Introduction to the Forests of Maine
Recorded Lecture: Topic 1 - What are Forests?
- Instructor's Introductory Comments
- Lecture (right click here to download)
Readings:
- Pages 1-8 in McWilliams, W.H., and others. 2005. The Forests of Maine: 2003. USDA, For. Serv., NE Res. Stn. Res. Bull. NE-164. 188 p.)
- Pages 1-16, 58-61 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
Assignment 1a due Jan 22.:
- Complete pre-class assessments in the "Introduction" folder on WebCT by Jan 22.
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quiz (WebCT) by Tuesday, Jan 22.
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Scientific Principles Important to Forests
Recorded Lecture: Topic 2 - What is Science?
Lecture (right click here to download)
Readings:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1990. “The Nature of Science” in “Science for All Americans Online.” http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap1.htm
Assignment 1b due Jan 22:
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quiz (WebCT) by Tuesday, Jan 22.
- FTY 112 / ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by Jan 22. Submit answers through WebCT; bring a hard copy to class.
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- If you have questions or difficulties with the material, be sure to send the instructor an email..
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Principles of Biology Needed to Understand Forest Diversity
Recorded Lecture: Topic 3a: Biology - Introduction, Evolution
Lecture a (right click here to download)
Recorded Lecture: Topic 3b: Biology - Energy, Reproduction, Life Forms
Lecture b (right click here to download)
Readings and Web Sites:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1990. “The Living Environment” in “Science for All Americans Online.” http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap5.htm
- Pages 262-268 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
- Optional: Pages 13-24 in Howard, J. 2001. Darwin, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. 125 p.
- Pages 25-37 in Howard, J. 2001. Darwin, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. 125 p.
- Pages 61-66 in Howard, J. 2001. Darwin, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. 125 p.
- Groleau, R. 2001. Illuminating Photosynthesis. Methuselah Tree, NOVA On-line.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/photosynthesis.html#
- Groleau, R. 2001. How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis. 18 Ways to Make a Baby, NOVA On-line. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html
- Optional: Genetics and Evolution. Biology-Online.org. (complete tutorial contents in right menu list): http://www.biology-online.org/2/1_meiosis.htm
Assignment 2 due Jan 29:
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) by Tuesday, Jan 29. Complete BOTH quizzes for Topic 3
- FTY 112 / ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by Jan 29. Submit answers through WebCT; bring a hard copy to class.
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- If you have questions or difficulties with the material, be sure to send the instructor an email..
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Tree and Plant Biology
Lecture Outline: PDF Format or MS Word Format
Recorded Lecture:
Lecture (right click here to download)
Readings:
- Pages 11-12, 37-38, 44-46, 270-274, 439-441 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
- Pages (use pagination of PDF file) 6-7 in Maine Forest Service. 1995. Forest Trees of Maine. Department of Conservation, Augusta. 114 p.
- American Fern Society. A Brief Introduction to Ferns. http://www.amerfernsoc.org/lernfrnl.html
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves
Assignment 3 due Feb. 5
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) by Tuesday, Feb 5.. Complete the review quiz for Topic 3 and the quiz for Topic 4.
- FTY 112 / ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by Jan 5. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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Principles of Forest Soils
Lecture Outline: PDF Format or MS Word Format
Recorded Lecture
Lecture (right click here to download)
Readings:
- Pages 26-30, 415-435 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
- Pages 3-50, 99-104, 153-154, 162 in Harpstead, M.I., T.J. Sauer, and W.F. Bennett. 1997. Soil Science Simplified, 3rd Ed. Iowa State Univ. Press, Ames. 210 p.
Assignment 4 due Feb. 12
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for Topic 5 by Tuesday, Feb 12.
- FTY 112 / ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by February 12. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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Principles of Forest Ecology Needed to Understand Forest Dynamics
Recorded Lecture
- Dr. Livingston's Introductory Comments
- Lecture by White, Part 1
(right click here to download)
- Lecture by White, Part 2
(right click here to download)
Readings:
- Pages 30-44, 50-51 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
- Pages 12-15 in Bryan, R.R. 2004. Focus Species Forestry – A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine, 2nd ed. Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine. 92 p. (If you want to download the complete Guide, click here.)
Assignment 6
FTY 111/112 - Orono students: Due Feb. 26
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for FOREST ECOLOGY by Tuesday, Feb 26.
- FTY 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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ESP 111 - USM students: Due March 4
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for FOREST ECOLOGY by Tuesday, March 4.
ESP 112 - USM students: Due Feb 26
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for FOREST ECOLOGY by Tuesday, Feb 26.
- Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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Principles of Wildlife Habitat Relationships 
Recorded Lecture
- Dr. Livingston's Introductory Comments
- Lecture by Seward, Part 1
(right click here to download)
- Lecture by Seward, Part 2
(right click here to download)
Readings:
- Pages 33-44, 210-219, 281-294 in Kricher, J.C. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., NY. 488 p.
- Pages 12-17, 20-21, 26-27, 37, 39-41, 49,54 in Bryan, R.R. 2004. Focus Species Forestry – A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine, 2nd ed. Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine. 92 p. (If you want to download the complete Guide, click here.)
- Pages 15-32, 47-60, 71-81 in Elliot, C.A. (editor) 1999. Biodiversity in the Forests of Maine: Guidelines for Land Management. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin 7147. 167 p.
Assignment 5
FTY 111/112 - Orono students: Due Feb. 19
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for Principles of Wildlife Habitat Relationships by Tuesday, Feb 19.
- FTY 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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ESP 111/112 - USM students: Due March 4
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for Principles of Wildlife Habitat Relationships by Tuesday, March 4.
- ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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Land Ethic
Lecture Outline: None needed
Recorded Lecture:
Introduction by Dr. Livingston
No lecture this week; all the information is in the reading.
Readings:
- "The Land Ethic", pages 217-241 in Leopold, Aldo. 1966. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press. 269 p.
Assignment on "The Land Ethic"
FTY & ESP 111/112 - Due March 18
- Complete viewing the recorded introduction and then read "A Land Ethic" by Dr. Aldo Leopold. The quiz on WebCT will be based on the reading, and you are welcomed to use the text of the paper for the quiz. All quiz questions will be displayed at one time, and the question "title" indicates from which portion of the essay the question is based. Complete the quize by the end of Tuesday, March 18
- FTY & ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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10,000 Years of Forest Change
Recorded Lecture
Lecture (right click here to download)
Readings:
- Jacobson, G., and R. Davis. 1988. Temporary and transitional: the real forest primeval. Habitat 5(1):26-29.
- Jacobson, G.L., and A. Dieffenbacher-Krall. 1995. White pine and climate change, insights from the past. Journal of Forestry , July issue. P. 39-42.
- NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - Orbital Variations and Milankovitch Theory http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/milankovitch.html
- Climate Change Atlas. USDA Forest Service http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/atlas/index.html
Assignment on "10,000 Years of Forest Change"
ESP 111/112 - USM students: Due March 11
- Complete viewing lecture recording, readings, and quizzes (WebCT) for Principles of Wildlife Habitat Relationships by Tuesday, March 11.
- ESP 112 students ONLY: Complete the following written assignemnt by the due date. Submit answers using email (williaml@maine.edu); bring a hard copy to class.
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