NREM 680 - Ecosystem Ecology

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

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)