Fundamentals of Ecology Class Meeting
April 2013 (wk.13-14)

Landscape Ecology & Conservation

Announcements:

• Vallecito Field Trip Wed. 4/11, 1:25-5pm; meet in Admission lot
• Biology Sr. poster session, Thurs 4/12, 5-7pm Ballroom
• MESA VERDE trip all day WED. 4/18!!  meet 8 am in Physical Plant parking lot (in front); return by 5pm
  • Lab hand-out & Breshears et al. 2005 article in O: drive
  • additional hand-outs provided Wed. morning
  • BRING lunch, water, good walking shoes, coats, hats, field notebooks & writing implement, etc. etc.!!
• Field/lab notebooks due beginning of class next Thurs. 4/18 - 50 pts total; general completeness & format  (Format outlined in syllabus; address questions on lab hand-outs, as additional observations/notes)
• NBS Research Symposium Thurs 4/18... (student talks & posters) 12:20 - 6:15pm, & 6:30-8pm!!  Vallecito Room (talks) & Ballroom (posters)
•  Extra credit points for attending opening talk &/or 2 student presentations (posters OR talks); submit 1 pg typed summary to me via email.
• more summer jobs & internships - see postings to Bio Listserve from Dr. Byrd; see also Career Services Center listings (Tana Verzuh)

Topics of the Day(s)!

THURSDAY:

• Intro to Landscape Ecology  (Powerpoint in Dr. Dott's O: drive)
• Causes of landscape pattern
• Habitat "patches" & impacts of fragmentation

TUESDAY:

• Landscape Ecology & Conservation
• Impacts of landscape pattern on spatial movement
• Island biogeography theory
• Connectivity

THURSDAY:

• Field/Lab Notebooks Due!
• Course wrap-up
• Exam review
• NBS Symposium