AspartoftheScienceLiteracyProgramwewillpayspecialattentiontouncoveringwaysscienceisconnectedtolargersocietalissuesandbigideasacrossandwithinthediscipline.SLPcoursesincludeGeneralEducationcoursesfornon-sciencemajorsandcoursesforsciencemajorstaughtbyteamswhowillincludeopportunitiesduringclasstimeforyoutoengagewiththeclasstopicsthroughavarietyofactivities.Formoreinformationabouttheprogramvisithttp://scilit.uoregon.edu.

BI370GeneralEcologyCRN:11084

Fall2018

LecturerTobiasPolichatpolicha@uoregon.edu;Officehour:Wednesday10:00-11:00,32Klamath.GraduateEmployeesKaylaEvenskevens@uoregon.edu;Officehour:Friday10:00-11:00,360Onyx.MaxSpencermws@uoregon.edu;Officehour:Tuesday13:00-14:00,360Onyx.

COURSEOVERVIEWThisisanintroductorycoursefocusingonthescientificstudyoforganisms’interactionswithabioticandbioticcomponentsoftheenvironment.Thiscoursewillincludegeneralprinciplesofecologyandcontemporaryapplications,aswellasmethodsusedinstudyingecologicalinteractions.Abasicworkingknowledgeofbiologyandchemistrywillbeassumed.TheprerequisiteforthiscourseisBiology213/283Hortheequivalent.

COURSEGOALSAppreciatethebroadbiologicalsignificanceofecologicaltheory.

Understandthequestionsthatecologistsaskandthemethodstheyusetostudythem.Developyourabilitytoapplyquantitativeskillstoanalyzeandinterpretecologicaldata.

COURSEOUTCOMES

Studentsshouldbeableto:1.Surveykeyprinciplesoforganisms’interactionswithabioticandbioticcomponentsofecosystems.2.Understandtechniquesusedinstudyingplantandanimalspecies,communities,andecologicalinteractions.3.Applyquantitativereasoningandanalysistobiologicalscienceproblems.4.Readandcriticallyevaluateprimaryliteratureinthefieldofecology.5.Askquestions,testhypotheses,andwritereportsintheformatofascientificjournal.

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COURSEFORMATLectures(Monday,WednesdayandFriday9:00-9:50in116Esslinger)Youshoulddotheassignedreadingsbeforecomingtothelectures.Duringsomeofthelecturestherewillbeactivitiesthatwillhelpyoutolearndifficultconcepts;thesewilloftenbedonecollaborativelywithtwoorthreestudentsdiscussingtheproblemtogetherforafewminutesbeforediscussingtheproblemasawholeclass.Youractiveparticipationinlecturewillhelpyoutobetterunderstandthematerialandprepareyouforexams.Lab[Thursday9:00-11:50(CRN11085)or12:00-14:50(CRN11085)in13Klamath]Weconsiderthelabstobeanintegralpartofthecourse.Wehavetriedtodesignactivelearningexperiencesthatwillbroadenyourunderstandingofwhatthescienceofecologyisallabout.LabhandoutswillbeavailableonCanvasandshouldbereadbeforecomingtolab.Labhandoutswillusuallybeturnedinattheendofeachlaboratthebeginningofclassthefollowingday(wewillannouncethisduringeachlab).Labscannotbemadeupbecauseseveralinvolvespecialmaterialorequipment.Youmustattendthelabsectionthatyouareregisteredfor.Eachlabisworthtwoandahalfpercentofyourfinalgrade.FieldTrips[Saturday9/29(CRN11085)orSunday9/30(CRN11085)&Saturday11/10(ALL)]Willbeacombinationofnaturalhistoryanddatacollection.Eachtripisworthfourpercentofyourfinalgrade.Pleasedressappropriatelyforfieldtripsaswemightgetcold,wet,andmuddyandmayencounterdifficultterrain.Whileinthefield,youwillneed:• Closed-toedshoes(e.g.,hikingboots,rubberboots,sneakers)• Longpantsandwarmclothing(wewillbewalkingthroughbrushthatcanscratcharmsand

legs).Layersarerecommended.ForHJAndrews’strip,wewillbetreeclimbinginthecanopy.Raingearishighlyrecommended(includingrainpants!).

• Drinkingwaterandmeals/snacks(lunchwillbeprovidedforOregonCoasttrip)• Afieldnotebook(RiteintheRain®recommended)isencouragedasyouwillbetestedonsome

ofthespeciesandconceptsweencounterinthefield.1)WillametteNationalForest(HJAndrews):SaturdaySeptember29th(LabCRN11085)orSunday

September30th(LabCRN11086);Depart8:00fromMillRaceParkingLot;returnnolaterthan17:00.

2)OregonCoast(OIMB&OregonDunes):Saturday,November10th(Everyone;bothlabstogether).Depart6:45amfromMillRaceParkingLot;returnnolaterthan19:00.

COURSEMATERIALS

TextbookBowman,W.,S.Hacker,M.Cain.2017.Ecology4thEdition.SinauerAssociates,Sunderland,MA.Thereadingsincludebackgroundmaterialusefulforpreparingforlectureandforstudyingforquizzes.Agoodstrategywouldbetoskimovertheentirechapterfirst,concentratingonthemajorconcepts,thentore-readmorecarefullyfordetails.Theolder(andcheaper!)3rdeditionofthistextdoesnotappeartobesubstantivelydifferent,andmaybeusedforthisclass.Somecontentmayvary.i<clickers(PersonalResponseSystems)i<clickerswillbeusedinclasstoencourageparticipationandtoprovidevaluablefeedbacktoinstructorsandstudents.YouwillneedtoregisteryourclickeronthecourseCanvassite.Pointswillbeearnedtwodifferentways:(1)attendanceandparticipationalone,notonwhetherthequestionisanswered

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correctly;(2)correctlyansweringthequestions.Youri<clickerresponseswilladduptofourpercentofyourfinalgrade.Yourgradewillbebasedon90%ofthetotalpossiblepoints(lowest10%willbedropped).CanvasCoursedocumentswillbepostedontheCanvascoursewebsite.Theseincludelecturenotes,assignments,requiredreadings,informationontheresearchpaper,announcements,andsupplementalmaterial.IrecommendcheckingCanvasfrequently.PrimaryLiteratureSeveralarticlesfromscientificjournalswillbeassignedthroughoutthesession.ThearticleswillbeavailablethroughCanvasunderthe‘Readings’Module.

COURSEASSESSMENTS

Assessment Each Number TotalLabs 2.5% 9 22.5%MidtermExams 10% 2 20%Papers 10% 2 20%Final 15% 1 15%Quizzes 0.3% 35/36 10.5%FieldTrips 4% 2 8%iClickers tbd tbd 4%TOTAL 100%

Labs&FieldTripsLabsthesewillbeworth2.5%ofyourfinalgrade,fieldtripswillbeworth4%each.Seeabove(CourseFormat)fordetails.ExamsTherewillbetwomidtermsandafinalinthiscourse.Theexamswillcovermaterialfromlecture,lab,fieldtripsandthereadings.Theywillbeamixofshortanswerandothertypesofquestions.Thefinalwillbecumulativeandisscheduledfor10:15WednesdayDecember5th.ResearchPapersYouwilldevelopahypothesis,collectdataandwritetwooriginalresearchpapersthisterm.WewillcollectdataasaclassduringthefieldtripsandworkontheinitialanalysistogetherinLab.Youwillberesponsibleforwritingupyourmethodsandresultsaswellasanintroductionanddiscussionbasedonyourreviewoftherelevantliterature.ThisprojectwillbeintroducedinclassandmoredetailsincludingarubricwillbepostedtoCanvas.Eachonewillbeworth10%ofyourfinalgrade.DailyReadingQuizzesBriefreadingquizzeswillbeadministeredonCanvaspriortoallclasssessionstoassurethatthereadingsaredoneinatimelymanner.Questionsmayreflectreadingsfromthetextbook,assignedarticlesorpre-labmaterials.Eachquizwillbeworth0.3%ofyourfinalgrade.Yourlowestquizscorewillbedropped.

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i<clickers(PersonalResponseSystems)Seeabove(CourseMaterials)

ON-CAMPUSRESOURCESTutoringandLearningCenter(TLC)Drop-inmathandwritingsupportinadditiontotutoring,studyskillssupport,andClassEncore.Locatedinthe4thFloorKnightLibrary(541)346-3226,tlc@uoregon.eduAccessibleEducationCenter(AEC)TheUniversityofOregonisworkingtocreateinclusivelearningenvironments.Ifthereareaspectsoftheinstructionordesignofthiscoursethatresultinbarrierstoyourparticipation,pleasenotifyusassoonaspossible.YouarealsoencouragedtocontacttheAccessibleEducationCenter.Ifyouarenotastudentwithadocumenteddisability,butyouwouldlikeforustoknowaboutclassissuesthatwillimpactyourabilitytolearn,comevisitduringofficehourssothatwecanstrategizehowyoucangetthemostoutofthiscourse.OregonHall,Suite360.(541)346-1155,uoaec@uoregon.edu,https://aec.uoregon.edu.CenterforMulticulturalAcademicExcellence(CMAE)Promotingstudentretentionandpersistenceforhistoricallyunderrepresentedandunderservedpopulations.Programsandservicesthatsupportretention,academicexcellence,andsuccessattheUOandbeyond.Committedtoallstudents,includingundocumentedandtuitionequitystudents.Locatedonthe1stFloorofOregonHall(541)346-3479,cmae@uoregon.edu.CounselingCenterTheCounselingCenterprovidesstudentswithconfidentialconsultation24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Theirnumberis346-3227.Studentsoftenbelievethattheirissuesarenot“severe”enoughforthemtocall,butattheCounselingCenter,noproblemistoosmall.https://counseling.uoregon.edu/

COURSEPOLICIESAcademicIntegrityAllstudentsareexpectedtocompleteassignmentsinamannerconsistentwithacademicintegrity.Studentsmustproducetheirownworkandproperlyacknowledgeanddocumentallsources(ideas,quotations,paraphrases).StudentscanfindmorecompleteinformationabouttheUniversityofOregon’sPolicyonAcademicDishonestyinthestudentconductcode(locatedatdos.uoregon.edu/conduct).InclusivenessOpeninquiry,freedomofexpression,andrespectfordifferencearefundamentaltoacomprehensiveanddynamiceducation.Wearecommittedtoupholdingtheseidealsbyencouragingtheexploration,engagement,andexpressionofdivergentperspectivesanddiverseidentities.ElectronicDevicesPleaseputawayanddonotuseyourowncomputers,cellphones,orotherelectronicdevicesduringlectureorlab.Evidence(iehttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html?_r=3)suggeststhatcomputersarenotagoodwayfortakingnotesinbiologycoursesandtheyaredistractingtootherstudents.Pleasebepreparedtowriteanddrawbyhandinthisclass.

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CommunicationWewilltomakeourselvesasavailableaspossibleforquestionsrelatedtocoursematerial.However,weaskthatyouposequestionstofellowstudentsfirst.Ifitpertainstocourseadministration,double-checkthesyllabusandCanvas.)Ifyouemailafterregularbusinesshoursyoumaynothearbackfromusuntilthenextday.Pleaseinclude“Bi370”inthesubjectlineofallemails.ProhibitedDiscriminationandHarassmentUOiscommittedtoprovidinganenvironmentfreeofallformsofprohibiteddiscriminationandharassment,includingsexorgenderbasedviolence.Asaninstructor,oneofmyresponsibilitiesistohelpcreateasafelearningenvironmentformystudentsandforthecampusasawhole.Studentsexperiencinganyformofprohibiteddiscriminationorharassmentmayseekfurtherinformationonsafe.uoregon.edu,respect.uoregon.edu,titleix.uoregon.edu,oraaeo.uoregon.eduorcontacttheTitleIXoffice(541-346-8136),OfficeofCivilRightsComplianceoffice(541-346-3123),orDeanofStudentsoffices(541-346-3216),orcallthe24-7hotline541-346-SAFEforhelp.

COURSESCHEDULE(subjecttorevision)

WEEK DATE LECTURE TOPIC READING QUIZZES(DUEAT9:00AM)

1 9/24

1 TheWebofLife Ch.1

1 9/26 2 ThePhysicalEnvironment Ch.2 1

1 2/27 LAB1:VariationinNature&PlantCompetitionSet-Up

LabHandout 2

1 9/28 3 TheBiosphere Ch.3 3

1 9/29or30

FIELDTRIP:Cascades(OUTSIDE) Handout 4

2 10/1 4 CopingwithVariation:Temp.andWater Ch.4 5

2 10/3 5 CopingwithVariation:Energy Ch.5 6

2 10/4 LAB2:StomatalDensity:DataCollection LabHandout 7

2 10/5 6 Evolution Ch.6 8

3 10/8 7 LifeHistory Ch.7 9

3 10/10 8 BehavorialEcology Ch.8 10

3 10/11 LAB3:StomatalDensity:Analysis&Writing

LabHandout 11

3 10/12 9 PopulationDistributionandAbundance Ch.9 12

4 10/15 10 PopulationGrowthandRegulation Ch.10 13

4 10/17 11 PopulationDynamics Ch.11 14

4 10/18 LAB4:Demography:DataCollection(OUTSIDE)

LabHandout 15

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4 10/19 EXAMI

5 10/22 12 Predation Ch.12 16

5 10/24 13 Parasitism Ch.13 17

5 10/25 LAB5:SpeciesInteractions(OUTSIDE?) LabHandout 18

5 10/26 14 Competition Ch.14 19

6 10/29 15 Mutualism Ch.15 20

6 10/31 16 NatureofCommunities Ch.16 21

6 11/1 LAB6:PlantCompetition:DataCollection&Analysis

LabHandout 22

6 11/2 17 ChangeinCommunities Ch.17 23

7 11/5 18 Biogeography Ch.18 24

7 11/7 19 SpeciesDiversity Ch.19 25

7 11/8 LAB7:FieldtriptoDeltaPonds(OUTSIDE)

LabHandout 26

7 11/9 20 Production Ch.20 27

7 11/10 FIELDTRIP:Coast(OUTSIDE) Handout 28

8 11/12 21 EnergyFlow Ch.21 29

8 11/14 22 NutrientCycles Ch.22 30

8 11/15 LAB8:FieldtripAnalysis&DecompositionSet-Up

LabHandout 31

8 11/16 EXAMII

9 11/19 23 GlobalEcology Ch.25 32

9 11/21 24 ConservationBiology Ch.23 33

9 11/22 NOLAB(Thanksgiving)

9 11/23 NOCLASS(Thanksgiving)

10 11/26 25 EcosystemManagement Ch.24 34

10 11/28 26 SoilBiodiversity TBA 35

10 11/29 LAB9:Decomposition:DataCollection&Analysis

LabHandout 36

10 12/30 27 Review

FinalsWeek

12/5 FINALEXAM

December5,10:15AM Enjoythebreak!

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