Ecology Syllabi

SEMESTER:	Fall	TITLE:	Ecology
YEAR:	2000	NUMBER:	360
PROFESSOR:	Gary Wallace	DESCRIPTION:	A study of the basic concepts of ecology
OFFICE TELEPHONE:	(423)461-8903
OFFICE HOURS:	M and F – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
	T and Th – 8:30 am – 9:30 am
	W – 9:00 am – 10:00 am

COURSE DETAIL:

Objectives: A study of relationships between organisms and their environment; factors affecting plant and animal structures,

behavior and distribution; energy and material cycles, and populations.

Text: Smith, R. L., Elements of Ecology, Fourth Edition. Harper & Row, New York, 1992.

Readings:

Assigned material (see attached schedule)

Chapter numbers refer to textbook.

Topic readings may be required for special opportunities as they might occur.

Read assignments before class.

Laboratory:

Most labs are in the field and will involve travel. Reports will be required for some labs. There will be discussion exercises associated with some labs. Attendance is mandatory and lab grades will be assigned based on attendance, participation and reports. Lab activities may be changed for special opportunities

Attendance:

Students are expected to be in class.

Examinations:

There will be three lecture exams and a final exam. Tentative test dates for the three lecture exams are:

Sept. 26

Oct. 24

Nov. 14

Make-up examinations will not be given unless there is a good reason.

The final exam will be comprehensive with emphasis on lectures since the last exam.

GRADING SCALE:	GRADE	PERCENT	GRADE	PERCENT
	A	90	C	70
	A-	88	C-	68
	B+	85	D+	65
	B	80	D	60
	B-	78	D-	58
	C+	75	F	--

ECOLOGY 360 SCHEDULE

FALL, 2000

	DATE	TOPIC	CHAPTERS
Aug	24	What is Ecology	1, 2
	29	Exchange processes	3
	31	Grasslands and Deserts	27,28
Sept	05	Temperature and Tropical Forests	30, 31
	07	Tundra and Northern Coniferous Forest	29
	12	Roan Mountain Field Trip	--
	14	Lakes and Ponds	32
	19	Rivers, Streams, and Wetlands	33, 34
	21	Oceans and Reefs	35, 36
	26	Estuaries, Salt Marshes, Mangrove Forests	37
	28	Ecosystem Production	23
Oct	03	Tropic Structure	24
	10	Biogeochemical Cycles	25
	12	Global Environmental Change	26
	17	Community Structure	20
	19	Community Development and Dynamics	21, 22
	24	Climate and Light	4, 5
	26	Temperature and Moisture	6, 7
	31	Periodicity	8
Nov	02	Nutrients and Soils	9,10
	07	Properties of Populations	11
	09	Life History Patterns	12
	14	Population Growth	13
	16	Intraspecific Population Regulation	14
	21	Interspecific Competition	15
		THANKSGIVING: NOV. 22-27
	28	Predation	16
	30	Parasitism, Mutualism and Human Interactions	17, 18
Dec	05	Population Genetics and Speciation	19
	07	_______	___

DATE

CHAPTERS

THANKSGIVING: NOV. 22-27