ESPM 3002 Exotic Plants & Animals
Announcements
- Most recent announcements at the bottom
- 8/6/07: This web site being updated for fall 2007
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9/3/07: Web site updated
- 9/4/07: Intro slideshow posted on slideshows
page (password protected -
see class notes)
- 9/5/07: Steve Katovich lecture shifted to 20 Nov (from 13 Nov)
- 9/8/07: Speaker for 11 September is Jay
Rendall - be sure to read Invasive Species
Program 2007 pages 1-12
and look at the 1991 task force report.
- 9/11/07: Jay Rendall slideshow posted on the slideshows
page
- 9/11/07: Remember to turn in 5 sets of speaker questions - you get to pick
the classes but don't wait til mid November or you will run out of available
sessions.
- 9/11/07: Readings for next week (9/18) - a copy of Newman 1991 is now available
from the password protected site - follow link
- 9/17/07: Draft rankings of current and potential invasive species from
MISAC posted on handouts page.
- 9/17/07: First assignment posted on the assignments
page. Due 25 September.
- 9/18: Aquatics slideshow posted (minor updates to intro slidesho) on the slideshows
page
- 9/18: Readings for next week - download, read and bring to class for discussion
Mills et al. 1994 and Leung et al. 2002.
- 9/25: Aquatics discussion slideshow posted on the slideshows
page
- 9/25: Remember to turn in (or email) 5 sets of speaker questions - you
get to pick the classes but don't wait til mid November or you will run out
of available sessions.
- 9/25: Next week speaker is Neil Anderson on Horticultural introductions.
Readings at:
- 10/1: Note, if you select a link to a reading and the site tells you to
pay for access to the article, do not pay. You are likely off campus - use
the offcampus findit link - it will ask for your x.500 and you will not need
to pay. I think I have all current and near future readings linked via findit
(either under CRES or as an Offcampus findit link). If none of the links
work, contact me (you can try to locate the reading via the library site
or get it when you are on campus). If you are on campus using the university
network you should never be asked to pay. Please let me know if you have
problems accessing any readings. 10/2 Update - For some reason Ingenta
is charging for BioScience access. I have redirected you to BioOne for Reichard
and White. Again, do not pay, but try a different Findit link if you are reqested
to pay.
- 10/2: Several current issues. Horticultural introductions with potential
to escape from water gardens (water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes,
and water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes) are illustrated here.
Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa) in Powderhorn Lake is covered in two articles
in the Strib 9/25 and 9/28 .
- 10/2: Next week, David Andow covers theory and spread. Be sure to read Andow
et. al. 1990 before class.
- 10/2: Neil Anderson's presentation on Horticultre and exotic introductions
posted on the slideshows page
- 10/2: Second take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 9
October.
- 10/8: Latest on Lake
Davis Northern Pike from the NY Times - $16million
- 10/9: Readings for next week: Kennedy et al. 2002 and Stohlgren et al 2003
- 10/9: Dave Andow's presentation on theory and models of invasion and spread
posted on the slideshows page
- 10/16: Third take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 23 October.
- 10/16: Invasions theory slideshow (from 10/16) posted on the slideshows
page
- 10/16: Next week we wrap up Stohlgren/Kennedy invsibility discussion and
then discuss predicting invaders: Kolar
and Lodge 2002 and Jeschke and Strayer 2005 Be sure to read these before
class.
- 10/22: Please note changes in presentation schedule and associated readings.
On 20 Nov, Luke Skinner will cover purple loosestrife and biological control,
on 27 Nov we will further discuss biocontrol and on 4
Dec Steve Katovich will
cover forest pests
- 10/22: Reminder that take home problem set 3 is due 23 October and also,
be sure to turn in speaker questions if you have not already started to do
so. 8 more classes left.
- 10/23: Predicting invasions slideshow posted on the slideshows
page Be sure to read Kohler and Lodge and Jeschke
and Strayer for class
discussion today.
- 10/30: Fourth take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 6 November.
- 10/30: Next week - will wrap up invasion theory and discussions on predicting
invasions and invasibility. Be sure to read Levine and bring to class.
- 10/30: Be sure to turn in speaker questions if you have not already started.
- 10/31: Rob Venette's presentation on forcasting the spread of exotic invasive
species posted on the slideshows
page . Next week we wrap the discuss of Kolar and Lodge and will discuss
Levine 2000 - I will also introduce
some risk analysis concepts from Simberloff
2005 .
- 11/6: Predicting
invasions redux slideshow for 11/6 posted on the slideshows
page .
- 11/6: Next week - Island invasions. Be sure to read Savidge
1987 and look at Londsale 1999 for class
discussion.
- 11/13: Fifth take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 20 November.
- 11/13: Island invasions slideshow for 11/13 posted on the slideshows
page .
- 11/13: Next Week Luke Skinner covers purple loosestrife and biocontrol of
purple loosestrife.
- 11/13: Be sure to turn in speaker questions - you need 5 sets for full credit.
- 11/19: Room for final meeting (in lieu of final exam) has been changed to 365 BORlaug
Hall - date and time remain Saturday Dec 15 4:00-6:00PM. Questions
- contact Sandra Carlson.
- 11/20: Sixth take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 27 November.
- 11/24: Dr. Luke Skinner's presentation on purple loosestrife and biological
control from 11/20 posted on the slideshows
page.
- 11/24: Readings for this week are Louda et al. (1997 - dicussion paper, look
at carefully) and Simberloff and Stiling (1996 - will also discuss in less
detail).
- 11/28: Slideshow from biocontrol discussion 11/27 posted on the slideshows
page.
- 11/28: Next week Dr.
Steve Katovich will be presenting on forest pests and pathogens. Read Cappeart
et al. 2005 and look at Liebhold et al. 1995. Note, for these readings
you need to enter the slideshow username and password.
- 12/4: Seventh take home problem set posted on the assignments
page. Due 11 December.
- 12/4: Steve Katovich's slideshow on exotic forest pests from 12/4 posted
on the slideshows page.
- 12/4: Readings for next week - read Balirwa
et al. 2003 for discussion. Look
at Wolfenbarger and Phifer 2000.
- 12/10: Final assignment (number 8) posted on the assignments
page. Due 15 December.
- 12/10: Final slideshow for 12/11 on intentional introductions and GEOs posted
on the slideshows
page.
- 12/10: Reminder - there is no final exam, but you all are expected to go
to final meeting for grad presentatons and wrap up discussion. Note that the
room has been changed to 365 BORlaug
Hall - date and time remain Saturday Dec 15 4:00-6:00PM.
See you then.
- 12/15: Grad pages are up. Also, for an update on Nile perch in Lake Victoria,
see Pringle (2005).
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