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NREM 680 - Ecosystem Ecology

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Hawaiian lowland wet forest restoration
 Spring break fieldtrip to the Keaukaha Military Reserve, Island of Hawaii with Drs.  Susan Cordell and Molly Cavaleri

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Hawaiian montane wet forest
 Spring break fieldtrip to the Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest (USDA Forest  Service), Island of Hawaii with Dr. Christian Giardina

Lectures:
1/14 - Course Introduction
1/16 - Ecosystem History and Concept (PDF)
1/21 - Ecosystem History and Concept (cont'd)
1/23 - Earths Climate System (PDF
1/28 - Earths Climate System (cont'd)
1/30 - Geology and Soils (PDF)
2/04 - Geology and Soils (PDF)
2/06 - Stable Isotopes (PDF)
2/11 - Stable Isotopes (cont'd)
2/13 - Water and Energy Balance (PDF)
2/18 - Water and Energy Balance (cont'd)
2/20 - Water and Energy Balance (cont'd)
2/25 - Catch up & Review
2/27 - Midterm I
3/04 - Carbon Cycling - Inputs (PDF)
3/06 - Carbon Cycling - Respiration Processes (PDF)
3/11 - Carbon Cycling - Production Processes (PDF)
3/13 - Carbon Cycling - NEP, NEE, NBP (PDF)
3/18 - Litter and SOM Decomposition (PDF)
3/20 - Litter and SOM Decomposition (cont'd)
4/01 - Nutrient Inputs & Losses (PDF)
4/03 - Nutrient Inputs & Losses (cont'd)
4/08 - Nutrient Inputs & Losses (cont'd)
4/10 - Nutrient Uptake & Use (PDF)
4/15 - Catch up & review
4/17 - Midterm II
4/22 - Temporal & Spatial Dynamics (PDF)
4/24 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes (PDF)
4/29 - Climate Change (PDF)
5/01 - Elevated CO2 (PDF)
5/06 - Managing Ecosystems (PDF)

Readings:
1/16 - The Ecosystem Concept: Chapin et al. 2011 (PDF)
2/06 & 2/11 - Stable Isotopes: Fry 2006 (PDF) & West et al. 2006 (PDF)

Discussions:
Discussion Leader Guidelines (PDF
2/19 - Stand H2O Balance (PDF)
3/05 - Carbon Input (PDF3/12 - Carbon Allocation (PDF)
3/19 - Litter/SOM Decomposition (PDF)
4/02 - Soil C Pools & Fluxes (PDF)
4/09 - Nutrients & Ecosystem Development (PDF)
4/23 - Disturbance - Carbon Balance (PDF)
4/30 - Climate Change - Carbon Balance (PDF)