Monitoring Plant Phenology

2007-05-07 Thread Sara KristenLightner Souther
Hi Everyone, I am searching for a way to collect phenological data for 10 plant populations using time-lapse photography. I am thinking about ordering an intervalometer and battery converter from Habortronics. Unfortunately, cameras that are compatible with this type of intervalometer (one th

PhD position available on "Recovery of assemblages following catastrophic disturbance over a latitudinal gradient"

2007-05-07 Thread Langevelde, Frank van
PhD position (non-OECD citizen) "Recovery of assemblages following catastrophic disturbance over a latitudinal gradient" At: The Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands The Resource Ecology Group The Resource Ecology Group performs research and education in community ecolo

Faculty position-Forest Nutrition Assoc/Assistant

2007-05-07 Thread Katy Kavanagh
ASSISTANT/ASSCOIATE FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Director of Intermountain Forest Tree Nutrition Cooperative and Assistant/Associate Professor of Forest Nutrition and Productivity Department of Forest Resources College of Natural Resources University of Idaho The Department of Forest Resourc

2007 Peter Yodzis Colloquium in Fundamental Ecology

2007-05-07 Thread Chris Caruso
REMINDER: Approximately ONE WEEK left to register for the 2007 Peter Yodzis Colloquium in Fundamental Ecology "Applied Evolution: Understanding the Past, Predicting the Future" May 15th and 16th 2007 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Sponsored by the University of Guelph and Blackwel

paid summer internship in CT

2007-05-07 Thread Helen Mills Poulos
This is a paid 40-hour/week summer position lasting from June - August. We are looking for collecting data for Northeast Utilities to lower the risk of power outages due to tree fall events. Field work will involve visiting points along transmission lines in Connecticut and measuring tree attribute

Re: Inaugural Call for Papers for the International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR).

2007-05-07 Thread Charles Welden
I have had similar experiences. More telling, I had a student tell me after taking my intro class where we deal with evolution, that we biologists always SAY there's mountains of evidence that support evolution, but we never actually SHOW it to the students. At first I thought he was just tuning ou

Shrub-steppe Bird and Pygmy Rabbit Technicians (5)

2007-05-07 Thread =?ISO-8859-1?Q?ShrubMAP_-_Julie_Ripplinger?=
FIELD RESEARCH TECHNICIANS (5) needed for shrub-steppe bird and pygmy rabbit work ASAP through mid-late August. ShrubMAP is a multidisciplinary research program focused on linking the responses of animal and plant populations to habitat restoration projects in the shrub-steppe of northeastern Utah

was IJCR Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 4 May 2007 to 5 May 2007 (#2007-124)

2007-05-07 Thread Melissa McCanna
Take a look at this web page (from the soon-to-be-opened Cincinnati Creation Museum) and see an example of "journals" published that focus on creation research: http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/archive/default.asp This article is entertaining: http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/

Re: News: Conservatives Split Over Darwin and Evolution

2007-05-07 Thread Warren W. Aney
As scientists, we need to understand and appreciate the wide range of views in the religious world. Particularly in the Christian sphere, these views range all the way from strict biblical inerrancy ("the Bible was written by man but dictated by God") to that of an appreciation for the biblical st

Paid 5 month internship in Alaska

2007-05-07 Thread Kristen Kordecki
The Chicago Botanic Garden, in partnership with the National Park Service, is offering a 5 month paid internship at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Copper Center, Alaska. Duration: 5/21-10/19 (negotiable) vA bachelor’s degree is required, but no other experience i

Possible responses inspired by recent creationist journal (IJCR)

2007-05-07 Thread Jim Sparks
Several people from the ESA have offered to help co-ordinate a response to the recent advances made by creationists over the past years. There is an immediate problem represented by the IJCR and some more long term concerns having to do with inadequate elementary and advanced education. The follo

Re: News: Conservatives Split Over Darwin and Evolution

2007-05-07 Thread James J. Roper
Warren, This discussion is interesting, because it is so "Western European". We forget that it is not just science versus christian perspectives out there. There are approximately 2 billion christians out there, but this lumps Southern Baptists with Roman Catholics, and they sure have little