"We" need a LESS PATRONIZING approach to "lay" people by "scientists," not a
more patronizing one. And an academic system that promotes learning and
understanding, rather than retarding it. The "firewall" approach retards
learning and understanding, the very thing "we" want to promote.
Even as
Ecolog and Heckscher:
Yes, it is a shame that baseline data of all kinds, so essential to any
higher-order understanding of ecological processes, is shunned by "armchair"
(and "office-chair) ecologists for any number of "reasons," but there is a
yet more important baseline that goes yet more c
I have not looked at the original model or report, but the summary
statements that were included in the initial posting are troublesome, to
whit:
"...Their results showed that animals and plants that can adjust to climate
change will have a
competitive advantage over those that don't..."
and
"..
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*Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications at NIMBioS -- Next
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BANDING ASSISTANTS (3), FORAGING OBSERVATIONS BIRDER (1), POINT COUNT
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Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, a field station of the University
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April 2 and end May 11 or May 18th (7 weeks). Hours are variable,
especially on days w
Jane, thanks for your post.
The ESA's position, as an academic publisher, is predictable. The academic
publishing world is rapidly changing. Publishers (of many kinds) are seeing
the near future in which they are no longer sole gatekeepers of content, or
process.
I'd like to comment on a pa
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Christopher Heckscher wrote:
> This underscores the critical need for baseline inventory of multiple
> taxonomic groups in all parts of the world - not just tropical or remote
> regions. Even in relatively well studied regions of North America like the
> northeast we generally have a poo
NWF has a full time, 11 month, paid position (with benefits) starting in
February or early March 2012 with our Wildlife and Climate Safeguards Team.
This internship is based in Washington, DC.
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*Wildlife
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC, www.glbrc.org) has posted
an opening for an "Education and Outreach Specialist." This person will be
based at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Details on this position
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This
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Aloha mai kakou!
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This underscores the critical need for baseline inventory of multiple taxonomic
groups in all parts of the world - not just tropical or remote regions. Even
in relatively well studied regions of North America like the northeast we
generally have a poor understanding of rare species' distributio
Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive
Species
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2012) A recent analysis led by ecologist Bethany
Bradley at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst suggests that climate change predicted for the United
States will boost
demand fo
Climate Change Models May Vasty Underestimate Extinctions
ScienceDaily (Jan. 3, 2012) Predictions of the loss of animal and plant
diversity around the world
are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that
because these
climate models don't account for species com
I would agree with Andrew regarding Wordpress.org. It does allow you to
include both static and dynamic pages and is very user-friendly. If you
decided to go with www.wordpress.org (the paid version which affords you more
flexibility in how your site looks and acts), I would recommend using
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