Reading Assignments for 11/9

Tuesday, Nov. 9 is Devil's Advocate Day!

What's so bad about invasive species? Are there benefits to their introductions that we have overlooked? Are we wasting money trying to destroy them?

Come to class prepared to discuss the positive impacts of invasive species (bring your talking points!) and also having read this article:

Williams, C. E. (1997). Potential Valuable Ecological Functions of Nonindigenous Plants. in Assessment and Management of Plant Invasions. J. O. Luken, and Thieret, John W., editors. New York, Springer-Verlag: 26-34. [handed out in class]

(No class on 11/11 because it is Veteran's Day)