Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Equations Re: [ECOLOG-L] New blog post- the use of complex equations decreases the chance that a paper will be cited

2012-11-18 Thread ling huang
Hi I think (?) the authors of the original paper did not say that it was the number of complex math eqns in a paper, but the density found on the pages. Was it OK to put one complex math eqn per page? They mentioned it seemed to be OK if all of the complex math eqns were put in the appendix. O

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ordination with 2 categories overlain

2012-11-18 Thread Jess Riddle
Andrew, In R, could you use the pch argument to specify a different shaped point for each lake and a color ramp (several ways to implement) to symbolize distance from shore? Jess On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Andrew Michelson wrote: > Dear EcoLoggers, > > I am about to publish a paper, but

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Equations Re: [ECOLOG-L] New blog post- the use of complex equations decreases the chance that a paper will be cited

2012-11-18 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: "Shifting our emphasis in modeling from point estimates to sets or ranges as is done in risk assessment would go a long way to answering many questions." --Malcolm McCallum That's considered by a lot of folks to be, well, heresy. But I agree with Malcolm. That does not mean that I wo

[ECOLOG-L] NASA-MSU Awards

2012-11-18 Thread Jianguo Liu
With support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Michigan State University (MSU), approximately 20 NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Awards will be given to students who give oral or poster presentations at the 2013 Annual Conference of the US-IALE (U.S. Regional Ass

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Equations Re: [ECOLOG-L] New blog post- the use of complex equations decreases the chance that a paper will be cited

2012-11-18 Thread malcolm McCallum
Ecology is not reduced to mathematics. It is described using mathematics. That is the nature of models. The fact that it is complex does not mean their is no mathematical basis. It just means that the mathematics are very complex. Further, dissecting the mathematical complexities in extereme detail

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Equations Re: [ECOLOG-L] New blog post- the use of complex equations decreases the chance that a paper will be cited

2012-11-18 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: Leonard's comments may well get him burned at the stake, but an honest discussion of his points would well-advised. I suggest that ecology as a phenomenon is far too complex to be reduced to mathematics, but a certain amount of counting, even arithmetic, and, where truly applicable,