Dr. Benjamin Blonder Biology 1B Spring 2021 Ecology Schedule


Dr. Benjamin Blonder
is the instructor for the Ecology section

Office Hours: Mon., Wed, 4-5 PM PST, Fri. 9:15-10:15 AM PST

E-mail: benjamin.blonder@berkeley.edu



HomeEvolutionEcologyOrganismal Biology


LectureDateLecture TopicReading Assignment
Campbell, 11th/12th Edit.
Ecology 1M / Feb 22Introduction; climate and biomes
Ecology 2W / Feb 24Species distributions; indicator species52.1 - 52.4
Ecology 3F / Feb 26Demography; density-independent population growth53.1 - 53.3
Ecology 4M / Mar 1Density dependent population growth; life history53.3 - 53.6
Ecology 5W / Mar 3Competition, niches, and communities54.1
Ecology 6F / Mar 5Species interactions, predator-prey, mutualism54.1 - 54.2
Ecology 7M / Mar 8Disease ecology54.1, 54.5
Ecology 8W / Mar 10Disturbance and succession54.3
Ecology 9F / Mar 12Diversity in space and time54.4
Ecology 10M / Mar 15Energy and primary productivity54.2, 55.1 - 55.3
Ecology 11W / Mar 17Nutrient and element cycles55.4 - 55.5
Ecology 12F / Mar 19Global change, carbon cycle56.4
Mar 22-26Spring Recess
Ecology 13M / Mar 29Conservation and human impacts56.1 - 56.3
Tu / Mar 30Midterm #2, 7 PM