Plant Ecology in a Changing World
  • Course Details
  • Lectures
    • Biomes and Climates of the World >
      • Adaptation, biodiversity, and environment
      • Climate constrains plant distributions
      • Biome and climate relationships
      • Deserts
      • Grassland, savanna, and shrub biomes
      • Forest biomes
      • Alpine and tundra biomes
    • Plant adaptation >
      • Plant microclimate 1
      • Plant microclimate
      • Leaf energy budgets
      • Principles of photosynthesis
      • Photosynthesis responses to light and temperature
      • Water movement through the soil-plant continuum
      • Environmental stresses limit resource capture and use
      • Nutrients in the environment
    • Resource Utilization >
      • Architecture and canopy processes
      • Plant phenology and resource allocation enhance performance
      • Leaf economic spectrum
      • Life history and reproduction
      • Defense against herbivory
      • Plant competition
    • Plant Responses to a Changing World >
      • Global changes occurring today
      • Invasive species
      • Atmospheric CO2 impacts plant
      • C3/C4 photosynthesis and climate
      • Climate change and the global carbon cycle
      • Climate warming and its impacts
    • Engineering Plant Communities >
      • Remember Utah's past and envision Utah
      • Restoration ecology
      • Utah urban ecology
      • Green infrastructure
  • Assignments
    • Campus as a Living Lab
    • Plant ecology policy
    • Exam #1
    • Exam #2
    • Ecology of campus trees
    • Debates
  • Tidbits
  • Lab
  • Biomes


Course Details


BIOL 5460 is a lecture course in plant ecology focusing on biomes, plant adaptations, biotic interactions, life history, and the importance of plant ecology to understanding vegetation dynamics in our changing world.

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Lecture location: 
101 LS  (Life Sciences Building), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:45 am - 12:05 pm

Instructor:   
Jim Ehleringer         jim.ehleringer@utah.edu         522 ASB

You are able to meet with Jim to talk about the course almost anytime. Official office hours access:
(a) drop in anytime 8-5 if no meeting is underway;    (b) 8-5 by prior arrangement;    (c)  ZOOM or Skype

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We expect active, engaging, and informative class discussions, with 
tolerance and mutual respect for all.
Copies of lectures, assignments, and tidbits are available both here and at the UU Canvas site. Videos of lectures are available through both YouTube and UU Canvas. Lastly, click this syllabus link to obtain:
  1. Lecture schedule
  2. Expected learning outcomes
  3. Sexual discrimination notice and ADA accommodation information
  4. ​Writing assignment details and grading rubrics
  5. Plagiarism avoidance guidelines
  6. Exam preparation guidelines and grading philosophy
  7. Debate topics and guidelines​
Jim Ehleringer, University of Utah