[ECOLOG-L] Conservation Funding Campaign Coordinator

2008-03-19 Thread Amanda Senft
NWF seeks Conservation Funding Campaign Coordinator: Find a job you’re wild about at the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the nation’s largest member-supported conservation organization, which is at the forefront of global warming issues, reconnecting our children with nature, and protecting Am

[ECOLOG-L] online survey of aquatic weed locations in Australia

2008-03-19 Thread L Quinn
If you are familiar with the waterways in and around (within 100-150 km) the capital cities of Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney) and you have reasonable aquatic plant I.D. skills, please follow this link to take a short survey: http://ww

[ECOLOG-L] Amorphophallus konjac??

2008-03-19 Thread Shelly Thomas
We have a plant in the school's greenhouse that we think is Amorphophallus konjac (is that species the same as A. rivieri?). If anyone can ID this plant for sure, please contact me directly and I'll send you a photo (sorry, can't attach the delightful scent). Thanks! Shelly ___

[ECOLOG-L] MARK Workshop at Subsidized Price

2008-03-19 Thread Pat Ward
Colleagues, The Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences at New Mexico State University and the Chihuahuan Desert Network are co-sponsoring a workshop on the theory and practical estimation of animal population parameters. Progarm MARK is the predominate software tool used by Wildlife, Biol

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Research Assistance: Ant-Plant Community Ecology

2008-03-19 Thread Scott Chamberlain
Project description: I am a graduate student working on the community ecology of mutualistic ant-plant interactions. I am currently looking for a field assistant to help in determining the structure of species interactions between ants and extrafloral nectar (nectar secreted outside of flowers, gen

[ECOLOG-L] Internship announcement Champaign County Forest Preserve District

2008-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Olson
Hello All, Below is a unique internship opportunity in central Illinois. Natural Resources Seasonal or Internship in Environmental Assessment Join the team responsible for conserving, restoring, and caring for nearly 3,500 acres of natural area throughout Champaign County, Illinois. This is a

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Ocean Optics Spectral Analysis System

2008-03-19 Thread Howie Neufeld
Dear All - We are considering purchasing a spectral analysis system from Ocean Optics. I have been using the Li-1800 to investigate leaf reflectance/transmission and absorptance, but as you know, Li-Cor does not make this instrument anymore, and may soon stop supporting its maintenance. Has a

[ECOLOG-L] AVIAN FIELD TECHNICIAN NEEDED

2008-03-19 Thread Bruce Robertson
AVIAN FIELD TECHNICIAN NEEDED to assist in a study examining the effects of different biofuels crops on avian biodiversity and habitat selection behavior. Globally escalating demands for both food and energy have raised concerns about the potential for food-based and native biofuel crops to be

[ECOLOG-L] Science Education Coordinator

2008-03-19 Thread LuAnn Marotte
Community Education Coordinator Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve of the University of Minnesota is looking for an out-going, self-motivated individual to coordinate our new and growing community education and outreach programs, including formal K- 12 science education programs and our more i

[ECOLOG-L] [Fwd: disturbing new beer discovery]

2008-03-19 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I felt that the below post from the vertebrate paleontology listserv was very pertinent to this listserv, so read below and enjoy! :) Original Message Subject: disturbing new beer discovery From:"Weil, Anne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:

[ECOLOG-L] Forestry Technician Positions Open - Ozark Region - University of Missouri Tree Ring Lab

2008-03-19 Thread Marschall, Joe
Positions: (4) FOREST FUELS AND STAND DYNAMICS RESEARCH TECHINICIANS SUMMER 2008 Position Description: Collect forest fuels and vegetation data on forests with different management histories in southern Missouri. Po

[ECOLOG-L] Two Positions with Shortgrass Steppe LTER Project in northern Colorado

2008-03-19 Thread Stapp, Paul
Two Positions with Shortgrass Steppe LTER Project in northern Colorado - closing date soon 1) Field Crew Leader for the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological (SGS-LTER) research program in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. This is

[ECOLOG-L] EPA post-doctoral opportunities (6)

2008-03-19 Thread Matt Hopton
Note: Direct inquires to: Dorothy Carr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 1-800- 433-9633 --- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development (ORD) CROSS-ORD INTERDISCIPLINARY POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ORD is accepting applications through A

[ECOLOG-L] Research Opportunities In Grassland Ecology

2008-03-19 Thread Hall Cushman
Numerous seasonal field assistant positions in grassland ecology and conservation are available through the Department of Biology at Sonoma State University. Successful candidates will assist in the collection of data for two long-term herbivore exclosure experiments that examine the influence

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship

2008-03-19 Thread Jim Schneider
Title: PhD Assistantship Agency: Michigan State University (MSU) Location:East Lansing, MI Job Description: PhD Research Assistantship - Effectiveness of Structure Retention in Clearcut Harvest Units for Conserving Bio