Readings

Textbook

Ecology by Cain et al. Third Edition 

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Additional readings

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Order Reading
1 Aarssen, L. W. 1997. On the progress of ecology. – Oikos 80: 177-178.
2 Steffen et al. 2007. The Anthropocene: Are humans now overwhelming the great forces of nature.  Ambio 36: 614-621
3 Kearney, M. 2006. Habitat, environment and niche: what are we modelling? – Oikos 115: 186-191.
4  How context dependent are species interactions?
5  A systematic review and conceptual framework for the mechanistic pathways of nurse plants.
6  Indirect interactions in terrestrial plant communities: emerging patterns and research gaps.
Nov 4th  Big Data and the Future of Ecology
Nov 11th  Srivastava, D. 2002. The role of conservation in expanding biodiversity research. – Oikos 98: 351-360.
Nov 18th Parmesan, C. and Yohe, G. 2003. A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems. – Nature 421: 37-42.
Dec 2nd The miniature guide to critical thinking.