[ECOLOG-L] Organic Agriculture

Lately, a lot of people in skeptical communities have been saying that not only does organic agriculture use more land than conventional, it's no better or even worse for the environment overall. What do those of you with expertise in agroecology think about this? Jane -- -

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Request for Readings/Videos for Honors Course on Future of Human Civilization

te.edu/~neufeldhs/index.html > SAEREC: http://saerec.appstate.edu > AppalAIR: http://appalair.appstate.edu > Fall Colors: > Academic: http://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FallColorGuy > > -- - Jane Shev

[ECOLOG-L] Math for Life Sciences Teaching Position at UCLA

://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct). -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic tru

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

serve most students much better than calculus. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 8:30 PM, John Grady wrote: > Great conversation. I guess I'll add my two cents too. In my experience > (postdoc, macroecology) I deal regularly with calculus equations, but > really only insofar as

[ECOLOG-L] Lynx-Hares Data

Does anyone have the actual data for the Canada lynx and snowshoe hare dataset that Elton studied? Thanks!

[ECOLOG-L] Culturing Acellular Slime Molds

Hi all, Does anyone here work with Physarum or similar slime molds? How do you prevent the cultures from getting moldy? Do you just transfer the organism to new medium every few days or are there other things that help? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice for disabled student seeking grad program in wildlife biology?

> Arlington, TX 76019-0498 > 817-272-2872 > go...@uta.edu<mailto:go...@uta.edu> > http://www.uta.edu/biology/gough/lab/index.htm > -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "Make no little plans. T

Re: [ECOLOG-L] open source alternatives to MATLAB

a lot, you can set up a server for them to use. Since you typically use Sage inside a web browser, this is indistinguishable from running it on your own computer and saves the trouble of installation. I'm happy to answer any Sage questions people may have. Jane Shevtsov On

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recent PhDs on Food Stamps - Overwhelmed with Replies

background can be an advantage in academia. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Cynthia O'Rourke wrote: > Jason touches on my primary concern with this situation, other than having > a Ph.D. that might eventually enable me to do no better than tech position > in the field th

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Programs and the Quarter System

to August, allowing students on both quarter and semester systems to participate. I therefore issue a plea for program scheduling that considers the needs of students on the quarter system! -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

> "classic" papers by Fisher, Haldane, Wright, Kimura, and others are pretty > math-heavy and incomprehensible for many students. Depending on the level > of students, a text that provides excerpts from classic papers and > interpretations might be just the thing you a

[ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

e moved to produce such a book! -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing it.” --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job: National Coordinator for the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives initiative, USFWS

The word "nice" used to mean "foolish". Etymology is fascinating, but it's a mistake to think that historical meanings or sources of words constrain current meanings. See http://www.fallacyfiles.org/etymolog.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_fallacy . Ja

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Take the Train to ESA Minneapolis

As far as I'm concerned, the best reason for taking the train is that it's fun! You see fascinating places, meet new people and eat good food. What's not to like? Jane Shevtsov On May 2, 2013 5:33 PM, "Reinmann, Andrew, Brett" wrote: > Hello Ecologgers, >

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A response to EO Wislon's opinion about math

hods", but this is apparently statistics. I would be very surprised if any reputable US university allowed this, although the usefulness of the typical freshman calculus course is debatable. Could the difference in math requirements be a consequence of early vs. late specialization? Jane Sh

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A response to E.O. Wilson's opinion about math

Some of you may be interested in a response I wrote on Google+, from the perspective of someone who does plenty of modeling. https://plus.google.com/u/0/109678189789435119043/posts/7mZ9iuhztKC Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:56 PM, malcolm McCallum < malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

, but in many places, like Los Angeles, it can easily take up half of a person's income. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Yasmin J. Cardoza wrote: > Hello all, I am posting this on behalf of one of our students in animal > science, Keena Mullen, with whom I shared

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

rate, but it's not sexist. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Leslie M. Adams wrote: > Now, I am the one who must speak up and voice my support for Yvette (and > Chandreyee). While no slight may have been intended, as a female scientist > I > too experienced the respo

[ECOLOG-L] Grad Students Choosing Their Own Questions (was: Advice for 36 year old trying to get into M.S. program)

ng, of grad students working entirely on their advisors' questions is a profoundly destructive one and must be checked. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: > If you do for some reason (which I cannot currently imagine) to go to > graduate school, here

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Tree stump removal in sensitive area

tree falling in the next ten years (or whatever the time horizon of interest is), which the calculation above assumes to be 100%. Jane Shevtsov On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Nirmalya Chatterjee wrote: > Sorry to contradict you here Wayne, but your argument is anecdotal and > seems to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] JOB: Asst/Assoc. Prof. Biology at Bethune-Cookman

ability to teach lab classes? Give effective lectures? Do research? Then say that. A person who doesn't have "normal manual dexterity" may have other ways of doing these things. Don't shut out qualified applicants with disabilities from the get-go. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Ja

[ECOLOG-L] Patterns (was Permaculture)

anatomists would have understood. So, likely, would some contemporary developmental biologists. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing it.” --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others

[ECOLOG-L] Non-Majors Fungi Book

Does anyone have a recommendation for a book for a one-unit class on fungi aimed primarily at non-majors? I'm leaning toward _Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds_ by George Hudler but would like to hear other opinions. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Bi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "The Audacity of Graduate School" -training grad students in teaching and outreach

e years >>>> you >>>> can go away. It seems that there is an unfair conflict of interest when >>>> a >>>> graduate students wishes to bring a complaint against a university when >>>> the >>>> only avenues to do so are a part of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scholarly research training for ecology grad students

I'm a huge fan of Sigma Xi's brochures "Honor in Science" and "The Responsible Researcher". (They also have a collection of articles on authorship issues.) They're not specific to any discipline but are excellent because they focus on ethics rather than "com

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "The Audacity of Graduate School" -Knowledge of Today Documentary

some NSF funding prevents students from TAing, although some do so on a volunteer basis. Maybe such programs need to be rethought so as not to disadvantage those recipients who want to work at teaching-oriented institutions! Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Russell L. Burke wrote

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Announcing 2013 Switzer Fellowships

nt sectors working to solve today's environmental challenges. For more information see www.switzernetwork.org. -- ----- Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with thos

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "The Audacity of Graduate School"

s rarely keep the rights to their work. Typically, the intellectual property belongs to their employer ("work done for hire"). Isn't it better to say that grad students are not employees? -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, ww

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "The Audacity of Graduate School" - "Reshuffling Graduate Training"

ward making my experience a lot more common and the type that leads to burn-out a lot less common. And it should be possible for grad students to be PIs. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: > > Ph.D. students and postdocs "picking their own question&qu

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "The Audacity of Graduate School"

distinguishes a Ph.D. from an M.S. in my mind. If some countries have programs that work differently, I'm interested in knowing about them, but from what I've read, American programs are better (aside from pay). Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: > Very

Re: [ECOLOG-L] How to chose a Master's Thesis in Biology

ming a Biologist_ by John Janovy, Jr. It is a very wise book that deals with these types of questions. Good luck, Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Jeremy Fontaine wrote: > Hello all, this upcoming Fall semester I will be attending the University of > Massachusetts Lowell to ob

Re: [ECOLOG-L] a vision?

Portuguese come to mind), although English is likely to be a popular one. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 10:25 PM, David Duffy wrote: > If you had a chance to found and direct a university in a developing, > strongly nationalistic country dependent on oil, mining and its > biodi

[ECOLOG-L] Explaining Positive Feedback Looks to the Public (was [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum)

r yet, and soon an actual fight would break out. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dawn Stover wrote: > "Water vapor is the most powerful greenhouse gas" is a meme that has been > around for at least 15 years (I first heard it from people in the > automotive indust

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum

.org/history/climate/index.htm) It's a great review of how we know what we know. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Robert Hamilton wrote: > Actually this climate debate is more about hocus pocus than anything else. > at least a it is. That climate change is occurring is undeniabl

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Non-Majors Biology

) 684-0255 >> >> Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net): >> Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org >> "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org >> >>

Re: [ECOLOG-L] invasive truffles

t the exotic species issue is overblown and often badly handled. (Yes, everyone has their favorite horror stories, but most exotics AREN'T harmful.) But I don't think it's helpful to completely deny that the issue exists. Jane Shevtsov On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Matt Che

Re: [ECOLOG-L] invasive truffles

Missouri River > (http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2010/08/carp_attack.shtml). > > Steve Young > > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On

Re: [ECOLOG-L] invasive truffles

gets to new places, just with more technology. For this reason, I'm leaning toward not considering humans "exotic" or "invasive", although I could probably be convinced otherwise. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Katherine Darrow wrote: > Are you will

[ECOLOG-L] invasive truffles

not)…unless > ecology's primary purpose is to declare, "We hate this change, so we hate > this species!" One of the reasons I highlighted this article is that it describes concrete harms arising from an exotic species, unlike the all-too-common "we must get rid of this spe

[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Truffles

Now this is an invasive that causes problems! http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/05/truffle-trouble-in-europe-the-invader-without-flavor/ -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "In the lon

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ride the Train to ESA 2012 in Portland, OR!

amos > PhD Student > Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab > Arizona State University > WEEL website:  <http://weel.asu.edu/>http://weel.asu.edu/ -- - Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "In the long r

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sarewitz on Systematic Error

suing an MS and ended up straight out of undergrad, like many grad students in my program. (We had more PhD students than MS students.) This worked out well for me, but I wonder about the larger consequences. -- ----- Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology (the journal) stalled?

One way to get the serendipity of "articles that catch your eye" is to subscribe to email notifications or TOCs of journals in your field. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Ruhland, Christopher T < christopher.ruhl...@mnsu.edu> wrote: > I certainly can see the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

Here's a blog post that analyzes whether inter-library loan is an adequate solution. http://scientopia.org/blogs/christinaslisrant/2012/01/11/access-to-the-literature-does-interlibrary-loan-solve-our-problems/ Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM, wrote: > ---- Jane Shevtso

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

les they needed. They paid the library for copies, but publishers saw none of that money. And if they just read the article without copying it, they paid nothing at all! Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

; > Which really stinks for me, as Ecological Modelling is a major journal in my area and is published by Elsevier. There definitely oughta be a law Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "S

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

ship ever since. This is the first time I'm considering not renewing, not because of ESA's own practices, but because of that letter, which supports not only society publishers but the worst actors in the industry. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, Univ

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

would get free access. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 2:39 PM, M.S. Patterson wrote: > David, you're correct that many libraries have subscriptions to various > journals, and are capable of getting an article via interlibrary loan. > > However, this is simply a case of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

cal journals), go to an author's web site, or email the author. Heck, if you access the Web without a university IP address, Google Scholar will automatically try to find free copies of papers you search for. So is the $20 per paper price really intended to make money directly, or to g

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

article if I was an infrequent reader, but $20? There's a good blog post on what alternatives publishers might support at < http://researchremix.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/what-should-the-publishers-lobby-for/ >. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:08 PM, M.S. Patterson wrote: &

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

ne, something I relied on when I didn't have university journal access, but how is this financially different from open access? ESA's 2009 financial statement (the latest available online) may be of interest. http://www.esa.org/aboutesa/docs/FS2009.pdf Thoughts? Jane Shevtsov -- --

Re: [ECOLOG-L] UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Iv ie s’ in fiscal peril

loans (also money from the students, just delayed). Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM, malcolm McCallum < malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org> wrote: > Its all pretty obvious. > > Federal government establishes federally funded financial aid to help > those in need. >

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Summary: Transformation of percent cover data for power analysis

s only sensible values? Then there will be no need for a transformation. Hope that helps! Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Brian Mitchell wrote: > Hello ecolog, > > Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about data > transformations > suitable for my power

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Summary of Ecology in AP responses

do a more complete survey of what > is > > common for Colleges and Departments like ours. > > > > Thanks again for all of the generous responses. > > > > -Jeff > > > > *** > > Jeffrey D. Corbin > > Department of Biological Sciences > > Union College > > Schenectady, NY 12308 > > (518) 388-6097 > > *** > > > -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "She has future plans and dreams at night. They tell her life is hard; she says 'That's all right'." --Faith Hill, "Wild One"

Re: [ECOLOG-L] a non Ivory Tower view of invasive species

What fraction of the "weeds" affecting agriculture are native? -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the hum

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ethics of spousal hires (was Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist)

hasis on flashy, fashionable topics at the expense of others that often have more depth. Of course, this should be changed across the board, but hiring at least some people by a different pathway should be healthy for a university. Oh, and for the record, I am single. Jane Shevtsov On Sat, Aug 2

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Communication Science to Public Plant Roots

hat animals do when hunting by scent or sound, and I don't think anyone would object to the use of the word "seeking" in that context. So I think it's perfectly reasonable to say that plant shoots seek light and plant roots seek water (among other things). Regards, Jane Shevtsov

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

ublic. The same goal may be served by different actions in different circumstances. Jane Shevtsov > - Original Message - From: "David M. Lawrence" > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 4:22 AM > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Need textbook Suggestiond

Meadows' book is excellent -- by far the best I've read on intro-level systems thinking. Also, have you looked at G. Tyler Miller's "Essentials of Ecology"? I haven't read it, but Miller's environmental science textbooks are substantive and very engaging. Jane

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

hesize?) that a good fraction of his observations of worms, barnacles, and South America were not initially made to support or refute any view, although they may well have been used that way later. Can anyone speak to this? Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Hal Caswell wrote: > Peopl

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

ction.  And > predictions have to better than we would make by chance. And the only way to > evaluate that is through some measure of probability/likelihood.  Best. > > Jeff Houlahan > > PS I would be interested to hear any examples where understanding can be > demonstrated with

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

dictions have to better than we would make by chance. And the only way to > evaluate that is through some measure of probability/likelihood.  Best. > > Jeff Houlahan > > PS I would be interested to hear any examples where understanding can be > demonstrated without

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

n the other hand, if a system exhibits chaotic behavior, long-term prediction is impossible -- but we can certainly understand the dynamics. Best, Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Jeff Houlahan wrote: > Hi Chris and all, I actually think that it's a mistake to diminish the role

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

asu.academia.edu/MattChew >> >> > > > -- > *Manuel Spínola, Ph.D.* > Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre > Universidad Nacional > Apartado 1350-3000 > Heredia > COSTA RICA > mspin...@una.ac.cr > mspinol...@gmail.com > Te

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

utnam. (Don't worry about the fact that it's philosophy -- it's actually far more readable than the average ecology paper.) It's not available online, but I'll be happy to send a PDF to anyone who asks. Jane Shevtsov On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Matt Chew wrote: > Eco

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

he hypothetico-deductive method is actually inductive? Best, Jane > On 27/02/2011 11:44 p.m., Jane Shevtsov wrote: > > Fellow Ecologgers, > > Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the role of hypothesis testing > (both the statistical and falsificationist varieties)

[ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

ication be declined for that reason? Was it the main reason? I look forward to hearing what people have to say. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com>Perceiving Wholes

[ECOLOG-L] Model Fitting and Data Quality

it elliptical rather than circular orbits to the observations. I'd very much like to hear people's thoughts on this. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com>Perce

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

myself. I strongly encourage people to check out these methods. Shipley's website is a good place to start. Best, Jane On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:22 AM, Gavin Simpson wrote: > On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 13:04 -0700, Jane Shevtsov wrote: >> It's an intermediate step. I need to control for

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for Article

Does anybody have a PDF of McArdle 1988 "The structural relationship: regression in biology", published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology? My school doesn't have web access going back that far and it'll be a few days before I can get to the library. Thanks, Jane -- ---

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

depended on an environmental > bottleneck so that the number of eggs was not very important. > > William Silvert > > -Original Message- From: Jane Shevtsov > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:31 AM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for N

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

Yes, I should have said more about my goals. I'm not actually interested in the equation resulting from the regression. Rather, I need to control for the effects of elevation on the abundance of different taxa before going on to further analyses. Basically, I want residuals. Jane Shevtsov O

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

hing >> normality. I've tried various combinations of arcsin, square root, >> fourth root, and log (after adding 1, as there are plenty of zeros in >> the data), but nothing seems to help much. The problem appears to be >> the presence of a 1 in every column. Any

[ECOLOG-L] Transformations for Normalized Data

n the data), but nothing seems to help much. The problem appears to be the presence of a 1 in every column. Any ideas for what might work? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Naturefaking in media

ng the day at better resolution. > > Having training in science is important for helping a producer make a > film scientifically accurate.  Nick got his Ph.D. in Zoology at > Cambridge.  He asked Taiwan's scientists to review the script to ensure > accuracy.  It was this sort of

[ECOLOG-L] Mushroom Spores in Lake Sediments

Does anyone know whether basidiomycete spores, particularly ones from ectomycorrhizal species, are ever found in lake sediment cores? If so, has any paleoecological work been done on them? Thanks, Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co

Re: [ECOLOG-L] MEETINGS Organized or Unorganized? Re: [ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

Such "unconferences" are pretty well established in the tech world, particularly among programmers working on open-source projects. See http://barcamp.org and the Wikipedia entry for "unconference" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference>. Jane Shevtsov On Fri, Sep

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

lt;- matrix(rpois(15,0.5),nrow=3) >> colnames(sppXsite) <- paste("spp",1:5,sep="") >> rownames(sppXsite) <- paste("site",1:3,sep="") >> sppXsite    # here's what it looks like >> >> # now make a function to compute the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

found at the same sites >     sapply(site.list,function(x1) >             { >                 sapply(site.list,function(x2) 1*any(x2 %in% x1)) >             }) >     # the result is returned in a symmetrical matrix of dimension >     # equal to the number of spp > } > > # here's

[ECOLOG-L] Making Species Co-Occurrence Matrix

Is there a fast way to make a species co-occurrence matrix given a site-species matrix or lists of species found at each site? I'm looking for a spreadsheet or database method (preferably OpenOffice) or R function. Thanks, Jane -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, Unive

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Good news from the Gulf? not so fast...

To expand on this point, if you were to drink methanol (wood alcohol), your body would metabolize it to formaldehyde and then formic acid. It's the formic acid that would blind or kill you. (This happened a lot during Prohibition.) Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Da

Re: [ECOLOG-L] An article to make you think why did I pick (insert your speciality) to spend my life studying.

e president of the Cat Fanciers’ Association Inc., said she > found the hairless Sphynx > cat, with its “huge ears” and only “a minor amount of wrinkling,” to be > “absolutely marvelous > looking” and “strong as an ox,” although she conceded it sometimes needed to > wear a sweater.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] fixing peer review - elegant new proposal and petition - ideas

I am strongly in favor of #2 rather than #1. Full disclosure will tend to make reviewers nicer, but this is not always a good thing. I believe that complete anonymity is the way to go. Jane Shevtsov On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Aaron T. Dossey wrote: > These are some good ideas -

[ECOLOG-L] Analyzing a Large Correlation Matrix

summary of responses. Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com>Perceiving Wholes "The whole person must have both the humility to nurture the Earth and the pride

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science and Religion Dogmatic conflict?

tors' normal state of consciousness and maybe various religious and spiritual practices arose as a way of recapturing this state as, for biological and social reasons, our minds changed. This is, of course, a guess, but what do you folks think? Jane Shevtsov On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Will

Re: [ECOLOG-L] evolution for non-scientists textbook

ated, as it was published in 1992.) Actually, my favorite book on the subject is a children's book from the 1980s: _The Evolution Book_ by Sara Stein. You might want to keep a copy on hand for teaching ideas. Jane Shevtsov On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Madhusudan Katti wrote: > Just fol

Re: [ECOLOG-L] decline in education, comment on active learning

promise >> between two distinctly different learning and teaching styles (pure lecture >> vs. pure active learning).  In the absence of having institutions that are >> dedicated to one or the other teaching style, which would give students the >> ability to choose which

Re: [ECOLOG-L] decline in education, comment on active learning

have any colleagues who are also trying active > learning, get together regularly and compare notes.  It will help a lot. > > Best wishes, > Sarah > _ > Sarah K Berke > Postdoctoral Researcher > Department of the Geophysical Sciences > University of Chicago > 5734 S. Ellis Ave > Chicago, IL 60637 > -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com>Perceiving Wholes "The whole person must have both the humility to nurture the Earth and the pride to go to Mars." --Wyn Wachhorst, The Dream of Spaceflight

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all: IQ

lege?". Therefore, only the situation faced by top-performing low-income students is relevant. Best, Jane _ > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Shevtsov [jane@gmail.com] > Sent

Re: [ECOLOG-L] now I've seen it all: IQ

ting >>>> that they were wrong about something.  Unlike pundits or politicians, >>>> scientists can't blame some other party, and people will hold onto those >>>> errors as evidence that we're not as clever as we think we are, so they >>>> ca

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Not now I've seen it all - says Orwell

up the instructions to authors for the journals published by ESA or any > other scholarly organization in our field, or simply consult publications in > those journals to satisfy yourself on this matter. > > David > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: > >

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Not now I've seen it all - says Orwell

nce, I found all to be written in the active voice >> and found the first person 'we' in two of them...I think 'modern scientific >> writing' may indeed be evolving again." >> >> I am pleased to be shown wrong and commend the scientific community for &

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s, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction >>          MAY help restore populations. >> 2022: Soylent Green is People! >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may >> co

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s moved away, but if I can get some jpgs of the darn thing, I'll > post them. > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: >> Let me play devil's advocate on this one. Is a more difficult-to-read >> textbook better than an easier one that conveys the

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M University-Texarkana > Fall Teaching Schedule: > Vertebrate Biology - TR 10-11:40; General Ecology - MW 1-2:40pm; > Forensic Science -  W 6-9:40pm > Office Hourse- TBA > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea"  W.S. Gilbert > 1990's:  Many fis

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology as Science Status and Future

o trick us all. > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: >> Can you elaborate? While there are certainly some examples of cases >> where evolution is important in ecology, it seems to me that if the >> creationists turned out to be right, most of ecology would

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology as Science Status and Future

o facts. 1. Organisms are open systems. 2. If resources (per Item 1) were unlimited, populations would grow exponentially. Much of ecology follows from there. Add the existence of heritable traits, and so does natural selection. Jane Shevtsov On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: &

[ECOLOG-L] Carbon Footprint of Flying

f the fuel burned by an airplane is used at takeoff.) Jane Shevtsov -- - Jane Shevtsov Ecology Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia co-founder, Check out my blog, <http://perceivingwholes.blogspot.com>Perceiving Wholes "The whole person must have both the humility to n

Re: [ECOLOG-L] applying for PhD programs

dents applying to him without having read any of his papers, so when I was applying to grad school, I looked up articles by the people I was emailing and worked that fact into the initial email. Asking a question or briefly connecting your interests to their work is good. Hope that helps! Jane Shevtsov

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or > urgent matters or true emergencies, there are people on this list who have my > phone number who might call to inform me accordingly. I do sometimes > correspond with individuals as a result of their emails when the subject > matter seems to be of limited interest or too controversial for

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