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– Announcement –
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2006 Winter
Ecology Field Course
18 February-18 March 2006, 5 weekends, 2 credits
more info
Instructor: Timothy Kittel, INSTAAR
email: kittel@colorado.edu
Office hours:
Tu 11a-12n, Th 10a-11a; or by appointment
Office: Ramaley N125 (~across from EBIO Dept
Office)
Course Credits: 3
Classroom: Ramaley N1B23
Class
time: Tu & Th 8-9:15
Objectives of the course: To provide students with an understanding
of the basics of plant-environment and plant-plant/plant-microbe/plant-animal
interactions, and what influences plant abundance and diversity. While
most areas of plant ecology will be mentioned, some areas will receive more
attention (e.g. plant-resource interactions, diversity).
Text: The Ecology of
Plants, 2002. Gurevitch, Scheiner, & Fox. (Sinauer)
Additional readings from the
primary literature (journal articles) will be assigned for discussion.
Grading: Exams (3): 60%
Written assignments (3): 40%
Exams.
Two midterm exams
and a final will count 20% each
toward the final grade. Make-up tests will not be given, unless sufficient written documentation is provided
(e.g. a note from a doctor).
Written work. Each student is to write a review paper worth 20% of the grade
and 2 written summaries of
assigned primary literature will count 10% each.
Review Paper Assignment. The topic of the review paper is open to any area of plant
ecology and will be determined in consultation with your instructor. The
format of the paper will be a review article, 8-10 pages in length (not
including references). à Details
(.pdf, 84k), Ideas
for Topics Due 12/8/05 – 5% late
penalty (increases to 10% 2nd day; no papers accepted after Final
exam).
Submit
as an email attachment. Formats:
• MSWord .doc or Rich Text .rtf –
preferred [possibly workable: .html;
WordPerfect 9 for PC]
Grading criteria:
• 50% content (topics, sources of information)
• 25% organization (intro, review progression of ideas, conclusions =
use sections)
• 25% presentation (clarity, writing, formatting, citations)
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Note that EBIO has a Writing Lab to
assist students in writing papers and reports. The Writing Lab is located in Ketchum room 308 – there is a
sign-up sheet on the door. Students
can sign up for 30 minute or 1 hour sessions. David Daitch is the Writing Lab TA, he can be contacted by
email at <daitch@colorado.edu>
Optional
Field Trip: An optional, overnight trip to Niwot Ridge and the Mountain
Research Station is planned for September 9th and 10th
(Fri-Sat). à
Details
Lecture Schedule and Readings
(subject to change)
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DATE
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Topic #
àDownload
site for Lecture ppt’s
(password protected)
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TOPIC
(with links to Lecture Outlines)
[NB: outlines only partially
cover lecture material]
Summary
points for lectures 4-9
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READINGS
(with links to chapter Study Guides
and supplemental materials)
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Aug 23
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L1
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Course Introduction;
Brief History of Plant Ecology
– Bill Bowman, guest lecturer
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Chapter 1
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Aug 25
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L2
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Role
of plants, diversity of taxa – Group A
– Bill Bowman, guest lecturer
Tour of CU greenhouse – Group B
–with Tom Lemieux
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Aug 30
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L2
(L3 under readings)
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Role
of plants, diversity of taxa – Group B
– Bill Bowman, guest lecturer
Tour of CU greenhouse – Group A
–with Tom Lemieux
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L3: Plant
form and function (see also L3 ppt)
Chapter 8, pp 143-150
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Sep 1
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L4
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Climate
and energy exchange
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Chapter 3, pp. 56-60.
Chapter 18
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Sep 6
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L5-part 1a
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Biome
distribution- I
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Chapter 19
Supplemental reading: Walter
Climate Diagrams
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Sep 8
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L5-part 1b
(& L5-part2 under
readings)
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Biome
distribution- II
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Chapter 19
Front Range Vegetation Zones:
Field trip Handout
2
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Sep 9-10
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Field Trip! Boulder
to Niwot Ridge (optional) –
Overnight at the Mtn Research Stationà
Details
– Handouts
1 & 2
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Sep 13
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L6
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Photosynthesis
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Chapter
2
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Sep 15
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L7
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Water
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Chapter
3, pp. 41-55
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Sep 20
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L8
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Soils
Extended Office Hours 9:30a-12n
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Chapter
4, pp. 64-70
Soil
Profiles Handout
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Sep 22
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L9
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Nutrients-
I
No office hours
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Ch.
4, pp. 74-79. Ch.
15 pp. 313-316
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Sep 27
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L9
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Nutrients-
II
Exam study Q&A session.
Extended Office Hours 10.30a–1p
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Sep 29
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FIRST EXAM
(no blue book needed)
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First
Exam Study Questions
Also review: (i) Chapter Study Guides (ii) Lecture
Outlines [see NB upper left] and (iii) Summary
Pts-I
[NB: Exam covers lectures & readings.
Not all material covered in one is covered in the other]
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Oct 4
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L10
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Plant-microbe
interactions
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Ch.
4, pp. 76-83. Ch.
15, pp. 300-302, 309-314
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Oct 6
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L11
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Population
structure and growth [outline revised 10/6/05]
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Note readings change: Ch
5, pp 95-96; Chapter
7, pp. 117-128, 133-141
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Oct 11
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L12
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Discussion I – Summaries DUE: assigned papers on: Population
dynamics of endangered species
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Journal
articles and assignment;
PVA
interactive models
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Oct 13
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FALL BREAK
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Oct 18
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L13-part 1
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Life
history characters- I
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Note readings change: Chapter
8, pp. 150-165; Chapter 9, pp. 167-176
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Oct 20
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L13-part 2
L14
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Life
history characters- II
Species
interactions
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Additional Readings: Life
History Reading
[Review Ch 3, p 76-83], Ch 10,
p 199; Additional Readings: Spp
Interactions Reading
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Oct 25
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L15
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Competition
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Note readings change:
Chapter 10, pp 186-193, 196-199, 202-211
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Oct 27
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L16
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Herbivory-
I
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Chapter 11, pp. 213-223
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Nov 1
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L17
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Herbivory- II: Plant
defense
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Chapter 11, pp. 223-233
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Nov 3
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L18
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Communities-
I
Exam study Q&A session.
Extended Office Hours 9.30a–12n
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Chapter 12
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Nov 8
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SECOND EXAM –
Covers L10-L17, including
Discussion I (PVA modeling) & Additional Readings
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Second
Exam Study questions – Final posting 11/4/05
Also review: (i) Chapter Study Guides,
(ii)
Lecture Outlines [see NB upper left],
(iii)
Additional Readings, and
(iv)
Lecture ppt’s
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Nov 10
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L19
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Communities- II: Disturbance
/ fire ecology
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Chapter 13, pp. 264-274
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Nov 15
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L20
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Communities- III: Succession-
community dynamics
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Chapter 13, pp. 264-274
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Nov 17
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L21
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Diversity
Draft Review Paper (Optional) Due
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Chapter 14
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Nov 22
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Discussion II – Summaries DUE: assigned
papers on Plant diversity & disturbance
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Journal
articles and assignment
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Nov 24
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
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Nov 29
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L22
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Paleoecology
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Chapter 21, pp. 428-436
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Dec 1
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L23
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Plant
conservation biology– I: Introduction
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Note readings change: Ch 17, p 345-348; Ch 22, p
442-450, 455-463
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Dec 6
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L24
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Plant conservation biology– II
Guest Lecture: Gwen Kittel, NatureServe –
“Biological and Ecological Information Needs for the Conservation of
Biodiversity”
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Dec 8
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L25
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Plant conservation biology– III:
World’s Biodiversity Hotspots
Course
wrap-up, evaluations
Extended Office Hours 9.30a–12n.
REVIEW PAPER DUE!
Deadline extended –
Friday 9am by email
(5% late penalty,
10% 2nd day)
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Note readings
change: Ch 20, p 405-417
CI
Hotspots Handout
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Dec 12
Monday
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FINAL EXAM –
10:30 am-1 pm, Ramaley N1B23
50% covers L18-L25, including
Discussion II (Diversity and Disturbance) & Additional Readings
50% rest of course
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Final
Exam Study questions
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