Re: [ECOLOG-L] Human-assembled ecosystem

2013-09-02 Thread Esat Atikkan
ugust group would be more interested in analyses that include humans in the process and looking at those actions as hors-naturae Esat Atikkan From: Erin Cleere To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Human

[ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Speaking of species and their origins - CORRECTION

2011-06-11 Thread Esat Atikkan
look at established dogma.  Not necessarily disown them, but reevaluate them.   Esat Atikkan   --- On Fri, 6/10/11, David L. McNeely wrote: From: David L. McNeely Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Speaking of species and their origins To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: Friday, June 10, 2011,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Speaking of species and their origins

2011-06-10 Thread Esat Atikkan
changing, why is it blieved the biota of the various localities will remain unchanged.  International trade, globailzation, and like activities are conducive to such introductions and it would be through such new thinking that the issue would receive a fresh understanding.   Esat Atikkan      

[ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-09 Thread Esat Atikkan
y students) opens up research to chase down the facts.   Not sure if it truly applies to material that we acquire via the media, but caveat emptor does come to mind.   Esat Atikkan

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Intellectual and anti-intellectual society

2010-12-06 Thread Esat Atikkan
ellectual', any extrapolations to societal parameters may become invalid upon review of such definitions?    Esat Atikkan    

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ECOLOGY Fundamentals Principles Laws Other

2010-11-09 Thread Esat Atikkan
he list could go on like this with ecology depending at times on other sciences for some of its fundamental principles . yet that is no differnet from numerous other sciences.   The F=ma may be absent but 'competitive exclusion', the rule that about the occupation of niches as well as othe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Good news from the Gulf? not so fast...

2010-08-12 Thread Esat Atikkan
go through shifting baselines.  Now it remains to be seen what the new baseline is and how it compares to the preceding one.   E. Esat Atikkan, Ph.D. Adj. Prof., Biology Montgomery College, Rockville Rockville, MD, 20850 USA --- On Wed, 8/11/10, David M. Lawrence wrote: From: David M. Lawrence S

Re: dead zones and water nutrients

2008-02-16 Thread Esat Atikkan
/other factors acting outside of the dead algae model, or such factors acting synergistically. The more concrete answer is: are there studies that quantify the nutrient levels, the expected algae that would generate, and the O2 needed to decompose that biomass of algae. Esat Atikkan

Re: Let's talk about the Gulf dead zone and water nutrients

2008-02-13 Thread Esat Atikkan
ould be to estimate the actual amount of such algae reaching the bottom, and the quantity of O2 it would take to decompose (via bacteria). Is anyone aware of such a quantification? Esat Atikkan William Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just to hit the first point, the reason wh

Re: 'Fair tax' and the environment

2007-12-04 Thread Esat Atikkan
x kicks in or increases at certain threshholds (not easy, granted). Thus the sales tax on a vehicle would be x% up to say $20,000, increasing to a higher value beyond that value. It is like the gaz guzzler tax. It is notable that 3-4 states get along without sales tax. E. Esat At

Why is ecology taught at the HS

2007-09-24 Thread Esat Atikkan
ourse and related courses. The conclusion may not be statistically significant, but the correlation has been obvious. Esat Atikkan E. Esat Atikkan, Ph.D. Adj. Prof., Biol. Montgomery College, Rockville 51 Manakee St Rockville, MD 20850, USA Malcolm McCallum <[EMAIL PROT

Re: Ecology class topics for students interested in health-related professions

2007-08-16 Thread Esat Atikkan
s of new parasites, though not necessarily involving humans may also be topical Regards Esat Atikkan Cheryl Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I teach the General Ecology course at our campus. This is a required course for all biology majors. Often more than 2/3 of the students enter t

Re: Skipping meetings

2007-08-07 Thread Esat Atikkan
Sounds like airline service of recent, with luggage limitations that seems to frequently get lost! I remember when one dressed up to get on an airliner; I guess airliner should be demoted to airplane. Regards Esat Atikkan E. Esat Atikkan, Ph.D. Adj. Prof., Biol., Montgomery

Re: Ocean Level Rising

2007-03-22 Thread Esat Atikkan
me of the sealevel rise. All of these can be shown with simple tools - in a water filled tray, using clay to simulate land of various 'shoreline forms', just add ice originating from land. It's fun too. Esat Atikkan --- "James T. Conklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: &

Re: Ethanol (in)efficiency

2007-01-31 Thread Esat Atikkan
Burning EtOH or biodiesel will still add CO2 to atm Esat Atikkan "Ron E. VanNimwegen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello ECOLOG-ers, These are excellent points, and another is worth considering: if we divert our energy harvest from ancient to contemporary carbon sources,

Re: Biology of Invasion

2006-04-07 Thread Esat Atikkan
n deranged or degraded ecosystems? How much perturbation, be it acute, like an episotic event (hurricane, etc.) or chronic, including anthropogenic, does it take to facilitate aline to invasive transition? Esat Atikkan - New Yahoo! Messenger w

Re: current natural selection pressures

2006-02-15 Thread Esat Atikkan
Maybe greater reproductive success. Or more importantly, enhanced reproductive success of offspring. Esat E. Esat Atikkan, Ph.D. Adj. Prof., Biol MC-Rockville Rockville, MD, USA isabella capellini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps human intelligence and h