[ECOLOG-L] question on scientific poster presentations

Hello Ecolog-L listers: I have a question on scientific poster presentations. I am hosting the MA-ESA chapter meeting next April, and I am looking to either purchase or rent the large cloth posterboards - double-sided w/ T-legs which can be placed in a long row - the ones we are all used

[ECOLOG-L] Question about research using road/traffic speed cameras

Sorry for the repost, but the subject line wasn't complete the first time this was posted. Hi all! Hoping for some feedback regarding road/traffic speed cameras to be used in a road awareness campaign for wildlife. My PhD research focuses on the effects of human disturbance on an endangered Afr

[ECOLOG-L] Question about REU funding for non-U.S. citizen students

I have a question that I'm hoping someone on ecolog can help me with. The NSF does not provide funding for non-U.S. citizen undergraduates to participate in REUs. In some cases, these students are allowed to be "self-funded" participants. This seems unfortunate and unfair, and I'd like to find

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about authorship

Remember,.. these are "more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules." Guidelines are composed of decisions trees intended to help a person make an appropriate decision or action. They may encourage a person to move in one direction or another, but do not mandate such movement. Rules mandat

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about authorship

Hello Gabriel, There are clear guidelines from the International Council of Medical Journal Editors, ICMJE, to answer you questions. http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/ More on the topic can be found with a google search: Vancouver protocol I wonder if the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about authorship

Dear Gabriel, If you are fine with having someone else spearhead a presentation and publication based on data that otherwise you may not have the time to write up and which is part of a much larger project (which sounds to be the case here), this sounds like an ideal situation to me. It is esp

[ECOLOG-L] Question about authorship

Hello ECOLOGers, My name is Gabriel and I had a question to pose concerning use of authorship on a scientific paper. I worked on a long-term study regarding carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling in Pacific Northwest forests on a permanent plot network with other faculty and undergraduates at

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about scientific writing in ecology

Thank you very much to all the responses. Alejandra Maldonado answer the post with the argument that all tables and figures should go in the Results section and very kindly sent me a link to show me that in some journals is a common practice to include tables for comparing results with other studi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about scientific writing in ecology

Hi Manuel, Good on you for Embracing *Kaizen *. You may find quick rules to solve your problem now. But if you are a bit like me, and realize that we should communicate our science more effectively, you will enjoy learning the principles of scientific storytel

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about scientific writing in ecology

Yes, very much so. That is quite common and welcomed. Tables aren't just for results, they are useful wherever a table is a good and clear way to organize data, and if it serves as a good organizing way for the literature (in intro or discussion, for that matter), then tables should be used, cert

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about scientific writing in ecology

Thank you Brian. My question is motivated by the idea that all tables and figures should go into the Result section. Manuel 2017-02-13 15:05 GMT-06:00 Brian Buma : > Yes, very much so. That is quite common and welcomed. > > 2017-02-13 11:50 GMT-09:00 Manuel Spínola : > >> Dear list members, >>

[ECOLOG-L] Question about scientific writing in ecology

Dear list members, Is appropriate for an original research paper to include in the Discussion section a table comparing the finding with other studies? Manuel -- *Manuel Spínola, Ph.D.* Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre Universidad Nacional Apartado 1350-3000 He

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about requirements for PhD theses at your institution.

I'm writing a review (for Ecology) of a book about the Long-Term Ecological Research program. Several of the chapter authors mention that their participation in collaborative research with the LTER program changed their perspectives on requirements for authorship when making decisions about hir

[ECOLOG-L] Question about requirements for PhD theses at your institution.

Folks Following discussion I've been having with colleagues and over twitter (https://twitter.com/chris_harrod/status/811191834433163264), I'd like to ask the list membership a question. What are the official requirements regarding any published (or submitted) scientific papers included in a P

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Composite Spatial and Temporal Diversity Index

Hello Everyone! I am hoping that you might be willing to entertain a question having to do with developing a diversity index. The question is-is there a way to calculate a sort of 'composite' diversity index that would combine spatial and temporal diversity into a single index value? See the atta

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about electronic data collection system

Hello Danny Hanson, I've been struggling with the same issue! Pendragon has updated itself to be iOS and android compatible, which is nice because you can use any smartphone or tablet on the market. You can even use the same forms from the previous version. Alternatively, you can use EpiCollect,

[ECOLOG-L] Question about electronic data collection system

Hello All: Our research team is currently looking for a new electronic data collection system. For the past fifteen years, we have used PDAs along with Pendragon Forms to collect field data. Unfortunately, these PDAs are >10 years old and the version of Pendragon forms that communicates with

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about thermistors, RTDs, etc

Hi David, I’m not sure if there are thermistors long enough to wrap around the entire rim (let alone if their reaction time is sensitive enough for your needs), but you could certainly have several thermistors end to end even if these don’t exists. I imagine the trick is to make sure they are a

[ECOLOG-L] Question about thermistors, RTDs, etc

I would like to detect, via a temperature spike, when an adult songbird makes a feeding trip to the nest. A thermistor and data logger would work, but do thermistors exist that are 6 or 7 inches long that could be attached around the rim of the nest so that a temperature spike would be recorded no

[ECOLOG-L] Question

Hello Entomo-Listers: I am considering participating in BugFest (NC, USA, http://www.bugfest.org/) this year and distribute products made, in part, with cricket powder, so-called “cricket flour”. While some of the products have been purchased and I intend to distribute them as is (e.g. chips out

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software

Of David Kramar Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 1:26 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software Good morning folks. I was hoping I might get some feedback regarding potential remote sensing software packages that are A) Robust, and B) open source

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software

Of David Kramar Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 1:26 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software Good morning folks. I was hoping I might get some feedback regarding potential remote sensing software packages that are A) Robust, and B) open source (or

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software

There have been some pretty good developments in the R world. There is a 'landsat' package along with many others for handling raster data. Its certainly more a roll-your-own proposition compared to ERDAS. Searching r-project.org shows a fair number of options: https://www.google.com/webhp?source

[ECOLOG-L] Question regarding Remote Sensing Software

Good morning folks. I was hoping I might get some feedback regarding potential remote sensing software packages that are A) Robust, and B) open source (or affordable). We are currently using ERDAS, however as we are a smaller university, the licensing fees are pretty significant. I have looked at S

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Ecology M.S. Programs Germany

Hi all, As some of you may know, Germany offers free, or relatively inexpensive, degrees to it's citizens as well as foreigners. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with German Ecology master's programs or can offer information about them, especially ones with an emphasis in marine

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Ecology M.S. Programs Germany

Hi all, As some of you may know, Germany offers free, or relatively inexpensive, degrees to it's citizens as well as foreigners. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with German Ecology master's programs or can offer information about them, especially ones with an emphasis in mari

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Feeling targeted here, I respond. I did not mean to imply that learning about cellular and molecular biology was not useful. I criticized biology departments that have only courses about those aspects of biology and no ecology courses. A good biology major should have both. > (not targeting Ben

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Matt, It is quite possible, particularly in conservation-focused environmental fields, to pick up experience *outside* of school that may substitute for some of what you are unable to get *in* school. While not specifically research-focused, the Student Conservation Association places many, many

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

(not targeting Ben here, just replying to thread) I know there has been talk about the cellular level and how it seems tangent or outside the realm of ecology, but it is not. Much of ecotoxicology deals with cellular elements. Stress responses can be read in immunofunction, antioxidant levels, an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

The bottom line is that a degree in biology will provide you with the best training and the broadest base from which to advance your career. Specializing too early (environmental science or wildlife biology) will limit your options. I suggest you stick with biology - hopefully in a program th

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Dear Matt, I agree with previous comments regarding, for example, the value of SFS programs (I did one in archaeology and found it very valuable even though not directly pertinent to my areas of subsequent study & research) and the value of investing in strong quantitative skills. That said, many

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Hi Matt, To answer your question: Yes, you probably can become a successful ecologist or wildlife biologist with either environmental studies or biology. A Masters and possibly a PhD would also likely give you helpful credentials, depending on your interests and the degree to which you want you

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Emily brings up a great point, many are not that concerned about the name on the degree, especially if going to grad school. Getting a pub by way on UG research goes a long way too. Afterall, the currency of science is the publication as my doctoral advisor has said! On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:12 P

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

It sounds like the problem is being able to fit in all the requirements while still having time for research and study-abroad, right? Generally speaking, the specific name of the degree matters less than your experience when you are applying to jobs or grad school. Having research experience i

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Rather than switch majors, why not double major? When I was an undergrad, I was triple majoring in biology, agriculture and chemistry until course conflicts made it impossible to fulfill all the requirements for all three. Then, I dropped chemistry (which I fully regret!) and graduated in five yea

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Hi Matt, I am sad to hear a biology department is against study abroad programs and independent research! That is simply wrong! I also agree it would be better/easier for a future career in Ecology/Wildlife Biology if you switch to a biology department (of Forestry and Natural Resources department

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

I haven't looked at it lately, but last I knew, the Bio Dept at Brandeis was not interested in anything outside the cell membrane - which would explain some of these policies. I would suggest transferring to a school that appreciates ecology. > Dear Matt, > > What a crazy biology department you

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Dear Matt, What a crazy biology department you must have! Studying abroad, enrolling in a SFS program (or, better, helping conduct scientific research in a more formal setting, or taking an Organization for Tropical Studies course) is EXACTLY what you should be doing! Students without research

[ECOLOG-L] Question for the Professionals

Hey Everyone! My name is Matt Smetana, and I’m a current sophomore at Brandeis University out near Boston. I have been subscribed to this listserve for a few months and have been applying to various summer internships within the ecological/biological field. I am certain this is the career pat

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question re. defraying costs of publication

Dear Jorge, May I ask which publisher this is? Are we referring to color figure charges, page charges or Open Access fees? Having worked for an Open Access publisher, page charges can be waived in cases of financial hardship or simply not having grant resources to dedicate to Open Access publishin

[ECOLOG-L] Question re. defraying costs of publication

Dear Colleagues: Recently, I received a nice ecological paper from colleagues who cannot pay the costs of page charges. If I am following them correctly, getting funds from their institution appears to be out of the question. Question: Are there sources where authors with demonstrated needs to ap

[ECOLOG-L] Question about automated video editing or analysis

Hello Ecologgers! I have thousands of hours of videos that contain within them a relatively small amount of gerbil foraging. Does anyone know of a program that can detect motion within videos and edit them to contain (or else mark) only times when something is happening? Freeware of course wou

[ECOLOG-L] Question on Sand Dynamics on Dune Ecosystems

Dear friends, I am beginning to research vegetation ecology on coastal sandy dune ecosystems in northeastern Brazil and would like to ask you about ideas on how to measure the disturbance regime of such habitats. In our region dunes are fixed by shrubs, sometimes by trees, sometimes herbs o

[ECOLOG-L] Question on species range modelling

Group: I am a thesis committee member on a Geography M.S. thesis project which involves modeling tree species ranges in Minnesota. His question is what percentage of the close to 700,000 cells would be appropriate to use as a random sample. Does anyone have thoughts? You could respond to me or t

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about insecticides

13 1:04:47 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Question about insecticides I am interested to know if there were any significant changes and/or advancements in insecticide use that began around 1980 (new chemical, shift to a different mode of action, etc.). I am trying to formulate a hypothesis rega

[ECOLOG-L] Question about insecticides

I am interested to know if there were any significant changes and/or advancements in insecticide use that began around 1980 (new chemical, shift to a different mode of action, etc.). I am trying to formulate a hypothesis regarding what caused a sharp decline in Mexican bean beetle in soy and snap

[ECOLOG-L] question on coral reef databases

Dear ECOLOGers, Does anyone know of any long time series databases of species surveys of coral reefs (for coral only)? Independently accessible or by contact for permission to access is fine. My primary concern at the moment is whether such databases exist and who to contact if needed. Thanks! D

[ECOLOG-L] Question of the day:

Question of the day: Would limiting total per-principle investigator grant funding per year help increase innovation and career prospects in science in America? Would it truly hurt anything else? Question 2: Would it hurt to hide the identity of a grant or manuscript submitter and limit the nu

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Earthship and thermal mass

Good morning. I have a favor to ask of you. I am on the education committee of Silver Lake Nature Center, Bristol, PA. http://www.silverlakenaturecenter.org/ - I am not sure if this is the newest website or not - it appears to be but events are dated. The Nature Center has received a grant to bu

[ECOLOG-L] Question: how to take 200+ students on fieldwork?

Dear ECOLOG-members, As part of the biology undergraduate programme I help teach a course in ecology for first year students. Presently the course does not including any fieldwork and we wish to include such a component (~ 1 day) because we think its central to the study of ecology and it will hel

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

y of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:57 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology Marcus, with due res

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

sage- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:57 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing i

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

It may be of interest to note that molecular genetics as it has been conducted over the past number of decades is effectively a natural history of the genome. These studies are largely - almost entirely - descriptive with very little in the way of experimentation or hypothesis testing. In mol

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

"It's no use, [young man], it's turtles all the way down!" --Questioner at a lecture, possibly by Aggisiz, possibly Russell . . .? WT - Original Message - From: "David L. McNeely" To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Qu

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Maybe this was true in the 19th century, and there are still some minor outlets where observational notes with limited or no replication is accepted so you can publish the kind of observations you suggest, but modern and mainstream natural history studies require huge sample sizes and extensive rep

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

I think the common interpretation of "natural history" among ecologists could be called "descriptive ecology." It has the tacit hypotheses Matt Chew listed, but I don't think people associate natural history with explicit hypothesis-testing. It's about collecting and describing observations that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

> "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and > beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." -- Aldo > Leopold > > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mai

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

To reiterate what Dr. McNeely wrote, if you are uncertain about Natural History's importance, I recommend the following paper by Bruce Bury, its pretty darn good: Bury, R.B. 2006. Natural history, field ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management: Time to connect the dots. Herpetologic

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

I think there might be a useful distinction between natural history and ecology, namely, the degree to which observations are replicated. With the phrase "natural history" there is no connotation or expectation that observations can be strictly replicated (this does not mean patterns cannot be fou

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Wayne Tyson Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 3:21 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology Thanks, David. Now I don't have to toss all my Darwin stuff in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Rudhira, I would definitely include the studies you describe as "natural history" and as ecology. I was somewhat tongue in cheek, and a little bit serious in my earlier post. To me, bottom line, ecology is an attempt to understand the nature (or history) of nature. In recent years we have re

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Nothing in modern studies; however, many contend that natural history is still done like back in the 19th century. If you look at those ancient papers you will find all kinds of pure speculation and things that simply could never be published today. Modern natural history, or life history studies

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

It would seem that a program that could do this might be applicable anywhere. - Original Message - From: To: ; "Wayne Tyson" Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Wayne Tyson wrote: > Ecolog: > > What specifically distinguishes natural history from ecology? Wayne, Ernst Haeckel coined the term which became our modern term "ecology." You probably knew this. Haeckel mistook the root of biological science, natural history, for one of its branches,

[ECOLOG-L] Question Ecology Natural History etc Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology

Ecolog: What specifically distinguishes natural history from ecology? WT - Original Message - From: "Matt Chew" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Hypothesis Testing in Ecology Ecology without hypotheses has been dismissed (sometimes derided) as na

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Long-Term Conservation

Tim Murray has written an essay that questions the tactics of environmentalists for achieving long-term conservation. You can find it here: http://steadystate.org/what-if-we-stopped-fighting-for-preservation-and-fought-economic-growth-instead/ Thanks, Rob Dietz steadystate.org

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Forced hot/warm air incubators?

Thanks. Yeah, that might work - simply an incubator with a fan in it. We want to avoid plastics and adhesives in case the volatiles affect the insects - but maybe I could line something like that with foil. Was also thinking of a bacteria plate incubator with a fan in it. Someone on anothe

[ECOLOG-L] Question: Forced hot/warm air incubators?

Hello, I need to do some survivability tests on insects in a rapidly circulating warm (90-150 F) air environment. I need the temperature to be accurately maintained and measured and rapidly obtained. The incubation will be short: 30 seconds to 5 minutes max (maybe only 3 minutes). Any rec

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about covariate.

This seems to me a rather serious issue, but one that comes up more frequently than it should. Let's assume the treatments were applied at random to the plots. There are two options with regard to pre conditions. One is to apply the treatments at random and simply remain blind to any existing

[ECOLOG-L] Question about covariate.

Dear All, I have a question about including covariates in the ANOVA analysis. We grew corn seedlings in about 32 field plots and then applied 4 different treatments to study their responses (plot is the experiment unit). However, we noticed quite big variation of seedling healthiness from plot

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for generating population distributions in R

looking at the documentation, it seems `prestondistr' returns you the coefficients of the distribution, but not a random sample from that distribution. colony size is discrete, yes? so really you want to sample numbers 1, 2, , MAX you could do that with something like: trunc <- 20

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question for generating population distributions in R

Hi Peter, It seems that prestondistr function in vegan package can do what you need Hope this help Nicolas Le Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:30:15 +0100, Peter Houk a écrit: Greetings - I'm hoping to compare contemporary coral colony size distributions with historical datasets reported in technic

[ECOLOG-L] Question for generating population distributions in R

Greetings - I'm hoping to compare contemporary coral colony size distributions with historical datasets reported in technical reports in the late 1980's. The reports have only summary statistics (n-number of colonies observed, x-mean size, and sd-standard deviation). Assuming the distribution re

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about greenhouse management

Lots of information on greenhouse management should be available. It is generally a part of a horticulture curriculum. Here are some links: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/greenhouse/nursery/guides/green/ http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/fact_sheets/greenhouse_management.html http://www

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about greenhouse management

Hi, Merran, Why not raise your plants outdoors? If some short of protection against herbivory is needed, or if you must keep pollinators away, or if you want to prevent seeds from escaping, you could try fabric row covers. The product is made by various companies Googling: +"row covers"

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about vegetation assemblage mapping

gt; > Original message >>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:35:16 -0400 >>From: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" >> (on behalf of Tim Howard >>) >>Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about vegetation assemblage mapping >>To: ECOLOG-L@

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration or Revegetation? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about greenhouse management

details in every context. A greenhouse or any other environment that does not mimic the plants' ideal environments at each stage of their development is simply wrong on its face. I can't help further without details. Good luck! WT - Original Message - From: "Merra

[ECOLOG-L] Question about greenhouse management

Hi all, I'm a first-time poster with a need for advice. I am working in the Utah Rockies this summer doing revegetation and have been placed in charge of a small greenhouse. It's 16x10 feet and all glass. The story is that this greenhouse was slapped together by last summer's plant technician a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about vegetation assemblage mapping

for interpreting aerial imagery. http://www.crms.uga.edu/publications.htm Best, Luke Worsham Original message >Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:35:16 -0400 >From: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" > (on behalf of Tim Howard >) >Subject: Re:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about vegetation assemblage mapping

Elizabeth, There is an entire world of vegetation mapping out there. One place that might help you get started is the National Park Service, which has mapped nearly all NPS properties throughout the US. If I recall correctly, they typically follow this procedure: - using aerial imagery, prod

[ECOLOG-L] Question about vegetation assemblage mapping

Hello Everyone, I am writing to find out if anyone has any experience with vegetation assemblage mapping. This is a side project I am working on for my summer employment in graduate school. Our current ideas are to use aerial photographs to distinguish specific patches of salt marsh vege

[ECOLOG-L] Question on extracting DNA from cambial tissue

Hi, I'm seeking advice on extracting DNA from cambial tissue for microsatellite analysis. Please shoot me an e-mail (shmi.narayan at gmail dot com) if you would be willing to share expertise or suggest relevant papers. Thanks! Lakshmi Narayan

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Is grouping/binning appropriate in regression analysis?

Hi Francisco, I don't know of any papers, but binning has the potential to seriously change your estimate of the slope (and intercept for that matter) of you log-log data. The fewer bins you use, the worse off you are. When you have very few bins you wind up with a scaling parameter (i.e. slope)

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Is grouping/binning appropriate in regression analysis?

The question really is, why form groups when you already have the two, numerical continuous variables that you want? That is, what is the benefit of grouping? I can think of none. I personally think this is a historical thing that started when computers were unavavailable and it reduced the math

[ECOLOG-L] Question: Is grouping/binning appropriate in regression analysis?

Hi all, I have a question for the list regarding grouping (binning) of the independent variable in a linear regression. This is routinely done (at least in limnology) in studies involving so-called biomass size-spectra. I'm aware of other (better) methods to fit non-linear models. However, I need

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about A Basic Multivariate Text

Dear Dr. Neufeld, Having recently taken a course on experimental design in ecology and written a term paper on the use of multivariate statistics, I cannot recommend Gotelli and Ellison's "A Primer of Ecological Statistics" enough. Both of them are the clearest statistics writers I have ever come a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about A Basic Multivariate Text

Hi Howie! > Dear All - I confess to having last taken multivariate statistics back in > 1977, but to have used them very infrequently since then.  Thus, I am not up > on the latest texts for this discipline. >   Therefore, I would like to ask if anyone can recommend a recent, but VERY > BASIC intr

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question about A Basic Multivariate Text

Hi Howie, I can recommend two texts, both of which are very much ecology orientated. The first is "Vegetation Description & Analysis: A Practical Approach" by Kent and Coker. A very good text covering the history of the developement of most of the techniques through to use and interpretation. From

[ECOLOG-L] Question about A Basic Multivariate Text

Dear All - I confess to having last taken multivariate statistics back in 1977, but to have used them very infrequently since then. Thus, I am not up on the latest texts for this discipline. Therefore, I would like to ask if anyone can recommend a recent, but VERY BASIC introductory text for

[ECOLOG-L] question pre-submission of a paper

Dear list users, I am writing these days a paper about the impact of anthropogenic factors on the reproduction management, behaviour and welfare of urban free-roaming cats. I am finding it very difficult to decide on an appropriate journal, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the study. I woul

[ECOLOG-L] Question on keeping metamorphs

I work for Dr. Relyea and I am currently running an experiment in which I need to keep metamorphs in containers until they have completely absorbed their tails. Historically we have used sphagnum moss to keep the environment moist, however, I am allergic to it. I was wondering if anyone had ever us

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Networking tools in Ecology

Freebase.com is a social database in alpha development that has a lot of potential as a networking tool in Ecology. I recently gave a presentation on the use of Freebase.com as a tool for bird conservation. It is available here: http://sepif.org/content/view/39/1/ -Ed Edward J. Laurent, Ph.D.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Question: Networking tools in Ecology

I put the journal Herpetological Conservation and Biology on Twitter so that announcements could be distributed to folks who might choose to follow it. I post when an article makes it in the news, and when we release the next issue. A friend of mine in our marketing department uses it to keep rec

[ECOLOG-L] Question: Networking tools in Ecology

Every newspaper and magazine seems to carry stories about wonderful new networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, and I am increasingly curious to know whether these play any significant role in science and in ecology in particular. The ESA has had a Facebook page for over a year, I wonder

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Ocean Optics Spectral Analysis System

Dear All - We are considering purchasing a spectral analysis system from Ocean Optics. I have been using the Li-1800 to investigate leaf reflectance/transmission and absorptance, but as you know, Li-Cor does not make this instrument anymore, and may soon stop supporting its maintenance. Has a

[ECOLOG-L] question on automatic conductivity/salinity dataloggers

Dear All, I am interested in monitoring changes in conductivity/salinity along the Danube-Black Sea canal, i.e. fresh to slight brackish. The problem is that I need continuous measurements at a depth of 0.5-1 m along the banks of the canal and could not find a robust and small datalogger f

[ECOLOG-L] Question: Where to get clove oil in the US

Hello fellow list members. We are planing a fish-collection expedition and need to get about 2 liters of Clove oil (we will be working in a remote site so we want to stock up). one can get Clove oil in these quantities at the pharmacy, but for a price. therefore, we thought of buying it directly fr