Biology/Ecology
669 -- Seminar in Plant Ecology -- Fall 2006
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Bastow’s
Contents, Preface, Definitions, and References
August 30 --
Introduction: a comparison of textbooks
R.K. Peet
Reading - Preface; Chapter 1 van der Maarel 2005
September 6 -- Chapter 1a
Dane Kuppinger & Amanda Senft
Reading - Chapter 1 original, 10/4/06 version
Presentation - Powerpoint
September 13 -- Chapter 1b
Dane Kuppinger & Amanda Senft
Readings - Required: Wilson,
1991 and Palmer and
White, 1994
Recommended: Whittaker, Levin and Root,
1973
Comments
on Chapter
1- all comments received as of 11/28/06
Related
articles: Keddy 1993, Hutchinson 1961, and Wilson 1990
Presentation
- Powerpoint
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 1
September 20 -- Chapter 2a
Lee Anne Jacobs, Nitin Sekar, & Ryan Bailey
Reading - Chapter 2 original, 10/4/06 version
Presentation
- Powerpoint
September 27 -- Chapter 2b
Lee Anne Jacobs, Nitin Sekar, & Ryan Bailey
Reading – Callaway 1997,
Karieva and Bertness 1945,
and Karban
et al. 2000
Presentation
– Powerpoint
Comments
on Chapter
2- comments received as of 11/28/06
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 2
October 4 -- Chapter 3a
Jen Costanza & Nicholas Adams
Reading - Chapter 3 original, 10/4/06 version
Presentation
- Powerpoint
October 11 -- Chapter 3b
Jen Costanza & Nicholas Adams
Picture
of Shimigare
(fir waves)
Presentation
- Powerpoint
Comments on original
Chapter 3 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Comments
on 10/4
version of Chapter3 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 3
Panarchy chapter (the curious
infinity symbol is on pg 10 with discussion and explanation before and after)
October 18 -- Chapter 4a
Liz Matthews & Matt Simon
Reading - Chapter 4 original, 10/4/06
version
Presentation - Powerpoint
October 25 -- Chapter 4b
Liz Matthews & Matt Simon
Reading - Hubbell 2005
Presentation
- Powerpoint
Comments
on Chapter
4 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 4
November 1 -- Chapter 5a
Jeff Ott & Jackie White
Reading - Chapter 5 original, 10/4/06 version
- Chapter 5 discussion
questions
Presentation
- Powerpoint
November 8 -- Chapter 5b
Jeff Ott & Jackie White
Reading – Required: Gotelli
and McCabe 2002
Recommended: Summary of Conner
and Simberloff 1979 (critique of Diamond’s assembly rules)
Presentation
– Powerpoint (1 ppt posted for 5a and
5b, slides from 11/20 are the end)
Comments
on
original version of Chapter 5 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Comments
on 10/19/06
version of Chapter 5 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 5
November 15 -- Chapter 6a
Brooke Wheeler & Forbes Boyle
Reading - Chapter 6 original, 10/4/06 version,
10/19/06
version, 11/8/06
version
Presentation
- Powerpoint
November 29 -- Chapter 6b
Brooke Wheeler &
Forbes Boyle
Reading – Gleason 1975, Wilson et al. 2004, and Jones
et al. 2002
Presentation
- Powerpoint
Comments
on Chapter
6 (comments received as of 11/28/06)
Summary
of Comments on
Chapter 6
Synthesis
FRIDAY DEC 1st 3:30-5, Location Coker 417A
Questions to ponder prior to class
Synthesis of summary comments.
(Final Draft)