HerbivoryHuman Pop. Growth + Ecological FootprintHuman Pop Growth

IB 203 Ecology
Lecture Topics
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I. NATURAL HISTORY
Aug. 25
 Introduction
 Lecture 1
ICA 1
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I, 2
HW 2 Key

1
HW 1 Key
27

Biomes

Lecture 2

5    
Sept. 1

Climate
Lecture 3 
ICA 2-3
 4
II, 4
HW 4
3
HW 3
3

Climate Change
IPCC Report
Midwest Climate

Lecture 4
ICA 4

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II. POPULATION ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (6: 113-121)
8

Evolution, Adaptation
Lecture 5
ICA 5
 6, 13
III, 6

5
10

Life Histories
Lecture 6 
ICA 6
 7  

 
15

Population Growth 1
 Pop Growth 1
ICA 7
 11
IV
 
17

Population Growth 2

 Pop Growth 2
ICA 8		 11    
22

Population Dynamics + Structure

 Pop Struc-Fluct
ICA 9		 10+12 V  
24 Human Pop Growth
 ICA 10 (27)    
29

EXAM 1

     VI  
Oct. 1

Conservation Ecology
www.myfootprint.org

 Cons. Biology
ICA 1

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13: 273-279

    
III. SPECIES INTERACTIONS
6

Herbivory

Herbivory
ICA 2

 14 VII  
8

Predation
 Predator-Prey
ICA 3
 15    
13

Competition
Competition 
ICA 4 Competition
ICA 5 Comp. Problems
 16 VIII, 8

7
HW 7
15

Coevolution
Coevolution 
ICA 6
 17    
20
 Invasion Ecology
 Invasion Ecology
ICA 7
   IX  
IV. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
22

Species Abundance
Species Abundance
ICA 8 
 20    
27
 Species Diversity
Species Diversity
ICA 09
 21 X

9
HW 9
29

EXAM 2
 
      
Nov. 3

Community Structure Development
Community Stru Devel
ICA 1
 18+19 XI 10
HW 10
5

Landscape Ecology
 Landscape Ecology 
ICA 2
 25    
10

Conservation + Restoration Ecology
Conservation Bio
Restoration Ecol
ICA 3 
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V. ECOSYSTEM + GLOBAL ECOLOGY
12

Energy in the Ecosystem
Energy Flow
ICA 4 
 22    
17

Humans + Energy
 Human and Energy
Biofuels
ICA 5
   XIII  
19

Nutrient Cycles
 Nutrient Cycles
ICA 7
 23  
21-29
 THANKSGIVING BREAK


     
Dec 1

Nutrient Regeneration

 

 24 XIV  
3

Humans Alter Nutrient Cycles

 

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8

 Humans and Planet Earth
 
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Dec 11 FINAL EXAM (Friday 7-10 PM) 
*Ricklefs, R.E. 2008. Economy of Nature (6th ed.)