Dear All
Based on our conversation today in which we discussed events, Paula suggested we reread Guralnick et al 2017. 
I have been rereading it and I agree.  Paper attached.
Given the various interpretations of "event", I am wondering if we should find other terminology because event can be used at multiple scales and is usually used as a way to categorize a spatiotemporal happening as a spatiotemporal point rathering that capturing the spatiotemporal extent & starting and ending points.
Looking forward to our conversations next week,
Rob
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Robert D Stevenson
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
UMass Boston