Tropical Rainforest Ecology
is the study of the biodiversity in the
tropical rainforest and the
interactions between species and
with their environment, all from an
evolutionary perspective.

These pages present information for the
students of the course
Tropical
Rainforest Ecology (ECL407E
) offered
by the
Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas &
Ambientales of Universidad San
Francisco de Quito.


All resouces are freely available to anyone
who is interested in learning about the
diversity and ecology of the tropical
rainforests.


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ECL407E
Tropical Rainforest Ecology
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was developed by D. F. Cisneros-Heredia & Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
Syllabus contains all information about the course policies, grading, schedules, and general
course information. It is COMPULSORY for you to read and understand the official syllabus.

Schedule presents information about the organization of the course, including when
assignments are due. Information is similar to that provided in the Syllabus but organised in a
friendly way so you may easily follow the development of the course.

Readings contains the comprehensive list of papers and book chapters you must read before
each class session.

Resources present diverse material that will expand you knowledge on each topic covered
during the course.

Presentations contains downloadable versions of the Microsoft Power Point presentations
projected at class by your professor.

Grades will allow you to download your partial grades as files Microsoft Excel or
OpenOffice.org Calc
files.

Blog will present weekly discussions.

Links where you will have useful websites.