FOR 28 FEB

1. Catford et al. 2011. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.  doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2011.12.002

2. Limberger and Wickham. 2012. Disturbance and diversity at two spatial scales. Oecologia (2012) 168:785–795
DOI 10.1007/s00442-011-2140-8

Protocol for readings (this will be the procedure generally, for each week):
-  'Responsible person' , in discussion with me, will pick TWO related readings -- typically one general/background/summary paper, one experimental/hypothesis-testing one (here, Catford is the summary paper).
- In class, 'responsible person' will present some conceptual background/summary (for this, they'll likely need to do some background research) -- maybe 15-20 minutes -- and we'll follow that for some discussion and questions
- then r.p. will 'present' the second  research-y paper (another 20 min or so).  This presentation should
    - outline conceptual structure (hypothesis/question, predictions, basic test/design, etc.)
    - point out general results,
    - offer some perspective, thoughts, on loose ends, ideas for further work, open questions, etc., but
    - should NOT get bogged down in details
- Chance for asking of questions of fact/definition
- Then, I WILL SELECT A 'DISCUSSANT': Discussant will offer their perpsective on the paper.  Focus on 2-3 questions, challenges, and/or ideas/questions for follow-up resarch  -- but, since the r.p. may already have touched on some of these - you should be prepared with a surplus of  ideas and questions!  ANY ONE OF YOU could be called on as a discussant, so be prepared.

FOR 28 FEB, I'll be the 'r.p.', but you're all fair game as discussants.

FOR  6 MARCH

1. Primary research article for close discussion:
Krauss et al. 2010. Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels. Ecology Letters 13: 597–605

2. For background read these TWO short review articles on extinction debt and fragmentation as related to applied conservation of diversity (focus on the italicized words...)
Kuussaari et al. 2009. Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24:564-571.
Jackson and Sax 2010. Balancing biodiversity in a changing environment: extinction debt, immigration credit and species turnover. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25:153-160

FOR 13 MARCH

1. Review article:
Hegland et al. 2009. How does climate warming affect plant-pollinator interactions? Ecology Letters 12:184-195.

2. TWO short primary research articles -- contrasting historical/descriptive and experimental approaches (I'll ask one of you to be 'discussant/respondent' for each of these):
Miller-Rushing 2008. Global warming and flowering times in Thoreau's Concord: a community perspective. Ecology 89:332-341
Rafferty and Ives. 2011. Effects of experimental shifts in flowering phenology on plant-pollinator interactions.  Ecology Letters 14:69-74

FOR 3 APRIL (JOE):
1. (primary research paper)
2.
3.

FOR 10 APRIL (JAKE):
A review article and
two research papers
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FOR 17 APRIL (BRYAN)
Spend some time exploring here  for backgroiund in weed ecology
And be prepared to discuss these two papers:
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two


FOR 24 APRIL (ANDREW)

Couple of primary research papers (Andrew to notify of focal ones for discussion):
Bruinsma et al.  Jasmonic acid-induced volatiles of Brassica oleracea attract parasitoids:...
Karban et al. Damage-induced resistance in sagebrush:...
And review articles:
Dicke and Baldwin, The evolutionary context for herbivore-induced plant volatiles: beyond the ‘cry for help’
Heil and Karban: Explaining evolution of plant communication...

FOR 1 MAY (BETSY)

Background paper (longish, but fairly familiar for most and worthwhile):
Foster et al. "Land-use history as long-term broad-scale disturbance"
Research paper for focused discussion:
Dyer, "Land-use legacies in a central Appalachian forest":