New nonprofit to conserve the Meliaceae

2007-12-31 Thread Sheila Ward
The purpose of Mahogany for the Future, Inc. to help ensure the future of the neotropical timber species of the Family Meliaceae, through research, conservation, and ecologically and socially responsible use. Please see the growing Mahogany for the Future website at www.mahoganyforthefuture.org or

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

2007-12-31 Thread Rick Relyea
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AQUATIC ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, BEHAVIOR, OR ECOTOXICOLOGY Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position at the University of Pittsburgh in any area of aquatic ecology or evolution under the direction of Dr. Rick Relyea. Current areas of research in the Relyea Lab incl

Hybridization problems; what is native?

2007-12-31 Thread Grey Hayes
=20 Hi, In answer to Kathleen, some folks wrote years ago that a rare Californian sp= ecies, Arctostaphylos pallida, was effectively extinct because of swamping o= f its gene pool from planted cultivars in the vicinity of the last remaining= extant populations.=C2=A0=20 On this subject, I hop

[IJEES] International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics Winter 2008 : International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics

2007-12-31 Thread Int. J. Ecol. Econ. Stat.
Dear Colleagues, "International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics" wishes you a new year filled with sunshine happiness ! Happy New Year 2008 and successful academic year too ! . The online Contents and Abstract of Winter 2008 issue can be view at :

invasives species results on NPR website

2007-12-31 Thread Swain, Pat (FWE)
I haven't seen this cited before on Ecolog, so maybe it's new. The NPR website has the invasive species discussion results at http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2007/dec/invasive/index.html in the middle of the transcript of a story about 'rock snot' that they played this morning. Pat

Postdoctoral Associate position available

2007-12-31 Thread Brian A. Nault
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Postdoctoral Associate POSITION: Entomologist/Insect Ecologist - 12-month appointment with likely funding for second year in the Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456. AVAILABLE: Available March

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2007-12-31 Thread Mike Swift
Thanks for the suggestions for an intro bio text. Several people =20 asked me to post my replies. They are posted below without attribution. Mike I think the new 8th ed. of Campbells is your best choice for the =20 following reasons: This is an introductory course and if you find single te