Instructor:
Beverley Wemple
Office:
Old Mill 202
Phone:
656-2074
E-mail:
bwemple@zoo.uvm.edu
Office hours:
M 12:15-2:15 p.m., F 9:00-10:00 a.m., or by appointment
| This course examines the effects
of urbanization
on ecosystem structure and function. The course begins with a
brief
introduction to the issue of land use change and how urbanization of
the
landscape affects ecosystem processes. The remainder of the
course
is organized in seminar format, with students leading discussions of
research
papers. Through these papers, we will examine effects of
urbanization
on runoff, erosion and sedimentation, channel morphology,
biogeochemical
cycles, water quality, and terrestrial and aquatic habitat. We
will
also briefly explore some social and legal dimensions of ecosystem
change
with urbanization. We will conclude with a discussion of tools
used
to assess urban condition and strategies for restoring ecosystem
function
in cities.
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Jan
21: Course introduction; ecosystem processes & potential
effects of land-use change
Jan 28: Integrated ecosystem research in cities Feb 4: Social ecology Feb 11: Hydrologic effects of urbanization Feb 18: Urban climate Feb 25: Carbon storage in urban trees Mar 3: Urban streams Mar 10: Nitrogen cycling and riparian zone processing Mar 24: Simulation modeling Mar 31: Urban aquatic ecology Apr 7: Urban terrestrial
ecology Apr 14: Assessment techniques |
Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) sites The Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER |