Associate Director, Program in Human Biology, Stanford

Please circulate widely. The Program in Human Biology at Stanford University seeks a full-time Associate Director, beginning Sept 1, 2008. Human Biology, the largest undergraduate major within the School of Humanities & Sciences, is an interdisciplinary major blending the biological, social

Call for Papers: Remote Sensing Applications in Grassland Ecosystems

Call for Interactive Short Papers Remote Sensing Applications in Grassland Ecosystems Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting April 15-19, 2008 Boston, MA I am organizing an interactive short paper session on remote sensing applications in grassland ecosystems. Confirmed topics

Re: ECOSYSTEM HEALTH Diversity and of Terminology

Perhaps this whole discussion is a reflection of our own human nature and the role science has in helping us remove our bias from perceiving the natural world. What is "natural"? The earth is a dynamic system and from geologic records of flora and fauna it has been shown that the earth is freque

MS/PhD position, post-fire wind erosion, Idaho St Univ

A MS or PhD student is sought for a new DoD funded project to evaluate wind erosion of soil in disturbed rangelands, at Idaho State University, Pocatello. Our broader research is examining rates of wind erosion, changes in erodibility, and factors affecting erodibility. Studies will be conduc

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN – Medical Entomology/Molecular Ecology

Please post. Thank you. I am especially looking for recent undergrads that would like to increase their skills list, as well as get a taste of working in a research lab, before applying to grad school. I commonly publish with my techs and they are often first authors. We have weekly journal clubs a

Faculty position in Microbiology

MICROBIOLOGIST. As part of an on-going expansion of Biological Science faculty, Kent State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in the Department of Biological Sciences (http://biology.kent.edu/). We seek a microbiologist that uses cellular and/or molecular methods to addre

image processing software for leaf images.

Hi All, I have some photographic/scanned leaf images. Does anyone know which software can obtain leaf veins and leaf damage areas from them? Thanks Xiaohua -- Xiaohua Dai, Dr. Mobile: +86 137 6398 8183 Publications: http://www.getcited.org/?MBR=11061629 Personal Page: http:/

AFLP/MIcrosatellite scoring software responses

Hello everyone, I've collected all the responses I got to my AFLP/Microsat Scoring Software post. Hope this helps others out there! Krissa Skogen University of Connecticut Of the ones you listed, I only know GeneMarker. I am currently using it and not very impressed with that software; I d

Re: ECOSYSTEM HEALTH Diversity and of Terminology

In the context of ecosystem management, "ecosystem health" largely = describes attributes such as resiliency following disturbance or = resistance to catastrophic disturbance (e.g. extreme pathogenic = outbreak, stand-replacing wildfire, invasion by exotics we've deemed = undesirable).=20 =20 In th

Re: In situ nutrient enhancements with milfoil

Greetings. I am a high school biology teacher new to this list. In the summer, I am involved with research on Conesus Lake studying the impacts of agricultural management practices on downstream macrophyte communities (http://www.envsci.brockport.edu/Conesus_Project). Last summer I conducted s

Ph.D. Opportunities, Ecology & Evolution of Plant-animal Interactions

Ph.D. Students Wanted! Ecology and evolution of plants and plant-animal interactions My lab is broadly interested in the ecology and evolution of plants and their communities, often focusing on plant-animal interactions such as herbivory, seed predation, and seed dispersal. We use a combination o

Opinion on Statistical Analysis-Model

Dear friends, I am wondering on how to implement the following statistical model and would appreciate some feedback from some of you. My question is whether the density of regenerants of the dominant conifer Araucaria angustifolia depends on life stage (five levels) and management

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY The Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2008. Our graduate program trains students in Ecology, Evolution and Biometry. The following faculty are seeking graduate students

Wildland Fire S-130/190 offered in SE U.S.?

Hi Ecologgers: Several of my fellow grad students and I are looking to take the Wildland Firefighter S-130/190 courses, as our research involves prescribed fire. We are interested in taking the courses in 2008, in late spring or summer, at a location in the southeast United States. I've checked th

Re: "unoccupied" niches and 'competitive exclusion"

I've often used the analogy of occupations or jobs when thinking of niches. Some may say it lacks rigor or that it smacks of anthropomorphism, but it seems to fit well with most of the points raised in this discussion. Sometimes we equip ourselves for a particular occupation that has already been