Date

Presenter

Topic

System

Paper

8/25

McEwan

Introduction & Organisation                   

9/1

Dr. Mark Nielsen

Dynamic Equilibrium

Theory

(Huston, American Naturalist)

9/8

Kathy Gorbach

Diversity-Productivity                

Ponds

(Chase 2010, Science)

9/15

Sean Goins

Neutral Theory        

Tropical Forests 

(Hubble 2006, Ecology)

9/22

Rachel Barker

Diversity-Invasion        

Marine  

(Stachowicz et al. 2002, Ecology)

9/29

Rachel Barker

Research: finished thesis chapter 1

10/6

Julia Chapman

Diversity-Stability                 

Theory

(Fornara and Tilman 2009, Ecology

10/13

Jennifer Lang

Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

Theory

(Roxburgh et al. 2004 Ecology)

10/20

Dr. Dan Goldman

Models of Phanerozoic Biodiversity

 Paleobiology

 Miller 2009; Alroy et al. 2008

10/27

Kathy Gorbach

Hawaii: 2 submitted manuscripts

11/3

Julia Chapman

Research

11/10

Elizabeth Rhoades

Research

11/17

Jennifer Lang

Research

12/1

Sean Goins

Research