Month

Day

Date

            Lecture Topic

Introduction

W

25

Evolution & Ecology

F

27

Evolution and Ecology

M

30

Environmental Conditions

 February 

W

01

Environmental Conditions

F

03

Environmental Resources

M

06

Environmental Resources

W

08

Habitats and Niches

F

10

Soil Ecology

M

13

Soil Ecology

W

15

Terrestrial Ecosystems

F

17

Exam 1

M

20

Terrestrial Ecosystems

W

22

Freshwater and  Marine Ecosystems

F

24

Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems

M

27

Introduction to Population Ecology

W

29

Life Tables and Survivorship Curves

 March

F

02

Life History Patterns

M

05

Population Growth Models

W

07

Interspecific Competition

F

09

Interspecific Competition 

M

19

W

21

Exam 2

*F 

23

Predation

M

26

Parasitism and Disease

W

28

Parasitism and Disease

F

30

 April

M

02

Decomposers and Detritivores

W

04

Nature of the Community

#F

06

Community Energetics

M

09

Community Structure

W

11

Community Structure

F

13

Exam 3

M

16

Community Stability

W

18

Island Biogeography

F

20

Patterns of Species Diversity

M

23

Biogeochemical Cycles

W

25

Biogeochemical Cycles

F

27

Pest and Weed Control

M

30

Harvesting, Hunting and Fishing

 May

W

02

Biological Conservation

F

04

Biological Conservation

H

10

Final Exam - 2:30 P.M.