Ecolog, In a graduate seminar I am teaching this year on Ecological Mechanisms we have happily veered into a discussion of the idea of prediction in ecology.
A specific thing that is on our mind(s) is the idea of "indicators" that can be used as a way to anticipate oncoming ecological change. The idea of a barometer came up... you can use this instrument to measure pressure and predict/forecast oncoming weather events although the barometer itself measures only one element within a matrix of factors that would ultimately drive, for instance, a storm event. Are there ecological barometers being commonly used in ecological prediction, and if so, how accurate are they? Cheers, Ryan ------------------------------------- Ryan W. McEwan, PhD Associate Professor of Ecology Environmental Biology Program Director Department of Biology University of Dayton 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2320 Email: [email protected] Lab: http://academic.udayton.edu/ryanmcewan Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcewanlab
