[ECOLOG-L] New Special Interest Group for the use of R in Ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Jeff Hollister
All, A new Special Interest Group devoted to the use or R in ecology has been created. The list came about through a very thorough and scientific survey that identified a need (i.e. I chatted with Sarah Goslee at a recent conference and she agreed that this might be a good idea). Myself and Sara

[ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Wyatt Williams
Colleagues, I need help recalling a journal article I read some time ago that was on the topic of the most important unanwered questions in ecology. The author(s) went on to describe five or ten areas of ecological research most important to humanity. I cannot for the life of me find it

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Sharmila Pathikonda
Hi Wyatt, I don't know if this is the article you are looking for. I could not find a pdf but here is a link to it http://www.fs.fed.us/eco/eco-watch/ew930701 Great Ideas in Ecology for the 1990s by Eugene P. Odum, BioScience 42(7), July/August 1992. Sharmila Pathikonda Doctoral Candidate Departm

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Guedes, Rosa
Yes, this is the article and I have done Odum's last video interview. Rosa Guedes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. http://faculty.philau.edu/guedesr/ 2008 will be the International Year of Planet Earth. Confidentiality note: This message from Rosa Guedes is directed e

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Sunil Kumar
Dear Wyatt, May be you are looking for the following article- May, R. 1999. Unanswered questions in ecology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences *354*:1951-1959. Here is a link to this paper that I found- http://www.math.org.cn/forums/index.php?a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Kevin Simonin
Here are a few that fit this description: Belovsky et al. (2004). Ten suggestions to strengthen the science of ecology. Bioscience (54): 345-351 Thompson et al. (2001). Frontiers of ecology. Bioscience (51): 15-24. May, R.M. (1999). Unanswered questions in ecology. Phil Trans R Soc Lond 35

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help finding j. article on top unanswered questions in ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Donna Marie Bilkovic
Hi Wyatt, One possibility that came to mind was the Sutherland et al. 2006 article in Journal of Applied Ecology "The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK" http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10./j.1365-2664.2006.01188.x Dr. Donna Marie Bilkovi

[ECOLOG-L] Ecologist, GS-0408-11

2008-04-16 Thread Travis Miller
USDA Forest Service Ecologist, GS-0408-11 ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: ADS08-RMRS-GSDE-4264D APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5-2-2008 JOB LOCATION: LAS VEGAS, Nevada WORK SCHEDULE: Full Time SALARY RANGE: $54,364.00-$54,364.00 OPEN DATE: 4-4-2008 TIME LIMIT: Term, not to exceed 13 Months NUMBER OF

[ECOLOG-L] technician position

2008-04-16 Thread Fisk, Melany
A one-year research assistant position in soil microbial ecology and biogeochemistry is available in the Fisk lab at Miami University, Oxford, OH. The position is part of a study of plant-microbe responses to calcium depletion and nitrogen enrichment, at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest an

[ECOLOG-L] Two summer REU positions at UC-Davis: Sudden Oak Death

2008-04-16 Thread Margaret Metz
Research Experience for Undergraduates Opportunities at UCDavis The Rizzo lab at the University of California, Davis, is searching to fill two student positions in an NSF-NIH sponsored summer-long research experience for undergraduates (REU) opportunity. Both positions focus on Sudden Oak Death an

[ECOLOG-L] Research Associate - Canebrake restoration - Ph.D. or M.S. degree desired

2008-04-16 Thread Gary N. Ervin
Research Associate II, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University Riparian canebrake restoration This is a full-time 12-month appointment, with approximately 30 months of funding in place through an EPA Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grant. Specific duties will include:

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistant II

2008-04-16 Thread Marian in Human Resources
The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for a full-time, year-round Research Assistant II. DOE's Office of Science Programs funds this position which is expected to run for four years. The job will involve establishing and operating a new plant and soil w

[ECOLOG-L] Summary: articles pertaining to unanswered questions in Ecology

2008-04-16 Thread Wyatt Williams
Earlier today, I submitted a query to find an article on the top unanswered research questions in the field of Ecology. Below is a compliation of references I received on that topic. I received 8 references from 11 respondents orginating from 3 continents in 2.5 hours. Isn't ECOLOG-L and

[ECOLOG-L] Full-time ecology research technician

2008-04-16 Thread Jennifer Belovsky
A full-time research technician position starting as soon as May 5, 2008, to work with Dr. Gary E. Belovsky on ecological research in his lab at the University of Notre Dame campus and at Notre Dame’s Environmental Research Center in northern Wisconsin (UNDERC). Duties/responsibilities: Run

[ECOLOG-L] Internships in San Juan Mountains, CO, USA

2008-04-16 Thread Koren Nydick
10 WEEK PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS are available in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, USA Interns will work with researchers and land managers on projects including: air and water quality, hydrology, forest ecology, wetland restoration, and community trail building. Int

[ECOLOG-L] [NCSE] Celebrate Earth Day with the EPA in DC

2008-04-16 Thread NCSE
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Environmental Protection Agency welcomes the NCSE community to come = celebrate Earth Day with them. Two EPA sustainability programs are hosting companion events in = Washington DC: EPA's Peo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bayou according to a Cajun

2008-04-16 Thread David M. Lawrence
Bayous weren't flushed by any tides in the swamps of north Louisiana where I grew up. I also believe it is Houma, not Homa. There is a Homer -- the Houma/Homer thing used to confuse the hell out of me when I was a kid. Dave -- David M. Lawren