Fall 2016
December 9
Mander, L. (2016). A combinatorial approach to angiosperm pollen morphology. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20162033. pdf
Optional reading:
Olson, M. E. et al. (2015). How to study adaptation (and why to do it that way). The Quarterly Review of Biology 90: 167-191. pdf
The section on "The comparative method" of this paper (starting in page 169 and including Fig. 2) deals with the issue of "unoccupied morphospace", and is of particular interest for this discussion.
Mander, L. (2016). A combinatorial approach to angiosperm pollen morphology. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20162033. pdf
Optional reading:
Olson, M. E. et al. (2015). How to study adaptation (and why to do it that way). The Quarterly Review of Biology 90: 167-191. pdf
The section on "The comparative method" of this paper (starting in page 169 and including Fig. 2) deals with the issue of "unoccupied morphospace", and is of particular interest for this discussion.
December 2
Morales, A. E., et al. (2016). Speciation with gene flow in North American Myotis bats. Systematic Biology syw100. pdf
A talk by Morales on her paper, captured by a video enthusiast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6GA-Kgzvvk
Optional reading:
Pennisi, E. (2016). Shaking up the tree of life. Science 354: 817-821. pdf
Morales, A. E., et al. (2016). Speciation with gene flow in North American Myotis bats. Systematic Biology syw100. pdf
A talk by Morales on her paper, captured by a video enthusiast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6GA-Kgzvvk
Optional reading:
Pennisi, E. (2016). Shaking up the tree of life. Science 354: 817-821. pdf
November 18
Aronson, M. F. J., et al. (2016). Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools. Ecology 97: 2952- 2963. pdf
Optional reading:
Ives, C. D., et al. (2016). Cities are hotspots for threatened species. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25: 117-126. pdf, supporting information
Aronson, M. F. J., et al. (2016). Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools. Ecology 97: 2952- 2963. pdf
Optional reading:
Ives, C. D., et al. (2016). Cities are hotspots for threatened species. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25: 117-126. pdf, supporting information
November 11
Ballesteros-Mejía, L., et al. (2016). Putting insects on the map: near-global variation in sphingid moth richness along spatial and environmental gradients. Ecography doi:10.1111/ecog.02438. pdf, supplementary information
Ballesteros-Mejía, L., et al. (2013). Mapping the biodiversity of tropical insects: species richness and inventory completeness of African sphingid moths. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 586-595. pdf, supporting information
Ballesteros-Mejía, L., et al. (2016). Putting insects on the map: near-global variation in sphingid moth richness along spatial and environmental gradients. Ecography doi:10.1111/ecog.02438. pdf, supplementary information
Ballesteros-Mejía, L., et al. (2013). Mapping the biodiversity of tropical insects: species richness and inventory completeness of African sphingid moths. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 586-595. pdf, supporting information
November 4
Federman, S., et al. (2016). Implications of lemuriform extinctions for the Malagasy flora. PNAS 113: 5041-5046. pdf, supplementary information
Federman, S., et al. (2015). The biogeographic origin of a radiation of trees in Madagascar: implications for the assembly of a tropical forest biome. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 216. pdf, supplementary information
Federman, S., et al. (2016). Implications of lemuriform extinctions for the Malagasy flora. PNAS 113: 5041-5046. pdf, supplementary information
Federman, S., et al. (2015). The biogeographic origin of a radiation of trees in Madagascar: implications for the assembly of a tropical forest biome. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 216. pdf, supplementary information
October 28
Meyer, C., et al. (2016). Multidimensional biases, gaps and uncertainties in global plant occurrence information. Ecology Letters 19: 992-1006. pdf, supplementary information
Meyer, C., et al. (2016). Multidimensional biases, gaps and uncertainties in global plant occurrence information. Ecology Letters 19: 992-1006. pdf, supplementary information
October 21
Ulrich, W., et al. (2016). The tangled link between β- and γ-diversity: a Narcissus effect weakens statistical inferences in null model analyses of diversity patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12527. pdf
Mittelback, G. G. and Schemske D. W. (2015). Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on community assembly. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 241-247. pdf
Ulrich, W., et al. (2016). The tangled link between β- and γ-diversity: a Narcissus effect weakens statistical inferences in null model analyses of diversity patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12527. pdf
Mittelback, G. G. and Schemske D. W. (2015). Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on community assembly. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 241-247. pdf
October 14
O'Meara, B. C. et al. (2016). Non-equilibrium dynamics and floral trait interactions shape extant angiosperm diversity. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20152324. pdf, supplementary material A and B
O'Meara, B. C. et al. (2016). Non-equilibrium dynamics and floral trait interactions shape extant angiosperm diversity. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20152324. pdf, supplementary material A and B
October 7
Ikin, K. et al. (2016). Evaluating complementary networks of restoration plantings for landscape-scale occurrence of temporally dynamic species. Conservation Biology 30: 1027-1037. pdf, supporting information
Ikin, K. et al. (2016). Evaluating complementary networks of restoration plantings for landscape-scale occurrence of temporally dynamic species. Conservation Biology 30: 1027-1037. pdf, supporting information
September 30
Corlett, R. T. (2016). Restoration, reintroduction and rewilding in a changing world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 31: 453-462. pdf
Browse the Bonn Challenge website : http://www.bonnchallenge.org/commitments. It describes the global aspiration to restore 150 million hectares of the world's deforested and degraded lands by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Optional readings:
Murcia, C., Aronson, J., Kattan, G. H., Moreno-Mateos, D., Dixon, K. and Simberloff, D. (2014). A critique of the ‘novel ecosystem’ concept. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 548-553. pdf
Hobbs, R. J., Higgs, E. S. and Harris, J. A. (2014). Novel ecosystems: concept or inconvenient reality? A response to Murcia et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 645-646. pdf
Aronson, J., Murcia, C., Kattan, G. H., Moreno-Mateos, D., Dixon, K. and Simberloff, D. (2014). The road to confusion is paved with novel ecosystem labels: a reply to Hobbs et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 646-647. pdf
Corlett, R. T. (2016). Restoration, reintroduction and rewilding in a changing world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 31: 453-462. pdf
Browse the Bonn Challenge website : http://www.bonnchallenge.org/commitments. It describes the global aspiration to restore 150 million hectares of the world's deforested and degraded lands by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Optional readings:
Murcia, C., Aronson, J., Kattan, G. H., Moreno-Mateos, D., Dixon, K. and Simberloff, D. (2014). A critique of the ‘novel ecosystem’ concept. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 548-553. pdf
Hobbs, R. J., Higgs, E. S. and Harris, J. A. (2014). Novel ecosystems: concept or inconvenient reality? A response to Murcia et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 645-646. pdf
Aronson, J., Murcia, C., Kattan, G. H., Moreno-Mateos, D., Dixon, K. and Simberloff, D. (2014). The road to confusion is paved with novel ecosystem labels: a reply to Hobbs et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 646-647. pdf
September 23
Keulartz, J. (2016). Future directions for conservation. Environmental values 25: 385-407. pdf
Optional readings:
Sarkar, S. (2011). Habitat reconstruction: moving beyond historical fidelity. Pages 327-361 in: Handbook of the philosophy of science. Volume 11: Philosophy of ecology. K. deLaplante, B. Brown and K. A. Peacock (eds.) pdf
Callicott, J. B. (2011). Postmodern ecological restoration: choosing appropriate temporal and spatial scales. Pages 301-326 in: Handbook of the philosophy of science. Volume 11: Philosophy of ecology. K. deLaplante, B. Brown and K. A. Peacock (eds.) pdf
Keulartz, J. (2016). Future directions for conservation. Environmental values 25: 385-407. pdf
Optional readings:
Sarkar, S. (2011). Habitat reconstruction: moving beyond historical fidelity. Pages 327-361 in: Handbook of the philosophy of science. Volume 11: Philosophy of ecology. K. deLaplante, B. Brown and K. A. Peacock (eds.) pdf
Callicott, J. B. (2011). Postmodern ecological restoration: choosing appropriate temporal and spatial scales. Pages 301-326 in: Handbook of the philosophy of science. Volume 11: Philosophy of ecology. K. deLaplante, B. Brown and K. A. Peacock (eds.) pdf
September 16
Lewitus, E. & Morlon, H. (2016). Natural constraints to species diversification. PLOS Biol, 14, e1002532 - pdf
Scholl, J.P. & Wiens, J.J. (2016). Diversification rates and species richness across the Tree of Life. Proc R Soc B, 283, 20161334 - pdf
Lewitus, E. & Morlon, H. (2016). Natural constraints to species diversification. PLOS Biol, 14, e1002532 - pdf
Scholl, J.P. & Wiens, J.J. (2016). Diversification rates and species richness across the Tree of Life. Proc R Soc B, 283, 20161334 - pdf
September 9
Baldeck, C. A. et al. 2016. Phylogenetic turnover along local environmental gradients in tropical forest communities. Oecologia doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3686-2 - pdf
Peixoto, F. P., et al. 2014. Global patterns of phylogenetic beta diversity components in bats. Journal of biogeography 41: 762-772 - pdf
Baldeck, C. A. et al. 2016. Phylogenetic turnover along local environmental gradients in tropical forest communities. Oecologia doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3686-2 - pdf
Peixoto, F. P., et al. 2014. Global patterns of phylogenetic beta diversity components in bats. Journal of biogeography 41: 762-772 - pdf
September 2
Wang, W., Lin, L., Xiang, X.-G., Ortiz, R. del C., Liu, Y., Xiang, K.-L., Yu, S.-X., Xing, Y.-W., & Chen, Z.-D. 2016. The rise of angiosperm-dominated herbaceous floras: Insights from Ranunculaceae. Sci. Reports 6:27259. doi: 10.1038/srep27259 - pdf
Wang, W., Dilcher, D. L., Sun, G., Wang, H.-S., & Chen, Z.-D. 2016. Accelerated evolution of early angiosperms: Evidence from ranunculalean phylogeny by integrating living and fossil data. J. Systematics Evolution 54: 336-341 - pdf
Wang, W., Lin, L., Xiang, X.-G., Ortiz, R. del C., Liu, Y., Xiang, K.-L., Yu, S.-X., Xing, Y.-W., & Chen, Z.-D. 2016. The rise of angiosperm-dominated herbaceous floras: Insights from Ranunculaceae. Sci. Reports 6:27259. doi: 10.1038/srep27259 - pdf
Wang, W., Dilcher, D. L., Sun, G., Wang, H.-S., & Chen, Z.-D. 2016. Accelerated evolution of early angiosperms: Evidence from ranunculalean phylogeny by integrating living and fossil data. J. Systematics Evolution 54: 336-341 - pdf