Freshwater Ecology
Winter Quarter 2003
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Winter syllabus & texts
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| Week 1 (January 6 - 10) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Introduction and film (Cane Toads) | no reading | |
| Monday p.m. | Invasive Species (Heying) prep for Tuesday lab (Cole) |
N&B chap 10 | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Temperature Inversion Lab (half the class) | Kalff chapter 11 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Temperature Inversion Lab (other half of the class) | ||
| Thursday a.m. | Lake dynamics 1 (Cole) | Kalff chapter 10 | |
| Thursday p.m. | Lake dynamics 2 (Cole) | Kalff chapter 12 | |
| Week 2 (January 13 - 17) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Riparian zone (Heying) | N&B chap 12 Quiz 1 handed out | |
| Monday p.m. | Population ecology modeling (Cole) | Akçakaya et al, chap 1 and 2 | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 1: Intro & lampreys | Walker, pp xi-xii, and chap 2 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Population ecology modeling lab 1 | same as Monday p.m. | |
| Thursday a.m. | Chemistry of nutrients 1 (Cole) | Kalff chapter 15 Quiz 1 due | |
| Thursday p.m. | Seminar | TBA--something from Duncan | |
| Week 3 (January 20 - 24) | |||
| Monday | No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | ||
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 2: Shark & salamander viscera | Walker pp 39-46, and chap 10 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Analysis of Stroh's lake data | ||
| Thursday a.m. | Chemistry of nutrients 2 (Cole) | TBA | |
| Thursday p.m. | Seminar | TBA--something from Duncan | |
| Week 4 (January 27 - 31) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Tropical lakes; biodiversity (Heying) | N&B ch 17; Wilson chs 1 & 29 | |
| Monday p.m. | Population ecology modeling (prep for CAL) (Cole) | Akçakaya et al: chap 3 | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 3: shark muscles | Walker, pp 52-54; and 133-150 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Pop ecology modeling lab 2 | same as Monday p.m. | |
| Thursday a.m. | Guest: Jack Longino on biodiversity | Wilson ch 3 & 5 | |
| Thursday p.m. | Seminar | Wilson chs 8, 10, 24, 52, 56 | |
| Week 5 (February 3-7) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Environmental economics (Heying) | N&B ch 23, Wilson chs 21, 23, 25 Quiz 2 handed out | |
| Monday p.m. | Pop ecology modeling (prep for CAL) (Cole) | Akçakaya et al: chap 4 | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 4: salamander muscles | Walker, pp 63-68; and 156 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Population ecology modeling lab 3 | same as Monday p.m. | |
| Thursday a.m. | Guest: Bret Weinstein on diversity | Wilson chs 3, 5 Quiz 2 due | |
| Thursday p.m. | Seminar: restoration ecology | Wilson chs 36, 37, 39 | |
| Week 6 (February 10-14) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Limiting factors, and introduction to amphibians (Heying) | S&C chaps 1-8 | |
| Monday p.m. | Pop ecology modeling (prep for CAL) (Cole) | Akçakaya et al: chap 5 | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 5: shark circulatory system | Walker, pp 336-341 Anatomy quiz in lab | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Population ecology modeling lab 4 | same as Monday p.m. | |
| Thursday a.m. | Guest: some fish expert | 1st half of Bell Quiz 3 handed out | |
| Thursday p.m. | Adobe Illustrator Workshop in the CAL | ||
| Week 7 (February 17-21) | |||
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON PROJECTS ALL WEEK (NO CLASS) | |||
| Week 8 (February 24-28) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Amphibians 2 (Heying) | S&C chaps 9-16 Quiz 3 due | |
| Monday p.m. | Guest: Amy Cook on sculpins | ||
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 6: salamander circulatory system | Walker, pp 336-341 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Population ecology modeling lab 5 | Akçakaya et al: TBA | |
| Thursday a.m. | NO CLASS (finish preparing posters) | ||
| Thursday p.m. | POSTER SESSION | ||
| Week 9 (March 3-7) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Amphibians 3 (Heying) | S&C chaps 17-20 | |
| Monday p.m. | Guest: a third fish expert | Rest of Bell | |
| Tuesday a.m. | Vertebrate anatomy lab 7: shark neuroanatomy | Walker, pp 237-244 | |
| Tuesday p.m. | Modeling final exam | ||
| Thursday a.m. | Guest: Bill Leonard on amphibians | Quiz 4 (cumulative) handed out | |
| Thursday p.m. | all day with Bill??? or seminar... | ||
| Week 10 (March 10-14) | |||
| Monday a.m. | Final Exam (Cole) | Quiz 4 due | |
| Monday p.m. | No Class (study time) | ||
| Tuesday a.m. | Aquatic Vertebrate Anatomy Final (lab practical) | ||
| Tuesday p.m. | No class | ||
| Thursday a.m. | Synthesis and Review | ||
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- Limnology, by Jacob Kalff. 2002. Prentice Hall. (ISBN: 0-13-033775-7)
- Applied population ecology: Principles and Computer Exercises Using Ramas Ecolab 2. 0, by H. Resit Akçakaya, Lev R. Ginzburg, Mark A. Burgman. 1999 Sinauer Associates, Incorporated.
- Vertebrate dissection, 8th ed. By Warren F. F. Walker, Dominique G. Homberger. 1992. Saunders College Publishing. 416 pp. (ISBN: 0-03-047434-5)
- A natural history of amphibians, by Robert C. Stebbins and Nathan W. Cohen. 1995. Princeton University Press. (ISBN: 0-691-10251-1)
- Pacific salmon: From egg to exit, by Gordon Bell. 1996. Hancock House Publishers. (ISBN: 0-88839-379-2)
- Biodiversity. Edited by E. O. Wilson. 1988. National Academies Press. (ISBN: 0-309-03739-5)
- My story as told by water, by David Duncan. 2002. University of California Press. (ISBN: 1578050839)
- You will also be required to buy a dissection kit (approximately $12) from Lab Stores.
- We will also continue to use River Ecology & Management, ed. Naiman & Bilby, Springer-Verlag New York, ISBN: 0-387-95246-2
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Winter Quarter 2003 Schedule
(expect exceptions!)
Monday 10:00 – 12:00 Lab 1 1047 lecture / workshop (Heying) Monday 1:00 – 3:00 Lab 1 1047 lecture / workshop (Cole) Tuesday 9:00 – 12:00 Lab 1, rooms 3041 & 3046 anatomy lab (Heying) Tuesday 1:00 – 4:00 CAL (both sides) computer lab (Cole) Thursday 9:00 – 11:00 Lab 1 1047 guest lecture Thursday 12:30 – 2:30 Lab 1 1050, or seminar rooms seminar or lecture Back to top.