Ecology of Hawaii, Westminster College


		READINGS	ASSIGNMENTS
08/29	Overview of the class Overview of Earth Introduction to Ecology What are the tropics?	Syllabus	Intro questions Volcano questions Assignment #1
09/05	Volcanoes	.	Earthquake questions Assignment #2
09/12	Earthquakes Introduction to island ecology; abiotic factors	Beletsky, 8-12 Carlquist, Ch. 2 U. Hawai'i, 27	Plate tectonics questions Assignment #3
09/19	Plate tectonics Ecosystems of Hawai’i Diversity, endemism, and rarity	Beletsky, 21-26 U. Hawai'i	Assignment #4
09/26	Dispersal to islands Succession	Carlquist, Ch. 3 U. Hawai'i, 8, 21, 22, 23	Assignment #5
10/03	Weathering, erosion, and soil Development of insular biotas; extinction
10/10	Mass movement and mass wasting Evolution on islands
10/17	Underground water; streams and their work
10/24	Coastal zones and processes Introduction to rainforests and reefs	.	.
10/31	Rain forests
11/07	Reefs
11/14	Survey of the geology of the Hawai'ian Islands Terrestrial ecosystems of Hawai’i		.
11/28	Human prehistory of the islands
12/05	Human impact on Hawai'ian ecology
12/12	Final Exam 6:30 p.m., Hoyt 152