The required readings are listed below. If the reading is not from the text book then it will be included in the library. If you can get these readings prior to the trip it will help your learning the material.

Chapter 5 (pgs 76-190) in the Pielou text.

Chapter 19: Arctic Ecosystems of North America. Pages 587-644 in Polar and Alpine Tundra. F.E. Wielogaski (ed), 1998