Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Warren and forum, Facts and data should rule not abuse of the precautionary principle. Far to often wildlife and environmental extremists (even those in academia or from academia) have abused the precautionary principle. An example would be the use of taking the worse case scenario say for a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Honorable Forum: I kinda get the impression that some disagreement persists among scientists and scholars, not about whether or not climate change is a fact, not whether or not some pretty radical changes have occurred and are occurring, but, to put it extremely, whether or not the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Warren and Honorable Forum: As anyone knows who might remember (no reason they should, hence this reminder) my past postings, I am a big fan of the Precautionary Principle. As long as we get cleaner air and healthier oceans (but not switchgrass monocultures--remember how rubber rabbitbush was

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Best source for gridded radiation data?

Global solar radiation can be found here. I think they are monthly grids. Scroll down and look carefully and you will see it. http://www.cgiar-csi.org/data/climate/item/51-global-aridity-and-pet-database Cheers, Keith ** Keith Larson, PhD Student Evolutionary

[ECOLOG-L] More on anthropogenic effects on climate change

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v470/n7334/full/470344a.html reports on human influence on rainfall in a News Views article, with two papers on the topic in that same issue of Nature. Two older papers: Karoly, D. J., K. Braganza, P. A. Stott, J. M. Arblaster, G. A. Meehl, A. J.

[ECOLOG-L] La MICA Biological Station Update

La MICA Biological Station El Copé, Coclé, Republic of Panama http://www.lamica.org   Hello Amigos – The first three months of 2011 have been very busy at La MICA Biological Station!   Recent News Visitors La MICA Biological Station celebrated our first anniversary at the beginning of the year.

[ECOLOG-L] 2-3 field technicians needed for avian point count survey

We are seeking for 2-3 field technicians for breeding bird survey at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. Primary duties include avian point count survey (50m fixed radius, 10min. point count), vegetation sampling (the modified relevé method), and data entry. Applicants should have experience to drive

[ECOLOG-L] REU opportunity at FSU Coastal and Marine Lab

Florida State University Summer 2011 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Undergraduate students are invited to apply for one 12-week REU position at the FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory in the labs of Dr. Randall Hughes and Dr. David

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Interdisciplinary research teaching position at University of Chicago

Hi All, The Program on the Global Environment at University of Chicago is advertising for the Henry Chandler Cowles Lectureship, beginning this Fall. More details about the Program on the Global Environment are at: http://pge.uchicago.edu/ The job ad, with instructions for applying, is posted

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate support in PhD programs

Dear Ecolog, We are trying to get a better sense of what a competitive graduate support package for an entering PhD student in Ecology or Biology looks like these days. I guess we are interested in the standard package, versus specific departmental or university fellowships that only 1 student

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Mike, I appreciate your situation, but the fact is that for every person like you there are many others who have little to no science background, routinely ship and receive animals and plants illegally, and decimate vulnerable populations of organisms, among other things as I am sure you are

[ECOLOG-L] URGENT: A documentary worthy of support

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/209123822/meet-the-beetle-a-film-about-the-rarest-insect-in This is a species which could be entirely lost by the stroke of a pen, erection of a single building or parking lot. -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

[ECOLOG-L] using qPCR for bacteria-to-fungi ratios

Hello colleagues, A student in my lab is trying to use qPCR to determine bacteria-to-fungi ratios in wetland soils. Even though there are several publications using the method (which we’re read and followed carefully!), we’re having trouble - especially with the fungi assay. I am writing in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] the precautionary principle makes sense and should be applied to GCC arguments

The precautionary principle is why we buy car insurance, life insurance, and medical insurance. If based on good data, it makes perfect sense. It is not the primary reason that collection of turtles was banned in FL. Scientists are not exempt from collection regulations. I'd like to see the

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistant Wanted - April 25 2011 British Columbia

FIELD ASSISTANT WANTED I am looking for a field assistant from April 25 - end of May 2011, with a possibility of extension to the end of July 2011. As this is the first field season of my Ph.D., a lot of it will consist of scouting for good field sites in BC and Alberta and trying out and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] the precautionary principle makes sense and should be applied to GCC arguments

Here we go with the exceptions and the non-absolutes. I will not defend each little different case scenarios. The sometimes or the not always. Abuse and misuse of the precautionary principle is rampant in research and science. I have known many academics who are animal rights activists with

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Data

Hello Dr. Taylor, You can not penalize the entire private herp community because of a few bad apples. That is wrong and unfair. I do blame the scientific community for misuse or abuse of the precautionary principle and pushing of the animal rights banning agenda (especially as it relates to