One of my useful mottos is The roughest guess THAT GETS THE JOB
DONE. That's a heavy condition, but sometime rough guesses can be
helpful. They can do until the data savior or perfection comes along.
I don't do original research on the anthropogenic influences on
climate either, but I remain
Evidence, evidence, evidence!
However, cannot one set aside the distracting tedium and get down to
the question of whether or not academic institutions (not to mention
individual researchers) are so grant-driven that education and
research has suffered to some extent thereby? If so, to what
An excellent point that bears repeating and repeating and repeating .
. . ad infinitum.
The most important thing is to know what you don't know. --Margaret Mead
The suspension of judgment is the highest exercise in intellectual
discipline. --Raymond Gilmore
WT
At 03:50 PM 10/12/2007, David
There's something troublesome to me about the terms, even though I
recognize their utility and inevitability. There's just something
disturbing about thinking about Mother Nature (aka the earth
ecosystem and all its little ecosystems, as it were) servicing humans.
As a practical matter,
I'd like as many definitions of the term, agricultural ecology as
subscribers care to submit.
Thanks,
WT
I hope I'm not duplicating earlier comments, but art, primarily
painting, is one of the best windows into past ecosystems. Surviving
photography, from the mid-19th century, of course, also is
valuable. An excellent reference is The Changing Mile (Hastings
and Turner), as are the photographs
A Primer of Ecological Principles Book One by Richard J. Vogl
For all grades.
WT
At 08:52 AM 9/23/2007, Beth Callaghan wrote:
Anyone have any recommendations on an ecology text suitable for
grades 9-12? thanks.
Beth Callaghan
Easthampton High School
Easthampton, MA
Honorable Forum:
Please see, patched in below, a 2007 March 31 post by Matthew Warren
that popped up when I sorted by subject (it was the only one that
did; perhaps that is a fortunate artifact of the fact that so few
elect to follow any sort of logical and consistent subject-line
discipline
What do most ecologists think about this subject? Valid or sham?
WT
At 08:35 AM 9/19/2007, Byrd, Shana wrote:
The Wilds is Seeking Postdoctoral Colleague for
Biofuel Study on Marginal Landscapes
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A Postdoctoral position is available starting March, 2008 at the Wilds
through the
Thanks Katrina. It looks good, but from the website, I can't exactly
tell how simple or complicated it is. What I mean by simple is
that it sticks to factors that can be reasonably correlated with each
other, such as the increase in atmospheric oxygen around the rise of
cyanobacteria, and,
What if ecology was recognized for the fundamental science that it
is, and was taught starting with the nature of life and its
interactions in space and time, and that process was allowed to
proceed naturally? Would not one find that the relevant principles
of physics, chemistry, mathematics,
Good points. I change names of threads so that if
I later want to research the topic there is some
logic to the subject line thread identifier and I
can find it by subject hierarchy rather than
trying to remember some title in which the first
word of the subject line does not bear a primary
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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Tyson
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:43 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: ECOLOGY Conservation Principles
Bill and Forum:
Speaking of weak analogies, primate hunting may not be a sufficiently
large sport for the duck-hunter analogy to be of much value, but one
of the most insightful ecologists I have ever known, Dick Vogl, used
to lecture widely on the value of the Ducks Unlimited approach for
Dear Jacquelyn and Forum:
(While Jacquelyn's email did stimulate these comments, they are not
intended as a critique of her--they are about the phenomena, not the person.)
The questioning of elders is a time-honored and essential,
indispensable ingredient in the advancement of knowledge, the
Honourable Forum:
Hooray! What ecologists (not to mention other scientists) need is
more cross-fertilization of disciplines, especially railroaders (npi)
and other industry and commerce people and their special knowledge. I
have met some real sensitive-to-ecosystems bulldozer operators.
I
interaction.
Bill Silvert
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: ECOLOGY How to Help the Ecosystem Succeed? Re: How to Succeed in
Ecology session in San Jose
As E. O. Wilson has suggested, we
to go before it
approximates human interaction.
Bill Silvert
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: ECOLOGY How to Help the Ecosystem Succeed? Re: How to Succeed in
Ecology
IGY 2000, World Bank. International.
Made some good friends . . .
WT
At 12:30 PM 8/6/2007, Malcolm McCallum wrote:
Anyone ever participated in an online scientific meeting?
On Mon, August 6, 2007 8:27 am, Kelly Stettner wrote:
I got the impression from Wayne's post that he was not
Honorable Forum:
Let us count the ways . . .
I'll suggest one, then I hope you all will help expand this project
by posting another, then forwarding this question to others, with the
objective of posting such a list here on ecolog-l.
WT
1. As E. O. Wilson has suggested, we might consider not
-
From: Wayne Tyson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:56 PM
To: Julian Meisler; ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION Mats synthetic Re: temp and humidity data
loggers
Julian:
I think your research, as far as it goes, might be useful if (as you say
Can anyone tell me what form of life would be most tolerant of this
planet's atmosphere--and its environmental gradients?
Also, what are the environmental requirements/limits of methanotropic bacteria?
Thanks,
WT
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070502.html
Julian:
I think your research, as far as it goes, might be useful if (as you
say) expensive in advancing ecosystem restoration science, and
possibly even technology, so if you can get the funding, go for it,
especially if it involves making measurements at different depths. A
cheaper
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: ECOLOGY Mathematics and the metamathematics of evasive ecology?
Re: Request: Data sets for biocalculus project
Honourable William Silvert and Forum:
Uh
http://thesciphishow.com/darwinordesign/?page_id=4
From: A Forum for Discussion of the History of the Philosophy of Science on
behalf of Fuller, Steve
Sent: Mon 16/07/2007 16:02
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 'Darwin or Design' interview material available -- Please
distribute widely
Jason
http://www.worldwithoutus.com/index2.html
I'll appreciate comments and reviews.
WT
physicists try to get at the essential characteristics of a system
and try to describe even complex systems in simple terms. Not biologists.
Bill Silvert
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:15 AM
Subject: ECOLOGY
Dear Cheryl Heinz and Forum:
The subject subhead is intended to be only a bit humorous.
I respect mathematics, but I don't overrate it. What I am waiting
for is an equation or a computer program that can stand up to proof
and predict--describe the phenomenon in terms of principles--Laws, if
I responded off-list last time; thanks for the
clarification. However, as I think I stated in my response, your
assumption may be right in some cases and in others there may be a
big payoff. I suspect I would agree that building such structures at
great expense just for the hell of it could
Honorable Forum:
I'm looking for references on soil atmosphere or climate (the
distinctions between the two terms is a bit foggy to me). My primary
interest at the moment is in condensation of free or capillary
(available) water on soil particles as a result of temperature
change, i.e., the
Warren, Shannon, et al:
Or We noticed an eagle eating a loon egg, so we need another grant
to statistically confirm or refute our speculation that eagle
predation on loon eggs is related to overall loon population trends
rather than perhaps some less spectacular organism, like, man, like
some
not
pick up your message, as that's how I do my initial compilation of
messages. If you don't receive something in, say, ten days (it may
take me that long to compile everything properly), send me an email.
Thanks again to you all,
WT
At 08:13 PM 6/25/2007, Wayne Tyson wrote:
Dear Werner,
Yeah, I
Dear Werner,
Yeah, I should have been more specific, I guess. I also left out
to after me and before studies. Sorry for the
carelessness. I'll post the essentials of the responses I've
received off-list soon.
WT
At 02:47 PM 6/25/2007, The Shrew Shrine wrote:
Dear Wayne,
The topic is
I will give one example:
Hummingbirds use many alien species, in urban, rural, and natural
areas. In Southern California (SC), for example, I have observed
their use of the South American tree-tobacco, Nicotiana glauca
(NG). This plant is fairly common in disturbed habitats such as
One way to look at all this is to consult ancient manuscripts, or at
least those a hundred years old or so. Somewhere, perhaps in that
most permanent (or transitory?) of records, cyberspace, there must be
a study of this that assembles anecdotes into data.
In my own experience, including
I agree; I sent a reply off-list, so will only add that I have not
yet found a suitable substitute for wood pencils. Soft ones copy
pretty good, especially if one prints block letters with a
not-too-sharp lead. Sharpening is, of course, a pita, but if one
doesn't do it too often, there's a
Does this study seem, to this forum, to be an example typical of
current research design? I must be missing something, but Dr.
Williams' clarifications didn't clear the fog in my head--I am trying
and failing to guess, aside from the techniques mentioned, what her
specific objectives are (I
of editorial
and reviewer prejudices is a great change. I wish that the same freedom
could be extended to those still working.
Bill Silvert
http://bill.silvert.org
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:06 PM
with
access to all scientific journals.
Sincerely,
Tyler Waterson
On 5/20/07, Wayne Tyson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Daniel,
It was definitely not intended to be rhetorical; I always like to get
responses, especially critical ones--how else does one grow?
I do question
Dear Shannon Torrence:
Thank you for making this point. I have, on occasion, done as you
suggest, and you are right that most authors do send a pdf file or hard copy.
This permits me to refine my point. Back in the pre-Internet days, I
SCANNED numerous journals when I could get them through
: 803.777.3292
Quoting Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It is, in my view, laughably ironic, given the hints about the
subject matter in the abstract, that reading this paper requires the
payment of $30.00 US to Elsiver. Presumably the author profits.
What constitutes advertising
How would one explain such concepts and the results of such studies
to the public?
WT
At 02:15 PM 5/17/2007, patfoley wrote:
Natalia,
You may want to look at Ilkka Hanski's 1998 Book Metapopulation Ecology.
In short, the source-sink concept was formulated by Brown and
Kodric-Brown to describe
All:
I don't have enough information about this
case/question to relate my question to it, but it
reminds me of my white pine delineation days
when I surveyed everything from virgin stands
with closed canopies to second growth and clear
cuts, and a pretty basic issue about which I would like
Honorable Forum:
Quite. However, many a do-gooder organization has been corrupted by
fifth-columns. Once the roots are shorn (not to mention the
mycorrhizae) or ignored, the top turns to s**t. Not to say that
there aren't good soldiers soldiering away in the hopes of
re-attaching them--or
Howdy y'all,
Lowe's point, unfortunately, needs emphasis, and his candor is
admirable--he will do to cross the river with. In the 21'st Century,
not to mention all of history, the essence of science has been the
pursuit of truth. It is an oft-sworn-to and endlessly-repeated dictum
that all
There is much information and analysis in this thread, for which I am
grateful. I do hope, however, that disciplined scientific analysis
and scholarly discipline will characterize the final summary--and
there MUST be one! We are all all too human, but great pitfalls
await for those blinded
Whether or not it is written that Watt said God gave us these
things to use. After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back,
does the statement truly reflect his attitude, actions, and
personality? While I respect Silvert's mea culpa, I don't doubt that
Watt was capable of such a
Honorable Forum:
Just the fact that those taking the time to share ideas on this
subject are an infinitessimally small sample of the people who do
care, not only about human destiny, but about the whole earth
ecosystem, is all the reassurance (significance) I need. Well, it's
all I'm likely
Me too!
O' course, it's deja vu all over again when it comes to information
overload, duplication, overlap, and waiting for some messiah to
gallop up on a white horse with a solid grip on the Holy Grail for
all of us. Yeah! I'm wating (?).
It's only a start, and a tiny one at that, but is
Silvert is right about population dynamics, particularly with respect
to the relationship of the ratio of numbers of a species and the
resource-base carrying capacity effects. He is also right about the
paucity of practical solutions. And it is true that populations
fluctuate, sometimes
Thank you, Cara.
Is there anyone on this list who can refute the essential points made
in this article? It's a bit long, but worth reading, understanding,
and commenting upon with solid science to back them up.
WT
At 04:27 PM 3/27/2007, Cara Lin Bridgman wrote:
Here's the link to a recent
No mention of the net energy calculations or references to data--if
there are any! Cost data, in particular, should include direct and
indirect industry subsidies in addition to the direct and indirect
energy cycle effects. I smell fifth columns and a giant sucking
sound. One research group
What troubles me most about focus on species alone is that it
relegates the rest of the system as unimportant to the body politic,
validating ignorance as an acceptable state of mind with respect to
the phenomenon of life and our part in it. On the other hand, if it
weren't for the cuddle
This should be REQUIRED READING for every teacher, and certainly
every science teacher, not to mention the rest of the world's
population, before we slide farther down the slippery slope into
pseudointelligence. It should be shot 'round the world
immediately. I am sending it to my list of
The energy horse is far from dead, despite lengthy discussions. It
appears to me that there is a team of them, all pulling in different
directions, apocalyptically, hence my apoplexy. I will, however, try
to control it here.
In ecosystems, energy flows, eh? The search for equilibrium never
At 07:52 AM 2/24/2007, David Inouye wrote:
The Ecological Society has a variety of fact sheets about ecological
issues, including ecosystem services:
http://esa.org/teaching_learning/factsheets.php
ESA has done an excellent job with this, particularly laudable for
its brevity. However, I
EEK! The idea that roots seek water has cropped up again. Please
correct me if my impression is wrong and cite studies that
demonstrate anything to the contrary. That impression is that roots
require a pore space at least as large as the diameter of the root
tip, sufficient water (often as
At 12:29 AM 2/3/2007, Palmer, Mike wrote:
Anyone who has set, managed, or fought fires
in switchgrass can attest to this, and fire danger must be considered.
However, it is a little bit of a red herring. A hay meadow (with
switchgrass as one component) will be mowed late in the season, so there
Honorable Ecolog Forum:
I'm attaching some correspondence regarding a comment received
regarding my last post. First, it is a good example of how criticism
can help hone a finer edge on scholarship (not that there was any
particular scholarship involved in my stream-of-consciousness piece,
Honorable Forum:
It may be that the UCS is a flock of=20
yellow-bellied grantsuckers, but on the other=20
hand, they may be trying to steer our ship of=20
fate toward betterment a degree at a time. The=20
Queen Mary ain't exactly a skateboard, and the=20
momentum of exploitation and consumption
Most Grand High Fellow Ecologgers:
Speaking of Mexico and corn, there's a great pair of photographs in
A. Starker Leopold's Wildlife of Mexico: the game birds and mammals
(1959) illustrating several feet of soil erosion of a corn field and
the resulting apparent loss of yield. (I don't recall
How many equal units are required to put one unit of hydrogen to work
in the entire range of its applications, including those required for
distribution, storage, etc.?
WT
At 08:43 AM 2/2/2007, Wirt Atmar wrote:
Bill asks:
In the recent discussion of biofuels, there seems to be a consensus
Honorable Forum:
Either population reduction or reduction of luxury consumption.
Plowing takes energy too. Shifting from consumptive/extractive
agriculture to a modification of ecosystems (restored to existing
agricultural lands, not by wrecking more ecosystems) that produce
sufficient food
Good stuff, Patrick. Good question.
Berry is better than most at spreading the word, and anyone who
understands the principles of the energy/nutrient cycle must feel
these frustrations, but the challenge is to just keep rockin'
despite the hue and cry to stay the course. This listserv is one
DC and Forum:
Please forgive me and correct me if I am misinterpreting the
information presented, or merely oversimplifying it. Also, I may be
ignorant of essential characteristics, and thus off the beam.
Apparently
1, there are measurable differences between the results of the two studies;
All:
The thread on specialist juveniles, generalist adults is a
fascinating subject itself, and I don't want to throw it off
track. But I would like to learn more about the roots of the phenomenon.
For starters, can someone illuminate the issue of just how
specialization, at any level, is
=
sense.
David Bird
At 02:37 PM 17/12/2006 -0800, Wayne Tyson wrote:
May I add (I still don't understand what the=20
distinctions--I don't mean definitions--are=20
between fuzzy math, arithmetic, and logic) yet=20
another naive question? Are interactions over=20
time, biological (ecological
that the dividing line is not sharp -- these are typical fuzzy
concepts.
Bill Silvert
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From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: fuzzy arithmetic
It doesn't worry me, but a greater concern
: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: fuzzy arithmetic
I hope there will be discussion about the distinctions between the
terms, fuzzy arithmetic, fuzzy math, and fuzzy logic.
WT
At 01:41 PM 12/14/2006, William
I hope there will be discussion about the distinctions between the
terms, fuzzy arithmetic, fuzzy math, and fuzzy logic.
WT
At 01:41 PM 12/14/2006, William Silvert wrote:
I searched my ECOLOG-L folder and found too many postings with the word
fuzzy to repost here. However I should mention that
At 06:48 AM 11/30/2006, Kristina Pendergrass wrote:
I have NO idea how to change these [public] mindsets.
Is the solution to this dilemma part of the mission statement of the
NSTA? If not, why not?
This Forum could generate a list of reasons how what scientists and
educators do or do not do
Honorable Forum:
I am heartened to learn by the number and quality of the responses to
the Op-Ed piece questioning NSTA's rejection of the movie, An
Inconvenient Truth, for distribution to classrooms. It is apparent
that some very high-quality minds do read at least some posts and
take the
Bravo!
And there is the idea (perhaps the same as put forth by Robert) that
theory means any cockamamie idea that happens to pop into one's
head, therefore all theories (or at least the ones one doesn't like)
are just cockamamie ideas. This is one of the roots of
anti-intellectualism that
One of the first lessons I learned in ecology was that if it walks
like a duck and flies like an ente and quacks like a canard, and
looks like el pato, then it probably IS a duck. Or at least a ducker
of the truth (in the case of anthropoid quacks). The finer points,
such as teeth or the lack
Jonathan:
I must confess that I didn't notice the original post, and wrongly
jumped to the conclusion that you were doing ecosystem
restoration. I agree with Marsh about the native soil; however, for
a fairly sterile growing medium my favorite remains /R/ Vermiculite,
although it can have
You might look at http://www.dstretch.com/ . I haven't used it, but
heard a paper recently where it was used for rock art.
WT
If you find others, please share. Thanks.
At 04:42 AM 10/22/2006, Leon Blaustein wrote:
Hi,
We have been conducting mark-recapture studies on fire salamanders
where
cites. The doctrinaire will,
as it has always been, ironically within academic institutions.
WT
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:01:43 -0800
To: Baker, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ecology as a General Education requirement
I agree with you on both counts
Dear Ecolog Forum Subscribers:
Would each of you please send me your answers to the following? I
will compile them as soon as the responses slow to a trickle and post
a summary of the results. In addition, I will post revisions as
necessary when additional answers are received, so that the
No, but when you find it I hope you'll share it.
WT
At 08:06 PM 7/26/2006, Fleming, Kathleen K. wrote:
Hello,
I'm looking for information on the proportion of Endangered Species
Act litigation that is brought by environmental or conservation
groups (e.g., entities attempting to protect
At 02:19 PM 7/18/2006, Wirt Atmar wrote:
In Darwin's alternate universe of death and famine, we unfortunately have a
simple, easy-to-understand mechanism, one that does eventually builds the
most exalted objects which we are capable of conceiving, the
production of the
HIGHER [capitals mine,
Kim:
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the contradiction?
WT
At 09:36 PM 7/8/2006, Kim van der Linde wrote:
Hi all,
I am having an interesing discussion at the moment about Natural
selection. The context is a single population of individuals that, due
to changes in the environment, are now
More dogs?
WT
At 06:04 AM 7/8/2006, eann wrote:
To be sure, there are deer ticks here in abundance (always have been) but
they're not often picked up since they're more active in late fall than
spring and summer. Fortunately, according to the NH State Dept of Health
Human Services, Lyme is
Hon. Forum:
It seems there are only two choices--trust that the earth's climatic
fluctuations will stabilize between limits that retain a favorable
habitat for humans or act to reduce atmospheric pollution, including
CO2, according to the precautionary principle.
But how to make those
, Wayne Tyson wrote:
Do others have alternative suggestions?
yes. When asking for information that is likely to be of interest to
some, but not all, list members, the person asking can take replies
off-list, and then post a summary back to the list once the initial
flurry of responses ends. It's
I, for one, would also like the information.
With respect to bother the list, may I suggest that subject lines
consist of a logical sequence so that those not interested in the
subject at all can quickly recognize it and delete or read more
quickly? I have inserted an example, whilst keeping
Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wayne Tyson
Sent: Friday, 16 June, 2006 14:51
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes and NCEAS proposal
Please see my [[comments]] within your text below
Yes, a fascinating question. Here are just some
stream-of-consciousness reactions for what they may be worth . . .
probably not much.
Has this ever been done? Is what has been done reliable? I hope so,
but confess that I share the fear that teasing out consequences from
any manageable data
Wirt et al:
With or without telescopes, is there any more=20
basis for the evolution of life in the universe=20
(and perhaps beyond), on earth or anywhere=20
else, than a postulation that it has existed for=20
eternity (whatever that is)? If so, what is it,=20
and how is the basis superior?
WT
At Leah's request, I am forwarding this to the list.
WT
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:28:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Leah Gibbons and Brandon Yarborough [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Wayne Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sustainability Definition
X-Sensitivity: Normal
X-NAS-Classification: 0
X-NAS
Am I the only one who worries that sustainability has more than one
meaning ranging from the useful, even critical, to a deceptive buzzword?
WT
Cousins' is the VERY BEST example I have ever seen of the kind of
standard I would like to see become more common.
1. A direct, non-evasive, specific, responsive answer to a
question. (Redundancy shouldn't be excessive, but irony can
sometimes lighten things up a bit.)
2. References that
I very sincerely would like to know just what an environmentalist
is, apart from its common use as a kind of slang by the media and the
general public.
All I know is rather dated, but in the 1970's, for example,
environmental science had a reputation for being more generalist
than scientific.
The weltschmerz I feel for (the study of, to be=20
regrettably but of necessity, redundant) ecology=20
and science or any sort of intellectual integrity=20
in general is debilitating. I yearn for growing=20
evidence that teachers need not be diverted from=20
the essential task of awakening and
Can anyone tell me the mechanism(s) that seem to make this plant
prefer areas with windblown soil?
Thank you,
WT
Opportunism and (artificial?)
niche-filling? Resilience? Ripple-response to
perturbations? Adaptation? Too many feral and loose domestic
cats? Depression of other predator populations? Habitat
change? Increased study? Not enough study?
WT
What about mourning dove
Excellent question!
Further, what are the boundaries of the ecosystem? What are the
standards (is the standard) by which said boundary is defined?
WT
Thanks to those who focus on the essentials.
At 07:08 AM 5/2/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't believe there is a scientific answer to
Perhaps it's an old-fashioned concept, but once upon a time it was
professors who set the example for the kids.
WT
At 01:09 PM 4/21/2006, Jeffrey D. Corbin wrote:
Today's column by the New York Times' Thomas Friedman=20
(http://select.nytimes.com/2006/04/21/opinion/21friedman.html?hp)=20
I don't remember the specific references, but back in the 1930's
(perhaps before) researchers who had extremely thin budgets made most
of their own equipment, including rain gauges. I suspect, however,
that such references might be a bit difficult to find on the Internet.
With respect to
Since it appears not to have been mentioned=20
(unless I missed it), the corollary effects of=20
cattle on ecosystems should be a part of any=20
study. Trampling, for example, can have=20
significant effects, more so than grazing in some=20
systems, and feces distribute plant propagules=20
and
enough.
Jane Shevtsov
At 12:55 PM 4/8/2006, Wayne Tyson wrote:
A more-or-less major state university in the west (US)
recently turned down the clearly best-qualified candidate
(Harvard PhD, great teacher, big grant-raiser, well-deserved
reputation in her field) for an assistant professorship
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