Re: [ECOLOG-L] best tree species for carbon sequestration

2012-02-27 Thread Wayne Tyson
Honorable Forum: Rose's additions and clarifications are illuminating. My concerns too are general--related to principle--not specific to the South-Central Iowa area. While I am not overly concerned with individual projects at local scales, particularly urban areas, I am concerned with the

[ECOLOG-L] IMPRSD summer course on Integral Projection Models

2012-02-27 Thread Salguero-Gomez, Roberto
Dear colleagues, Please be informed about the course on **Integral Projection Models** that the International Max Planck Research School for Demography will host in Rostock, Germany this summer. Support for transportation and accommodation is available. Please help us spread the word among

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Game cameras

2012-02-27 Thread Blair Roberts
I've used Scoutguard SG550s for two field seasons in Kenya and they've been good to me. No weather-related issues, although it doesn't get below freezing at my field site. They hold up well to animal abuse (rhino, hyena, elephant) if you use them with the protective steel cases. Photo quality is

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Position in Adaptive management

2012-02-27 Thread Conor McGowan
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (Ph.D.) in Wildlife Ecology The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Auburn University is seeking candidates for a graduate research assistantship (Ph.D.) in Wildlife Ecology and Management to take

Re: [ECOLOG-L] best tree species for carbon sequestration

2012-02-27 Thread David L. McNeely
To consider the possibility that using nursery stock has very negative ecological consequences one need only visit a large scale tree and shrub production facility. Certainly the quantity of fertilizers and pesticides used, coupled with extensive runoff (the largest one in Oklahoma is in the

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental Science (Forest/Field Ecology)

2012-02-27 Thread Danielle Garneau
Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental Science (Forest/Field Ecology) The Center for Earth and Environmental Science at the State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh seeks to fill a position for a one year visiting assistant professor in environmental science and ecology,

[ECOLOG-L] Research technician position at Rice University, Houston, TX

2012-02-27 Thread Tom Miller
Research technician position at Rice University, Houston, TX I am seeking a research technician to join my lab in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University (Houston, TX). A Bachelor’s degree in Biology or relevant sub-discipline is required. The technician will be

[ECOLOG-L] Research Job in Forest Ecology - Venezuela

2012-02-27 Thread Kathryn M. Rodriguez-Clark
*** all replies to ndz...@ivic.gob.ve please *** *** Spanish version follows*** Please send to relevant email lists: The Ecology Center of the Instituto Venezolan de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC; http://www.ivic.gob.ve/ecologia/) announces the search for an investigator or post-doc in

[ECOLOG-L] Job opportunity - Stream salamander Technician position

2012-02-27 Thread Jon Davenport
POSITION One seasonal Technician position is available to work in the lab of Dr. Winsor Lowe at the University of Montana. Fieldwork will be conducted at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New Hampshire. DURATION and HOUSING The position will last approximately three months,

[ECOLOG-L] Recreation Technician

2012-02-27 Thread Bridget Walden
The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Elko Bureau of Land Management, Tuscarora and Wells Field Office is hiring two Recreation Technicians to assist in the Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness program in the District. Recreation Technicians perform a wide range of duties in support

[ECOLOG-L] Deadline reminder--Call for Individual Presentation Panels and Poster Sessions - AESS 2012 - Santa Clara

2012-02-27 Thread Philip Camill
Dear Colleagues, The deadline for presentation submissions is approaching for the 2012 AESS conference at Santa Clara University. Submissions can be made at the conference website below. Apologies for cross posting. All the best, Phil Association for

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement -- Teaching Assistant for field-based course in WI/MI

2012-02-27 Thread Michael J. Cramer
Teaching Assistant needed for 10-week summer course at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) in northern Wisconsin and the Michigan Upper Peninsula. This undergraduate course, Practicum in Environmental Field Biology, runs from May 21 – July 27, 2012. The course

[ECOLOG-L] Starlings Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life

2012-02-27 Thread Tracy Barbaro
Starlings Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life This week, we hear a story in two acts about a very familiar bird—the common starling. It's a non-native species that is omnivorous, gregarious, adaptable, and highly successful in its adopted land. It turns out we humans have inadvertently put

[ECOLOG-L] JOB OPENING - ESA EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

2012-02-27 Thread Teresa Mourad
ESA's Office of Education and Diversity Programs works to develop and implement education programs that will increase diversity in the field of ecology and improve the quality of ecology education. The Education Coordinator is responsible for coordinating education programs to enhance

Re: [ECOLOG-L] best tree species for carbon sequestration

2012-02-27 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: To minimize the temptation to get lost in the brambles, I'm going to annotate McNeely's remarks [[thus. WT]] WT - Original Message - From: David L. McNeely mcnee...@cox.net To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] best

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking student volunteers near DC

2012-02-27 Thread Mark Frey
Volunteer opportunity National Park Service National Capital Region - Exotic Plant Management Team Help gather information on plants that are early detection targets or emerging invasive threats in our region. We are compiling a list of species that may pose a risk to our native plant communities

[ECOLOG-L] 2012 Nationwide Wetland Permit Webinar this Week

2012-02-27 Thread Marc Seelinger
2012 Nationwide Wetland Permit Webinar When: March 1, 2012 Time: 11 AM to 1 PM EST Location: Online Live Webinar On March 18, 2012 the current US Army Corp of Engineers 2008 Nationwide permits are set to expire. The 2012 permits have been out for public comment and have been released. This