Part A. Introduction to the Concepts and Methods

Week 1

Jan 5

Week 2

Jan 10, 12

2. Biogoegraphy/ecology concepts - review (Notes)

2b. Time and space scales in biogeography (Notes)

Ch. 2, 3 & 4 (review )

Climate Change Lab 1.

Experimental design and

introduction to experimental warming research.

Part B. Biogeographic Research of Global Change

Week 3

Jan 17, 19

3. Paleoecology 1: Quaternary Climate Change (Notes).

4. Paleoecology 2: Environental change during the Holocence (notes)

Ch. 7

Reading 1

Reding 2

Climate Change Lab 2. Study design: an example from the High Arctic.

Assignment of groups and data.

How to prepare a research report.

Week 4

Jan 24, 26

5. Paleoecology 3. Reconstructing the past: Methods

(notes)

NOTE for Jan 24 Lecture: class begins at 08:30

6. Climate Change and Ecosystem Processes 1[notes]

NOTE for Jan 26 Lecture: class begins at 08:30

Reading

Week 5

Jan 31, Feb 2

7. Climate Change and Ecosystem Processes 2. [notes]

NOTE for Jan 31 Lecture: class begins at 08:30

8. Climate Change and Ecosystem Processes 3 [notes].

NOTE for Feb 2 Lecture: class begins at 08:30

Week 6

Feb 7, 9

9. Meaurement of NEE [notes]

10.a) Nutrient supply and use [notes]

Week 7

Feb 14-16

11. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function [notes]

MIDTERM EXAM: Feb. 16 in class

Biodiversity Case Studies: Species selection and schedule

Assignment 2 outline

Week 8

Feb 20-24

Reading Week - no classes or labs

Week 9

Feb 28, Mar 1

13. a) Geography of Biodiversity [notes]

b) Biodiversity and spatial scale [notes]

Species dispersal and colonization

14. Migration, Irruption, Dispersion and Jump Dispersal [notes]

Ch. 14

Ch. 8

Advice for effective presentations

Climate Change report due

Week 10

Mar 6, 8

15. Exotic Invasions [notes]

16. Evolution and Speciation [notes]

Week 11

Mar 13, 15

17. Extinction [notes]

18. Biogeographic Subdivisions [notes]

Ch. 10

Ch. 13

Week 12

Mar 20, 22

19. Biogeographic Distributions [notes]

20. Distributions and Evolutionary History [notes]

Ch. 13

Ch. 14

Week 13

Mar 27, 29

21. Species-Area Relationship [notes]

22. Island Biogeographic Theory [notes]

Week 14

Apr 3, 5

23. Island Biogeography and Conservation (notes)

24.Review for Final Exam and Course Evaluations