| 9/7 | Rass | Measuring alpha and beta diversity | first 3 pages of both Jost 2006 and Socolar et al. 2016 |
| 9/14 | Bobbie | Turnover and temporal beta diversity | Dornelas et al. 2014 |
| 9/21 | Jasmin | Landscape change, spatial disturbance, and homogenization | Carugati et al. 2018 |
| 9/28 | Scott | How to consider very different groups simultaneously (taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversities) | Tittensor et al. 2010 |
| 10/5 | Josh | Effects of climate change on patterns of biodiversity | Stuart-Smith et al. 2018 |
| 10/12 | Sophie | Effect of invasions on biodiversity | Altieri et al. 2010 |
| 10/19 | Nicole | Relationship between biodiversity and resilience/stability | Isbell et al. 2015 |
| 10/26 | Jenn | How does biodiversity relate to ecosystem function/services? | Soliveres et al. 2016 |
| 11/2 | Natali | What is the value of biodiversity itself as an ecosystem service? | Bekessy et al. 2018 |
| 11/9 | Molly | What can coexistance theoury tell us about how to conserve biodiversity | Ettinger and HilleRisLambers 2013 |
| 11/16 | Ally | Spatial biodiversity hotspots or umbrella species as ways to target conservation | Marchese 2015 |
| 11/23 | Thanksgiving | No Class | ----- |
| 11/30 | Sarah | Engineering and restoring biodiversity | ---- |
| 12/7 | Rachel | Predicting future biodiversity (Are we locked on a track towards a mass extinction)? | Brooks et al. 2006 |