Re: [ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

I stand open for correction, but would this not be more related to free water than humidity? Unless I am mistaken, de Souza seems to be more interested in the atmosphere that exists within soil pore-space. The most interesting question that I hope he and his colleagues will investigate will be

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

It looks like the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture & Ocean Salinity ( SMOS ) Project might be a possible solution. Here is a link to the program webpage: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/SMOS/Mapping_soil_moisture_and_ocean_salinity   Here is the webpage called  How To

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

There are a number of reasonably well documented equations and soil moisture model (or "Topographic Wetness Index, TWI) approaches for calculating soil moisture parameters using a raster digital elevation model. The calculations (which I'm guessing have evolved over the past few years) are simpl

[ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

Dear friends, I have a number of soil-related variables, and need to estimate soil humidity. Would someone know how? We have collected topographic (elevation, slope, convexity), soil (texture and nutrients), and vegetation cover data from 85 5 x 5 m plots scattered through a sandy coastal

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Basic and Specialized

Forum: Has anyone counted all of the sub-categories (or sub-disciplines) of ecology? Are they listed anywhere? WT

[ECOLOG-L] PhD scholarship: Spatiotemporal land cover and climate dynamics through Remote Sensing and GIS

The Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems Research Group (GRUMETS), mainly located at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona campus, welcomes one pre-doctoral candidate interested in applying for a 4-year PhD scholarship in "Spatiotemporal land cover and climate dynamics through Remote

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track ecologist job at Oklahoma State

We are looking for a broadly defined Ecologist ranging from researchers focused on individuals and their development or behavior in the context of ecology up to researchers focused on ecosystems. Assistant Professor, Ecologist – Tenure-track. The Department of Zoology at Oklahoma State University

[ECOLOG-L] Destruction of the Science Department at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Jessica Gurevitch asked me to forward this call to action to Ecolog readers. The letter was originally addressed to members of the Union of Concerned Scientists but is perhaps of more interest to readers of Ecolog. I copy it in its entirety below. To W

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Journals Impact Survey

I found this a very well-crafted and timely survey and would encourage participation. I look forward to seeing the results. William J. Resetarits, Jr Professor Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 79409-3131 Phone: (806) 742-2710, ext.300 Fax (806) 742-2963

[ECOLOG-L] PhD & Postdoc Opportunities in comparative animal & plant demography @ Max Planck

Dear all, The MaxNetAging Research School (MNARS) is seeking applications for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships to start in February 2014. MNARS is an international graduate program launched by the Max Planck International Research Network on Aging (MaxNetAging). Traditionally the focus of th

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

Jane et al., Leigh Van Valen taught a famous course here at the University of Chicago that served as the foundation for a few generations of evolutionary biologists. "Evolutionary Processes" was a rite of passage for first-year PhD students and thankfully the syllabus, notes, and description from o

[ECOLOG-L] postdoc position: plant-consumer interactions, indirect effects, predator-prey interactions

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in the Orrock Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Funding is available for a postdoctoral position in the Orrock Lab in the Department of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There is considerable flexibility in the focus of the research the app

[ECOLOG-L] Landscape Ecology Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, The summer newsletter for US-IALE (US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology) is now available online here http://usiale.org/newsletters. Thanks very much to everyone who contributed. The newsletter includes the following features: - informati

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Program Assistants, Environmental Change and Security Program and Global Health Initiative

The Environmental Change and Security Program and Global Health Initiative are seeking two Program Assistants to support a busy office in our work on environmental, population, health, security, and development issues at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Duties will include

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Journals Impact Survey

My name's Daniel Hocking, I'm a postdoc in at the University of New Hampshire. This is the last week of my survey on the impact/influence and quality of ecology journals and the publishing practices of ecologists. I would like to get more respondents, so please take the survey and spread the word,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

I"m not sure if this is what you are looking for for your students but I found this book (below) very informative and interesting - a combination of plate tectonics and species distribution to explain evolution. It's accessible to undergrads and grad students. Here Be Dragons: How the Study o

[ECOLOG-L] Groundwater Wetlands Study Group - August Report

With many of our 150+ members in the field, August was a slow month for technical discussion on the Study Group's Yahoo site. Our growth continued during August but at a slower rate. Our August image was a hanging garden of the Colorado Plateau by Study Group member Rebecca Weissinger. The Sep

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Positions in Natural Resources

Purdue Post-doctoral Scholars in Natural Resources Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources seeks candidates for 1-2 postdoctoral positions in natural resources science or management. The department has a broad environmental scope with nationally ranked doctoral programs

[ECOLOG-L] Recommendation on best open source remote sensing and GIS softwares

Dear Ecologger, Can somebody please recommend me the best open source remote sensing and GIS softwares. I need them for land use land cover mapping. I am thinking about trying QGIS and OPTICKS. What do you say? Your feedbacks will be highly appreciated. With all heartfelt regards from Nepal,

[ECOLOG-L] Results of the survey on quantitative/mathematical training for ecologists

Dear ECOLOGers, A little more than a year ago, we sent a short survey on quantitative training targeted at early-career ecologists, which many of you kindly answered. We now have summed up the results in a preprint which you can read and comment here: https://peerj.com/preprints/53/, DOI:10.728

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

Thanks, Mitch. The Ridley reader looks close enough to what I was looking for that I just ordered it. (These days, it's generally possible to find the full text of papers that pique your interest online anyway.) I'd appreciate your list as well. BTW, if you haven't read the Applebaum book, it's a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why No "Foundations" Book for Evolution?

Hi Jane, Some years ago I ran into the same problem when I taught a "Foundations of Evolution" graduate-level course. I ended up choosing my own collection of papers and it worked pretty well - I can send you my list if you want. You should also have a look at Ridley's Oxford Reader on evo