[ECOLOG-L] REU opportunity

Position: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) - Anammox Date: April 19, 2011 Position Summary: The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking undergraduate applicants to conduct primarily laboratory experiments for studying sedimentary microbial biogeochemical p

[ECOLOG-L] MS Research Assistantship—Soil and hydrological relationships with acorn production

The Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, is seeking a MS graduate student and research assistant to examine soil and hydrological properties in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV). The primary objective of this project is to determine the soil (

[ECOLOG-L] Volunteer field assistant position Northern CA/Southern Oregon

The United States Geological Survey seeks a volunteer field assistant to aid in the establishment of long-term monitoring plots in forests across Northern California and Southern Oregon. This project is expected to start late June/early July and last through September. The crew will be based in A

[ECOLOG-L] Call For Papers

The annual meeting of the American Ornithologists Union will be held in Jacksonville, FL July 24 - 29 2011 (see http://www.birdmeetings.org/aou2011/). The abstract deadline is coming up fast (May 1), and early registration closes in June. After that time, registration costs go up. Take advantag

[ECOLOG-L] Books on radio telemetry

Hi Karen, Here are three books that I've found really useful: Analysis of Wildlife Radio-Tracking Data. Gary C. White, Robert A. Garrott. Academic Press 1990. Radio Tracking and Animal Populations. Edited by Joshua J. Millspaugh, John M. Marzluff. Academic Press 2001. A Manual for Wildlife Radi

[ECOLOG-L] Crew Leader full-time - Grasshopper Ecology

Job Title: Research Technician Application Deadline: May 4, 2011. Start Date: June 1, 2011. Pay: $22,031-28,500, with benefits. Duration: up to 3 years (funding period of current grant), longer dependent upon funding and performance, require 2 year commitment Location: University of Notre Dame, In

[ECOLOG-L] Red Paper Latern Jellyfish Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Red Paper Latern Jellyfish Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s so fragile that once brought to the surface it’s reduced to a tattered blob in a jar. But this una

Re: [ECOLOG-L] where do edible plants retain lead and other contaminants?

Martin, I'm not dead certain of my memory either (experts please help), but if I recall correctly (and if the source(s) was/were correct), many "weeds" are non-mycorrhizal or facultatively so. I'm not sure of the Chenopodiaceae, but they seem to be notorious hyperaccumulators (as Popeye was fam

[ECOLOG-L] Student Section Academic Excellence Award for Young Women in Ecology

The ESA Student Section is pleased to sponsor the second Academic Excellence Award for Young Women in Ecology. We will award one female student a prize for academic excellence demonstrated by an outstanding research publication and a commitment to increase the visibility of other women scientists.

[ECOLOG-L] Job - REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Specialists

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Effective with the release of this announcement, Winrock International is seeking applications from highly qualified professionals for REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Specialists for upcoming projects focused on building institutional and technical capaci

[ECOLOG-L] Question: how to take 200+ students on fieldwork?

Dear ECOLOG-members, As part of the biology undergraduate programme I help teach a course in ecology for first year students. Presently the course does not including any fieldwork and we wish to include such a component (~ 1 day) because we think its central to the study of ecology and it will hel

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in aquatic ecology

Postdoctoral position in aquatic ecology at Simon Fraser University Applications are solicited for a post-doctoral associate in the laboratory of Jonathan Moore at Simon Fraser University. Applicants will develop a collaborative research project with the PI and members of the group that falls broa

[ECOLOG-L] Do you know studies of nest-site partitioning in birds with open cup nests?

Hi! I´m just writing to ask if someone of you know studies of open cavity nesting birds that show nest-site partitioning... I´m particularly interested in studies in the neotropics or in places with high predation rates and high diversity, and I´ve not really found many of those!! Any reference of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Books on radio telemetry

Hi Karen, The Wildlife Society publishes a techniques manual: Techniques For Wildlife Investigations And Management (6th Edition) https://bookstore.wildlife.org/Details.cfm?ProdID=42&category=4 The includes a chapter or two radio telemetry as well as analysis of the data generated. Richard Eric