CFR 503 - Journal Club - Winter 2009
aka "Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture"

Meeting Time and Location
We meet on Fridays from 4-5 pm in DRC 103.

Schedule

Date

Leader

Topic

Article(s)

Notes

1/9

Faculty

Genetic integrity

Broadhurst et al 2008. Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential. Evolutionary Applications 1:587-597.

 

1/16

Ian, Jessica

Restoration trajectories

Zedler & Callaway. 1999. Tracking wetland restoration: do mitigation sites follow desired trajectories? Restoration Ecology 7:69-73.

 

1/23

Justin

Partnerships

Gonzalo-Turpin et al. 2008. Rethinking partnerships with the aim of producing knowledge with practical relevance: a case study in the field of ecological restoration. Ecology and Society 13(2):53.

 

1/30

Nate

Tree mortality

van Mantgem et al. 2009. Widespread increase in tree mortality rates in the western United States. Science323:521-524.

 

2/6

Katie, Eytan

Urban agriculture

Mendes et al. 2008. Using land inventories to plan for urban agriculture. Journal of the American Planning Association 74(4):435-449.

 

2/13

 

Lab meetings

 

 

2/20

Dave, Kathleen

Large-scale restoration

Manning et al. 2006. Stretch goals and backcasting: approaches for overcoming barriers to large-scale ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology 14: 487-492.

Jackson & Berry. January 5, 2009. A 50-year farm bill. The New York Times, p. A21.

 Two articles (both short). Jackson & Berry is also available online here.

2/27

Fred, Joy

Community Stewardship

Shandas & Messer. 2008. Fostering green communities through civic engagement. Journal of the American Planning Association 74:408:418.

 

3/6

Matt

Carbon

Smith & Scherr. 2003. Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods. World Development 31(12):2143-2160.

Wynn & Chestney. January 21, 2009. EU climate cash windfall for industry in downturn. Reuters.

Article and short newspaper article.

3/13

Amelia

Uncertainty

Kinzig et al. 2003. Coping with uncertainty: a call for a new science-policy forum. Ambio 32(5):330-335.

 


Schedule from Previous Quarter
The Autumn 2008 schedule is available here.
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