Fall Semester 2008

NRES 441 / 641:  Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants  (3 credits)

Note: Unless otherwise noted or previously copyrighted, all materials for this course except guest lectures are © Copyright by Robert S. Nowak, 2008.

Course Syllabus

Date                    Handouts and powerpoint slides 

Aug 26                Case study assignment

                               Nevada Noxious Weed List

                               Federal Noxious Weed List

                               PowerPoint Slides

Aug 28                PowerPoint Slides

Sep 02                PowerPoint Slides

                               Handouts #1 to #4

Sep 04                PowerPoint Slides

Sep 09                PowerPoint Slides (Global change hypothesis)

                               PowerPoint Slides (Microevolutionary hypothesis)

                               Handouts #5 to #8

Sep 11                PowerPoint Slides (Microevolutionary hypothesis)

                          PowerPoint Slides (Enemy release hypothesis)

                          Handouts #9 to #11

Sep 16                PowerPoint Slides (Variable Resource, Competition,

                            & Belowground Chemical Warfare hypotheses)

Sep 18                PowerPoint Slides (Biodiversity, Disturbance,

                            & Anthropogenic hypotheses)

Sep 23                Guest Lecture: Earl Creech (PowerPoint slides)

Sep 25                Guest Lecture: Scott Marsh (PowerPoint slides)

Sep 30                Guest Lecture: Mark Weltz

Oct 2                  Review session for exam

Oct 7                  Exam #1

Oct 9                  PowerPoint Slides (Ecological impacts)

                          Handouts #12 to #17

                          Handouts #18 to #20

Oct 14                PowerPoint Slides (Economic Impacts thru slide 79)

                          Handouts #21 to #24

Oct 16               PowerPoint Slides (Economic Impacts continued from

                              slide 80 up to slide 140 Social Impacts)

                         Handouts #25 & #26

Oct 21               PowerPoint Slides (Social Impacts, from slide`140)

                         Powerpoint Slides (Management: How big? Entry)

                         Handouts #27 & #28

Oct 23               PowerPoint Slides (Management: Prioritize control)

                         Handouts #29 & #30

Oct 28               PowerPoint Slides

                         Handouts #31& #32

                         Handout #33

Oct 30               PowerPoint Slides (Mechanical control thru slide

                          #30)

                               Handout #34

Nov 4                PowerPoint Slides (Mechanical control cont from

                         slide #31)

                         PowerPoint Slides (Biological control thru slide #22)

                         Handout #35

Nov 6               PowerPoint Slides (Biol. control from slide #23)

                        PowerPoint Slides (Eradication)

CASE STUDIES

Nov 20             PowerPoint Slides (Cheatgrass)

Nov 25             PowerPoint Slides (Tamarix by C. Robertson)

                       PowerPoint Slides (Tall whitetop by K. Dean)

Dec 2               PowerPoint Slides (Spotted knapweed)

Dec 4               PowerPoint Slides (Tree of heaven by M. Embry)

                       PowerPoint Slides (Purple loosestrife by B. Wright)

Dec 9              PowerPoint Slides (Medusahead by A. Staehlin)

                      PowerPoint Slides (Yellow Starthistle by L.

                      Lemenager)