[ECOLOG-L] Replies to my question "how to incorporate spatial autocorrelation in a multivariate GLM"

Hello, A few days ago I posted the following question on how to incorporate spatial autocorrelation in a multivariate GLM. I got some kind answers, which I thank and reproduce below. Regards, Alexandre Dear friends, I would like to ask for some advice. I am embarking in the

[ECOLOG-L] How to incorporate spatial autocorrelation in multivariate GLM

Dear friends, I would like to ask for some advice. I am embarking in the analysis of 3,000 plant species occurrence data across biogeographic scales in South America. I am willing to try to jump from more traditional distance-based multivariate analysis (e.g., RDA on hellinger-transformed

[ECOLOG-L] Which kind of species are logged?

Dear friends, Sorry for the timing of the posting, right before the hollidays. I would like to ask if any of you have ever read any reference to the successional status of the tree species preferentially cut by the timber logging industry. Are most of them pioneers, long-lived pioneers, of

[ECOLOG-L] Thoughts on the interpretation of Mass Effects x Neutral Dynamics?

Dear friends, I am thinking on the interpretation of the results of the variation partitioning of community composition by means of RDA. Despite all drawbacks of the approach, it continues as an important tool to access the global effects of environmental factors and space on the variance

[ECOLOG-L] Post on My Question on How to Estimate Soil Humidity from topographic or texture data

Dear friends, I have got some replies to my question on how to estimate soil humidity from topographic or texture data. Here they are: ** If you are interested in how much moisture the soil can hold than soil texture is your best proxy.Soil humidity is hard to measure anyway,

[ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

Dear friends, I have a number of soil-related variables, and need to estimate soil humidity. Would someone know how? We have collected topographic (elevation, slope, convexity), soil (texture and nutrients), and vegetation cover data from 85 5 x 5 m plots scattered through a sandy coastal

[ECOLOG-L] Would You Review My Manuscript?

Hello, I have just finished a manuscript on subtropical forest tree strategies in Brazil, and would like to hear a second opinion. If my work's theme falls within your field of expertise, would you like to review it? I offer to review your work in return. I would like to submitt the

[ECOLOG-L] How to process 16-mm fisheye photographs

Dear ecofriends, We are studying the diversity and structure of sandy coastal vegetation in northeastern Brazil. This vegetation type is very complex and within a few hundred meters can change from forest to shrubland or just herbaceous cover. We took 16-mm fisheye photographs of 85 plots

[ECOLOG-L] Post on Sand Erosion Measurement

Dear Ecofriends, Here are the answers I got about measuring sand erosion/deposition in coastal dunes. In summary I believe a combination of two approaches will suffice: 1 - Weighting sand deposition in plastic pots buried to sand surface 2 - Measuring the height of sand deposition

[ECOLOG-L] Question on Sand Dynamics on Dune Ecosystems

Dear friends, I am beginning to research vegetation ecology on coastal sandy dune ecosystems in northeastern Brazil and would like to ask you about ideas on how to measure the disturbance regime of such habitats. In our region dunes are fixed by shrubs, sometimes by trees, sometimes herbs

[ECOLOG-L] CSR x Forest Functional Groups

Hello, Regarding forest plant functional groups. Grime's CSR theory remains one of the most robust scheme of plant adaptation and formation of functional groups. Its attractiveness lies in that it is not an emergent grouping of properties, but derives from an ecological and evolutive theory.

[ECOLOG-L] Post on: Reference on Ecological Management

Dear friends, I have recently posted a request for indications of books on ecological management. Here you have the list of suggestion I received. Savory's Holistic Management Meffe et al Ecosystem Management, Island Press reating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The science of ecosystem

[ECOLOG-L] Reference on Ecological Management

Dear friends, I am giving an undergraduate course on Natural Resource Management for the Ecology carreer nex semester. Despite extensive contact with conservation biology, I am not much familiar with management textbooks. Do anyone knows of good introductory textbooks on ecological

[ECOLOG-L] Invitation to Review Manuscript on Regional Floristic Relationships in South America - Thank you

Dear friends, Just 24 hours ago I wrote to you asking if some of you would be willing to review a manuscript that I have just finished on floristic relationships between subtropical forests in Brazil. I would like to thank you very much for the many replies I received! I would like

[ECOLOG-L] Invitation to Review Manuscript on Regional Floristic Relationships in South America

Dear friends, I have just finished a manuscript on floristic relationships between subtropical forests in Brazil. I wonder if some of you would like to review it and give me some feedback. I offer to review your manuscript in return. Sincerely, Alexandre Dr. Alexandre F. Souza