FOR 330: Tentative Class Lecture
Schedule
Please come
prepared for class having read the assigned chapters in the text (A&M).
All
homework is due by 4 PM on the dates indicated below.
Written
homework assignments and exam dates are indicated by bold lettering.
Click on
the link for each topic to access the associated PowerPoint presentation.
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Class Meetings |
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Homework: Reading
Assignments |
Homework: Written Assignments |
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Introduction &
Review of Ecosystem Ecology |
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Jan. 10 |
Introduction |
A&M: Chapter 1 |
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Jan. 15 - UI closed (MLK
Day) |
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Jan. 17 |
Scope of Ecosystem
Ecology |
A&M: Chapter 2 |
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Jan. 19 |
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Summary of Ecological
Background Due |
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Jan. 22 |
Quantifying
Ecosystem Structure |
A&M: Chapter 3 |
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Jan. 24 |
Productivity, Systems
Ecology, and Factor Analysis |
A&M: Chapter 5 |
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Jan. 26 |
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Problem Set #1 Due |
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Carbon and Water
Pools and Fluxes |
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Jan. 29 |
Structure of
Leaves, Crowns, and Canopies |
A&M: Chapter 6 |
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Jan. 31 |
Function of Leaves, Crowns, and
Canopies I. Light |
A&M: Chapter 8 |
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Feb. 5 |
Function of Leaves, Crowns, and Canopies II. Photosynthesis |
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Feb. 7 |
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Feb. 9 |
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Library Write-up #1 Due |
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Feb. 12 |
Water-Use Efficiency & Stable Carbon Isotopes |
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Feb. 14 |
Respiration |
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Feb. 19 - UI closed (President's
Day) |
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Feb. 21 |
Elizabeth - Guest Lecture |
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Feb. 23 |
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Problem Set #2 Due |
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Feb. 26 |
Carbon Budgets |
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Feb. 28 |
Exam #1 |
KEY |
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Mar. 5 |
Water Relations of Plants |
A&M: Chapter 7 |
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Mar. 7 |
Hydraulic Conductivity |
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Mar. 9 |
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Problem Set #3 Due |
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Mar. 12 & 14 - UI
closed (Spring Break) |
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Mar. 19 |
Scaling Up: Watershed Hydrology |
A&M: Chapter 4 |
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Mar. 21 |
Remote Sensing (M. Falkowski) |
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Mar. 23 |
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Library Write-up #2 Due |
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Mineral Nutrient
Pools and Fluxes |
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Mar. 26 |
Soils Review & Plant Nutrition |
A&M: Chapter 9 |
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Mar. 28 |
Soil Chemistry & Plant Nutrient Uptake |
A&M: Chapter 10 |
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Apr. 2 |
Nutrient Pools |
A&M: Chapter 14 |
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Apr. 4 |
Decomposition |
A&M: Chapters 12 &13 |
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Apr. 6 |
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Problem Set #4 Due |
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Apr. 9 |
Long-term Site Productivity (D.
Dumroese) |
A&M: Chapter 17 |
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Apr. 11 |
Nutrient Cycle Summary |
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Apr. 13 |
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Library Write-up #3 Due |
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Apr. 16 |
Volcanic Ash, Forest Soils & Tree Nutrition (M.
Kimsey) |
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Apr. 18 |
Exam #2 |
KEY |
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Synthesis/Applications |
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Apr. 23 |
Forest Harvest & Nutrient Cycling / Intro to Climate Change |
A&M: Chapter 23 |
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Apr. 25 |
Global Change |
A&M: Chapter |
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Apr. 27 |
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Problem Set #5 Due |
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Apr. 30 |
Discussion
Reference sheet |
PNAS Article |
Required reading!! Download the pdf from the website that opens (see link on right-hand column of the page) - you must be on a UI computer to do this.
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May 2 |
Review |
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May 4 |
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Library Write-up #4 Due |
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May 7 |
Final Exam: CNR10,
7:30-9:30 AM |
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