2007 Peter Yodzis Colloquium in Fundamental Ecology

2007-01-16 Thread Chris Caruso
Announcing the 2007 Peter Yodzis Colloquium in Fundamental Ecology Applied Evolution: Understanding the Past, Predicting the Future May 15th and 16th 2007 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada The colloquium will focus on the mechanistic basis of adaptation and the potential to

2007 Wetland Training Courses - Environmental Concern - Maryland

2007-01-16 Thread Bronwyn Mitchell
For Wide Distribution – Apologies for Cross-Postings Environmental Concern Inc. Building the Capacity of Wetland Professionals for 35 Years. www.wetland.org Celebrating 35 years of wetland education, horticulture and restoration, Environmental Concern is pleased to offer the following Wetland

Grad Assistantship for Fall 2007

2007-01-16 Thread Scott R. McWilliams
Graduate Research Assistantship M.S. or Ph.D. in Wildlife (Avian) Ecology (beginning fall 2007) to study nutritional and physiological ecology of neotropical migrants at a stopover site on the mainland and on Block Island, Rhode Island. Project involves (a) banding and bleeding birds in

M.S. Assistantship - Aquaculture - U. Arkansas Pine Bluff

2007-01-16 Thread Gasper, Bryan R.
Please direct all response to:=20 Alf H. Haukenes Contact Phone: 870 575-8105; FAX: 870 575-4637 Contact Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20 M.S. Graduate Research Assistantship Location: Pine Bluff, AR; USA Company: Aquaculture/Fisheries Center; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Pine Bluff,

Post-Doc Position: Plant-Insect Interactions

2007-01-16 Thread Richard Niesenbaum
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: ECOLOGY OF PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS We seek a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to participate in an NSF-sponsored interdisciplinary collaborative research project on the ecological, chemical, and genetic determinants of herbivory in Lindera benzoin at

Environmental Science text for non-science majors

2007-01-16 Thread Klug, Jen
A team of us at Fairfield are developing a 1 semester Environmental Science course to support our Environmental minor. Most of the students will be non-science majors. Does anyone have any recommendations for a textbook that may be appropriate? You can respond to me off list and I will post a

USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships at the Univ of Vermont

2007-01-16 Thread Marie Vea-Fagnant
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont has four USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships in the area of Conservation. These full fellowships provide tuition, health coverage, and a stipend for multicultural students intending to pursue

Ecosystem ecology field assistant: Yellowstone Nat. Park grasslands

2007-01-16 Thread C. Eric Hellquist
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY FIELD ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK FIELD ASSISTANTS (2) needed from April 15 to Sept 15 (dates negotiable) for ecological research on the effects of ungulate grazers and plant community composition on carbon allocation in Yellowstone National Park

Teaching postdoc position - env. science

2007-01-16 Thread Daniel Larkin
Loyola University Chicago teaching post-doc position in Environmental Sciences The Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy (CUERP) at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a 1.5-year teaching post-doctoral fellowship position from January 15, 2007 through July 1, 2008.

Reminder: JSS special volume R in ecology

2007-01-16 Thread Thomas Petzoldt
Dear ECOLOG-L subscribers, one of the outcomes of the useR! 2006 conference held in Vienna was that JSS, the Journal of Statistical Software, is planning to publish a series of special volumes. They will be guest edited and each volume will have 5-10 issues (articles) of the usual JSS format.

Analyze Shannon diversity when richness is zero?

2007-01-16 Thread Tim Nuttle
I checked the Ecolog archive and couldn't find an answer to this question (see subject line). In a factorial experiment on forest tree regeneration, I have a number of plots where abundance, and therefore species richness is zero. I want to use ANOVA to test for treatment effects on diversity,

Biology Educator Position

2007-01-16 Thread Mitchell,Randall J
The University of Akron=20 Assistant Professor in Biology The Biology Department invites applications for a tenure-track position = at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 27, 2007. Applicants = must have a Ph.D. in Biology and demonstrated interest in undergraduate = education. The

Job announcement for Director of LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources

2007-01-16 Thread Thomas J Dean
Please post and bring to the attention of your colleagues. Thomas J. Dean Professor Quantitative Silviculture LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-4216 FAX: (225) 578-4227 http://www.rnr.lsu.edu _

3 jobs for bird field technicians, Cape May Bird Observatory

2007-01-16 Thread David Inouye
GRASSLAND BIRD FIELD TECHNICIAN needed 15 April through 30 September for ongoing research on grassland bird ecology in New Jersey. Duties include territory mapping, point count surveys, behavioral observations, nest searching, data entry and some data analysis. Territory mapping and/or point

caddisflies

2007-01-16 Thread Barry Rosenbaum
I have a student who wants to do an independent research project on selectivity of case-building materials in caddisflies. Does anyone know if there is a commercial source for this or whether collecting is the best method of obtaining specimens? You can respond to me directly at the

BMFL Visiting Scientist award announcement

2007-01-16 Thread Scott Neubauer
Visiting Scientist Awards for 2007 Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences University of South Carolina Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, Georgetown Applications are being accepted for awards to support investigators interested in spending 2 to 4 weeks in residence at the Baruch

Job Announcement: Field Research Technicians (Forest Ecology), Alaska

2007-01-16 Thread Steven T Trimble
The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab will be hiring up to five (5) temporary seasonal field crew positions for the Summer of 2007. These positions will work with the Coastal Alaska unit of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program.

article links consumption, risk to biodiversity

2007-01-16 Thread stan moore
read a nice article by linking to the following URL http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0116-04.htm submitted by Stan MooreSan Geronimo, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one

Conference on the effects of noise on aquatic life

2007-01-16 Thread David Inouye
This is to announce that there will be an international conference on THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON AQUATIC LIFE that will take place in Nyborg, Denmark, August 13-17, 2007. Information about the meeting can be found at www.NoiseEffects.umd.edu. The meeting will bring together scientists working on