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A Scottish Flora: student resource webpage

​Dr Keith Skene

DAY ONE

My apologies for the technical issues experienced. We are sure that these are now corrected. 
below I have attached the skeletal outlines of text for lectures 1a and 1b, together with a third YouTube file that contains the last part of the recorded talk in full that you were not able to listen too. Thank you for your patience!
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​Lecture synopses

Lecture Ia The Rhynie Chert
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Lecture 1b: The Ultramafic Flora
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Full recording of missing part of lecture 1b 



​Papers
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Dunlop, J.A. and Garwood, R.J., 2018. Terrestrial invertebrates in the Rhynie chert ecosystem. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1739), p.20160493.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2016.0493
Kerp, H., 2018. Organs and tissues of Rhynie chert plants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1739), p.20160495.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2016.0495
Wellman, C.H., 2018. Palaeoecology and palaeophytogeography of the Rhynie chert plants: further evidence from integrated analysis of in situ and dispersed spores. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1739), p.20160491.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2016.0491
Rice, C.M., Trewin, N.H. and Anderson, L.I., 2002. Geological setting of the Early Devonian Rhynie cherts, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: an early terrestrial hot spring system. Journal of the Geological Society, 159(2), pp.203-214.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lyall-Anderson-2/publication/249547301_Geological_setting_of_the_Early_Devonian_Rhynie_cherts_Aberdeenshire_Scotland_an_early_terrestrial_hot_spring_system/links/54b3bb9c0cf28ebe92e30c14/Geological-setting-of-the-Early-Devonian-Rhynie-cherts-Aberdeenshire-Scotland-an-early-terrestrial-hot-spring-system.pdf
Edwards, D., Kenrick, P. and Dolan, L., 2018. History and contemporary significance of the Rhynie cherts—our earliest preserved terrestrial ecosystem. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373: 20160489.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2016.0489
Davison, G., Lambie, C.L., James, W.M., Skene, M.E. and Skene, K.R., 1999. Metal content in insects associated with ultramafic and non-ultramafic sites in the Scottish Highlands. Ecological Entomology 24:396–401.
https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201302957207
Skene, K.R. (2003) Plant-Insect Interactions in ultramafic habitats. In: Pandalai, H.G. (Ed.,) Recent Research Developments in Entomology Vol 4(2003) pp .59-76.
Meindl, G.A., Bain, D.J. and Ashman, T.L., 2013. Edaphic factors and plant–insect interactions: direct and indirect effects of serpentine soil on florivores and pollinators. Oecologia, 173(4), pp.1355-1366.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dbain/publications/MeindlEtAl2013Oecologia.pdf
Butt, A., Rehman, K., Khan, M.X. and Hesselberg, T., 2018. Bioaccumulation of cadmium, lead, and zinc in agriculture-based insect food chains. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 190(12), pp.1-12.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-018-7051-2
Boyd, R.S., Wall, M.A. and Jaffré, T., 2006. Nickel levels in arthropods associated with Ni hyperaccumulator plants from an ultramafic site in New Caledonia. Insect Science, 13(4), pp.271-277. Boyd_et_al_2006_NewCaledonia (1).pdf
 
Youtube
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Rhynie Chert Micro-Fossils under the microscope (rather groovy soundtrack!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgi9GktgciI
An in-depth look at the significance of the Rhynie Chert in the evolution of plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCc7_PqYAQ
Rodriguez Dzul - Fossil microorganisms from the Rhynie Chert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXwH36t758E
Nishanta Rajakaruna lecture on ultramafic soils and vegetation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGQmKAldvLQ
Serpentine carving in Cornwall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6R9UewH0o
Serpentine soils in California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUn1cYXKHA8
 
Books

Selden,P. A. and Nudds, J.R. (2012).  Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems. Manson Publishing, Boco Raton, Fl.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-Fossil-Ecosystems-Paul-Selden/dp/1840761601/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Rhynie+Chert&qid=1619950802&sr=8-2


Day Two

THE CALEDONIAN FOREST
​Lecture 2A
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Lecture 2B
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PAPERS
Collins, T., Goto, R. and Edwards, D. (2014). Future Forests: The Black Wood of Rannoch. Forest Research, Scotland.
https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/documents/1039/FR_BlackWood_Edwards_2015.pdf
Scotland, R.S.P.B. (1975). The impact of Man on the Native pinewoods of Scotland.
https://thecaledonianforestersletters.wordpress.com/1975/08/01/the-impact-of-man-on-the-native-pinewoods-of-scotland/
Kinloch, B.B., Westfall, R.D. and Forrest, G.I., 1986. Caledonian Scots pine: origins and genetic structure. New phytologist, 104(4), pp.703-729.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1986.tb00671.x
Kuokkanen, R., 2006. 14. The Logic of the Gift: Reclaiming Indigenous Peoples¶ Philosophies.
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/60750863/W4_O2_Kuokkanen__the_Logic_of_the_Gift20190930-122411-2fhrgu.pdf?1569880019=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DW4_O2_Kuokkanen_the_Logic_of_the_Gift.pdf&Expires=1620637297&Signature=GceXpkbkGiHQMPuszgZHnc-bdRwvksmSH~YQ6JinJu5xxp5ysMUwWHsDAlcr1z3vGrdxOT6PHPKDtfon8buBSTpBmhq~VNm9WL9rcNPhtrqNa-4Q5MAPTuyJol1~UDejmOzdxMZGy1Jhoaum5VSjeeg1jOmH8wXksoIh8w9X5w8R3d1v1f90xsfKGLyU-pKrHYcMCi0yme4rWkAudUFj80lc0dP~7QfDYXLKxi5mqnZpsWDBss0nM6Cl9fEa~q3AY445rM2Rt-RV22hRb9PvkhlOPYzee81itnUamjZxRwTsZxfvFYcigk8~Hc6rwXB5iBxrcQYju07KAgUAPLkLpg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
De Luca, P.A. and Vallejo-Marin, M., 2013. What's the ‘buzz’about? The ecology and evolutionary significance of buzz-pollination. Current opinion in plant biology, 16(4), pp.429-435.
http://plant-evolution.org/Papers%20PDF/DeLuca%20and%20Vallejo-Marin_2013_Buzz-pollination%20review.pdf
Lekberg, Y. and Koide, R.T., 2014. Integrating physiological, community, and evolutionary perspectives on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Botany, 92(4), pp.241-251.
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjb-2013-0182
Peay, K.G., 2016. The mutualistic niche: mycorrhizal symbiosis and community dynamics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 47, pp.143-164.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bVBBjmA9i9w4Y3WuE4Ks2Zkkd9twjMuo/view
Whitlock, C., Higuera, P.E., McWethy, D.B. and Briles, C.E., 2010. Paleoecological perspectives on fire ecology: revisiting the fire-regime concept. The Open Ecology Journal, 3(1).
https://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOECOLJ/TOECOLJ-3-2-6.pdf

YOUTUBE

Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGHUkby2Is
Caledonian Forest - Europe's Rarest habitat? Eco sapiens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWe51stshKk
Fire ecology by Don Gayton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FFwXYgijRU

BOOKS
Crawford A. (2012). Whispering Woods: Tales from the Caledonian Forest. Pica Design.
Clifton, B. (2016). The Ancient Caledonian Forest: A photographic journey into the tranquil forests of Scotland.
Bain, C. (2013). The Ancient Pinewoods of Scotland: A Traveller's Guide. Sandstone Press.


DAY THREE: The Heathlands

Lecture 3a: Calluna vulgaris

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Lecture 3b: Key species of the Scottish Heaths
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DAY FOUR      
Papers
Fagúndez, J., 2013. Heathlands confronting global change: drivers of biodiversity loss from past to future scenarios. Annals of Botany, 111(2), pp.151-172.
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/111/2/151/254946
Davies, G.M., Legg, C.J., Smith, A.A. and MacDonald, A.J., 2009. Rate of spread of fires in Calluna vulgaris‐dominated moorlands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(5), pp.1054-1063.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01681.x
Matt Davies, G., Adam Smith, A., MacDonald, A.J., Bakker, J.D. and Legg, C.J., 2010. Fire intensity, fire severity and ecosystem response in heathlands: factors affecting the regeneration of Calluna vulgaris. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(2), pp.356-365.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01774.x
Mallik, A.U., 1995. Conversion of temperate forests into heaths: role of ecosystem disturbance and ericaceous plants. Environmental Management, 19(5), pp.675-684.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Azim-Mallik/publication/226250373_Conversion_of_Temperate_Forest_into_Heaths-role_of_ecosystem_disturbance_and_ericaceous_plants/links/5eb56afda6fdcc1f1dcabba2/Conversion-of-Temperate-Forest-into-Heaths-role-of-ecosystem-disturbance-and-ericaceous-plants.pdf
Robbins, P. and Fraser, A., 2003. A forest of contradictions: producing the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands. Antipode, 35(1), pp.95-118.
http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/8800/1/document(1).pdf
 
 
Youtube
Heathlands: A short film highlighting the importance of heathland, current threats and strategies to preserve this habitat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYGgYOnUsP4
Wildflowers of Heathlands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4TqHnUxPY
Heather management: Muirburn and The Climate Emergency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDib7onts3c
Muirburn estate management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8YOEjs1yvY
 
Books
**** Highly recommended. Clive Chatters (2021).  Heathland British Wildlife Collection. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heathland-British-Wildlife-Collection-Chatters/dp/1472964748/ref=asc_df_1472964748/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=428082383682&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15387760955400776599&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007333&hvtargid=pla-925345834200&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=103526072310&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=428082383682&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15387760955400776599&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007333&hvtargid=pla-925345834200
Fiona Watson and Piers Dixon (2018). A History of Scotland's Landscapes. Hostoric Environment Scotland
https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Scotlands-Landscapes-Fiona-Watson/dp/1902419936/ref=sr_1_3?adgrpid=51292428417&dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwqIiFBhAHEiwANg9szoKPsqj04qO4h6Qzg-ZXHEHeoYqm-Hudl178-o_CfVO_NHCKKjlOTRoCn5sQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259176027581&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007333&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9111166138202321000&hvtargid=kwd-439239698133&hydadcr=11701_1842027&keywords=a+history+of+scotland+landscape&qid=1621264948&sr=8-3
C.R. Wickham-Jones. The Landscape of Scotland: A Hidden History. The History Press.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Landscape-Scotland-History-Archive-Photographs/dp/0752414844/ref=sr_1_4?adgrpid=51292428417&dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwqIiFBhAHEiwANg9szoKPsqj04qO4h6Qzg-ZXHEHeoYqm-Hudl178-o_CfVO_NHCKKjlOTRoCn5sQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259176027581&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007333&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9111166138202321000&hvtargid=kwd-439239698133&hydadcr=11701_1842027&keywords=a+history+of+scotland+landscape&qid=1621265039&sr=8-4
Ruth Tittensor (2009) From Peat Bog to Conifer Forest: An Oral History of Whitelee, Its Community and Landscape. Packard Publishing Ltd
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peat-Bog-Conifer-Forest-Community/dp/1853411426
 
DAY FOUR

The Younger Dryas and the Future of the Scottish Flora

Lecture 4a

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Lecture 4b
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Papers
Lothrop, J.C., Newby, P.E., Spiess, A.E. and Bradley, J.W., 2011. Paleoindians and the Younger Dryas in the New England-Maritimes Region. Quaternary International, 242(2), pp.546-569.
https://www.lablhc.org/documents/Lothropetal.2011Paleoindians&YDinNEM-noCover.pdf
Weiss, H. and Bradley, R., 2013. What drives societal collapse?. The Anthropology of Climate Change: An Historical Reader, ed MR Dove (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons), 151. [On the Natufian collapse and the Younger Dryas]
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.462.6120&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Van Hoesel, A., Hoek, W.Z., Pennock, G.M. and Drury, M.R., 2014. The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis: a critical review. Quaternary Science Reviews, 83, pp.95-114.
https://cosmictusk.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Younger-Dryas-impact-hypothesis-a-critical-review.pdf
Stewart, M., Carleton, W.C. and Groucutt, H.S., 2021. Climate change, not human population growth, correlates with Late Quaternary megafauna declines in North America. Nature communications, 12(1), pp.1-15.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21201-8.pdf?origin=ppub
Murton, J.B., Bateman, M.D., Dallimore, S.R., Teller, J.T. and Yang, Z., 2010. Identification of Younger Dryas outburst flood path from Lake Agassiz to the Arctic Ocean. Nature, 464(7289), pp.740-743.
http://environmentportal.in/files/Identification%20of%20Younger%20Dryas%20outburst%20flood%20path.pdf
Mixon, F.G., 2005. Weather and the Salem witch trials. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19(1), p.241.
https://aquila.usm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3600&context=fac_pubs
Oster, E., 2004. Witchcraft, weather and economic growth in Renaissance Europe. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(1), pp.215-228.
https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/089533004773563502
Grabherr, G., Gottfried, M. and Pauli, H., 2010. Climate change impacts in alpine environments. Geography Compass, 4(8), pp.1133-1153.
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.828.7551&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Clarke, C.L., Edwards, M.E., Gielly, L., Ehrich, D., Hughes, P.D.M., Morozova, L.M., Haflidason, H., Mangerud, J., Svendsen, J.I. and Alsos, I.G., 2019. Persistence of arctic-alpine flora during 24,000 years of environmental change in the Polar Urals. Scientific reports, 9(1), pp.1-11.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55989-9
Engler, R., Randin, C.F., Thuiller, W., Dullinger, S., Zimmermann, N.E., Araújo, M.B., Pearman, P.B., Le Lay, G., Piedallu, C., Albert, C.H. and Choler, P., 2011. 21st century climate change threatens mountain flora unequally across Europe. Global Change Biology, 17(7), pp.2330-2341.
http://www.philippe-choler.com/resources/Engler2011.pdf
Menvielle, M.F., Funes, M., Malmierca, L., Ramadori, D., Saavedra, B., Schiavini, A. and Soto Volkart, N., 2010. American beaver eradication in the southern tip of South America: main challenges of an ambitious project. Aliens Invasive Species Bull, 29, pp.9-16.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.231.6219&rep=rep1&type=pdf#page=11
Gill, R.M.A., 1992. A review of damage by mammals in north temperate forests: 1. Deer. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 65(2), pp.145-169.
https://watermark.silverchair.com/65-2-145.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAqkwggKlBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKWMIICkgIBADCCAosGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMI482MYUvCjhw8XaHAgEQgIICXH0DMBk6MvJp1q9pwxOWzFZ5dro23DNLlVfR4ddeiafCi_dtssEyyeAbbR1TvfEabEp6bHSFK39dy6v880HlmUvT5bm_a7GeB0uJBpyBx1lD-f32mNXt0jrPtRoPkGHCtPwCpL1rBFdsTwxc9tRb12cO5588s0GZo_RpQgwFGxSnjorvU0O1NpVJOEg30zpTo86v0-HucwX0kH4ooZSzabYBuqumoyLtjrpRaQtLsQms3GoLDYoRuzFvLI-5-xUYPTroteBdVnaJbtCR8ipsMtKwksI9OJpZwvHTSjUFnKGaQ6O4fjnPNqs4XFnRenzgcz0Cd3mw7tASossHjefGRGYRmoj8PLUeKWrc4t11fo_KQJh3EIOLxrkqI2rfjmFg5uOSLrYD8k7TpqjtISHwX4Z6u2u9TSWdsfbMQee3QrzyiI3Yv_9BzqAthntB_XN3U9baWkKUBtgD1T8Nnr2hJhLxerrsGGj5hgdIqmQVj1BQYnyr9rN3ebyqLrejkTRlhnpwanyetnrsfOGcL1ytcwv6CKOuuvcwSrVNx0KD2aS95GgdtRsdx3PTAxBTdt6e5BsboZyiVnNFQCQLSGd-7dfZv1CEpmPmSCmT2RIoD1IBzVXgd-Pc1iGg320bHXXpf8BNKSu3jEFNn_nZhAuZuUM6TAeJtK72GI7OascpHgfGnteQhVGXpTd64mUQj45q6PNecWzctdK8hgWtzRK3GzeZ1VbHmnmvt1qQzr_x-wgJZDrQXlj8A2dmAZGq9By0i7B5ACz04_xngmbNtyVNN7yl9QQ43mGE0_Ir_u0
 
Youtube
Lake Aggassiz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMVhR26NRsk
Possible combined lake and impact theory (quite detailed!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cawrBvT1MHM
Climate change and Australian alpines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryn987ICBHs
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Books
Scottish Wild Plants: Their History, Ecology and Conservation by Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh/scottish-wild-plants/9781841830117?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLKFBhDPARIsAPzPi-I6kE-_yPjGxdgVWAYLlz42au-Pw_HZfZo27hHTc7D1AUaoR3cN3foaAksnEALw_wcB
Erin, M.I. (2012) Hunter-Gatherer Behavior: Human Response During the Younger Dryas. Routledge.
https://www.routledge.com/Hunter-Gatherer-Behavior-Human-Response-During-the-Younger-Dryas/Eren/p/book/9781598746037
Fagan, B.  (2019) The Little Ice Age (Revised): How Climate Made History 1300-1850. Basic Books.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Ice-Age-Revised-1300-1850/dp/1541618599/ref=asc_df_1541618599/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=406188589404&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7312647389272779320&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007333&hvtargid=pla-845661235390&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=86695862556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=406188589404&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7312647389272779320&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007333&hvtargid=pla-845661235390