Syllabus Calendar Notes  

 

BSC 340 Lecture Topics, Summer 2007

Week   Topic
May 29 Introduction to Ecology, Ch. 1
  31 Natural selection, changes in the environment and evolution, Ch. 2
June 5 Biodiversity, Ch. 3
  7 Gradients and the physical environment, Ch. 4-5
  12 Energetics of life, Ch. 6
  14 Life history, Ch. 7
  19 Exam 1
  21 Life history, Ch. 7
  26 Intraspecific interactions, Ch. 8
  28 Interspecific interactions, Ch. 9
July 3 Introduction to communities and ecosystems, Ch. 15
  5 Community dynamics, Ch. 16
  10 Community dynamics, Ch. 16
  12 Exam 2
  17 Applied Issues - Climate change, Ch. 17
  19 Applied Issues - Fragmentation, Ch. 18
  24 Applied Issues - Point and non-point source pollutants, Ch. 21
  26 Applied Issues - Conservation and biodiversity, Ch. 19
  30-31 Final Exam