Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture

Journal Club (Spring 2016)

Welcome!  We meet on Fridays from 4-5 pm in DRC 103.

Discussions are facilitated by:

· Jon Bakker

· Kern Ewing

· Jim Fridley

· Soo-Hyung Kim

· Sarah Reichard

 

Important Course Logistics and Expectations:

· In week 1, sign up for leading a discussion.

· As it approaches your week to lead,

a. Consult with at least one faculty to get your paper approved by the Friday prior to your discussion

b. Once approved, send your paper to Dr. Bakker by noon Monday for posting on the web

c. Send discussion questions to course email list by noon Wednesday.

· Sign in each week as you participate in the discussion

a. Should you miss a discussion, please email one of the faculty with your own summary and discussion questions of the week prior to your absence to receive credit for participation.

b. Alternatively, you may post your summary and questions on the discussion board below.

 

Course email list: sefs503a_sp16@uw.edu.  Please use your UW account!  If you do not use your UW account, delivery will be delayed until the email has been approved.

 

Discussion Board

A discussion board for Journal Club is available here:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/gopost/board/jbakker/40798/

 

It can be used in many ways:

· Weekly leaders can post questions or comments before class to guide our reading (and the in-class discussion).

· People can continue discussions beyond class time.

· Folk that have to be in the field or are sick can still participate.

· Folk can post relevant articles.

 

 

Date

Leaders

Topic

Reading

Notes

4/1

Dan

Noxious weeds, pollinators

Engrossed House Bill 2478. 64th Legislature, 2016 Regular Session, Washington state. 4 p.

Supplemental: Salisbury et al. 2015. Enhancing gardens as habitats for flower-visiting aerial insects (pollinators): should we plant native or exotic species? Journal of Applied Ecology 52:1156-1164.

Student responsibilities and expectations document is here.

4/8

Nicolette

Urban trees

Oldfield et al. 2015. Growing the urban forest: tree performance in response to biotic and abiotic land management. Restoration Ecology 23:707-718.

 

4/15

David

Riverscapes

Zhou et al. 2014. A riverscape transect approach to studying and restoring river systems: a case study from southern China. Ecological Engineering 65:147-158.

 

4/22

Loretta, Sara

Conservation and prisons

Kaye et al. 2015. Conservation projects in prison: the case for engaging incarcerated populations in conservation and science. Natural Areas Journal 35:90-97.

Supplemental: Hayduk. 2012. Prisons, prairies and partners: the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) Nursery Program. Restoration 2012: Beyond Borders conference, Victoria, BC.

 

4/29

Mary-Margaret

Neonicotinoids

Whitehorn et al. 2012. Neonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen production. Science 336: 351-352.

Goulson. 2013. An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides. Journal of Applied Ecology 50:977-987.

 

5/6

Shannon, Amos

Living walls

Feng & Hewage. 2014. Lifecycle assessment of living walls: air purification and energy performance. Journal of Cleaner Production 69:91-99.

 

5/13

Kelsey

Ecophysiology

Ammondt & Litton. 2012. Competition between native Hawaiian plants and the invasive grass Megathyrsus maximus: implications of functional diversity for ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology 20:638-646.

 

5/20

Courtney

Forest ecology

Baleshta et al. 2015. Effects of thinning paper birch on conifer productivity and understory plant diversity. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 30:699-709.

 

5/27

Spencer

Constructed wetlands

De Martis et al. 2016. Can artificial ecosystems enhance local biodiversity? The case of a constructed wetland in a Mediterranean urban context. Environmental Management 57:1088-1097.

 

6/3

 

 

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