Reading List

TextA readings from Biogeography (3rd edition) by Lomolino et al. and/or TextB readings from Biogeography (4th edition) on reserve in Steenbock Library. Required electronic reserves (in red) available through Learn@UW.

  WEEK

  TOPIC

  READING

1

Introduction
TextA. Chpt. 1: The Science of Biogeography [pp. 3-12]; TextB. Chpt. 17: The Frontiers of Biogeography [pp. 761-764];
E. Reserve.TextB. Chpt. 1: The Science of Biogeography [pp. 4-14]

Climate and Plant Vegetation TextA. Chpt. 3: The Physical Setting [pp. 39-50]; TextB. Chpt. 3: The Physical Template [pp. 47-68]

2
Biomes (general) TextA. Chpt. 5: The Geography of Communities [pp. 112-125];
E. Reserve.TextB. Chpt. 5: Distributions of Communities [pp. 136-150]

Tropical Rainforest Vegetation
[optional: Archibold pp. 15-33]

3
Tropical Seasonal Vegetation
[optional: Archibold pp. 60-81]

Desert Vegetation
[optional: Archibold pp. 95-115]

4

Mediterranean, Temperate Forests
[optional: Archibold pp. 131-145; 165-181]

5
Taiga, Tundra, Alpine, Grasslands
[optional: Archibold pp. 238-255; 280-300; 204-220]

Distributions & Floristics TextA. Chpt. 4: Distribution of Single Species [pp. 65- 71; 77-84], Chpt. 10: Geography of Diversification [pp. 327-348; 358-366]; TextB. Chpt. 4: Distribution of Species [pp. 83-119], Chpt. 10: Geography of Diversification [pp. 361-381, 396-413]

6
Evolution
TextA. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 177-207], Chpt. 10: The Geography of Diversification [pp. 380-386]; TextB. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 207-258], Chpt. 10: The Geography of Diversification [pp. 413-421]

7

Species Variation & Speciation
E. Reserve. Briggs, D. and S. M. Walters. 1997. Plant Variation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Chapter 8, Infraspecific Variation and the Ecotype Concept [pp. 167-190]

Historical Biogeography TextA. Chpt. 2: The History of Biogeography [pp. 13-26], Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp.227-261];TextB. Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp. 259-312];
E. Reserve. TextB. Chpt. 2: The History of Biogeography [pp. 15-34]

8

Organismal History
TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 389-404], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 421-450]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 423-436, 453-456], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 457-490, 498-505]

9
Relationships of Floras E. Reserve. Donoghue, M. J. and S. A. Smith. 2004. Patterns in the assembly of temperate forests around the Northern Hemisphere. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 359: 1633-1644.

Phylogeography TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 404-408], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 450-457]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 436-441], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 490-498];
E. Reserve. Brochmann et al. 2003. Glacial survival or tabula rosa? The history of North Atlantic biota revisited. Taxon 52: 422-426 (in part).

10
Island Biogeography TextA. Chpt. 13: Island Biogeography [pp. 469-502]; TextB. Chpt. 13: Island Biogeography [pp. 509-557]

11
Island Biology TextA. Chpt. 6: Dispersal and Immigration [pp. 141-176], Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 208-213]; Chpt. 14: Island Biogeography [pp. 539-551]; TextB. Chpt. 6: Dispersal and Immigration [pp. 167-206], Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 237-242]; Chpt. 14: Island Biogeography [pp. 559-619];
E. Reserve. Carlquist, S. 1981. Chance dispersal. American Scientist 69: 509-516

12
Hawaiian Biogeography
TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 441-446]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 478-483];
E. Reserve. Givnish, T. et al. 2009. Origin, adaptive radiation and diversification of the Hawaiian lobeliads. Proc. Royal Society B 276: 407-416

Tepui, Paramo, & Afro-alpine Biogeography

E. Reserve. Knox, E. B. and J. D. Palmer. 1995. Chloroplast DNA variation and the recent radiation of the giant senecios (Asteraceae) on the tall mountains of eastern Africa. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 10349 10353.

13
Biogeography of Ancient Floras
TextA. Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp. 250-274]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 441-453]

14
North American Flora E. Reserve. Graham, A. 1993. History of the vegetation: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) - Tertiary. Pp. 57-70 in Flora of North America, North of Mexico.

Pleistocene Biogeography TextA. Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 275-301]; TextB. Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 313-357]; Optional Reading E. Reserve. Delcourt, Paul A., and Hazel R. Delcourt. 1993. Paleoclimates, paleovegetation, and paleofloras during the late Quaternary. Pp. 71-94 in Flora of North America. Vol. 1: Introduction. NY: Oxford University Press.

Pleistocene Biogeography in the Tropics TextA. Chapter 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 306-308]

15

Weeds, Extinction, and Conservation Biogeography

E. Reserve. Saltonstall, K. 2002. Cryptic invasion by a non-native genotype of the common reed, Phragmites australis, into North America. PNAS 99:2445-2449.

E. Reserve. Quammen, D. Planet of Weeds.

TextA. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 213-220], Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 312-323], Chpt. 16: Biodiversity and the Geography of Extinctions [pp. 643-708], Chpt. 17: Conservation Biogeography [pp. 709-728];
TextB. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 242-249], Chpt. 16: Conservation Biogeography and the Dynamic Geography of Humanity [pp. 697-759]

WEEK	TOPIC	READING
1	Introduction	TextA. Chpt. 1: The Science of Biogeography [pp. 3-12]; TextB. Chpt. 17: The Frontiers of Biogeography [pp. 761-764]; E. Reserve.TextB. Chpt. 1: The Science of Biogeography [pp. 4-14]
	Climate and Plant Vegetation	TextA. Chpt. 3: The Physical Setting [pp. 39-50]; TextB. Chpt. 3: The Physical Template [pp. 47-68]
2	Biomes (general)	TextA. Chpt. 5: The Geography of Communities [pp. 112-125]; E. Reserve.TextB. Chpt. 5: Distributions of Communities [pp. 136-150]
	Tropical Rainforest Vegetation	[optional: Archibold pp. 15-33]
3	Tropical Seasonal Vegetation	[optional: Archibold pp. 60-81]
	Desert Vegetation	[optional: Archibold pp. 95-115]
4	Mediterranean, Temperate Forests	[optional: Archibold pp. 131-145; 165-181]
5	Taiga, Tundra, Alpine, Grasslands	[optional: Archibold pp. 238-255; 280-300; 204-220]
	Distributions & Floristics	TextA. Chpt. 4: Distribution of Single Species [pp. 65- 71; 77-84], Chpt. 10: Geography of Diversification [pp. 327-348; 358-366]; TextB. Chpt. 4: Distribution of Species [pp. 83-119], Chpt. 10: Geography of Diversification [pp. 361-381, 396-413]
6	Evolution	TextA. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 177-207], Chpt. 10: The Geography of Diversification [pp. 380-386]; TextB. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 207-258], Chpt. 10: The Geography of Diversification [pp. 413-421]
7	Species Variation & Speciation	E. Reserve. Briggs, D. and S. M. Walters. 1997. Plant Variation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Chapter 8, Infraspecific Variation and the Ecotype Concept [pp. 167-190]
	Historical Biogeography	TextA. Chpt. 2: The History of Biogeography [pp. 13-26], Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp.227-261];TextB. Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp. 259-312]; E. Reserve. TextB. Chpt. 2: The History of Biogeography [pp. 15-34]
8	Organismal History	TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 389-404], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 421-450]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 423-436, 453-456], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 457-490, 498-505]
9	Relationships of Floras	E. Reserve. Donoghue, M. J. and S. A. Smith. 2004. Patterns in the assembly of temperate forests around the Northern Hemisphere. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 359: 1633-1644.
	Phylogeography	TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 404-408], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 450-457]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 436-441], Chpt. 12: Reconstructing the History of Biotas [pp. 490-498]; E. Reserve. Brochmann et al. 2003. Glacial survival or tabula rosa? The history of North Atlantic biota revisited. Taxon 52: 422-426 (in part).
10	Island Biogeography	TextA. Chpt. 13: Island Biogeography [pp. 469-502]; TextB. Chpt. 13: Island Biogeography [pp. 509-557]
11	Island Biology	TextA. Chpt. 6: Dispersal and Immigration [pp. 141-176], Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 208-213]; Chpt. 14: Island Biogeography [pp. 539-551]; TextB. Chpt. 6: Dispersal and Immigration [pp. 167-206], Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 237-242]; Chpt. 14: Island Biogeography [pp. 559-619]; E. Reserve. Carlquist, S. 1981. Chance dispersal. American Scientist 69: 509-516
12	Hawaiian Biogeography	TextA. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 441-446]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 478-483]; E. Reserve. Givnish, T. et al. 2009. Origin, adaptive radiation and diversification of the Hawaiian lobeliads. Proc. Royal Society B 276: 407-416
	Tepui, Paramo, & Afro-alpine Biogeography	E. Reserve. Knox, E. B. and J. D. Palmer. 1995. Chloroplast DNA variation and the recent radiation of the giant senecios (Asteraceae) on the tall mountains of eastern Africa. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 10349 10353.
13	Biogeography of Ancient Floras	TextA. Chpt. 8: The Changing Earth [pp. 250-274]; TextB. Chpt. 11: Reconstructing the History of Lineages [pp. 441-453]
14	North American Flora	E. Reserve. Graham, A. 1993. History of the vegetation: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) - Tertiary. Pp. 57-70 in Flora of North America, North of Mexico.
	Pleistocene Biogeography	TextA. Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 275-301]; TextB. Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 313-357]; Optional Reading E. Reserve. Delcourt, Paul A., and Hazel R. Delcourt. 1993. Paleoclimates, paleovegetation, and paleofloras during the late Quaternary. Pp. 71-94 in Flora of North America. Vol. 1: Introduction. NY: Oxford University Press.
	Pleistocene Biogeography in the Tropics	TextA. Chapter 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 306-308]
15	Weeds, Extinction, and Conservation Biogeography	E. Reserve. Saltonstall, K. 2002. Cryptic invasion by a non-native genotype of the common reed, Phragmites australis, into North America. PNAS 99:2445-2449. E. Reserve. Quammen, D. Planet of Weeds. TextA. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 213-220], Chpt. 9: Glaciation and Biogeographic Dynamics of the Pleistocene [pp. 312-323], Chpt. 16: Biodiversity and the Geography of Extinctions [pp. 643-708], Chpt. 17: Conservation Biogeography [pp. 709-728]; TextB. Chpt. 7: Speciation and Extinction [pp. 242-249], Chpt. 16: Conservation Biogeography and the Dynamic Geography of Humanity [pp. 697-759]