Lecture+Slides

I will post my lecture slides for the next lecture by 10PM the night before (although I might change a few things between then and class time, in which case I'll let you know).

Ecosystem Dynamics (The rest of the classes)

Nutrient Cycling November 12 & 14

Decomposers 31 October & 5 November

Community Dynamics 24 & 29 October (NOTE: I added three slides [19, 20, and 22] to the pdf on 28 Oct @4:30PM) Disease Ecology 22 October (Note: We're unlikely to get past slide 22, so don't worry about printing more than that... the final examples are cool, though!)

Predation, Herbivory, & a little bit of Parasitism 8 & 10 October

Competition 1 & 3 October

Life History 24 & 26 September

Population Growth 17 & 19 September

Climate Change 5 & 10 Sept

Short video helps explain Milankovich cycles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbJrvtxWNE A detailed explanation/walk-through of the black-body model: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/05/07/visualizing-the-greenhouse-effect-light-and-heat/

Biogeography 29 Aug & 3 Sep If you want another, more thorough treatment of Island Biogeography, check out these lecture slides from Dr. Owen Davis at U of Arizona: http://www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/ecol438/lect13.html

Physiological Ecology 22 & 27 Aug

Introduction 20 Aug