Course webpage: https://dallaslab.github.io/biol4253/ Principles of Ecology (Biol 4253) Syllabus Final project rubric Youtube lectures (Spring 2021) Github repo Notes in PDF Lecture 01's notes Reading: How to read a scientific article Reading: What does ecology have to do with me? Presentation Lecture 02's notes Reading: A primer of ecology, Chapter 1-2 Presentation Lecture 03's notes Reading: Demography in an increasingly variable world Reading: Causes and consequences of dispersal in plants and animals Presentation Lecture 04's notes Reading: On the relationship between niche and distribution Presentation Lecture 05's notes Reading: Succession: a closer look Reading: A primer of ecology. Chapter 9 Presentation Lecture 06's notes Reading: A primer of ecology. Chapter 4 Optional reading: Equilibrium theory of island biogeography: A review Presentation Lecture 07's notes Reading: A primer of ecology. Chapter 6. pages 1-14 Presentation Lecture 08's notes Reading: Disease Ecology Oprtional reading: The influence of vector-borne disease on human history: socio‐ecological mechanisms; optional but highly recommended Presentation Lecture 09's notes Reading: Pascual, Mercedes, Jennifer A. Dunne, and Jennifer A. Dunne, eds. Ecological networks: linking structure to dynamics in food webs. pages 3-15 Presentation Lecture 10's notes Reading: Global Change Reading: Ecological responses to recent climate change Presentation Lecture 11's notes Reading: The what, how and why of doing macroecology Reading: Macroecology to unite all life, large and small Presentation