1st Edition
ENVIRST 260: Introductory Ecology
School: University of Wisconsin, Madison (UW-Madison )
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Pages: 6This study guide provides a summary of the key points from lectures 20-25 which will be on the exam. -
Pages: 3This lecture note briefly discusses class logistics, then goes into more detail about urban lakes. It ends with a conclusion of the class as a whole. -
Pages: 5This lecture note covers the presentation given by the guest lecturer on wolves in Wisconsin. It discusses conservation of large carnivores in general, as well as history of wolves, wolf management and human perceptions and conflicts of wolves in Wisconsin of. Finally it gives an in depth summary of the lecturer's research and findings. -
Pages: 2This lecture note goes in depth about the mining taking place in Wisconsin. -
Pages: 3This lecture note goes into detail about the impacts of dairy farming and row crops in Wisconsin. -
Pages: 2This lecture note discusses the class discussion/findings about the tension zone, driftless zone and the ecological landscape of the NW Sands and Central Sands -
Pages: 3This lecture note provides in an depth discussion of the snowmobiling controversy in Yellow Stone Park. It also discusses controversies surrounding hydroelectric power and the controversy surrounding the Chicago restoration project with emphasis on public opinion. -
Pages: 7This study guide summarizes lectures 13-19 which will be covered on the exam. -
Pages: 3This lecture defines ecosystem services with examples, and then gives more specific examples from each of the ecosystems that we have talked about in class. It then discusses the monetary value of some of those services and talks about how people put a price on ecosystem services. It ends with a few notes about the Exam on Tuesday. -
Pages: 4This lecture note begins with a summary of things to consider about forest ecosystems in regards to climate change. It then goes in depth about desert ecosystems, giving a definition of them, discussing factors that cause them, and how plants and animals are adapted to them. -
Pages: 4This note continues the discussion on woodlands and forests. It covers some ideas from last time then discusses the monetary value of forests with a focus on sustainable forestry. It also covers challenges in conservation and restoration of forests. -
Pages: 4This lecture goes over the common misconceptions the professor found in our activity from last lecture as well as thoughts on active learning and E-writing. It then goes into detail about Woodland and Forest ecosystems. -
Pages: 2The lecture note provides the definitions given of grasslands and savannas and discusses grazers and carbon cycles. It then summarizes the class responses to question 8 on the worksheet that we were assigned. -
Pages: 5This lecture note covers the lecture given by Ben about Wetland Ecology and Poyang Lake. It covers hydrodynamics and the importance of wetlands. It also covers plants and animals, threats, hydrological alteration and natural hydrology of Poyang. It then goes goes into detail about the fieldwork that Ben does. It concludes with conclusion about Poyang and key points about wetlands -
Pages: 5This lecture note goes into detail about conservation and restoration. It explains the differences between the two. It discusses conservation of areas and species, and how to determine what to conserve and why. It also talks about restoration projects and their challenges. -
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Pages: 5This lecture note covers the presentation about the Wild Rockies Field Institute given by a guest speaker. It covers in detail the H.I.P.P.O. acronym concerning Human Interactions. -
Pages: 4This lecture note touches on the short answer and essay questions on the previous exam. It discusses precipitation and temperature in ecosystems with examples of ecosystems and how animals have adapted to suit them. It discusses the difference between climate and weather. Then, it discusses ways to measure climate and weather change. It ends with a few short points on next week. -
Pages: 4This lecture note provides more detail on the 3 aspects of disturbance regime: scale, frequency and intensity. It also discusses the predictability of disturbances, the allocation of responsibility and debate on reconstruction. -
Pages: 3This lecture notes covers natural disturbances including animal and weather disturbances. It also discusses the debate over what the "climax" community is. It then talks about how disturbances relate to society. It concludes with a few housekeeping notes from the professor. -
Pages: 4This lecture note goes into more detail about the differences between dominant and keystone species. It also discusses the impacts of top-down to bottom-up regulation in ecosystems. It quickly sums up the idea of succession as maintenance and ends with a few housekeeping notes from the professor. -
Pages: 5These notes cover the definition of community with much detail in the space and interaction components. It covers primary and secondary succession and the debate on whether communities are like a super-organism or individualistic. It covers the factors the determine how communities form. Finally, it covers dominant and keystone species with a focus in the Longleaf Pine and otters. -
Pages: 3This summarizes the content of each lecture to incorporate all of the main ideas the professor has taught so far this year. -
Pages: 3This lists all the questions that students asked in class as well as their answers; it also gives exam logistics. -
Pages: 3These notes cover the presentation about DesignLab given by a guest speaker as well as the practice problem we went through in class.