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Current
Teaching at the University
of
Notre Dame
Gary
A. Lamberti
1.
Undergraduate Courses
Biostatistics
(BIOS 40411) and Biostatistics Tutorial (BIOS 42411)
This
course is designed primarily for students who plan to attend graduate or
professional school, and thus will be working with their own data or
critically analyzing existing data in the literature.
Students learn about the theory and application of commonly used
statistical methods in biology, collectively known as "inferential
statistics". Emphasis
is placed on practical uses of statistics in biology, but students
entering the business sector also will learn the major statistical
techniques applied to all data. A
weekly computer laboratory/tutorial gives students practice in analyzing
data collected as part of the course or from other sources.
2.
Graduate Courses
Stream
Ecology (BIOS 60527) and Stream
Ecology Laboratory (BIOS 61527)
The
goals of this course are (1) to provide an understanding of the
physical, chemical, and biological organization of streams, (2) to
evaluate current theory in stream and watershed ecology, (3) to provide
a watershed perspective for studying flowing waters and for interpreting
the effects of man's activities on streams and rivers, and (4) to
develop state-of-the-art laboratory and field skills for conducting
stream research. This course
is currently team-taught with Dr. Jennifer Tank.
Other
courses taught on rotating basis, depending on student needs:
Restoration Ecology (BIOS 573)
This course focuses on the ecological principles that underlie ecosystem restoration and the evaluation of actual restoration efforts with case histories. We give balanced attention to terrestrial (e.g., forests, prairies, arid lands) and aquatic ecosystems (e.g., lakes, streams, wetlands, estuaries). The format is be lecture/discussion of current literature, and each student leads the discussion of several papers over the course of the semester. The goals of the course are (1) to familiarize students with the theory and practice of ecosystem restoration, (2) to understand the ecological basis of restoration, and (3) to evaluate examples of restoration from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Advanced
Aquatic Ecology (BIOS 561)
Ecological
Methods (BIOS 573; co-taught with Dr. David Lodge)
Practicum
in Environmental Biology (BIOS 523 – summer session)
Practicum
in Aquatic Biology (BIOS 569 –
team-taught summer session)
3.
Past Seminars Offered (BIOS 580)
Ecological
Experimentation
Lentic-Lotic
Linkages
Advanced
Ecological Statistics
Aquatic
Ecosystems & Global Change
Current
Ecological Theory
Environmental
Law
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