FRESHWATER ECOLOGY FALL 1999
PCB-4301
Instructors: Drs. Jennifer Richards and Jim Fourqurean
Office: Richards: OE 233, Phone 348-3102; Fourqurean: OE 237, Phone 348-4084
Office hours: Richards Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 - 4:00 pm; Fourqurean
Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm OR BY APPOINTMENT
Class time: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 - 10:45 am
Textbook: Lampert, W. and Sommer, U. 1997. Limnoecology. Oxford University Press, New York. 381 pp.
Readings should be completed before the class for which they are assigned!
Syllabus and reading assignments
| Date: | Topic: | Reading: | Lecturer: | |
| T | 24-Aug-99 | Introduction | ||
| R | 26-Aug-99 | Ecology and evolution | Chap. 1 | Richards |
| T | 31-Aug-99 | Ecological methods | Chap. 2 | Richards |
| Physical aspects of the aquatic habitat: | Chap. 3: | |||
| R | 02-Sep-99 | Water | 3.1 | Fourqurean |
| T | 07-Sep-99 | Light and temperature gradients | 3.2 | Fourqurean |
| R | 09-Sep-99 | Other gradients (O2, CO2, pH) | 3.3-3.4 | Fourqurean |
| The individual in its habitat: | Chap. 4: | |||
| T | 14-Sep-99 | Abiotic factors | 4.1-4.2 | Fourqurean |
| R | 16-Sep-99 | Resources | 4.3 | Fourqurean |
| T | 21-Sep-99 | Energy use and body size | 4.4-4.5 | Richards |
| Populations: | Chap. 5: | |||
| R | 23-Sep-99 | General features of populations | 5.2-5.2 | Richards |
| T | 28-Sep-99 | Population Variability | 5.3-5.5 | Richards |
| R | 30-Sep-99 | Population Dynamics | 5.6-5.7 | Richards |
| Interactions: | Chap. 6: | |||
| T | 05-Oct-99 | Resource competition | 6.1-6.2 | Fourqurean |
| R | 07-Oct-99 | Predator-prey relationships | 6.3 | Richards |
| T | 12-Oct-99 | Hour Exam | ||
| R | 14-Oct-99 | Grazing | 6.4 | Richards |
| T | 19-Oct-99 | Predation, parasitism, & symbiosis | 6.5-6.7 | Richards |
| R | 21-Oct-99 | Interactions | 6.8 | Richards |
| Communities: | Chap. 7 | |||
| T | 26-Oct-99 | Aquatic communities | 7.1-7.3 | Fourqurean |
| R | 28-Oct-99 | Species diversity | 7.4-7.5 | Richards |
| T | 02-Nov-99 | Lakes vs. streams | 7.6-7.7 | Richards |
| R | 04-Nov-99 | The Everglades | Richards | |
| Ecosystem Ecology: | Chap. 8 | |||
| T | 09-Nov-99 | Energy flow in aquatic systems | 8.1-8.2 | Fourqurean |
| R | 11-Nov-99 | Veteran's Day Holiday--University closed | ||
| T | 16-Nov-99 | The carbon cycle | 8.3 | Fourqurean |
| R | 18-Nov-99 | The nitrogen cycle | 8.3 | Fourqurean |
| T | 23-Nov-99 | The phosphorus cycle | 8.3 | Fourqurean |
| R | 25-Nov-99 | Thanksgiving Holiday--University Closed | ||
| T | 30-Nov-99 | Productivity | 8.4-8.5 | Fourqurean |
| R | 02-Dec-99 | Community changes | 8.6-8.7 | Fourqurean |
| Final Exam: | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 9:30-12:15 |
Grading Policy:
There will be one midterm exam and one cumulative final exam, as well as 3 written paper synopses and various inclass pop quizes and problem sets. The mid term and final will each count for 31.3% of the final grade; paper synopses will combine for 18.8% and quizes and problem sets will round out the final 18.8% of the final grade. As a general policy, NO MAKEUP TESTS WILL BE GIVEN. We MAY make exceptions to this policy with adequate documentation of a medical excuse.