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FISH/ESC 547 ESC SLN # 3825 FISH SLN # 4072 Photos by T. Hyatt & J. Latterell |
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INSTRUCTOR |
IMPORTANT TIMES |
* ANNOUNCEMENTS * |
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Robert
J. Naiman Scott
Stolnack (TA) Office Hours: By appointment |
Lectures: T & Th 12:30 - 1:50 pm FISH 107 Lab: Th 2:00 - 4:50 pm
FISH 142 |
Lectures are placed online as they
become available |
COURSE DESCRIPTION (click here
for syllabus)
In this course, we use a watershed perspective to learn about the ecology
of streams and rivers, with an emphasis on the coastal region of the
There are two
weekend field trips (
EXPECTATIONS
OF YOU, THE STUDENT:
In general, we have the highest expectations of you - To learn quickly; To be
prepared every day; To think critically all the time; To educate your
classmates with personal insight, knowledge, and experience whenever possible,
and; To demonstrate academic integrity at the highest level. How can you do
this? Read assignments before lecture; constantly work to integrate new
concepts and terminology as the lectures and labs progress; discuss concepts
and questions inside and outside class; keep the big picture in mind, but be
familiar with the details; and actively participate - verbally and
intellectually.
EVALUATION
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Participation |
30% |
Field trips & class discussions |
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Mid-term Exam |
20% |
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Lab Exam |
20% |
Identification and life history of lotic fauna and flora of the PNW (Lab Exam 2004) |
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Final Exam |
30% |
Take Home (Short answer & essay questions) Hard copy only, please. Exams are due Thursday, 8 June by 12:20pm in FISH 238 (Scott's Office). You may hand in your exam prior to Thursday. (Final 2004) |
GRADING
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Range |
Grade |
Quality of performance in class |
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3.9-4.0 |
A |
Superior performance in all aspects of the course with work exemplifying the highest quality. |
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3.5-3.8 |
A- |
Superior performance in most aspects of the course; high quality work in the remainder. |
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3.2-3.4 |
B+ |
High quality performance in all or most aspects of the course. |
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2.9-3.1 |
B |
High quality performance in some of the course; satisfactory performance in the remainder. |
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2.5-2.8 |
B- |
Satisfactory performance in the course. |
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2.2-2.4 |
C+ |
Satisfactory performance in most of the course, with the remainder being substandard. |
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1.9-2.1 |
C |
Evidence of some learning but generally marginal performance. |
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1.5-1.8 |
C- |
Evidence of some learning but marginal performance. *Note: Graduate credit is not given for grades < 1.7. |
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1.2-1.4 |
D+ |
Minimal learning and low quality performance throughout the course. |
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0.9-1.1 |
D |
Very minimal learning and very low quality performance in all aspects of the course. |
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0.7-0.8 |
D- |
Little evidence of learning. Poor performance in all aspects of the course. |
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0.0 |
F |
Complete absence of evidence of learning or evidence of cheating. |
UW
POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Plagiarism,
cheating, and other misconduct are serious violations of your contract as a
student. We expect that you will know and follow the University's policies on
cheating and plagiarism. Any suspected cases of academic misconduct will be
handled according to University regulations. More information, including
definitions and examples of Academic Misconduct, can be found here.
TEXTBOOK (Optional - On reserve at Fisheries-Oceanography Library)
Naiman,
R.J. and R.E. Bilby (eds.).
Optional: Naiman, R.J., H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia. Academic
Press,
FIELD TRIPS
Attendance
is mandatory, since these trips are designed to complement the lab sessions and
classroom lectures and are an integral part of the learning experience in this
class. Please note - Field trip attendance is a big part of your
participation grade. Plan ahead. If you have extenuating circumstances that
prevent your attendance, please contact Bob & Scott PRIOR to the trip.
There are no 'make-ups'. Field trip insurance is strongly recommended for all
students registered in any SAFS course which includes field trips. Students who
do not have the regular University Insurance or adequate personal coverage
should consider obtaining a special short-term policy at $0.85 per day for the
course of the field trips. Information and applications are available on pages
27-29 here . The completed
application and payment must be made to the Cashier's Office, 129 Schmitz Hall
before the trip.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:
To
request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled
Student Services, 448 Schmitz Hall, (206)543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter
from Disabled Student Services indicatiing you have a disability which requires
academic accommodations, please present the letter to the instructor so we can
discuss the accommodations needed for this class.
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Destination |
Date |
Time (& cost) |
What to bring |
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Saturday, 01 April 2006 |
6am (5:45)-7pm Meet in the W35 parking lot just east of the
lawn in front of the Fishery Sciences Building. Please be punctual -
The vans hit the road at 6 am. |
Change of clothes |
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Stream Survey Techniques |
Thursday, 20 April |
12-5pm (We'll take UW vans to a local stream and learn how to do basic stream surveys) |
rain gear, boots, lunch, change of clothes |
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South Fork Hoh and
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Friday 05 May - Sunday 07 May |
We will start loading vehicles at 8:30 am.You can drive yourself, or ride in a UW vehicle that will depart Seattle 9 AM Friday morning. Instruction begins at South Fork Hoh Campground at 2 pm, return Sunday night. We will spend Friday night at the SF Hoh campground, and Saturday night at the Queets Campground in Olympic National Park. |
change of clothes, rain gear, boots, waders, food, WATER, old shoes, good rainproof camping gear (tent & sleeping bag, etc.) |
LECTURES & READINGS
Assigned Readings can be downloaded
by clicking HERE
At
the next screen, login with your UWNetID and password. Review the statement
describing fair use of copyrighted materials and click Accept to continue. You
will be connected to the course page for your class and its list of electronic
reserves. Click on a title to open it. To view PDF files, you must have Acrobat
Reader 5.0, which may be downloaded for free here. Course reserves can be read anywhere that
you can connect to the Internet and the UW Libraries Catalog. If you do not
have an Internet Service Provider for your home computer, you may purchase the
Internet Connectivity Kit (UWICK) for $19.00 at the University Bookstore. Click
here for details. Questions/technical problems?
You may reach the Fisheries-Oceanography Library at 543-4279 or by email.
To access PDF handouts of lectures, click on the links below (none posted yet).
Most photos have been removed to reduce download times. Lectures will be posted
online in pdf format after the lecture has been given. You are advised to take
notes in class, however, since much of the material covered in lecture does not
appear as text in the powerpoint presentations.
Online
Lectures: By clicking on these links, you agree to not to use these
materials for any purpose other than private study or scholarship without
written authorization from R.J. Naiman.
TENTATIVE
28 March, LECTURE 01: River Ecology: A
Basin Perspective (online)
Naiman, R.J., T.J. Beechie, L.E. Benda,
D.R. Berg, P.A. Bisson, L.H. MacDonald, M.D. O'Connor, P.L. Olson, and E.A.
Steel. 1992. Fundamental elements of ecologically healthy
watersheds in the
Naiman, R.J. and R.E. Bilby.
Vannote, R.L. et al. 1980. The River
Continuum Concept.
30 March, LECTURE 02: Discharge and
Channel Hydraulics (online)
Poff, L.R. and 7 others. 1997. The
natural flow regime. BioScience 47: 769-784.
Ziemer, R.R. and T.E. Lisle. 1998. Hydrology.
Pages 43-68 in, R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management:
Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
Chapter 2 (Catchments and the physical
template) in R.J. Naiman, H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia. Academic
Press,
04 April, LECTURE 03: Channel
Geomorphology (online)
Benda, L.E. et al. 1998. Dynamic
landscape systems. Pages 261-288, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology
and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
06 April, LECTURE 04: Stream
Classification (online)
Naiman, R.J. 1998. Biotic stream
classification. Pages 97-119, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby (Editors). River
Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
Chapter 3
(Riparian typology) in R.J.
Naiman, H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia. Academic Press,
Latterell,
J.J., J.S. Bechtold, R.J. Naiman, T.C. O'Keefe, and R. Van Pelt. 2006. Dynamic
patch mosaics and channel movement in an unconfined river valley of the
11 April, LECTURE 05: Aquatic Insects
& Biodiversity (online)
Hooper, D.U. [and 14 others]. 2005.
Effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning: a consensus of current knowledge.
Ecological Monographs, 75(1), 2005, pp. 3–35
Hershey, A.E. and G.A. Lamberti. 1998.
Stream macroinvertebrate communities. Pages 169-199, in R.J. Naiman and R.E.
Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal
Ecoregion.
Pollock, M.M. 1998. Biodiversity. Pages
430-454, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons
from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
13 April, LECTURE 06: Land-water Linkages
(online)
Gregory, S.V., F.J. Swanson, and W.A.
McKee. 1991. An ecosystem perspective of riparian zones. BioScience 41:540-551.
Naiman, R.J., K.L. Fetherston, S. McKay,
and J. Chen. 1998. Riparian forests. Pages 289-323, in R.J. Naiman and R.E.
Bilby (Editors). River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal
Ecoregion.
Naiman, R.J., R.E. Bilby, and P.A.
Bisson. 2000. Riparian ecology and management in the Pacific coastal rain
forest. BioScience 50:996-1011.
18 April, LECTURE 07: Hyporheic Ecology (online)
Edwards, R.T. 1998. The hyporheic zone.
Pages 399-429, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management:
Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
20 April, No lecture – Field trip
to Holder Creek 12-5 pm
25 April, LECTURE 08: Benthic Organic
Matter and Trophic Dynamics (online)
Bisson, P.A. and R.E.Bilby. 1998. Organic
matter and trophic dynamics. Pages373-398, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River
Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
Jones, J.B. 1997. Benthic organic matter
storage in streams: influence of detrital import and export, retention
mechanisms, and climate. Journal of the North American Benthological Society
16:109-118.
Bilby, R.E. and P.A. Bisson. 1998.
Function and distribution of large woody debris. Pages 324-346, in R.J. Naiman
and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal
Ecoregion.
27 April LECTURE 09: Seston Dynamics (online)
Wallace, J.B., T.F. Cuffney, J.R.
Webster, G.J. Lugthart, K. Chung, and B.S. Goldowitz. 1991. Export of fine
organic particles from headwater streams: Effects of season, extreme
discharges, and invertebrate manipulation. Limnology and Oceanography
36(4):670-682.
Golladay, S.W. 1997. Suspended
particulate organic matter concentration and export in streams. Journal of the
North American Benthological Society 16: 122-130.
02 May, LECTURE 10:
Biogeochemical/Microbial Processes (online)
09 May: Mid-Term Examination (in class
– short answer and essay format)
11 May, LECTURE 11: Biotic Integrity (handout only)
Allan, J.D., and
A.S. Flecker. 1993.
Biodiversity conservation in running waters. BioScience 43(1):32-43.
Karr, J. R. 1998. Rivers as sentinels:
Using the biology of rivers to guide landscape management. Pages 502-528, In:
R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the
Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
Innis, S., R.J. Naiman, and S.R. Elliott.
2000. Indicators and assessment methods for measuring the ecological integrity
of semi-aquatic terrestrial environments. Hydrobiologica 422/423:111-131.
16 May LECTURE 12: River ice or Large
River Basins (online)
Prowse, T.D. and J.M. Culp. 2003. Ice breakup: a neglected factor in
river ecology. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 30: 128-144.
Prowse, T.D. 2005. River-ice hydrology. Encyclopedia of Hydrological
Sciences, M.G. Anderson (Ed.), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., West Sussex,
England, Vol. 4: 2657-2677.
18 May, LECTURE 13: Fish Community
Dynamics (handout
only)
Li, H.W., C.B. Schreck, C.E. Bond, and E.
Rexstad. 1987. Factors influencing changes in fish assemblages of
Reeves, G.H., P.A. Bisson, and J.M.
Dambacher. 1998. Fish communities. Pages 200-234, in R.J. Naiman and R.E.
Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal
Ecoregion.
23 May: LECTURE 14: Decomposition
Dynamics (online)
Suberropp, K. 1998. Microorganisms and
organic matter decomposition. Pages 120-143, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby,
River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
25 May, LECTURE 15: System Metabolism (online)
Murphy, M. 1998. Primary production.
Pages 144-168, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management:
Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion.
Lamberti, G.A. and A.D. Steinman. 1997. A
comparison of primary production in stream ecosystems. Journal of the North
American Benthological Society 16:95-103.
30 May, LECTURE 16: Role of Animals (online)
Naiman, R.J. and K.H. Rogers. 1997. Large
animals and the maintenance of system-level characteristics in river corridors.
BioScience 47:521-529.
Naiman, R.J., R.E. Bilby, D.E. Schindler,
and J.M. Helfield. 2002. Pacific salmon, nutrients, and the dynamics of
freshwater and riparian ecosystems. Ecosystems 5:399-417.
01 June, LECTURE 18: Stream Ecosystem
Theory / Rivers of the Future / course wrapup (online)
Naiman, R.J., J.M. Melillo, M.A. Lock,
T.E. Ford, and S.R. Reice. 1987. Longitudinal patterns of ecosystem processes
and community structure in a subarctic river continuum. Ecology 68:1139-1156.
Webster, J.R. and J.L. Meyer. 1997.
Organic matter budgets for streams: a synthesis. Journal of the North American
Benthological Society 16:141-161.
Pimentel, D. and 9 others. 1997. Water
resources: agriculture, the environment and society. BioScience 47: 97-106.
Jackson, R.B., S.R. Carpenter, C.N. Dahm,
D.M. McKnight, R.J. Naiman, S.L. Postel, and S.W. Running. 2001. Water in a
changing world. Ecological Applications 11:1027-1045.
Naiman, R.J. and M.G. Turner. 2000. A
future perspective on
Take Home
Final Exam will be passed out on June 01. You will have 7 days to complete it.
This is about 6 days more than necessary. Thus, no late submissions will be
accepted. Hard copies only. (Due Thursday, JUNE 8, 2005, by
12:20 – in Scott’s office.)
Grades
will be available through MyUW on June 14.
LAB SCHEDULE (Scott Stolnack, Instructor)
30
March: Introduction to field ecology: Species identification & life
history (go to ERes
and open “Fish and wildlife slides”)
06
April: Lotic Fishes; tour of SAFS fish collection ERes
13
April: Lotic Benthic Macroinvertebrates ERes
20
April: Stream Survey Techniques (12 - 5 pm): Field trip to local creek
27
April: Lotic Amphibians ERes;
In-class problem set: Hydrology & Geomorphology (Click here for the answer key)
04
May: Lotic Flora
11
May: Riparian Vegetation
18
May: Review; in-class problem set: System Dynamics and Synthesis
(Click here
for the answer key)
25 May: Review
01
June: Lab Exam – Species identification and life history (example exam from 2004)
PHOTOS FROM CLASS FIELD TRIPS (All photos © J.
Latterell 2005)
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Field trip to Holder Creek, Washington |
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Field trip to Olympic Peninsula |
