Sam Fuhlendorf

Regents Professor

Natural Resource Ecology & Management

  • Regents Professor
    Natural Resource Ecology & Management
  • 405-744-9646 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, 471 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States

TEACHING SUMMARY

Teaching:
NREM 3013: Appiled Ecology and Conservation
NREM 5083*: Applied Landscape Ecology
NREM 5723*: Ecology of Fire Dependent Ecosystems

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology and Conservation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Development of critical thinking for conservation and land management through the application of ecological concepts and theory. Principles of population, community, ecosystem and landscape ecology, with applications to management of wildlife, fisheries, forest and rangeland resources. Application of scientific method and literature to natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111), or BIOL 1604, or PBIO 1404, or PLNT 1213; Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing; SOIL 2124 preferred.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Ecol Fire Dependent Ecosystems
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Role of fire and the interactions with land use, weather, and climate change in fire-dependent ecosystems. Responses of species composition, diversity, annual net primary productivity, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem management in diverse ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): Any ecology course.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Problems in Natural Resource Ecology and Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Special problems in areas of natural resource ecology and management other than those covered in the student's thesis research. Previously offered as FOR 5030.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Topics in Natural Resource Ecology and Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Advanced topics and new developments in natural resource ecology and management. Previously offered as RLEM 4990.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology and Conservation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Development of critical thinking for conservation and land management through the application of ecological concepts and theory. Principles of population, community, ecosystem and landscape ecology, with applications to management of wildlife, fisheries, forest and rangeland resources. Application of scientific method and literature to natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111), or BIOL 1604, or PBIO 1404, or PLNT 1213; Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing; SOIL 2124 preferred.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Landscape Ecology
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Advanced ecology and management of grasslands, shrublands, and forests. Understanding the effects of grazing, fire and other disturbances on biotic and abiotic processes. Vegetation dynamics, wildlife habitat evaluation, woody plant encroachment, rangeland monitoring, and landscape ecology. Field trips required at additional cost to students. Previously offered as NREM 5054.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Topics in Wildlife
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Advanced study on special topics in Wildlife.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Graduate Internship
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Special problems in areas of natural resource ecology and management other than those covered in the student's thesis research. Previously offered as FOR 5030.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Topics in Rangeland Science
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Advanced study on special topics in rangeland science. Previously offered as NREM 5660. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology and Conservation
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Development of critical thinking for conservation and land management through the application of ecological concepts and theory. Principles of population, community, ecosystem and landscape ecology, with applications to management of wildlife, fisheries, forest and rangeland resources. Application of scientific method and literature to natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114 or (BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1111), or BIOL 1604, or PBIO 1404, or PLNT 1213; Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing; SOIL 2124 preferred.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Ecol Fire Dependent Ecosystems
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Role of fire and the interactions with land use, weather, and climate change in fire-dependent ecosystems. Responses of species composition, diversity, annual net primary productivity, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem management in diverse ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): Any ecology course.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.