[ECOLOG-L] papers on loss of backwater habitat below dams

2011-07-17 Thread Dixon, Mark
I'm looking for papers that report changes in backwater and side channel habitat on rivers below dams. It seems like common sense that declines should occur, due to channel incision, reduction in sediment transport, reductions in flooding, etc., but I've actually run across very little thus

[ECOLOG-L] Animal Summer Camp Activities

2011-07-17 Thread Melissa Barlett
Hello Ecolog! I'm working at a Girl Scout camp this summer, and this week's theme is all about animals, and I'm looking for activities to do with 6-7th graders (11-13 years old) about animals of any kind! Thanks for anything you have! -- Dr. Melissa A. Barlett Dept of Microbiology University of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Animal Summer Camp Activities

2011-07-17 Thread Sarah Duncan
Dear Dr. Barlett,, You might be interested in the program *Biology in a Box* http://eeb.bio.utk.edu/biologyinbox/ from the University of Tennessee, with collaboration from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, www.nimbios.org There is a fantastic set of exercises

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session: Bio-atmospheric N cycle

2011-07-17 Thread Emily Elliott
Dear ECOLOG community, I want to bring your attention to the ninth installment of B74. The Bio- atmospheric N cycle: N Emissions, Transformations, Deposition, and Ecosystem Impacts. This session, co-convened by Stuart Weiss, Meredith Hastings, and myself is a great venue for examining

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Animal Summer Camp Activities

2011-07-17 Thread Warren W. Aney
I have taken youth in this age category to a small stream and used a small hand net to collect aquatic invertebrates -- have one of the youth put the net in contact with the bottom and another to stir up the bottom just upstream. Place the collected specimens in a white plastic tub so everyone can

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty position in Germany: Plant Evolutionary Ecology

2011-07-17 Thread Claus Holzapfel
The Biology Department of the Faculty of Science at Tübingen University, Germany, invites ap-plications for the position (starting April 1st, 2012) of Full Professor (W3) for Plant Evolutionary Ecology The successful candidate will pursue an internationally high-end research agenda in the

[ECOLOG-L] professional herpetologists facebook page

2011-07-17 Thread malcolm McCallum
Hi, Craig Hassapakis put together a facebook page for herpetologists. If you are on facebook, it might be a resource that interests you. http://www.facebook.com/groups/herpetologists?notif_t=group_activity Its a closed group, so unless you are a member I don't think you can read messages. --

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Animal Summer Camp Activities

2011-07-17 Thread Amanda Arner
I'm not sure if you can, but if you can find someone who has Project Learning Tree or Project WILD! activity books, you'd be in good shape. There's a wealth of resources in those! Good luck! Amanda On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Sarah Duncan duncansar...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Dr. Barlett,,

[ECOLOG-L] Pacific Biodiversity Institute - Job Opening, Development Director

2011-07-17 Thread Peter Morrison
Pacific Biodiversity Institute (PBI) offers an exceptional job opportunity with a competitive salary for an experienced development director with proven success designing and executing a full range of philanthropic and other fundraising activities. The Development Director will start as a