BOT 125 - Fire Ecology

    Recent Professors
    Matthew Kay
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    27 students
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    The evolution and ecology of fire in CA plant communities; identification of dominant plants and their adaptations; the scientific method and conducting experiments in the lab and field; the plant kingdom; plant cells, anatomy, and physiology; mean fire return intervals (MFRI); fire behavior and the influences of weather, climate, human activities, and fuel; scientific surveys of plant communities and fuel loads; fire prevention and fire-fighting tools and practices and their relationship to ecology and natural fire regimes.
    Usually Held
    Fri 9:00am–12:05pm