[ECOLOG-L] New on-line resources - Learning for Sustainability site update: Focus on social elements of sustainability

Learning for Sustainability (LfS) web portal Site update: September 2011 This email update provides a brief introduction to new resources that have been added to the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) site - http://learningforsustainability.net/ - in the past couple of months. The linked site n

[ECOLOG-L] Ordinal vegetation data and mixed effects models

Hello Ecolog-ers, I'm analysing my Braun-Blanquet cover data for a group of vegetation structure variables (in diff habitat types) and am having trouble finding a definitive way to do this legitimately with mixed effects models, ANOVAs and ordinations. The issue is that the BB scale is an ordinal

[ECOLOG-L] Help with thick plant parts using a LI-COR leaf chamber

Hello ECOLOG, We are attempting to measure transpiration from wetland plants in one of our study sites. Some plants are easier than others because the leaves and stems fit in the LI-COR 6400XT portable photosynthesis system standard 2x3 leaf chamber. We are having difficulty using this leaf chambe

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The 2012-2013 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. The deadline for applications is December 5, 2011, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Interested applicants are encouraged to start their application early and contact their refer

[ECOLOG-L] Position as Senior Landscape Ecologist at The Wilderness Society (Boise, ID)

Landscape Ecologist (http://wilderness.org/about-us/careers) Position Summary (General Description): The Wilderness Society seeks a Landscape Ecologist to join our Center for Landscape Analysis. This is an exceptional opportunity for a GIS professional to apply his or her spatial analysis, sc

[ECOLOG-L] Interpretation & Education Specialist

In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA), the Great Basin Institute is recruiting an Interpretation & Education Specialist. This position provides an opportunity to practice the art of interpretation at a high level of excellence in a spectac

[ECOLOG-L] JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - USFWS BOTANIST GS-0430-11/12 NFHTC, San Marcos, TX

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT USFWS BOTANIST GS-0430-11/12 National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, San Marcos, TX The San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center (Center), San Marcos, TX, provides applied fishery and aquatic research and development capabilities to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

[ECOLOG-L] Advice on Integrated Tablets/Notebooks and GPS for Field Digitizing over Satellite Images

I would like to know if anyone has assembled a relatively low cost tablet/notebook and GPS system for digitizing land-use polygons over Landsat satellite images, with also capabilities of recording notes over satellite images collected during key informant interviews? I would appreciate recommenda

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Chemical mixtures to cool down

Bom dia Matheus In Peru people make smoothies and I have taught many local indigenous communities to make ice by just stirring any salt (a fertilizer for example) and put what they want to cool down in the middle of the mixture. Please see that liquid nitrogen can be hard to find in far off places

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. assistantship focused on the impacts of climate change on boreal forest soil organic matter biogeochemistry

Ph.D. assistantship focused on the impacts of climate change on boreal forest soil organic matter biogeochemistry. A Ph.D. graduate assistantship is available for a keen and motivated student interested in research and training centered around understanding the impact of climate change on bor