LECTURE LECTURE TOPIC LECTURER

CONCEPTS AND PRICIPLES OF COMMUNITY/ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY

1 COURSE INTRODUCTION/ HORNER

Basic, Evolutionary, and Applied Approaches to Ecology/

Acquisition and Utilization of Resources HORNER

2 Species Interactions: Competition and Exploitation HORNER

3 Species Interactions: Mutualism and Commensalism HORNER

4 Community Structure and Food Webs HORNER

5 Primary Productivity and Energy Flow HORNER

6 Nutrient Cycling HORNER

7 Landscape and Global Ecology HORNER

8 EXAM I HORNER

POPULATION BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

9 Evolution in Populations WILLIAMS

10 Molecular Ecology WILLIAMS

11 Population Structure and Dispersal WILLIAMS

12 Demography and Population Growth WILLIAMS

13 Population Regulation WILLIAMS

14 Life History Strategies WILLIAMS

15 Ecology and Evolution of Social Systems WILLIAMS

16 EXAM II WILLIAMS

TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS/ABIOTIC FACTORS AND BIOMES

17 Soils: Physical Structure PINDER

18 Soils: The forms and functions of soil biota in decomposition PINDER

and nutrient cycling

19 Soils: Varieties of soil types and their formation. PINDER

20 Abiotic Factors/ Global Placement of Biomes KROH

21 Tundra and Boreal Forest KROH

22 Temperate Deciduous Forest KROH

23 Desert and Chaparral KROH

24 Montane / Northwest Temperate Rain Forest KROH

25 Tropical Forests and Savanna KROH

26 Oceans KROH

27 EXAM III PINDER/KROH

FRESH WATER ECOLOGY

28 Lake Food Chains, Water Quality, and Eutrophication DRENNER

29 Can We Use Biomanipulation to Improve Water Quality? DRENNER

30 Rivers and Endangered Species DRENNER

31 Plight of Pacific Salmon DRENNER

32 Acid Rain and Fishless Lakes DRENNER

33 Mercury, Fish, and Human Health DRENNER

34 Agriculture, Pesticides and the Fate of the National Bird DRENNER

35 EXAM IV DRENNER

APPLIED ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION

36 Human Population Growth: What Can Ecology Teach Use About CHUMCHAL

Our Own Species?

37 Land Use Changes and Ecological Footprints: Does Wild Nature CHUMCHAL

Still Exist?

38 Biodiversity: What Is It and Why Should We Care? CHUMCHAL

39 Marine Fisheries: Consequences of Overexploitation CHUMCHAL

40 Wildlife and Marine Reserves: How Should We Preserve CHUMCHAL

Biodiversity?

41 Restoration and Reconciliation Ecology: Moving Beyond Reserves CHUMCHAL

42 Global Climate Chjange: Disturbance at Multiple Scales CHUMCHAL

43 EXAM IV CHUMCHAL

EXAM V: Comprehensive Final