Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

There's a branch of forestry they call "forest engineering". When I hear of academic disciplines like: "...Agriculture courses like dairy science, feedlot management, swine management, animal nutrition and the like were designated animal science." I wonder if these might not more accurately be

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

I think that’s on the right track. I’ve always thought of the trend away from “botany” as a product of our trend away from an organismal approach to biology. We focus much more now on training students to be geneticists, molecular biologists, or ecologists, instead of botanists, zoologists, or

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in predator sensitivity to extinction

GRADUATE POSITION ON PREDATOR SENSITIVITY TO EXTINCTION The Aquatic Ecology and Global Change Lab in the Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University is seeking Ph.D applicants to undertake research on predator sensitivity to extinction. Trophic cascades are a charismatic topic in

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research in Tropical Plant Diversity

Dr. Christopher Baraloto is currently recruiting at least two graduate students in tropical plant diversity, with generous support for international research as part of the new International Center for Tropical Botany and the Department of Biological Sciences

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in plant community ecology - University of South Dakota

The Jarchow Lab in the Department of Biology at the University of South Dakota is seeking a PhD student interested in plant community ecology to begin in the summer or fall of 2016. Research in the lab is focused on how the diversity and management of tallgrass prairies affects their functionin

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

It was around 1990 that the American Society of Zoologists changed its name to Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. In addition to sounding "trendier" it also allows for inclusion of some plant biology. > This kind of “rebranding” has been happening for some time. In > ornithology

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting - FWC-FWRI: Biostatistician or Quantitative Ecologist

I am posting for a wider circulation, please do not respond directly to me. To apply, follow to the People First link below. Thanks! Dave Reed FWC-FWRI Biological Scientist IV: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking to hire a 40 hour per week Biostatistician or Quanti

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

If we want the general public to care about science then we need to talk about it in accessible language, hence plant science. I don’t think ecology will suffer the same fate since “eco” is everywhere; politics, fashion, bills, etc. Just my two cents. Eugénie MontBlanc Great Basin Fire Scienc

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Vegetation analysis with UAVs (drones)

Tim - Object-based image classification (http://bit.ly/1OSK26n). You can use proprietary software like eCognition (or, for the brave, OTB: https://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/) to aggregate and vectorize high resolution imagery from drones and similar devices and then use machine learning algorithms (l

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

I cannot tell you how many peopel have brought up "The Martian." I guess I will need to see it! :) I have a LOT of responses, I will try to post some kind of synopsis in a few days, after I am sure that everyone has spoken who wants to say something. Superficially, it sounds like sematics with re

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

Hi all, Just throwing this out there - "botanist" and "zoologist" imply to me that one claiming the title is familiar with the full range of taxa within their domain. I call myself a "fish ecologist" instead of an "ichthyologist" because while I know some species very well, I wouldn't claim to kno

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Vegetation analysis with UAVs (drones)

Your simplest, canned approach is going to be using a multispectral camera that can geotag the images and upload these photos to a software package, such as Pix4D, to calculate NDVI. It is also a good idea to use a ground calibration target to standardize your imagery. There are a range of cam

[ECOLOG-L] ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION in FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY at OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

*PLEASE DISTRIBUTE Assistant Professor in Fisheries Oceanography at Oregon State University The Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES) at Oregon State University (OSU) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] plant science vs. botany

This kind of “rebranding” has been happening for some time. In ornithology, I recall a debate about changing the name of our flagship journals, The Auk and The Condor. A compromise, I guess, was to give each subtitles. One driving force I heard was that administrators doing bean counting of facu

[ECOLOG-L] Two Doctoral (PhD) Studentships in Ecology: Plant-Insect Food Webs

Two Doctoral (PhD) Studentships in Ecology: Plant-Insect Food Webs Novotny Lab, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences & the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic We are seeking highly motivated postgraduate students to join our international team studying the ecology of plant-i

[ECOLOG-L] Vegetation analysis with UAVs (drones)

Hello, My company has recently acquired a couple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, aka drones), which are being used mainly to determine stockpile volumes from photogrammetrically derived point clouds. I am interested in figuring out how we might use this tool to analyze vegetation data, including

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecology: Plant-Insect Food Webs

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecology: Plant-Insect Food Webs Novotny Lab, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Salary: Euro 24,000 - 29,000 pa Tenure: one year with possibility for one or two 2-years extensions Location: Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic [local living

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity - coral reef fisheries ecology and modeling

Ecolog-ers, I would like to draw your attention to a fully funded PhD position at the University of Rhode Island. The funding is available to local and international applicants, and those from traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM fields are especially encouraged to apply. I would be v