Dr. W. B. Clapham, Jr.
The schedule below is a normal schedule for a standard semester. Book chapters are given for each week. These are in the course textbook, Mark Bush's Ecology of a Changing Planet. The schedule is subject to minor change. Details of the course include:
Policy and Practice on Tests and Grading
Some Thoughts on How to Think About Tests
Discussion Forum
Guide to Taking Tests on the Computer
Current Grade List for EVS 206
| Week | Lecture Topic | Book Chapters |
| 1 | Introduction to systems and ecosystems | 1-2 |
| 2 | Energy and materials movement in natural ecosystems | 3-4 |
| 3 | Growth and regulation of natural populations | 7-8 |
| 4 | Ecological niche & structure of natural communities | 5, 9-12 |
| 5 | Growth and regulation of human populations
Energy & material resource use in human ecosystems |
13-14
23-24 |
| 6 | Water and aquatic ecosystems | 6 |
| 7 | Floods, water pollution, and pollution control | 16 |
| 8 | Terrestrial ecosystems in nature | 17 |
| 9 | Natural areas, wildlife, forestry | 18-19 |
| 10 | Crops and agriculture | 15 |
| 11 | Atmosphere, air pollution, and acid rain | 20-22 |
| 12 | Solid and hazardous wastes | -- |
| 13 | Geologic and other natural hazards (begin) | - |
| 14 | Geologic and other natural hazards (begin) | -- |
| 15 | The Future | 25-26 |