| Week | Lec. | Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Homework |
|
1 |
1 |
18-Jan |
Introduction
to Ecology |
ch1 |
|
|
|
2 |
20-Jan |
Global
climate |
34-39,
ch4 |
HW#1
out |
|
2 |
3 |
25-Jan |
Biomes |
ch5 |
|
|
|
4 |
27-Jan |
Heidi
Steltzer on
Energy, Elements in Ecosystems |
30-31,
46-47, ch6&7 |
HW#1
due, #2 out |
|
3 |
5 |
1-Feb |
Heidi
Steltzer on
Elements, Nutrients in Ecosystems |
ch8 |
|
|
|
6 |
3-Feb |
Joe
von Fischer:
the cutting edge of ecosystem ecology |
|
HW#2
due |
|
4 |
7 |
8-Feb |
Physiological
Ecology and Adaptation, Exam Review |
39-45,
ch3, 181-192 |
|
|
|
|
10-Feb |
Exam
1 (lectures 1-6) |
|
|
|
5 |
8 |
15-Feb |
Life
Histories |
ch10 |
|
|
|
9 |
17-Feb |
Population
structure |
13 |
|
|
6 |
10 |
22-Feb |
Population
growth and regulation |
14 |
HW#3
out |
|
|
11 |
24-Feb |
Amy
Blair
on Population dynamics (Dr. H. out) |
15 |
|
|
7 |
12 |
1-Mar |
Herbivory
and Predation |
192-196,
ch17 |
HW#3
due |
|
|
13 |
3-Mar |
Dynamics
of predation, Exam Review |
18 |
HW
#4 out |
|
8 |
|
8-Mar |
Exam
2 (lectures 7-12) (Dr.
H. out) |
|
|
|
|
14 |
10-Mar |
Dr.
Kevin Crooks:
the cutting edge, big cat pops. |
TBA |
|
|
9 |
15 |
22-Mar |
Ecology
and evolution of emerging diseases |
TBA |
HW#4
due |
|
|
16 |
24-Mar |
Mike
Antolin:the
cutting edge of disease ecology |
TBA |
|
|
10 |
17 |
29-Apr |
Competition
- Arctic and red foxes |
19,
article |
HW#5
out |
|
|
18 |
31-Mar |
Coevolution
and mutualism |
20 |
|
|
11 |
19 |
5-Apr |
Communities |
21 |
HW#5
due |
|
|
20 |
7-Apr |
Succession,
Exam Review |
22 |
|
|
12 |
|
12-Apr |
Exam
3 (lectures 13-19) |
|
|
|
|
21 |
14-Apr |
Biodiversity |
23 |
|
|
13 |
22 |
19-Apr |
Invasion
Biology |
TBA |
HW#6
out |
|
|
23 |
21-Apr |
Biological
Control |
TBA |
|
|
14 |
24 |
26-Apr |
Ed
Redente: the
cutting edge of restoration ecology |
TBA |
|
|
|
25 |
28-Apr |
Extinction
and Conservation |
25 |
HW#6
due |
|
15 |
26 |
3-May |
Economic
Development and Global Ecology |
26 |
|
|
|
27 |
5-May |
Where
to go from here and review |
TBA |
|
|
|
|
11-May |
Final
Exam 5:50 PM, 212 Eddy (Dr. H. out) |
|
|
*
subject to change!