LiDAR software

Would anyone recommend me software packages for processing and analysis of (forestry) LiDAR data, whether free or commercial? The number one and two desired attributes would be capabilities and user-friendliness. Thanks, Luben [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://saes.aamu.edu/forestry/CFEApeople/bios/Dimov.

Ecosystem boundaries Re: Introduced Sp. Question

Excellent question! Further, what are the boundaries of "the" ecosystem? What are the standards (is the standard) by which said boundary is defined? WT Thanks to those who focus on the essentials. At 07:08 AM 5/2/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I don't believe there is a "scientific" answer t

Biology of colonization or recolonization or invasion Re: Fw: [ECOLOG-L] Introduced Sp. Question

Opportunism and (artificial?) niche-filling? Resilience? Ripple-response to perturbations? Adaptation? Too many feral and loose domestic cats? Depression of other predator populations? Habitat change? Increased study? Not enough study? WT What about mourning dove populations/distribu

computer science chair vacancy (informatics?)

Hi, this is probably not the ideal place to post this vacancy, but if = you were a ecological informatician with a strong background in = computers, it might be to your taste. =20 Position Announcement =20 Truman and Anita Arnold Chair of Computer and Information Sciences Texas A&M University-Te

Fw: [ECOLOG-L] Introduced Sp. Question

This is a question I have had for some time. I study coyote behavior in Ohio, and people are continually pointing out to me that coyotes are not native to the eastern United States and, therefore, "don't belong here." However, coyotes have migrated here on their own, possibly 200+ years ago. W

Quantitative Methods in Ecology

A colleague of mine teaches an upper division course to biology undergraduates titled "Quantitative Methods in Ecology". For a text, he currently uses "Ecological Methodology" by Charles Krebs, but wonders if anyone has an alternative to recommend. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. =20 Ma

Independent study opportunity in Tucson, AZ

Independent Study Opportunity I am looking for undergraduate students to assist with a PhD research project. I am studying prescribed fires and livestock grazing and how these influence non-native and native grass communities in the Santa Rita Experimental Range. The site is located near Tucson,

Re: Introduced Sp. Question

Apparently I responded too quickly without choosing my words carefully enough. I do believe that by saying that a species evolves in response to the environmental factors within an ecosystem, I allowed for migration of an ecosystem or parts of an ecosystem in response to stresses such as global

Re: Introduced Sp. Question

This seems like a confusing answer. Let me put a more specific question. = When there was a land bridge over the Bering Strait a lot of animals = entered N. America from Asia. Does John's definition mean that a tick = that arrived on a bear is native and one that arrived on a human is = introduced?

Alaska Field Technician--University of Notre Dame

Alaska Field Technician – Stream Ecology Laboratory, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN. Technician will assist with a project studying salmon-derived nutrients (SDN) in riparian and linked aquatic ecosystems of Southeast Alaska. Much of Southeast Alaska is within the T

Re: Introduced Sp. Question

This seems to imply that a species is native only if it evolves in the location where it is found, and that any species which arrives by migration or other form of transport is not native. This is a very Eulerian approach. In particular, with global warming we can expect species to drift towards

Final Call for Self-Nomination as Editors/Associate Editors : IJEES

*** Final Call. Appolgy for repeated mail.*** This is only for Academicians and Researcher who have contribution for ecological economics* Dear Colleague Academicians, Self nominations are invited for the Editors/Associate Editors for Internationa

Re: Introduced Sp. Question

I don't believe there is a "scientific" answer to this question. "Native" means to me that a species has evolved in a particular ecosystem or ecosystems in response to environmental factors in that/those ecosystems. If we accept that definition, it is my opinion that no species introduced by m

Seeking employment

I am currently a Muhlenberg senior who will be graduating later this month as a biology major. I have completed two previous summers of research (on snails and cicadas), one at Friday Harbor Laboratories and another on campus, which resulted in a publication. I'll be living in the Tacoma, WA ar

NMDS

PRIMER (http://www.primer-e.com/) is a great program for NMDS as well as a mulitude of other non-parametric community analyses. I find the program easy to run and the newest version has a bunch of new user-friendly features. I also highly recommend the workshops they put on to teach you how to us

Introduced Sp. Question

List Members Can anyone help with an answer to the following question from another list. Thank you in advance. Mike Nolan At what point does an introduced species become recognized as "native" to an ecosystem? Thanks. Ted Cox Bellevue High School -- Call weekdays, evenings and weekends.

R course

Apologies for cross-posting We would like to announce a 3-day R course in the UK. Full details can be found at: www.brodgar.com/statscourse.htm Kind regards, Alain Zuur Dr. Alain F. Zuur Highland Statistics Ltd. 6 Laverock road UK - AB41 6FN Newburgh Tel: 0044 1358 788177 Email: [EMAIL PRO