| Assignment for 10/16:
Comrie,
A.C., and Glenn, E.C., 1998. Principal components-based
regionalization of precipitation regimes across the southwestern
United States and northern Mexico, with an application to monsoon
precipitation variability. Climate Research 10:
201-215.
This article is available on-line as a pdf; click on the authors'
names.
Friedman, J.M.,
Osterkamp, W.E., and Lewis, W.M., Jr., 1996. The role of
vegetation and bed-level fluctuation in the process of channel
narrowing. Geomorphology 14: 341-351.
Use
the copy in 108 Condon, or go to the journal in the library.
Veblen,
T.T., Kitzberger, T., Villalba, R., and Donnegan, J., 1999.
Fire history in northern Patagonia: the roles of humans and
climatic variation. Ecological
Monographs 69: 47-67.
Use the copy in 108 Condon, or go to the journal in the library.
Assignment for 10/16: As you read each
article, be prepared to discuss the following questions. What are
the research question(s), the research problem or significance,
and the research methods, in each article? How are
these different or similar between the two articles? Is the
conclusion or argument presented in the article convincing, and
why? Are there any weaknesses in the article?
What body of theory does this article relate to, and how is
the article related to it? Pat McDowell will lead this
session. |
