[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Research Opportunities--paid

Summer field research experience for undergrads and recent graduates Are you interested in gaining field research experience and learning about the ecology and evolution of plants and plant-animal interactions in fragmented prairie? We are looking for 3-5 summer field researchers for an NSF-funded

[ECOLOG-L] Deadline next Monday! Call for Case Studies for ESA Millennium Conference on Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought, and Environmental Justice

Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought, and Environmental Justice: The 1st Millennium Conference of the Ecological Society of America November 9-12, 2009 Athens, Georgia http://esa.org/millenniumconf/2009/ CALL FOR CASE STUDIES Deadline for Submission: February 2, 2009 Water-ecosystem services in t

[ECOLOG-L] Announcing the 2009 Great Lakes Summer Student Fellowship Program

Please circulate this opportunity widely (also see attached printable announcement). The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER), administered by the University of Michigan, announces the 2009

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Technicians in Disease Ecology, St. Louis Missouri

Description: Field technicians are needed May-September 2009 to assist on a project studying the ecology of tick-borne diseases in the St. Louis, Missouri region. Based at the Tyson Research Center (http://www.tyson.wustl.edu/), this project includes an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, m

[ECOLOG-L] MS student position starting May 2009

M.S. research opportunity-University of Louisiana at Monroe Start date: May 2009 I seek a M.S. student interested in contributing to a study of the ecological correlates and neuroendocrine mechanisms of social behavior in the Taiwan field vole. The prospective student must be able to join my l

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position available investigating noise impacts on greater sage grouse

Postdoctoral position available investigating noise impacts on greater sage grouse Department of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis A postdoctoral position is available for an ongoing research project in the lab of Dr. Gail Patricelli (UC Davis) addressing the potential impacts of noise from energy

[ECOLOG-L] FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Wildfire in natural systems, AGU/CGU Spring Meeting 2009, Toronto, Canada---Submission Deadline: March 4 2009

Apologies for cross-postings. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - (Submission Deadline: March 4, 2009) B08: Wildfire in natural systems: vulnerability, impact, and response American Geophysical Union/Canadian Geophysical Union Spring 2009 Joint Assembly May 24-27, 2009

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Deep Note of passing Arne Naess, Norwegian philosopher, dies at 96

This from the Los Angeles Times web site: Arne Naess, Norwegian philosopher, dies at 96 Naess coined the term 'deep ecology' to indicate that humans are no more important than other species, ecosystems or natural processes. By Patricia Sullivan January 26, 2009 Arne Naess, a Norwegian philos

Re: [ECOLOG-L] 1/26 N.Y. Times Editorial on Wild Turtle Trade,

All, Amphibians are not declining due to harvest. There is a simple fix to turtle over-harvest and that is bag limits. Under no circumstances do we want to pass banning legislation, prevent sustainable harvest, inhibit captive propagation or ban commercial sales. Let's not knee jerk and go Ani

[ECOLOG-L] Undergrad Fellowships in Applied Plant Ecology (San Diego)

The Applied Plant Ecology division of San Diego Zoo’s Conservation Research center has two fellowship positions available for summer 2009 (http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/index.html ). Applied Plant Ecology focuses on conservation, sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems worldwide. Stude

[ECOLOG-L] National Park Service - vegetation monitoring positions

The National Park Service, Inventory and Monitoring Program’s National Capital Region Network (NCRN) is hiring multiple biological technicians to implement its long-term forest monitoring program. The positions are based at the Center for Urban Ecology in Washington D.C. (www.nps.gov/cue). The N

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Apologies for misspelled posting - Wiegert

Regarding Dick Wiegert's work on modeling, and understanding ecosystems - much of his work & publications dealt w/ this general topic of integrating field measurements w/ ecological models - aquiring data suitable for parameterizing (& validating etc) relatively simple models of trophic interac

[ECOLOG-L] Need Field/Lab Assistance for February?

Ecolog, Hi, my name is John Winkowski and I am currently situated in Northern California in between fisheries technician positions. I was wondering if anyone was looking for, or knew researchers who were in need of, field or lab assistance for the month of February and a little into March. I

[ECOLOG-L] mate preference experiments in the field

I was wondering if any mate preference experiments have been done on rodents (especially nocturnal rodents) in the field. I know Chandler and Zamudio recently used a seminatural enclosure with spotted salamanders and paternal genotyping to asses mate choice, and other studies using enclosures a

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Assistants-University of Notre Dame

Position Description: 8-10 field assistants needed for lake survey project from late June to late August for approximately 10-12 weeks, with flexible start and end dates possible. Project based at the University of Notre Dame but sampling will take place off-site Monday through Friday. Field sites

[ECOLOG-L] Announcing "Academia.edu" to the Ecological Society of America

Dear all, I recently finished my Ph.D at Oxford on the philosophy of perception. With a team of people from Stanford and Cambridge, I've just launched a website, Academia.edu, which does two things: - It shows academics around the world structured in a 'tree' format, displayed according t

[ECOLOG-L] FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Wildfire in natural systems, AGU/CGU Spring Meeting 2009, Toronto, Canada---Submission Deadline: March 4 2009

Apologies for cross-postings. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO POTENTIALLY INTERESTED GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - (Submission Deadline: March 4, 2009) B08: Wildfire in natural systems: vulnerability, impact, and response American Geophysical Union/Canadian Geophysical Union Spri

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Positions Available

GRADUATE STUDENT POSITIONS (M.S or Ph.D.) AVAILABLE IN INVASIVE SPECIES ECOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, OK. Two graduate student positions are available for individuals interested in studying positive vs. negative plant-soil f

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Opportunities in Forest Ecology, Pacific Northwest

Summer Field Opportunities in Forest Ecology in western Oregon and Washington: The DEMO Experiment Description: Field crew positions are available to participate in the Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options (DEMO) Study, a long-term experiment that examines the responses of forest ec

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Opportunities in Forest Ecology, western Washington

Summer Field Opportunities in Forest Ecology: Restoration-thinning Experiment in the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, western Washington Description: Assist with post-treatment measurements of ground vegetation in an experiment on restoration thinning in young, closed-canopy forests of the

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement - Research Associate II - Computer Programmer

Research Associate II/Special Computer Programmer Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL) at Colorado State University is seeking a programmer to develop modeling and classification software as part of projects to develop greenhouse gas decision support

[ECOLOG-L] search for maps of eastside Cascade Ancient forests

Is anyone aware of a digitized version of the old growth forest maps in the publication below? I would much appreciate a link or contact for further information. Henjum, M. G., J. R. Karr, D. L. Bottom, D. A. Perry, J. C. Bednarz, S. G. Wright, S. A. Beckwitt, and E. A. Beckwitt. 1994. Interim

[ECOLOG-L] another search for maps of Sierra Nevada Ancient forests

Anyone know of a GIS version of the old growth forest maps in the publication below? I would much appreciate a link or contact for further information on this one too. Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project final report to Congress : status of the Sierra Nevada. Wildland Resources Center Report #40, U

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship in Invasion Ecology

graduate research assistantship at the M.S./PhD. level is available in the Invasive Plant Ecology Laboratory of Dr. Tarasoff at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University. The successful applicant will lead a project studying the movement of inva

[ECOLOG-L] Summer field internship / Independent research available - Forest ecology/global climate change

Summer field internship - Forest ecology/global warming We seek undergraduate or newly graduated students with a background or interest in biology, ecology, physiology, environmental science, biophysics, forestry, or related field. Interns are needed primarily from June until August but some w

[ECOLOG-L] NSF Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem & global change science

NSF Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem & global change science University of Arizona (2 years, renewable for an additional year) Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2009. Start Date: Spring/Summer 2009 The NSF-funded Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) at the Univer

[ECOLOG-L] NSF fellowships for research on vegetation-climate interactions in the Amazon

NSF fellowships for research on vegetation-climate interactions in the Amazon National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships ($30,000 per year, for up to two years) are available starting in the 2009-2010 academic year for Amazon-PIRE (Partnership for International Research and Education)

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. position available in mosquito ecology (Fall 2009)

Ph.D. position available in mosquito ecology (Fall 2009) Deadline for Fall 2009 applications is February 15, 2009. YEE LAB UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Applicants are invited for one highly motivated Ph.D. student (start date Fall 2009) in the lab of Donald Yee. This position will specif