Topic |
# |
Date |
|
|
Class |
I.Global atmospheric change. |
1 |
Jan |
Tu |
16 |
Overview; Greenhouse gases |
|
2 |
Jan |
Th |
18 |
Global carbon cycle and radiation balance |
|
3 |
Jan |
Tu |
23 |
Climate models and predicted climate change |
|
4 |
Jan |
Th |
25 |
Climate change – Documentary |
QUIZ/DEBATE 1 |
5 |
Jan |
Tu |
30 |
Climate Change – A justified STATE OF FEAR |
II. Rising CO2 and plants |
6 |
Feb |
Th |
1 |
Direct effects; studying effects in the field |
|
7 |
Feb |
Tu |
6 |
Long-term responses - FACE |
|
8 |
Feb |
Th |
8 |
Case studies; a tidal marsh and a soybean crop |
|
9 |
Feb |
Tu |
13 |
Ecosystem context (pests, diseases, soils) |
QUIZ/DEBATE 2 |
10 |
Feb |
Th |
15 |
Global Food Supply is Secure Under Climate Change |
III.Rising tropospheric ozone. |
11 |
Feb |
Tu |
20 |
Chemistry and occurrence |
|
12 |
Feb |
Th |
22 |
Damage and tolerance in plants |
IV.UV-B. |
13 |
Feb |
Tu |
27 |
Causes; simulating change |
|
14 |
Mar |
Th |
1 |
Mechanisms of damage and predictions |
QUIZ/DEBATE 3 |
15 |
Mar |
Tu |
6 |
The Impact of Rising Ozone Has Been Ignored |
V. Rising temperature. |
16 |
Mar |
Th |
8 |
Mechanisms of plant response. |
|
17 |
Mar |
Tu |
13 |
Impacts in hot and cold climates |
VI. Nitrogen deposition. |
18 |
Mar |
Th |
15 |
(Exam info.) N cycle perturbation, plants & carbon |
Spring Break 17 – 25 March |
|
19 |
Mar |
Tu |
27 |
1st Exam (Topics I-III) |
VII. Interactions. |
20 |
Mar |
Th |
29 |
Expectations, observations & uncertainties |
VIII. Biodiversity. |
21 |
Apr |
Tu |
3 |
Population, community and biome |
QUIZ 4 |
22 |
Apr |
Th |
5 |
To be determined |
IX. Mitigation/Adaptation |
23 |
Apr |
Tu |
10 |
Changing agriculture for adaptation & mitigation |
|
24 |
Apr |
Th |
12 |
Engineering crops to change |
|
25 |
Apr |
Tu |
17 |
Biomass crops, biofuels and energy security 1 |
|
26 |
Apr |
Th |
19 |
Biomass crops, biofuels and energy security 2 |
|
27 |
Apr. |
Tu |
24 |
Biomass crops, biofuels and energy security 3 |
QUIZ/DEBATE 5 |
28 |
Apr. |
Th |
26 |
A Renewable Future is Sustainable Via Plants |
Course summary/Evaluation |
29 |
May |
Tu |
1 |
Collect - Take-away final |
|
|
May |
Th |
3 |
Reading day |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other important dates. |
12 |
Feb |
Mo |
|
Schedule "paper" conferences for this week. |
|
13 |
Mar |
Tu |
|
Term paper outline due. |
|
12 |
Apr |
Tu |
|
Term paper due. |
|
1 |
May |
Tu |
|
Take-away final |
|
7 |
May |
Mo |
|
Final due (4:00 pm) |
