Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis et al..Nature article on invasive species

Hi Chris, I saw the Davis et al. piece as political rather than scientific, as it oversimplified a very complex subject (science on the other hand rarely oversimplifies). The Davis piece had no references to mainstream invasion biology newer than 1998 and most of the references were self ci

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species

My wife and I were discussing this topic the other day while hiking through a Maryland park infested with Chinese garlic mustard and Japanese stilt grass (among other invasives). We'd biked past slopes of kudzu and came from Florida's expanses of Brazilian peppers and punk trees. Certainly, we

[ECOLOG-L] India Makes Higher-Quality Imaging Data Public Access

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/07/india-loosens-policy-on-sharing.html?etoc&elq=ac736c7bcb814b25b480ac7d05915564 -- Clara B. Jones Associate, Community Conservation, Inc. URL: http://www.communityconservation.org/who.htm E-mail: foucaul...@gmail.com Blog: http://vertebratesocial

Re: [ECOLOG-L] By now everyone has probably heard about the terrapins at JFK

As many subscribers to this list know, in the wake of the plane landing on the Hudson several thousand canada geese have been targeted for death here in NYC, valid passports notwithstanding. We have two main populations 1. the real Canada Geese , some that migrate though and some that stay for the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species

Thanks for the post David. As a newcomer to science (working on my Ph.D.), there were some lingering questions I had while reading Davis et al. and the responses: Is this how we want to move forward as a science? What does it mean when we resort to gathering signatures? Is this how our scienc

[ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species

Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:52:27 + Forwarded from rom: Shyama Pagad on Aliens-L list server Correspondence Nature Vol 475 July 7 2011 -- Non-natives: 141 scientists object We the undersigned feel that in advocating a change in the environmental management of introduced speci

[ECOLOG-L] ESA roommate needed

HI- I am looking for a female roommate to share in a hotel reservation for ESA this year. I will be looking for reservations near the conference center for nights August 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

[ECOLOG-L] Help! Advice needed on field camcorders for pollination and night visits

Seeking advice on some field camcorders. I will be in a remote place and would like to record visitors of all kinds to plants for a week at a time. Ideally, I would like a solar camcorder. I will need to leave to leave the camera in place and visit other sites. Other features: ability to record

[ECOLOG-L] new job posting

he Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) has just opened a vacancy announcement for a Program Manager (PM) position, GS-0401-15 . This PM position is with the one of the station's largest and most diverse science programs; the incumbent is responsible for a broad range of management activitie

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Papers: Planet Under Pressure 2012

Planet Under Pressure 2012 New Knowledge Towards Solutions 26-29 March 2012 | London, UK CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Submit abstracts now at: www.planetunderpressure2012.net Abstract submission is now open for this major international science conference focusing on solutions to the global

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Society - New Issue Announcement (Vol 16, issue 2)

Ecology and Society - New Issue Announcement Volume 16, Issue 2 | June 2011 Editors-in-Chief Carl Folke and Lance Gunderson are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 16, Issue 2 (http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss2) of Ecology and Society (http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/). This