[ECOLOG-L] iButtons no longer water proof

2010-06-17 Thread John Gerlach
I've been using iButtons for 4 years to measure water temperature which allows me to determine ponding depth through time. The batch that I bought 4 years ago was essentially waterproof and their failure rate ran about 5% per year regardless if they were immersed or not. This seemed to mirror th

[ECOLOG-L] 2010 Best Undergraduate Presentation Awards (BUPA) - deadline extended

2010-06-17 Thread Andrea L. Kuchy
2010 Best Undergraduate Presentation Awards (BUPAs) ***Deadline extension to June 30, 2010*** The Ecological Society of America Student Section will award two cash prizes ($100 each) to the best undergraduate student oral presentation and best undergraduate student poster presentation. Awards fo

[ECOLOG-L] Publication: Red Spruce Communities of West Virginia

2010-06-17 Thread Elizabeth Byers
We are pleased to announce the web release of the following report: Classification and Conservation Assessment of Upland Red Spruce Communities in West Virginia. E.A. Byers, J. P. Vanderhorst, and B. P. Streets. 2007. West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Section, West Virgi

[ECOLOG-L] Events for ecologists at primarily undergraduate institutions at the ESA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh

2010-06-17 Thread Laurel Anderson
Dear Colleagues - The Officers of the Researchers at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Section of the Ecological Society of America would like to draw your attention to three events at the upcoming ESA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh focused on the challenges and rewards of working as a scientist at a

[ECOLOG-L] ACE - Lake Tahoe Trail Crew Internship

2010-06-17 Thread American Conservation Experience
American Conservation Experience: Lake Tahoe Trail Crew Internship ***New Positions Added!!!*** Qualified female candidates strongly encouraged to apply. Internship Description: American Conservation Experience, a Non-Profit Conservation Corps based in Santa Cruz, CA, is currently hiring energ

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Registration and Photo Workshop

2010-06-17 Thread Mehling, Molly Gail Mrs.
Reminder: ESA's 95th Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration deadline is today! Don't forget to also register for: "Visual Communication of Ecological Knowledge: Photography as a Tool of Style and Substance" -- Workshop to be held at Ecological Society of America on Aug 1, 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA

[ECOLOG-L] Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2011-2012 is Open

2010-06-17 Thread David Inouye
Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2011-2012 is Open The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 41 awards in teaching, research or combined teaching/research in environmental sciences, including five Fulbright Distinguished Chairs. Even better, faculty and professionals

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc position available, Trinity College Dublin

2010-06-17 Thread Jane Stout
POST DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A 4.5 year EPA-funded project, Sectoral IMpacts on BIOdiversity and ecoSYStem services (SIMBIOSYS), is seeking a postdoctoral project manager. Biodiversity and associated ecosystem services are fundamental to