| # |
date |
topic { Stiling reading } |
| #1 |
Mon, May 18 |
Introduction to Ecology { Preface pp. xiii-xv, Epilogue pp. 444-449 } and
The Scientific Method { Ch. 1 } |
| #2 |
Tue, May 19 |
Big Picture of Ecosystem Ecology { Ch. 5, 16 & 17 } and
Climates on a Rotating Earth |
| #3 |
Wed, May 20 |
Patterns of Global Biodiversity { Ch. 1.1, Table 2.1, Ch. 13 & 14 } |
|
Thu, May 21 |
Lab 1: Field Hypothesis Generation and the Rapid Ecological
Study |
| #4 |
Thu, May 21 |
Ecological Inquiry in the Lab Portion of the Course |
|
|
Ecology of Individuals and Populations. |
| #5 |
Tues, May 26 |
Introduction to Physiological Ecology { Ch. 5 }
Physiological Ecology of Plants |
| #6 |
Wed, May 27 |
Physiological Ecology of Animals |
|
Thu, May 28 |
Lab 2: Field Trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens:
Methods in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecological Sampling |
| #7 |
Thu, May 28 |
Quantifying Biological Diversity. |
| #8 |
Mon, June 1 |
Introduction to Population Ecology
Adaptation, Natural Selection, and Speciation { Ch. 2 & 3 } |
| #9 |
Tue, June 2 |
Population Demography { Ch. 6 & 18.1 } and
Life History Evolution I |
| #10 |
Wed, June 3 |
Population Regulation |
|
Thu, June 4 |
Lab 3: Begin Ecological Research
Study and
Project Proposal Presentations. |
| #11 |
Thu, June 4 |
Life History Evolution II |
| #12 |
Mon, June 8 |
Social Ecology and Mating Systems { Ch 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 } |
| #13 |
Tue, June 9 |
Review Session for MID-TERM EXAM |
| #14 |
Wed, June 10 |
MID-TERM EXAM |
|
Thu, June 11 |
Lab 4: Project Work Day |
| #15 |
Thu, June 11 |
Project Updates, Workshop on Statistical Analysis |
|
|
Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems. |
| #16 |
Mon, June 15 |
Competition I { Ch. 8 } |
| #17 |
Tue, June 16 |
Competition II |
| #18 |
Wed, June 17 |
Predation/ Parasitism I { Ch. 9, 10 & 11 } |
|
Thu, June 18 |
Lab 5: Project Work Day |
| #19 |
Thu, June 18 |
Predation/ Parasitism II |
| #20 |
Mon, June 22 |
Mutualism and Coevolutionary Ecology { Ch. 7 } and
Multispecies Interactions { Ch. 12 } |
| #21 |
Tue, June 23 |
Community Change: Succession and Island Biogeography { Ch. 15 } |
| #22 |
Wed, June 24 |
Global Biodiversity { Ch. 14, 18, 19 & 21 }
Biodiversity Conservation and the Endangered Species Act {Ch. 3.4} |
|
Thu, June 25 |
Lab 11: Ecological Research Symposium |
| #23 |
Thu, June 25 |
The Problem of Global Species Protection {Race to Save the Planet #5} |
|
Mon, June 29 |
Reviews of Peers' Manuscripts Due |
| #24 |
Mon, June 29 |
Human Ecology: The State of the World in 1998 { Ch. 19.6, 20 & Epilogue |
| #25 |
Tue, June 30 |
Global Ozone Loss and Risks from Ultraviolet Radiation
Global Carbon Cycle and Risks from Climate Warming { Ch. 5.2 } |
| #26 |
Wed, July 1 |
The Ecological Bootprint of Six Billion People {Ch. 19.4}, and
Ecological Design and the Next Environmental Revolution |
|
Thu, July 2 |
Lab 14: Final Manuscript Revisions Due |
| #27 |
Thu, July 2 |
Review Session for FINAL EXAM |
| #28 |
Friday, July 3 |
FINAL EXAM |