Re: [ECOLOG-L] Salix follow up

2008-08-27 Thread Antibus, Robert
Dear Colleagues, I just wished to follow up on Howies' comments with the interjection of mycorrhizas into the mix. Salix species have the ability to grow without mycorrhizas, with arbuscular mycorrhizas or with a unique set of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Arctic and alpine Salix seem most often to f

Re: [ECOLOG-L] 1/26 N.Y. Times Editorial on Wild Turtle Trade,

2009-01-28 Thread Antibus, Robert
Andrew and others, The tissue levels of various toxins became an issue with turtles and their use Native Americans in upstate (and I mean the real upstate) NY in the 1980s when I was in Potsdam Here's a link with some data collected in that area as well as the Hudson R http://www.pwrc.usgs.go

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Book recommendation

2009-02-06 Thread Antibus, Robert
I agree on Manning and in my courses I use Henrich's books - "The Trees in My Forest" is great for temperate zone ecology. Robert K. Antibus Professor of Biology Bluffton University -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.

Question RE - anthropopression

2006-11-03 Thread Antibus, Robert
A nonscience colleague of mine is working on a translation of a paper from Polish to English and contacted me concerning the translation of anthropopression. This word is/was totally unfamiliar to me, but a Google search shows it to be used fairly commonly in some of the Polish ecological literatur

Re: Ethanol (in)efficiency

2007-01-30 Thread Antibus, Robert
1997 represent the carbon equivalent of 400 times the earth's NPP Bob Antibus Robert K. Antibus Chair Science Department Bluffton University -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron E. VanNimwegen Sent:

Re: Ecology Discipline Communicating Science to "the public" Re: Metapopulation vs Source - Sink

2007-05-18 Thread Antibus, Robert
For an attempt at such an explanation of source sink species aimed at a "general audience" one could use Rosenzweig's Win-Win Ecology (2003) Bob Antibus -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Tyson Sent: Th

Re: [ECOLOG-L] summer reading with an ecologic/environmental theme

2008-02-26 Thread Antibus, Robert
George, We did a similar thing this year for our first years' and wanted to have the author speak on the topic. We ended up with Carl McDaniel using his book "Wisdom for a Livable Planet" - Carl is up in Troy so not too far from you. Bob A Robert K. Antibus Chair Science Department Bluffton Uni

Re: [ECOLOG-L] summer reading with an ecologic/environmental theme

2008-02-26 Thread Antibus, Robert
Another fine book and predecessor to Pollan about the dietary and environmental impact of corn is Richard Manning's "Against the Grain" Bob A -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Tuesday, F