COURSE OUTLINE COURSE OUTLINE
Biology 5960-003
Urban Ecology
Spring Semester, 2007

Watch the web site for the readings as they are updated. We will either post the readings on the web page or hand them out.

Week Topic Thursday activity Reading
January 9 Introduction to urban ecology Discussion [1,2]
January 16 Energy Orfeo Kostrencich, Plant Operations [3,4]
January 23 Weather Dave Whiteman, Meteorology
January 30 Nutrients Discussion
February 6 Plants Field trip
February 13 More plants Pat Shea, former BLM director
February 20 Urban entomology Urban trophic dynamics
February 27 Review Midterm
March 6 Urban diseases Visitor TBA
March 13 Urban health Project Idea Presentations
March 27 Urban animals Erik Rickart, UMNH
April 3 Hydrology Steven Burian, Civil & Env. Eng.
April 10 Review Panel preparation
April 17 Urban policy Expert Panel
April 24 Project presentations

References

[1]
J. P. Collins, A. Kinzig, N. B. Grimm, W. F. Fagan, D. Hope, J. Wu, and E. T. Borer, ``A new urban ecology,'' American Scientist, vol. 88, pp. 416-425, 2000.

[2]
S. T. A. Pickett, M. L. Cadenasso, J. M. Grove, C. H. Nilon, R. V. Pouyat, W. C. Zipperer, and R. Costanza, ``Urban ecological systems: Linking terrestrial ecological, physical, and socioeconomic components of metropolitan areas,'' Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, vol. 32, pp. 127-157, 2001.

[3]
P. M. Vitousek, H. A. Moonery, J. Lubchenco, and J. M. Melillio, ``Human domination of the earth's ecosystems,'' Science, vol. 277, pp. 494-499, 1997.

[4]
D. J. Nowak and J. T. Walton, ``Projected urban growth (2000?2050) and its estimated impact on the us forest resource,'' Journal of Forestry, vol. 103, pp. 383-389, 2005.


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