[ECOLOG-L] workshop “Current Issues in Marine Biodiversity a nd Conservation”

[David Inouye]

*September weekend workshop “Current Issues in Marine Biodiversity and 
Conservation” in Steuben, Maine*


We invite applications for our weekend workshop“Current Issues in Marine 
Biodiversity and Conservation” at the Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, 
Maine, September 14-16, 2018. Steuben sits between the Schoodic 
Peninsula of Acadia National Park and the Petit Manan National Wildlife 
Refuge. The marine habitats of downeast Maine hold a rich array of 
marine species that contribute to the high productivity of the region.


This workshop will be a combination of lectures, discussion, and field 
trips that cover current topics in local and global marine biodiversity 
and conservation from Maine to New Zealand and the coral reefs of Indonesia.


Instructors:

Lynne Hale (lh...@tnc.org ) is the former 
world-wide Director of Marine Programs at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 
and is currently a TNC Senior Fellow working primarily in New Zealand, 
Australia, and Indonesia


Stephen Hale is a Research Ecologist at the Atlantic Ecology Division of 
the US Environmental Protection Agency


Details: https://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml

Please feel free to email any questions to: lh...@tnc.org 
 or hale.step...@epa.gov 

[ECOLOG-L] Field Course: Wildlife Ecology Techniques - 2 spots left!

[John Perrine]

There are only 2 spots left in our summer “Field Techniques in Wildlife
Ecology” field course, which will be held July 23 – Aug 3, 2018 at the
Swanton Pacific Ranch just north of Santa Cruz, California.

The course is intended for college undergraduates with junior (3rd year)
standing or above, grad students, and early-career professionals who want to
learn the fundamentals of working with wildlife.

The goals of the course are:  1) to give upper-division college students
hands-on experience with the main field techniques used to capture,
identify, and study terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians;
and 2) to connect students with working professional wildlife biologists
from a wide range of employers, such as state / federal wildlife management
agencies, private consulting firms, and non-profit research groups.

Topics include:
- chemical immobilization of large mammals such as deer, including dart gun
practice
- camera trapping medium- and large mammals
- small mammal trapping and handling
- acoustic detection of birds and bats
- mistnetting birds and bats
- survey techniques for reptiles and amphibians
- identifying tracks, scat and other sign
- fundamentals of using GPS, magnetic compass and topographic maps
- VHF telemetry and triangulation
- safety in the field
- Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic” and its relevance to modern wildlife conservation
- applying for Associate Wildlife Biologist certification by The Wildlife
Society (TWS)
- career options in wildlife conservation and management
- and more!

Instructors are professional wildlife biologists from a range of employers,
including state and federal wildlife agencies (such as California Department
of Fish and Wildlife and US Fish and Wildlife Service), consulting firms,
non-profit research groups and academia.  Networking and career mentoring
with established professionals is emphasized.

This intensive 12-day field course is sponsored by the Western Section of
The Wildlife Society (TWS-WS), which is the organization of professional
wildlife biologists and managers in California, Nevada and Hawaii.  

The course fee of $1675 includes on-site housing, most meals, and 4 quarter
units (3 semester units) of upper-division college credit through California
Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, California.

The course is held at Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch, just north of Santa
Cruz, California.  The class has been held here every summer since 2013.

Enrollment is limited to 16 participants to ensure plenty of hands-on
opportunity for everyone.

If you’re interested in enrolling, email me (the course coordinator): 
jperr...@calpoly.edu.  Write 1 paragraph explaining your current educational
or employment level, including prior college coursework or work experience
in ecology and wildlife, and how this class would contribute to your career
objectives.  I will then send you specific instructions on how to enroll
through Cal Poly’s Extended Education program.

This class is packed with information and is a lot of fun for everyone.  I
hope you can join us!

- John Perrine, PhD, course coordinator  email: jperr...@calpoly.edu
   Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department 
   California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo  California USA

[ECOLOG-L] Adjunct instructor, Environmental Science - Hood College

[Sue Carney]

The Hood College Biology Department (Frederick, MD) is looking for an
individual with expertise and interest in teaching a Master's level course
in Environmental Science as an adjunct in fall 2018. Candidate should have
earned a doctoral degree in a related field. Please email a CV and brief
letter of background and interest to Sue Carney - car...@hood.edu.


~~~
Susan L. Carney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Director, Environmental Biology Master’s Program
Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 696-3648
~~~

[ECOLOG-L] Wanted: Foliar Leaf Chemistry Quantification Help

[Tabitha Petri]

Good afternoon, 

I’m a masters student at the University of Florida with Dr. Luke Flory and Dr. 
Deah 
Lieurance. My research explores growth-defense trade-offs in cultivars of 
Lespedeza 
cuneata. I’m reaching out to see if there are any Ecolog members who might be 
able to 
complete chemical analysis of leaf samples for my project. At this time, we are 
thinking 
specifically about foliar tannin content, total phenolics, and total protein 
content. We will 
likely have approximately 50-60 samples for each analysis and will be able to 
pay for this 
analysis. 

If you have the ability to run these samples, please contact me directly at 
tpe...@ufl.edu. 
We can discuss sample preparation and the cost per sample for each analysis.

Please pass this along to anyone who may be able to help. Thank you for your 
help.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ocean Acidification Question

[Felix Martinez - NOAA Federal]

Hi Kat,

A well known case is the CO2 seeps in Papua new Guinea. See this link

for
an example:
https://www.aims.gov.au/research/climate-change/ocean-acidification/co2-seeps

Felix



On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 10:12 PM, Katharine Leigh  wrote:

> Hi Ecologers!
>
> Question for those of you familiar with Ocean Acidification: anyone aware
> of evidence/studies about micro-zones of acidification? Like, has anyone
> detected small, localized regions where the water is specifically more
> acidic in certain places versus others? Or is the acidity basically uniform
> and just gradually becomes more/less acidic as you move up/down latitudes,
> or deeper/shallower in the water column? I know areas around hydrothermal
> vents can get super acidic, and I would *think *a certain current has a
> characteristic acidity trend... how about near the shore? Do pockets of
> acidic water tend to form at all?
>
> Thanks for any commentary you can provide. Links to suggested papers would
> be awesome, too!
>
> Best
> Kat
>
> Katharine L. Leigh
> My Linkedin 
>



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[ECOLOG-L] AGU 2018 Fall Meeting Session - B027: Forest ecohydrology under a changing climate

[Luiza Teophilo Aparecido]

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to an exciting 2018 Fall
Meeting AGU session called "B027: Forest ecohydrology under a changing
climate". We expect a wide range of ecohydrological studies conducted in
various forested systems focusing on how these ecosystems are responding to
current and future changes in climate.

We look forward to your contribution, and also please share this session
with anybody that might be interested in this theme!


Abstract:

Forest ecosystems are pivotal for the stability of the global climate
system.  Beyond their influential role in the global carbon cycle, forests
contribute to regional cooling and precipitation recycling through
evapotranspiration. About half of the world’s forests have already been
fragmented or converted to other land uses, with significant effects on the
regional water cycling and climate. Remaining natural forests, as well as
recovering secondary forests or plantations, stand to be impacted by
climate change (e.g., severe droughts and storms), which will directly
affect their ecohydrology and carbon cycling, resulting in climate change
feedbacks. In this session, we seek contributions on novel insights and
modern applications and tools for forest ecohydrology and their response to
climate change. We expect submissions that focus on various forest
ecosystems across the globe and that span various subdisciplines (e.g.,
physiology, modelling, management, ecology, etc.).

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/44695

Conveners:

Dr. Norbert Kunert - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Dr. Kristina J Anderson-Teixeira - Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Luiza Maria T Aparecido - Arizona State University
Dr. Georgianne W Moore - Texas A University

**
*Luiza Maria T. Aparecido, PhD*
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Macrosystems Ecology Laboratory
Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ, USA

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session : Advances in Soil Respiration Research

[Bhaskar Mitra]

Dear Colleagues,


This is to alert you of an organized session B002. Advances in Soil
Respiration

Research at the AGU Fall Meeting. Please consider submitting your abstracts.



 Abstract:


Soil respiration (Rs) is an integrating metric of ecosystem metabolism.
Recent years have

seen a proliferation of instrumental and data-analytical tools that allow
disentangling the diversity

of biological processes that occur in the soil medium. The separation of
and feedback between

free-living microbes and the rhizosphere, the use of different energy
sources, the extent and mechanisms

of carbon processing and stabilization are all seen through a different
lens today than even a few years ago.

Despite these advances, soil carbon dynamics remain one of the key
uncertainties in ecosystem and Earth

System models. We invite contributions that demonstrate improved
mechanistic understanding of soil carbon

processing through the combination of modeling, experimental, observational
and meta-analytic techniques,

with the goal of improving the representation of these processes in
ecosystem and Earth System models.




Conveners :


Bhaskar Mitra (Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A
University)

Asko Noormets (Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A
University)

Kevan Minick (Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North
Carolina State University)

[ECOLOG-L] Apply for position

[soheil bahrebar]

Dear Ecologer and professors,

I am a PhD in Marine Biology and Ecology from Iran and looking forward to a
Postdoc, research assistant position or any marine project. I would be
pleased if you could kindly help me in this matter. Also I could send my
CV, if you want.
I looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards, Soheil Bahrebar

[ECOLOG-L] Two Postdoctoral Jobs at Simon Fraser in Shark Conservation

[Holly Kindsvater]

Global Shark Trends -- two Postdoctoral fellowships PDF/RAs in population 
modelling 
/ spatial planning.

The project seeks to develop a dashboard of global shark and ray indicators to 
track 
conservation outcomes at national, regional, and global scales. The project is 
an 
international collaboration between Simon Fraser University, James Cook 
University, 
Charles Darwin University, the International Union for the Conservation of 
Nature’s 
Shark Specialist Group and Red List Unit, as well as Comms Inc.

POPULATION MODELER Candidate #1 is expected to have a good understanding of 
quantitative population dynamics and their application to policy-relevant 
ecological 
problems. A keen interest in hierarchical modeling, Bayesian methods, and 
reproducible analyses would be an advantage. An understanding of how 
information 
can be borrowed using phylogeny, traits, and geographic structure would be 
advantageous.

SPATIAL PLANNER Candidate #2 is expected to have a good understanding of a wide-
range of spatial conservation planning paradigms and methods, including MARXAN, 
GIS, QGIS. The candidate will develop conservation priorities, based on the 
knowledge of population trajectory and Red List status for species, aggregated 
by 
location and combined with information on conservation management likelihood. 
An 
understanding of reproducible analyses and tool development, e.g. RShiny is 
advantageous.

HOW TO APPLY Both candidates are expected to communicate regularly with the 
project team and have a desire to work in a policy-facing environment. The 
candidates 
will ideally have a PhD but we will consider appointing suitably qualified 
quantitative 
scientists.

The candidates will ideally be based at Simon Fraser University within the 
Earth to 
Ocean Research Group in the Department of Biological Sciences, under the 
supervision of Dr Nicholas Dulvy. The positions may continue for 2.5 years, 
subject to 
continued funding and review after six months, and can begin as early as Sept 
1, 
2018. Salary will be commensurate with experience, and include medical and 
dental 
benefits.

Applications will be reviewed beginning Aug 1st, 2018. Candidates should submit 
a CV 
(including reference contact details), and a brief (2 pages or less) 
description of 
research interests and career goals provided in a single PDF document in the 
order 
described here, via email to du...@sfu.ca with the subject heading “GST PDF”. 
Please 
make it clear which post you are applying for.

[ECOLOG-L] AGU 2018 Session B058: Novel methods of connecting ecosystem structure to function with remote sensing

[Jeff Atkins]

Dear colleagues,

We would like to bring to your attention our AGU 2018 session focusing 
on novel methods of remote sensing aimed at linking ecosystem structure 
to function, broadly defined. We are particularly keen to highlight 
emerging technologies, cross-disciplinary research, and innovative 
applications of any and all remote sensing techniques. Please feel free 
to contact me (Jeff Atkins) via email (jwatki...@vcu.edu) or Twitter 
(@atkinsjeff) for any follow-up. Our abstract follows this message. 
Thank you for your consideration.

Session Conveners,

Drs. Jeff Atkins (VCU), Elizabeth LaRue (Purdue), and Atticus Stovall 
(UVA)

Session Abstract for B058: Novel methods of connecting ecosystem 
structure to function with remote sensing

Remote sensing provides a critical link in understanding how ecological 
and biogeochemical processes scale to entire ecosystems. Advances in 
technology, techniques, and theory have led to novel applications across 
the biogeosciences. Passive (e.g. optical, multi- and hyperspectral, and 
thermal) and active (e.g. LiDAR and radar) sensors enable complementary 
measurements across a broad range of spatial scales. Unmanned aerial 
systems (UAS/UAV) allow for rapid and repeated measurements of smaller, 
targeted areas of interest, facilitating upscaling by bridging ground 
and spaceborne observation. Terrestrial LiDAR improves our ability to 
characterize vegetation structure and complexity, while imaging 
spectroscopy (e.g. hyperspectral) helps map plant species composition 
and measure plant function. Linking structure to function via remote 
sensing is an exciting research frontier. In this session, we invite 
submissions from all who are using innovative applications of remote 
sensing to understand structure-function connections, or who are working 
in novel environments.

AGU On-Demand
SWIRL Theme: Data & Emerging Technologies

Index Terms
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics
0480 Remote sensing
1640 Remote sensing

[ECOLOG-L] Expand Your Sustainability Professional Skill Set with AASHE!

[Daita Serghi]

Dear Colleagues,

The 2018 AASHE Conference & Expo is quickly approaching! With more than 300 
sessions 
, 
faculty members interested in leading the sustainability movement are sure to 
find a multitude of sessions that are relevant to their personal and 
professional career goals.

We believe that higher education is uniquely positioned to lead the 
sustainability movement, but we wouldn’t be here without those who advocate for 
and pursue sustainability initiatives at their campus and the surrounding 
community. 

Join us and be inspired, motivated, energized and empowered to advance 
sustainability initiatives or programs. Attendees can expect to gain lessons, 
ideas and tools to bring back to your institution, organization or community. 
Don’t miss out on this action-packed, participatory and interactive event. 
Register now !

AASHE has contracted a block of hotel rooms to ensure that you are provided 
with quality, convenient and affordable hotel accommodations. Hotels are 
selling out! Book your hotel early to receive the group discount 
! 

Please send questions to confere...@aashe.org . 

Sincerely,
Daita

P.S. This year we will not be extending online registration deadlines, so 
please register early! 

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Education Programs Manager
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
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