This subject all boils down to a simple question Why do I have to study (any)
subjects that are boring, irrelevant, a turn-off, and learn little from them?
That's what every school age children ask their parents and educators. Now,
educators are asking Why do I have to teach subjects that
Ryan,
Perhaps, your experience is very typical. Looking at the ESA website on Ecology
career, http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/webDocs/undergraduate.php
The website sites ecologist jobs for
BS degree: Intern, field/research technician, research assistant: majority of
those are
In the 1970s, there was almost no personal computers and printers. Electric
calculator was noble. Library literature search means you go to the library
and spend all day reading journals, follow citations, for other publications.
Many ecological researches are based on field observations
The Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is
recruiting for a Fish and Game Regional Supervisor. This position will
lead wildlife management programs for Region II, which includes
communities around Southcentral Alaska like Anchorage, Kodiak, Kenai
Peninsula, and Cordova.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Habitat has an
exciting Habitat Biologist IV opportunity to lead the Large Projects
Team in their Anchorage area office. The position is a unique
opportunity to conduct independent field research and protect important
fish and wildlife habitat,
While we are still on invasive species in the US South Western Regions, what is
everyone's opinion about wild horses in the US?
They are apparently introduced and became invasive, yet are protected by law.
BLM manages them as invasive species, while there is a law suit in the 9th
circuit court
I see nothing threatening about this. The US has been attracted/buying
away/brain-drain scientists from all over the world. This may have created
the US/Euro/Western centric perspective of science. Now, China is doing the
same thing that the US has been doing. And, influx and enhanced
All,
Recently, I was contacted by a journalist regarding my research and a
manuscript submitted to a journal. He was informed from someone about status
of my manuscript, such as whether accepted, rejected, requested for
resubmission with revision, etc.
I thought this information was
I contend that the majority of researches are NOT based on hypothesis testing.
Every natural resource management agencies (Federal, state, and municipality)
spends majority of their budget for data collection and monitoring to ensure
that the focused natural resources are properly
Whether or not we like EXCEL using for graphing and statistics, reality is that
almost all people (business, academic, government, NGO, etc) use EXCEL for
those purposes. Even those who use R regularly, use EXCEL for data entry and
simple summary statistics. (How many of R users directly
Wendee
My guess is that we are still struggling with what ecosystem based
fisheries management really means. In the end, fishery managers want
to know the answer to this simple question: How many fish can we take
this year? (I am asked this all the time.)
In single stock fisheries management
Whether natural or cultural, every species takes advantage of opportunities to
disperses/migrate to colonize and multiply. And, when they colonize/invade a
new place (mostly already occupied), other species that have already there
before (e.g., native species) would be affected. Some may
I don't think that students' education level has declined. 20-30 years ago,
few high school students went to higher education, but now, having a bachelor
degree is almost required for many jobs. In response to the demand for higher
education, many universities increased school capacities,
In regard to this issue, we should remind that we scientists also fall into
this trap. In publishing a paper, we often look for a journal that has high
probability of being published. In a way, all you need is several likely minded
peers to have your paper published in a peer-reviewed journal.
As some research techniques become widely popular and standardized, I don't
find any reason to cite the original paper.
Nobody cite William Sealy Goseet for t-test, Ronald Fisher for ANOVA, or Howard
T Fisher for GIS. In fact, you need to dig up a history book to find out who
is the original
Cara Lin,
I think you are too hard on the issue about plagiarism toward non-English
speakers. And as Jim pointed out, there are only so many intelligible ways to
state a simple idea. And there are only a few efficient and elegant ways to
state an idea.
Everyone, including native English
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
Wow
Open Access journals, open Access softwares, and plenty of undergraduates and
graduate students who are interested in field and lab works. Now, I can do all
of my projects almost at no cost, without hiring anyone with costly salary,
benefits, and insurance. No wonder, John, the
Colleagues,
In our agencies, I have seeing more phDs applying to our positions and working
for us. This is a great trend. When I was a graduate student, working for an
agency was somehow looked down by our professors. So, I wonder if this trend
is a sign of change of attitudes among
If I can add to this clutter, qualities of phDs are vastly different among
universities. Through my carrier, I have encountered many phDs and advised phD
graduate students. Reviewing their manuscripts, research and dissertation
projects, I sometimes wonder how they were able to receive phD and
Mac or PC?
I think this discussion is just futile and largely meaningless. People make
similar arguments over almost anything. What is lost in these argument is the
most simple and important question: what do you want to accomplish, and does
the gear you have can do the job what you want to
Wendee
Your description of community-based conservation sounds wonderful, but I just
can't escape feeling a scent of Western Cultural Imperialism (e.g., We know
better what is good for locals and conservation than they are.). One way to
recognize this attitude is ask yourself a question Would
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