Course Reading
| Date | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 11 | Is ethnobotany biology?, is it a science? | Balick, MJ. 1996. Transforming ethnobotany for the new millenium. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 83: 58-66. Phillips, O, AH Gentry, C Reynel, P Wilkin, & C Galvez-Durand B. 1994. Quantitative ethnobotany and Amazonian conservation. Conservation Biology 8: 225-248 |
| Sept 18 |
Biological impacts of harvesting non-timber forest products |
Ticktin, T. 2004. The ecological implications of harvesting non-timber forest products. Journal of Applied Ecology 41:11–21. Martínez-Ballesté, A, & MC Mandujano. 2013. The consequences of harvesting on regeneration of a non-timber wax producing species (Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.) of the Chihuahuan Desert. Economic Botany 67: 121-136. |
| Sept 25 | Phytoremediation |
Bhargava, A, FF Carmona, M Bhargava, & S Srivastava. 2012. Approaches for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals. Journal of Environmental Management. 105: 103–120. Broadley, MR, NJ Willey,JC Wilkins, AJM Baker, A Mead, & PJ White. 2001. Phylogenetic variation in heavy metal accumulation in angiosperms. New Phytologist 152: 9–27. |
| Oct 2 | Human influences on vegetation patterns |
Rietkerk, M & J van de Koppel. 2008. Regular pattern formation in real ecosystems. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23: 169-175. Barbier, N., P Couteron, J Lejoly, V Deblauwe, & O LeJeune. 2006. Self-organized vegetation patterning as a fingerprint of climate and human impact on semi-arid ecosystems. Journal of Ecology 94: 537–547. |
| Oct. 9 | Presscribed fires |
Ryan, KC, EE Knapp, & JM Varner. 2013. Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11: e15–e24. Renninger, HJ, KL Clark, N Skowronski, & KVR Schäfer. 2013. Effects of a prescribed fire on water use and photosynthetic capacity of pitch pines. Trees 27 1115-1127. |
| Oct. 16 | Genetically modified plants |
Ronald, P. 2011. Plant genetics, sustainable agriculture and global food security. Genetics 188: 11-20. Jeong, JS, YS Kim, KH Baek, H Jung, S-H Ha, YD Choi, M Kim, C Reuzeau & J-K Kim. 2010. Root-specific expression of OsNAC10 improves drought tolerance and grain yield in rice under field drought conditions. Plant Physiology 153: 185-197. |
| Oct. 30 | Invasive plants and soil biota |
Reinhart, KO, & RM Callaway. 2006. Soil biota and invasive plants. New Phytologist 170: 445-457. Rout ME, TH Chrzanowski, TK Westlie, TH DeLuca, RM Callaway, & WE Holben. 2013. Bacterial endophytes enhance competition by invasive plants. American Journal of Botany 100: 1726-1737. |
| Nov 6 | Concilliation biology and non-native plants |
Carroll, SP. 2011. Conciliation biology: the eco-evolutionary management of permanently invaded biotic systems. Evolutionary Applications 4:184–199. Sheil, D & M Padmanaba. 2011. Innocent invaders? A preliminary assessment of Cecropia, an American tree, in Java. Plant Ecology & Diversity 3: 231–240. |
| Nov 13 | Commercial trade and plant conservation |
Shirey, PD, BN Kunycky, DT Chaloner, M Brueseke, & GA Lamberti. 2013. Commercial trade of federally listed threatened and endangered plants in the United States. Conservation Letters 6: 300-316. [article available in the Courses folder in "Biology/Bio 431 Plant-human Ecology and Evolution" on the AFS server] Maunder, M, RS Cowan, P Stranc, & MF Fay. 2001. The genetic status and conservation management of two cultivated bulb species extinct in the wild: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus (Chile) and Tulipa sprengeri (Turkey). Conservation Genetics 2: 193-201. |
| Nov 20 | Organic farming effects on biodiversity |
Bengtsson, J, J Ahnström, & A-C Weibull. 2005. The effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance: a meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 261–269. Nascimbene, J, L Marini, & MG Paoletti. 2012. Organic farming benefits local plant diversity in vineyard farms located in intensive agricultural landscapes. Journal of Environmental Management 49: 1054-1060. |
| Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving |
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| Dec 4 |
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Klee, HJ. 2010. Improving the flavor of fresh fruits: genomics, biochemistry, and biotechnology. New Phytologist 187: 44–56. Goulet, C, MH Mageroy, NB Lam, A Floystad, DM Tieman, & HJ Klee. 2012. Role of an esterase in flavor volatile variation within the tomato clade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 109: 19009-19014. |
| Dec 11 |
more on Cane Toads. VHS of the documnetary availabe through the Reed IMC. there is also a followup documentary available through the IMC called Cane Toads: The Conquest (85' run time). |