Dr. Benjamin Blonder Biology 1B Spring 2022 Ecology Schedule


Dr. Benjamin Blonder
is the instructor for the Ecology section

Office Hours: Thur. & Fri. 4-5 PM, in-person, 2011 VLSB

E-mail: benjamin.blonder@berkeley.edu



HomeEvolutionEcologyOrganismal Biology


LectureDateLecture TopicReading Assignment
Campbell, 11th/12th Edit.
Ecology 1F / Feb 18Introduction; climate and biomes
M / Feb 21Academic and Administrative Holiday
Ecology 2W / Feb 23Species distributions; indicator species52.1 - 52.4
Ecology 3F / Feb 25Demography; density-independent population growth53.1 - 53.3
Ecology 4M / Feb 28Density dependent population growth; life history53.3 - 53.6
Ecology 5W / Mar 2Competition, niches, and communities54.1
Ecology 6F / Mar 4Species interactions, predator-prey, mutualism54.1 - 54.2
Ecology 7M / Mar 7Disease ecology54.1, 54.5
Ecology 8W / Mar 9Disturbance and succession54.3
Ecology 9F / Mar 11Diversity in space and time54.4
Ecology 10M / Mar 14Energy and primary productivity54.2, 55.1 - 55.3
Ecology 11W / Mar 16Nutrient and element cycles55.4 - 55.5
Ecology 12F / Mar 18Global change, carbon cycle56.4
Mar 21-25Spring Recess
Ecology 13M / Mar 28Conservation and human impacts56.1 - 56.3
Th / Mar 31Midterm #2, 7 PM