Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Ecology of Pooh
As I remember, Winnie the Pooh had some behavioral traits that were maladaptive, for example, attempting to get honey from a hornet's nest. Tom Culliney -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Lauren Umek Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 2:27 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] The Ecology of Pooh A piece came out today in Aeon Magazine on the ecology of [winnie the] pooh, touching on (among other things) issues of biological interchange and connections with place that might be of interest. http://www.aeonmagazine.com/nature-and-cosmos/liam-heneghan-ecology-childhood/ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
[ECOLOG-L] greener50
Hi All, A friend of mine just tuned me into this listserv. Very Cool. I have been working on a similar project and we finally launched today!!!...It’s called greener50. I'm going try this in the least spammy way I can But seriously, this is really cool! www.greener50.com is a home for anyone interested in being green, living eco-conscious, or simply wishing to learn what being “green” is all about. It is a website that connects eco-minded people, businesses and organizations together. As an Individual you can search eco-friendly business, Learn from other g50 members, post updates, share what you know, search for jobs, connect with other like minded people, businesses, and non-profits, and so much more... Think eco social-networking / education / business directory. As a Business or Non-profit you can connect with greener50’s ever growing community, get featured on the home page, create a listing in the business directory, promote your event, offer special g50 coupons, post job openings, and much more… This is NOT a side just a side project of ours, we have poured our heart and hundreds of hours into this venture in the hopes we can actually make an impact in the world, help educate others along with ourselves and help businesses who are doing great things continue to do those great things in their community and worldwide.. My co-founder (Rick) and I are extremely excited about this, Now we need your help to grow the community. Please take a look around, sign-up, get involved and share! Together we will create the biggest community of eco-minded individuals, businesses, organizations, and non-profits the planet has ever seen. PLEASE pass along to your friends, family and businesses you think could benefit. Thanks everybody Matt Neidenberg co-founder | executive | visionary | regular guy www.greener50.com
[ECOLOG-L] Two PhD positions in ecology (Melbourne, Australia)#8207;
Two Ecology/Conservation Ecology PhD positions are available on the spatial ecology of dynamic communities and the function of invaded landscapes Deadline for applications: 2 April 2013 Two fully-funded PhD stipends are available to students interested in working on the ecology of dynamic communities (such as alien species communities or those responding to climate change) in Associate Professor Melodie McGeochs collaborative research group. She have recently joined Monash University in Melbourne, Australia (http://monash.edu/science/about/schools/biological-sciences/staff/mcgeoch/index.html). One of the positions will be co-supervised by Dr Cang Hui (http://academic.sun.ac.za/cib/team/academic/chui.asp) and will involve a field-based research trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The second position will be co-supervised by Dr Heloise Gibb (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scitecheng/about/staff/profile?uname=HGibb), currently based at LaTrobe University, Melbourne. The research will involve working with native and alien plant communities, using a combination of existing data, field-based data and modelling. The balance between field work and modelling involved in the research will differ between the two positions. The project design will be developed in collaboration between the student and supervisors. The stipend includes all course fees plus ~$25,000 AU per annum tax free (the equivalent of ~$33,000 before tax) with no teaching requirements for 3.5 years (the length of a PhD in Australia). Funding of project costs are covered, including attending at least one conference per year. The project start date can be any time in 2013, although an early start is preferred. Interested students should send their CV, a brief statement of their research interests and the contact details of two referees to melodie.mcge...@monash.edu. Applicants must preferably have completed at least one year of post-graduate research (including Honours or Masters) and evidence of published research will be an advantage. Preference will be given to those with a botany or entomology major, an ecology and/or soil science background and strong quantitative skills, including experience in multivariate analysis, spatial statistics, GIS and programming in R (or alternative).
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship in Ecology
Drs. William J. Platt (Professor, Louisiana State University) and Kevin M. Robertson (Adjunct Professor, Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida) are seeking a student interested in working toward a Ph.D. degree in the areas of ecology and conservation biology of pine savannas in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. Our areas of interest include disturbance ecology (fire, hurricane, anthropogenic) and conservation of native longleaf pine savannas. We are especially interested in a student with a strong interest in plant community ecology, plant identification, and multivariate statistics to focus research on potential responses of the highly diverse longleaf pine plant community to microsite history, including overstory pine structure and associated fuel loads, fire behavior, root competition, and soil chemistry. We have ongoing long-term studies of mature longleaf pine forests in southern Louisiana and southern Georgia for which the recent history of pine stand structure and fire regime are well known. We are offering a one-year research assistantship through Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida for support when dissertation research is being established at the Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna preserve in southern Georgia. Further support is expected to be available through teaching assistantships. The student should have a keen interest in study of ecological concepts and a wholistic interest in the ecology of pine savanna ecosystems. The student will be based in Dr. Platt's lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prospective students must formally apply and be accepted into a degree program in the Biological Sciences Department at LSU (https://bl2prd0610.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=2usQtq3FqUqBr5R_irb9r-oOR_1E488IvwK1MaepIHqJ-CR1OHyxbYXWpuySt9nCCl3dD9_TG4o.URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.biology.lsu.edu%2fhttp://www.biology.lsu.edu/). The Department of Biological Sciences at LSU has strengths in ecology, evolution, and systematics (http://www.biology.lsu.edu/cos/biosci/http://www.biology.lsu.edu/cos/biosci/). Baton Rouge is a cosmopolitan city that is culturally diverse and unique, located at the crossroads of the greater New Orleans area and Cajun country. It falls withint the proposed North American Coastal Plain Biodiversity Hotspot region and is within approximately one hour drive of many natural areas, the Gulf coast, and New Orleans. Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy is a non-profit organization known as the birthplace of fire ecology since its establishment in 1958 (http://www.talltimbers.org/fireecology.htmlwww.talltimbers.org/fireecology.html). Tall Timbers provides research access to thousands of hectares of pine savannas and woodlands managed with prescribed fire, including the Wade Tract, a proposed Natural Areas Landmark that is one of the very few remaining and the most-studied old-growth longleaf pine savannas (http://www.talltimbers.org/wadetract.htmlhttp://www.talltimbers.org/wadetract.html). Tall Timbers is located north of Tallahassee, Florida, in the center of one of the nation's top six biodiversity hotspots, and the surrounding Red Hills Region has been named one of the Last Great Places by The Nature Conservancy. If interested, contact Dr. William Platt (mailto:btp...@lsu.edubtp...@lsu.edu) and copy Dr. Kevin Robertson (mailto:krobert...@ttrs.orgkrobert...@ttrs.org)
[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement - Monitoring Coordinator
Capitol Region Watershed Job Announcement: Monitoring Coordinator Capitol Region Watershed District - Saint Paul, Minnesota Date: February 21, 2013 Position Closes: March 15, 2013 Capitol Region Watershed District seeks a full-time Monitoring Coordinator. This position coordinates the data collection, review and implementation of water quality and biological monitoring of water resources and Best Management Practices within the District. The Monitoring Coordinator is responsible for the management of the monitoring program and coordinating with internal staff, partner institutions, organizations and agencies as well as preparing an annual report of the Monitoring Program. The salary range for the position is $42,400 - $58,300, depending on qualifications and experience, plus benefits. For a full description contact our office or visit our website at www.capitolregionwd.org. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume (no faxes or emails) by March 15, 2013 to: Mark Doneux, Administrator, Capitol Region Watershed District, 1410 Energy Park Drive, Suite 4, St. Paul, MN 55108, (651) 644-. Please direct inquiries about the position to Mark Doneux.
[ECOLOG-L] Colbert Episode
Dear Ecolog-L, Just wanted to share (if you haven't seen it) my field report clip on the Colbert Report. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/424346/march-04-2013/the-enemy-within---dr--skylar-bayer I was particularly happy because it was put in an episode regarding the sequestration and he had a scientist as his guest on the show that evening. If you're not familiar with the Colbert Report's satirical humor, some if it is a little offensive (like referring to me as a lonely lady scientist) but given it's so over the top and the audience demographic, I'm not too worried people think I'm a lonely lady scientist (because, well, I'm not). I participated in hopes to help as opposed to hinder science. All the best, Skylar -- Skylar Bayer University of Maine School of Marine Sciences Graduate Student of Marine Biology Darling Marine Center 193 Clark's Cove Road Walpole, ME 04573 skylar.ba...@maine.edu
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student position available (MS)
I am looking to recruit one M.S. student for Summer/Fall 2013 examining the utility of inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs) as population markers in freshwater snails. The successful candidate will screen four to six populations of the pleurocerid Elimia potosiensis with multiple primers as part of a larger project examining the genetic and environmental factors affecting shell shape. Pending available funds, the student will compete for an $8,000 annual teaching assistantship plus full tuition waiver for at least four semesters. Preferably the student would start in June 2013; funds are in place for summer employment. Applicants must have demonstrable experience with standard DNA methods including extraction, PCR amplification, and agarose gel electrophoresis. At least one reference/recommendation must speak to the student's ability in the lab. More information on my lab can be found at http://www.ulm.edu/~minton. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA and 1000 M+V GRE score. Since assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis, the higher the GPA and GRE the better. Note that these values are higher than ULM's minimum graduate admissions standards. Interested students can contact me directly at min...@ulm.edu and browse to our departmental website http://www.ulm.edu/biology. Dr. Russ Minton Associate Professor of Biology University of Louisiana at Monroe
[ECOLOG-L] costs of attending meetings
hi, I am curious if folks could send me a list of the meetings they typically attend with the usual coast for: 1) registration (if meeting allows days instead of entire meeting, let me know too) 2) length of the meeting I am trying to get a grasp on the average costs these things entail. I typically went to the national herp meetings, will not this year with a price tag of $395 reg + travel + motel = ~$2000. So, I'm trying to see what meetings are affordable on my current budget, and what meetings are even available. Surprisingly, a lot of scientific meetings are not well circulated beyond the members of the organization! Thanks for the info. -- 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] More information on sharing a class on twitter, including a transcript of today's lesson
Hi, everyone! This morning I taught a live marine biology 101 style lecture on bycatch over twitter. Thanks to all those who participated- participants included locals as well as scientists, students, and interested citizens from around the world! If you're interested in learning more about how to teach a class live over twitter, or are just interested in reading the transcript of the lecture (including questions and comments from participants), I encourage you to check out this link on our lab blog: http://rjd.miami.edu/conservation/bycatchteachin-teaching-a-marine-biology-class-live-over-twitter I'm happy to answer any questions that anyone has about twitter teach-ins. Sincerely, -- *David Shiffman* *Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant,* Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy http://www.cesp.miami.edu/ R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program http://rjd.miami.edu/ [image: RJD] *e: *david.shiff...@gmail.com | *p: *412.915.2309 *a: *4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, Florida, 33149 *t: *@WhySharksMatter http://twitter.com/#!/WhySharksMatter | *b: *Southern Fried Science Blog http://www.southernfriedscience.com/
[ECOLOG-L] Funded PhD student position studying burying beetle ecology and behavior
PhD student opportunity in burying beetle ecology Dr. Barney Luttbeg (Oklahoma State, http://zoology.okstate.edu/luttbegslab/home.html) is seeking a Ph.D. student to study the ecology and behavior of the endangered American burying beetle (*Nicrophorus americanus*). The project is part of a 3-year funded project being done in collaboration with Dr. Carmen Greenwood and Dr. Kris Giles in Entomology and Dr. Scott McMurry in Zoology. The project is primarily investigating the abiotic and biotic factors that affect the distributions of the American burying beetle. In addition, the student will have the opportunity with faculty assistance to formulate related questions about burying beetle life history strategies, reproductive behavior, or competition with other invertebrates. The Luttbeg lab focuses on questions of how individuals gather and use information in predator-prey and mate choice situations and how those informational constraints affect ecological and reproductive dynamics. The project will require extended periods in the field in southeastern Oklahoma and working in a team of scientists. The position has three years of 1 semester and summer financial support with teaching assistantships to cover other semesters and research money. Ideally the student will already have a Master's degree or extensive research and field experience. This position needs to be filled quickly. If interested, please send an email with a CV to Dr. Barney Luttbeg (lutt...@okstate.edu).
[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Rejected posting to ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Please see below for an exciting opportunity with New Jersey Audubon. Applications should be directed to Jean Lynch at jean.ly...@njaudubon.org ** *Position Title:* *Stewardship Project Coordinator South * *Department* *Stewardship * *Location:* *Center for Research Education, Cape May Court House, NJ* *Reports To:* *Stewardship Project Director * *Job Classification:* *Full-time (40 hour week)* * * *Job Description: *The Stewardship Project Coordinator, reporting to the Stewardship Project Director, works collaboratively to reach targeted conservation goals in focal areas statewide, with an emphasis on Southern New Jersey. ** ** The Project Coordinator position is focused on conservation and restoration of focal areas by working with public and private landowners and other stakeholders and partners to develop and implement a wide range of habitat stewardship and restoration projects. These may include creation of grasslands and riparian buffers, wetland restoration, forest stewardship activities, invasive species control, and promotion of agricultural practices that reduce ecological impacts or provide ecological benefits. ** ** ** ** The Project Coordinator will serve as the NJA representative on two or more initiatives and will advise landowners participating in those initiatives with habitat management practices as well as assisting the Project Director with coordination, technical support, and field assessment and monitoring. Other responsibilities will include coordinating volunteers as necessary to meet program goals; development and delivery of external communications including but not limited to presentations, press releases, and other spoken and written content; interacting with various partners (public, private and governmental) to promote effective, active conservation management actions associated with critical habitats. The Stewardship Project Coordinator will also manage the database for the Important Bird Areas Program. ** ** *Major Responsibilities: * **· **Provide oversight and assist with project management for implementation of specific field-based projects; **· **Initiate and follow through on landowner outreach efforts **· **Develop conservation plans both independently and in cooperation with Project Director; **· **Develop and implement habitat management plans on designated public and private lands; **· **Aid landowners in the development of project proposals for federal funding. **· **Deliver federal and state conservation incentive programs through landowner contacts; **· **Facilitate community-based conservation through the development and distribution of education materials and press articles, as well as through creation of web content and social media postings; **· **Organizes and conducts workshops for stakeholders; **· ** Manages the Important Bird Areas database; **· **Recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to act as stewards of natural resources through data submission or participation in community restoration and stewardship events; **· **Works with the Stewardship Project Director and other department staff to identify funding sources and prepare project reports and proposals; **· **Identify and explore opportunities to expand NJA conservation programs; **· **Initiate, develop and maintain key relationships with partners, funders, donors and other contacts as well as completing other tasks as requested; **· **Participates with other mission area staff to adopt a “team” approach towards daily operations; **· **Creates and posts announcements for internships within the Stewardship Department’s southern region; oversees and assigns duties for interns; ** ** *Knowledge/Skills * **· **A motivated self-starter who is also a strong team player. *** * **· **Excellent writing and speaking skills essential. **· **Experience using GIS software (*e.g.* ESRI) essential. **· **Familiarity with a variety of software programs, including standard Microsoft software products. GPS experience is a plus. **· **Possess effective time management skills and the ability to organize complex projects. **· **Ability to effectively recruit and supervise volunteers **· **Experience developing and implementing restoration projects. * *** **· **Fundraising or grant writing experience is beneficial. ** ** *Qualifications: * **· **M.S. in wildlife biology, natural resources, or related field preferred including an emphasis in land management and/or conservation planning. **· **Two years experience working in the natural resources or conservation field. **· **Must be willing to travel and work weekends and nights as required. This
[ECOLOG-L] Google+ Ecology Community and the launch of ecology+
*Hello ECOLOGers,* * * *The Google+ Ecology Communityhttps://plus.google.com/communities/106823432582310903544 was set up within Google+ https://plus.google.com/* as an online resource and discussion forum for ecologists and all those interested in the science of ecology. Currently, we have over 600 members who engage in discussions on ecological issues and manuscripts, and share information with one another. G+ Ecology Community: plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106823432582310903544 The moderators of the Google+ Ecology Community have put together a companion site, called ecology+https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/, which we are inviting you to use. It is intended to function as an additional resource and, at the outset, allows community members to: - find and add links to employment sites advertising ecology-related jobshttps://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/jobs - find and post links to favorite ecology blogshttps://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/blogs - use and share personalhttps://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/data-setsand publicly-available data https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/data-sources with other community members - post and find information about upcoming conferences and meetingshttps://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/conferences-meetings ecology+ (companion site): sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/ Anyone is free to access or add content (e.g. links, data sets), but because this site is intended as a community resource, we ask that all users of this site join the Google+ Ecology Communityhttps://plus.google.com/communities/106823432582310903544. As with any community endeavor, the overall value and usefulness of the Google+ Ecology Community and its ecology+https://sites.google.com/site/gplusecology/companion site completely depends on participation and input from community members. If you have suggestions for improvement (e.g. additional resource categories) or you would like to take an active role in maintaining this site, please email the community moderators gplus.ecology@gmail.com. * For those still unfamiliar or skeptical about Google+https://plus.google.com/: while you may connect with more “friends” and family on Facebook, the customizability of Google+ and its integration with other Google services (e.g. Drive/Docs https://drive.google.com/, Video Chat/Hangoutshttp://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/) makes Google+ a highly effective forum for collaborations, as well as making new professional connections with people who share your interests.* Cheers! *Scot Waring, Ph.D. * Carolina Center for Genome Sciences University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 *http://www.unc.edu/htsf* lab | 919.972.7492 swar...@bio.unc.edu
[ECOLOG-L] 46-month postdoc in Spatial Ecological Analysis Modelling
We are looking to recruit a dynamic Early Career Researcher with a proven track record in ecological theory, spatial mathematical or statistical modelling and/or software development to address a number of exciting projects: Developing spatial niche models (EU-BON, SCALES). Niche models are widely used to predict species distributions and to forecast responses to future environmental change. However, classical bioclimatic and other niche models have been criticised for ignoring the spatial structure of populations, greatly reducing their predictive power. Conversely, spatial downscaling approaches rely exclusively on spatial patterning to infer fine scale occupancy, but are insensitive to environmental predictors of where such populations should be found. The goal here is to develop a hybrid approach, one that takes advantage of both spatial and environmental pattern information. These approaches will be tested and applied to high quality biodiversity datasets. Developing up-scaling and down-scaling analytical tools (EU-BON, SCALES, ExpeER). Biodiversity, abundance and function are spatially complex, multi- scaled and often non-additive. Various techniques have been developed for inferring coarse scale biodiversity from sets of local samples (biodiversity up-scaling) and conversely to infer fine scale occupancy from coarser scale distributional data (population down-scaling). We hope to further develop these tools, e.g. to allow upscaling in the absence of count data, using information on spatial turnover patterns. We also need to develop software tools or analytic libraries and appropriate documentation, to make these approaches more widely available to non- specialist researchers and conservation analysts. We will also test for efficient sampling designs, to be used in applications of these approaches to population and biodiversity monitoring. Implementing improved remote sensing vegetation models (EU-BON). Remotely sensed images are typically classified on the basis of spectral reflectance data. The spatial scales of ancillary variables typically receive little attention in the classifications of vegetation from remotely sensed images; however recent research in our group has shown that incorporating widely available environmental datasets (e.g. DEM, soils) at local and neighbourhood scales has the potential to inform and greatly improve such classifications, allowing much finer vegetation differentiation and higher accuracy than would otherwise be possible. We will further develop these methods to incorporate information about temporal variation in reflectance and in vegetation, and develop application software to make them more widely available. These three goals are linked; the vegetation modelling involves a form of the spatial niche modelling, and the resulting vegetation maps could serve as habitat variables for modelling animal distributions. Moreover, both involve explicit scaling approaches, tied to the downscaling methods. The Research Fellow will join a large and varied team of academics, postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students from both the Kunin and Benton labs, and the wider Leeds ecology and evolution research group. They will also have the opportunity to form collaborations with a wide circle of researchers across Europe and beyond, and to participate in the three associated EU project teams (EU-BON, SCALES and ExpeER). For further information and application materials, visit http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk and search on job ref: FBSBY0002 Application deadline: 14 March 2013. For information contact Bill Kunin: w.e.ku...@leeds.ac.uk
[ECOLOG-L] Excerpt from Enough Is Enough
I have posted an excerpt from Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. Readers seem to be enjoying the book -- 31 out of 35 reviewers on Amazon.com have given it a 5-star rating. Please take a look at the excerpt here: http://steadystate.org/enough-is-enough-excerpt/ I hope this book can help generate a broad conversation about what we could be doing (besides pursuing endless expansion) in the economy to meet our needs and conserve planetary resources. Thanks and best wishes, Rob
[ECOLOG-L] Course: Beginner's Guide to MCMC, GLM and GAM with R
There are a few places left on the following course: Beginner's Guide to MCMC, GLM and GAM with R When: 10 - 13 June 2013 Where: SAMS, Oban, Scotland Further information: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm Flyer: http://www.highstat.com/Courses/Flyer2013June_SAMS.pdf Kind regards, Alain Zuur
[ECOLOG-L] Are you interested in access to Papua New Guinea?
Do you or your students want to conduct research in Papua New Guinea? Would you want to participate in a Tropical Ecology field course in PNG? Please let us know so we can help you get there. We are applying for federal support to facilitate access of American students and scientists to PNG; currently we are gathering data on existing interest. If you ever see yourself visiting or working in this amazing tropical and cultural wonderland, please fill out this three-question mini-survey: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ahrq56s26XXiwyp You can also contact us at hu...@ufl.edu. On behalf of the team: Jiri Hulcr, University of Florida
[ECOLOG-L] 2-week Graduate Specialty Courses
Dear colleagues and graduate students, Below is a brief description of OTS 2-week Graduate Specialty Courses, which are upcoming graduate-level specialty courses (2 semester credits) which will be taught in Costa Rica, May-August, 2013. This course may be of interest to students in various departments and interdisciplinary programs, as courses relate to anthropology, geography, environmental studies, sociology, and ecology and conservation biology. All courses currently have OPEN enrollment. For more information please consult the OTS website www.ots.ac.cr or write to me (Andrés Santana andres.sant...@ots.ac.cr) or Barbara Lewis barbara.le...@ots.ac.cr for application information. -- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION THROUGH THE LENS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES http://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/education/graduate/specialty- courses/indigenouspeoples13.pdf This course offers a unique opportunity to examine the theory and practice of conservation projects within indigenous territories and with indigenous cultures, through an interdisciplinary and hands-on field approach. Conservation priorities may not always coincide with the priorities of indigenous communities. However, for those indigenous peoples who have successfully retained their lands and continue to live in regions of medium to high biodiversity, these priorities could potentially coincide in large part. This two week course, directed towards graduate students interested in biological conservation projects that overlap with indigenous territories, focuses on the issues faced by conservation leaders who wish to develop projects within indigenous lands. These projects represent increasing challenges when considered in the framework of technological, economic and social changes. ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF NEOTROPICAL RIVERS http://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/education/graduate/specialty- courses/neotropicalrivers.pdf This course is an intensive two-week course designed for graduate students and early career conservation scientists from U.S. and Latin American institutions. The Las Cruces and La Selva Biological Stations in Costa Rica will be the main sites for the course, with field trips to select places (hydropower dams, agricultural plantations, geo-thermal springs) in the surrounding river basins. The regions of Costa Rica near Las Cruces and La Selva offer the opportunity to observe diverse river types and aquatic biota along elevational and longitudinal riverine gradients, and experience firsthand many of the challenges for conservation and management of tropical rivers. AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY http://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/education/graduate/specialty- courses/aquaticentomology13.pdf This two week course is oriented towards advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in intense training in the collection, identification and inquiry-based research of aquatic insects. The study of aquatic insects is not only fascinating, but ecologically and economically significant because many individuals play important roles in the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients through ecosystems. Other aquatic insects (such as mosquitoes) are important vectors of many different diseases such as malaria and dengue. Emphasis of the field component of the course will be Neotropical species diversity, as revealed by a wide array of sampling methods. Students will gain experience in light trapping and use of various aquatic nets and other collection techniques. AMPHIBIAN DECLINE AND GLOBAL CHANGES IN THE NEOTROPICS http://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/education/graduate/specialty- courses/amphibiandecline13.pdf This course will present students with a variety of topics relevant to amphibian decline and amphibian conservation. Each topic will be covered in lectures, techniques (through pratical hands-on training modules), and discussion sessions. The latter will facilitate interchange of ideas from students with diverse backgrounds. Field components of the course will be taught during a 9-day stay at La Selva Biological Station. Laboratory components of the course will be carried out at the Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional during an 8 day stay in San Jose.
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position in Marine Community Ecology
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant The Department of Biology seeks applicants for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant interested in obtaining postdoctoral research experience in marine subtidal community ecology, climate change, and food web ecology. The appointment will start in September 2013. The candidate will assist the lab PI, Dr. Jarrett Byrnes, in new and ongoing research projects in the lab and field. The researcher will develop a two-year project that complements ongoing work in in the lab. The researcher will also be asked to help organize and participate in field research. Other duties will depend on interest and prior experience and may include programming in R or other languages; conducting and supervising basic lab and field work; organizing and leading field expeditions to remote locales and field stations. A detailed list of Dr. Byrnes’s research is available on his web page http://jarrettbyrnes.info Applicants must hold a PhD degree or must expect to earn one on or before June 2013. One-three years of experience, training, and/or education in sub-tidal research techniques and the ability to handle supplies and items of up to 40 pounds required. Strong quantitative and programming skills, as well as boating experience are recommended. AAUS certification or equivalent is required. Interested individuals should send cover letter, current resume and a statement of research experience and interest online: http://umb.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=38104 A maximum of three recommendation letters should be sent electronically to jarrett.byr...@umb.edumailto:jarrett.byr...@umb.edu UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer. --- Jarrett Byrnes Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 617-287-3145 http://jarrettbyrnes.infohttp://jarrettbyrnes.info/ b: http://imachordata.comhttp://imachordata.com/ t: @jebyrnes g+: http://gplus.to/jebyrnes
[ECOLOG-L] Biosecurity PhD opportunity in NZ for NZ or Australian Citizen/Resident
The Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand and CSIRO, Canberra, Australia, are offering a joint PhD position through the Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) to address network analysis of post-border pest spread. The aim of this project is to develop a network model for a generic pest/pathogen under two different types of network and then use this model to evaluate a set of strategies for sampling invasive movement under increasing limits on sampling resources. This will be achieved by mapping the likely pathways on a map of the resources at risk and the suitability for pest establishment. Further details of the project can be found at: http://bioprotection.org.nz/vacancies The scholarships provide an annual stipend of AUD$30,000 a year tax-free, plus approximately AUD$10,000 additional support a year towards operating expenses. The duration of the scholarship is three and a half years (maximum). The CRC also supports travel to one conference, attendance at an annual student workshop, and formal professional development. It is expected the successful candidate will be based at Lincoln University with regular visits to CSIRO in Canberra. Students must be Australian or New Zealand citizens/permanent residents. Applicants for this project should hold a first class or high 2A honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area, preferably with interest in spatial ecology, modelling and/or plant biosecurity. Applicants must be eligible for admission to the PhD program at Lincoln University. Applications should include evidence of qualifications and research experience, together with a curriculum vitae and contact details of two academic referees. Applications should be supported by a cover letter that states why the candidate is interested in the post and how their qualifications would map onto the proposed research. Please email complete applications to philip.hu...@lincoln.ac.nz. Closing date for applications is 31st March 2013 with the expectation of commencement before July 2013.
[ECOLOG-L] paleoenvironmental conference in Bialka Tatrzanska (Tatra Mts.), Poland
Dear Paleolimnologists: We would like to draw your attention to the extension in the registration deadline for the following meeting: Paleoecological reconstructions – lacustrine, peat and cave sediments 22nd - 24th MAY 2013 BIAŁKA TATRZAŃSKA - POLAND We would like to invite you to Białka Tatrzańska (Polish Tatra Mts) to a stimulating scientific meeting for presentation and discussion on different aspects of environmental research in paleo study. The conference will take place in Hotel Bania Thermal Ski, in the village Białka Tatrzańska, (Tatra Mts) where established all facilities for oral and poster session. DELAY OF REGISTRATION TO 31th MARCH 2013 for more information you can go to http://paleo2013.ing.pan.pl/home.html. Krystyna Szeroczyńska
[ECOLOG-L] Call for papers: ESR Issue on Geospatial approaches to support pelagic conservation planning
We are looking for papers for a special issue of Endangered Species Research on 'Geospatial approaches to support pelagic conservation planning and adaptive management'. The manuscript submission deadline is May 31, 2013. More information can be found below, or at: http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/geospatial-approaches-to-support-pelagic-conservation-planning-and-adaptive-management/ About the special issue: Pelagic ecosystems provide essential habitat for protected species, play a vital role in global climate regulation, and support productive fisheries. Place-based management in the open ocean faces unique challenges in attaching boundaries around temporally and spatially dynamic systems that span broad geographic scales and multiple jurisdictions in the ‘high seas’. However, recent conceptual and technological advances have supported the information requirements necessary to map and monitor the oceanographic processes that create spatially explicit patterns of ocean productivity, protected species abundance and biodiversity in the open ocean. This Theme Section of ESR seeks to bridge the gap between geospatial science and marine conservation in order to consider the development of innovative methods necessary to support effective marine conservation planning strategies for pelagic ecosystems. This Theme Section assembles papers presented in a special session at the Society for Conservation Biology conference, convened in July of 2012 (see www.scbnacongress.org). Other relevant manuscripts are welcome, please contact Lisa Wedding (lwedd...@ucsc.edu). Editorial Team for the Theme Section: Dr. David Hyrenbach, Hawaii Pacific University (Guest Editor); Dr. Patrick Halpin, Duke Universty (Guest Editor); Daniel Dunn, Duke University (Guest Editor); Dr. Sara Maxwell, Stanford University (Guest Editor); Dr. Lisa Wedding, UCSC/NOAA (Guest and Contact Editor; lwedd...@ucsc.edu). Sara M. Maxwell, Ph.D. | 206.355.3249 | maxwe...@stanford.edu Postdoctoral Scholar Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station http://crowder.stanford.edu/maxwell.html --- Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Southwest Fisheries Science Center NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla CA 92037 USA
[ECOLOG-L] 2013 Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Northern Alaska Field Course
Summer Course Announcement 2013 Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Northern Alaska Field Course University of Alaska Fairbanks June 6-23, 2013 For questions, please contact: Skip Walker Email: *dawal...@alaska.edu* This course will be offered through Summer Sessions at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This 18-day, 3 credit course will be taught at the university campus, Toolik Field Station and remote localities in northern Alaska from June 6-23, 2013. The course is limited to ten finishing undergraduate or graduate students. The cost of meals, lodging and travel between the field sites is included in the course fee. Students are expected to pay for their travel to Fairbanks and meals while in Fairbanks. Students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets and rubber boots, a warm sleeping bag, and a tent. The excursion will follow the Elliott and Dalton Highways in northern Alaska, focusing on the vegetation and Arctic ecosystems north of the Brooks Rangewith emphasis in the Galbraith, Toolik Lake, Happy Valley, and Prudhoe Bay areas. An interdisciplinary approach will examine vegetation, soils, permafrost, geology, land-use and climate-change issues in a wide variety of habitats and settings along the climate gradient. Students will learn methods of vegetation, soil, and environmental sampling required for vegetation analysis. The course is appropriate for vegetation scientists and botanists, as well as students interested in an overview of the Arctic, its ecosystems, and its role in contemporary discussions of climate change and land-use change. For further information, please go to: *http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/teaching/biol495/* The 2013 Arctic Vegetation Ecology Northern Alaska Field Course (BIOL 495/695), is one of a series of vegetation science courses offered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information about the series go to: *http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/teaching/*. -- Amy Breen, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor International Arctic Research Center Scenarios Network for Alaska Arctic Planning University of Alaska Fairbanks http://www.snap.uaf.edu/ phone: (907) 474-6927 fax: (907) 474-7151
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral researcher in marine community ecology and ecological genetics
Postdoctoral researcher marine community ecology and ecological genetics We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with demonstrated expertise in marine ecology or population genetics, and with an interest in questions at the interface of these disciplines. The postdoc will work on collaborative project with Jay Stachowicz, Rick Grosberg and Susan Williams that links genetic diversity and trait variation within species to the ecological functioning of seagrass communities. The postdoc would be based on the UC Davis campus but the position would also involve field and/or laboratory work at the Bodega Marine Lab. The postdoc will be encouraged to develop his/her own research project that furthers our understanding of the ecological consequences of genetic diversity in marine systems. More information about the project can be found at: http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/stachowicz/gendiversity.shtml Starting salary is approximately $39,000 per year and the position is available for up to 2 years. Interested candidates should send a CV, the names and contact information for three potential references, and a cover letter explaining the candidates interest in the position and overall research aims and accomplishments to jjstachow...@ucdavis.edu. Applications received by April 1 will receive full consideration, but the position is open until filled. The position is available immediately, with a preferred start date sometime during the summer of 2013. Questions about the position should be directed to Jay Stachowicz at the above email address.
