Tropical Rainforest Ecology
is the study of the biodiversity in the
tropical rainforest and the interactions
among 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 resources are freely available to anyone
who is interested in learning about the
diversity and ecology of the tropical
rainforests.


You can navigate this site by clicking on
the left buttons or by reviewing its contents
as follow:
ECL407E
Tropical Rainforest Ecology
All material in this website, except that produced by third-parties whom keep their own copyright, is
presented under a "Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License" and
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. It is frequently updated.

Resources to expand your knowledge on topics covered during the course, including links to
useful pages related to tropical forests.

Presentations contains the Microsoft Power Point presentations projected at class.

Grades will allow you to download your partial grades as a Microsoft Excel file.

To get access to the Readings, Discussion Blogs, and to submit your courseworks, visit the
Moodle portal of the course at: http://moodle.usfq.edu.ec.