@article {Pearman2008Niche,
	title = {Niche dynamics in space and time},
	journal = {Trends in Ecology \& Evolution},
	volume = {23},
	number = {3},
	year = {2008},
	month = {March},
	pages = {149{\textendash}158},
	abstract = {Niche conservatism, the tendency of a species niche to remain unchanged over time, is often assumed when discussing, explaining or predicting biogeographical patterns. Unfortunately, there has been no basis for predicting niche dynamics over relevant timescales, from tens to a few hundreds of years. The recent application of species distribution models (SDMs) and phylogenetic methods to analysis of niche characteristics has provided insight to niche dynamics. Niche shifts and conservatism have both occurred within the last 100 years, with recent speciation events, and deep within clades of species. There is increasing evidence that coordinated application of these methods can help to identify species which likely fulfill one key assumption in the predictive application of SDMs: an unchanging niche. This will improve confidence in SDM-based predictions of the impacts of climate change and species invasions on species distributions and biodiversity.},
	keywords = {concepts, ecology, niche, theory},
	issn = {01695347},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tree.2007.11.005},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2007.11.005},
	author = {Pearman, P. and Guisan, A. and Broennimann, O. and Randin, C.}
}
@article {ODwyer2009Integrative,
	title = {An integrative framework for stochastic, size-structured community assembly},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {106},
	number = {15},
	year = {2009},
	month = {April},
	pages = {6170{\textendash}6175},
	abstract = {10.1073/pnas.0813041106 We present a theoretical framework to describe stochastic, size-structured community assembly, and use this framework to make community-level ecological predictions. Our model can be thought of as adding biological realism to Neutral Biodiversity Theory by incorporating size variation and growth dynamics, and allowing demographic rates to depend on the sizes of individuals. We find that the species abundance distribution (SAD) is insensitive to the details of the size structure in our model, demonstrating that the SAD is a poor indicator of size-dependent processes. We also derive the species biomass distribution (SBD) and find that the form of the SBD depends on the underlying size structure. This leads to a prescription for testing multiple, intertwined ecological predictions of the model, and provides evidence that alternatives to the traditional SAD are more closely tied to certain ecological processes. Finally, we describe how our framework may be extended to make predictions for more general types of community structure.},
	keywords = {assembly, communities, ecology, populations, theory},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.0813041106},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0813041106},
	author = {O{\textquoteright}Dwyer, J. P. and Lake, J. K. and Ostling, A. and Savage, V. M. and Green, J. L.}
}
@article {Strauss2006Exotic,
	title = {Exotic taxa less related to native species are more invasive},
	journal = {PNAS},
	volume = {103},
	number = {15},
	year = {2006},
	month = {April},
	pages = {5841{\textendash}5845},
	abstract = {Some species introduced into new geographical areas from their native ranges wreak ecological and economic havoc in their new environment. Although many studies have searched for either species or habitat characteristics that predict invasiveness of exotic species, the match between characteristics of the invader and those of members of the existing native community may be essential to understanding invasiveness. Here, we find that one metric, the phylogenetic relatedness of an invader to the native community, provides a predictive tool for invasiveness. Using a phylogenetic supertree of all grass species in California, we show that highly invasive grass species are, on average, significantly less related to native grasses than are introduced but noninvasive grasses. The match between the invader and the existing native community may explain why exotic pest species are not uniformly noxious in all novel habitats. Relatedness of invaders to the native biota may be one useful criterion for prioritizing management efforts of exotic species. 10.1073/pnas.0508073103},
	keywords = {aliens, invasions, theory},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.0508073103},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0508073103},
	author = {Strauss, Sharon Y. and Webb, Campbell O. and Salamin, Nicolas}
}
@article {Levin1998Ecosystems,
	title = {Ecosystems and the Biosphere as Complex Adaptive Systems},
	journal = {Ecosystems},
	volume = {1},
	number = {5},
	year = {1998},
	month = {September},
	pages = {431{\textendash}436},
	abstract = {ABSTRACT\&nbsp;\&nbsp; Ecosystems are prototypical examples of complex adaptive systems, in which patterns at higher levels emerge from localized interactions and selection processes acting at lower levels. An essential aspect of such systems is nonlinearity, leading to historical dependency and multiple possible outcomes of dynamics. Given this, it is essential to determine the degree to which system features are determined by environmental conditions, and the degree to which they are the result of self-organization. Furthermore, given the multiple levels at which dynamics become apparent and at which selection can act, central issues relate to how evolution shapes ecosystems properties, and whether ecosystems become buffered to changes (more resilient) over their ecological and evolutionary development or proceed to critical states and the edge of chaos.},
	keywords = {ecology, evolution, systems, theory},
	issn = {1432-9840},
	doi = {10.1007/s100219900037},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100219900037},
	author = {Levin, Simon A.}
}
@article {Kramer2004Outer,
	title = {Outer Bounds on the Capacity of Gaussian Interference Channels},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Information Theory},
	volume = {50},
	number = {3},
	year = {2004},
	month = {March},
	pages = {581{\textendash}586},
	abstract = {Two outer bounds on the capacity region of the two-user Gaussian interference channel (IFC) are derived. The idea of the first bound is to let a genie give each receiver just enough information to decode both messages. This bound unifies and improves the best known outer bounds of Sato and Carleial. Furthermore, the bound extends to discrete memoryless IFCs and is shown to be equivalent to another bound of Carleial. The second bound follows directly from existing results of Costa and Sato and possesses certain optimality properties for weak interference.},
	keywords = {communication, it, theory},
	issn = {0018-9448},
	doi = {10.1109/TIT.2004.825249},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIT.2004.825249},
	author = {Kramer, G.}
}
@article {Chevin2010Adaptation,
	title = {Adaptation, Plasticity, and Extinction in a Changing Environment: Towards a Predictive Theory},
	journal = {PLoS Biol},
	volume = {8},
	number = {4},
	year = {2010},
	month = {April},
	pages = {e1000357+},
	publisher = {Public Library of Science},
	abstract = {The authors analyze developmental, genetic, and demographic mechanisms by which populations tolerate changing environments and discuss empirical methods for determining the critical rate of sustained environmental change that causes population extinction.},
	keywords = {conservation, ecology, extinction, extirpation, population, theory},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.1000357},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000357},
	author = {Chevin, Luis-Miguel and Lande, Russell and Mace, Georgina M.}
}
