The Biodiversity Research Centre
of The University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia |
Biodiversity Discussion Group
Spring 2009In this group, we read papers that relate to biodiversity from both ecological and evolutionary perspectives.
| Date | Topic | Key Paper(s) | Background |
| Wed Jan 28 | Literature survey |
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| Wed Feb 4 | Ecological Dynamics of Clade Diversification and Community Assembly | McPeek 2008 | |
| Wed Feb 11 | Phylo diversity and conservation | Faith 2008 | Forest et al. 2007 Mooers et al. 2007 |
| Wed Feb 18 | No meeting--reading week | Wed Feb 25 | Evolutionary constraints on regional faunas | Algar et al. 2009 |
| Wed Mar 4 | Literature survey |
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| Wed Mar 11 | Mechanistic niche modelling | Kerney and Porter 2009 | |
| Wed Mar 18 | Extreme weather and phenology | Jentsch et al. 2009 | |
| Wed Mar 25 | Fishing down the food web; farming up the food web? | Essington 2006 PNAS Konstantinos 2009 Cons Bio |
Pauly 1998 Science |
| Wed Apr 1 | Conservation status of the world's mammals | Schipper et al. 2008 Science |
Suppl. material |
We meet in the Biosci 5458 from 10 to 11 on Wednesday mornings (unless otherwise noted).
please e-mail will cornwell if you have questions.
Previous discussions:
Spring 08
Fall 08