Hawkins, WI:Forest/Soil Field Internship

2007-04-12 Thread Jennifer Martin
Forest/Soil Ecology Internship Department of Forest Ecology and Mgt. University of Wisconsin – Madison The internship is based in the Flambeau River State forest where we are evaluating how forest manipulations including coarse woody debris (CWD) and canopy gaps influence the long-term producti

PhD in Invasive Species/ Species Occurrence Models

2007-04-12 Thread Donald Jackson
PhD/MSc Position Available I am looking for a graduate student to join our lab to work on a study modeling how lake environmental factors affect the establishment of an invasive zooplankton species. This work is part of a large research network, the Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network. Wor

Below ground biomass of Phragmites?

2007-04-12 Thread L.S.O.
Hi all, I'm interested in estimating the below ground biomass of Phragmites based on the known above ground biomass. Can anyone direct me to research or sources in the literature that will help me in my quest? Thank you in advance your help. - Now that's r

Fuel efficient/zero emissions automobiles

2007-04-12 Thread Wirt Atmar
Given the level of concern that people have expressed about reducing their ecological footprint, particularly in regard to greenhouse gases and fossil fuel usage, I thought that I would mention some of the work that's being done in automobiles that you may not be aware of. This next statement is t

Wildlife Ecologist Positions in Northern California

2007-04-12 Thread Kim Wells
Wildlife Ecologist (Entry-level and Senior) =20 H. T. Harvey & Associates is a premier ecological consulting firm based in Northern California. For over 35 years, H. T. Harvey has provided outstanding scientific ecological and design expertise to develop successful ecological solutions for our c

2007 National Wetlands Awards Invitation

2007-04-12 Thread wetlandsawards
2007 National Wetlands Awards Honoring Leaders in Wetland Conservation May 9, 2007, Washington, D.C. You Are Invited: Please join the Environmental Law Institute to honor the 2007 National Wetlands Awards recipients. Co-sponsored by ELI, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway

tropical ecology postdoc

2007-04-12 Thread Christopher Baraloto
Tropical Tree Functional Diversity: Postdoctoral Position Join an exciting international team on a unique new project investigating tropical tree diversity. We are seeking enthusiastic candidates for a two- year postdoctoral position studying tropical tree functional traits and species diversity

Fisheries Tech Position (SCA) - TNC Delaware River Basin Program (Eastern New York Chapter)

2007-04-12 Thread George Schuler
Background Just two hours from New York City the Delaware River Basin is a Nature Conservancy top priority. After a decade and a half of conservation work, The Nature Conservancy's New York Delaware River Basin Program is widely recognized as one of the leading freshwater conservation programs. Th

Macaw research in Peru: Volunteer opportunities

2007-04-12 Thread Alan Lee
Macaws make excellent flagship species and serve as charismatic focal points for the conservation of the ecosystems where they occur, and they need your help! Unfortunately throughout most of tropical America large macaws have suffered major population declines. The threats faced by large macaws li

Historian of Science/Evolution

2007-04-12 Thread Frank T. Kuserk
I concur that Edward J. Larson is an outstanding historian of science, especially on the history of creationism. I've used three of his books, Summer for the Gods (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in history), Trial and Error and Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

Microchip tag identification use for bat research

2007-04-12 Thread Brian D. Campbell
Fellow Ecologgers: A colleague of mine working in brazil is investigating ways to uniquely identify mist-net captured bats by means of microchip technology (some of you with pets may already be familar with this means of identification). Does anyone here know about companies which produce microsh

Re: historian of science/evolution

2007-04-12 Thread Kristina Pendergrass
Wendee, I would propose Michael Ruse, whom I was fortunate enough to have as a professor one semester while he still taught at the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada). Currently, he teaches at Florida State University and has focused a lot of his career on the philosophy and history of science

Field assisstant needed in Australia

2007-04-12 Thread Lora Richards
FIELD ASSISTANT for AUSTRALIA FIELD WORK needed from end of May or beginning of June 2007 (minimum 2-month commitment) to participate in a study investigating plant-herbivore-predator interactions in rainforests along a latitudinal gradient. The assistant will work with me at 6 field sites along E

Re: Question about random sampling

2007-04-12 Thread John P Ball
Dear Ophelia Random sampling is extremely easy to do in SAS. Just visit http://support.sas.com/techsup/sample/random.html Just copy the fully commented code and paste it into your program. There, you will find the code to do: 1) simple random sampling (with or without replacement) and 2) m

Re: historian of science/evolution

2007-04-12 Thread Gregg Miller
Wendee, Have you tried the National Center for Science Education (NCSE)? Web Site: http://www.ncseweb.org/default.asp NCSE will be your best source for solid information on the history of the evolution/creationism controversy. NCSE is very active in defending the teaching of evolution in public