Page 2 - Island Ecology


    Island Ecology Class at Orange
  Coast College - Ecology 110
  - Island Ecology is taught at Orange Coast College!
     
  In fall semester 2000, 2001, and 2002 the Island
     Ecology class was offered at Orange Coast College. 
     During the class, optional "field trip" opportunities
     were offered to students in the class to visit several
     of the eight channel islands of southern California.
     In addition, the students were provided the
     opportunity to work on island restoration projects
     while visiting the islands.  In fall of 2000 field trips
     were organized that visited Santa Catalina Island
     and Santa Cruz Island.  In fall of 2001 field trips
     were organized that visited San Miguel Island,
     Santa Catalina Island, and Santa Cruz Island.   
    
     During Summer 2006 the class is offered starting
     June 20, 2006 (Tue/Thurs 5:50 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) in
     Lewis Bldg Room 102.  The class will include a
     one week field trip to O.C.C.'s Rabbit Island from
     Sunday, August 6 to Friday, August 11, 2006.  The
     class ticket number is 0031 and you can sign up
     for this class with a IPC Code. To get one, call 
     Professor Dennis Kelly at (714) 432- 5564 A.S.A.P.
     To see the class syllabus for this course,
                                    click here
    

    

Recommended Island Ecology Reading:

A. Natural History of the Islands of California-    
        Allan A. Schoenherr, C. Robert Feldmeth,          
        and Michael J. Emerson, 1999, University of
        California Press, 491 pages.

  B. The Theory of Island Biogeography - R.H.
        MacArthur and E.O. Wilson, 1967, Princton
        University Press, N.J. 203 pages.

  C. Island Life: A Natural History of the
        Islands of the World - S.C. Carlquist,
        1965, Natural History Press, Garden
        City, N.Y. 451 pages.

  D. Island Biology: S.C. Carlquist, 1974, Columbia University Press,
       New York, 650 pages. 
 
  E. U.C. Irvines Dr. Peter Bryant teaches a Biodiversity and Conservation class.  The have a  
      "online textbook" titled: Biodiversity and Conservation - A Hypertext book by Peter Bryant
      with an excellent chapter # 20 on Islands.   
      Take a look at this at the following website address:   
      http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec20/b65lec20.htm

 
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