[ECOLOG-L] REU summer internship Tropical Ecology, Puerto Rico

2011-02-25 Thread Alonso Ramirez
Undergraduate Internship in Tropical Ecology and Evolution – Summer 2011 University of Puerto Rico The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies is accepting applications for the Summer 2011 internship in Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico. The internship will ru

[ECOLOG-L] Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Seasonal Avian Biotech Positions

2011-02-25 Thread Peter Keller
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Seasonal Avian Biotech Positions May – October, 2011 Nestled in the Upper Tanana Valley of eastern interior Alaska, the Refuge encompasses 700,000 acres of boreal forest, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and mountainous terrain. The Refuge was set aside primarily for its u

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: Economist

2011-02-25 Thread Gail Kaiser
* * *THE NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECT* Position Announcement: revised dates *Research Assistant (Economics)* * * The Natural Capital Project will be applying its innovative, spatially-explicit ecosystem-service quantification and valuation tool, InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services an

[ECOLOG-L] Revised Application deadline for LUMCON’s 2011 Summer REU program

2011-02-25 Thread Brian Roberts
LUMCON’s 2011 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) invites undergraduates to apply for our NSF-sponsored, 2011 REU program in Interdisciplinary Researc

[ECOLOG-L] Evolution of Life on Pacific Islands and Reefs Conference, 26-29 May 2011 – Registration Open and Call for Abstracts

2011-02-25 Thread Nancy Khan
Registration and Abstract Submission is now open for the Evolution of Life on Pacific Islands and Reefs Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 26-29 May 2011 This international conference will bring together a diverse group of scientists to examine the biogeography and evolution of terrestr

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Thiago Silva
Don't forget to think the other way around too (cameras with GPS). We have been using this Ricoh model wih great success: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07020501ricoh500se.asp (apparently there's a newer model also: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/23/ricoh-updates-its-rugged-camera-line-wi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Michael Clary
If you don't need precision or high res I'd recommend the iPhone with iOS4 and the $3.99 Theodolite app. Jpegs are geotagged, photos can be stamped with positional info, photopoints are logged on the phone's map... it may or may not band birds. http://hrtapps.com/theodolite/ http://www.macworl

[ECOLOG-L] Advances in Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Industrial Ecology

2011-02-25 Thread Anthony Halog
Dear Colleagues, The Research for Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability (IELCASS) has recently published an article on *"Advancing Integrated System Modeling Framework for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment".* This highlights the need for using integrated system modeling framework fo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Brown
I'd agree you should probably just buy a cheap GPS unit. You can also buy a GPS data logger that is a bit more simpler and cheaper than a regular GPS unit. Make sure the timestamp on your camera is accurate and then you just turn on the gps logger and throw it in your pack. It logs your whole trail

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Institute in Sustainable Agriculture at Willamette University's Zena Farm

2011-02-25 Thread Jennifer S Johns
Summer Institute in Sustainable Agriculture at Willamette University’s Zena Farm May 23 – July 1, 2011 We are pleased to announce the second year of our Summer Institute in Sustainable Agriculture at Willamette University’s Zena Farm just 10 miles west of Salem, OR. The program will take place f

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Rick Jacobson
Another thing you can do using a GPS unit in conjunction with a digital camera is to use a software such as GeoSetter to merge the GPS and image file information... You can get more info about GeoSetter at: http://www.geosetter.de/en/ On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Dustin McBride wrote: > I do

[ECOLOG-L] Job: laboratory technician, FSU

2011-02-25 Thread David Inouye
Position open for a 15 month project investigating allometry in fruit fly wings in the laboratory of David Houle, Florida State University. This Laboratory Technician position will involve measurement of flies, qrtPCR, data management, fly husbandry, and supervision of undergraduate assistants. R

[ECOLOG-L] Correction: Summer Positions in Tiller, Oregon

2011-02-25 Thread David C Baker
Please Note Correction to job announcement #: OCRT-404-4-PLANT-DT. That can be cut and pasted into keyword search in USAJOBS, or in AVUE, go to Search for Jobs, then Search by Filter, then type/paste the announcement number into "Announcement #" cell. Remember to ask for Tiller when you apply. I

[ECOLOG-L] Supervisory Ecologist Position at US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division

2011-02-25 Thread Susan Yee
The U.S. EPA Gulf Ecology Division is seeking a supervisory biologist/ecologist to provide leadership to a research program focused on estuarine ecology, coastal ecosystem processes, monitoring and assessment, and ecological indicators. Please forward this announcement to colleagues, post-doc

[ECOLOG-L] Arctic LTER summer positions

2011-02-25 Thread Elissa Schuett
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS DATE: February 25, 2011 POSITION: SUMMER FIELD ASSISTANTS, ALASKA The Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research program seeks applications from motivated persons who will help support ongoing ecological research projects located a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Dustin McBride
I don't have much experience with the GPS capible cameras, but why not consider using a fully functional GPS and normal camera, and just take points/data for each picture you take? Just my 2 cents. -Dustin On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Noah Perlut wrote: > Hi all- > > I am looking for advic

[ECOLOG-L] advice on GPS with camera

2011-02-25 Thread Noah Perlut
Hi all- I am looking for advice on reasonably priced hand-held devices that take GPS points and can also take pictures. I will primarily use the GPS to collect bird nest and banding data. Any experience (good or bad) would be appreciated. noah Noah Perlut University of New England Department

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement

2011-02-25 Thread bob bowen
Fisheries Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change Position Responsible for providing substantial technical support and backstopping for the URI Coastal Resources Center's (CRC) portfolio of US and international coastal and fisheries management/governance projects, with a focus on climat

[ECOLOG-L] CIIE symposium on Wild Immunology

2011-02-25 Thread Amy Pedersen
Dear all, We are pleased to invite you to the postponed Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution (CIIE) one-day symposium on 'Wild Immunology' in Edinburgh on Thursday, June 30th. We have a great list of diverse speakers and it should be an exciting day. The aim of the symposium is to bri