Lecture Schedule (2000)

	Date		Subject	Reading Assignment
	Sept.	6	What's Happening?  Course introduction and principles	CP-2 Rowe papers (pp. 1-11) FE-Cha. 1 & 2
	F	8	Ecological frameworks; concepts of ecosystem, site, and community; understory tolerance	FE-Cha. 5 (pp. 94-98 REQ) FE-Cha. 15 REQ
	M	11	Physiography and geomorphic process I	FE-Cha. 10-Physiography
	W	13	Physiography and geomorphic processes II	Lab 1 review questions
	F	15	Dry-mesic and mesic forest ecosystems	CP-Vegetation sampling (pp. 12-14) FE-Cha. 8-Light (OPT)
	M	18	Soil relationships; nutrients	FE Cha. 11-Soil (REQ)
	W	20	Radrick Forest analysis & synthesis	Radrick review questions FE pp 454-457 (REQ)
	F	22	Radrick Forest revisited; forest history, fire, and succession	FE-Cha. 9-Temperature (OPT)
	M	25	Soil relations cont., acid effects; humus	Catch-up on required readings
	W	27	Haven Hill forest ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis	Haven Hill review questions
	F	29	Northern Forest Trip. Leave 6 a.m., return Sunday ca. 8 p.m.	Catch-up on required readings
	Oct.	2	Soil moisture and moisture stress	FE-Cha. 6-Water relations (pp.144-148 REQ)
	W	4	Northern Forest ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis	FE-Cha. 5-Reproduction (pp.98-121 OPT)
	F	6	Northern Forest ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis (cont.)	Review assigned readings
	M	9	River floodplain ecosystems -- physiography & fluvial processes	Review for Performance I
	W	11	PERFORMANCE I
	F	13	River floodplain ecology (continued)
	M	16	Southern Appalachian forest ecosystems
	W	18	Huron River floodplain ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis
	Th-S	19- 22	Smoky Mountains Trip.  Pack vans Wednesday night, October 15.  Leave 6 a.m. Thursday; return Sunday evening 7-8 p.m.
	M	23	Variation:  genetic & environmental	FE-Cha. 4-Variation (pp.63-68 REQ)
	W	25	Smoky Mountains ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis
	F	27	Smoky Mountains ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis continued; richness and diversity
	M	30	Niche; succession as an ecosystem process	FE-Cha. 17-Succession (pp. 443-450 REQ) FE-Cha. 15 (pp.380-383 REQ) FE-Cha. 4-Niche (p. 87 REQ)
	Nov.	1	Deciduous swamp ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis	FE-Cha. 17-Succession (pp.450-484 REQ)
	F	3	Succession in deciduous swamp ecosystems; American elm decline
	M	6	Animal-plant relationships	FE-Cha. 14-Animals (OPT)
	W	8	Ecosystems of Mystery -- analysis & synthesis	FE-Cha.12-Fire (pp.279-290 REQ)
	F	10	Fire ecology	FE-Cha. 16-Fire (pp.409-428 REQ)
	M	13	Site Quality Evaluation:  Site Index	FE Introduction to Site (pp.149-152 REQ) FE-Cha. 13-Site quality (pp.298-306 REQ)
	W	15	Ecosystems of Mystery II -- analysis & synthesis	Fe-Cha. 13-Site quality (pp.306-314 REQ)
	F	17	Ecosystem evaluation by soil-site studies; Vegetation; habitat types	Review for Performance II
	M	20	PERFORMANCE II
	W	22	Lake plain ecosystems -- analysis & synthesis
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	M	27	Standortskunde (Site Science) in Baden-Wurtemberg Germany	CP pp. 15-16 (Geo- and bio-ecosystems REQ)
	W	29	Landscape Ecology I.  Concepts and examples of regional and local landscape ecosystems	CP pp. 17-28 (Regional LDSP of MI REQ) FE-Cha. 2 (Spatial Scale, Review) FE-Cha. 21 (pp. 613-614, 628-639 REQ)
	Dec.	1	Landscape Ecology II.  Local landscape ecosystems and ecosystem diversity
	M	4	Landscape Ecology III.  To be announced
	W	6	Genecology I:  Population differentiation -- concepts & photoperiodic races	FE-Cha. 4 (pp.63-83 REQ)
	F	8	Genecology II:  Examples of regional and local race formation	FE-Cha. 4 (pp.83-92 REQ)
	M	11	Overview of landscape ecology and genecology; ecosystem management
	W	13	Resume

FINAL:  Monday, December 18, -- 4-6 p.m.

GRADING:  Field performance 23%; 67% for the three lecture-lab performances (25% on best, 22% on next best, 20% on poorest);  Regeneration Paper 10%..  Written evaluations by Lidia and Alan and evaluation by BVB on field and class performance and participation will be used to assign final grades for people on borderlines (A or A-; B- or B, etc.).