PCB-3043 Ecology Home

PCB 3043 Schedule:  Refresh this page regularly for updates.  All assignments are linked as web pages to this schedule.  Topic outlines for each lecture are also linked under the topic category.  Any unforeseen changes in the assignment and exam schedule will be announced in class and appear in red below.

Date	Day	Class Topic	Required Reading	Assignment Due
Aug 26	T	Introduction	Ch 1
Aug 28	H	Physical Environment: Climate	Ch 2, 4
Sep 2	T	Physical Environment: Biomes	Ch 5
Sep 4	H	Physical Environment: Life in Water	Ch 3	Paper Topic
Sep 9	T	Physical Environment: Life on Land	Ch 3
Sep 11	H	Reading 1	pdf file	Problem set 1
Sep 16	T	EXAM 1
Sep 18	H	Populations:  Structure	Ch 13
Sep 23	T	Populations:  Growth	Ch 14
Sep 25	H	Populations:  Dynamics	Ch 15	Bibliography
Sep 30	T	Populations:  Genetics & Evolution	Ch 10, 16
Oct 2	H	Reading 2	pdf file	Problem set 2
Oct 7	T	EXAM 2
Oct 9	H	Interactions:  Herbivory	Ch 17
Oct 14	T	Interactions:  Predation	Ch 18
Oct 16	H	Interactions:  Competition	Ch 19
Oct 21	T	Interactions:  Coevolution	Ch 20
Oct 23	H	Communities: Structure	Ch 21
Oct 28	T	Communities:  Development	Ch 22	Paper Draft
Oct 30	H	Biodiversity	Ch 23
Nov 4	T	Reading 3	pdf file	Problem set 3
Nov 6	H	EXAM 3
Nov 11	T	No Class - Veteran’s Day
Nov 13	H	Ecosystems:  Energetics	Ch 6
Nov 18	T	Ecosystems:  Nutrient cycles	Ch 7, 8
Nov 20	H	Extinction and Conservation	Ch 25
Nov 25	T	Global Ecology	Ch 26	Final Paper
Nov 27	H	No Class - Thanksgiving
Dec 2	T	Reading 4	pdf file	Problem set 4
Dec 4	H	REVIEW
Dec 11	H	EXAM 4 – FINAL (9:45-11:45)