Forest Ecology of the Pacific Northwest

CRN 40078 (UG) 5 Credits Upper Division - Second Session

CRN 40519 (Grad) 4 Credits - Second Session

Anne Fiala, 867-6788, fialaa@evergreen.edu

Tu, W, Th 9-11 a.m. (lecture) Wed 1-5 p.m. (lab)

A general overview of the class handed out at Academic Fair May 11 2005 can be found HERE

The syllabus with class schedule, etc. can be downloaded HERE.

Lectures	Labs	Readings	Lecture Notes
WEEK 1 - July 26 - 28
July 26 (9-11)		Chapter 1-3 - Reading Objectives	Lecture 1 PPT Notes
July 27 (9-11)	July 27 (1-5) Lab Handout Solutions Using Excel Spreadsheet	Chapter 14-15 Reading Objectives	Ecosystem Ecology (CH3) Vegetation Zones of PNW Population Ecology (CH14)
July 28 (9-11)		Chapter 4 Reading Objectives	Community Ecology (CH15)
WEEK 2 - August 2 - 4
August 2 (9-11)		Discussion article: Evergreen coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest - Waring and Franklin 1979	Production Ecology (CH4) - Start
August 3 (9-11)	August 3 (1-5) Lab Handout Notes on DBH plot	Chapter 5 Reading Objectives Chapter 6 Reading Objectives	Production Ecology (CH4) - End Biogeochemistry (CH5) - Start
August 4 (9-11)		Discussion article: Rising atmospheric CO2 and carbon sequestration in forests - Beedlow et al. 2004	Biogeochemistry (CH5) - End Classification (CH6) - Start
WEEK 3 - August 9-11
August 9 (9-11)		CH17 Reading Objectives	Classification (CH6) - End Stand Dynamics Succession (CH7) - Start
August 10 (9-11)	August 10 (1-5) Lab Handout	CH 7-9, 12 Reading Objectives	Succession (CH7) - End Fire (CH12) - All
August 11 (9-11)		Discussion article: The fallacy of passive management - Agee 2002 CH11 Reading Objectives	Chapter 7, 8 (start) Handout about field trip
WEEK 4 - August 16 - 18
August 16	This week is the week
August 17	for our 3-day 2-night field trip in lieu		Miscelleneous Information from the Field Trip - In case you want a refresher or websites to look for more info
August 18	of lab and lecture
WEEK 5 - August 23 - 25
August 23 (9-11)
August 24 (9-11)	August 24 (1-5)		Rest of Temperature, Wind (CH8-9) Soils - Chapter 11
August 25 - Final Exam - 2 hours, comprehensive

Links worth Checking Out

This site has an excellent glossary of forest ecology terms that may be of assistance if you can't find something in the text's glossary: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/for3364/ecolterms.htm

You can check out the "Big Canopy Database", which has a wealth of information on forest canopies including a glossary of terms: http://canopy.evergreen.edu/bcd

* note most files to be downloaded are PDF, so you will need Adobe Reader.
Documents will be posted as they become available, and after lectures.

If you have problems with the website contact me at: fialaa@evergreen.edu