Re: [ECOLOG-L] Intelligence Who is the greatest of them all?

2009-09-18 Thread Tom Cuba
Please consider the number of humans on the planet, their wide variety of both stereotypical and highly personal beleifs and ask if a generalization such as this is even properly posed. Tom Cuba Ecolog: Would you please assess the following statement for its veracity and completeness

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Shannon-Wiener Div Index Question - dealing with zero species per plot??

2009-07-17 Thread Tom Cuba
Similarly, and intuitively, a sample with one species has life, but no diversity.  The SW index is not the tool for this set. Tom Cuba In the limit as p goes to 0, log(p) goes to -infinity. The Shannon-Wiener terms are equal to p*log(p) and 0*(-infinity) is defined as 0, which goes along

Re: [ECOLOG-L] stealing from websites; educational use

2009-05-14 Thread Tom Cuba
I apologize for getting into this late and not reading all the previous posts, but has anyone considered that any photograph taken as a result of work funded by public dollars (grants, University salaries) would be / should be public domain? Your tax dollar at work? Credits would be

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science, Obama, and the Endangered Species Act

2009-04-10 Thread Tom Cuba
I am writing to draw your attention to the need to read the rule in question before adding your name to a petition.  Read the actual rule, not a third party summary or opinion. Tom Cuba. Greetings, I am writing to draw your attention to a scientist letter that urges the Obama administration

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Thank you for responding to the survey!

2009-03-04 Thread Tom Cuba
Maiken writes: the debate so intense, the answers so contradictory, I would say the first results are in - there is no consensus. Not on the problem and not on what to do about it. Maiken Winter wrote: I owe you all a short explanation - I developed the survey I posted yesterday