Interesting Recent Papers

Here are some recent papers that I find interesting:

Shen et al. 2011. Calibration the End-Permian mass extinction. Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.1213454).

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/11/16/science.1213454.abstract

Bertrand et al. 2011. Changes in plant community composition lag behind climate warming in lowland forests. Nature 479, 517–520.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v479/n7374/full/nature10548.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20111124

Erwin et al. 2011. The Cambrian Conundrum: Early Divergence and Later Ecological Success in the Early History of Animals. Science 334: 1091-1097.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6059/1091.short

Hannisdal et al. 2011. Phanerozoic Earth System Evolution and Marine Biodiversity. Science 334: 1121-1124.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6059/1121.short