About the course
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This course was developed with the help of OSU Statewide (now called OSU Extended Campus). Distance education courses usually involve the efforts of many individuals, and this course is no exception. I am grateful to OSU Statewide for providing financial support during course development. I thank Craig Anderson (Communication Media Center, OSU) for coordinating video production; Jennifer Goodridge (Botany and Plant Pathology, OSU) and Sam Leininger (Environmental Sciences, OSU) for expert help with demonstrating field techniques; and Mark Patterson (Botany and Plant Pathology, OSU) for his generosity in sharing his photographs, scanner, and expertise. Special thanks go to Jon Dorbolo (Communication Media Center, OSU) for advice and encouragement throughout the development of this course.
I am also grateful for the patience, enthusiasm, and feedback of the pioneering students who took Field Methods in Vegetation Science during its initial offering in Fall Term 2000.
Credits
I thank the following individuals and institutions for the use of their excellent photographs:
The National Geographic Society (map of North America); Peter Frenzen, USDA Forest Service (1999 photograph from Mount St. Helens); Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences (Polystichum munitum); Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College (Calochortus tolmiei, Emmenanthe penduliflora, Luetkea pectinata, and Polystichum munitum ); Charles Webber, California Academy of Sciences (Artemisia tridentata); Ben Meadows Company (angle gauge); Roland Gesthuizen ( spherical densiometer); Aero Tech, Inc. (aerial fertilization); and Opulus Press (their journal covers).