[ECOLOG-L] Master's Position available in plant ecology and science education

Student Opportunity Available in Plant Ecology and G6-12 Education. Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD. In pursuit of an MS degree at Towson University, the successful candidate will undertake a floristic inventory of the newly acquired Towson University Field

[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a general term first used by Raymond F. Dassman (1968) who appears to be the first conservationist or wildlife biologist to use the term “biological diversity,” and it was more generally integrated into the language of conservation biology by Thomas Lovejoy in his forward to

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship in Mapping Ecosystem Services

PhD Assistantship in Mapping Ecosystem Services Graduate Research Assistantship Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321 This position is part of a multidisciplinary effort to examine how regulating services (RS) enhance resilience of aquatic

[ECOLOG-L] Two Graduate Assistantships (MS) available in Plant Ecology at Towson University

Two Graduate Assistantships (MS) available in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University An ideal candidate for either of these positions has a strong interest in plant ecology or natural resource management, holds a B.S. in botany or ecology, is self motivated, works well

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship in Darter Ecology and Conservation

PhD Assistantship in Darter Ecology and Conservation Graduate Research Assistantship Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321 Responsibilities: Work with advisor to design and conduct studies to advance ecological

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity

Ecolog-l members Was a bit confused by this post initially. Actually, in one e-mail, thought people were talking about DIVERSITY in the Student and Professor population in the field of Ecology! For some years I read about biodiversity and tried to teach it. I really had no clue what it

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Defining biodiversity, and does the term capture the public's attention?

This has been an interesting thread. I may have missed something, but I don't recall anyone mentioning David Takacs' book 'The Idea of Biodiversity: Philosophies of Paradise' (Johns Hopkins, 1996) which includes interviews with then-prominent (mostly still active) ecologists and conservation

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Huxley Faculty Fellow

Position announcement HUXLEY FELLOW in ECOLOGY: The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department of Rice University (http://eeb.rice.edu/) seeks to fill a Huxley Fellow position in ECOLOGY. The position is a two-year appointment with a third year extension possible, with a start date of July 1st

[ECOLOG-L] Federal Post Doctoral Position: Energy and the Environment: Linking environmental stressors to biological communities to quantify the impacts of energy production and urbanization

Post Doctoral Position U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) Washington, DC Title of Project: Energy and the Environment: Linking environmental stressors to biological communities to quantify the impacts of

[ECOLOG-L] Federal Postdoctoral Position: Quantity Matters: The impacts of energy production and urbanization on water quantity, quality and aquatic communities

Post Doctoral Position U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) Washington, DC Title of Project: Quantity Matters: The impacts of energy production and urbanization on water quantity, quality and aquatic

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity

Hi there, Have a look at this. It might help answering your question regards Miguel QA: What is biodiversity? Magurran AE BMC Biology 2010, 8:145 (15 December 2010) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] On 14/12/2010, at 5:21 PM, andrew yost wrote: Biodiversity is a general term first used by

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: UWisconsin-Madison, tracing fish population linkages

Post-doctoral opportunity: Tracing population linkages of stream gobies in Hawaii using microchemistry – UW-Madison Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin The McIntyre lab group in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin seeks a post-doc to use the microchemistry of

[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity

I think there are two parts of biodiversity. First, there are various definitions that biologists use as they study both systems and species. Here we may use species richness or other diversity measures as appropriate. For example, there has been some argument that diverse systems are more

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Defining biodiversity, and does the term capture the public's attention?

Just in case you missed it, be sure to check out Andrew Yost's post on a parallel thread addressing this same topic. He gives the history of term biodiversity and quotes some authors with very interesting insights. Now for my one-fiftieth of a dollar: I think it is futile and wrong

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor, Watershed Hydrology

Assistant Professor, Watershed Hydrology. The Ohio State University, School of Environment Natural Resources. We seek qualified applicants for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position (50% research and 50% teaching) in watershed hydrology located at the Ohio Agricultural Research and

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Postdoctoral Positions

Postdoctoral Positions in Ecology Several multi-year postdoctoral positions in ecology are available in the research group of Jonathan Levine at ETH Zurich, beginning summer 2011. In collaboration with Levine, the successful candidate will develop a project combining empirical and theoretical

[ECOLOG-L] Wetland Restoration/Creation

I am currently assisting in the restoration/creation of a wetland found in southwest Arizona along the lower Colorado River. Part of this effort is also incorporating some sort of recreational use of the area by creating trails. I was wondering if anyone has information on what type of rock would

[ECOLOG-L] Defining Biodiversity

Hi Euan, I use the broad definition of biodiversity as senctioned by the US Congressional Biodiversity Act, HR1268 (1990), according to which biological diversity means the full range of variety and variability within and among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they

[ECOLOG-L] Ornithology Internship, Clark's Nutcracker research, WY

Ornithology Internship Announcement: CLARK’S NUTCRACKER FIELD ASSISTANTS. Two (2) field assistants are needed to work on a Ph.D. research project on the population and behavioral ecology of Clark’s Nutcrackers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The study site is located outside of Jackson, WY

[ECOLOG-L] Wetland Restoration/Creation

I am currently assisting in the restoration/creation of a wetland found in southwest Arizona along the lower Colorado River. Part of this effort is also incorporating some sort of recreational use of the area by creating trails. I was wondering if anyone has information on what type of rock would

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Seasonal Wildlife Field Assistant

Job Announcement Jo NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, INC. Job Announcement Job Title: Seasonal Wildlife Field Assistant (6 months) Job Description:The Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. (www.nantucketconservation.org), Department of Science and Stewardship is seeking a motivated,

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Seasonal Botany Field Assistant

Job Announcement Jo NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, INC. Job Announcement Job Title: Seasonal Botany Field Assistant (5 months) Job Description:The Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. (www.nantucketconservation.org), Department of Science and Stewardship is seeking a motivated,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Defining Biodiversity

I'm not going to add to the numerous definitions of biodiversity already shared on this list, but would focus on how to convey the concept of biodiversity to a generally disconnected public. Many people, myself included, understand concepts better if they are presented visually. To that

[ECOLOG-L] Defining Biodiversity

Hi everyone, For those of us interested there is a similarly themed thread running at conservation bytes: http://conservationbytes.com/2010/12/17/biowealth/ Cheers, Euan

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Defining biodiversity, and does the term capture the public's attention?

Ecolog: The excellent responses to this thread have been very thought-provoking. Quotes found particularly interesting with respect to difficulties of definition: Let's argue to preserve our habitats because they are valuable, beautiful, and sacred, not because the score high on a diversity

[ECOLOG-L] 2011 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Contributed Oral and Poster Abstracts

Call for Contributed Oral and Poster Abstracts 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Austin, Texas August 7-12, 2011 http://www.esa.org/austin Deadline for Submission: Thursday, February 24, 2011 We invite submissions of abstracts for contributed oral and poster