Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 29 Apr 2003 to 30 Apr 2003 (#2003-114)
There are 23 messages totalling 1010 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. blowgun sources?
2. News: Nature Conservancy Urges Focus on Ecological Impact of
Transportation Projects
3. News: Rain Forests Release Carbon Dioxide With Warmer Temperatures
4. Soil moisture measurement ? (2)
5. proc glm vs mixed (2)
6. News: UN Urges Swift Environmental Probe In Iraq
7. Chaoborus (Diptera) help
8. THANKS -- blowguns (2)
9. Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings (8)
10. strip-strip-plot analysis
11. time series analysis ?
12. help with statistical analysis of presence/absence data
13. Anti-SPAM: FILTERS
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:18:17 -0500
From: Dave McNeely <dlmcneely@LUNET.EDU>
Subject: Re: blowgun sources?
You don't need anything special, just a length of aluminum tubing or pvc
tubing of a suitable diameter and length. Grapes work well as amunition.
You can noose lizards, too, with a bamboo fishing pole and a slip noose made
of twine or thread.
Dave McNeely
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie Mertz" <lmertz@NASW.ORG>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: blowgun sources?
> I'm looking for a source of blowguns, which I'll be using for lizard
> surveying. (I understand that blown dried peas will stun small lizards
just
> long enough to capture them.) I've checked a few sources, but am only
> finding decorative blowguns or blowguns-with-darts, but all I need are
cheap
> blow guns (probably bamboo?). Any suggestions?
>
> I'm also interested in hearing from anyone who has tried this technique
>
> Thanks,
> Leslie
> =================
> Leslie Mertz, Ph.D.
> LMERTZ@nasw.org
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:40:15 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Nature Conservancy Urges Focus on Ecological Impact of
Transportation Projects
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=3329&state=52
Nature Conservancy Urges More Focus on Ecological Impact of Transportation
Projects
Earth Day 2003 should make Americans consider links between transportation
and conservation, says the Nature Conservancy on its web page, restating
its commitment to "ecoregional planning" that lessens "the ecological
impact of transportation projects" and pointing out that road construction
-- usually enticing more development -- divides and destroys vital
landscapes and scenic vistas, increases air and water pollution, spreads
invasive species and threatens wildlife and habitat. Noting that Congress
will allocate some $200 billion this year for highway and other
transportation projects over the next six years, the conservancy gives two
examples of its work "with federal and state governments to offset habitat
loss caused by future road building and avoid potential conflicts between
planned transportation projects in sensitive habitats." In Colorado, the
conservancy participates in the state Department of Transportation's 2001
deal with several federal and state agencies "to perform mitigation before
beginning road-building and road-maintenance projects over the next 20
years."
The deal lets the department acquire conservation easements at
current prices; speed up approvals for projects with environmental
impacts; and fund preservation and management of 15,000-30,000 acres of
shortgrass prairie chosen by the conservancy -- a project honored on Earth
Day by the Federal Highway Administration. In California, the state
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) partnered with the conservancy
last year to use its ecoregional planning data for a 20-year state
transportation plan. The conservancy is currently preparing for Caltrans
"a statewide map overlying planned transportation projects and key
conservation areas." -- Nature Conservancy 4/21/2003
Resource(s): www.nature.org/event/earthday2003
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:41:39 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Rain Forests Release Carbon Dioxide With Warmer Temperatures
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=00016241-7DC0-1EA4-B
C0809EC588EEDF
April 22, 2003
Rain Forests Release Carbon Dioxide in Response to Warmer Temperatures
Because forests can absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the burning of
fossil fuels, they have been labeled carbon sinks. But as the global
atmospheric burden of CO2 continues to rise, scientists are realizing that
the situation may not be quite so cut-and-dried. According to a report
published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, increasing temperatures could cause rain forests to release
unusually high levels of CO2, thereby amplifying the effects of future
warming.
Deborah A. Clark of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her
colleagues measured the annual growth of six species of trees in an
old-growth rain forest in La Selva, Costa Rica, between 1984 and 2000. The
researchers also used data from global climate monitoring stations to
calculate CO2 emissions from tropical lands over the same time period.
Tree growth and the amount of carbon dioxide exchange both varied greatly
over the 16-year period, and both were correlated with temperature. In
addition, during the warmest years--particularly the record-breaking
1997-1998 El Nino episode--the rain-forest trees experienced the least
growth and expelled the most carbon dioxide, the scientists report. They
conclude that the carbon balance of the La Selva rain forest is remarkably
sensitive to increasing temperatures. Tropical rain forests could thus
potentially induce a large positive feedback for global CO2 atmospheric
accumulation. Note the authors: "Such a feedback in future years would
accelerate global warming." --Sarah Graham
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:10:50 -0300
From: VOLTOLINI <jcvoltol@UOL.COM.BR>
Subject: Soil moisture measurement ?
Dear friends,
I need to measure soil moisture in many sites of Brazilian rainforests =
and I need a good and quick equipment to do it.=20
Does anyone can give some suggestions about cheap and good equipments =
please ?
Thanks :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prof. J. C. VOLTOLINI
Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM)
Universidade de Taubate, Departamento de Biologia
Praca Marcelino Monteiro 63, Bom Conselho.
Taubate, SP. CEP 12030-010. BRASIL.
Tel: 0XX12 - 2254165 (Lab. Zool.) ou 2254277 (Depto. Biol.)
E-Mail: jcvoltol@uol.com.br
http://www.ecomam.hpg.ig.com.br
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Tutto di noi =E8 un angelo con un'ala e
possiamo volare soltanto se ci abbracciamo"
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:29:38 -0400
From: Poaceae <Poaceae@NETZERO.NET>
Subject: proc glm vs mixed
Greetings,
A friend and I have been going around about the choice of appropriate
model for our greenhouse experiment. In this experiment we have two factors
(both fixed effects) and a block factor. I'm of the notion that a two-way
ANOVA with block effect analysis using proc glm (SAS) is the appropriate
analysis, but he contends that proc mixed will handle the analysis better.
We both seem to recall that there was an article discussing the virtues of
proc mixed over proc glm in the ecology literature, but neither of us can
find it. Would some be so kind as to send me the appropriate reference.
Sincerely, Danny
Danny J. Gustafson, Ph.D.
Department of Biology,
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:15:01 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: UN Urges Swift Environmental Probe In Iraq
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-04-29/s_4144.asp
U.N. urges swift postwar Iraq environment probe
29 April 2003
By Jon Boyle, Reuters
PARIS - The United Nations must be allowed into Iraq right away to assess
environmental threats posed by weapons packed with toxic chemicals or
depleted uranium, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday.
The health of Iraqis could be at risk from tank-busting shells containing
depleted uranium used in the 1991 Gulf War and the war that toppled Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein, U.N. Environmental Programme (UNEP) head Klaus
Toepfer said. Chemical weapons used in the 1980s Iran-Iraq war may have
poisoned farmland, he added.
A UNEP report said about 290 tons of depleted uranium arms were fired in
the 1991 war and an unknown quantity in the war that began on March 20,
threatening Iraq's water supply and creating potentially dangerous
radioactive dust.
Previous UNEP studies have highlighted risk of depleted uranium--a toxic
and weakly radioactive substance which can attack the kidneys if ingested
or cause lung cancer if inhaled --finding its way into the water supply.
"The main signal of this study is that we have to go as soon as possible
into the field," Toepfer told a news conference. "There is a field mission
ready to go as soon as we have the chance. We recommend a solid
assessment," he said, citing the precedent of previous UNEP weapons-risk
studies in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Israeli-occupied Palestinian
territory.
Toepfer made the call after presenting the 98-page UNEP report on the
issue to environment ministers from the Group of Eight countries, the
world's traditional economic powers as well as Russia.
U.S. RESPONSE
UNEP's hopes of entering Iraq depend on the United States, which swiftly
seized power in Iraq and has opposed any quick return of the U.N. arms
inspectors whose pre-war work Washington considered ineffective.
Christine Todd Whitman, head of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency,
did not attend the final joint press conference, saying she had to catch a
plane home.
British Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said London welcomed the
UNEP study but declined to comment further, as she had only just seen the
document. Britain sent some 40,000 troops to fight in Iraq.
Toepfer was keen to stress that the U.N. body, which gets a large share of
its funding from the United States, did not have a political agenda, and
its main goal was humanitarian.
"Our group is absolutely unbiased. We are going not with any political
topic," he said. The possible dispatch of a UNEP team to Iraq would be
raised at the United Nations during a meeting on Monday in New York.
"But our (U.S. and British) colleagues are very, very open towards our
work. Needless to say we are trying to do what ever is possible to try and
contact the coalition," Toepfer said.
As well as the effects of depleted uranium munitions, experts would study
chemical and other hazardous waste, the torching of oil-filled trenches,
and the damage to sewage systems in the latest war. UNEP teams would also
investigate the impact of chemical weapons used during the Iran-Iraq war
of the 1980s, which Toepfer said could have "very severe repercussions for
agriculture."
Source: Reuters
Copyright - 2003 Environmental News Network Inc.
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:36:09 -0400
From: "Erica A. Garcia" <garciae7@KBS.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Chaoborus (Diptera) help
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a good guide to adult Chaoborus species
(phantom midges) I have the manual of Nearctic Diptera but it does not go
to species. Also, is it possible to distinguish Chaoborus from other midges
based on wing venation alone?
I would appreciate any help with this,
Erica
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Erica A. Garcia
Kellogg Biological Station
3700 E. Gull Lake Dr.
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
email: garciae7@kbs.msu.edu
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:03:49 -0400
From: Leslie Mertz <LMERTZ@NASW.ORG>
Subject: THANKS -- blowguns
Thank you all for the suggestions for blowguns, including the websites!
For those interested, inexpensive blowgun suggestions included
large-diameter straws, aluminum/brass/copper tubing, and small-diameter
pvc pipe, using everything from corks, grapes and olives to dried
soybeans and other round legumes.
Several of you also mentioned nooses and rubber bands. We've actually
tried both in the past without much success. (Rubber bands proved lethal
too often; and the site is quite windy, which made noosing nearly
impossible. I'd still like to give noosing another try this summer if I
can figure out how to fashion the noose to add weight to the line
somehow.)
Thanks again!
Leslie
===================
Leslie Mertz, Ph.D.
Fish Lake Biological Program
LMERTZ@nasw.org
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:09:53 -0500
From: "D. Liane Cochran-Stafira" <cochran@SXU.EDU>
Subject: Re: THANKS -- blowguns
Leslie,
Have you tried fly fishing line? It is heavier and will work somewhat
better in the wind. You can find all sorts of little rubber sliders and
pinch on lead weights in fishing equipment stores. These can add tiny
amounts of weight to the line. Galyan's or some other tackle store should
be able to help you.
Liane
At 09:03 AM 4/30/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Thank you all for the suggestions for blowguns, including the websites!
>For those interested, inexpensive blowgun suggestions included
>large-diameter straws, aluminum/brass/copper tubing, and small-diameter
>pvc pipe, using everything from corks, grapes and olives to dried
>soybeans and other round legumes.
>
>Several of you also mentioned nooses and rubber bands. We've actually
>tried both in the past without much success. (Rubber bands proved lethal
>too often; and the site is quite windy, which made noosing nearly
>impossible. I'd still like to give noosing another try this summer if I
>can figure out how to fashion the noose to add weight to the line
>somehow.)
>
>Thanks again!
>Leslie
>
>===================
>Leslie Mertz, Ph.D.
>Fish Lake Biological Program
>LMERTZ@nasw.org
>
>
***************************
Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Saint Xavier University
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60655
phone: 773-298-3514
fax: 773-779-9061
email: cochran@sxu.edu
http://www.sxu.edu/science/faculty_staff/cochran_stafira/
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:07:21 -0700
From: John Gerlach <jdgerlach@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Soil moisture measurement ?
There is no simple answer to your question. First, you need to specify
exactly why measuring soil moisture is important for your study. Once you
have done this a number of other questions will need to be answered before
you can chose a technique.
John Gerlach
> Dear friends,
>
> I need to measure soil moisture in many sites of Brazilian rainforests
> and I need a good and quick equipment to do it.=20
>
> Does anyone can give some suggestions about cheap and good equipments =
> please ?
>
>
> Thanks :)
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Prof. J. C. VOLTOLINI
> Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM)
> Universidade de Taubate, Departamento de Biologia
> Praca Marcelino Monteiro 63, Bom Conselho.
> Taubate, SP. CEP 12030-010. BRASIL.
> Tel: 0XX12 - 2254165 (Lab. Zool.) ou 2254277 (Depto. Biol.)
> E-Mail: jcvoltol@uol.com.br
> http://www.ecomam.hpg.ig.com.br
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Tutto di noi =E8 un angelo con un'ala e
> possiamo volare soltanto se ci abbracciamo"
>
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:39:04 -0700
From: Gerry Key <key@NOSC.MIL>
Subject: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
Like most of you, 25%-30% of the email I receive these days is spam.
Consequently, I've gotten in the habit of deleting without opening email
with a questionable Subject line that is from someone I don't know.
In the interest of not deleting otherwise useful postings to ECOLOG-L, I
would like to suggest that authors provide more descriptive Subject
lines on their postings. Two examples follow (I'm not singling out the
authors of these posting; they are just two that caught my eye this
morning while my finger was poised over the Delete key):
Actual Subject: proc glm vs mixed
Suggested Subject: Using SAS proc glm vs mixed in two-way ANOVA
Actual Subject: blowgun sources?
Suggested Subject: Sources of blowguns for collecting lizards?
--Gerry Key
Computer Sciences Corporation
San Diego, CA
Key at nosc.mil
Gkey at csc.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:08:46 -0400
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
Another possibility is to subscribe to the digest version of the list,
which will give you one message/day, probably easily identified as coming
from the list.
David Inouye, list owner and manager
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:53:52 -0400
From: "Madhura V. Kulkarni" <mkulkarn@AL.UMCES.EDU>
Subject: strip-strip-plot analysis
Dear Ecologgers,
I'm a graduate student in Env. Sci. and I'm currently trying to analyze
my thesis data, but having some trouble. I believe I have a strip-strip
plot design, but cannot figure out how to code for the proper ANOVA in
SAS. If anyone can give me any advice on this topic, I'd really
appreciate it. (I have already been advised to use proc mixed but am not
even sure which factors are fixed effects and which are random.) If
you need further information, please let me know. Thank you very much.
-Madhura Kulkarni
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:31:51 -0500
From: Evan P McDonald <epmcdonald@FS.FED.US>
Subject: Re: proc glm vs mixed
Hello,
I spent many hours researching this question with regard to statistical
analyses of split-plot design experiments. In concur (as does the SAS
Institute) that PROC Mixed is the appropriate analysis for this type of
design. This experiment has random errors associated with block and
blockXtreatment effects. In a nutshell, PROC GLM does not calculate the
parameters correctly for the random errors, the degrees of freedom, and the
standard errors of the LSmeans. Writing your own hypothesis tests and
including random statements in the GLM program does not solve these
problems. The full nature of the problem with GLM and the solution with
PROC Mixed is explained in the manual "SAS System for Mixed Models" (1996)
by Littell, Milliken, Stroup, and Wolfinger of the SAS Institute. PROC
Mixed has many other advantage over GLM, a strong one being that it can
extract more useful information from all levels of the experimental design
while fitting the model. SAS developed PROC mixed in large part to
address the deficiencies in PROC GLM. I am not affiliated with the SAS
Institute in any way, I just personally like their product.
Evan McDonald
USFS Forestry Sciences Lab
5985 Highway K
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Poaceae
<Poaceae@NETZERO To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV
UMD.EDU
.NET> cc:
Sent by: Subject: proc glm vs mixed
"Ecological
Society of
America: grants,
jobs, news"
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04/29/2003 10:29
PM
Please respond
to Poaceae
Greetings,
A friend and I have been going around about the choice of appropriate
model for our greenhouse experiment. In this experiment we have two factors
(both fixed effects) and a block factor. I'm of the notion that a two-way
ANOVA with block effect analysis using proc glm (SAS) is the appropriate
analysis, but he contends that proc mixed will handle the analysis better.
We both seem to recall that there was an article discussing the virtues of
proc mixed over proc glm in the ecology literature, but neither of us can
find it. Would some be so kind as to send me the appropriate reference.
Sincerely, Danny
Danny J. Gustafson, Ph.D.
Department of Biology,
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:18:18 -0400
From: eann@JUNO.COM
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
It would help, too, if [ECOLOG-L] appeared in the Subject line. Ann
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
E. Ann Poole, M.Sc., Ecologist & Environmental Planner
479 N State St, F-2, Concord, NH 03301
<eann@juno.com> 603.230.9870
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:39:04 -0700 Gerry Key <key@nosc.mil> writes:
> Like most of you, 25%-30% of the email I receive these days is spam.
> Consequently, I've gotten in the habit of deleting without opening
> email
> with a questionable Subject line that is from someone I don't know.
>
> In the interest of not deleting otherwise useful postings to
> ECOLOG-L, I
> would like to suggest that authors provide more descriptive Subject
> lines on their postings.
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:21:29 -0500
From: Ho Jung Yoo <yoo@ENTM.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
This is an excellent point. May I suggest putting "ECOLOG: " first on the
subject line? This might remove any doubt about the source of the
email. An example:
ECOLOG: proc glm vs mixed
Ho Jung Yoo
At 09:39 AM 4/30/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Like most of you, 25%-30% of the email I receive these days is spam.
>Consequently, I've gotten in the habit of deleting without opening email
>with a questionable Subject line that is from someone I don't know.
>
>In the interest of not deleting otherwise useful postings to ECOLOG-L, I
>would like to suggest that authors provide more descriptive Subject
>lines on their postings. Two examples follow (I'm not singling out the
>authors of these posting; they are just two that caught my eye this
>morning while my finger was poised over the Delete key):
>
> Actual Subject: proc glm vs mixed
> Suggested Subject: Using SAS proc glm vs mixed in two-way ANOVA
>
> Actual Subject: blowgun sources?
> Suggested Subject: Sources of blowguns for collecting lizards?
>
>
>--Gerry Key
>Computer Sciences Corporation
>San Diego, CA
>Key at nosc.mil
>Gkey at csc.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:13:43 -0800
From: Mari Reeves <Mari_Reeves@FWS.GOV>
Subject: time series analysis ?
Hi All -
I have some data that i need to analyze and am not quite sure how to do it
correctly. I didn't collect the data - it has already been collected, so i
have no control over the design. It seems like it should be quite basic,
but i'm stumped anyway. (I've never run time series analysis before and
when i look at the models applied to time-series analysis, i don't think a
cyclical model will apply to these data... I also don't think this fits a
repeated measures design).
So, the question is: Does salinity differ between the inlet and the outlet
of an estuary?
We have 5 "sites" at which salinity measurements were collected; 2 are in
the Inlet area and 3 are in the Outlet area.
Salinity measurements were taken multiple (about 10) times at each site
during the course of the field season, between May and July of 2002.
So, i think this is complicated because data collected within a site on
different dates are not independent, and data collected at different sites
on each date are not independent. So, how do i set this up to account for
the within site and within date variances and still answer what is
basically a comparison of means question?
Any input is appreciated.
thanks!
Mari Reeves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Environmental Contaminants
605 W. 4th Avenue Ste. G-61
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-271-2785
fax - 907-271-2786
mari_reeves@fws.gov
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:12:32 -0400
From: Elizabeth Hane <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
An alternative is using filters provided by some e-mail programs. If your
mail reader has a filter program (I know Eudora, Netscape and IE all have
them), then you can use any field in the message to sort your mail into
folders. So you can use the "from" line to sort all mail that comes from
ECOLOG-L into a seperate folder. Then you know that all messages in that
folder are from ECOLOG and therefore have been screened by the moderator.
Cheers,
Elizabeth Hane
>It would help, too, if [ECOLOG-L] appeared in the Subject line. Ann
>~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
>E. Ann Poole, M.Sc., Ecologist & Environmental Planner
> 479 N State St, F-2, Concord, NH 03301
> <eann@juno.com> 603.230.9870
>~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
>
>On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:39:04 -0700 Gerry Key <key@nosc.mil> writes
> > Like most of you, 25%-30% of the email I receive these days is spa
.
> > Consequently, I've gotten in the habit of deleting without opening
> > email
> > with a questionable Subject line that is from someone I don't know
> >
> > In the interest of not deleting otherwise useful postings to
> > ECOLOG-L, I
> > would like to suggest that authors provide more descriptive Subjec
> > lines on their postings.
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:07:59 -0400
From: Mark Waldrop <mwaldrop@UMICH.EDU>
Subject: help with statistical analysis of presence/absence data
This is a current problem in microbial ecology, but plant ecologists may
have the answer as you have dealt with this problem for a century.
When looking at microbial community composition in soil, one technique is
to look at banding patterns of amplified microbial DNA. The
presence/absence data are often put into a cluster analysis and dendrograms
are formed. One can then look at the dendrograms to determine if
communities in different treatments are in separate clusters.
The problem, however, is that this is not a rigorous statistical test of a
hypothesis. There are no sums of squares, and no p value to tell you
significance. How can one take presence/abscence data and test whether
communities are statistically different from one another? How can one come
up with a 'value' for community composition that can also be used in
ANOVA's?
Thanks for your help!
Mark
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Dr. Mark Waldrop
University of Michigan
School of Natural Resources & Environment
G540 Dana Building
430 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
off: 734-763-8003
fax: 734-936-2195
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:53:50 -0700
From: Tania Schoennagel <tschoe@COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: FILTERS
It is possible to create filters in most email programs whereby all
messages sent to: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU automatically get dumped into a
separate folder. For example, in Eudora see SPECIAL>MAKE FILTER.
All my ecolog mail gets automatically aggregated in one folder and does not
plug up my in box. Its easy to peruse what is new when I have a moment to
spare, no questions about what's SPAM.
Tania Schoennagel
Tania Schoennagel, PhD
Dept. of Geography, 260 UCB
University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309
P: 303.492.6760
F: 303.492.7501
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/
http://spot.colorado.edu/~schoenna/tls2003.htm
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:01:42 EDT
From: Wirt Atmar subjecthdr repro noack <WirtAtmar@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
Ho Jung Yoo writes:
> This is an excellent point. May I suggest putting "ECOLOG: " first on
he
> subject line? This might remove any doubt about the source of the
> email. An example:
>
> ECOLOG: proc glm vs mixed
As it occurs, you can do this yourself, or the listowner can set this as the
default condition for new subscribers to the list.
ECOLOG-L is run on University of Maryland servers, using L-Soft's LISTSERV
software. If you send a message to the listserver (at:
listserv@listserv.umd.edu) with this command in the body of the text (the
subject line is irrelevant):
set ecolog-l subjecthdr
the listserver will automatically insert [ECOLOG-L] into the subject line of
every message you receive from then on from the list server. I've done this.
The way that I now see the current header is:
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject ....
Alternatively, you can also go to:
http://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html
and modify your settings from there, using the passworded entry screen (you
may have to assign yourself a password first). After you've done that, this
is an easy way to modify your preferences. But if you are familiar with the
commands, using the email method above is a particularly simple and quick wa
to modify your preferences.
Nevertheless, the web site above is still good to know. Every L-Soft
listserver has one and it contains the archives of ECOLOG-L's discussion,
most likely back to the beginning of the list's services.
Wirt Atmar
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:06:49 -0400
From: Oliver Kilian <ollie@ACCESSV.COM>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
Hello all:
The main way one gets spam is if one's e-mail address is posted anywhere on
the internet. That's how the farming software deployed by spammers finds you
and adds you to the spammer's mailing list.
Filters do not get rid of the spam, merely automate some of the sorting for
you. For those of you getting oodles of spam, the best solution is to get a
new e-mail address, then apply the following highly effective strategies:
1) Websites that demand contact info (like e-mail, mailing address, etc....)
before they can be accessed always get bogus info from me, unless a valid
e-mail proves crucial to entry because the site checks its validity right
away (by trying to e-mail you something).
2) Whenever I offer my e-mail addres anywhere on my website
(http://members.tripod.com/~Oliver_Kilian/index.htm), my e-mail address is
shown as a graphic only, never as text, (and the graphic is not linked to my
e-mail - i.e. no "mailto:" tag in the html). Anyone who wants to contact me
must read it and manually type it into their message header (it is an
inconvenience to anyone who cares to write me, but if they can't be bothered
to type it into their message manually, I figure that whatever they have to
say isn't important enough for me to need to read). This has proven to be
the most effective way to hide my address from e-mail farming software -
i.e. there is no "@" symbol to find.
3) When posting to newsgroups (including this list), don't bother doing so
via a "dummy" e-mail account from hotmail or yahoo (you'll just eventually
get spam at that address). Instead, if your server permits it, adjust your
Sender and Reply To fields so that they are incorrect. Simply adding the
words NO SPAM or REMOVE (as in mynameREMOVE@host.com ) still works, but the
farming software is getting smarter so you may have to be a little more
creative. Then just add a line to your signature text that explains to the
recipient how to correctly reach you.
Finally, because I know that there are numerous sites that archive ecolog-l
messages and post them as webpages, I have no doubt that spam will soon try
to make its way into mynameREMOVE's mailbox.
Cheers,
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons.)
Consulting Arborist, Forest Ecologist
7 Oaks Tree Care & Urban Forestry Consultants, Inc.
143 Pemberton Rd.
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4C 3T6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Key" <key@nosc.mil>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
> Like most of you, 25%-30% of the email I receive these days is spam.
> Consequently, I've gotten in the habit of deleting without opening emai
> with a questionable Subject line that is from someone I don't know.
>
> In the interest of not deleting otherwise useful postings to ECOLOG-L,
> would like to suggest that authors provide more descriptive Subject
> lines on their postings. Two examples follow (I'm not singling out the
> authors of these posting; they are just two that caught my eye this
> morning while my finger was poised over the Delete key):
>
> Actual Subject: proc glm vs mixed
> Suggested Subject: Using SAS proc glm vs mixed in two-way ANOVA
>
> Actual Subject: blowgun sources?
> Suggested Subject: Sources of blowguns for collecting lizards?
>
>
> --Gerry Key
> Computer Sciences Corporation
> San Diego, CA
> Key at nosc.mil
> Gkey at csc.com
>
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:22:25 -0700
From: Gerry Key <key@NOSC.MIL>
Subject: Re: Anti-SPAM: More Descriptive Subject Lines in ECOLOG-L Postings
Elizabeth -
Good points. I should have prefaced my suggestion by saying I too
filter my email into an ECOLOG-L folder. I also use a spam filter
plug-in (SpamNet; http://www.cloudmark.com) to my email program.
My suggestion was more a Signal:Noise issue. We are inundated with
electronic information today, much of which is noise - junk mail, email,
faxes, phone calls. The clearer your signal, the more likely your
message is to get through. Toward that end, a more descriptive email
Subject line not only helps the readers who lack the filtering gadgetry,
it also helps those who do to know whether this might be a message of
interest and worth the time to open.
--Gerry Key
Computer Sciences Corporation
San Diego, CA
key at nosc.mil
gkey at csc.com
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 27 Apr 2003 to 28 Apr 2003 (#2003-112)
There are 12 messages totalling 500 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Geostatistics Short Courses this June in Columbus, OH
2. Fractal analysis of movement paths
3. OPENING FOR PUBLIC POLICY PROJECT ASSISTANT AT AIBS
4. Conservation Biology
5. Summer courses in Neotropical Biology
6. Field course in Great Lakes limnology on US EPA R/V Lake Guardian
7. Research Position - Tropical Secondary Forests
8. Project Manager Positions
9. Research Assistantships
10. krishna, summary, ecology field books......
11. Looking for Bossier Parish, Louisiana soil survey
12. Postdoctoral Research Associate Postition
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:37:37 -0400
From: wharper <wharper@OTTERBEIN.EDU>
Subject: Geostatistics Short Courses this June in Columbus, OH
During June 2003, Isobel Clark and I will be offering two different geostati
tical courses
(http://geoecosse.bizland.com/courses.htm) here on the lovely campus of Otte
bein College
in Westerville, Ohio in the U.S. Westerville is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.
Zero to Kriging will be June 16-20, and the advanced course BYO Geostatistic
l Estimation will be
June 23-25.
Let Isobel or I know how we can serve you. If you need an in-house course,
ust let us know.
Zero to Kriging is $1250 US
Bring Your Own Geostatistics is $1500 US
Both courses are only $2500 total
Cordially,
Bill
--
William V. Harper, Mathematical Sciences, Otterbein College
Towers Hall 136, One Otterbein College
Westerville, OH 43081-2006 USA 614-823-1417 Fax: 614-823-3201
Faculty page: http://www.otterbein.edu/home/fac/WLLVHRPR/
For the best in geostatistics: http://geoecosse.hypermart.net/
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:12:11 -0300
From: Vilis Nams <vnams@NSAC.NS.CA>
Subject: Fractal analysis of movement paths
To ECOLOG_L:
Announcing a new version (4.0) of Fractal, a computer program for
fractal analysis of animal movement paths. This Windows-based program
calculates fractal dimension for a whole movement path, as well as D as
a function of spatial scale, using various types of estimators. It also
calculates various statistics used in testing for deviations from a
correlated random walk model.
New in version 4.0 is the ability to analyse many movement paths at
once, and to combine the results of the analyses.
Fractal can be downloaded from:
http://www.nsac.ns.ca/envsci/staff/vnams/index.htm
Vilis Nams
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:56:42 -0400
From: Adrienne Froelich <afroelich@AIBS.ORG>
Subject: OPENING FOR PUBLIC POLICY PROJECT ASSISTANT AT AIBS
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is seeking a project as
istant for its
Public Policy Office in Washington D.C. The position is funded through a par
nership with
the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers. The primary responsibility of
this position
will be to assist AIBS Director of Public Policy Adrienne Froelich with trac
ing and analyzing
federal funding for ecosystem research over the past decade. The assistant w
ll also have
the opportunity to attend federal agency briefings, congressional hearings a
d D.C. science
coalition meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students i
terested in a
career in public policy.
Training in analyzing federal appropriations and modest supervision will be
rovided, but
it is essential that the project assistant be able to pick up these skills q
ickly. The timing of
the position is flexible, but will ideally take place for a total period of
hree months during
the summer or early fall of 2003. This is an hourly position, with monthly s
lary averaging
$1500 (depending on the number of hours worked). There is some flexibility f
r students
who may need to spend 1-4 weeks away from D.C. during the summer to attend
conferences or collect data.
A bachelor's degree in biology is required for this position. The ideal cand
date will be a
self-starter and will have: completed coursework (undergraduate or graduate
evel) in basic
political science, a general understanding of the research granting process,
advanced
Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access (preferred) skills, experience in ecolog
cal research
(either as a technician or graduate student), and an interest in the nexus b
tween science
and policy.
Interested individuals should email a resume and cover letter to AIBS Direct
r of Public
Policy Adrienne Froelich (afroelich@aibs.org). In your cover letter, please
nclude the names
of two personal references and your availability for the summer (ideal start
and end dates,
number of weeks away needed for research or conferences). Information about
he AIBS
Public Policy Office is available at www.aibs.org.
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:29:41 -0400
From: Mac Thu Yen <TMac@BOS.BLACKWELLPUBLISHING.COM>
Subject: Conservation Biology
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:36:06 +1200
From: crea <admin@CREA-PANAMA.ORG>
Subject: Summer courses in Neotropical Biology
CREA-Panama (a UK registered environmental education charity) is offering
the following 3 week field courses for undergraduates in biology at their
field station in the Republic of Panama this summer.
1. Neotropical Ornithology and Mammalogy (start 26th July)
>> An in depth look at the evolution, diversity and conservation of th
se two
>> important and highly visible groups, with a special emphasis on mor
hological
>> adaptations
1. Neotropical Biology and Conservation (start 26th July)
>> An introduction to concepts of neotropical biology and the conserva
ion
>> problems faced by Latin American countries
1. Neotropical Herpetology (start 30 August)
>> With a focus on species diversity and the monitoring of endangered
>> populations, this course is designed to provide an all round perspe
tive of
>> the evolution, ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
n Central
>> America
Courses are designed to give students experience in field work and
techniques and provide a forum for instruction and discussion of theoretical
and practical aspects of neotropical biology/ecology. Course instructors
are all academics with active research programs in Central America.
Each course costs $1575 which includes: instruction/meals/accommodation and
transport. Interested participants should see our website at
http://www.crea-panama.org or contact admin@crea-panama.org for more
details.
Anita
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:07:18 -0400
From: Tom Langen <tlangen@CLARKSON.EDU>
Subject: Field course in Great Lakes limnology on US EPA R/V Lake Guardian
Please forward this message to appropriate students, science teachers, =
and others who may not have access to this message board.
=20
Clarkson University, through its Center for the Environment, is offering =
a dual undergraduate / graduate short course in Great Lakes limnology. =
This course will be held on Lake Ontario, on the US Environmental =
Protection Agency Research Ship Lake Guardian. The course runs September =
19 - 26.
=20
Topics covered in this practicum course include physical & chemical =
limnology, biomolecular ecology, plankton & benthic ecology, and =
ornithology & environmental change. The Great Lakes limnology course is =
appropriate for biology, chemistry, environmental engineering and other =
students with an interest in environmental science. It is also =
appropriate for K-12 Science Teachers who provide instruction in some =
aspect of environmental science. We are limited to 15 participants in =
this program.=20
=20
The cost of the course is $800 dollars (US). This includes (reduced) =
tuition for 3 credit-hours, and all shipboard costs including food. The =
cost of course is partially under-written by the US EPA Great Lakes =
Program Office, and Clarkson University.
=20
Information and application materials are found at =
www.clarkson.edu/lakeontario . We begin processing applications, and =
making acceptances for the program immediately. Applications must be =
received by August 8 2003 for consideration.
Tom Langen
Assistant Professor
Departments of Biology & Psychology
Clarkson University
=20
Box 5805, Clarkson U., Potsdam NY 13699-5805
Phone: 315 268 7933, Fax: 315 268 7118
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:58:16 -0400
From: Daniel Zarin <zarin@UFL.EDU>
Subject: Research Position - Tropical Secondary Forests
Position Announcement (#949000)
Biological Scientist Tropical Secondary Forests
We seek a highly-motivated individual with demonstrated ability in field
ecological research, data analysis, and scientific communication to join an
international team working on the ecology of regrowth forests in the
Brazilian Amazon. The position will be based at the University of Florida
campus in Gainesville, Florida, but will involve travel to research sites
in Brazil.
Principal responsibilities of the position include data organization,
management, and analysis; assistance with a variety of field and laboratory
activities in Brazil; assistance with the preparation of reports,
presentations, proposals, and publications; project administration; and
communication with project personnel in the US and Brazil.
Qualifications
B.S. in Biology, Forestry or related field (M.S. preferred); experience in
ecological fieldwork; strong quantitative skills; computer skills including
database management; excellent oral and written communication; Portuguese
fluency; valid driver's licence; extended travel required.
Compensation
$25,825-$35,000 (depending upon qualifications) + benefits
Starting date
July 14, 2003 (some flexibility)
Application deadline
May 8, 2003 (no flexibility)
To apply:
Application instructions on-line at:
http://www.isprod.ufl.edu/jvl_ap/vp_ag_affairs___-_sch-for_res&con.html#1
Submit a cover letter & resume referencing LP# 949000 to Marianne Smith,
Human Resources, P.O. Box 115002, Gainesville, FL 32611; fax same to (352)
392-7094; or email MS Word documents to marianne-smith@ufl.edu.
Further Information:
Contact Dr. Daniel J. Zarin, Associate Professor of Tropical Forestry
(Email only please: zarin@ufl.edu).
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 17:59:20 -0400
From: jami montgomery <jmontgomery@WERF.ORG>
Subject: Project Manager Positions
Apologies for Cross-Posting
PROJECT MANAGER
Water Environment Research Foundation seeks two experienced, energetic team
layers to manage all aspects of externally contracted research projects. Po
ition will develop & support volunteer expert committees, oversee & manage m
ltiple projects, & communicate research results to members. Strong organiza
ional, verbal/written communication, interpersonal & facilitation skills ess
ntial.
Watershed/Ecosystem position: Reqs. MS in ecological or related aquatic scie
ce; 3+ yrs exp. managing environmental projects/programs related to ecosyste
health, watershed, or wet weather issues.
Water Quality/Wastewater position: Reqs. BS (MS preferred) in environmental
ngineering/science; 3+ yrs exp. managing broad range of water quality, publi
health & wastewater collection & treatment projects/programs.
Salary in $50s commensurate w/experience; excellent benefits. To apply, sen
resume & cover letter to:
Project Manager Search
WERF Employment Manager
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
FAX: 703-684-2489 or
Email: jeller@wef.org (Include Project Mgr. In subject line)
EOE
Prins Only
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:16:33 -0400
From: David Engle <dme@MAIL.PSS.OKSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Research Assistantships
Fire Ecology Assistantships
(M.S. and Ph.D.)
Oklahoma State University^Òs Rangeland Ecology and Management Program is
currently conducting fire ecology research across the Southern Great Plains.
This research is focused on the role of heterogeneity in regulating the
effects of fire in grassland and shrubland ecosystems. The research is
funded by grants from USDA and The Nature Conservancy. The focus of student
research could include the role of grazing-fire interactions, fire effects
on biological diversity, and rangeland productivity. For more information
contact
Dr. Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University, Rangeland Ecology and
Management, 368 AGH, Stillwater OK 74078, email: fuhlend@okstate.edu ,
Phone: 405/744-6410
Dr. David M. Engle, Oklahoma State University, Rangeland Ecology and
Management, 368 AGH, Stillwater OK 74078, email: dme@mail.pss.okstate.edu ,
Phone: 405/744-6410
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:11:41 -0700
From: krishna prasad <krisvkp@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: krishna, summary, ecology field books......
Dear listers, During the last week, I posted a question regarding books on ^
field ecological methods^Ò. For the same, I received nearly 21-22 responses
rom different experts. Of different books, most cited were, Krebs Ecological
Methodology and Sutherland^Òs book on Ecological Census Techniques. I regul
rly use these books which are highly useful. Apart from these two books, the
e are different other books, which I came to know from responses from differ
nt experts. The book titles looks highly interesting. I am listing the books
below, in the browser (text format). I can send the word document file on th
list of these books, to those who are interested. I thank you all for respo
ding to my mail and the responses were highly useful. Krishna Book Titles -
formatted according to Year - published - (can be revised editons....)
Mueller-Dombois, D. and H. Ellenberg. 1974. Aims and Methods of Vegetation
Ecology. John Wiley & Sons Inc., NY. [ISBN: 0-471-62290-7]
Greg-Smith, P. 1983. Quantitative Plant Ecology, 3rd ed. Univ. California
Press, Berkeley, CA.
Magurran, A. E. 1988. Ecological Diversity and its Measurement. Cambridge U
iversity Press, London. 179p.
Cox, G. C. 1996. Laboratory manual of general ecology. 7a ed. WCB Publishers
Dubuque. 278p.
Bell JF, Dillworth JR 1988 Log scaling and timber cruising. 1990 version pub
ished by OSU Book Stores Inc, Corvallis OR.
Bookhout, T. A. (ed.) 1994. Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife
nd Habitats. 5a ed. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md. 740p.
Williams, G. M. 1994. Techniques and fieldwork in Ecology. 2a ed. Harper Col
ins, London. 156p.
Hayek and Buzas 1997. Surveying Natural Populations. Columbia University Pr
ss.
Brower, Zar, and von Ende. 1998. Field and Laboratory Methods for General E
ology, 4th ed. WCB McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Gibbs, J. P., Hunter Jr., M. L. & E. J. Sterling 1998. Problem-solving in co
servation biology and wildlife management: Exercises for class, field,and la
oratory. Blackwell Science Inc., Malden. 215p.
Lehner, P. N. 1996. Handbook of ethological methods. 2a ed. Cambridge Univer
ity Press. 672p.
Rabinowitz, A. 1997. Wildlife Field Research and Conservation Training Manu
l. Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. 281p.
J.E. Brower, J.H. Zar, and C.N. von Ende. Field and Laboratory Methods for G
neral Ecology by The fourth edition, 1998, WCB McGraw-Hill. Cheers.
Martin, P. & P. F. Bateson. 1999. Measuring Behaviour. 2a ed. Cambridge Univ
rsity Press, Cambridge. 222p.
Krebs, C.J. 1999. Ecological Methodology, 2nd Edition. Benjamin-Cummins,Menl
Park, CA. ISBN 0-32-102-173-8.
William J. Sutherland. 1996. Ecological census techniques : a handbook / edi
ed by . Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge Univ
rsity. Press.
Southwood, T.R.E. & P.A. Henderson. 2000. Ecological Methods, 3rd Edition. B
ackwell Science, Oxford. ISBN 0-632-05477-8.
T. Eugene Avery and Harold E. Burkhart,^ÓForest Measurements", 2002.
Appendices of Smith and Smith, Ecology and Field Biology.
Thanks.
Dr.V.Krishna Prasad201 Thorne Hall, Agroecosystem Management Program1680 Mad
son AvenueWooster, OHIO, 44691-4096, USAFax : 330-263-3686Phone : 330-263-37
5-ext.2561
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:51:40 -0500
From: James Henderson <isoetes@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Looking for Bossier Parish, Louisiana soil survey
Greetings All,
Does anyone have a copy of the Bossier Parish soil survey (parishes in
Louisiana, counties in the other 49 states) which I could have, buy,
borrow, or make copies of? The only copy we have been able to locate is
in the Louisiana State Archives and they will not let anyone touch it,
copy it, look at it, etc. The most recent copy of the Bossier survey
was produced about 60 years ago. So, since most of the copies of the
survey have either been destroyed, lost, or archived, doing wetland
delineations in Bossier Parish is a bit more challenging as no one can
access the soils data for the parish.
If anyone has a copy or you know of anyone who may, please contact me at
the address below.
Thanks,
James Henderson
Natural Resource Specialist
Gulf South Research Corporation
P.O. Box 83564
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
isoetes@earthlink.net
james@gsrcorp.com
(225) 757-8088 (O) / (225) 761-8077 (F)
http://www.gsrcorp.com
http://www.ranger146.com
http://www.protectedspeciesconsulting.com/
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:45:10 -0400
From: Robert Qualls <qualls@UNR.EDU>
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Associate Postition
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada
Post-Doctoral Research position to work on two projects: 1) Phosphorus
cycling and inputs in Lake Tahoe and 2) C and N cycling in desert crust
communities of the Mojave Desert. Experience in aquatic biogeochemistry
will be preferred. Candidate should be a S. or Canadian citizen to be able
to work on the Mojave ecosystem study located on the Nevada test site. Send
initial CV to Robert Qualls at University of Nevada; qualls@unr.edu.
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