Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture

Journal Club (spring 2017)

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

 

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 Jon 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_sp17@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.  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

3/31

Joe

Botany bill

H.R. 1054—Botanical sciences and native plant materials research, restoration, and promotion act. A press release (to show how a representative communicates with the public) is here.

Student responsibilities and expectations document is here.

4/7

Joanna

Civic environmental stewardship

Sheppard et al. 2017. Evaluating ecological monitoring of civic environmental stewardship in the Green-Duwamish watershed, Washington. Landscape and Urban Planning 158:87-95.

 

4/14

Derek

Nursery production

Dettweiler-Robinson et al. 2013. Outplanting Wyoming big sagebrush following wildfire: stock performance and economics. Rangeland Ecology and Management 66:657-666.

Supplemental: Puertolas et al. 2012. Cost-benefit analysis of different container capacities and fertilization regimes in Pinus stock-type production for forest restoration in dry Mediterranean areas. Ecological Engineering 44:210-215.

 

4/21

Anne-Gi

Waterbird conservation

Sebastian-Gonzalez & Green. 2016. Reduction of avian diversity in created versus natural and restored wetlands. Ecography 39:1176-1184.

 

4/28

Kimmy

Habitat restoration

Hale & Swearer. In press. When good animals love bad restored habitats: how maladaptive habitat selection can constrain restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology.

 

5/5

Elby

Cultural keystone species

Garibaldi & Turner. 2004. Cultural keystone species: implications for ecological conservation and restoration. Ecology & Society 9(3):1.

Supplemental: Nunez & Simberloff. 2005. Invasive species and the cultural keystone species concept. Ecology & Society 10(1):r4.

 

5/12

Matthew

Monitoring fungi

Avis et al. 2017. Monitoring fungi in ecological restorations of coastal Indiana, U.S.A. Restoration Ecology 25:92-100.

Supplemental information is here.  In addition, here is a table of ecosystem services provided by fungi (from Dighton 2003).

 

5/19

Robby

Bees and bioenergy

Graham et al. 2017. Assessing wild bees in perennial bioenergy landscapes: effects of bioenergy crop composition, landscape configuration, and bioenergy crop area. Landscape Ecology 32:1023-1037.

Supplemental: Rundlof et al. 2008. Interacting effects of farming practice and landscape context on bumble bees. Biological Conservation 141:417-426.

 

5/26

Kyle

Ecology and landscape design

Lokman. 2017. Cyborg landscapes: choreographing resilient interactions between infrastructure, ecology, and society. Journal of Landscape Architecture 12:60-73.

 

6/2

Sage

Seed sourcing

Havens et al. 2015. Seed sourcing for restoration in an era of climate change. Natural Areas Journal 35:122-133.

Supplemental: Broadhurst et al. 2016. Maximizing seed resources for restoration in an uncertain future. BioScience 66:73-79.

Climate scenario documents:

· IPCC Emissions Scenarios;

· Future Climate in the Pacific Northwest

· Washington State Integrated Climate Response Strategy: Observed Trends & Future Projections

· Scenarios of Future Climate for the Pacific Northwest

Upland Plant Associations of the Puget Trough Ecoregion, Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous Schedules

 

 

2016-17

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2015-16

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2014-15

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2013-14

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2012-13

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2011-12

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2010-11

Autumn

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2009-10

Autumn

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2008-09

Autumn

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