Date

General Ecology

Bi 370

Spring 2005

Date	Topic	*Reading (Molles)
March 28	Introduction: Ecology as a Science	ch. 1
March 30	Ecological Questions, Approaches and Scales	ch. 1
	THE ENVIRONMENT
April 1	The Physical Environment	ch. 2, 3
April 4	Physical environment. cont.
April 6	Natural Selection Drives Ecology	ch 8
	INDIVIDUALS
April 8	Adaptation to Environment (part I)	chs. 4, 5, 6
April 11	Adaptation to Environment (part II)
April 13	Life Histories part I	ch.12
April 15	Life History (part II): Ecological Aspects of Sex (part I)
*April 18*	*EXAM #1*
	POPULATIONS
April 20	Ecological Aspects of Sex	ch. 7
April 22	Distribution (part1)	chs. 9, 22
April 25	Distribution cont.
April 27	Population Structure	chs.10, 11
April 29	Population Growth and Regulation	ch. 11
	COMMUNITIES
May 2	Competition	ch. 11
May 4	Competiton cont.	ch. 13
May 6	Predator Prey
May 9	Predator-Prey cont.	ch. 14
May 11	Community Structure
*May 13*	*EXAM #2*
May 16	Community Structure II	ch. 17
May 18	Symbiotic Relationships	ch. 15
	ECOSYSTEMS
May 20	Biodiversity	ch. 16
May 23	Succession	ch. 20
May 25	Ecosystem Structure and Function I	ch. 17, 21
May 27	Ecosystem Structure and Function II	ch. 17, 21
May 30	Memorial Day
June 1	Energy Flow through Ecosystem	ch. 18
June 3	Ecology of the Pacific Northwest

June 10	Final Exam @ 9:30 am

* The reading listed on the syllabus is for general support of the lecture materials. Specific reading assignments from the text will be assigned in lecture and published on the web site.

Final Exam: 9:30 am, Friday June 10.

Text: Ecology: Concepts and Applications; Manuel Molles, 3^rd edition.

Specific Reading Assignments in Molles (Case Histories)

Case Histories

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

Grading:
	2 Midterms:	60 % (30 % each)
	Comprehensive final:	30 %
	Field Assignment:	10 %

Old Exams	Midterm I	Midterm II	Final
		practice questions

Field Assignment (required Field Trip):

Each student is required to attend one field trip to the Jackson-Frasier wetland during the Spring term. The field trips will last ca. 2 hours and will meet in the parking lot of Jackson-Frasier wetland. Students must sign up for a specific time in advance and the maximum size will be 25 students for any trip. Field trips will occur on Saturdays at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on the 16^th and the 30^th of April ; and again on Friday the 13^th of May and on Thursday the 26^th of May with these latter weekday dates occuring at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.

Map to
Jackson-Frasier
Wetland

Instructor:

Mark T. Patterson

2092 Cordley Hall

Office hour: W, F 11-12 noon (and by appointment)

737-5571

pattersm@science.oregonstate.edu

Course Web Page:

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