• Borrett Teaching Schedule
  • SEE Lab Meetings
  • EEL Meetings
  • BIO 534
  • BIOL 534
  • BIOL366
  • BIO 366
  • BIO 602

Borrett Teaching Statement

Dr. Borrett's teaching schedule:

Fall 2009

Bio602 Ecological Thought: Past to Present

Biol366-204 Ecology Laboratory

SEE Laboratory Meetings. This fall the laboratory will be meeting weekly to discuss readings and research methods for systems ecology, ecological network analysis, and theoretical ecology.

Past Courses

• 2008. UNCW. Bio366 Ecology.

• 2008. UNCW. Bio495 Bringing Home the Biosphere.

• 2007. UNCW. Bio534 Advanced Ecology.

• 2006. Stanford University. Fundamentals of Ecological Modeling. Undergraduate and graduate course. Co-instructor: K.R. Arrigo. Stanford, CA.

• 2003. Institute of Ecology. Ecological Thought: Past to Present. Required course for ecology graduate students. Co-instructors: B.C. Patten, S.J. Whipple. Athens, GA. syllabus

• 2003. Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Ecosystem Complexity in the Marine Environment – Seeking an Answer to the Question: What is Biocomplexity? Three week short course for undergraduate and graduate students. Co-instructors: P.G. Verity, M.E. Frischer, B.C. Patten, S.J. Whipple. Skidaway, GA.

• Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant. 2002. Institute of Ecology. Theory of Systems Ecology. Graduate course. Professor: B.C. Patten. Athens, GA.

SEE Lab Meetings Fall 2009

During the fall of 2009, SEEL will be meeting weekly on Mondays at 10 am in Friday Hall RM 1017. We will be reading and discussing papers on theoretical ecology as well as ongoing work in the lab

Our planned schedule follows along with links to the readings.

Meeting #
Date
Discussion Leader
Topic
Materials/Papers
1
Aug. 24
     
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eel

The Extended Ecology Laboratory at UNCW is a group of biologists/ecologists who meet regularly to discuss ongoing research and topics in ecology. All UNCW faculty and students are welcome to join. These meetings provide an informal opportunity to present, discuss, and constructively critique current work, interesting papers, presentation for meetings, etc.

This web page lists our scheduled meetings, topics and will have links to any papers or materials for our discussion.

If you would like to join our list serve for activity announcments, please visit http://lists.uncw.edu/mailman/listinfo/eel

Fall 2009 Schedule

Meeting #
Date
Discussion Leader
Topic
Materials/Papers
1
Oct. 12 T. Lewis artificial reef system (dobo 131)  

 

BIO 534 :: Advanced Ecology :: Fundamentals of Ecological Modeling

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Readings/Assignments Due
Introduction
1
Aug. 21
2
26
3
28
Sick Day
 
4
Sept. 2
Model Type & Use (discussion)
5
4
Quantitative Models
6
9
Gotelli Ch1
7
11
Intraspecific Competition (logistic)
Gotelli Ch2
8
16
9
18
Catch up & Quiz 1
10
23
Gotelli Ch3
11
25
Gotelli Ch5
12
30
Gotelli Ch6
13
Oct. 2
Reading Discussion
7
Fall Break
14
9
Project Topic Presentations
Project Task 1: Topic Selection
15
14
Confronting Models with Data and Model Evaluation
16
16
Environmental Forcing, Parameterization, and Calibration
17
21
Model Evaluation
18
23
Model Analysis
19
28
Inductive Process Modeling  
Advanced Topics and Paper Discussions
20
30
Catch-up & Quiz 2
Project Task 2: Proposal
21
Nov. 4
Ecosystem Network Analysis
22
6
PD: Matt
23
11
PD: Andria
http://www.pnas.org/content/87/24/9610.full.pdf+html
24
13
PD: Liz
25
18
PD: Lisa
26
20
PD: Tyler
27
25
PD: Nikolai
27
Thanksgiving
28
Dec 2
PD: Dave & Course Summary

Adler & Drake 2008 Environmental Variation, Stochastic Extinction, and Competitive Coexistence

Project Task 2: Final Report DUE

29
11
11:30 Final Exam
Project Task 4: Oral Report DUE

BIO 534L :: Advanced Ecology Laboratory:: Fundamentals of Ecological Modeling

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Readings
1
Aug. 21
2
28
Lab 2: Math Warm Up

Mangle 2006 (Ch1)

3
Sept. 4
Review Lab 1 and 2; Catch Up
4
11

Lab 3: Simulation Techniques, Errors, and Chaos

R Files: bio534-euler-exp-growth.r, exponential.r, exponential-run.r

MBS-Ch6-Mistakes computers make (pp. 107-118); Otto&Day-chaos; DMB Lab Manual - section 13
5
18
...continued
6
25
...continued
7
Oct. 2
Lab 5: Two state-variable models
 
7
Fall Break
8
9
...continued
9
16
Lab 6: Confronting Models with Data
10
23
11
30
...continued
12
6
Field Trip: System conceptualization
13
13
work on final projects
14
20
work on final projects
 
27
Thanksgiving
15
Dec. 11
3 pm Final Exam
Project Task 4: Oral Report
 

BIOL366 Fall 2009

Date Laboratory Notes
Aug. 21 Sampling Sedentary Organisms Introduction PDF
Aug. 31

Forest Sampling (Part 1)

Introduction PDF
Sept. 14

Forest Sampling (Part 2)

Introduction PDF
Sept. 21 Forest Data Analysis Introduction PDF
Sept. 28 Capture-Removal Sampling Introduction PDF
Oct. 12 Mark-Recapture Sampling (Snail Lab)  
Oct. 19 Indirect measures  
Oct. 26 Wetlands  
Nov. 2 Barrier Island Ecology  
Nov. 9 Association and Dispersion Data
Nov. 16 Island Biogeography Supplement ExcelModel
Nov. 30 Lab Exam  

Grading (as in syllabus)

Item

Points

10 Lab Assignments 100
Forest Laboratory Report 20
Laboratory Exam 50
total
170

 

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This information is an archive of material from Spring 2009

BIOL 366 :: Ecology Laboratory

Laboratory Report Assignment

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Reading/Assignments
1
Jan 12-16
Scientific Method & Describing a Population
Molles 2005; Missing pages from Kingsolver text (pp 8-9)
2
Jan 19-24
MLK Day; Library Labs
see the library lab schedule below
3
Jan 26-30
4

Feb 2-6

5
Feb 9-13
Forest Ecology II: Sampling
6
Feb 16-20
7
Feb 23-27
8
Mar 2-6
Draft Forest Report Due
Mar 9-13
Spring Break - No Lab
9
Mar 16-20
Ecological Communities Part 2
10
Mar 23-27
Ecological Communities Part 3
11
Mar 30-Apr 3
Apr 6-10
Easter Break - No Lab
12
Apr 13-17
Final Forest Report Due
13
Apr 20-24
 
Apr 27-May 1
No Labs

Library Lab Schedule

These laboratories are taught by Peter Fritzler, a sciences librarian at UNCW.

BIO 366-201, Tuesday, January 20 from 2-5:00pm in Randall Library 1022

BIO 366-202, Wednesday, January 21 from 11-2:00pm in S&B 221

BIO 366-203, Wednesday, January 21 from 2-5:00pm in Hoggard Hall 249

BIO 366-204, Thursday, January 22 from 2-5:00pm in Randall Library 1022

BIO 366-200, Friday, January 23 from 11-2pm and 2-5:00pm in Randall Library 1022 (makeup sessions)

bio366

Participation (updated April 21, 2009)
Exams Ecological Careers State of Nations Ecosystems

Assessement Progress

May 9, 2009 - final grades posted

final_scores

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Readings/Assignments Due
I. Introduction
1

8-Jan

2
13-Jan
Nature of Ecology Ch 1; Syllabus
3

15-Jan

Evolution and Adaptation Ch2
II. Organisms and their Physical-Chemical Environment
20-Jan
Snow Day  
4
22-Jan
Niche and Climate Ch3; Begon et al. p.30-31 and p.86-88
5
27-Jan

Aquatic Environments

Ch4
6
29-Jan
Terrestrial Environments Ch5
7
3-Feb
Nutrient Cycles :: Macro Nutrients (CHONPS) :: Carbon Beedlow et al. 2004; Ch22 p. 474-483
8
5-Feb
Nutrient Cycles :: Macro Nutrients (CHONPS) Ch22
9
10-Feb
EXAM I  
10
12-Feb
Life History Patterns // Exam I Review Ch8
III. Populations and Interactions
11

17-Feb

Population Properties and Growth Ch9 and 10
12
19-Feb
Regulation and Intraspecific Competition; Living Graphs Ch11
13
24-Feb
Interspecific Competition Ch13
14
26-Feb
Interspecific continued  
15
3-Mar
Interspecific continued  
16
5-Mar
Predation Ch14
10-Mar
Spring Break :: no class
12-Mar
Spring Break :: no class
IV. Communities
17
17-Mar
Symbioses: Parasitism and Mutualism Ch15
18
19-Mar
Community Attributs and Structure Ch16
19
24-Mar
EXAM II  
20
26-Mar
Food Webs TBD
21
31-Mar
Community Structure Ch17
V. Ecosystems
22
2-Apr
Community Dynamics and Succession Ch18
23
7-Apr
Energetics and Organization Ch20
9-Apr
Easter Holiday :: no class
24
14-Apr
Energetics and Organization Ch20
25
16-Apr
Guest Lecture: Jennifer Culbertson: Applied Ecology  
26
21-Apr
Decomposition Ch21
27
23-Apr
Summary/Review  
VI. Final Exam
28
5-May
EXAM III (7-10 pm)  
9-May
Commencement

Previous Exams

I am making previous exams available as study aids. These exams should provide you with an idea of the kinds of quesitons I have asked before and what I tend to emphasize. Notice, however, that we may be covering differnet material, in a different order, and that I may change the format of the exams to accomodate new conditions (e.g. the class size).

Time Exam
Sp08 Exam I
Sp08 Exam II
Sp08 Exam III
Sp09 Exam I v1 (mc answers & results; short essay answers)
Sp09 Exam II (mc answers, example_essays)
SP09 Exam III (mc_answers)

 

 

 

bio602

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Readings
Exercises
1

20 Aug

Introductions
2
25
Scientific Origins

A. Kormondy (TOC; Introduction; Early Natural History)

B. Kingsland 1991

3

27

Scientific Method
Ford 2000 chapter 16 (on library reserve)
4
1 Sept
Ecological Stoichiometry

A. Kormondy (Physical & Chemical Environment - Liebig, Blackman, Shelford, Geiger, Clarke, Oosting & Billings)

B. Redfield 1958

5
3

C. Reiners 1986

D. Elser et al. 2000

E. Striebel et al. 2009

6
8
Biosphere and Gaia

A. Lovelock and Margulis 1974

B. Charlson et al. 1987

Homework 1 Due
7
10
8
15
Density Dependence

A. Kormondy (Populations - Malthus, Verhulst, Birch, Nicholson, Hairston et al.)

B. Caley et al. 1996 OR Murdoch et al. 1994

Han
9
17
10
22
Host-Parasite Interactions

A. Kormondy (Populations: Burkholder, Gause, Connell, Wheeler)

B. May 1983

11
24
12
29
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Fcn

A. Hutchinson 1959

B. Hooper et al. 2005

13
1 Oct
C. TBD
Homework 2 Due
6
Fall Break
14
8
no class, work on homework 3
15
13
Community Assembly

A. Kormondy (Community - Clements, Braun-Blanquet and Furrer, Ramensky, Gleason)

B. Leibold et al. 2004

16
15
17
20
Niche vs. Neutral Theory

A. Hutchinson 1957

B. Hubbell 2005

Homework 3 Due
18
22

C. Leibold and McPeek 2006

D. Gilbert et al.

19
27
Ecosystem Energetics

A. Kormondy (ecosystems - Evans, Transeau, Juday, Lindeman, Clarke, Odum)

B. Schneider and Kay 1994

20
29
C. TBD
Homework 4 Due
21
3 Nov
Paleo Ecology (Christy)
22
5
23
10
IntraGuild Predation (Anne-Marie)
24
12
25
17
Microbial Ecology (Jess)
26
19
Homework 5 Due
27
24
Reflection Presentations
26
Thanksgiving
28
1
Reflection Presentations
12-May
Commencement