Lectures

Date Lecture Topic Lectures
9/8 Course Intro.
Week 1: 9/11-9/15 Climate and Global Ecology
Week 2: 9/18-9/22 Climate and Physiological Ecology
Week 3: 9/25-9/29 Population Growth(Exponential)
Week 4: 10/2-10/6 Population Growth(Logistic)
  • Monday
  • Wednesday (EXAM)
  • Friday (Mountain Day)
Week 5: 10/9-10/13 Life Tables
Week 6: 10/16-10/20 Life Tables, Conservation, and Evolution
Week 7: 10/23-10/27 Evolution, Population Structure and Competition
Week 8: 10/30-11/3 Competition and Mutualism
Week 9: 11/6-11/10 Exam Week
  • Monday
  • Wednesday (No slides)
  • Friday (EXAM)
Week 10: 11/13-11/17 Predation and Trophic Cascades
Week 11: 11/20 Community Ecology
  • Monday
  • Wednesday (No Class)
  • Friday (No Class)
Week 12: 11/27-12/1 Succession and Diversity
Week 13: 12/4-12/8 Diversity, Stability, and Ecosystem Function