Plant Population Ecology Fall 2011

ECOL 496J/596J --Plant Population Ecology (1-3 units)
Description: The goal of the class is to give students a good sense of what is going on today in the area of plant population ecology. The subject matter will be plant population ecology including population dynamics, intra- and interspecific competitive, predatory and mutualistic interactions and community dynamics with emphasis on empirical research The format will be a combination of lectures and student presentation/discussions. There will be weekly reading of recent papers investigating our current understanding of selected topics.

Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.

This course is taught by Dr. Venable.

The Syllabus link will give you the critical information about the grading, procedures, and expectations. Read over these at the beginning of the semester and refer to them when you have questions about ground rules during the semester.

The Schedule link will give you the topic for each week and a link to the readings.

Contacts link tells you how to contact me.