Envr
407/507: TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
SPRING
QUARTER, 2002
Instructor: Dr. David Wallin; Office: ES 435; Phone: 650-7526; e-mail: wallin@cc.wwu.edu
Text: Forest
Ecosystems: Analysis at Multiple Scales, by R.H. Waring and R.W. Running
Additional readings as assigned: on reserve in the Main library and in a
folder in the Huxley College Library.
(Click here for list of readings on reserve)
(Click here to view the online bibliography)
Class Meeting: MWF 10:00, ES410; Lab Meeting 1:00-5:00 T (AH06) or W (AH215)
NOTE:
The lab will meet during the first week of the quarter (April 2 and 3)
(Click here for information about the first lab)
Office Hours: MWF 11:00 - 12:00, M 2:00-3:00 (sign-up on office door) and
by appointment.
Teaching Assistants:
Tuesday Lab: Shane Heideman, Office ES 430, Telephone x7353, Office hours:
MT 11:00-12:00 & by appointment, email: heidems@cc.wwu.edu
Wednesday Lab: Misty Tyler, Office ES 301, Telephone x3254, Office hours: MW
9:00-10:00 & by appointment; email: misty_tyler@hotmail.com
(Please include ENVR407 in the subject line of all emails to insure a prompt
reply)
Prerequisites: The course requires a background in ecology. All students
must have completed BOTH ENVR 325 and 340 or Biol 325 and 340 or equivalent
courses at another institution. If you have not had these prerequisites, you
should NOT take this class.
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Grading |
Undergraduates |
Graduate Students |
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Mid-term Exam |
30% |
25% |
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Final Exam |
30% |
25% |
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Lab Reports: Click here for information about the lab |
30% |
25% |
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Class Participation |
10% |
10% |
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Term Paper/Project Click here for information about this project |
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15% |
Late Assignments: grades reduced by 5%/day if turned in late without a valid excuse (illness, family crisis, etc.)
Grading: A =93; A- 90-92; B+ 88-89; B 83-87; B- 80-82; C+ 78-79; C
73-77; C- 70-72; D+ 68-69; D 63-67 D- 60-62; F 0-59
The class will include three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per
week. Some lecture and lab time may be used for discussion of assigned readings
from the scientific literature.
Last Updated: 3/14/02
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TENTATIVE Lecture Schedule |
Topic |
Readings |
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Week 1: 4/3 - 4/5 |
Introduction: Humans and the Forest, Forest Ecosystem Analysis at Multiple Time and Space Scales |
Chapter 1, Vitousek et al. 1997, Noble et al. 1997 |
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Week 2: 4/8 – 12 |
Section I: Introduction to Analysis of Seasonal Cycles |
Chapter 1, 2 |
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Week 3: 4/15 – 19 |
Water Cycle (continued) |
Chapter 2 |
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Week 4: 4/22 – 26 |
Carbon Cycle |
Chapter 3 |
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Week 5: 4/29 - 5/3 |
Mineral Cycle |
Chapter 4 |
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Week 6: 5/6 – 10 |
Section II: Introduction to Temporal Scaling |
Chapter 5 (Click for lecture notes; Part I) (Click for lecture notes; Part II) |
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Week 7: 5/13 – 17 |
Temporal Changes in Forest Structure and Function (continued) |
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Week 8: 5/20 – 24 |
Susceptibility and Response of Forest to Disturbance |
Chapter 6 (Click for lecture notes) |
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Week 9: 5/27 – 5/31 |
Section III: Introduction to Spatial Scaling and Spatial/Temporal
Modeling Spatial Scaling Methods
for Landscape and Regional Ecosystem Analsysis |
Chapter 7 (Click for lecture notes) |
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Week 10: 6/3 - 6/7 |
Regional and Landscape Ecological Analysis 6/5 PP Presentation, click hereè orcas_symp_long.ppt |
Chapter 8 (Click for lecture notes) Chapter 9 |
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Finals Week: 6/10 - 14 |
Final Exam: Thursday, June 13, 10:30 - 12:30 |
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