IB 203
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Date |
Topics | Chapter in Text* |
Lab + Homework done in lab | Homework (bring to lab) |
| I. NATURAL HISTORY | ||||
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Aug. 23
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Introduction | 1 | ||
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28
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Biomes | 5 | I, 2A | 1 |
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30
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Climate and Soils | 4 | ||
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Sept. 4 |
Humans and Climate Change | (26) | II | 3 |
| II. POPULATION ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | ||||
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6 |
Evolution, Adaptation; Humans + Toxins | (16+26) | ||
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11 |
Life Histories | 10 | III, (2B), 5 | 4 |
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13
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Population Structure + Temporal Dynamics | 13+15 | ||
| 18 | Population Growth and Regulation 1 | 14 | IV | |
| 20 | EXAM 1 | |||
| 25 | Population Growth and Regulation 2 | 14 | V | |
| 27 | Human Pop. Growth + Ecological Footprint | |||
| Oct. 2 | Conservation Ecology: Single Species | (25) | VI, 6 | |
| III. INTERACTIONS | ||||
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4
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Predation and Herbivory | 17 | ||
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9
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Dynamics of Predation | 18 | VII, 7 | 9 |
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11
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Competition | 19 | ||
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16
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Coevolution and Mutualism | 20 | VIII | |
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18
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Humans and Invasion Ecology | |||
| IV. COMMUNITIES | ||||
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23
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Species Abundance and Diversity 1 | 21+23 | IX | 8 |
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25
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Species Abundance and Diversity 2 | |||
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30
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EXAM 2 | X | 10 | |
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Nov. 1
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Community Structure/Development | 21+22 | ||
| 6 | Conserve Biodiversity + Restore Ecology | XI | ||
| 8 | Landscape Ecology + Human Land Use | 13+15 | ||
| V. ECOSYSTEMS + GLOBAL ECOLOGY | ||||
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13
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Energy in the Ecosystem | 6 | XII, 11 | |
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15
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Humans and Energy Use | |||
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17-25
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THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||
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27 |
Nutrient Cycles | 7 | XIII, 12 | |
| 29 | Nutrient Regeneration | 8 | ||
| Dec. 4 | Humans Alter Nutrient Cycles | 26 | XIV | |
| 6 | Humans and Plant Earth | |||
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13 |
FINAL EXAM (Thursday 7-10 PM) | |||
| *Ricklefs, R.E. 2006. Economy of Nature (5th ed.) | ||||