Study abroad in Namibia, Africa

Dear Student/Colleague The Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences program at NC State University offers a three week study abroad program to Namibia (south western Africa) from May 18 to June 06, 2008. This program focuses on African wildlife-, savanna- and desert ecology, park management, conservation and

NPS Position available - GIS Specialist (GS-11)

An experienced person is sought to be the National Park Service’s (NPS) GIS Specialist on a joint NPS and Fish and Wildlife Service interdisciplinary team evaluating and contributing to ecosystem restoration efforts in south Florida. The incumbent will work with ecologists, biologists, engineer

grad student positions in population/community/evolutionary ecology

I am currently looking for 2 graduate students in population/community ecology to start in Sept. 2008. While I am primarily looking for PhD students, exceptional MSc applicants will also be considered. I am looking for bright, self-motivated, independent students with strong quantitative skills

Farewell to a field biologist

Dear All, Last weekend our community lost a great friend, Jon A. Stravers, Jr. While traveling from his home in Idaho to visit family in Iowa, Jon and his young son, Jonah, died in a collision with a drunk driver in northeastern Colorado. Jon was a widely known and loved individual. For nearl

Faculty position: Environmental Science at UMBC

MARYLAND, BALTIMORE 21250. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. =20 Assistant or Associate Professor of Environmental Science, beginning =20 in August 2008. Ph.D. required at time of appointment. The UMBC =20 Department of Geography & Environmental Systems invites applications =20 from scholar

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 31 Aug 2007 to 1 Sep 2007 (#2007-239)

I'm not sure what is meant by "imported" here, but some eagles certainly do use both countries. However, some also seem to reside completely in the U.S. Probably many did migrate from Canada over the last few decades, and that may continue to a certain extent. Hundreds (last year 580), many of whi

Job Announcement: Biological Science Technician

Job Announcement: Biological Science Technician GS-0404-08 Reply Due: September 22, 2007 The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station will be filling a full time biological science technician to support research in vegetation dynamics for the Redding Silviculture Laboratory. Thi

FW: AGU Fall session on carbon cycle in savannas - Final call

Dear colleagues, This is a final call for abstracts for the AGU Fall Meeting session on Savannas and Carbon. Please consider submitting an abstract for this session. A full description is given below. There is an absolute deadline for abstract submission of 11.59 pm on September 6. Authors mus

SWS Minority Undergraduate Travel/Mentoring Awards

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of minority undergraduate student awards for travel to attend the annual SWS meeting – May 26-30, 2008 in Washington, DC. The SWS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and is offering full travel awards and mentor

Metal detectors

I'm looking for advice on buying a metal detector to relocate permanent sampling plot markers. There are two situations where we expect to use it: (1) metal (steel?) bolts installed on riverside rock outcrops that get buried in sediment and vegetation (no more than an inch deep), and (2) magn

Job opening: Science Program Manager, ESA

=20 Program Manager, Office of Science Programs, Ecological Society of America =20 Develop and manage workshops, conferences, and publications linking ecological research to decision making and resource management. Must also be able to work with teams of scientists, help develop project web sites

information on plants in relation to elevation or hydro period

Ecologgers -- please post replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. From: Owen Sitton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:57 PM Posted To: ESAHQ Conversation: question Subject: question I was wondering if you would be able to tell me

Re: DDT question

How was malaria eliminated in the US? You read about the draining of wetlands to get rid of mosquitoes, but anyone who's spent the summer in Georgia or Florida (or the Adirondacks, for that matter) will testify that there are plenty of mosquitoes around! Their population was reduced but not eli

Evolution Earliest life Re: wall chart of history of earth / life

Thanks Katrina. It looks good, but from the website, I can't exactly tell how simple or complicated it is. What I mean by "simple" is that it sticks to factors that can be reasonably correlated with each other, such as the increase in atmospheric oxygen around the rise of cyanobacteria, and,