NRE 639 section 049

Prof. Ivette Perfecto and Prof. Brad Cardinale

In this seminar we will read key articles related to biodiversity and ecosystem services (such as production, pollination and pest control) in agroecosystems, conduct an extensive literature review, construct a data set with results from the literature, analyze these data and write a review article for a peer-reviewed journal. We will also learn how to conduct meta-analyses based on published articles and will read various articles that use meta-analyses.

Following the tradition of the distributed seminars supported by NSF, this seminar will be part of a group of similar seminars that will take place at other universities. The lead students and faculty from all the seminars will meet at least twice a semester to report on progress, exchange ideas, and revise the direction of the research accordingly.