Re: [ECOLOG-L] Post-doc abuse; was faculty overtime

  I should have been more explicit. I was not refering to those situtations where the post-doc has full freedom to stop lab/field work before their tenures expire and take some time to write and publish and prefers to continue to collect data. Perhaps they wish to take advantage of the opportuni

[ECOLOG-L] Effects of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

Expert sought for on-camera interview about the effects of All-Terr Expert sought for on-camera interview about the effects of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). A small Maryland environmental organization (www.magicalliance.org) intends to produce an informative short video on the topic. If interested

[ECOLOG-L] Flag this message Red-winged Blackbird Die Off in AR....

Poking around the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count website (http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count) one can graph trends in counts for red-wing blackbirds or other species of  interest.  Realizing the limitations of such observational data, there appear to have been large s

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Conservation or just gardening?

I like Colleen's point and would like to add that sometimes there is more to be learned from the hopeless species that might inform saving others. Plus, the educational value... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Colleen Grant Sender: "Ecological Society o

Re: [ECOLOG-L] [ap-envsci] Clickers-Which one do you love!

I'd like to know whether anyone has tried to do a Fuzzy Logic style expert elicitation using clickers? Please respond directly to gwpatt...@yahoo.com. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Mitch Cruzan Sender: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, n

[ECOLOG-L] Rhetorical question on trees

? To what degree do trees self-fertilize by dropping leaves and building their own humus ? They capture energy from the sun and nutrients from the air (and soil) and some of that production feeds the soil upon which the following year's growth depends. The soil biota processes the wastes, furthe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species

My wife and I were discussing this topic the other day while hiking through a Maryland park infested with Chinese garlic mustard and Japanese stilt grass (among other invasives). We'd biked past slopes of kudzu and came from Florida's expanses of Brazilian peppers and punk trees. Certainly, we

[ECOLOG-L] Insignificant species?

Each existing species on the planet is the result of millions of years of intensive evolution and selection pressure. As I used to tell my high school ecology students, each species has at least one secret that allows it to occupy some unique niche. We have no idea which secrets will be importan

[ECOLOG-L] Insignificant species?

I think that one missing component in this discussion is the time frame. It is difficult for humans to conceptualize millions (or billions) of years. Have you ever actually seen $1,000,000? Our lifetimes are scores of years. We tend to view everything from our personal perspective. Sure, species co

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Earthworms

So where is the discussion of worms vs Mycorrhiza? Cordially yours, Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902  301.221.9536 --- On Mon, 5/3/10, David L. McNeely wrote: From: David L. McNeely Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Earthworms To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: Monday, May

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Terminology and associated phenomena Colonizing species etc

This has been an especially interesting and worthwhile discussion, particularly on the ethics front. My ethics derive from an ecologist whose name I can no longer recall but whose mantra was that Nature took millions of years to sort out the current state and any human-caused change is, by defin

[ECOLOG-L] Hotter than blue blazes

The DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) area has been experiencing remarkable heat his summer. A question can be phased :what tree species may benefit from this? Cordially yours, Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902  301.221.9536

[ECOLOG-L] Good news from the Gulf?

  In response to Bill's discussion points, I would like to suggest the following paper:   Jee Hyun Jung, Un Hyuk Yim, Gi Myeong Han, Won Joon Shim Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 150 (2009) 218–223 Biochemical changes in rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli, exposed to dispersed crude oil

Re: [ECOLOG-L] "Natural" systems

Dear Good Ecologers:   While Dr. Czech has produced an elegant and exhaustive treatise on the application of important concepts in "natural" systems, it is a bit dense and unapproachable for many.   It is with deep regret that I am unable to cite the specific reference for what I am about to wr

position opening

A vacancy announcement for Toxicologist/Health Scientist, GS-415/601-12/13 position has been prepared and is open from 12/01/05 - 02/06/06, under announcement number RTP-DE-2006-0018 and RTP-MP-2006-0031. The announcement is open under delegated examining and merit promotion. It is accessible

Solidarity & Sustainability

Dr. Gutierrez wrote: "...The best representation I have seen of this reality is the "ecocosm paradox" diagram (and paper) by Fey and Lam:.." I present a bit simpler model in a white paper: http://home.ncifcrf.gov/research/bja/OpEds/Big_Picture7.pdf (see diagram). Cordially you

Amphibian Course - unsolicited recommendation

--0-1775733802-1144719381=:30546 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Fellow Listservers: My wife and I, both govt scientists in different fields, took this course last year. This is a totally unsolicited recommendation that these folks throw a

Amphib course

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Irwin Approach

L. Brian Patrick beat me to the punch in defending Irwin's approach. While these rants on Irwin are more about us wanting to air our views and less about Irwin, I'll risk putting my face here. About 10 years ago I learned how Linda Taylor of "It's Our Nature" Eco Guides in Florida provi

PLANNED COASTAL RETREAT FROM GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE IN UK

http://www.surfrider.org/files/continental_drift_retreat_in_UK.pdf Cheers, Geoff Patton, Ph.D. Wheaton, MD 301-221-9536 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

If not Ethanol, what then?

Apologies for cross-postings. If you haven't seen it before, this article discusses a simple economic model and the impacts of low energy costs: http://tinyurl.com/2p36zq . Geoff Patton, Ph.D. Wheaton, MD 301-221-9536 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: Carbon offsetting

Certainly, it was people consuming in an uncontrolled manner that increased greenhouse gases - not environmentalists concerned about radioactive waste. Trading one long-term mess for an even longer-term mess is irrational. There still is no solution to radioactive waste. We're tal

Re: Overshoot, Homo colossus, detrivore ecosystem, dirty commies, pestilence, nuclear meltdown etc., ad infinitum.

Tom: This is a common attitude these days and somewhat understandable. However, those of us witness to the loss of endangered species, widespread habitat alteration, and other impacts that seem irreversible beg action from us who can see across timespans. One thread which seems to

Re: ESA and Economic Growth Statement Czech, Mate!

Dear ECOLOGers: Brian Czech has been a friend for about 5 years and I can attest that Wayne's take on the man is correct. Brian has fervently been striving to show others what he sees. My career in environmental studies has brought me to the same realizations. The current "financial cris

new website - short-term science jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities

http://tinyurl.com/2un7jq Apologies up front - this website is crude. These opportunities are time-critical and I wanted to get it up as fast as possible. The items in the table are from recent postings on ECOLOG-L and other sites (to be added). In the future I hope to add user

[ECOLOG-L] Science Auxiliary website for temp jobs, internships, & volunteer opps

A while back, I posted a link to a website of temporary science jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. By public demand and with a great suggestion by Dr. Jeff Cardille of the Univ. of Montreal, the site is available on iGoogle Docs. You can add new entries if you have any. The

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Salix success? Success of exotics?

  Why do so many exotics species become alien pests? We are all aware of the explanation for that success being the lack of predatory species. Is this all there is to the story? Could their longer evolution in their "homeland" have given them genetic advantages? Do as many New World species beco

[ECOLOG-L] Fw: job at NSF Office of Legislative & Public Affairs

This job opportunity is being passed around in case someone might be interested. Contact Melissa. - Forwarded message -- From: Melissa Summers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:37 AM Subject: [sefellows] Temporary position available at NSF To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi

[ECOLOG-L] Thesis Questionnaire: Live-Trap Redesign - response

  Just food for thought, in case operation affects design:   For mark-recapture studies, it is desireable to have animals not be unwilling to enter the trap after having been caught the first time. The method for achieving this is to have the trap not go off the first several times the animal go

[ECOLOG-L] no acorn mast

We see a few, albeit very few, acorns in MD (not none). Friends at the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, MD told us that there is a pattern of low, medium, high, low mast production that helps foil squirrels and others that try to profiteer too much on the seed pr

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Other list serves like Ecolog

 I can also recommend the marine mammal list: MARMAM mailing l  I can also recommend the marine mammal list: MARMAM mailing list mar...@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam   Cordially yours,   Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902  301.221.9536 "No

[ECOLOG-L] Saccharomyces cerevisiae XV 185-14C? Ethics of "borrowing".

 We've all done it, I suppose - "borrowed" a starter culture of cel  We've all done it, I suppose - "borrowed" a starter culture of cells for our research. I've wondered, though, about the ethics of this and wonder how others in the field feel about not properly paying for cell lines. Krzysztof

[ECOLOG-L] Utility rights-of-way stream buffers

Dear Ecologgers: I would like to get views on appropriate stream-buffering practices on the rights-of-way owned by electric and pipeline utilities. Are there Best Practices, state guidelines, or other established guiding principles?       Cordially yours,   Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave.,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Golden Goose Award, nominations due April 18, 2014

That's great, Cliff. I posted it to my facebook. I thought it had something to do with the old Golden Fleece Award and I've been concerned about the trend away from basic research. (Not that I'm in the lab anymore.) Thanks for sharing that uplifting story. It's going to make a lot of people feel

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why is the Shannon (or Shannon Weiner, Shannon-Weiner) diversity index abbreviated with the letter H?

 http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/what/shannonday/shannon1948.pdf   Cordially yours,   Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902  301.221.9536   “We are all failures- at least the best of us are.” J.M. Barrie (of Peter Pan fame)   -