FW: Soil Monitoring Field & Lab Assistants

2006-09-07 Thread Shannon Spencer
Soil Monitoring Field & Lab Assistants =20 Two temporary research positions are available at the Natural Resources Ecology Lab (NREL) of Colorado State University (CSU). The project has = been funded to establish a soil monitoring network for evaluating long-term change in soil properties and re

Re: ECOLOG-L | Cuddeback and Leaf River IR-3BU Cameras

2006-09-07 Thread kari signor
Marci - You must be referring to my original thread about IR camera recommendations for a bear project. I'm sorry to hear about your complications and frustrations with the Leaf River units. I would be interested in seeing some of your photos, however. For those interested, I will share what

Soil moisture measurement with TDR and custom probes?

2006-09-07 Thread Gray, Andrew -Forestry
I've been using a Tektronix 1502c TDR to measure soil moisture for = years, primarily because it was possible to install hundreds of probes = (consisting of two steel rods) across a site and measure the same probes = over time. Tektronix no longer sells the thing (or anything that will do = the sam

Question for field researchers (Amazon)

2006-09-07 Thread Jacob Lowe
Hello everyone. =20 =20 I've been working with lodge east of Puerto Maldonado on the Madre de Di= os River that is looking to offer accomodations to field researchers and= needs help developing a fee structure. For those here who have worked = in the Amazon, can someone give me a general idea h

Asst. Prof. of Ecology

2006-09-07 Thread Gregg Hartvigsen
The Department of Biology at SUNY Geneseo, invites applications for a new tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in fall 2007. Candidates should demonstrate potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching and the development of a research program involving

Re: Seeking complete citation for Fleming, R.M. (1996)

2006-09-07 Thread Kim van der Linde
See following links: http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:rPtjuZoU7fsJ:www.persga.org/Publications/Technical/pdf/4%2520Technical%2520Series/TS12%2520RAP%2520mangroves.pdf+%22The+role+of+education+in+marine+sanctuary+management%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 http://www.persga.org/Publications/Technica

"Science Idol" cartoon contest - vote now!

2006-09-07 Thread Michael Halpern
Hello, Here's some post-Labor Day fun for you: UCS has chosen our finalists for Science Idol: the Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest, a number of which deal with global warming. Check them out: http://www.ucsusa.org/scienceidol Please vote, and forward far and wide! More details a

New Job Opportunities

2006-09-07 Thread DNRRecruiting DNRRecruiting
The following are new opportunities that opened this week. For details on these and other ongoing recruitment activities please visit the Employment page on DNR's Internet site: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/jobs/ Budget Analyst 3 Recruitment #2006-08-5820 Olympia WA Closes: September 20 Forest P

ECOLOG-L | Cuddeback and Leaf River IR-3BU Cameras

2006-09-07 Thread Marci Johnson
Good morning, I had replied to an ECOLOG-L inquiry regarding remote cameras earlier this summer by offering some information on the infrared cameras I was about to purchase. I have since been rather disappointed with the Leaf River IR-3BU cameras and thought I should pass on the follo

Organic Farming and Killing Fescue

2006-09-07 Thread Lisa M. Potter
I'm currently working with an organic farmer who would like to make his = farm more wildlife friendly. He has several acres that are not cropable = and are currently in fescue. Burning to manage the fescue would be = difficult due to both the landscape and the abundance of the "historic" = farm e

(ecolog) Re: (long response) google, burgess shale, God creating Evolution, etc.

2006-09-07 Thread Lauren Noyes
Dear Ed, Danielle, and anybody who wants to read my little rant: "Finding Darwin's God" is a good call for you Danielle. As both a die-hard christian and a biology freak, I appreciate anything that helps people clarify the two. Ken Miller's tone and aim wouldn't make this the greatest book to re

Opening:Assistant Professorship in Microbiology

2006-09-07 Thread Chalcraft, David
Assistant Professorship in Microbiology The Department of Biology (www.ecu.edu/biology) at East Carolina = University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant = professorship in microbiology. Special consideration will be given to = applicants who are broadly trained and utilize molecular

wet-dry conversion eqs for broad groups of taxa

2006-09-07 Thread Tony Dell
Hi all, I am wanting to convert the dry mass of a wide variety of taxa to wet (fresh) mass and was wondering if anyone knew of any published literature that details such relations. Ideally I am searching for conversion equations for broad groups of taxa (such as beetles, spiders, fish, crabs, fli