9/11 Ecosystem and Ecological Concepts/Structure
Assigned Readings:
jAmundson, R. and H. Jenny. 1997. On a state factor model of ecosystems. Bioscience. 47:536-543. Review 1. Review 2.
kOdum, E. P. 1969. The Strategy of Ecosystem Development. Science 164: 262-270. Review 1; Review 2.
l Berlyn, G.P, and P.M.S. Asthon.1998 Forest and ecosystems paradigm. J. of Sus. For.7:142-156. Review 1. Review 2.
9/18 Trophic Levels and Their Interaction
jTiurkington, E.J, S. Watson, and P. Seccombe-Hett. 2002. The effects of fertilization and herbivory on
the herbaceous vegetation of the boreal forest in north-western Canada: a 10-year study. J. of Ecol. 90:325-337.
Review 1; Review 2.
kGruner, D.S. 2004. Attenuation of top-down and bottom-up forces in a complex terrestrial community. Ecology 85:3010-3022.
Review 1; Review 2.
l Walton, B. M.. 2005. Salamanders in forest-floor food webs: environmental heterogeneity affects the strength of
top-down effects. Pedobiologia, 49(5):381-393. Review 1; Review 2.
9/25 Net Primary Production, Leaf Area, and Growth Efficiency
j Raich, J.W., A.E. Russell, and P.M. Vitousek. 1997. Primary productivity and ecosystem development along an elevation gradient on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i. Ecol. 78:707-721. Review 1; Review 2
kShan, J. L.A. Morris, and R. L. Hendrick. 2001. The effects of management on soil and plant carbon sequestration in slash pine plantations. J. of Appl. Eco. 38: 932-941. Review 1; Review 2.
l Waring, R.H., J.J. Landsberg, and M. Williams. 1998. Net primary production of forests: a constant fraction of gross primary production. Tree Phy. 18:129-134. Review 1; Review 2.
10/2 Leaf Area, Growth Efficiency and NEP Measurement
jBolstad, P.V., J. M. Vose, and S.G. McNulty 2001. Forest productivity, leaf area, and terrain in Southern Appalachian deciduous forests. Forest Sci. 47(3): 419-427. Review 1; Review 2.
kSamuelson, L., T. Stokes, T. Cooksey, and P. McLemore, II. Production efficiency of loblolly pine and sweetgum in response to for year of intensive management. Tree Phy. 21:369-376. Review 1; Review 2.
l.Gilmore, D.W., R.S. Seymour, and D.A. Maguire. Foliage-sapwood area relationships for Abies balsamea in central Maine, U.S.A Can. J. For. Res. 26:2071-2079. Review 1; Review 2.
10/9 Carbon Allocation & Tissue Turnover
jKaelke, C, E.L. Kruger, and P.B. Reich. 2001. Trade-offs in seedling survival, growth, and physiology among hardwood speciesspecies of contrasting successional status along a light-availability gradient. Can. J. For. Res. 31:1602-1616.
kJose, S., S. Merritt, and C.L. Ramsey. 2003. Growth, nutrition, photosynthesis, and transpiration responses
of longleaf pine seedlings to light, water, and nitrogen. Forest Ecol. & Manage. 180: 335-344. Review 1; Review 2.
kVanninen, P. and A. Makela. 2005. Carbon budget for Scots pine trees: effects of size, competition, and site fertility on
growth allocation and production. Tree Phys. 25:17-30. Review 1; Review 2.
10/30 Herbivory
jMattson, W. J. and R.A. Haack. 1987. The role of drought in outbreaks of plant-eating insects. 1987.
Biosicence 37:110-117. Review 1; Review 2.
kColey, P.D., J.P. Bryant, and F.Stuart Chapin III. 1985. Resource availability and plant antiherbivore defense.
Sci. 230: 895-899. Review 1; Review 2.
lSchowalter, T.D., W.W. Hargrove, and D.A. Crossley J.r 1986. Herbivory in forested ecosystems. Ann. Rev.
Entomol. 31:177-96. Review 1; Review 2.
11/6 Decomposition
jDo soil fauna increase rates of litter breakdown and nitrogen release in forests of British Columbia, Canada. Can. J.
For. Res. 31: 1195-1204. Review 1; Review 2.
kGurievik, N., D.L. Kelting, and H. Lee Allen. 2003. The effects of vegetation control and fertilization on net nutrient
release from decomposing loblolly pine needles. Can. J. For. Res. 33:2491-2502. Review 1; Review 2.