[ECOLOG-L] Correlated Count Data

2012-01-04 Thread Lee Davis
I am looking for some advice concerning techniques in R that are appropriate for correlated count data. Specifically, I have some "freezing days" data, which is a count of the number of days each spring that were below freezing. The counts were taken at the same location over a period of years. Th

[ECOLOG-L] ESA/NEPA training

2012-04-24 Thread Lee Davis
I'm looking for opinions on the best venues for ESA (especially section 7) and NEPA training. If you've taken a course, either online or in person, and felt that it was both worthwhile and generally looked upon as favorable experience by employers I would really appreciate hearing about it. I'm esp

[ECOLOG-L] AIC and Occam's Razor

2010-12-01 Thread Lee Davis
e that we are avoiding model averaging. Thanks, Lee -- Lee Davis Graduate Assistant State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry Department of Environmental & Forest Biology 452 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210

[ECOLOG-L] academia vs consultancies vs govt

2011-03-06 Thread Lee Davis
I think a major point that isn't being addressed here is that many professors who have focused solely on research and may have had little contact with regulation, on the ground conservation and management agencies/organizations often fail to understand the importance of training in NEPA, conservati