During
the course of the semester, each student will prepare a short handout (1-2 pages)
and lead a class discussion on either a research or review article.
The following guidelines provide a general template for review, writeup and
discussion (< 15 min/paper) of these assigned papers.
(Bring 40 copies of the summary handout for distribution to your classmates/see also
assignments below)
I) Definitions: Write down words or terms that are new to you in the assigned paper. (Define these terms prior to arrival in class if possible; otherwise, define them during class discussion.)
II)
Summary: Write a short, objective summary of the paper. Do not criticize the
paper at this point, simply summarize in a few sentences its purpose, main
findings and "take home" message.
III)
Objectives: Explicitly state the objectives of the paper, as given by the
author(s). What reasons are given to support the importance and/or
relevance of the research objectives?
IV)
Methods: Are the methods used appropriate and adequate for the
questions or hypotheses being addressed? Identify any methods that are
not clearly presented or that you do not understand.
V)
Results: Outline the main results presented in the paper. How do the results relate to the questions (or test the
hypotheses) set forth in the objectives? Identify any unclear results.
VI)
Discussion: (Here is where you should offer your personal evaluation of the
paper.) How well does the discussion reflect the results? Are interpretations of
the data presented in the results section justified, or to what extent are the interpretations and
discussion speculative? Does the paper adequately represent both the
strengths/weaknesses of the research findings?
VII) Overall: What do you consider as the main strengths of the paper? What are some weaknesses? What is interesting about the paper? What did you learn? What relevance does this paper have to issues or topics that have been discussed in class? What other areas of ecological research can you relate this paper to, either in terms of basic or applied science?
VII) Class presentation: Do not read your handout to the class. Bring along overheads of key figures, photos of research area, etc., focus presentation on research highlights (methods, results, discussion) & implications...Let me know if you want to use *.ppt format for your class presentation..
Assigned Literature Review Papers
Week Two: January 23
Jason ~ Thoms, MC. 2003. Floodplain-river ecosystems: lateral connections and the implications of human interference. Geomorph. 56: 335-349
Tracy ~ Dahm, CN et al. 2003. Coupled biogeochemical and hydrological responses of streams and rivers to drought. Freshwater Biol. 48:1219-1231.
Week Three: January 30
Kirsten ~ Osterkamp, WR. 1998. Processes of fluvial island formation with examples from Plum Creek, CO and Snake River, ID. Wetlands 18: 530-545 (CNR Copy Ctr)
Hillary ~ Dominick, DS & MP
O'Neill. 1998. Effects of flow augmentation on stream channel morphology
and riparian vegetation: upper Arkansas River Basin, CO. Wetlands 18:
591-507. (CNR Copy Ctr)
Week Four: February 6
Hartt ~ Daniels, JM. 2003. Floodplain aggradation and pedogenesis in a semiarid environment. Geomorph. 56: 225-242.
Casey ~ Florshiem, JL & JF Mount. 2003. Changes in lowland floodplain sedimentation processes: pre-disturbance to post-rehabilitation, Consummes River, CA. Geomorph. 56: 305-323.
Week Five: February 13
Ambrahamse ~ Stanford, JA & JV Ward. 1993. An ecosystem perspective of alluvial rivers: connectivity and the hyporheic corridor. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 12: 48-60 (CNR Copy Ctr)
Bennett ~ Baxter, CV and FR Hauer. 2000. Geomorphology, hyporheic exchange and selection of spawning habitat by bull trout. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57: 1470-1481.
Week Six: February 20
Clark ~ Pepin, DM and FR Hauer. 2002. Benthic responses to groundwater-surfacewater exchange in two alluvial rivers in northwestern Montana. J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 21: 370-383.
Freeman ~ Harner, MJ and JA Stanford. 2003. Difference in cottonwood growth between a losing and gaining reach of an alluvial floodplain. Ecology 84: 1453-1458.
Week Seven: February 27
Cook ~ Abee, TB and DR Montgomery. 1996. Large woody debris jams, channel hydraulics and habitat formation in large rivers. Regul. Rivers 12: 201-222. (CNR Copy Ctr)
Cusack ~ Fetherston, KL, RJ Naiman & RE Bilby. 1995. Large woody debris, physical process and riparian forest development in montane river networks of the Pacific Northwest. Geomorph. 13:133-144.
Week Eight: March 5
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Week Nine: March 12
Fillmore ~ Shafroth, PB et al. 1994. Establishment, sex structure and breeding system of an exotic riparian willow (Salix x rubens). Am. Midl. Naturalist 132: 159-172.
Week Ten: March 26
Garrrity ~ Lesica, P. and S. Miles. 1999. Russian olive invasion into cottonwood forests along a regulated river in north-central Montana. Can. J. Bot. 77: 1077-1083.
Georgeson ~ Haapala, A, T. Muotka, A. Markkola. 2001. Breakdown and macroinvertebrate and fungal colonization of alder, birch and willow leaves in a boreal forest Stream. N. Amer Benth. Soc. 20: 395-407.
Week Eleven: April 2
Goodson ~ Bunn, SE, PM Davies, M. Winning. 2003. Sources of organic carbon supporting food web of an arid zone floodplain river. Fresh. Biol. 48: 619-635.
Hemingway ~ Helfield, JM and RJ Naiman. 2001. Effects of salmon-derived nitrogen on riparian forest growth and implications for stream productivity. Ecology 82: 2403-2409.
Week Twelve: April 9
Javorsek ~ Saab, V. 1999. Importance of spatial scale to habitat use by breeding birds in riparian forests: a heirarchical analysis. Ecol. Appl. 9: 135-151.
Hovde ~ Scott, ML et al. 2003. Relating geomorphic change and grazing to avian communities in riparian forests. Cons. Bio. 17: 284-296.
Week Thirteen: April 16
McNeil ~ Bryant, RG, DJ Gilvear. 1999. Quantifying geomorphic and riparian land cover changes either side of a large flood event using airborne remote sensing: River Tay, Scotland. Geomorphology 29: 307-321.
McLain ~ Torgersen, CE et al. 2001. Airborne thermal remote sensing for water temperature assessment in rivers and streams. Remote Sensing of the Environ. 76: 386-398.
Lit Summary Only:
Kedish ~ Johnson et al. 1995.
Mapping the response of riparian vegetation to possible flow reductions in the
Snake River, Idaho. Geomorphology 13: 159-173.
Kory ~ Townsend, PA, SJ Walsh. 1998. Modeling floodplain inundation using integrated GIS with radar and optical remote sensing. Geomorphology 21: 295-312.
Week Fourteen: April 23
Rohrbacher ~ Krueper et al. 2003. Response of vegetation and birds to removal of cattle on the San Pedro River, Arizona. Conservation Biology 17: 607-615.
Lit Summary Only:
Sherich ~ Jones, EBD, GS Helman, JO Harper & PV Bolstad. 1999. Effects of riparian forest removal on fish assemblages in Southern Appalachian Streams. Conservation Biology 13: 1454-1465.
Miller ~ Scrimgeour, GJ & S Kendall. 2002. Consequences of livestock grazing on water quality and benthic algal biomass in a Canadian natural grassland plateau. Environmental Management 29: 824-844.
Nadler ~ Williams et al. 2002. Large-scale effects on timber harvesting on stream systems in the Ouachita Mts. Environmental Management 29: 76-87.
Polinski ~ Dobkin et al. 1998. Habitat and avifaunal recovery from livestock grazing in a riparian meadow system of the northwestern Great Basin. Conservation Biology 12: 209-221.
Week Fifteen: April 30
Lear ~ Shafroth et al. 2002. Riparian vegetation responses to altered disturbance and stress regimes. Ecol. Appl. 12: 107-123.
Roozen ~ Richter, BD and HE Richter. 2000. Prescribing flood regimes to sustain riparian ecosystems along meandering rivers. Conservation Biology 14: 1467-1478.
Lit Summary Only:
Noyes ~ Rood, SB and JM Mahoney. 1995. River damming and riparian cottonwoods along the Marias River, Montana. Rivers 5: 195-207. (CNR Copy Ctr)
Redman ~ Mahoney, JM and SB Rood. 1998. Streamflow requirements for cottonwood seedling recruitment ~ an integrative model. Wetlands 18: 634-645. (CNR Copy Ctr)
Sanchez ~ Stromberg, JC. 2001. Influence of stream flow regime and temperature on growth rate of the riparian tree, Platanus wrightii, in Arizona. Freshwater Biol. 46: 227-239.
Week Sixteen: May 7
New ~ Buzby KM and SA Perry. 2000. Modeling the potential effects of climate change on leaf pack processing in central Appalachian streams. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57: 1773-1783.
Smith ~ Bradford, MJ and JR Irvine. 2000. Land use, fishing, climate change and the decline of Thompson River, British Columbia, coho salmon. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57: 13-16.
Lit Summary Only:
Stephens ~ Woodward, G et al. 2002. Community persistence in Broadstone Stream (UK) over three decades. Freshwater Biol. 47: 1419-1435.
Whitaker ~ Beamish et al. 1997. Production of Fraser River sockeye salmon in relation to decadal-scale changes in the climate and ocean. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54: 543-554.
Young ~ Castella et al. 2001. Macrobenthic invertebrate richness and composition along a latitudinal gradient of European glacier-fed streams. Freshwater Biol. 46: 1811-1831.