Online course - Directional Data

2006-04-24 Thread Peter C. Bruce
Dr. Ashis Sengupta will offer his "Directional Data" course online at statistics.com May 5 – June 2. Directional data (also called circular data) are data that are measured on a repeating scale (e.g. the compass or clock). They are used in a wide variety of fields – environmental and geo-science,

Postdoctoral Fellowships: Washington University in St. Louis

2006-04-24 Thread Jon Chase
Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for TWO Postdoctoral Fellowships in ECOLOGY to be based at the Tyson Research Center, a 2,000-acre tract of land located 20 miles from campus. Start date is flexible, but preferably no later than Jan. 1, 2007. Each fellow will be respons

Env.Sci/Evolution Adjunct Position Available

2006-04-24 Thread Romi Burks
ADJUNCT NEEDED!! The Department of Biology at Southwestern University is looking for an Adjunct Professor to teach 2 sections of Environmental Science (non-majors; 32 students in lecture and 2 labs of 16) and/or 1 section of Evolution (majors; 16 students). Environmental Science classes will meet

PhD Assistantship at Mississippi State

2006-04-24 Thread Gary Ervin
Ph.D. Assistantship Opportunity in Invasive Species EcologyMississippi = State University, Department of Biological Sciences POSITION: Ph.D. = student position in invasive species ecology as part of an interdisciplinar= y workgroup aimed at developing integrative management approaches for key = inv

WildMetro Ecological Field Techniques Course

2006-04-24 Thread David Burg
WildMetro is a not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting nature where people live. This Memorial Day Weekend, WildMetro, in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Parks & Recreation, is hosting an Ecological Field Techniques Course in Rye, NY. This course

Re: NSF Funded Training Opportunity in Information Management and/or GIS, Registration Form Attached

2006-04-24 Thread Samantha Romanello
This is just a reminder that the one to two weeks of “free” hands-on training in information management and/or GIS October 15 — 37, 2006 is almost full Decisions will be made in May. So for more information or to register, please go to* **http://seek.ecoinformatics.org* and click on the lin

Notice of NAFO Symposium

2006-04-24 Thread Jason Link
Dear Colleagues- please note the following symposium on "Environmental and Ecosystem Histories in the Northwest Atlantic - What Influences Living Marine Resources?" which will be held this September in Halifax, NS. This symposium will bring together scientists and managers, particularly from ar

Re: Definition of Invasive Species

2006-04-24 Thread Adolf Ceska
You can also check "ALIEN PLANTS IN CHECKLISTS AND FLORAS": http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben324.html Adolf Ceska, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Re: Definition of Invasive Species

2006-04-24 Thread Kristen Kordecki
Greetings~ I am working on a predictive model at the Chicago Botanic Garden and am often trying to decode the way we communicate about this topic. At least three different paradigms address non-native and non-native invasive plants. As a general assessment, I have seen, "weedy", a hortic