(SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME!)
| TuTh |
Course Topics |
Reading |
| Tu 8/28 | Introduction to Seminar III | |
| Th 8/30 | The Anthropocene and Urban Ecology |
Vitousek et al. (1997) Kareiva et al. (2011) |
| Tu 9/04 | Values & Ethics |
Marris, Chaps. 1-2 |
| Th 9/06 | WORKSHOP: NYC Env Health Tracking Portal, Nancy Jeffery, NYC DOH |
12:30-1:45 PM |
| Tu 9/11 | What is an urban forest? |
Marris, Chaps. 3-4 |
| Th 9/13 | Urban Wildlife |
Puth & Burns (2009); Marris, Chap. 5 |
| Tu 9/18 | NO CLASS | |
| Th 9/20 | FIELD TRIP: Reclaiming urban space –the HighLine and native pollinators (self-guided) |
Stalter (2004) |
| Tu 9/25 |
NO CLASS |
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| Th 9/27 |
Invasive Species |
Marris, Chap. 6-7 |
| Tu 10/2 | (Pre)historical ecosystem of NYC |
Marris, Chap. 8-9 |
| Th 10/4 |
Urban Evolutionary Biology |
Marris, Chap. 10 |
| Tu 10/9 |
NO CLASS |
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| Th 10/11 |
FIELD TRIP: New York Botanical Garden (Bronx) |
TBD |
| Tu 10/16 |
EXAM |
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| Th 10/18 |
ITF WORKSHOP |
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| Tu 10/23 |
Tree Identification Lab |
study “New York City Trees” |
| Th 10/25 |
FIELD TRIP: Tree ID @ Stuyvesant Cove Park / your street |
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| Tu 10/30 | GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Ellen Pehek, Chief Ecologist for NYC Parks | |
| Th 11/01 | “Rambunctious Garden” Discussion with author Emma Marris | |
| Tu 11/06 | NYC’s Water Supply | |
| Th 11/08 | NYC’s Water Supply | |
| Tu 11/13 | GASLAND | |
| Th 11/15 | GASLAND; discussion | |
| Tu 11/20 |
Student Presentations – Research Posters |
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| Th 11/22 |
NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING |
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| Tu 11/27 |
Urban ecology & emerging infectious diseases |
Bradley & Altizer (2006) |
| Th 11/29 | GUEST SPEAKER: Caroline Bragdon, NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene |
12:30-1:45 PM |
| Tu 12/04 | GUEST SPEAKER | |
| Th 12/6 | Deer Management in the suburban USA
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| Tu 12/11 | TBD |
