{"id":1287,"date":"2015-08-13T10:16:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osenberglab.ecology.uga.edu\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2021-10-05T09:25:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:25:59","slug":"8310-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/ecol8310-fall2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Detailed Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Lecture Topic
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Activities, discussion leader, and required discussion readings<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Readings<\/span>
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

August 19
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Introduction to course; Population growth and regulation\u00a0 (<\/span>PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

General syllabus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Reading the literature<\/span> (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Homework 0<\/a> (timescale issues: fluctuations in K)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Review general ecology text on population growth and density-dependence or read Ch1&2 of Gotelli<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Other useful resources:<\/span><\/p>\n

--EcoEvoApps<\/a> (web-based simulations for various ecological and evolutionary systems)<\/span><\/p>\n

--Corrections and webapps for Community Ecology<\/a> (Mittelbach and McGill)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

August 24
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pop growth, continued<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

same as above
\n<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

August 26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Demographic and environmental stochasticity and demographic heterogeneity (PPT<\/a>);
<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Homework 1<\/a> (Ricker analysis; due on day of next class before 9am)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

same as above
<\/span><\/p>\n

A useful resource:<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Global Population Dynamics Database (GPDD<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

August 31
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Stage-structured dynamics (PPT<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW1<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gotelli: Ch 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 02
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Applications: Stage-structure Part II (PPT<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

HW2<\/a> (Proj matrix)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Class discussion: (led by Craig)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Vonesh and de la Cruz 2002 (<\/span>pdf<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

For this an all future readings, please email responses to these prompts by 9am the day of discussion:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What is the primary take-home message of the paper?<\/span><\/p>\n

2. What is one issue\/approach\/question\/confusion raised in the paper that you found \"unsatisfying\" or with which you disagreed?<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Explain your answer to #2.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Identify one insight from the paper that changed your perspective about ecology?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gotelli: Ch 4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mittelbach and McGill - Ch 12 (pp 249-257)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 07
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Metapopulations\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW2<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

See previous class
<\/span><\/p>\n

A useful resource:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Matrix Database (COM(P)ADRE<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 09
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Metabolic Theory of Ecology
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

HW3<\/a>\u00a0 (metapop)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Class discussion<\/em> -- Discussion leaders: Anuja and Eric
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Peres et al. 2003 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Brown et al. 2004 - MacArthur Address (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary:<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown et al. 2004 - Special Feature (responses to above paper) (PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 14
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Foraging theory\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW3<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Stephens and Krebs 1986 - Ch 2 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span>
\nCharnov 1976 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span>
\nMittelbach and McGill - Ch 6<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary readings:<\/span><\/p>\n

Mittelbach 1981 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span>
\nOsenberg and Mittelbach 1989 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 16
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Habitat quality, Cryptic density-dependence, Ideal Free Distribution\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

HW4<\/a>\u00a0 (source-sink & OFT)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Class discussion<\/em> -- Jordan and Pat
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Holmes et al 2020 (pdf<\/a>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Shima and Osenberg 2003 (PDF<\/a>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 21
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Evolution (PPT<\/a>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW4<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Drake (chapter<\/a>); you also should review basics from other sources<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 23
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Exam 1 (take it; grade it)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

HW5<\/a>\u00a0 (pop gen)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

None<\/em>; but you should review basics from other resources.
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 28
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Competition \/ Lotka-Volterra\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW5<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gotelli - Ch 5 (PDF<\/a>) and\/or Mittelbach and McGill - Ch 7
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

September 30
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Resource-based competition\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Kerrie and Matt
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnston & Post 2009 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

HW6<\/a>\u00a0 (ZNGIs)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tilman 1982 - Ch 3 & 4 (PDF<\/a>); and\/or Mittelbach and McGill - Ch 7<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary Reading:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Tilman 1977 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 05
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Competition Experiments (PPT)\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW6<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

none
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 07
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Predator-prey dy<\/a>namics (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Juliana and Katie<\/span><\/p>\n

Miller 1994 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

HW7<\/a>\u00a0 (pred-prey & phase planes)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach and McGill - Ch 5<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary reading:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gotelli - Ch 6 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 12
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Predator-prey (data, additional factors) (PPT<\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW7<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

same as above<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Coexistence mechanisms (<\/span>PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Matt and Kerrie
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Arditi & Saiah 1992 (PDF<\/a>) -- please also skim Arditi et al. 1991<\/span><\/p>\n

HW8<\/a>\u00a0 (primary paper summary)
\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach and McGill (Ch 8 (all) & 15 (pp 287-297)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary reading:<\/span><\/p>\n

McPeek 2012 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tilman 1982 - Ch 5 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Chesson 2000 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Chesson 2008 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 19
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Coexistence (continued)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW8<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

same as above<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 21
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Disease ecology (<\/span>PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Chris and Jordan
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Tilman 1994 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Drake chapter (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 26
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Exam 2 (take it; grade it)<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

none<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

none<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

October 28
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Indirect effects and higher order interactions (PPT<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Anuja and Katie
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Davis et al. 2010 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

HW9<\/em><\/a> (SIR)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach and McGill (pp 136-138; Ch 10 & 11)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary reading:<\/span><\/p>\n

Wootton 1994 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 02
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

HSS, Oksanen, trophic cascades (PPT<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW 9
\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach - Ch 11 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary reading:<\/span><\/p>\n

Hairston et al 1960 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Oksanen et al. 1981 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Osenberg and Mittelbach 1996 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 04
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Alternative stable states, tipping points, and phase shifts (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Juliana and Eric
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnson and Hoverman 2012 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

HW10<\/a> (1pred-2prey dynamics)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach - Ch 14 (PDF<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancillary reading:<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheffer and Carpenter 2003 (PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 09
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Biodiversity and ecosystem function\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

go over HW10<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach - Ch 2 & 3 (PDF<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 11
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Communities in space\u00a0 (PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Class discussion<\/em> -- Pat and Chris
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Frund et al 2013 (<\/span>PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

HW11<\/a> (cool papers) & HW12 <\/a>(exam questions)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mittelbach - Ch 13 (PDF<\/a>)
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 16
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

TBD
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Presentations of the \"most interesting papers\"\u00a0 (HW11; PPT)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

TBD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 18
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Presentations of the \"most interesting papers\"\u00a0 (HW11; PPT) - continued
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

None
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 23
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Review for Exam 3: discussion of student-defined problems (HW12; PPT)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Thanksgiving holiday
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 30
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Review for Exam 3: (HW 12 continued)
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

December 02
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Exam 3 (take it)\u00a0 -- we'll handle this as we did Exam 2.
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

NA
<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Links from past courses:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Independent Contrasts (<\/span>PPT<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The webpage below here is still being updated....<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n

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