Conservation in urban settings (EEB 5370: Spring 2013)
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This year, the topic will be conservation in urban settings. The main text for the course will be Urban Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Applications (Niemela et al. 2012. Oxford University Press).
Week | Who | Topic | Reading | Notes |
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23 Jan | Chris E. | Introduction & History | pp. 1-13 | Note that page numbers refer to the printed book, and differ from the e-page numbers |
30 Jan | Chris E. | What is "urban ecology"? | McIntyre et al. 2000, Seto et al. 2011, Grimm et al. 2008 | Come prepared to give 3 examples of research questions relating to urban conservation (defined however you like). |
6 Feb | Manette | Land Use and Climate | pp. 17-44 (1.1, 1.2) | Questions
And for fun, a recent, relevant story on the Daily Show: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-24-2013/things-may-be-bad--but-at-least-we-can-t-chew-our-air |
13 Feb | Ryan | Soils and Hydrology | pp. 45-72 (1.3, 1.4) | Questions for this week Case study |
20 Feb | Carolyn A. | Urban vegetation | pp. 103-115, 148-158 (2.4, 3.2) | **Note: chapters out of order Questions Case study |
27 Feb | Katie | Plants of wetlands, gardens and hard surfaces | pp. 75-102 (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) | Questions Case study |
6 Mar | Holly | Urban wildlife | pp. 116-147 (2.5, 3.1) | Questions Case study |
13 Mar | Jason | Urban community ecology | pp. 159-188 (3.3, 3.4, 3.5) | Questions Case study |
20 Mar | ---- | NO MEETING: SPRING BREAK | ---- | Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources |
27 Mar | Chris E. | Urban ecosystem services I | pp. 191-218 (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) | Questions |
3 Apr | Katie | Urban ecosystem services II | pp. 219-239 (4.4, 4.5) | Questions Case study |
10 Apr | Sara | Effects on human society & health | pp. 243-271 (5.1, 5.2) | Questions Case study |
17 Apr | Chris F. | Planning for wildlife in the city | pp. 272-297 (5.3, 5.4) | Questions Case study |
24 Apr | Rachael | Creating better urban ecosystems | pp. 298-318 (5.5., 5.6) | Questions Case study |
1 May | Chris E. | Wrap-up: What have we learned? | pp. 319-321 |