Students will examine and evaluate population and community 
characteristics and dynamics, and causal processes, 
environmental constraints and interactions. Critical evaluation 
of primary literature will be an integral part of class 
discussions, aimed at revealing strengths and weaknesses of 
various types of research approach.  Examples and case studies 
will concentrate on plants from a wide range of habitats and 
biomes, and their unique traits relative to other types of 
organisms will be emphasized.

Niche
Resource use and competition within populations
Population structure (age, stage)
Self-thinning
Life histories 
Herbivory 
Plant-microbe mutualisms
Other plant mutualisms (e.g., pollination, dispersal)
Competition between species 
Facilitation
Eco-evolutionary dynamics
Dispersal limitation and lottery models
Disturbance
Succession
Assembly rules in plant communities

All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."  
Each student is responsible to inform themselves about those standards before
performing any academic work.