Discussion articles

These articles, mostly from the primary literature, will enrich your course experience by exposing you to how basic research is done to address questions in ecology and conservation biology.  Be sure to complete the assignment by the deadline stated on the syllabus.  Click on the author's name to access the article in .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view articles).

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Week 1, recitation discussion

  1. Gleason DF, Wellington GM (1993). Ultraviolet radiation and coral bleaching.  Nature 365: 836-838.
  2. DQs for Gleason and Wellington (1993)

Week 2, recitation discussion

  1. Nolan PM, Hill GE, Stoehr AM (1998). Sex, size, and plumage redness predict house finch survival in an epidemic.  Proceedings: Biological Sciences 265:961-5.
  2. DQs for Nolan et al. (1998)

Week 4, lecture discussion

  1. Westemeier RL, Brawn JD, Simpson SA, Esker TL, Jansen RW, Walk JW, Kershner EL, Bouzat JL, Paige KN (1998).  Tracking the long-term decline and recovery of an isolated population.  Science 282:1695-8.
  2. DQs for Westemeier et al. (1998)

Week 7, recitation discussion

  1. Suarez AV, Case TJ (2002). Bottom-up effects on persistence of a specialist predator: ant invasions and horned lizards.  Ecological Applications 12(1):291–298.
  2. DQs for Suarez and Case (2002)

Week 8, lecture discussion

  1. Bertness MD (1992).  The ecology of a New England salt marsh.  American Scientist 80:260-8.
  2. DQs for Bertness (1992)