BIS 241
Nature in the Northwest
Winter 2010
Required Reading List
Readings outside the textbook are available on the UWB library electronic reserve site
January 4
1. Dodson, SI (1998) What is Ecology? Pp. 2-17 in SI Dodson et al. (editors), Ecology.
2. Perlman, DL & JC Milder (2004) Practical Ecology. Island Press. Pp. 21 - 35.
January 6
1. Ricklefs, RE (1997) The Economy of Nature, 4th Ed., WH Freeman Publ. Pp. 426 - 428.
2. Perlman, DL & JC Milder (2004) Practical Ecology. Island Press. Pp. 81 - 91.
3. Ricklefs, RE & GL Miller (2000) Ecology, 4th Ed. WH Freeman. Pp. 384 - 385.
4. Raven, PH & LR Berg (2001) Environment. 3rd Ed. Pp. 100 – 103.
January 11
1. Campbell, NA (1996) Biology. Pp. 1145 - 1159.
2. TEXTBOOK: Appendix 5
3. Perlman, DL & JC Milder (2004) Practical Ecology. Island Press. Pp. 53 - 71.
January 13
1. TEXTBOOK: Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2
January 27
1. TEXTBOOK: Chapter 4 & Pages 271 - 284
2. Churney, M and S Williams (1996) Bogs, Meadows, Marshes, and Swamps.
Mountaineers Press, Seattle, Washington. Pp. 14 – 49 (The Wetlands of Washington)
February 1
1. Bush, MB (2003) Ecology of a Changing Planet. 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall Publ. Pp. 199 - 220.
February 3
1. TEXTBOOK: Chapter 5
2. Schultz, ST (1990) The Northwest Coast: a natural history. Timber Press. Pp. 253 – 306
February 10
1. TEXTBOOK: Chapter 6 & Pages 307 - 342
March 3
1. TEXTBOOK: Pages 284 - 305; 343 - 347
2. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range (2006) The Ecology of the Alpine Zones.
3. Taylor, RT (1992) Sagebrush Country: a wildflower sanctuary. Mountain Press
Publishing, Missoula, Montana. Pp. 1 -16 (Introduction)