Schedule

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS
http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/landscape_ecology

2:00-3:15 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays, CNR 203
RNGE 527
SPRING 2008
2-3 cr.

The schedule with the names of student discussion leaders is password protected.

Note that not all of the class sessions are required if you are
taking the course for 2 instead of 3 credits.
Students taking the course for 2 credits should come to all
sessions shaded in the schedule below. Students taking the
course for 3 credits should come to ALL the sessions on both Thursdays and Tuesdays.

DATE	TUESDAY	THURSDAY
JAN. 10		Course overview and topic selections What is landscape ecology? Readings Spatial scales & hierarchy Readings Discuss assignment: Critiques of research papers
JAN. 15 & 17	Student introductions Assign student discussion leaders Faculty introduce and explain the landscape analysis assignment, models and data Please read the introduction to Landscape ecology of the Craig Mountains and review the case study assignment before class	Ecological implications of landscape spatial pattern, including data issues for landscape pattern analysis Readings
JAN. 22 & 24	Quantifying landscape composition and diversity	Quantifying landscape pattern DUE: Critique #1
JAN. 29 & 31	Faculty explain data layers available, including LANDFIRE, for Assignment Parts II and III	SNOW DAY, UI CLOSED
FEB. 5 & 7	Quantifying landscape arrangement	Quantifying landscape change Mid-semester evaluation of the course
FEB. 12 & 14	Teams work on assignment Part II (No formal class meeting)	Discussion: Fragmentation and corridors Student Discussion Leader: DUE: Critique #2
FEB. 19 & 21	Teams work on assignment Part II (No formal class meeting) DUE: Assignment Part I	Discussion: Conservation of biological diversity at the landscape scale Student Discussion Leader:
FEB. 26 & 28	Teams work on assignment Part III (No formal class meeting)	Discussion: Ecological flows across landscapes Student Discussion Leader:
MARCH 4 & 6	Teams work on assignment Part III (No formal class meeting) DUE: Assignment Part II	Discussion: Landscape ecology in riparian and stream ecosystems Student Discussion Leader: DUE: Critique #3
MAR. 11 & 13	NO CLASS -- SPRING BREAK
MAR. 18 & 20	Teams work on assignment Part III (No formal class meeting)	Discussion: Predicting landscape change Student Discussion Leader:
MAR. 25 & 27	Teams work on assignment Part III (No formal class meeting)	Discussion: Managing landscape change Student Discussion Leader:
APR. 1 & 3	Teams work on assignment Parts III & IV (No formal class meeting)	Guest presentation: Lisette Waits will talk about Landscape Genetics DUE: Critique #4
APR. 8 & 10	DUE: Each team gives 15-minute oral progress report on Part III; faculty and other teams provide constructive feedback	Discussion: Ecology of landscapes dominated by humans Student Discussion Leader:
APRIL 12	Saturday All-day Required Field Trip to the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area
APR. 15 & 17	Teams work on assignment Part IV (No formal class meeting)	Landscape ecology and conservation issues in the Palouse Required Field Trip: 1:30 to 6:00 PM
APR. 22 & 24	Teams work on assignment Part IV (No formal class meeting) DUE: Assignment Part III	Guest presentation: Jolie Kaytes, Landscape Architect, Washington State University Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture DUE: Critique #5
APR. 29 & MAY 1	Landscape Ecology of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area: Teams present landscape analysis results and interpretation to the faculty and other students in the class DUE: Assignment Part IV	Final discussion: The future of landscape ecology Discussion leaders: Penny Morgan and Steve Bunting