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About ecoquant

See https://wordpress.com/view/667-per-cm.net/ Retired data scientist and statistician. Now working projects in quantitative ecology and, specifically, phenology of Bryophyta and technical methods for their study, notably Macrophotography. Some photos of mine: https://www.flickr.com/photos/198372469@N03/

2024J308 various Polytrichum photos

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2024J300 Advocating for VP Kamala Harris

By all means vote, and give VP Harris a serious look. I won’t go into here why her opponent is a very poor choice. Having direct control over interest rates is one important example. (Claire above.)

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2024J281

Taken with 100mm Rokinon lens, OM-5 mirrorless OMD camera.

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2024J277

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2024J276

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2024J274

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Longitudinal Study, Site 1

Between Westwood and Dover MA. N42.234, W71.243, Westwood, MA Seen on part of a walk today, more photos of it: Google Album of associated photos.

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2024J273

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2024J271, replica of moss survey

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Collection of Photos of Moss

As of 2024J266, with various cameras such as Google Pixel, Olympus TG-6 (of two of them), Olympus E-M1 Mark III, and OM Systems (Olympus) OM-5. Various lenses used in case of latter two. Which lenses should be recorded in metadata … Continue reading →

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2024J269

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Featuring Dr Des Callaghan

See article about Dr Callaghan in Tasmania. Dr Callaghan kindly gave me excellent recommendations regarding photographic equipment to buy and techniques to use so I could continue my macrophotography of mosses after my serious fall down stairs in December 2021, … Continue reading →

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2024J266 Survey Polytrichum and Atrichum, N42.227, W71.230, 320 Dover Rd, Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 12-45mm, 1:4 PRO, Zuiko

These were all taken with an OM Systems E-M5, using an M.Zuiko Digital 12-45mm 1:4 PRO lens.

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California Moss eFlora

California Moss eFlora at the University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, While I took Botany in college, my recent deep interest in Bryology and Botany was prompted by several visits to the University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, while my … Continue reading →

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a great blog

Although I don’t think bryophytes are only for Winter. Here it is: The blog of note.

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2024J262 yard survey 3, first with OMD OM-5 variety of lenses

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EVs

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curated bryophyte photos

This gallery contains 11 photos.

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more photos, primarily with OM-D E-M1

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2024J196

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“Kamala Harris is Democrats’ future no matter what”

From Bloomberg: I can’t help but see Harris, who has hit her stride as vice president lately, as the right person to lead the Democratic Party at a time when its coalition is fraying along generational, economic and racial lines. … Continue reading →

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Some Bryophytes of Hale Reservation, Westwood, MA

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Some photos of moss capsules

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Miscellaneous Moss Macrophotographs from 2020-2022 Campaign

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a variety of bryophyte macrophotographs

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National Phenology Network observations, in part, 29th March 2024

Red Bud branch Polytrichum Red Bud tree Polytrichum

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the forest

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Climate Zombies, AGAIN

/https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/03/zombie-climate-myths-that-refuse-to-die-feat-bob-henson/

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wind turbines NOT killing whales

/https://whyy.org/articles/offshore-wind-farms-whale-deaths-what-to-know/

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small modular reactors will cost much more than clean energy

/https://thinc.blog/2022/11/09/mark-jacobson-small-modular-reactors-will-cost-7-8-times-as-much-as-clean-energy/

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