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Resources

For prospective and current students:
  • Tips on applying to grad school: here and here and here and a video here
  • American Fisheries Society "How to..." series (unfortunately, you need to be a member to access)
  • Spencer Hall's awesome compilation of advice for grad students and post docs
  • ECOLOG is a terrific listserv - graduate positions are often posted there
  • Advice on applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Mims et al. 2016)
  • Pathways to Science is a great resource for undergrads, grads, and post-docs to increase diversity in STEM
  • Hotaling 2018. Publishing papers while keeping everything in balance: Practical advice for a productive graduate school experience. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution. 

For mentors:
  • Nature's Guide for Mentors

Advice on statistics and experimental design: 
  • Zuur et al. 2010. A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1: 3.
  • Steel et al. 2013. Applied statistics in ecology: common pitfalls and simple solutions. Ecosphere 4:115.

Images and videos:
  • Freshwaters Illustrated

For everyone:
  • Series of blog posts on public speaking for scientists
  • Information on job interviews
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Sampling a tributary in the Russian River watershed, California.
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Black Lake, Washington (with a little waterfall action).
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