There are many potentially devilish details to identify and consider. It's
not clear to me from David's scenario that founding a university is a good
investment. The chance that a developing country can begin producing
competitive academic-theoretical expertise in petroleum or hard mineral
thank you so much.. i had earlier seen the link
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and its very helpful, i am struggling with the curve fitting and linear
regression of the graph as i am not good at making graphs and statistical
Dear Colleagues:
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biogeochemical interactions.
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I am doing research for a paper that requires a fairly general
answer to what appears to be, at least on the face of it, a fairly simple
question. But I am having a heck of a time finding any
sort of answer. Here is the question:
Has anyone estimated or tried to estimate the life span
of
Indeed, they actually have an index to measure it and are very serious about
it:
http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/bhutan/cache/offonce/pid/8032;jsessionid=A3FC32B92D1E7FAD9FE0061AFC8E0D9C
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bhutan/8355028/Bhutans-Gross-National-Happiness-index.html
To clarify: I
mean the the lifespan of the sub-species Homo sapiens sapiens, not the
life-span of its
individual members. I believe that for species of larger mammals, it is around
1-2
million years, but need to firm up and be able to cite any such number.
Thanks Again, William
Date:
To help address the amphibian and reptile extinction crisis, the Center for
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Hello all, this upcoming Fall semester I will be attending the
University of Massachusetts Lowell to obtain my Master's Degree in
Biology with the possibility of a Biotechnology option. I want to do a
Master's Thesis because I want to get my PHD later on, but I am really
not sure what I
Dear Colleagues,
We are calling for your attention to the special session
B038. *Integrating microbial processes into ecosystem models of carbon and
nitrogen cycling.*
Biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial environments depends strongly on the
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Hi Ecolog,
I have on the order of two hundred ecology books that I am no longer using and
would like to give to
a new home. The books are titles like An illustrated guide to theoretical
ecology, Habitat selection
in birds, and Metapopulation ecology. I would really be grateful for advice
on
Hi William,
As far as I understand it, most of the studies on past organisms are done
at the genus level, not the species level, making accurate evaluations of
species-life-spans exceedingly difficult. The fuzziness of where the line
is drawn dividing where one species becomes another adds yet
Jeremy,
What I suggest is to get to know the faculty at your institution (U-Mass
Lowell) and what they do. You can begin doing so just by looking at the
Department's website and from there, individual faculty links. Most will
have much detail on their research focus, current funding, interests,
The Ecology of Natural Gas
Scientists examine process chain of natural gas, from rural extraction to urban
distribution
Fracking stories about shale gas extraction hit the news daily, fueling a
growing conflagration between environmental protectionism and economic
interests. Otherwise known as
Your questions are covered by my definition:
Sustainability = the biosphere of the Earth continuing to exist in a
state which can sustain complex life-forms
Q1 Sustaining what? Complex life-forms
Q2 For whom? Complex life-forms
Q3 For how long? This doesn't seem
Please find below the latest newsletter from the International Network of
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on
There is a really interesting paper, just available online, that speaks
directly to this question. The paper is about something else but the model
parameters can be translated into expected life-spans of homonin taxa.
Bokma, F., V. van der Brink, and T. Stadler. In press. Unexpectedly many
Group leader position in Community Ecology/Conservation
At the Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische
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Senior postdoctoral position in Community Ecology
We are looking
Thanks for the leads and attached documents Neahga and Daryl. Though, given my
current purposes, I am looking for research
done from within the scientific fold, it is always good to be aware of, as you
remind
us Daryl, other ways of knowing. I’ll be
sure to let you know what I find. Again,
A fascinating question. The first thing that comes to my mind is that
all students should learn the rudiments of systems thinking, at least
at the level of Donella Meadows' book _Thinking in Systems_, and some
should take it much further.
The nationalism you mention is a potential source of
Malcolm's rule for MS Thesis topic.
#1. It must be doable within two academic years (if a field project
that would be two summer sessions.
#2. It should be a specific question that the results will be
publishable unless something REALLY unforseen happens.
#3. You should work with an organism
All good issues, but I'd turn Matt's comment around for the following Before
attending to structural and curricular details, I'd want the powers that be
(and/or those willing to finance a university) to explain in very clear
terms what THEIR vision of the country's future looks like. I'd love to
The Great Basin Institute is hiring a Travel Management Recreation
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management on public lands throughout the Bridgeport region. Sample
activities include:
* Travel Management Plan inventories: collect data on existing
Postdoctoral Position in Quantitative Ecology
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University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities
The University of Minnesota seeks a quantitative ecologist to fill a
3-year postdoctoral associate position on the Saint-Paul campus. The
successful
Hi Jeremy,
You haven't told us the most important thing -- WHY you're doing a
Master's and want to do a PhD. Answer that, and you'll be well on your
way to picking a topic, with the rest being a matter of finding a
specific question.
I also highly recommend the book _On Becoming a Biologist_ by
Hello ecologists,
We have an opportunity to validate some species distribution models based on
bycatch data for corals in the NE Pacific with a completely independent set of
underwater video transect data. The SDMs predict probability of occurence.
Any relevant papers or advice on survey
Jane,
I agree completely. In fact, even before asking the why question, or
at least something to ask at the same time is: IF you NEED graduate
school to achieve your goals (career, etc.). You should definitely
decide WHAT your goals/dreams/interests are and then do your homework.
If you
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