Organisms and Ecosystems
EEB 302 Spring 2006
Torrey Life Science 301 Tues,
Thurs 12:30-1:45
Professors:
Zoe
Cardon TLS 180B, Beach 240 486-3868 zoe.cardon@uconn.edu
Robin Chazdon BioPharm 205C 486-4057 robin.chazdon@uconn.edu
Textbook:
William H.
Schlesinger (1997) Biogeochemistry: An analysis of global change. Academic
Press,
Format: lecture/discussion with assigned readings; 2
short papers, final exam (take home)
Deadlines: Feb 16 Topic
and list of 5-10 references for paper 1 on organismal
ecology
Mar 2 Paper 1 (7 pages + refs)
Apr 13 Topic and list of 5-10 references for
paper 1 on ecosystem ecology
Apr 27 Paper 2 (7 pages + refs)
Schedule of Topics:
Date
|
Theme |
Topic |
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17 Jan |
INTRODUCTION
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19 Jan |
Organisms, energy, and environment |
Thermal
dynamics and energy balance: Coping with the elements |
|
24 Jan |
resource acquisition and utilization |
Determinants
of carbon uptake |
|
26 Jan |
|
How
plants get and use water |
|
31 Jan |
|
How
plants get and use nutrients |
|
2 Feb |
|
Rhizosphere relations |
|
7 Feb |
Resource allocation |
What
are plants made of? |
|
9 Feb |
|
Resource
deployment strategies: storage, growth, and defense |
|
14 Feb |
|
Sexual
reproduction and clonal growth |
|
16 Feb |
|
Plant
defense against herbivores |
|
21 Feb |
|
Life
history tradeoffs: responses to disturbance and succession |
|
23 Feb |
Functional Evolutionary Ecology |
Phenotypic
plasticity and adaptation |
|
28 Feb |
|
Comparative
studies: the role of phylogeny |
|
2 Mar |
SYNTHESIS |
Functional
groups: a tool for studying ecosystems? |
|
|
S P R I N G B R E A K |
|
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14 Mar |
INTRODUCTION to Ecosystems
Ecology |
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16 Mar |
ENERGY FLOW |
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21 Mar |
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23 Mar |
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28 Mar |
CYCLING OF MATTER, STOICHIOMETRY,
and BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING |
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30 Mar |
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4 April |
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6 April |
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11
April |
TEMPORAL DYNAMICS |
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13
April |
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18
April |
SPATIAL PATTERNS |
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20
April |
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25
April |
SPECIES DIVERSITY |
Biodiversity and ecosystem
function |
|
27
April |
WRAPUP |
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