The Biodiversity Research Centre
of The University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia |
Biodiversity Discussion Group
| Spring 2012
Welcome to the Biodiversity Discussion Group (BDG) at the Biodiversity Research Centre of the University of British Columbia. We meet to discuss recent research papers and topics in biodiversity from both ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Any interested undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and faculty are welcome to suggest papers and join the discussion. Location: We meet at 3 PM on Thursdays in room 225 in the Beaty Biodiversity building. Information on the BDG mailing list is below. |
| Date | Topic/Title | PDF(s) | Discussion Leader |
| Thu Jan 12 | Organizational Meeting | Bailey and Lindenmayer 2012, TREE, pdf | Jill Jankowski |
| Thu Jan 19 | Dispersal-mediated trophic
interactions can generate apparent patterns of dispersal limitation in
aquatic metacommunities |
Verreydt et al. 2012, Ecology Letters, pdf | Andrew MacDonald |
| Thu Jan 26 | Strong influence of regional
species pools on continent-wide structuring of local communities |
Lessard et al. 2012, Proc. of the Royal Society - B, pdf | Vera Tai |
| Thu Feb 2 | Cross-kingdom interactions
matter: fungal-mediated interactions structure an insect community on oak |
Tack et al. 2012, Ecology Letters, pdf | Matthew Barbour |
| Thu Feb 9 | The range implications of lizard
traits in changing environments |
Buckley 2010, Global Ecology and Biogeography, pdf | Jordan Rosenfeld |
| Thu Feb 16 | Paper Blitz - Each participant summarizes a recent biodiversity-related paper for the group | Angert et al. 2011, Integrative and Comparative Biology, pdf
Sandel et al. 2011, Science, pdf |
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| Thu Feb 23 | Reading Week | No meeting | |
| Thu Mar 1 | Tri-trophic interactions affect density dependence of seed fate in a tropical forest palm | Visser et al. 2011, Ecology Letters, pdf | Andrea Stephens |
| Thu Mar 8 | Kat Anderson | ||
| Thu Mar 15 | Diane Srivastava | ||
| Thu Mar 22 | Angelica Gonzalez | ||
| Thu Mar 29 | Esa Koskela | ||
| Thu Apr 5 | Takuya Sato | ||
| Thu Apr 12 | |||
| Thu Apr 19 |
Fall 2011 schedule
Mailing List: Email may be sent to the list at bdg@zoology.ubc.ca.
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Please e-mail Jill Jankowski or Thor Veen if you have questions.