Well, I guess it is obvious that the number of ecologists will depend on the definition of "ecologist." So, are you referring to persons who research ecology, persons who research ecology plus persons involved in application, other persons ................................ ?? Are wildlife personnel included? fisheries personnel? What about persons whose affiliations are with zoology, botany, microbiology, public health, epidemiology, .................. ? Many of these folks are ecologists, but they might not show up in a survey.
How about the number of persons who are members of The Ecological Society of America? I think that is on the society web page (if not, someone at the society office surely would supply the number). But many persons are ecologists who might not be members, or who might not be primarily ecologists. mcneely ---- Richard Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: > Insightful listserve, > > I will once again be introducing my ecology class to Ecology on Tuesday. > I was thinking it would be nice to throw out how many people in the USA > (because that is where I live) are ecologists. Does anyone know how > many ecologists there are in the USA? Is there any data on this? I > would be happy to entertain any and all estimates. Thanks. > > Richard > > > > ******************************* > > Richard D. Stevens > > Associate Professor > > Department of Biological Sciences > > Louisiana State University > > Baton Rouge, LA 70803 > > > > (225) 578-0224--Office > > (225) 578-4284--Lab > > (225) 578-2597--Fax > > > > Check out my webpage at: > http://www.biology.lsu.edu/faculty_listings/fac_pages/rstevens.html > > > > ****************************** > > -- David McNeely
