BIOL 3061

Communities & Ecosystems

Lec 01 and Tut T01 selected

Life exists and evolves in ecosystems which

Sections

Lecture
Tutorial, pick one

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2026 syllabus by Patricia Lane. Open the PDF

Grading

10%Assignment 1: How to Read a Scientific PaperDue October 10
18%Assignment 2: Loop ModelDue November 1
15%Assignment 3: Environs ModelDue November 21
15%Test 1October 21 or 22; multiple choice
15%Test 2December 2 or 3; multiple choice
27%Tutorials (9)3 points each; attendance and participation

Textbooks

  • A New Ecology, Systems Perspective, Soren Nors Nielson, Brian D. Fath, et al.
  • How to Do Ecology, Richard Karban et al.

Course rules

Attendance
In-person tutorial attendance is required and attendance and participation are graded.
Late work
Late work without an approved SDA or excuse loses 10% per day, including weekends.
Missed work
An SDA provides one week from the original due date to submit assignments without penalty.
Missed tests
SDAs cannot be used to miss tests; contact the professor before the test if absence is possible.
Collaboration
Assignments must be completed individually; tutorial discussions with tutorial members and the TA are permitted.
Generative AI
AI may support learning, but cannot be used to critique the paper or construct the loop or environs models.

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