JOB: Pymatuning Instructor - closing date correction

2007-01-25 Thread Peter Quinby
Closing Date: March 16, 2007 (not Feb 2) Instructor needed for the field course, "Ecology of the Pymatuning Region" (3 cr), offered at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, University of Pittsburgh, Linesville, PA. June 25-July 13, 2007. (website: www.pitt.edu/~biology/pymatuning.htm) DESCRIPT

SAS codes for Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient test statistic

2007-01-25 Thread Sarah Kyker
Hello ECOLOGers, Does anyone know if there are SAS codes to display the t-value for a Spearman rank correlation coefficient? Thanks in advance!! Sarah :)

King Rail Field Technician needed

2007-01-25 Thread Abby Darrah
KING RAIL FIELD TECHNICIAN needed mid-April to mid-August 2007 for a study of king rail distribution and habitat use in Missouri. Duties will include conducting surveys in wetland habitats in Missouri and Illinois, nest searching and monitoring, behavior observations of king rail chicks, band

MS Assistantships Available – University of North Dakota, Earth System Science.

2007-01-25 Thread Soizik Laguette
This is a second call. Two Graduate Student Research Assistantships Available at the University of North Dakota, Department of Earth System Science and Policy. 1) Vegetation Detection in Shallow Wetlands of Northern Minnesota using Remote Sensing One graduate student assistantship is availabl

grinder for small plant and soil samples

2007-01-25 Thread Pamela Templer
Hello everyone, I'm looking to purchase a new grinder for our lab. We need to grind relatively small samples of roots, wood, foliage and soil. We have a Wiley Mill for larger samples. I'd appreciate any suggestions you have. Thanks in advance, Pam ---

Summary - Environmental Science for non-majors texts

2007-01-25 Thread Klug, Jen
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for recommendations for textbooks for a 1 semester non-majors Environmental Science class. I had about 20 replies. The books are listed below along with the number of people who recommended or did not recommend them. Books people liked: Bush1 C

Re: grinder for small plant and soil samples

2007-01-25 Thread David Bryant
Pam, I have used a simple coffee grinder to grind samples of a few grams and they work well for digestions. loss on ignition and elemental analysers. For smaller samples the Wigl-bug, or dental amalgamator, similar to the line shown here produce extremely fine powder: http://www.medstad.co

Graduate student opportunities in Ecosystem Ecology at McGill University

2007-01-25 Thread Elena Bennett
Graduate student opportunities in ecosystem and landscape ecology in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and McGill School of Environment at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) I am seeking a graduate research assistant at the PhD level to work on ecosystem services beginning Fall 200

FW: Ecological Sites vs. Ecological Systems

2007-01-25 Thread Jolley, Leonard - Beltsville, MD
-Original Message- From: Jolley, Leonard - Beltsville, MD Sent: Thu 1/25/2007 12:36 PM To: William Adair Cc: Subject: RE: Ecological Sites vs. Ecological Systems Hello Susan and Bill, The USD

TECHNICIAN POSITIONS, SUMMER 2007

2007-01-25 Thread sarnelle
Summer Technician Positions Positions: 2 or 3 undergraduate technicians from late-May to late-August Project:Zebra mussels are an invasive species in the Great Lakes region and have now spread to hundreds of inland lakes throughout the Midwest with dramatic impacts on these ecosyst

Research Associate (postdoctoral) Climate-Ecosystem Interactions

2007-01-25 Thread Lara Kueppers
I am looking for a postdoctoral level Research Associate to join my group at UC Merced. The position is open immediately, and applications will be accepted until it is filled. Best, Lara Kueppers Research Associate in Climate-Ecosystem Feedbacks University of California, Merced Description Rese

M.S. project in amphibian conservation

2007-01-25 Thread Steve Mullin
I would appreciate your bringing this information to the attention of any qualified individuals: Graduate Research Assistantship (RA) available for a full-time student wishing to complete an M.S. degree in biological sciences at Eastern Illinois University (EIU). The overall project concerns t

Wildlife technician - Purdue University

2007-01-25 Thread Rochelle Jacques
Title: Wildlife Technician Agency: Purdue University Location: northcentral Indiana Job Description: One field technician is needed from mid March thru late May to assist with a mark-recapture study of raccoons and Virginia opossums near Peru, Indiana. Duties will include, but are not limited