For Fall 2001 - (presenter's name is in parentheses following the citation for the paper). 
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For Tuesday 18 September:

Wilson B F. 2000. Apical control of branch growth and angle in woody plants. Am. J. Bot. 87:601-607. (Pat Godziszewski)

Sposito, T C and F A M Santos. 2001. Scaling of stem and crown in eight Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) species of Brazil. Am. J. Bot. 88:939-949. (Deepani Samarasinghi)

Tentative presentation dates for the remaining papers:

For Tuesday 9 October:

Chen, L-Q, C-S Li, W G. Chaloner, D J. Beerling, Q-G Sun, M E. Collinson, and P L Mitchell. 2001. Assessing the potential for the stomatal characters of extant and fossil Ginkgo leaves to signal atmospheric CO2 change. Am. J. Bot. 88:1309-1315.   (Andrew Roberts)

Totland Ø and M Sottocornola. 2001. Pollen limitation of reproductive success in two sympatric alpine willows (Salicaceae) with contrasting pollination strategies. Am. J. Bot. 88:1011-1015. (Kerri Vrbancic)

For Tuesday 23 October:

Cornett, M W, P B Reich, K J Puettmann, and L E Frelich. 2000. Seedbed and moisture availability determine safe sites for early Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae) regeneration. Am. J. Bot. 87:1807-1814. (Matthew Edstrom)

Lewis, S L and E V J Tanner. 2000. Effects of above-and below-ground competition on growth and survival of rain forest tree seedlings. Ecology. 81(9):2525-2538. (Jason Carlson)

For Tuesday 6 November:

Meiners, S J and S N Handel. 2000. Additive and nonadditive effects of herbivory and competition on tree seedling mortality, growth, and allocation. Am. J. Bot. 87:1821-1826. (Brian Doherty)

Bach, C. 2001. Long-term effects of insect herbivory on responses by Salix cordata to sand accretion. Ecology 82(2):397-409. (Jennifer Bruneau)

For Tuesday 20 November:

Harper, K A and S E Macdonald. 2001. Structure and composition of riparian boreal forest: new methods for analyzing edge influence. Ecology 82(3):649-659. (Matt Ueltzen)

Perez-Salicrup, D R. 2001. Effect of liana cutting on tree regeneration in a liana forest in Amazonian Brazil. Ecology 82(2):389-396. (Joseph Scaria)

For Tuesday 4 December:

Bergeron, Y. 2000. Species and stand dynamics in the mixed woods of Quebec's southern boreal boreal forest. Ecology 81(6):1500-1516. (Joe Henry)

Webb, S L and S E Scanga. 2001. Windstorm disturbance without patch dynamics: twelve years of change in a Minnesota forest. Ecology 82(3):893-897. (Nick Huber)

Not Selected for presentation:

Burnham, R J, N C A Pitman, K R Johnson, and P Wilf. 2001. Habitat-related error in estimating temperatures from leaf margins in a humid tropical forest. Am. J. Bot. 88:1096-1102.

Jaquish, L L and F W Ewers. 2001. Seasonal conductivity and embolism in the roots and stems of two clonal ring-porous trees, Sassafras albidum (Lauraceae) and Rhus typhina (Anacardiaceae). Am. J. Bot. 88:206-212.

Royce, E B and M G Barbour. 2001. Mediterranean climate effects. I. Conifer water use across a Sierra Nevada ecotone. Am. J. Bot. 88:911-918.

Stacy, E A. 2001. Cross-fertility in two tropical tree species: evidence of inbreeding depression within populations and genetic divergence among populations. Am. J. Bot. 88:1041-1051.

From Fall 1999  (NOTE: All links have been removed.)

Wold, E.N. and R.J. Marquis. 1997. Induced defense in white oak: effects on herbivores and consequences for the plant. Ecology 78(5):1356-1369. (available at http://www.esajournals.org) (presented by Steve Wood)

To be discussed 2 December:
Ellison, Farnsworthy and Twilley.  1996.  Facultative mutualism between red mangroves and root-fouling sponges.  Ecology 77(8):2431-2444. (presented by Karlyn Rosensteil)

Ko, L.J. and P.B. Reich.  1993.  Oak tree effects on soil and herbaceous vegetation in savannas and pastures in Wisconsin.  American Midland Naturalist 130(1):31-42.  (presented by Mark Kristoff)

To be discussed 9 December:
Herbert, D.A., J.H. Fownes and P.M. Vitousek.  1999.   Hurricane damage to a Hawaiian forest: nutrient supply rate affects resistance and resilience.  Ecology 80(3):908-920.  (available at http://www.esajournals.org) (presented by Jen Espinosa)

From Summer 1998

You can click on any title that is underlined to see a copy of that paper.  (Note: all links have been removed)