(Fall 2009)
Seminar in
Ecology
aka
"Frontiers"
Fridays, 3:30 -
5:00pm
222 Carr Hall
Organizers: Adrian Stier & Craig Osenberg
[readings are available via gatorlink login]
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Week |
Topic |
Discussion leader(s) |
Presenter(s): will lead the next week's discussion |
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Sept 04 |
Perspectives: Agrawal et al. (2007) | group led |
Adrian Stier |
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Sept 11 |
Predator-prey: Fryxell et al. (2007); (supplement) | Adrian Stier | Andrew Barbour |
| Sept 18 | Invasive species: Levin et al. (2006) | Andrew Barbour |
Schuyler van Montfrans & Hannah Vander Zanden (ppt) |
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Sept 25 |
Food webs: Howeth & Leibold (2007) | Schuyler van Montfrans & Hannah Vander Zanden |
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Oct 02 |
Productivity-diversity: Cardinale et al. (2009) |
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Mega Gittinger |
| Oct 09 | Mutualisms: Heil et al. (2009) | Mega Gittinger | Francois Michonneau |
| Oct 16 | No class (Homecoming) | NA | NA |
| Oct 23 | Speciation: Miller et al (2009) | Francois Michonneau | Jada White |
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Oct 30 |
Disturbance: Mora et al. (2008) | Jada White |
1) Jada White 2) Discussion of Mora 3) Smriti Bhotika & Kristen Sauby (pdf) |
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Nov 06 |
Coexistence: Angert et al. (2009), supplement, appendix | Smriti Bhotika & Kristen Sauby | Tim Crombie |
| Nov 13 | Metabolic theory: Ernest et al. 2009 (supplement) | Tim Crombie | Marvin Morales |
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Nov 20 |
Migration/dispersal: Reilly & Reilly (2009) | Marvin Morales | Ariel Zimmerman and Janice Kerns |
| Nov 27 | No class (Thanksgiving) | NA | NA |
| Dec 04 | Population Regulation: Kausrud et al (2008) | Ariel Zimmerman and Janice Kerns | NA |
last update: 13 November 2009 by CWO