[ECOLOG-L] The urgency of global warming

I must admit I am a bit amazed that even within our community of well-educated ecologists, learned in understanding connections between different parts of nature, and able to think critically and independently, we again and again encounter people who dare not to open their eyes to the facts.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism

One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

The fact that increased concentrations of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere are causing global climate change, much more serious than just global warming, should not be controversial. The pace at which it is occurring, what climate changes will occur where and when, what the impacts of these

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

In light of the discussion that this posting has raised, I am taking the liberty of posting the NY Times report which describes both the study and some comments on it, which I think adds some useful perspective: May 15, 2009 Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas By ANDREW C. REVKIN A new

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Correction

I would be flattered if people used my photos--but only if they attribute the photo to me. They do not need my permission. Like other photographers here, I'd like to receive copies of the page or the publication or emails with links to the websites. I, too, am curious how people want to use

[ECOLOG-L] NIMBioS Workshop: New Soil Black Box Math Strategies

NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: New Soil Black Box Math Strategies The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS sponsored Investigative Workshop: New Soil Black Box Math Strategies, to be held October 15 - 17, 2009 at

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

Keep in mind that all these various estimates of sea level rise are just that...estimates. An estimate of a parameter is only as good as the data and the methodology used to calculate the estimate. It seems to me that most published estimates are indicating an increase in sea level rise and that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

whether its 10 or 20 feet is immaterial to most of the world's poor constrained to live on the coastlines of the earth they'll drown or be refugees while experts and scientists while continuing to theorize and chatter will shift to higher ground cheery news ? seems like we have blinkers on

[ECOLOG-L] Need long-tailed weasel scat

Greetings Ecologgers, I'm searching for someone who is trapping for (or otherwise working with) long-tailed weasels (*Mustela frenata*) and would be willing to bag, tag, and send me any scat that is found in the cages. My colleagues and I are planning to train detection dogs to find long-tailed

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Last Call for Fall @ KBS!

Don't know Gwen, but do know Steve Hamilton, Ph, D. and his wife Suzanne. KBS is one great place to study Biology. Mike Nolan Unexpected cancellations have left us with *TWO open spots for Fall 2009!* Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) invites undergraduates to apply to our “ROKS” Fall

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

Thank you Bill! I am wondering about the original estimate of 20. Was this an estimate of 20 or up to 20? most risk assessments involve confidence intervals, fuzzy sets, or ranges. I don't remember, and do not have the time right now to check it out what their actual estimate was. In such as

[ECOLOG-L] Hummingbird Trips to Costa Rica Belize

If you've ever wondered where Ruby-throated Hummingbirds go when they leave the U.S. and Canada, you might want to join us for Operation RubyThroat's citizen science expeditions in Winter 2010. No experience necessary! In January and February we'll take two nine-day excursions to Costa

[ECOLOG-L] LSU Plant Identification Workshop

LSU Plant Identification Workshop 23-26 June 2009 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Field and hands-on based workshop for native plant identification; emphasized will be identification of common woody plants, grasses, and sedges. During this workshop participants will learn the distinguishing features

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Correction

Ecolog: Well, I must say I'm shocked, if not surprised. Any colleague who filches photos and claims, overtly or by implication, that heshe was the photographer should perhaps be displayed (flaying is torture, and we are beyond that) in the public square? (To provide some perspective, an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised

I haven't had a chance to read the whole article in Science yet, but in skimming it, it's clear that previous estimates of sea level rise resulting from a collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are in the range of 5 to 6 meters, while the authors' model predicts about 3.3 meters. In other

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism Approval required

Luke and Ecolog: Are there any ethical issues about the practice of jobbing-out journals to for-profit entities and taking a cut for the organization? Or do organizations get anything for their referral? Certainly, though, no officers of scholarly organizations would personally or