Community Ecology Reference Lists (for exams and interest) Basic Concepts of Community Ecology
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1 Bioe 200B Fall 2010 Grad Core Course Laurel Fox * = mentioned in class or discussions Community Ecology Reference Lists (for exams and interest) Basic Concepts of Community Ecology * Callaway, R. M., and E. T. Aschehoug Invasive plants versus their new and old neighbors: A mechanism for exotic invasion. Science 290: Case, T. J., and J. Diamond (eds) Community Ecology Harper & Row, New York. [an oldie, but still a goodie] Holyoak, M., M. A. Leibold, and R. D. Holt (eds) Metacommunities: Spatial Dynamics and Ecological Communities. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. * Hubbell, S. P The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Kinzig, Arctostaphylos. P., S. W. Pacala and D. Tilman (eds) The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity: Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Losos, J. B., and R. E. Ricklefs, (eds) The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ. Ritchie, M. E Scale, Heterogeneity, and the Structure and Diversity of Ecological Communities. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ. Verhoef H. A. and P. Morin (eds) Community Ecology: Processes, Models and Applications. Oxford University Press, Oxford Interactions and Interaction Strengths Chase, J. M., P. A. Abrams, J. P. Grover, S. Diehl, et al The interaction between predation and competition: A review and synthesis. Ecology Letters 5: * Comita L. Z., H. C. Muller-Landau, S. Aguilar and S. P. Hubbell Asymmetric density dependence shapes species abundances in a tropical tree community. Science 329: * Fine, P. V. A., I. Mesones, and P. D. Coley Herbivores promote habitat specialization by trees in amazonian forests. Science 305: Gurevitch, J., J. A. Morrison, and L. V. Hedges The interaction between competition and predation: A meta-analysis of field experiments. American Naturalist 155:
2 Navarrete, S. A., and E. L. Berlow Variable interaction strengths stabilize marine community pattern. Ecology Letters 9: * Power, M. E., D. Tilman, J. A. Estes, B. A. Menge et al Challenges in the quest for Keystones: Bioscience 46: Schluter, D Ecological character displacement in adaptive radiation. American Naturalist 156:S4-S16. * Schmitz, O. J Effects of Predator Hunting Mode on Grassland Ecosystem Function. Science 319: Steiner, C. F., C. E. Caceres, and S. D. P. Smith Resurrecting the ghost of competition past with dormant zooplankton eggs. American Naturalist 169: * Wootton, J. T Effects of disturbance on species diversity: A multitrophic perspective. American Naturalist 152: * Wootton, J. T., and M. Emmerson Measurement of interaction strength in nature. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics 36: Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Control of Community Structure Trophic Cascades vs Resources NOTE: Lots of papers here: I ve included some older, seminal papers in the debate and some interesting recent papers and books. Chase, J. M Are there real differences among aquatic and terrestrial food webs? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15: Croll, D. A., J. L. Maron, J. A. Estes, E. M. Danner, and G. V. Byrd Introduced predators transform subarctic islands from grassland to tundra. Science 307: Deegan, L. A., J. L. Bowen, D. Drake, J. W. Fleeger et al Susceptibility of salt marshes to nutrient enrichment and predator removal. Ecological Applications 17:S42-S63. Dyer, L. A., and D. K. Letourneau Relative strengths of top-down and bottom-up forces in a tropical forest community. Oecologia 119: * Estes, J. A., M. T. Tinker, T. M. Williams, and D. F. Doak Killer whale predation on sea otters linking oceanic and nearshore ecosystems. Science 282: * Halpern, B. S., K. Cottenie, and B. R. Broitman Top-down vs. bottom-up effects in kelp forests - Response. Science 313: Holt, R. D Trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems. Reflections on Polis et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15:
3 * Hunter, M. D., and P. W. Price Playing chutes and ladders: Heterogeneity and the relative roles of bottom-up and top-down forces in natural communities. Ecology 73: * Hutchins, D. A., G. R. Ditullio, Y. Zhang, and K. W. Bruland An iron limitation mosaic in the California upwelling regime. Limnology and Oceanography 43: McLaren, B. E., and R. O. Peterson Wolves, moose, and tree rings on isle royale. Science 266: Polis, G. A., A. L. W. Sears, G. R. Huxel, D. R. Strong, and J. Maron When is a trophic cascade a trophic cascade? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15: Power, M. E Top-down and bottom-up forces in food webs. Do plants have primacy? Ecology 73: Power, M. E What enables trophic cascades? Commentary on Polis et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15: * Ripple, W. J., and R. L. Beschta Linking a cougar decline, trophic cascade, and catastrophic regime shift in Zion National Park. Biological Conservation 133: * Ripple, W. J., E. J. Larsen, R. A. Renkin, and D. W. Smith Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park's northern range. Biological Conservation 102: Schmitz, O. J., P. A. Hamback, and A. P. Beckerman Trophic cascades in terrestrial systems: A review of the effects of carnivore removals on plants. American Naturalist 155: Spiller, D. A., and T. W. Schoener Alteration of island food-web dynamics following major disturbance by hurricanes. Ecology 88: * Strong, D. R Are trophic cascades all wet? Differentiation and donor-control in speciose ecosystems. Ecology 73: * Terborgh, J., and J. A. Estes, (eds)s Trophic Cascades: Predators, Prey and the Changing Dynamics of Nature. Island Press. Diversity and Stability Berlow, E. L Strong effects of weak interactions in ecological communities. Nature (London) 398: * Foley, J. A., M. T. Coe, M. Scheffer, and G. L. Wang Regime shifts in the Sahara and Sahel: Interactions between ecological and climatic systems in northern Africa. Ecosystems 6:
4 * Lambers, J. H. R., W. S. Harpole, D. Tilman, et al Mechanisms responsible for the positive diversity-productivity relationship in Minnesota grasslands. Ecology Letters 7: * Levine, J. M Species diversity and biological invasions: Relating local process to community pattern. Science 288: Lewontin, R. C Meaning of stability. Brookhaven Symposia in Biology:13-. McCann, K. S The diversity-stability debate. Nature (London) 405: Neutel, A.-M., J. A. P. Heesterbeek, and P. C. de Ruiter Stability in real food webs: Weak links in long loops. Science 296: * Reich, P. B., D. Tilman, S. Naeem, D. S. Ellsworth, et al Species and functional group diversity independently influence biomass accumulation and its response to CO2 and N. PNAS 101: Ricklefs, R. E., and D. Schluter, (eds) Species Diversity in Ecological Communities : Historical and Geographical Perspectives. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. * Scheffer, M., S. Carpenter, J. A. Foley, C. Folke, and B. Walker Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems. Nature 413: * Scheffer, M., and S. R. Carpenter Catastrophic regime shifts in ecosystems: Linking theory to observation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18: * Shea, K., and P. Chesson Community ecology theory as a framework for biological invasions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17: * Tilman, D., and J. A. Downing Biodiversity and stability in grasslands. Nature 367: * Tilman, D., J. A. Downing, and D. A. Wedin Does diversity beget stability - reply. Nature 371: * Tilman, D., J. Knops, D. Wedin, P. Reich, et al The influence of functional diversity and composition on ecosystem processes. Science 277: Intermediate Disturbance (a major sub-topic of diversity/stability) Bongers, F., L. Poorter, W. D. Hawthorne, and D. Sheil The intermediate disturbance hypothesis applies to tropical forests, but disturbance contributes little to tree diversity. Ecology Letters 12: Cadotte, M. W Competition-colonization trade-offs and disturbance effects at multiple scales. Ecology 88:
5 * Collins, S. L., S. M. Glenn, and D. J. Gibson Experimental analysis of intermediate disturbance and initial floristic composition - decoupling cause and effect. Ecology 76: * Connell, J. H Diversity in tropical rainforests and coral reefs. Science 199: * Connell, J. H., T. P. Hughes, C. C. Wallace, J. E. Tanner, K. E. Harms, and A. M. Kerr A long-term study of competition and diversity of corals. Ecological Monographs 74: Svensson, J. R., M. Lindegarth, M. Siccha, M. Lenz, M. Molis, M. Wahl, and H. Pavia Maximum species richness at intermediate frequencies of disturbance: Consistency among levels of productivity. Ecology 88: Wilkinson, D. M The disturbing history of intermediate disturbance. Oikos 84: * Wootton, J. T Effects of disturbance on species diversity: a multitrophic perspective. American Naturalist 152: Community Genetics Bailey, J. K., J. A. Schweitzer, B. J. Rehill, R. L. Lindroth, et al Beavers as molecular geneticists: A genetic basis to the foraging of an ecosystem engineer. Ecology 85: Barbour, R. C., J. M. O'Reilly-Wapstra, D. W. De Little, et al A geographic mosaic of genetic variation within a foundation tree species and its community-level consequences. Ecology 90: Crutsinger, G. M., M. D. Collins, J. A. Fordyce, Z. Gompert et al Plant genotypic diversity predicts community structure and governs an ecosystem process. Science 313: Holeski, L. M., M. J. C. Kearsley, and T. G. Whitham Separating ontogenetic and environmental determination of resistance to herbivory in cottonwood. Ecology 90: Mitton, J. B The union of ecology and evolution: Extended phenotypes and community genetics. Bioscience 53: * Sanford, E., M. S. Roth, G. C. Johns, J. P. Wares, and G. N. Somero Local selection and latitudinal variation in a marine predator-prey interaction. Science 300: Sanford, E., and D. J. Worth Genetic differences among populations of a marine snail drive geographic variation in predation. Ecology 90: * Wade, M. J Community genetics and species interactions. Ecology 84: * Whitham, T. G., J. K. Bailey, J. A. Schweitzer, et al A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems. Nature Reviews Genetics 7:
6 * Whitham, T. G., W. P. Young, G. D. Martinsen, et al Community and ecosystem genetics: A consequence of the extended phenotype. Ecology 84: [NOTE: see other papers in this special issue on community genetics] Whitham TG, DiFazio SP, Schweitzer JA et al Perspective - Extending genomics to natural communities and ecosystems. Science 320: * Wilson, D. S Biological communities as functionally organized units. Ecology 78: Wilson, D. S., and W. Swenson Community genetics and community selection. Ecology 84: NOTE: There are many other topics in community ecology that I didn t have a chance to cover in 200b (e.g., island biogeography, comparing communities, details of interactions, paleoecology, landscape ecology, succession, effects of invasive species and climate change). See me for references if you are interested in further reading, or take my Community Ecology course (247). 6
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