Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture

Journal Club (Winter 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_wi17@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

1/6

Sage

Assisted migration

Vitt et al. 2010. Assisted migration of plants: changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes. Biological Conservation 143:18-27.

Student responsibilities and expectations document is here.

1/13

Kyle

Genetics

Dyer et al. 2016. Unintentional selection and genetic changes in native perennial grass populations during commercial seed production. Ecological Restoration 34(1):39-48.

 

1/20

Joanna

Human health

Donovan et al. 2013. The relationship between trees and human health: evidence from the spread of the emerald ash borer. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 44:139-145.

 

1/27

Joe

Phragmites

Price et al. 2014. Ecology of native vs. introduced Phragmites australis (common reed) in Chicago-area wetlands. Wetlands 34:369-377.

Supplemental: Fant et al. 2016. The influence of habitat disturbance on genetic structure and reproductive strategies within stands of native and non-native Phragmites australis (common reed). Diversity and Distributions 22:1301-1313.

 

2/3

Elby

Non-native species

Last names A-E: Sagoff. 2005. Do non-native species threaten the natural environment? Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 18:215-236.

Last names F-Z: Simberloff. 2005. Non-native species do threaten the natural environment! Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 18:595-607.

 

2/10

Derek

Non-native species II

Cook-Patton & Agrawal. 2014. Exotic plants contribute positively to biodiversity functions but reduce native seed production and arthropod richness. Ecology 95:1642-1650.

 

2/17

Alex

Herbicides

Wagner et al. 2017. Herbicide usage for invasive non-native plant management in wildland areas of North America. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:198-204. Note: PDF includes supplementary materials.

 

2/24

Kimmy

The restoration economy

BenDor et al. 2015. Defining and evaluating the ecological restoration economy. Restoration Ecology 23:209-219. Note: PDF includes supplementary materials.

 

3/3

 

 

SEFS Graduate Student Symposium

 

3/10

Jiawei

Boundary work

Clark et al. 2016. Boundary work for sustainable development: natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). PNAS 113:4615-4622.

Supplemental: Kirchhoff et al. 2015. Boundary organizations to boundary chains: prospects for advancing climate science application. Climate Risk Management 9:20-29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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2009-10

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2008-09

Autumn

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