[ECOLOG-L] Reminder Student Eco-Arts Exhibit submission deadline: June 1st
The deadline for submission of your photos, videos and poetries is coming up! You* have until June 1st 5pm EST to submit your art, please go to the following link, fill in the application form, and win free registration to the 2009 ESA annual meeting in Albuquerque NM, cash prizes and much more! http://www.esa.org/students/section/?q=node/91 * Only students (high school, undergrad, MSc, PhD and post-docs). If you are a faculty member, please help us spread this message. Many thanks, ESA Student Section board -- Illic est haud via ut prosperitas tamen exsupero in panton .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Rob Salguero-Gomez PhD candidate EEB Vice chair ESA Student Section Department of Biology, Leidy Labs 321, 3740 Hamilton Walk University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA Phone: 215-898-8608; salgu...@sas.upenn.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I agree with Cara. I always submit manuscript after being edited by my native English speaker co-workers and a professional editor. Even after those editing, journal reviewers often put low on Readability Criteria, such as * Interest: Captures and holds readers' attention. * Understandable: Uses easy-to-understand language and flows smoothly. * Development: Appropriately sequences and constructs paragraphs and sentences to support the central idea and conclusions. * Mechanics: Uses acceptable standards of spelling and grammar. In my experience, most of my Native English speaking coworkers can correct simple spelling and grammar errors. However, most of them can't correct language flow smoothly, except for them rewriting the entire manuscript, which they would not do. Toshihide Hamachan Hamazaki, PhD : 濱崎俊秀：浜ちゃん Alaska Department of Fish Game Division of Commercial Fisheries 333 Raspberry Rd. Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Ph: 907-267-2158 Fax: 907-267-2442 Cell: 907-440-9934 E-mail: toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov CL wrote: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum wrote: we are working to shift most of the formatting to the authors, but this requires VERY GOOD directions! ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position, Modeling of tree diversity under climate change
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (see http://www.fe.ethz.ch) is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral research project dealing with the impacts of climate change on structural and functional aspects of tree diversity. A complete description of this two-year project with information on the requirements and the application procedure can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/servlet/Offer?offer=13232. Yours sincerely, Harald Bugmann -- - Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Waldoekologie Forest Ecology Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Sciences ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1 8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1110 E-mail harald.bugm...@env.ethz.ch Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ -
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
Hello all, I have been translating papers from Portuguese and Spanish, and fixing the English in papers already translated, for around 10 years now. As a biologist, I can usually figure out what the person wished to say in English and how to say it reasonably well. However, I have seen that when translated or reviewed by an English speaker who is NOT a biologist, or a non-native English speaker who speaks English very well, the translations often end up very poorly written. Also, translations are often done by computer and the original author often may not have the ability to recognize poorly written English and all these cause issues with the paper after it is submitted. At the same time, reviewers often seem disinclined to allow for what we might call an accent in the English. I have seen papers with minimal accent that often came after a translation when the original author thought that one or two sentences needed revision, and did so without consulting the translator. Those few sentences caught the eye of the reviewer who then gave a blanket recommendation to review the ENTIRE English. Perhaps reviewers need to be a little more flexible as well. Jim Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG) wrote on 19-May-09 3:33: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I agree with Cara. I always submit manuscript after being edited by my native English speaker co-workers and a professional editor. Even after those editing, journal reviewers often put low on Readability Criteria, such as * Interest: Captures and holds readers' attention. * Understandable: Uses easy-to-understand language and flows smoothly. * Development: Appropriately sequences and constructs paragraphs and sentences to support the central idea and conclusions. * Mechanics: Uses acceptable standards of spelling and grammar. In my experience, most of my Native English speaking coworkers can correct simple spelling and grammar errors. However, most of them can't correct language flow smoothly, except for them rewriting the entire manuscript, which they would not do. Toshihide Hamachan Hamazaki, PhD : 濱崎俊秀：浜ちゃん Alaska Department of Fish Game Division of Commercial Fisheries 333 Raspberry Rd. Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Ph: 907-267-2158 Fax: 907-267-2442 Cell: 907-440-9934 E-mail: toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov CL wrote: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum wrote: we are working to shift most of the formatting to the authors, but this requires VERY GOOD directions! ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~ -- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine Research Station MRC 0580-03 Unit 9100, Box 0948 DPO AA 34002-9998 Skype-in (USA):+1 706 5501064 Skype-in (Brazil):+55 41 39415715 E-mail - personal: jjro...@gmail.com E-mail - consulting: arsart...@gmail.com STRI Bocas del Toro http://www.stri.org/english/research/facilities/marine/bocas_del_toro/index.php Programa de Po's-graduac,a~o em Ecologia e Conservac,a~o http://www.bio.ufpr.br/ecologia/ Educational Pages http://jjroper.googlepages.com/ Ars Artium Consulting http://arsartium.googlepages.com/ 9^o 21.122' N, and 82^o 15.390' W In Google Earth, copy and paste - 9 21.122' N, 82 15.390' W
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
borretts wrote: Colleagues, Biology/ecology could adopt a model like the physicists and develop an electronic preprint archive like arXiv (http://arxiv.org/). This provides a way to share research results and ideas -- even those that have been peer reviewed -- in a moderated fashion without violating copyrights (as far as I know). For those of us working in quantitative biology/ecology there is already a quantitative biology subsection available. as I pointed out earlier, there is Nature Precedings (http://precedings.nature.com/) which fulfils this function. The FAQ discusses copyright (http://precedings.nature.com/site/help#copyright). I don't know how journals will view manuscripts being placed there: I guess I should ask. We just need to start using it, folks! Bob -- Bob O'Hara Department of Mathematics and Statistics P.O. Box 68 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b) FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland Telephone: +358-9-191 51479 Mobile: +358 50 599 0540 Fax: +358-9-191 51400 WWW: http://www.RNI.Helsinki.FI/~boh/ Blog: http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/boboh Journal of Negative Results - EEB: www.jnr-eeb.org
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
True, non-english speakers may have problems with this and many other things. Typically, some help must be given in this case. Also, folks who are not computer savy will find it difficult. But if you knock off say 50% of the submissions to author formatting, it cuts the workload of a volunteer layout person a lot! So its still worth the effort! We have tested author formatting a few times and then Vista replaced XP so we had to start all over writing the instructions! 2009/5/19 Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG) toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I agree with Cara. I always submit manuscript after being edited by my native English speaker co-workers and a professional editor. Even after those editing, journal reviewers often put low on Readability Criteria, such as * Interest: Captures and holds readers' attention. * Understandable: Uses easy-to-understand language and flows smoothly. * Development: Appropriately sequences and constructs paragraphs and sentences to support the central idea and conclusions. * Mechanics: Uses acceptable standards of spelling and grammar. In my experience, most of my Native English speaking coworkers can correct simple spelling and grammar errors. However, most of them can't correct language flow smoothly, except for them rewriting the entire manuscript, which they would not do. Toshihide Hamachan Hamazaki, PhD : 濱崎俊秀：浜ちゃん Alaska Department of Fish Game Division of Commercial Fisheries 333 Raspberry Rd. Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Ph: 907-267-2158 Fax: 907-267-2442 Cell: 907-440-9934 E-mail: toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov CL wrote: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum wrote: we are working to shift most of the formatting to the authors, but this requires VERY GOOD directions! ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~ -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas AM University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org http://www.twitter.com/herpconbio Fall Teaching Schedule Office Hours: Landscape Ecology: T,R 10-11:40 pm Environmental Physiology: MW 1-2:40 pm Seminar: T 2:30-3:30pm Genetics: M 6-10pm Office Hours: M 3-6, T: 12-2, W: 3-4 1880's: There's lots of good fish in the sea W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
James makes a good point about familiarity with subject matter. Even in a language reasonably close to English, such as Spanish, word-by-word translation can turn elegant Spanish into gibberish in English. I have found the computer translations to be comically bad. He makes another good point about the accent. As an editor I receive papers with said accent from non-native speakers, and many from native speakers with fistsful of grade-school language errors. The former deserve more of that flexibility. Don On May 19, 2009, at 6:51 AM, James J. Roper wrote: Hello all, I have been translating papers from Portuguese and Spanish, and fixing the English in papers already translated, for around 10 years now. As a biologist, I can usually figure out what the person wished to say in English and how to say it reasonably well. However, I have seen that when translated or reviewed by an English speaker who is NOT a biologist, or a non-native English speaker who speaks English very well, the translations often end up very poorly written. Also, translations are often done by computer and the original author often may not have the ability to recognize poorly written English and all these cause issues with the paper after it is submitted. At the same time, reviewers often seem disinclined to allow for what we might call an accent in the English. I have seen papers with minimal accent that often came after a translation when the original author thought that one or two sentences needed revision, and did so without consulting the translator. Those few sentences caught the eye of the reviewer who then gave a blanket recommendation to review the ENTIRE English. Perhaps reviewers need to be a little more flexible as well. Jim Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG) wrote on 19-May-09 3:33: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I agree with Cara. I always submit manuscript after being edited by my native English speaker co-workers and a professional editor. Even after those editing, journal reviewers often put low on Readability Criteria, such as * Interest: Captures and holds readers' attention. * Understandable: Uses easy-to-understand language and flows smoothly. * Development: Appropriately sequences and constructs paragraphs and sentences to support the central idea and conclusions. * Mechanics: Uses acceptable standards of spelling and grammar. In my experience, most of my Native English speaking coworkers can correct simple spelling and grammar errors. However, most of them can't correct language flow smoothly, except for them rewriting the entire manuscript, which they would not do. Toshihide Hamachan Hamazaki, PhD : 濱崎俊秀：浜ちゃん Alaska Department of Fish Game Division of Commercial Fisheries 333 Raspberry Rd. Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Ph: 907-267-2158 Fax: 907-267-2442 Cell: 907-440-9934 E-mail: toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov CL wrote: One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum wrote: we are working to shift most of the formatting to the authors, but this requires VERY GOOD directions! ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~ -- -- -- James J. Roper Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bocas del Toro Marine Research Station MRC 0580-03 Unit 9100, Box 0948 DPO AA 34002-9998 Skype-in (USA):+1 706 5501064 Skype-in (Brazil):+55 41 39415715 E-mail - personal: jjro...@gmail.com E-mail - consulting: arsart...@gmail.com STRI Bocas del Toro http://www.stri.org/english/research/facilities/marine/ bocas_del_toro/index.php Programa de Po's-graduac,a~o em Ecologia e Conservac,a~o http://www.bio.ufpr.br/ecologia/ Educational Pages http://jjroper.googlepages.com/ Ars Artium Consulting http://arsartium.googlepages.com/ 9^o 21.122' N, and 82^o 15.390' W In Google Earth, copy and paste - 9 21.122' N, 82 15.390' W -- -- Don McKenzie Research Ecologist Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Lab US Forest Service Affiliate Professor College of Forest Resources and CSES Climate Impacts Group University of Washington phone: 206-732-7824 cell: 206-321-5966 d...@u.washington.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
I can sympathise with Hamachan Hamazaki on this, and would like to add my own two bits. I'm a native English speaker with a pretty good writing background, and experiences with reviewers often drive me up the wall. First of all, some reviewers insist on the use of jargon - I once wrote a paper on how scientists could better promote a general understanding of biodiversity in which I pointed out that protecting biodiversity does not involve just saving cute fuzzy seals and pands, but also ugly worms in the mud - the reviewer complained that this language did not belong in a scientific paper and I should refer to charismatic megafauna instead. I have also been accused of writing like a journalist, even in the style of Scientific American. So much for professional training in writing! In an artcle presenting a general theory of optimal management of a two-species fishery I was told that the species had to have Latin names. Hey, this was a general theory! So I called the species Quid pro Quo and Dolus fictus, but jokes are not allowed either, so the editor finally settled on the exciting Species A and Species B. Readability is seldom an issue. As for acceptable standards, when I am working on an EU project I use British spelling and usage, but many reviewers insist on American English. In fact, when I was living in Canada as a Canadian citizen employed by the government of Canada, I sometimes had reviewers complain about my using Canadian spelling in submissions to Canadian journals! Plus many reviewers are pretty arrogant about correcting spelling they don't understand. I once had a reviewer meticulously correct my use of weighted, as in weighted average, and replaced every occurence with weighed. I feel strongly that dealing with the language is primarily a job for th editor, not the reviewer. Of course the reviewer should point out serious problems, but I consider my responsibility as a reviewer is to evaluate the science, not the language. Of course the language has to be clear in the final version, and it is best to check it with someone fluent in the language or with a scientific editor (disclaimer, I do scientific editing so this is not a disinerested comment), but I think we should make every effort not to discriminate against colleagues who were not brought up speaking English. Bill Silvert Portugal - Original Message - From: Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG) toshihide.hamaz...@alaska.gov To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism I always submit manuscript after being edited by my native English speaker co-workers and a professional editor. Even after those editing, journal reviewers often put low on Readability Criteria, such as * Interest: Captures and holds readers' attention. * Understandable: Uses easy-to-understand language and flows smoothly. * Development: Appropriately sequences and constructs paragraphs and sentences to support the central idea and conclusions. * Mechanics: Uses acceptable standards of spelling and grammar.
[ECOLOG-L] help: Please post this advertisement for post-doctoral position
*Amazonian indigenous people, cultural change, and biodiversity: Postdoctoral Position* Join an exciting team on a unique project investigating the consequences on biodiversity of cultural changes in Amazonian indigenous communities. We are seeking enthusiastic candidates for an 18 mo postdoctoral position, jointly based in Stanford University (USA) and Toulouse University (France). Responsibilities: The successful candidate will contribute to an NSF- funded project, by developing a mathematical model of the hunting practices of Makusi and Wapichana people in Southern Guyana and northern Brazil. Duties will include integration and synthesis of existing socioeconomic, hunting and environmental data sets, statistical analyses, model building, and manuscript preparation. Opportunities to develop independent research projects using data generated by the project are encouraged. Qualifications: A PhD with a background in ecology/evolution, demonstrated interest in the broader questions in social studies and tropical systems, a proven publication record especially in mathematical modeling, and strong motivation. Research experience in social systems is desirable. Employment Conditions: The starting date is negotiable between July and August 2009. We will offer a competitive salary commensurate with the experience of the successful candidate. To Apply: Please send a single PDF file containing letter of application with statement of interest, CV and two letters of reference to Jose Fragoso (frag...@stanford.edu), with cc to Jerome Chave (ch...@cict.fr). For full consideration, apply by June 15 2009. The position will remain open until filled.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
The cover letter accompanying one paper read We hope this paper will be excepted. It was. Original message From: William Silvert cien...@silvert.org I once had a reviewer meticulously correct my use of weighted, as in weighted average, and replaced every occurence with weighed.
[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting - Field Botanist
Job Opportunity: Field Botanist Description: The Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Center is seeking a well-trained field botanist to conduct plant surveys for several field research projects during 2009. The individual would be responsible for resurveys of a variety of vegetation plots used in ongoing studies of the effects of white-tailed deer and invasive species on native plant communities. Required qualifications: B.S. in botany, forest ecology, plant ecology, natural resources, conservation biology or a closely related field; M.S. degree preferred. Excellent knowledge of the taxonomy and identifying characters of the plant species of eastern U.S. deciduous forests and/or the mid-Atlantic region; ability to work independently in sometimes hot and humid conditions, follow established survey protocols, and collect detailed and accurate data. Additional desired skills: experience with botanical field surveys, voucher specimen collection and preparation, and field and GPS-based mapping. You must provide your own transportation throughout the contract. Duration, details, and work location: Duration - June through October 2009. $1,500 - 2,000/mo. depending on experience. The location will be at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Center (CRC) on the outskirts of Front Royal, VA. Field work will be conducted in forest, old field and agricultural habitats in Maryland and northwestern Virginia. The CRC is beautifully situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains adjacent to Shenandoah National Park and the George Washington National Forest. Multiple outdoor recreational opportunities abound in the area, and the cultural attractions of Washington, DC are an easy 1-1.5 hour drive to the east. Application procedure: To apply, please e-mail electronic copies of a cover letter describing your qualifications and interest, a CV or resume, college transcripts, and the names of three (3) references to crcecol...@si.edu by May 27, 2009. Documents can also be faxed to 540-551-9424. Cover letters can be addressed to Norm Bourg, Ph.D., Ecological Research Programs Manager.
[ECOLOG-L] INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP: Population and Ecological Genomics in Changing Forest Environments FINAL DEADLINE
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP: Population and Ecological Genomics in Changing Forest Environments LOCATION: Centro di Ecologia Alpina (CEA; http: www.cealp.it), Fondazione Edmund Mach, on Monte Bondone, near Trento, Italy DATES: July 22-24, 2009. HOW TO APPLY: Potential participants are kindly requested to submit an e-mail (eve...@iasma.it) along with a one-page cv and 1-page statement describing why they would like to attend the workshop. Deadline for registration is May 22, 2009. FEE: 200 ¤ includes lunches and dinners (from July 22-24) and the course manual. CONTACTS: Floriana Marin, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, (eve...@iasma.it), phone: +39 0461 615543 - Fax + 39 0461 615183 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will be hosted by CEA, in collaboration with the University of California, Davis, USA (Department of Plant Sciences). The aim of the workshop is to provide up-to-date knowledge of theoretical and computational approaches to studying adaptation in changing forest environments. The workshop will emphasize the use bioinformatics tools and software packages. Participants must have their own laptop computer and have software applications installed before arriving at the CEA. Information regarding obtaining software and computer hardware requirements will be provided by the organizers in advance of the workshop. The workshop is primarily intended for young researchers at the doctoral and post-doctoral stages, but is also open to people working outside academic institutions seeking to acquire basic knowledge useful for implementing practical management and conservation plans. ORGANIZERS: David Neale (Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis) Cristiano Vernesi (Centro di Ecologia Alpina, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach) Claudio Varotto (IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach) INSTRUCTORS: David Neale (UC Davis, USA) , Jill Wegrzyn (UC Davis, USA), Andrew Eckert (UC Davis, USA) and Elena Mosca (UC Davis, USA). Invited speakers: Sally Aitken (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Brad St. Clair (USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, Oregon, USA) LOCAL COMMITTEE: Cristiano Vernesi and Floriana Marin (secretary), Fondazione Edmund Mach. Cristiano Vernesi Centro di Ecologia Alpina Centro Ricerca e Innovazione - Fondazione Edmund Mach postal address: Viote del Monte Bondone - 38040 Trento - Italy tel +390461939523 - fax +390461948190 - skypename: cvernesi
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
1. Yes, it's legal 2. People understand about temporary Internet files 3. No, copyright infringement is a civil matter, not a criminal one. Practice due diligence, and if you later find you made a mistake, you made a mistake -- it's not for lack of effort. It's silly to lose too much sleep over this. Dave Tom Mosca III wrote: Hello Folks, The discussion that followed my question about using a photograph in a presentation motivates more questions. 1. Is it legal to surf the WWW during the teaching of a class or the presentation of a paper? Can I legally direct the attention of my audience to the work of another, via a web site authorized by the holder of the copyright? 2. My web browser creates temporary Internet files each time I visit a web site. As this is copying copyrighted material, is it legal to surf the WWW at all? 3. Suppose I see an image that I would like to use in a presentation, and ask the person who operates the web site for permission to use the image. What is my liability if that person had copied the image without permission? Would that be comparable to the receiving of stolen property (a crime even without knowledge that the property was stolen)? Thanks. Take care, Tom -- -- David M. Lawrence| Home: (804) 559-9786 7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: d...@fuzzo.com USA | http: http://fuzzo.com -- We have met the enemy and he is us. -- Pogo No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku -- Richard Brautigan
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
Cara and others, Have you heard of the American Journal Experts? They are an organization to which non-native English speakers can submit manuscripts to for review by graduate students and retired professors before they finally submit to journals. http://www.journalexperts.com/ I don't intend to promote that site in particular; I'm sure they are many others that serve similar purposes. Might help your students with a final draft. Best, Jennie Jennie Miller Research Assistant Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Department of Vertebrate Zoology P.O. Box 37012, MRC 108 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Tel: 202-633-1250 Fax: 202-786-2979 miller...@si.edu Street location: 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20560 -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Cara Lin Bridgman Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 5:34 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism One snag with this is the language barrier for those writing papers in their second or third language: English. I'm working hard to get my Taiwanese students to attend and follow directions, but it is an uphill battle. Some authors are just going to need some help. CL malcolm McCallum wrote: we are working to shift most of the formatting to the authors, but this requires VERY GOOD directions! ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised
While we all discuss the implications for this study -- please note that the higher sea-level rise estimates are based on an assumption of COMPLETE collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The Bamber study assumes only TWO-THIRDS of the ice sheet would flow into the sea, with much of the rest prevented from free flow into the Southern Ocean by underlying topography. Dave William Silvert wrote: In light of the discussion that this posting has raised, I am taking the liberty of posting the NY Times report which describes both the study and some comments on it, which I think adds some useful perspective: May 15, 2009 Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas By ANDREW C. REVKIN A new analysis halves longstanding projections of how much sea levels could rise if Antarctica's massive western ice sheets fully disintegrated as a result of global warming. The flow of ice into the sea would probably raise sea levels about 10 feet rather than 20 feet, according to the analysis, published in the May 15 issue of the journal Science. The scientists also predicted that seas would rise unevenly, with an additional 1.5-foot increase in levels along the east and west coasts of North America. That is because the shift in a huge mass of ice away from the South Pole would subtly change the strength of gravity locally and the rotation of the Earth, the authors said. Several Antarctic specialists familiar with the new study had mixed reactions to the projections. But they and the study's lead author, Jonathan L. Bamber of the Bristol Glaciology Center in England, agreed that the odds of a disruptive rise in seas over the next century or so from the buildup of greenhouse gases remained serious enough to warrant the world's attention. They also uniformly called for renewed investment in satellites measuring ice and field missions that could within a few years substantially clarify the risk. There is strong consensus that warming waters around Antarctica, and Greenland in the Arctic, will result in centuries of rising seas. But glaciologists and oceanographers still say uncertainty prevails on the vital question of how fast coasts will retreat in a warming world in the next century or two. The new study combined computer modeling with measurements of the ice and the underlying bedrock, both direct and by satellite. It did not assess the pace or the likelihood of a rise in seas. The goal was to examine as precisely as possible how much ice could flow into the sea if warming seawater penetrated between the West Antarctic ice sheet and the bedrock beneath. For decades West Antarctic ice has been identified as particularly vulnerable to melting because, although piled more than one mile above sea level in many places, it also rests on bedrock a half mile to a mile beneath sea level in others. That topography means that warm water could progressively melt spots where ice is stuck to the rock, allowing it to flow more freely. Erik I. Ivins, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, described the new paper as good solid science, but added that the sea-level estimates could not be verified without renewed investment in satellite missions and other initiatives that were currently lagging. A particularly valuable satellite program called Grace, which measures subtle variations in gravity related to the mass of ice and rock, has perhaps a couple of years remaining before its orbit deteriorates, Dr. Ivins said. The sad truth is that we in NASA are watching our Earth-observing systems fall by the wayside as they age - without the sufficient resources to see them adequately replaced. Robert Bindschadler, a specialist in polar ice at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said the study provided only a low estimate of Antarctica's possible long-term contribution to rising seas because it did not deal with other mechanisms that could add water to the ocean. The prime question, he said, remains what will happen in the next 100 years or so, and other recent work implies that a lot of ice can be shed within that time. Even in Bamber's world, he said, referring to the study's lead author, there is more than enough ice to cause serious harm to the world's coastlines. - Original Message - From: James T. Conklin (BSME UMD 1958) conk...@cfl.rr.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 3:19 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Sea-Level Rise Revised Experts have cut the sea-level rise forecast IF the West Antarctic ice sheet were to collapse due to Global Warming. The forecast has been revised to 10 feet in 500 years, or 0.24 inches per year.* I recall that a sea-level rise of 20 to 50 feet had been predicted by Al Gore and other Global Warming experts (fanatics) within decades. I also recall that the Antarctic ice sheet has been getting thicker, i.e.: not melting. My advice to people who have been traumatized by Al Gore's dire Global Warming and
Re: [ECOLOG-L] THE COST OF PUBLISHING RE: [ECOLOG-L] Open Access and Intellectual Imperialism
Actually, I'm running into another problem. My name can look Chinese, especially my middle name: Lin. When my Taiwanese colleagues and I co-author a paper and send it off for review, it's almost as though the default comment of reviewers is that, since the authors are all Taiwanese, the English must need improving or 'the manuscript ... is extremely rough.' Like James Roper, I've spent much of my time over the past 20 years revising and editing my colleagues' papers. This can include a lot of rewriting, even second-guessing the authors' intended meaning. In many cases, I have to discuss things with the authors (usually via email). I, too, have noticed that revisions by non-biologists or non-native English speakers tend to be poor. To my students, I routinely have to emphasize that computer generated translations are garbage--sometimes, however, this is because of fuzzy thinking in the original Chinese. CL who routinely gets email notices from Chinese (PROC) translation companies offering to help translate her papers into English:) ~~ Cara Lin Bridgman cara@msa.hinet.net P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com Taichung County 43499 TaiwanPhone: 886-4-2632-5484 ~~
[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Position/TAship: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF SAILFIN AND AMAZON MOLLIES
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF SAILFIN AND AMAZON MOLLIES Teaching Assistantship for MS or PhD. Applications are being sought for a student interested in pursuing an academic career studying various aspects of the behavior of sailfin and Amazon mollies (or Salamanders). Amazon mollies, Poecilia formosa, are a clonal, all female species that are essentially sexual parasites as they require sperm from the closely related sailfin molly, P. latipinna and shortfin molly, P. mexicana, to start the development of their eggs but do not use it to fertilize their eggs. Conflict exists between male mollies that prefer to mate with conspecifics and the Amazon mollies that require matings with these males. We are looking for a student to work on some aspect of the system and can supply a renewable 9-mo Teaching Assistantship plus benefits and in state tuition. Preferably the position would start August 2009 with funding for this summer month ($1130). See http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~gabor/gabor.htm for details about our lab and our research interests. The Department of Biology offers a strong environment in evolutionary ecology as the basis for training in behavioral ecology. Students will benefit from interactions with other faculty interested in evolutionary questions such as: Jim Ott (Insect-plant interactions and ecological genetics), Noland Martin (Plant population genetics), and Chris Nice (Speciation in insects and phylogeography). We have both General Biology and Population and Conservation Biology MS (http://pop.bio.txstate.edu/index.html) programs and a Doctoral Program in Aquatic Biology. For more information on admissions see: http://www.bio.txstate.edu/grad/GradGuide.html. Please also see the Department of Biology (http://www.bio.txstate.edu/) and Texas State University (http://www.txstate.edu/) web sites for more information. Currently there is a soft deadline for applications to the MS program. To apply for this job please send a statement of interest and a CV/resume, relevant coursework, GPA, GRE, and any other relevant experience to Caitlin Gabor by email (gabor at txstate.edu). Reference letters for top candidates will be solicited at a later date. Applications will be reviewed as they come in.
[ECOLOG-L] insect sex hormones
It is my understanding that sexual development in insects is driven by the hormones that control ecdysis, and that although estrogens are produced by insects, their role in insect physiology and reproduction is unknown. Is this information still current? HELP! :P Thanks in advance. -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas AM University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org http://www.twitter.com/herpconbio Fall Teaching Schedule Office Hours: Landscape Ecology: T,R 10-11:40 pm Environmental Physiology: MW 1-2:40 pm Seminar: T 2:30-3:30pm Genetics: M 6-10pm Office Hours: M 3-6, T: 12-2, W: 3-4 1880's: There's lots of good fish in the sea W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
