecture coupled with a period of intensive field study over spring break on a tropical island in the Caribbean. Principles of tropical ecology, resource management, and island biogeography are presented. Fields trips to a variety of tropical ecosystems including: rain forest, coral reefs, crater lakes and montane rain forest. Comparisons with north temperate ecosystems are made. Additional fees required to cover cost of travel and lodging during field portion of the course. (Deposit required by mid-December). Spring.

Prerequisite: EFB 320 (General Ecology) or equivalent.

FOR 332 - Forest Ecology (3)

Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Introduction to principles of ecology as they relate to forest ecosystems. Autecology and tree physiology from a whole plant perspective. Synecology presented from an applied perspective including the role of human activities and management interventions on ecosystem function from local to global levels. Fall.

Prerequisite: EFB 226 (General Botany)