Month

Day

Date

            Lecture Topic

Introduction

W

30

Evolution & Ecology

February

F

01

Evolution and Ecology

M

04

Environmental Conditions

W

06

Environmental Conditions

F

08

Environmental Resources

M

11

Environmental Resources

W

13

Habitats and Niches

F

15

Soil Ecology

M

18

Soil Ecology

W

20

Terrestrial Ecosystems

F

22

Exam 1

M

25

Terrestrial Ecosystems

W

27

Freshwater and  Marine Ecosystems

F

29

Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems

 March

M

03

Introduction to Population Ecology

W

05

Life Tables and Survivorship Curves

F

07

Life History Patterns

M

10

Population Growth Models

W

12

Interspecific Competition

F

14

Interspecific Competition 

M

24

W

26

Exam 2

*F 

28

Predation

M

31

Parasitism and Disease

April

W

02

Parasitism and Disease

F

04

M

07

Decomposers and Detritivores

W

09

Nature of the Community

#F

11

Community Energetics

M

14

Community Structure

W

16

Community Structure

F

18

Exam 3

M

21

Community Stability

W

23

Island Biogeography

F

25

Patterns of Species Diversity

M

28

Biogeochemical Cycles

W

30

Biogeochemical Cycles

May

F

02

Pest and Weed Control

M

05

Harvesting, Hunting and Fishing

W

07

Biological Conservation

F

09

Biological Conservation

W

14

Final Exam - 7:45 A.M.