| Tropical Ecology & Conservation Environmental Studies 122 Spring Quarter 2004 |
An introduction to the ecological processes, principles, and players of tropical ecosystems, and to conservation issues facing tropical forests, with particular emphasis on the American tropics. We will look at how tropical ecosystems work, roles of humans in shaping them, and current conservation opportunities and dilemmas (5 units). |
| Professor:
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Teaching Assistant:
Barbara Ayala |
Teaching Assistant:
Martha Bonilla |
| email: |
email: |
email: |
| office: |
office: 473 Natural Sciences II |
office: 427 Natural Sciences II |
| phone: 459-5002 |
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| office hours: Mon 1:00-3:00 |
office hours: Wed
2:00-4:00 |
office hours: Thursday
9:00-11:00 |
| Lecture: Tu/Th 2:00-3:45
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Discussion Sections: Wednesdays in 431 ISB 01A: 8:00-9:10; 01B: 9:30-10:40; 01C:11:00-12:10; 01D:12:30-1:40 |
Final Exam Review Session 12:00-1:30 Monday in 71 Soc Sci 2.
| General
Info |
Literature
resources |
Assignments
& Primers |
Tropical
resources |
Section
pdf files |
| Full course syllabus & assignments | Homework 1 | STRI | UPDATED! Questions and points for Course Readings | |
| Course Texts | Homework 2 | OTS | Final Exam Study Guide | |
| Lecture/DS syllabus | Critical Reviews | ATB | ||
| Reader TOC | Final Paper | CenTREAD | ||
| Goals, expectations, evaluation | Finding literature hints | Tammy's Salvadoran Quesadillas | ||
| Critical dates | Biosis & WOS basics | |||
| Academic integrity | Statistics Primer | |||
| Writing conventions | ||||