Tentative Lecture Outline for BSC 385,
Fall 2002
(subject to
revision)
DATE TOPICS CHAPTER
#
August 21 Introduction Chapter
1
August 23-28 Climate- Life
on Land Chapter
2
August
30 Climate-
Life in Water Chapter
3
September
2 NO
CLASS, LABOR DAY
September
4-6 Climate-
Life in Water Chapter
3
September
9 Global
ecology Chapter
23
September
11-13 Temperature
Relations Chapter
4
September
16-18 Water
Relations Chapter
5
September
20 Review Chaps.
1-5
September
23 Examination
#1 Chaps.
1-5
September
25 Energy
and Nutrient Relations Chapter
6
September
27 Social
Relations Chapter
7
September
30 Population
Genetics Chapter
8
October
2 Population
Distribution and Abundance Chapter 9
October
4 Population
Dynamics Chapter
10
October
7 Population
Growth Chapter
11
October
9 TBA
October 11 Review
of Population Biology Chaps. 8-11
October
14 Life
Histories Chapter
12
October
16 Review
Chapter
6-12
October
18 Examination
#2 Chapters
6-12
October
21-23 Competition Chapter
13
October
25 Exploitation-Predation Chapter
14
October
28 Exploitation-Herbivory Chapter
14
October
30 Exploitation-Parasitism Chapter
14
November
1 Mutualism Chapter
15
November
4-6 Species
Abundance and Diversity Chapter
16
November
8-11 Food
Webs Chapters
17
November
13 Review Chapters
13-17
November
15 Examination
#3 Chapters
13-17
November
18-20 Primary
Production and Energy Flow Chapter
18
November
22-25 Nutrient
Cycling and Retention Chapter
19
November
27 Succession and Stability Chapter
20
November
29 NO
CLASS, THANKSGIVING
December
2 Succession and Stability Chapter
20
December
4-6 Landscape
Ecology/Geographic Ecology Chapter
21/22
December 13 Final
Exam, 0800h Chaps.
18-22