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The near empty forest that proves conservation is failing | Under The Banyan
https://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/empty-forest-hunted-wildlife
Stories about us and nature. The near empty forest that proves conservation is failing. February 7, 2012. March 17, 2013. Boleh makan… Boleh… Boleh. As I turned the pages of my copy of. To reveal more images of wildlife, Siba anak Aji said the same thing each time. Can eat… Can… Can. It was 1998 and I was doing ecological research in Lambir Hills National Park. The only animal off the menu was the moonrat. Little wonder — this weird white creature. But for others the forest was a larder. Lambir is the wo...
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We’re all stupid to someone | Trees In Space
https://treesinspace.com/2015/02/19/were-all-stupid-to-someone
Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before. We’re all stupid to someone. Which leaves me feeling a bit frazzled. Nevertheless, I’ve learnt that if an idea can’t be expressed mathematically then it hasn’t been properly defined. That turns out to apply to a lot of verbal models in ecology. I also find myself fielding questions or tackling issues that would never come up when chatting to an ecologist. One of the misapprehensions I’ve had to counter is that trees are not lollipops. Notify me of n...
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About | Trees In Space
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Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before. I’m a forest ecologist at The University of Nottingham, UK. My research studies how forest structures form through the interactions among trees, and how the organisation of forests influences other things that live inside them. Hence the name of the blog. It’s got nothing to do with this. I’m part of the Ecology and Evolution. Group at The University of Nottingham. I’m on Twitter @markus eichhorn. Note for potential graduate students. If you are not...
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Field Notes from Uganda 1 | Trees In Space
https://treesinspace.com/2015/08/07/field-notes-from-uganda-1
Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before. Field Notes from Uganda 1. I’m in Uganda this August teaching on a Tropical Biology Association. Field course. The idea is to bring together an international group of graduate students, an equal mix of Africans and (mostly) Europeans, which creates a real melting pot of backgrounds. Over intermittent blog posts I’ll be recording observations as we go along *. 8221; he exclaimed, apropos of nothing, “Finally you’re here! You don’t know? It’s no...
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Nottingham Forest go global | Trees In Space
https://treesinspace.com/2014/11/14/nottingham-forest-go-global
Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before. Nottingham Forest go global. China recently released their global land cover map. Online, for anyone to view and download. It presents land cover at 30 m resolution, far superior to any previous map. It’s a brilliant achievement and provides data that up until now has only been available at great expense and could only be viewed with specialist tools. I’ve been having fun browsing it to find study sites and favourite places. A: Who will design those?
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Field Notes from Uganda 2: An unwanted frog and a gift from the baboons | Trees In Space
https://treesinspace.com/2015/08/10/field-notes-from-uganda-2-an-unwanted-frog-and-a-gift-from-the-baboons
Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before. Field Notes from Uganda 2: An unwanted frog and a gift from the baboons. Dr Rose Badaza, a pteridophyte taxonomist, was leading a group of students to learn basic fern identification. Despite her short stature she’s a formidable personality with an air of command. 8221;, she declared, turning heads within a five mile radius. “We are botanists. The frog is our enemy.” Duly chastened, the student gently released his prize. As I turned to head back, on...
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Why I prefer anonymous peer reviews | Small Pond Science
https://smallpondscience.com/2014/03/26/why-i-prefer-anonymous-peer-reviews
Research, teaching, and mentorship in the sciences. Why I prefer anonymous peer reviews. Nowadays, I rarely sign my reviews. In general, I think it’s best if reviews are anonymous. This is my opinion as an author, as a reviewer, and as an editor. What are my reasons? Anonymous reviews might promote better science, facilitate a more even paying field, and protect junior scientists. To explain this, here I describe and compare the potential negative repercussions of signed and unsigned reviews. The work of...