Date Topic Pages in Raven/Berg

Jan. 26 Introduction: Conservation in the U.S. Ch. 1-3

31 What is an ecosystem? Ch. 5

Feb. 2 How do ecosystems maintain stability? Ch. 4

7 The movement of energy through ecosystems Ch. 6

9 It all comes back: biogeochemical cycles pp. 104-110, 462-464

14 Water: what goes around comes around pp. 110-112, 281-283

16 Understanding population dynamics Ch. 8

21 Human effects on the biosphere

23 Is there an over-population problem? Ch. 9

28 Are we running out of resources? Ch. 15

Mar. 2 Soils and land use Ch. 14 and 17

7 Liquid assets: our water resources Ch. 13, Appendix 5

9 Managing our water supplies

14 Water pollution Ch. 21, pp. 478-483

16 MID-TERM EXAM

28 All thing share the same breath: air pollution Ch. 19

30 Hole in the sky: ozone depletion pp. 14, 474-478, 483-484

Apr. 4 Our greatest natural resource: biodiversity Ch. 16

6 Why conserve diversity?

11 Feeding the world: the true costs of agriculture Ch. 18

13 Pesticides: a double-edged sword Ch. 22

18 Is there an energy crisis? Ch. 10

20 Consequences of life in a greenhouse pp. 460-474

25 Alternative natural energy sources Ch. 12

27 Nuclear energy: our Faustian bargain? Ch. 11, p. 559

May 2 Close to home: the Chesapeake Bay pp. 147-148

4 What…me worry?

9 David vs. Goliath: the story of Mono Lake pp. 289-292

11 The essence of the problem and our alternatives Ch. 24

18 FINAL EXAM, in class, Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.