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<h3><a
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<div class="rteindent4"> We hope you will join us for <strong>'Pathways
to Opportunity'</strong>, a NCEAS–SESYNC Mixer on
Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 5:30-7-30 pm at the nearby
Cafeteria 15L Patio. The National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis <a
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and The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center <a
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invite those of you attending the annual conference of the
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(ESA) Annual Meeting</a> to mixer. Pass along the
invitation. <a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/save-date-nceas-co-sponsors-mixer-ecological-society-america-annual-meeting">More></a></div>
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Corals species respond differently to disturbances in
terms of growth and recovery rate. Based on the results of
a NCEAS Working Group, scientists now know that corals
reduce each others’ abundance in good times, and in
tougher times with more disturbance, they can help each
other persist by reducing the chance that algae takes over
a coral reef. The results were published in<em> The
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<p>NCEAS seeks a Scientific Programmer/Analyst (Computer and
Network Technologist II) to consult with and advise NCEAS
researchers on efficient, appropriate, and powerful
computational and informatics approaches for advancing
scientific investigations. The Scientific
Programmer/Analyst will develop, test, and support
analyses and informatics products using best-of-class and
open-science inspired technologies. The ideal candidate
will give formal instruction, as well as ad hoc assistance
in the use of these cutting edge solutions. The Scientific
Programmer/Analyst works with NCEAS developers and
cyber-infrastructure collaborators to optimize
interoperability and long-term sustainability of these
codebases and datasets as generalized resources for
ecological and conservation science researchers. <a
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NCEAS researchers are seeking citizen scientists to track
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<div> A NCEAS Working Group trying to answer the question,
“Is climate change is having an impact on giant kelp
forests and the marine ecosystems it supports?”
painstakingly collected 30 years of NASA Landsat images of
kelp canopies floating on the ocean’s surface. While these
images could tell the scientists a lot about how kelp
forests have fared through the last three decades, it
turns out that computers are not able to reliably read the
images to distinguish kelp from sea foam. Undaunted,
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LeeAnne French, MESM
Associate Director of Communication and Outreach
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:French@nceas.ucsb.edu">French@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-893-7551
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LeeAnne French, MESM
Associate Director of Communication and Outreach
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:French@nceas.ucsb.edu">French@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-893-7551
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