[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistant Position - Plant Ecology/Agroecology in Ethiopia

2008-05-14 Thread Leah Samberg
*Field Assistant Position*: Ecologist/Agroecologist *Gamo Highlands, Southern Ethiopia* *Dates: *August 15th 2008 - February 15th 2009 (6 months) *Application Deadline:* June 15, 2008 *Project Description:* This position is for one full-time plant ecologist to assist in a doctoral research project

[ECOLOG-L] Research Technician Position at UGA

2008-05-14 Thread Shu-Mei Chang
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN POSITION: PLANT EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA A full-time research technician position is available starting immediately in the laboratory of Shu-Mei Chang in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia. The general research interests of lab are

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for the ESA Resources for Ecology Education * Fair & Share

2008-05-14 Thread Jennifer Riem
Hi everyone, In order to make abstract submission for REEFS easier, we've added a page to the ESA website that includes a submission form for abstracts. Please disregard the previous instructions about submitting through email. http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/reefs.php

[ECOLOG-L] [NCSE] SAVE THE DATE: Announcing NCSE's Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World Conference- December 8-10, 2008 in Washington, DC

2008-05-14 Thread NCSE
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SAVE THE DATE! Announcing NCSE's Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World Conference: = Join NCSE in Developing a 21st Century Biodiversity Strategy, December = 8-10, 2008. The National Council for

[ECOLOG-L] Research Ecologist position, Institute for Wildlife Studies

2008-05-14 Thread Brian Hudgens
Please post: Research Biologist The Institute for Wildlife Studies is looking for a research biologist to assist with new and ongoing projects. The successful candidate will have a. M.Sc. or Ph.D. in wildlife biology, ecology, or related field, have excellent oral and written communication

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Heat as a cause of global warming?

2008-05-14 Thread Martin Meiss
Like I said, comparing the heat released from burning fuel to that trapped by greenhouse gases is like the comparing the energy needed to pull the trigger of a rifle to the energy of the bullet that comes our the barrel. MMM 2008/5/14 Jane Shevtsov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Pulling out my

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Heat as a cause of global warming?

2008-05-14 Thread James Crants
I must not have made myself very clear, because a few people have written in to disagree with me and then said exactly what I was thinking when I wrote my comments. I was trying to say that atmospheric warming has two components, at a very basic level: heat must enter the atmosphere someho

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE-UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

2008-05-14 Thread Cassidy Q. Durkee
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE -- # 4860 in Botany: (Salary $35,000- $45,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications.) Dr. Stephen T. Jackson is seeking a motivated postdoctoral scientist to join his research group in the study of ecological responses to late Quaternary climate change

[ECOLOG-L] Fw: Re: [Sino_ECO] Call for Donations of Sichuan Earthquake

2008-05-14 Thread Jian Zhang
I think I should forward the email to many people. Hope you can help them. Thanks very much. --- Jian Zhang From: Ge Sun Date: 2008-05-14 07:37:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Sino_ECO] Call for Donations of Sichuan Earthquake Friends, The Sino-Eco's donation web site http://www.sino-

[ECOLOG-L] 350 - the most important number to know

2008-05-14 Thread Maiken Winter
Dear all, I am afraid that in the midst of yesterday's heat island effect the important post about 350 might have been neglected. Let me just shortly introduce it to you again: 350, as in 350 ppm, as in "yes, we are way above that already (385 ppm)" is the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Heat as a cause of global warming?

2008-05-14 Thread Jane Shevtsov
Pulling out my copy of _The Earth's Biosphere_ by Vaclav Smil: Incoming radiation absorbed by the atmosphere and Earth's surface: <235 W/m^2 Geothermal heat flux = 85 mW/m^2 = 0.085 W/m^2 Global consumption of fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric energy in 2000 was 11.25 TW. Assuming an abysmal