Foundations and Frontiers in Ecology

Week	Topic	Discussion leaders
1 - Sept 04	Population Growth and Regulation Sibly and Hone 2002 Saether et al. 2002	Mike / Billy
2 - Sept 11	Population structure Werner and Gilliam 1984 Zabel and Levin 2002	Jada / Ashley
3 - Sept 18	Metapopulations Levins and Culver 1971 Holyoak 2000	Julian / Jada / Arpat
4 - Sept 25	Spatio-temporal mechanisms of coexistence Chesson 2000 Rees et al. 1996	Christine / Tristan / Billy
5 - Oct 02	Neutral Theory Hubbell 1997 Tuomisto et al. 2003	Connie / John
6 - Oct 09	Invasibility Shea and Chesson 2002 Shurin 2000	Christine / Kate
7 - Oct 16	Predator-prey interactions Yoshida et al. 2003 Claessen et al 2002	Joanna / Darlene / Chanda
8 - Oct 23	Disease May and Anderson 1979 Anderson and May Gilbert et al. 2001	Joanna / Chanda
9 - Oct 30	Foodwebs Holt 2002 Dunne et al. 2002	Darlene / Sandra
10 - Nov 6	Trait mediated indirect interactions Bolker et al 2003 Peacor and Werner 2001	Marcela / Tristan
13 -Nov 13	Scaling Brown et al. 2002 Enquist and Nicklas 2001	Marcela / Ashley / Sandra
14 - Nov 20	Diversity and ecosystem functions Naeem and Wright 2003 Tilman et al 1997 Hooper and Vitousek 1997	Kate / Connie / John