For Summer 2004  (click on the titles to get full-text copies of the articles)

Finlay, JC, S Khandwala and ME Power.  2002.  Spatial scales of carbon flow in a river food web.  Ecology 83(7):1845-1859.

Marchand, MN and JA Litvaitis.  2004.  Effects of habitat features and landscape composition on the population structure of a common aquatic turtle in a region undergoing rapid development.  Conservation Biology 18(3):758-767.

McClennen, N, RR Wigglesworth and SH Anderson.  2001.  The effect of suburban and agricultural development on the activity patterns of coyotes (Canis latrans). American Midland Naturalist 146:27-36.

Prati, D and O Bossdorf.  2004.  Allelopathic inhibition of germination by Alliaria petiolata (Brassicaceae).  American Journal of Botany 91(2):285-288.

Renaud, CB, AL Martel, KLE Kaiser and ME Comba.  2004.  A comparison of organochlorine contaminant levels in the zebra mussel, Dreissena complanata, in the Rideau River, Ontario.  Water Qual. Res. J. Canada 39(2):83-92.

From Fall 2001  (click on the title of the articles to get copies that you can print out)

For Thursday 29 November:
Harper, MG, CH Dietrich, RL Larimore and PA Tessene.  2000.  Effects of prescribed fire on prairie arthropods: an enclosure study.  Natural Areas Journal 20:325-335.  (to be presented by Joe Henry)

Sallabanks, R, JR Walters and JA Colazo.  2000.  Breeding bird abundance in bottomland hardwood forests: habitat, edge, and patch size effects.  The Condor 102:748-758.  (to be presented by Sheri Glowinski)

Westmoreland, D and C. Muntan.  1996.  The influence of dark central florets on insect attraction and fruit production in Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota L.).  American Midland Naturalist 135:122-129.  (to be presented by Joseph Scaria)

For Tuesday 4 December:
Artman, VL, EK Sutherland and JF Downhower.  2001.  Prescribed burning to restore mixed-oak communities in southern Ohio: effects on breeding-bird populations.  Conservation Biology 15:1423-1434.  (to be presented by Mark Brow)

Jørgensen, RB and B Andersen.  1994.  Spontaneous hybridization between oilseed rape (Brassica nupus) and weedy B. campestris (Brassicaceae): a risk of growing genetically modified oilseed rape.  American Journal of Botany 81:1620-1626.  (to be presented by Ray Dinkins)

Lord, LA and TD Lee.  2001.  Interactions of local and regional processes: species richness in tussock sedge communities.  Ecology 82:313-318.  (to be presented by Rory Klick)

For Thursday 6 December:
Bowles, M, M Jones, J McBride, T Bell and C Dunn.  2000.  Structural composition and species richness indices for upland forests of the Chicago region.  Erigenia 18:30-57.  (in three parts:  part1, part2, part3;  to be presented by Pete Jackson)

Bohan, DA, AC Bohan, DM Glen, WOC Symondson, CW Wiltshire and L Hughes.  2000.  Spatial dynamics of predation by carabid beetles on slugs.  Journal of Animal Ecology 69:367-379.  (to be presented by Serenity Wehrenberg)

Mihuc, TB, GW Minshall and G Wayne. 1995.  Trophic generalists vs. trophic specialists: implications for food web dynamics in post-fire streams.  Ecology 76:2361-2372.  (to be presented by Kristen Verdoia)

From Fall 99  (NOTE:  All links have been removed.)

For Tuesday 7 December:
Rodway, M.S., W.A. Montevecchi and J.W. Chardine.  1996.  Effects of investigator disturbance on breeding success of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica.   Biological Conservation 76(3):311-319.  (presented by Lori Zenawick; available at the reserve desk in the library)

Shibata, M., H. Tanaka and T. Nakashizuka.  1998.  Causes and consequences of mast seed production of four co-occurring Carpinus species in Japan.  Ecology 79(1):54-64.  (presented by Mark Kristoff; available at http://www.esajournals.org or by clicking here.)

For Thursday 9 December:
Delin, A. and H. Andren.  1999.  Effects of habitat fragmentation on Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in a forest landscape.  Landscape Ecology 14:67-72.  (presented by Jill Baran; available at the reserve desk in the library)

Stohlgren, T.J., L.D. Schell and B. Vanden Heuvel.  1999.  How grazing and soil quality affect native and exotic plant diversity in Rocky Mountain grasslands.   Ecological Applications 9(1):45-64.  (presented by Vasia Quadri; available at http://www.esajournals.org or by clicking here.)

From Fall 98

Click here to view the Bertness paper for exam 2.  (sorry - link removed)

For lecture on Monday 23 November:
Collins, S.L., S.M. Glenn and D.J. Gibson.  1995.  Experimental analysis of intermediate disturbance and initial floristic composition: decoupling cause and effect.  Ecology 76:486-492.  (sorry - link removed)

Farrell, T.M.  1991.  Models and mechanisms of succession: an example from a rocky intertidal community.  Ecological Monographs 61:95-113.  (sorry - link removed)

Schedule for Presentations/Discussions  (Note: All links removed)

 Monday 7 December 1998:
Jennie Crosby (Whelan, R.J., N.H. de Jong, and S von der Burg.  1998.  Variation in bradyspory and seedling recruitment without fire among populations of Banksia serrata (Proteaceae). Australian Journal of Ecology 23:121-128.)

Brian Doherty (Blake, J.G. and J.R. Karr. 1987. Breeding birds of isolated woodlots: area and habitat relationships. Ecology 68:1724-1734.)

David Sollenberger (Wallace, L.L. 1987. Effects of clipping and soil compaction on growth, morphology and mycorrhizal colonization of Schizachyrium scoparium, a C₄ bunchgrass. Oecologia 72:423-428.)

Wednesday 9 December 1998
Roger Bares (Suarez, A.V., D.T. Bolger and T.J. Case. 1998. Effects of fragmentation and invasion on native ant communities in coastal southern California. Ecology 79:2041-2056.)

Jim Louderman (Stamp, N.E., Y. Yang and T.L. Osier. 1997. Response of an insect predator to prey fed multiple allelochemicals under representative thermal regimes. Ecology 78:203-214.)

Marie Malo (Quinn, T.A.  1995.  Using public sighting information to investigate coyote use of urban habitat.  Journal of Wildlife Management 59:238-245.)

Monday 14 December 1998
Theresa Dzoga-Borg (Bergman, E. and L.A. Greenberg. 1994.  Competition between a planktivore, a benthivore, and a species with ontogenetic diet shifts.  Ecology 75:1233-1245.)

Toral Shah (Wied, A. and C. Galen. 1998. Plant parental care: conspecific nurse effects in Frasera speciosa and Cirsium scopulorum. Ecology 79:1657-1668.)

(and short presentations from graduate students on their research projects)

Dittman, D. and C. Robles.  1991.  Effect of algal epiphytes on the mussel Mytilus californianus.  Ecology 72:286-296.