PhD Assistantship opportunity (second posting)

Ph.D. position opening (Graduate Research Assistantship):=20 =20 LANDSCAPE SIMULATION MODELING OF MOUNTAIN BIG SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ALTERNATIVE FIRE REGIMES =20 The Great Basin Landscape Ecology Lab (Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno) ha

Ecuador and Vampire Bats....

I said I would not comment about Galapagos again.=20 This deals with an interesting issue on the mainland. I copy to Michael = McColm, Ph.D., Director of the Jatun Sacha Foundation, the largest NGO = in Ecuador and who can say what they've done for Education and = Conservation? Remarkable story.

nextgencode.com....

Saw this at the top of the cnn home page. I found it rather interesting, = some places funny I guess. Wondering if the Brave New World is closer = than I realized? I'm certain that all have seen the latest issues about food = labeling/cloning and the FDA? http://www.nextgencode.com/?WT.mc_id=3Dv

More on Women in Science....

>From another list, thought some might be interested... Mike Nolan Harvard Study of Women's Persistence in Science Needs Your Help =20 Is your science classroom hospitable to female students? What do you do = in your classroom that gets young women to consider majoring in science, = math, or en

Re: Results of textbook survey

Jennifer, THB is the smaller book while the big tome is BHT. The order of the authors names is different. Liane At 03:51 PM 1/4/2007, Jennifer Riem wrote: >Addendum: There are two books by Townsend Begon & Harper. Ecology: From >Individuals to Ecosystems is a larger book, and Essentials of Ecolo

Conference Reminder: Riparian Management in Headwater Catchments Feb. 19-21, 2007

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seasonal bio science tech positions available

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Re: Results of textbook survey

Addendum: There are two books by Townsend Begon & Harper. Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems is a larger book, and Essentials of Ecology is a more condensed version that is more similar to Molles. =20 Most people just said "Ecology," or the author names, and I wasn't aware there were two books

Wildlife Ecologist Faculty Position, Eastern Kentucky University

Wildlife Ecologist. The Department of Biological Sciences at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track assistant professorship in wildlife ecology. Details describing the position and application procedures can be found at www.biology.eku.edu or by contacti

Assistantship in applied forest ecology at Oklahoma State

GRADUATE STUDY IN SILVICULTURE/APPLIED FOREST ECOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University is seeking qualified individuals to work on a research project in Silvicul

PLANNED COASTAL RETREAT FROM GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE IN UK

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Results of textbook survey

Hello all-- =20 A lot of people were interested in the results of the informal textbook = survey, so here they are. I posted the question "What textbooks are = people using to teach general or introductory ecology?" to the ESA = Education listserv ([EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ) = an

Re: rarefaction

For an excellent head start on issues related to rarefaction, sampling curves and richness estimation, see these: Colwell, R. K., and J. A. Coddington. 1994. Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London-B 345:101-118. Gotel

Avian Conservation and Ecology - December 2006 issue

The Editors of Avian Conservation and Ecology are pleased to announce the publication of the journal's third issue (See below for a Table of Contents). Articles can be accessed online at http://www.ace-eco.org/ by selecting the HTML or PDF link beside each article title. We also would like to c

Ecology and Society - New Issue Announcement

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limnologist search--Montana State

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Biological Technician Job Announcement Miami

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SNVB Student Scholarship Deadline Approaching

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Re: rarefaction

Bonnie, I am not sure you quite understand rarefaction. First, there are individual-based and sample- based versions. I'm guessing you mean individual based, as sample-based version also take inter- sample (i.e., usually spatial) heterogeneity into account. Individual-based rarefaction simply t

Final Call for Nominations for the 2007 National Wetlands Awards

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Bat Conservation International 2007 Workshops

Bat Conservation International 2007 BAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS=20 http://www.batcon.org/home/index.asp?idPage=3D30 =20 Each year Bat Conservation International (BCI) offers a comprehensive curriculum for an introductory field workshop designed to train serious students of bat con

faculty position in environmental microbiology--Jan. 12 deadline

Below is a second posting of a tenure-track faculty position in environmental microbiology at the University of Calgary. The position is broadly defined and so any applicant who thinks he/she might fit the description is encouraged to apply. Note the Jan. 12 application deadline. -Jeremy Fox Ass

research opportunities in the Huron Mountains, Michigan

A reminder of approaching target date for proposals (1 Feb): RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HURON MOUNTAINS, MICHIGAN The Huron Mt. Wildlife Foundation invites proposals for field research at a natural area of approximately 10,000 ha in northern Marquette Co., Michigan. The Huron Mountains regio

Re: Biostats texts - summary

Dear all, a colleague of mine (a bat taxonomist) asked me: I wonder if there is any mailing list on vertebrate zoology or mammalogy. I am particularly interested in taxonomy and biodiversity as well as information on position openings. Can anyone help? Thank you, Dmitry.