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Duke University Program in Ecology Seminar: Spring Semester 2004
Except where noted: Fridays 4:00 pm in room 144 Bio-Sci
For University Credit as: UPE 303S or BIO 311S, Prof. Urban

Friday
16 Jan

Martin Doyle
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Curriculum in Ecology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Influence of channel morphology on nutrient spiralling in streams: Insights from experimental dam removals
Friday
23 Jan
Nancy Creamer
Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
Sustainable agriculture and environmentalism in North Carolina
Friday
30 Jan
Steven Handel
Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources, Rutgers University

Biotic constraints and possibilities in restoring degraded habitats
*cancelled*

Friday
6 Feb
David Eggleston
Associate Professor, Department of Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
Interacting Effects of Humans and Nature: Floodwaters, Fishermen, and Population Decline in the Blue Crab.

Friday
13 Feb

A158 LSRC

Peter Reich
Professor and F.B. Hubachek, Sr. Chair in Forestry, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
Causes and Consequences of Plant Functional Diversity: Biotic Effects on Ecosystem Processes and Responses to Global Change
(co-sponsored with Center on Global Change)
Friday
20 Feb
Sari Palmroth
Research Associate, Nicholas School, Duke University
Forest floor CO2 efflux in broadleaf and pine forests under varying environmental conditions
Friday
27 Feb
John Wiens
Lead Scientist, Mid-Americas Conservation Region, The Nature Conservancy
On conservation science and practice
(co-sponsored with Center for Environmental Solutions)
Friday
5 Mar
No seminar (day before Spring Break)

Friday
12 Mar

No seminar (Spring Break)
Friday
19 Mar
111 BioSci
Steve Pacala
Petrie Professor of Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Forest inventory data falsify ecosystem models of CO2 fertilization
(Biology Superspeaker)
Friday
26 Mar
Sidney Gauthreaux
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University
Radar ornithology and the conservation of migratory birds
Friday
2 Apr
Maria Servedio
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The evolution of premating isolation: forces beyond reinforcement
Friday
9 Apr
Matt Wallenstein
Graduate Student, Department of Biology, Duke University
Effects of nitrogen fertilization on nitrogen cycling and microbial community structure - Why biology matters in biogeochemistry
Friday
16 Apr
Rob McDonald
Graduate Student, Nicholas School, Duke University
Forest fragmentation and forest response in the North Carolina Piedmont
Friday
23 Apr
Monique Rocca
Graduate Student, Nicholas School, Duke University
Spatial heterogeneity in fire effects: causes and consequences for plant diversity

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