Papers for Discussion

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• Feb. 26 with Peter Reich (Leaders: Justin Becknell, Jennifer Boldt, Gina Quiram)
  • Reich P.B. (2002), Root:shoot relations: Optimality in allocation or the 'Emperors New Clothes', Plant Roots: the Hidden Half (PDF)
  • Tjoelker M.G. et al, 2008, Coupling of respiration, nitrogen, and sugars underlies convergent temperature acclimation in Pinus banksiana across wide-ranging sites and populations, Global Change Biology (PDF)
• March 30 with Jessica Savage and Nick Deacon (Leaders: Nicholas Bolton, Summer St Pierre, Michael Nelson)
  • Cavender-Bares J. (2005). Impacts of freezing on long-distance transport in woody plants. In: Vascular Transport in Plants (eds. Holbrook NM & Zwieniecki M). Elsevier Inc. Oxford, pp. 401-424.(PDF)
  • Ball M. et al. (2005). Freeze/thaw-induced embolism depends on nadir temperature: the heterogeneous hydration hypothesis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 29, 729–745.(PDF)
• April 14 with Sarah Hobbie (Leaders: Shelby Flint and Melissa Wilson)
  • Hobbie S.E. (1992). Effects of plant species on nutrient cycling. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 336-339.(PDF)
  • Hobbie S. et al. (2006). Tree species effects on decomposition and forest floor dynamics in a common garden. Ecology, 87, 2288-2297.(PDF)
  • Discussion questions. (DOC)
• May 2 with Jennifer Powers (Leaders: Peter Wragg, Adria Fernandez, Maga Gei)
  • DeDeyn et al. (2008). Plant functional traits and soil carbon sequestration in contrasting biomes. Ecology Letters. (PDF)
  • Kurokawa and Nakashizuka (2008). Leaf herbivory and leaf decomposability in a Malaysian tropical rainforest. Ecology. (PDF)
  • Discussion questions. (PDF)
• May 5 with Ruth Shaw (Leaders: Carrie Pike, Laci High, Emily Mohl)
  • Lau et al. (2007). Strong ecological but weak evolutionary effects of elevated CO2 on a recombinant inbred population of Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist (PDF)
  • Etterson and Shaw (2001). Constraint to adaptive evotution in response to global warming. Science. (PDF)