[ECOLOG-L] Survey for DroughtNet Experimental Network
Hi Eco-loggers, Recently, the NSF Research Coordination Network funded “Drought-Net: A global network to assess terrestrial ecosystem sensitivity to drought” (http://www.drought-net.org <http://www.drought-net.org/>). The goal of this network is to advance our understanding of terrestrial ecosystems responses to drought. To broaden participation in this network and leverage existing precipitation manipulation experiments, DroughtNet has planned a core network activity named “Enhancing Existing Experiments (EEE)”. The rationale for EEE is that, while there are numerous precipitation manipulation experiments, our network will take the next step forward by coordinating new standardized measurements across a range of ongoing experiments. We envision existing experiments as a network-scale platform that can be leveraged to advance our understanding of ecological responses to precipitation change. Recruiting researchers to participate in network-level studies is central to the success of EEE. Once interested researchers are identified, participants will take advantage of existing experiments in a highly coordinated fashion. This may involve innovative syntheses of existing data from ongoing and past experiments as well as new research activities. The latter will focus on designing innovative network-level studies within existing experiments - with an emphasis on standardized sampling across experiments to maximize data comparability and provide new insight into the mechanistic basis of differential ecosystem sensitivity to alterations in precipitation. To begin planning for EEE activities, we are compiling a database of ongoing precipitation experiments as well as gauging researcher’s interest in participating in EEE. The brief survey below is designed to do both. You access the survey here: http://vcae.polldaddy.com/s/precipitation-augmentation-database <http://vcae.polldaddy.com/s/precipitation-augmentation-database> Thanks, Nathan Lemoine Postdoctoral Researcher Colorado State University Department of Biology www.natelemoine.com <http://www.natelemoine.com/>
[ECOLOG-L] open-access journals
Hey ECOLOGers, I have a question regarding the perception of publishing in open-access journals. First, I really like the idea behind PLoS and PeerJ (particularly PeerJ, due to its more reasonable price). These journals makes science accessible to those who are interested but can’t afford the pricey subscription tag of for-profit journals, and it does work. PLoS is cited by popular magazines (like Men’s Health), I hear it referred to on podcasts where the speaker cites an article from PLoS. I see references to PLoS everywhere in the popular literature, etc., much more so than traditional journals. It’s pretty amazing how widely read it is. In theory, it’d be a great principle to adopt a “publish only in open-access journals” philosophy. I’m wondering how this would be received. If someone submits a post-doc, faculty, or grant application with only PLoS, PeerJ, Ecosphere, Scientific Reports, etc. articles, would that place them behind others with the same quantity of publications (and ostensibly same quality of work) in more established journals? I get the sense that it might, which may discourage grad students and other early-career individuals from publishing more in these journals who typically want to have high-impact and well-recognized publications. Am I correct on this, or are times changing? Nate
[ECOLOG-L] definitions in community ecology survey (thanks!)
ECOLOGers, We would like to thank everyone who has filled out our survey regarding definitions of some core terms in community ecology. We posted the survey to ECOLOG a few days ago and received very positive responses from a bunch of people. For those of you that have and extra 3 - 5 minutes (which is all it takes) and feel left out, the survey runs through Tuesday and can be accessed via: http://climateecology.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/ecological-lexicon/ or http://vcae.polldaddy.com/s/definitions-in-ecology Again, thanks to everyone who contributed and we hope to be sharing the results with you all as soon as possible! Nathan Lemoine PhD. Candidate Community Ecology Lab Florida International University www.natelemoine.com
Re: [ECOLOG-L] definitions in (community) ecology
Sure! Here’s a direct link to the survey for those that don’t want to be redirected through the blog first: http://vcae.polldaddy.com/s/definitions-in-ecology -Nate On Feb 18, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Stavros, Natasha (3246-Affiliate) wrote: > A direct link to the survey would improve the number of responses you get > I'M sure. > > > E. Natasha Stavros, Ph.D. > Post-Doctoral Research Scientist > Jet Propulsion Laboratory > 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 233-300 > Pasadena, Ca 91109-8099 > > p: 818-354-5452 > > > > > On 2/18/14 8:41 AM, "Nathan Lemoine" wrote: > >> Hey everyone, >> >> We¹re taking a survey to find out how certain terms are used in ecology >> (and how prevalent their use is) since we see them used interchangeably. >> We¹re asking researchers from all levels (undergrad, grad, professor, >> non-academic) to define a set of common terms in ecology, like assemblage >> and community. >> >> The survey is short, four questions with two supplemental info questions. >> We¹d appreciate your taking the time to fill it out! >> >> The web address: http://climateecology.wordpress.com/ >> >> Thanks! >> >> Nate and Andy >
[ECOLOG-L] definitions in (community) ecology
Hey everyone, We’re taking a survey to find out how certain terms are used in ecology (and how prevalent their use is) since we see them used interchangeably. We’re asking researchers from all levels (undergrad, grad, professor, non-academic) to define a set of common terms in ecology, like assemblage and community. The survey is short, four questions with two supplemental info questions. We’d appreciate your taking the time to fill it out! The web address: http://climateecology.wordpress.com/ Thanks! Nate and Andy
[ECOLOG-L] Science Journalism/Education Internship Opportunity
I am looking for a motived undergraduate intern who wishes to specialize in science writing, public relations, or education to spend a summer working at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The intern will work 2 – 3 days a week on a project examining the effect of temperature on plant-herbivore interactions, specifically the induction of plant defenses against herbivores at various temperatures. The rest of the time, the intern will use social media to build an online outreach presence geared at educating the general public about the scientific process from hypothesis to results. The intern will be expected to make use of various social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. Website design is a plus. The intern will be expected to post regular updates and contribute posts to other popular science websites, including the Smithsonian Shorelines blog (http://sercblog.si.edu/) and the possible writing of press releases. Ultimately, the intern will be expected to contribute an op-ed piece to a major regional newspaper, such as the NY Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, or Wall Street Journal. The topic of the op-ed will be determined towards the end of the program. This internship is designed to provide hands-on scientific training for students with an interest in becoming science writers, educators, or public relations specialists. This internship will allow students to be competitive applicants for other prestigious journalism internships, such as The Economists’ Richard Casement internship program for aspiring science writers (http://www.economist.com/node/21543144). The ideal candidate will be journalism, education, or communications major in their junior or senior year with strong interests in biology and conservation. A stipend will be provided to cover cost of living. On site-housing may be available, but is not guaranteed. Please email all applications, including a statement of interest and CV/resume, to Nathan Lemoine at nlemo...@fiu.edu no later than March 1st, 2014. Nate Lemoine PhD. Candidate - Florida International University www.natelemoine.com climateecology.wordpress.com
Re: [ECOLOG-L] meta-analysis program for Mac?
I've not used them ever, but have you tried looking on CRAN (cran.r- project.org) for R? I know there's a few meta-analysis packages (meta, metafor, rmeta) that may or may not be what you're looking for. Nate Date:Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:13:31 -0500 From:John Bruno Subject: meta-analysis program for Mac? Does anybody know of a meta-analysis program that can run on Mac OS X? Perhaps as an Excel plug in? I have scoured the web and can't find a thing. Thanks! JB John Bruno Associate Professor UNC Chapel Hill www.brunolab.net www.climateshifts.org
