This course is a field-based laboratory with a focus on the vegetative community and the assessment of its components. Food preference, species richness, and point-center-quarter method of vegetative assessment procedures are some of the primary topics covered in the laboratory. Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or better) of BIOL 111 and 112 with labs. Corequisite: BIOL 320 lecture, 3 credit hours. Spring.