[ECOLOG-L] Orr, McKibben, Speth, and Erlich Sign Position

There is some exciting news in the ongoing discussion of the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation. In recent days, several highly respected scientists/environmentalists have signed the CASSE position on economic growth < http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html>.

[ECOLOG-L] Hilton Pond 01/22/09 (Costa Rica #1)

After almost five weeks in Costa Rica we've just returned from our annual Operation RubyThroat hummingbird banding expeditions and have lots to report. An account of the great field work done by our Week One group participants--the Alpha Niners--is the subject of the latest installment of "This

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and agronomy Definition of agroecosystem Re: [ECOLO G-L] The Role of Ecos

Wayne and forum, Lots of ecosystems (prairies, chaparral, many pine forests, etc.) are dependent on fire or other types of disturbance to maintain their structure. How is this different from being dependent on humans? Jane On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Wayne Tyson wrote: > Kristin and Ecolog

[ECOLOG-L] Data Manager/ Assistant Ecologist Position

Job Title: Data Manager/ Assistant Ecologist Classification: full time, 7-month position Duration: early April – October 30 Salary: based on experience Employer: Conservation Research Center of Teton Science Schools Number of Positions: 1 Locations: based in Jackson, WY – extensive travel required

[ECOLOG-L] finding diet data for Centrarchidae

Apologies for cross-posting I am looking for data on diet of the following Centrarchidae species: Lepomis miniatus, Lepomis megalotis, Centrarchus macropterus, and Enneacanthus obesus. what I need is data on %individuals containing prey of various categories (the more detailed, the better). is an

[ECOLOG-L] Quantitative Ecology Postdoc in Hawaii

Postdoctoral Position Announcement: Quantitative Ecology A postdoctoral research position is available for a quantitative ecologist/bio-geographer to develop modeling approaches related to the restoration and conservation of dryland communities in Hawaii. We seek a researcher who can combine mult

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Assistant

The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources is seeking applicants for a summer field assistant position on an ongoing ecological research project located at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. Information about the Arctic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project is avail

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Please participate in short survey on the role of scientists in climate action

I guess the issue could be put in starker terms if the issue were not climate change. For example: Segregation, apartheid, and other forms of discrimination are based on the belief that black people (and other non-whites) are inferior and sub-human. As scientists we have good evidence that thi

[ECOLOG-L] Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer 2009 - Ecology at the Urban-Rural Interface

We invite undergraduate students to participate in a summer 2009 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at the University of Akron, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This REU site program supports collaborative research on "Ecology at the Urban-Rural Interface," with

[ECOLOG-L] spring, summer Field crew: Coyotes in Yellowstone

COYOTES IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Field technician positions Start date: early April End date: August 1, 2009 (2 positions) Fieldwork with a long-term, ecological field study of coyotes on the Northern Range of Yellowstone National Park. This will be the final (20th) field season of this

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship- Climate Change Ecology and Plant Community Structure

We seek a motivated ecologist to join our research team to investigate potential effects of climate changes in the intermountain West on the location of forest-shrubland and forest-grassland boundaries. We are approaching this problem using a coupled individual plant and soil water simulatio

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Please participate in short survey on the role of scientists in climate action

I seriously question the title of this survey: "Should scientists participate in civil disobedience?" The title does not reflect the essence of the survey, or vice versa. Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, Oregon -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grant

[ECOLOG-L] Please participate in short survey on the role of scientists in climate action

Dear friends and colleagues, I would greatly appreciate it if you could find 3 minutes of your time to fill out and pass on this very short and anonymous survey on the role of scientists in climate action: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=S2Q7Cyxa8xmJSiRNn_2b8Opw_3d_3d Thank you very much f

[ECOLOG-L] NAAEE Higher Education EE Faculty Fellowship Program

NAAEE Higher Education EE Faculty Fellowship Program Purpose The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) created the Higher Education EE Faculty Fellowship program to promote its Guidelines for Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators and ho

[ECOLOG-L] SON-SES Meeting Call for Papers

Announcing the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists and the Twelfth Biennial Meeting of the Soil Ecology Society July 12-15, 2009 The Davis Center, University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Abstracts Due April 1, 2009 See Complete Announcement Below or in Attached Files Ins

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

Apologies for cross-postings. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 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 Tor

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistants -- Interactions between small mammals and their prey and parasites, upstate New York

Please forward to any potentially interested parties. I am hiring 4-5 field assistants for an NSF-funded project in Millbrook, New York, from May until Aug or September 2008. Millbrook is in the Hudson Valley, 2.5 hours or less from the Adirondacks, Catskills, Berkshires, and New York City. H

[ECOLOG-L] New joint CSREES/EPA Ecosystem Services RFA released

USDA and EPA have released a new joint CSREES/EPA Agriculture and Ecosystem Services request for applications. You can find information on the CSREES funding opps page on the web site: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/enhancingecosystemservicesafri.cfm. It is also up on the EPA website. Applicatio

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in Tropical Community Ecology at TU Berlin

PhD position in Tropical Community Ecology at TU Berlin, Germany Position available in the DFG (DFG ER 589/2-1) funded project “Biodiversity dynamics and ecological cascading in logged tropical forests of the Guiana Shield - Consequences and perspectives for amphibian communities in anthropogenica

[ECOLOG-L] Wetlands

Hello, The Swamp School is presenting several new classes on wetlands. These classes are: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Regional Supplement - Online Wetland Delineation - Raleigh, NC and On-line NEW - Introduction to Wetlands - On-line This class is a basic primer on wetlands. It is intended to

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: the 3rd International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants, August 24-28 2009, Tsukuba Japan

Dear colleagues, This is the 2nd announcement for ISEPEP3 (the 3rd International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants, August 24-28 2009, Tsukuba Japan). We have just updated ISEPEP3 website, so that you can proceed to your registration, accommodation booking and abs