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

Borrett Teaching Statement

Dr. Borrett's teaching schedule:

Fall 2008

Bio534 & Bio534L Advanced Ecology - "Fundamentals of Ecological Modeling". NOTICE: The laboratory is an integral part of this course. You must take lecture and the laboratory.

Bio366L Ecology Laboratory. Dr. Borrett is coordinating the TAs and laboratories.

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

Extended Ecology Laboratory (EEL). This is a periodic meeting of interested biologists to discuss current research in ecology.

Spring 2009

Bio366 Ecology.

Bio366L Ecology Laboratory.

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 2008

During the fall of 2008, SEEL will be meeting weekly on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in Friday Hall RM 117. We will be reading and discussing papers on Ecosystem Network Analysis. This will essentially be a crash course in ENA. The objective of these meetings is to prepare all members for their research projects.

Our planned schedule follows along with links to the readings.

Meeting #
Date
Discussion Leader
Topic
Materials/Papers
1
Aug. 27
 Borrett
Introduction to Network Theory
Newman 2003 (sections 1-3)
2
 Sept. 3 Salas
ENA of Everglades
3
 Sept. 10 Freeze
Enrichment of Ecosystem Theory
4
 Sept. 17 Borrett
Ecosystems have connectivity
5
 Sept. 24 Feller, Fann
Winter seagrass foodweb network
6
 Oct. 1 Kaufman
Network Environ Analysis of a seven compartment model of nitrogen flow in the Neuse River Estuary, USA
7
 Oct. 8   model analysis
8
 Oct. 15   Comparative ecology of 6 marine ecosystems Baird et al. 1991
9
 Oct. 22   TBD  
10
 Oct. 29   TBD
11
 Nov. 5  
TBD
12
 Nov. 12  
TBD
13
 Nov. 19  
TBD
14
 Nov. 26  
TBD
15
 Dec. 3  
TBD

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 2008 Schedule

This is yet to be determined.

Meeting #
Date
Discussion Leader
Topic
Materials/Papers
1
     

Spring 2008 Schedule

We have agreed to meet this spring every other week on Wednesdays at Noon. We are meeting in the Systems Ecology Laboratory (Trailer 1, Room 1001). Please feel free to bring your lunch with you.

Meeting #
Date
Discussion Leader
Topic
Materials/Papers
1
Jan. 16
Finelli
The effects of hurricanes and hydrologic modification on water quality along an estuarine gradient in the Terrebonne Basin in southeastern Louisiana
on biology shared drive
2
Jan. 30
Borrett
Rapid Development of Indirect Effects in Ecological Networks
NA
3
Feb. 13
Stapleton
ecological genetics
4
Feb. 27
Braly
Sea Oat Recruitment
5
Mar. 12
Culbertson
Effects of residual petroleum on salt marsh grass: sediment erosion, plant growth, and carbon uptake
6
Mar. 26
Scharf
Reading Discussion: Ciannelli et al. 2004
7
Apr. 9
8
Apr. 23

 

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
Catch-up & Quiz 2
Project Task 2: Proposal
Advanced Topics and Paper Discussions
20
30
PD/AT
21
Nov. 4
AT: Ecosystem Network Analysis I
22
6
PD: Ecosystem Network Analysis I
23
11
PD/AT
24
13
PD/AT
25
18
PD/AT
26
20
PD/AT
27
25
PD/AT
27
Thanksgiving
28
Dec 2
Course Summary
Project Task 2: Final Report
29
11
11:30 Final Exam
Project Task 4: Oral Report

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
Lab 7: Three state-variable models
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
 

BIOL 366 :: Ecology Laboratory

Laboratory Report Assignment

Schedule

#
Date
Topic
Reading/Assignments
1
Aug. 25-29
Introduction, Scientific Method, & Describing a Population
2
Sept. 1-5
Memorial Day; Library Labs
individuals in Monday sections need to schedule make up labs.
3
Sept. 8-12
4
Sept. 15-19
Assessment Rubric (A. Christian
5
Sept. 22-26
Forest Ecology II: Sampling
6

Sept. 29 - Oct. 3
Oct. 6 -10
Fall Break
7
Oct. 13-17
Ecological Communities Part 1
Chapter 9: Kingsolver 2006; Draft Forest Report Due
8
Oct. 20-24
Ecological Communities Part 2
9
Oct. 27-31
Wetlands; Communities Part 3
10
Nov. 3-7
Ecological Communities Part 4
11
Nov. 10-14
12
Nov. 17-21
Final Forest Report Due
Nov. 24-28
Thanksgiving
Dec. 1-5
No Labs