We leave in about a week but continue our preparations including student seminars presenting and critiquing peer-reviewed papers from the primary literature. We assembled in a Biosciences classroom but were joined virtually by Induja, Kalindu, and Ravindi from Sri Lanka. Vanessa presented a paper that evaluated the contribution of dispersal to biogeographic patterns and particularly Wallace’s Line. Claire explored how abiotic and biotic factors shape organization of rock pool arthropod communities in India. Kirsten chatted to us about an experimental paper on Asian elephants and how they are keystone contributors to structure and diversity of Sundaic forests. Finally, Hannah evaluated a an article on tropical tree species diversity across an altitudinal gradient in Sri Lanka.
