[ECOLOG-L] Special Issue of AoB PLANTS on Plant Responses to Climate Change

[Hall Cushman]

Special Issue of AoB PLANTS on Plant Responses to Climate Change 

AoB PLANTS is soliciting submissions for an upcoming Special Issue to be 
published in 2014 titled 'Scaling Effects Regulating Plant Response to Global 
Change.'  AoB PLANTS is an open-access, nonprofit journal established in 2010, 
published by Oxford University Press (http://aobplants.oxfordjournals.org), and 
indexed in Web of Science.  The journal is growing rapidly and is intensifying 
its focus on environmental biology.  Its first Impact Factor score will be 
released in June.  

Edited by Elise Gornish (University of California, Davis) and Sebastian 
Leuzinger (Auckland University of Technology), this Special Issue will focus on 
the relationship between plant responses to global change and scale.  A growing 
number of studies suggest that the responses of plants to various forms of 
climate change frequently vary substantially with the temporal and spatial 
scale of the study.  Prominent examples include changes in effect size or even 
reversals in sign as experiments continue over many years or decades.  
Similarly, the effect sizes of climate-change studies often decrease with 
increasing level of organization (e.g., from leaf to tree).  There is an urgent 
need to synthesize this complexity and to quantify effect sizes and 
over-arching trends that are emerging across large spatial, temporal and 
organizational dimensions.  This special issue will offer a broad perspective 
on global-change research, dealing with effect sizes across ecosystems, 
temporal and spatial scales, and organizational levels.  

The following papers are scheduled for inclusion in this Special Issue, and 
many others will be added in the coming weeks:

Elise Gornish (University of California, Davis) & Sebastian Leuzinger (Auckland 
University of Technology)
'Interactive effects of global change and invasion across levels of 
organization in an old-field plant community'

Adam Langley (Villanova University) & Bruce Hungate (Northern Arizona 
University)
'The consequences of tradeoffs in plant responses to different global change 
drivers'

Thomas E. Miller, Will Ryan, Robert Ellis, and Abigail Pastore (Florida State 
University)
'The relationship between dynamic geomorphology and vegetation across spatial 
scales in coastal dune systems'

Stan Schymanski (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Michael Roderick 
(Australian National University) & Murugesu Sivapalan (University of Illinois)
'Predicting long-term responses of vegetation water use to elevated atmospheric 
CO2'

If you are interested in submitting a paper for inclusion in this Special 
Issue, please send details to Guest Editor Elise Gornish (egorn...@ucdavis.edu) 
and the Chief Editor of AoB PLANTS, Hall Cushman (cush...@sonoma.edu).  

Papers submitted to AoB PLANTS undergo double-blind peer evaluation and receive 
first decisions quickly (typically within 30-40 days of submission).  
Additionally, all open-access fees for AoB PLANTS have been waived until 2015.  

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications: 5th Annual Summer Soil Institute at Colorado State University

[colin bell]

Are you interested in Soil Ecology and Biogeochemistry?


The 5th Annual Summer Soil Institute is your opportunity to gain an
integrated perspective with world-renowned faculty to address critical soil
ecological questions using current analytical techniques, experimental
approaches, and instructional models.


Topics covered during the Summer Soil Institute will be directed towards
answering:

What are the physical, chemical and biological components of soil?

What do molecular techniques tell us about soil biodiversity?

How does soil chemistry affect carbon and nutrient cycling?

How are soil processes affected by global change?


The 5th Annual Summer Soil Institute (SSI 2014) is designed for graduate
and advanced undergraduate students, post-docs, professionals, and faculty.
SSI 2014 will be held on *June 15-28, 2014*, and is located at the
confluence of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, at Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO



For more information and *to apply*, please visit our website: http://
soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu. After reviewing the website, if you are
interested in attending SSI this year, and would like more information,
please Email us at: s...@nrel.colostate.edu



*Applications due March 3, 2014. *


*The SSI Faculty Instructors*:

Noah Fierer (Soil Microbial Ecology and Molecular Techniques)

M. Francesca Cotrufo (Soil Organic Matter and Stable Isotope Applications)

Eugene Kelly (Pedology and Geochemistry)

Markus Kleber (Mineral-microbial interactions and organic matter turnover
dynamics)

John Moore (Soil Ecology, Food Web Modeling)

Mary Stromberger (Soil Microbiology)

Diana Wall (Biodiversity, Sustainability, Soil Fauna)

Matthew Wallenstein (Soil Microbial Ecology and Molecular Techniques)



We hope that you can join us this year for the 5th Annual Summer Soil
Institute at Colorado State University!



Sincerely,



Summer Soil Institute Organizational Committee

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
SSI Web: http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu/
SSI Email: s...@nrel.colostate.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Scientists identify 2,370 'irreplaceable' places....

[Mike Nolan]

Apologies for cross-posting. Found the study interesting. Hoping it 
doesn't mean that if you didn't make the list, you are replaceable?


http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/scientists-identify-2370-irreplaceable-places

Thank you and have a great weekend.

Mike Nolan

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If we are on another line or away from the phone, please leave your number, 
best time to return your call and your e-mail address.
 
After hours and weekend phone appointments are available upon request.


Sincerely,

J. Michael Nolan, Director
 
Rainforest and Reef


"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do 
than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. 
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Author Unknown (Mark Twain is often given credit for this quote, but did not 
say it)

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"18 Years of Outstanding-Affordable Field Courses in Rainforest and Marine 
Ecology"

References/Comments from past Group Leaders and Individual Participants can be 
found at: http://rainforestandreef.org/comments.htm, many more available upon 
request.

Endorsement from Jack Hanna, Director of the Columbus, Ohio Zoo and Aquarium: 
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U.S.:
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Note: Please send inquiries to both e-mail addresses
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[ECOLOG-L] several alga positions

[Matheus Carvalho]

On the American Phycological Society website (link below) there are several 
recent job posts, some of them of possible interest for ecologists. Good luck,

 
Matheus C. Carvalho
Senior Research Associate
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry
Southern Cross University
Lismore - Australia
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ostro

Link for positions:

http://psaalgae.org/website/opportunities/jobs.html

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. in Evolutionary Ecology

[Casey terHorst]

The Evolutionary Ecology Lab at California State University, Northridge is
seeking outstanding candidates for the M.S. program in Biology. Research in
our lab focuses on interactions between ecological and evolutionary
processes. As community ecologists, we are interested in how species
interactions affect species and genetic diversity in communities. In
particular, we are interested in how rapid evolution affects species
interactions, such as predation, competition, and mutualism. Moreover, as
evolutionary biologists, we are interested in how interactions among
multiple species in natural communities affect selection on traits and
evolutionary trajectories. Our research combines theoretical and empirical
approaches to tackle these questions.



Current research projects in the lab focus on (1) interactions among
bacteria and protozoa that live inside carnivorous pitcher plants, (2) the
evolution of mutualisms between corals and symbiotic dinoflagellates, and
(3) genetic diversity in invasive species in California grasslands.
Students are welcome to develop independent research projects in any of
these systems, but are also encouraged to explore other systems in which
eco-evolutionary research questions can be tested. Our website is about to
undergo a re-launch with new information in January, but meanwhile there is
still information available at
http://www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/biology/casey-terhorst.

Northridge is located in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and
provides access to many different natural habitats. The location is within
a short commute of West LA, Santa Monica, Hollywood, or most locations in
the Valley. The Biology program at CSUN has a reputation of turning out
excellent Master’s students who often continue on to top-tier Ph.D.
programs. This interactive group combines faculty and students from the
Ecology & Evolution program (
http://www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/biology/ecology-evolution) and
Marine Biology program (
http://www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/biology/marine-biology).

Interested students should contact Casey terHorst (casey.terho...@csun.edu).
In your email, please describe your research interests, any previous
research experience, and your career goals. Include a CV, if appropriate.
Formal applications are due on February 15, but if you are interested,
please contact me well before then. Members of under-represented groups in
ecology are especially encouraged to apply.


---
Casey terHorst
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8303
Office Phone: (818) 677-3352
casey.terho...@csun.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor Faculty Position at Edgewood College in Madison, WI

[Nicole Kime]

Assistant Professor of Biology (Ecology, Environmental Biology) at Edgewood 
College in Madison, WI



The Department of Biological Sciences at Edgewood College invites applications 
for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 
2014. We seek a broadly-trained biologist with a strong commitment to 
undergraduate teaching and research, and expertise in aquatic ecology, wetland 
ecology, environmental biology, and / or resource management.



The Edgewood College campus is home to a state-of-the-art science facility and 
a field station bordering Lake Wingra; the surrounding Madison, WI community 
offers additional diverse scientific opportunities.



The successful candidate will teach introductory and core biology courses, with 
additional opportunities to develop upper-division courses in his or her area 
of expertise. He or she will collaborate with undergraduates in research, and 
will also actively engage in the regular governance and service activities of 
the Department of Biological Sciences and Edgewood College.



A Ph.D. in the Biological Sciences is required. Candidates must also 
demonstrate college teaching excellence and the potential for an active 
research program amenable to undergraduate research. Interest in K-16 science 
collaborations and outreach initiatives will be an asset.



Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting 
diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work 
environment and must be willing to contribute to the College's strategic plan 
of inclusion. The candidate must actively support the mission of the college by 
working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values - truth, 
compassion, justice, partnership, and community.



To be assured full consideration, applicants should submit all materials by 3 
January 2014. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement 
of teaching philosophy, statement of research interests, and three letters of 
recommendation to:



Edgewood College

Human Resources - APBIO

1000 Edgewood College Drive

Madison, WI 53711

E-mail: humanresour...@edgewood.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer

web link: www.edgewood.edu/employment