Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture

Journal Club (WINTER 2014)

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

Discussions are facilitated by:

· Jon Bakker (on sabbatical)

· Kern Ewing

· Jim Fridley

· Soo-Hyung Kim

· Sarah Reichard

 

Important Course Logistics and Expectations:

· In week 1, sign up for leading a discussion. A group of two or three will be formed to lead each week.

· 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. Kim 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_wi14@uw.edu  

 

Discussion Board

A discussion board for Journal Club is available here:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/gopost/board/jbakker/29376/

 

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

1/10

Faculty

Climate change and arid ecosystems

Main: Brown et al. 1997. Reorganization of an arid ecosystem in response to recent climate change. PNAS 94,9729-9733

Supplemental: Bahre CJ, Shelton ML. 1993. Historic vegetation change, mesquite increases, and climate in southeastern Arizona. Journal of Biogeography 20,489-504

Student responsibilities and expectations document is here.

1/17

Crescent, Alex G, Chris Watson

Diversity and productivity

Main: Tilman D et al. 2001. Diversity and productivity in a long-term grassland experiment. Science 294, 843-845

Supplemental: Tilman D. 2012. Biodiversity & environmental sustainability amid human domination of global ecosystems. Daedalus 141(3), 108-120

Supporting materials

 

1/24

Alex H, Matt, Elyse

Endophytes

Khan Z et al. 2012. Bacterial and yeast endophytes from poplar and willow promote growth in crop plants and grasses. ISRN Agronomy 893280

Hamilton CE et al. 2010. Hybridization in endophyte symbionts alters host response to moisture and nutrient treatments. Microbial Ecology 59, 768-775

Read both papers. If interested, a review paper by Denison and Kiers (2011) can provide good background on plant-microbe symbiosis.

1/31

Mark, Jennifer Kathleen

Global crop production

West PC et al. 2010. Trading carbon for food: Global comparison of carbon stocks vs. crop yields on agricultural land. PNAS  107, 19645-19648.

Foley et al. 2011. Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature 478, 337-342

Read both papers

2/7

Alexandra, Chris Wong

Fire ecology

Main: Buckley R. 1983. The role of fire in maintaining a small-scale vegetation gradient: a test of Mutch’s hypothesis. Oikos 41, 291-292 (and two ensuing communications about this article)

Background: Mutch RW. 1970. Wildland fires and ecosystems: a hypothesis. Ecology 51,1046-1051

Buckley paper PDF includes the two ensuing communications.

2/14

Yufuko, Malcolm

Invasive species

Corbin JD, D’Antonio CM. 2004. Competition between native perennial and exotic annual grasses: Implications for an historical invasion. Ecology, 85, 1273-1283

 

2/21

Wenny, Ron

Native functional groups in restoration

Kimball S et al. 2014. Establishment and management of native functional groups in restoration. Restoration Ecology 22, 81-88

Supplemental materials

2/28

Michael, Xincai, Jon

Elwha restoration and birds

Gelarden GJ, McLaughlin JF. 2013. Forecasting avian responses to Elwha river restoration. Ecological Restoration 31, 31-45

A supplemental reference  is the Elwha revegetation and restoration plan.

3/7

Ben, Luke, Cameron

Volunteers and restoration

Bruce MC et al. 2014. Opinions toward using volunteers in ecological restoration: a survey of federal land managers. Restoration Ecology 22, 5-12

 

3/14

Lisa, Martha

NutNet

Borer ET et al. 2014. Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. Nature (doi:10.1038/nature13144)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous Schedules

 

 

2013-14

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2012-13

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Winter

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2011-12

Autumn

Winter

Spring

 

2010-11

Autumn

Winter

Spring

 

2009-10

Autumn

Winter

Spring

 

2008-09

Autumn

Winter

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Contact: sefs503@uw.edu

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