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Schedule

Syllabus

Introductory Lecture
Scrubjay Article

Chapters 22-24

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Learning Goals 

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Chapter 2  - Water and Nutrients Chapter 2
Chapter 3  - Light, Energy and Heat Chapter 3
Chapters 4 & 5  - Global Processes and Biomes

Not Covered - Master Biomes by End of Semester @

MC Biomes of the World

Chapter 6  -  Evolution and Adaptation

Chapter 10 - Distribution and Spatial Structure of Populations Chapter 10
Chapters 11, 12, 13 These Chapters Not Covered
Population Growth Population Dynamics

Logistic Practice

Chapter 14a - Species Interactions Chapter 14a
Chapter 15 - Predation (mathematical) Chapter 15
Chapters 14/17 - Species Interactions - Visual Coevolution

Chapter 15

Chapter 16 - Competition

Chapter 16

Competition Diagrams (PDF)

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Chapter 17 - Not Covered

 
Chapter 18 - Communities

 

 

Chapter 18

 

Chapter 19 - Community Development (Succession) Chapter 19
Chapters 22, 23, 24 Energy and Nutrient Flow in the Ecosystem Chapters 22,23,24

 

   
Chapters 20,21,26 - Biodiversity   Biodiversity
     
Chapter 21 Lecture - Community Structure
Chapter 22 - Succession Chapter 22 Chapter 22
Coral Reefs Coral Reefs Coral Reefs
Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity
Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica
Chapter 22 Lecture - Community Development
Chapters 15 & 16 Lecture

Textbook Home Page  The Economy of Nature, 5th ed. by Robert E. Ricklefs

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