[ECOLOG-L] Book on Ecological Modeling

Can anyone suggest a good book on Ecological Modeling for someone just getting started? (Graduate Student)   Bryan Dewsbury PhD candidate Florida International University Miami, Fl 305 348 1556

[ECOLOG-L] Light brown apple moth caterpillars

For my current project I am looking for populations of the Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) in and around the Bay Area, California. The area of interest covers the Bay Area from Napa to Los Gatos and Berkeley to Antioch and Livermore. Any help with information (or contacts) on the loc

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc needed for Missouri River project (re-post)

This is a re-post from two weeks ago. We have started reviewing applications for this position, but will consider new applicants until a hiring decision is made. Applications should be made online through https://yourfuture.sdbor.edu, as indicated below. Mark Dixon -Original Message

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: USDA/ARS Bioscience Tech, Davis, CA

Job Description: The bioscience technician will primarily conduct field and laboratory work for a project on greenhouse gas emissions from vineyard soils in the Central Valley, California. The technician will travel independently to field sites on a near daily basis, be expected to run analyses

[ECOLOG-L] Asst/Assoc Professor - Director for Conservation Science - Opportunity

Assistant or Associate Professor-15521 Faculty Position and Director of Conservation Science Asst or Assoc Professor Lab of Ornithology and Department of Natural Resources College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University Located at the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and B

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Plant-Pathogen Interactions, University of Pittsburgh

Two-Year Postdoctoral Position in Plant-Pathogen Interactions, University of Pittsburgh The Traw Lab seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Biology to join our ongoing effort to use genome-wide association mapping to identify novel resistance genes in Arabidopsis, beginning this fall, 2011. Our

[ECOLOG-L] Reply to: 'a few thousand ecologists meet... does anybody know or care?' -- A perhaps radical suggestion

I have never posted to Ecolog before, but I felt I couldn't keep my mouth shut about this one. First, I don't think we can necessarily know why the news doesn't pick up on ESA more. Likely, it's because the general public doesn't care, but perhaps it may be that they are tired feeling like eco

[ECOLOG-L] Responses requested: Entomology section of USA Sci Fest, fliers, etc.

Hello, I am distributing the flier at the URL link below for the Entomology section of the USA Science and Engineering Festival that I am helping organize for April 27-29, 2012. http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Fliers_Ento_Sci_Fest.pdf I'll also have an article about the event published online s

[ECOLOG-L] Senior Forest Ecologist Research Position

The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway invites nominations or letters of inquiry for a Senior Forest Ecologist (Associate or Full level). The Center is interested in highly experienced individuals with integrative skills willing to contribute to a field- oriented and multidi

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity - Test Scientist/Engineer - 6 month term

Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a c

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity - Staff Scientist - Meteorological/Ecophysical

Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a c

[ECOLOG-L] GIS-aided method of forest mapping

http://icaci.org/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2011/Oral%20Presentations%20PDF/E3-Maps,%20GIS%20&%20sustainable%20development/CO-466.pdf -- Clara B. Jones Work: www.communityconservation.org Blog: http://vertebratesocialbehavior.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbjones1943 "Neither 'Ori

[ECOLOG-L] Introductory distance sampling workshop 3-6 December in Tampa Florida

Registration is officially open for an introductory distance sampling workshop to be held at the Tampa Marriott Westshore 3-6 December 2011. The workshop will immediately follow the conclusion of the Marine Mammal Conference being held in Tampa and will be presented by Prof. Steve Buckland and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology and News Media Re: [ECOLOG-L] A few thousand ecologists meet in the city to discuss Earth stewardship... but does anybody know or care? - a leaf warbler's gleanings

Thank you for all your comments, folks. I wasn't expecting my idle musings of the morning before the meeting started to quite attract so much traffic to my blog. I seem to have hit a nerve - and hope that serves some purpose. In addition to comments on the blog and here, I appreciate in particul

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Re a few thousand ecologists

Hi Nadine, Thank you for clarifying ESA's embargo policy. I wondered if that was a big factor, and hope to see more coverage by the media as the meeting really gets going tomorrow. I was a bit surprised though not to find any mention of the opening plenary nor the benefit concert in the local p