Though I know there is some MS-Windows based software which is used in ecological science (there is even a branch environmental informatic), I know only .:: densan-knct.freehostia.com ::. [MDN Docs: Flask] .:: www.arc.agric.za ::. Ecolab available for Linux yet. But I guess Linux software (for instance databases or statistics programs) may easily adopted. Also it might be possible to use a Linux cluster to solve ecological simulations. .:: podcasts.apple.com ::. .:: inkbunny.net ::. .:: paper.wf ::. [What people say about C Plus Plus]