Session	Type	Title
1		Course Introduction	[Slides]
2		Hypotheses in Science
3		Discussion: Tropical Nature (seasonality)
4		Discussion: Consequences of Seasonality
5		Mechanisms of Climatic Variation	[Text]
6		Library Session (how to find and evaluate library sources)
7		Consequences of Climate Change
8		Exercise: Write Article on Climate Change for General Public
9		Discussion: Nutrient Cycling & Consequences of Deforestation	[Text]
10		Oral Presentation: Ecosystem Reports 1. Tropical Dry Forests & Ecosystem 2. Lowland Tropical Rainforests
11		Oral Presentation: Research Proposal: Paper presentation
12		Discussion: Biological Interactions	[Text]
13		Oral Presentation: Ecosystem Reports 3. Tropical Cloud Forests / Ecosystem 4: Tropical Paramo & Alpine
14		Discussion: Evolution of Biodiversity
15		Exercise: Research Proposal: Hypothesis and Rationale
16		Discussion: Maintenance of Biodiversity: Are species equivalent?
17		Discussion: Value of Biodiversity
18		Agriculture: Traditional	[Text]
19		Open Work Session: Individual Meetings to Discuss Research Proposal
20		Discussion: Agriculture: Intensified	[Text] [Text]
21		Oral Presentation: Ecosystem 5. Coffee 6. Sustainable Forestry
22		Discussion: Ecosystem Reports: 7. Tropical Forests, Carbon Sequestration and the Kyoto Protocol
23		Exercise: Write Article on Carbon Sequestration for General Public
24		Oral Presentation: Research Proposal Presentations
25		Oral Presentation: Research Proposal Presentations
26		Oral Presentation: Research Proposal Presentations