[ECOLOG-L] COURSE: Analysing Palaeolimnological Data with R
Dear List, Analysing Palaeolimnological Data with R 16th - 20th August 2012 University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland Steve Juggins and I will be running a 4-day residential R course to coincide with the International Paleolimnology Symposium this August. The course will be held at the University Marine Biological Station Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae, within easy reach of Glasgow and the IPS2012 venue. The course costs £300 + VAT and includes food, accommodation and course materials. We have support from PAGES to assist with costs for young researchers from developing countries (see below). Please note that you do *not* need to register for IPS2012 to attend the R course; it is open to anyone. The course will cover many topics of particular interest to palaeolimnologists and palaeoecologists. Details can be found on the course website: http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/staff/stephen.juggins/courses/PalaeoDataWithR.htm Full course details can also be downloaded as a PDF: http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/staff/stephen.juggins/courses/PalaeoData_With_R_Course.pdf To register for the course, please visit: http://webstore.ncl.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1modid=5prodid=85deptid=24catid=108CourseDate=121 ** Support for young researchers from developing countries ** Thanks to the generous support of PAGES we are able to cover travel, subsistence and course costs (up to £1100) for five young researchers from developing countries. If you would like to apply for PAGES financial support please send a CV and short covering letter outlining your research interests and why the course will benefit you to both Gavin and Steve (our contact details are on the course website). The deadline for applying for PAGES support is 15th May 2012. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. We look forward to seeing you in August. Gavin -- %~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~% Dr. Gavin Simpson [t] +44 (0)20 7679 0522 ECRC, UCL Geography, [f] +44 (0)20 7679 0565 Pearson Building, [e] gavin.simpsonATNOSPAMucl.ac.uk Gower Street, London [w] http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfagls/ UK. WC1E 6BT. [w] http://www.freshwaters.org.uk %~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%
[ECOLOG-L] M.S. position available - microbial diversity
A M.S. position at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is available to study soil microbe diversity at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The successful applicant will use deep-sequencing methods to identify soil microbes and to compare diversity among collection sites. Applicants should have experience working in a lab setting and should be comfortable using computers. Applicants will be eligible for competitive teaching assistantships paying $8,000 per academic year along with tuition waiver. ULM is located in Monroe, LA, the metropolitan center for the Louisiana delta parishes serving ~400,000 people in the region. Qualifications: Applicants must have completed a B.S. in Biology or related field by summer 2012. Applicants must also have a 2.5 undergraduate GPA and a 900 GRE score at minimum. Individuals already holding a masters degree in Biology or a related field will be given lower priority. Salary: $8,000 + tuition waiver / 9 mo. Summer teaching assistantships may be available. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Russ Minton (min...@ulm.edu).
[ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an infant?
I'd love to pick up some pointers on how to bring my 3 month old into the field. I work in the alpine zone, so cool temperatures, wind and rain are the issue. Any favorite gear items you found helpful? I'm already finding she is totally soaked by the time we get to the peak from my own sweat. Know where to buy wool onesies? Tips on packing out dirty diapers? Thanks for your input, Simone Whitecloud PhD Candidate, McPeek Lab Dartmouth College
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A good backpack carrier is worth its weight in gold -- especially one with a clip-on diaper bag. Just take some extra plastic bags to wrap the diapers in. Here's a photo of me with a rig and a twerp 15 years ago: http://flic.kr/p/b6g6Lp Later, Dave On 4/8/2012 12:03 PM, Simone S. Whitecloud wrote: I'd love to pick up some pointers on how to bring my 3 month old into the field. I work in the alpine zone, so cool temperatures, wind and rain are the issue. Any favorite gear items you found helpful? I'm already finding she is totally soaked by the time we get to the peak from my own sweat. Know where to buy wool onesies? Tips on packing out dirty diapers? Thanks for your input, Simone Whitecloud PhD Candidate, McPeek Lab Dartmouth College -- -- David M. Lawrence| Home: (804) 559-9786 7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: d...@fuzzo.com USA | http: http://fuzzo.com -- All drains lead to the ocean. -- Gill, Finding Nemo We have met the enemy and he is us. -- Pogo No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku -- Richard Brautigan
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an infant?
Simone, I am not criticizing or anything, but I would not bring an 3 mo old infant into a situation like this. There are just so many things that can happen and you are so far from any medical help. I know a lot of people do it but I would strongly advise against it. Not only is it a much higher risk for the infant than an adult, or even a child, it also creates a higher risk for yourself. 3 mo olds are very delicate. Consider this, if something happened and the child got hurt seriously or even died, can you imagine the field day the press would have with it? I can imagine some stories that could portray you in a much different light than the loving caring parent you almost certainly are. Malcolm On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM, David M. Lawrence d...@fuzzo.com wrote: A good backpack carrier is worth its weight in gold -- especially one with a clip-on diaper bag. Just take some extra plastic bags to wrap the diapers in. Here's a photo of me with a rig and a twerp 15 years ago: http://flic.kr/p/b6g6Lp Later, Dave On 4/8/2012 12:03 PM, Simone S. Whitecloud wrote: I'd love to pick up some pointers on how to bring my 3 month old into the field. I work in the alpine zone, so cool temperatures, wind and rain are the issue. Any favorite gear items you found helpful? I'm already finding she is totally soaked by the time we get to the peak from my own sweat. Know where to buy wool onesies? Tips on packing out dirty diapers? Thanks for your input, Simone Whitecloud PhD Candidate, McPeek Lab Dartmouth College -- -- David M. Lawrence | Home: (804) 559-9786 7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: d...@fuzzo.com USA | http: http://fuzzo.com -- All drains lead to the ocean. -- Gill, Finding Nemo We have met the enemy and he is us. -- Pogo No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku -- Richard Brautigan -- Malcolm L. McCallum Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences University of Missouri at Kansas City Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 1880's: There's lots of good fish in the sea W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
[ECOLOG-L] Eastern gamagrass stands
Hi all, I am asking for help here. I am trying to collect a specific drosophild fly that breeds on Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides). Around here, there are some very small patches of this grass (its at the Southern edge of the distribution), but no flies. So, in order to find these flies, I am looking for more substantial swats of this grass anywhere in the eastern US. I would appreciate both locations as well as names of people that would know where to find this grass. Thanks, Kim -- http://www.kimvdlinde.com
