Rebecca, We are using SongMeter Model SM2 recorder which is made by Wildlife Acoustics. Our first recording calls are amazing, but of course it depends where about you have to place the recording system, and how hard is the noise around it.
You can have a look on the SongMeter supplier website: http://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/index.php Hope this helps Nuno Nuno Oliveira Project Assistant LIFE+ Safe Islands for Seabirds Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds www.spea.pt Portugal > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:51:31 -0500 > From: Anne J Marchant <amarc...@gmu.edu> > Subject: Re: What is the best equipement for recording bird calls? > > Rebecca, > > We have been using a Olympus LS-10 > Linear PCM Recorder with a AudioTechnica AT 897 > condenser microphone to record a variety > of animal vocalizations successfully (including > cranes and kiwis). We're saving the files > in .wav format. > > Hope this helps, > Anne > > > Anne Marchant, PhD. > Associate Director > Mason Center for Conservation Studies > c/o Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute > 1500 Remount Road > Front Royal, VA 22630 > Prince William Campus Mailstop 5F7 > 571-296-6008 > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rebecca Stirnemann <rstirnem...@gmail.com> > Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:44 pm > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] What is the best equipement for recording bird calls? > > > Can any one recomend equipment for recording bird calls for > > analysis and > > playback? I have heard MP3 players have a poorer resolution and > > birds do not > > respond as well. Can any one confirm this is true? > > > > Thanks > > Rebecca > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:15:56 -0500 > From: "Pekin, Burak K" <bpe...@purdue.edu> > Subject: Re: Taxonomy and Ecology Integrating or Disintegrating? > > Yes, I agree that the importance of the 'reality' that any categorization > represents is an issue in itself. > > Perhaps their interest in categorizing organisms to purely reflect their > genetics rather than their ecological functions has made taxonomists less > prone to justifying categorizations that reflect capitalistic human interests > rather than real ecological phenomenon. > > -Burak > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcnee...@cox.net [mailto:mcnee...@cox.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:01 PM > To: 'ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU'; Pekin, Burak K > Subject: RE: [ECOLOG-L] Taxonomy and Ecology Integrating or Disintegrating? > > Burak, you are correct that an ecoregion is a specific piece of real estate. > I guess I have been bothered considerably over the years by attempts to > assign Clementsian community meaning to all the various ways we divide > natural real estate. Sure, a "Cross Timbers Ecoregion" is a defined piece of > the lower midwestern-southwestern portion of the U.S., and it is recognized > because a few oak species are dominant trees there. > > I was just being pesky. I'll go back in my hole, and those who assign more > than I believe there is to such entities can have their way. The pieces of > natural real estate indeed do exist. > > Thanks for your forbearance. > > David > ---- "Pekin wrote: > > David, I don’t understand your distinction between something that is > > 'real' in nature versus something that is 'not actual, real, or concrete'. > > Whether something is real or not depends on the context in which it is > > used. > > > > A 'real' ecoregion, is real in that it represents a spatial area that is > > homogenous in the composition of certain species or other ecosystem > > properties of interest. Similiarly, a species is only 'real' in that it > > represents a group of organisims that have similar genetics, reproductive > > attributes, or evolutionary lineage. > > > > -Burak > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > > [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:06 AM > > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Taxonomy and Ecology Integrating or Disintegrating? > > > > I can't disagree with most of what most posters have said regarding this > > matter (the question of species and the question of ecoregions, I can > > disagree with the perception that people generally throw stones at fellow > > scientists in disciplines other than their own). > > > > That said, I do have to point out that "species" is an attempt to define > > something real in nature, a recognition that populations really do consist > > of more or less homogeneous components. Whether recognized on the basis of > > morphology, genetics, or other attributes, the actual population components > > exist in their own right, and not just because we define them. > > > > The ecological units that are being called "ecoregions" are not actual, > > real, concrete entities. Rather, they are attempts to divide geography for > > our own purposes. Sure, there are properties that are the basis for the > > division, but the dividing is an exercise, not a recognition of components > > that have their own reality. These units are a convenience for our > > purposes, while species are actually real things in nature, whether we know > > how to define them or not. > > > > Populations are the real units of our study. Ecoregions, ecosystems, > > communities and so on are our own means of organizing populations > > collectively so that we can understand how they work together. > > > > There, I've said it to a group of professionals. These things are not real > > entities (they ARE useful concepts). > > > > So, do we need folks who are expert in the various groups of organisms that > > we study, and can say that one population constitutes a species named > > _Bvwdz gxzydwz_, but that three different populations, occurring elsewhere, > > collectively constitute a species named _Bvwdz nwxnvd_ ? Sure we do. Do > > they need us, to tell them what "ecoregions" and what ecological properties > > one of those species has? Well, I guess that's up to them. Seems to me > > that geographic (including ecological) knowledge of populations is > > essential to understanding their evolution. At least a couple of chaps > > named Russell Wallace and Charles Darwin thought so. But who am I to say? > > > > Back to the question of needing systematic experts: There are ecologists > > who specialize in taxonomic groups, you know. I have long considered > > myself a fish ecologist, as well as a stream ecologist, thereby covering > > both a group of organisms AND an ecological construct. > > > > David McNeely > > > > ---- Ian Ramjohn <ramjo...@msu.edu> wrote: > > > Getting back to the original question, I think the botanist deserves > > > at least a little sympathy. When it comes to objectively defining > > > things like ecoregions, we're still far behind systematists and > > > their attempts to come up with objective tools for defining species. > > > After all, people have debated "species concepts" for decades. > > > Imagine a world in which species were defined the way we define > > > ecological units. We'd have to deal with multiple classification > > > systems, inconsistent usage of terminology within classification > > > systems, and boundaries based more on gestalt than on scientific > > > rigour. To make matters worse, different systems tend to be favoured > > > in different countries. > > > > > > (That said, it sounds like there's plenty else to criticise in what > > > the speaker had to say). > > > > > > Quoting Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net>: > > > > > > > Honourable Forum: > > > > > > > > Recently there was a discussion about the importance of getting > > > > nomenclature right in ecological studies. The general conclusion > > > > was that this is important. To me, the implication was that > > > > ecologists need taxonomists on the team (this may or may not > > > > always or even rarely be possible), or at least a procedure by > > > > which taxonomic accuracy can be assured. > > > > > > > > I recently attended a lecture by a botanist of regional and > > > > international repute who described a large project to compile a > > > > checklist of the vascular flora of an inadequately-explored, but > > > > quite large region. It is undeniable that this is important work, > > > > and through this person's leadership, significant additions to > > > > knowledge of the area have been made. The lecture included maps of > > > > "bioregions" or "ecoregions." This botanist dismissed the value > > > > and importance of them, adding that they were the province of the > > > > ecologists and were highly flawed (I can't quote the lecturer > > > > precisely, but this is the best of my recollection and my distinct > > > > impression). The lecturer essentially dismissed ecology, remarking > > > > that the lecturer was interested only in individual plants and > > > > seemed contemptuous of ecologists in general, and particularly > > > > those involved in establishing the ecoregions that were a part of > > > > the lecture. I may have misunderstood, as I have long held this > > > > person in high regard, and those remarks seemed inconsistent with > > > > past behavior. > > > > > > > > Do you find this state of mind to be common among taxonomists in > > > > general or botanists in particular? Is this apparent schism real > > > > or imaginary? Other comments? > > > > > > > > WT > > > > > > > > PS: During the lecture, the speaker remarked about ecological > > > > phenomena which were not understood (no clue), but at least one > > > > reason for one phenomenon was apparent to me. I said nothing, as > > > > the lecture had been very long and the question period short. > > > > > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > -- > David McNeely > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:35:47 -0500 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Benjamin_Ruttenberg?= <benjamin.ruttenb...@gmail.com> > Subject: IGERT grad student opportunity - Portland State Univ. > > Colleagues, > > I'm writing to ask for your help in recruiting students to our new > interdisciplinary PhD program at Portland State University (PSU). With > support from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate > Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, we are seeking > prospective PhD applicants for our first incoming class in Fall 2011. The > substantive focus of this program is on ecosystem services (terrestrial and > marine) to support urbanizing regions (ESUR IGERT). We aim to recruit up to > 6 PhD students for our first cohort. Of particular interest are > underrepresented candidates who are permanent residents or US Citizens. For > information about this IGERT program, including the application process, > community partners, and participating departments, please see our recently > launched website: > > http://www.pdx.edu/esur-igert > > Participants in the IGERT PhD program will received multiple benefits. Aside > from alleviating many of the financial woes of graduate school (three year > traineeship with annual stipend of $30K, tuition remission, $10,500 in > research funding, national and international conference travel, etc.), the > IGERT program offers extensive opportunities for PhD trainees to engage > faculty from a broad array of disciplines, community partners in local, > national, and international organizations and agencies, and involvement in > team-based research in an emerging area of scholarship. > > Please forward this note to prospective applicants, and those responsible > for advising graduate students. Our 2-page recruiting document is attached. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Elise Granek > > -- > Elise Granek, Ph.D. > > Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Management > and > co-Director ESUR IGERT > > Portland State University > PO Box 751 > Portland, OR 97207 > 503-725-4241 > gran...@pdx.edu > > -- > Elise Granek, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > Environmental Science and Management > Portland State University > PO Box 751 > Portland, OR 97207 > 503-725-4241 > gran...@pdx.edu > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:51:54 -0500 > From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erin_Grey_(Tulane)?=" <erin.k.gre...@gmail.com> > Subject: PhD position - Marine Ecology > > Location: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, > New Orleans > > Start Date: Summer or Fall, 2011 > > Project: Applications are invited for a highly motivated Ph.D. student to > conduct an interdisciplinary research project studying the effects of the > Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marine zooplankton or on the larval stages of > fish or crustaceans. Research questions will be developed by the student and > may range from population dynamics to species distribution and diversity > patterns. The project will involve analysis of plankton samples that have > been collected various distances from the spill site over time and > collection of new samples. The student will also work on incorporation of > results from this analysis into a fine-scale hydrodynamics computer model of > larval dispersal of the Gulf of Mexico. > > Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. > Previous experience with zooplankton identification and/or experience with > computer programming preferred, but training for either task can be provided > for an enthusiastic and well-qualified candidate. > > Salary and Benefits: Full tuition scholarships and health insurance for > successful applicants are provided. Support of $21,000 to $25,000 per year > is provided by teaching assistantships and research assistantships when > available. > > Please submit a Curriculum Vitae, GRE scores, and a cover letter to Dr. Caz > Taylor (c...@tulane.edu) by Dec 15 2010 for consideration. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:49:55 -0500 > From: David Inouye <ino...@umd.edu> > Subject: Volunteer research assistants sought for bat project in Panama > > VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (4 positions available) needed for > February 1, 2011 to June 1, 2011 to assist with a study on the > foraging behavior of the tropical frog-eating bat, Trachops > cirrhosus. Work will be conducted at Smithsonian Tropical Research > Institute facilities in PANAMA, both in the mainland town of Gamboa, > and for the month of March on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama > canal. No prior experience is required, but applicants should be > comfortable working late at night in hot, humid, and buggy > conditions. Work will include mistnetting bats, recording frog and > insect calls in the field, ecological surveys, and behavioral > experiments. As the position is unpaid, volunteers are expected to > work only 4 days a week with 3 days off. Volunteers must cover all > their own expenses including airfare to Panama City, housing and > food. Housing in Gamboa is $300-$400 per month and we will make > regular trips to the grocery store in Panama City. On Barro Colorado > Island combined room and board is $980. If interested, please send a > resume and contact information for three references to PATRICIA JONES > (email: > <mailto:patricia.jo...@mail.utexas.edu>patricia.jo...@mail.utexas.edu). > > ------------------------------ > > End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 15 Nov 2010 to 16 Nov 2010 (#2010-313) > ***************************************************************
