Re: [ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Biodiversity is a delicate recipe

2010-06-03 Thread Wayne Tyson
Katie and Forum: I love your post and the blog; illustrates an oft-neglected principle of simplicity, honestly stating the overlooked obvious sans obfuscation. In terrestrial systems one can observe profound difference in the effects of nutrients or their lack in varying responses to all kin

[ECOLOG-L] Optimal cameras for nest monitoring?

2010-06-03 Thread Rebecca Stirnemann
Hi, I am looking at purchasing cameras for bird nest monitoring in the tropics. Nests maybe quite a walk through the forest and possibly high up so I hope to find equipment which is light and does not need big batteries and can be left for a while in tropical conditions. Since last I monitored nes

[ECOLOG-L] Post Doc opportunity - Infectious Disease Epidemiology- NEON - Boulder, CO

2010-06-03 Thread Laura Reynolds
Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.), headquartered in Boulder, CO, is a nonprofit science corporation dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. Currently under design is the NEON project - an observatory compris

[ECOLOG-L] 3 positions at Cape May Bird Observatory

2010-06-03 Thread David Inouye
INTERPRETIVE NATURALISTS (4) for fall migration monitoring projects at Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ. Sep. 1 - Oct. 31. Cape May is renowned as one of the world's great hot spots for bird migration. Successful applicants will work either at the Cape May Hawkwatch, Avalon Seawatch, a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Movies to teach population ecology ???

2010-06-03 Thread Sarah Berke
Hi, The National Geographic series Strange Days on Planet Earth has some good segments--in particular the episode on trophic cascades would be good for population biology. They specifically talk about a dam project in South America that flooded a hilly rainforest, leaving behind isolated islands t

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Biodiversity is a delicate recipe

2010-06-03 Thread Jason Hernandez
It sounds like you are describing the importance of priority effects (among other mechanisms of community assemblage).  And there have actually been a number of experimental studies of this mechanism, in organisms as varied as plants, aquatic invertebrates, and reef fishes.  I did my master's th

[ECOLOG-L] lab soil respiration procedure

2010-06-03 Thread Mark Norris
Has anyone used a LiCor 6400 (or 6200) for soil respiration in a lab incubation? We do not have a GC with the proper detector but do have a 6400 with soil respiration chamber. I have an idea of how I would like to set this up and have searched the literature for guidance but have come up with very

[ECOLOG-L] Prey item suggestions for experiment on sub-daily consumption rates of juvenile steelhead and chinook

2010-06-03 Thread Maya Friedman
Hi Ecologgers, I am going to be running some experiments on steelehead and chinook to get sub-daily consumption rates and I want to try to standardize our methods as much as possible. Since we are trying to quantify consumption, using prey that are relatively uniform in size, easy to weigh, and th

[ECOLOG-L] Ecohydrology PhD Assistantship

2010-06-03 Thread Molly Cavaleri
Ph.D. Assistantship to investigate the effects of climate change on forest ecohydrology in the Upper Midwest Advised by Dr. Molly Cavaleri http://forest.mtu.edu/faculty/cavaleri/ Seeking outstanding applicants for a fully funded 4-year Ph.D. Assistantship to work in cooperation with the Ecosystem

[ECOLOG-L] DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING: Applications Due June 7, 2010

2010-06-03 Thread Johanna Laderman
REMINDER: APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS FISH HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS DUE MONDAY, June 7, 2010 BY 5:00 p.m. (EDT). SPECIAL NOTE - For organizations along the Gulf coast that need to prepare for the potential impacts of the oil spill, we are allowing an additional tw

[ECOLOG-L] Population Viability Analysis Course

2010-06-03 Thread Alan Temple
National Conservation Training Center Training Announcement Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures (CSP4110) Course Dates: July 12-16, 2010 Location: National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), Shepherdstown, WV Course Description/Course Overview: Population Viability

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: OPS Fish and Wildlife Biological Scientist IV

2010-06-03 Thread Mohr, Gary
Agency Name: FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Anticipated Vacancy: OPS (No benefits) Full-Time, Grant funded, Time limited (7/1/10 -6/30/13) OCCUPATION PROFILE Broadband/Class Level: Fish and Wildlife Biological Scientist IV Closing Date: 06/18/2010 Locatio

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position in Aquatic Biogeochemistry

2010-06-03 Thread Maggie Xenopoulos
Aquatic Biogeochemistry Postdoctoral Position Applications are being accepted for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The position will be in the area of aquatic biogeochemistry and will be focused on the role of land use, especia