[ECOLOG-L] microsat software

Hello, I need software (other than GeneMapper) to help read microsat results and bin the peaks. Many of the peaks have stutters and so GeneMapper is not able to distinguish peaks and bin them. Is there software available to save time while also being trustworthy or at least sufficient to check

[ECOLOG-L] NSF Awards Second Round of Grants to Advance Digitization of Biological Collections

May be of interest: NSF Awards Second Round of Grants to Advance Digitization of Biological Collections 05/01/2012 02:52 PM EDT Centuries of exploration and discovery have documented the diversity of life on Earth. Records of that biodiversity are, for the most part, distributed widely across

[ECOLOG-L] One week volunteet for field technician in Nantucket, MA

I am a master's student at the University of Central Florida and am looking for a field technician to help me during my third, and final field season. Specifically, I need help during a week long plant survey on Nantucket, MA. What: A survey of plant diversity in a Nantucket heathland. The projec

[ECOLOG-L] Marine Education Internship -repost

MERI's Marine Education Internships – Summer 2012 The Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI), located in Blue Hill, Maine, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research and education on the impacts of pollution on marine life, and to protecting the health and biodiversity of

[ECOLOG-L] Suburban Frogs and Endocrine Disruption

http://frogsaregreen.com/4500/chemical-pollution-in-your-backyard-researching-the-effects-of-endocrine-disruptors-in-suburbia/ My lab mate, Geoff Giller, wrote an article about our work on suburban pollution and reproductive defects in wild amphibians. He also touches on crowd-funding websites tha

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bubble production as a way to calculate photosynthetic rate

Somewhere in my boxes of books I have a small paperback that is entitled something like labs in botany. It is probably from the 1950s, but I don't know where it is right now. In that book is a version of the lab of which you speak. When I taught biology at Belleville Area College (Belleville, IL

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and professional life

I don't think people are nasty because they work hard. In fact, it could well be that people who don't get as much done get nasty/envious and backstab more productive people...but I could be wrong about that! I see "work" as a much higher level social interaction that say "networking". Working with

[ECOLOG-L] UBC's TerreWEB program

I am an assistant at the University of British Columbia's TerreWEB (Terrestrial Research on Ecosystem & World-wide Education & Broadcast) program, and was hoping to inquire after posting a call out to applications through the Ecological Society of America. We are currently trying to promote our

[ECOLOG-L] Training Opportunity: Conservation Masterclass

The Conservation Masterclass is an innovative training opportunity, running at various locations around the world in 2012. The Masterclass is a specialised practical training programme designed to give aspiring conservation professionals a competitive advantage in finding employment within the int

[ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Working in NYC and looking at the spatial dimensions of biodiversity in this heavily urbanized setting. Wondering what folks thoughts are re: the extent to which cemeteries (and, to a lesser extent: ball fields, play grounds, golf courses etc...) "really" serve as habitat. Clearly they serve m

[ECOLOG-L] MS Position - Galapagos lizards

MS Biology Graduate Student wanted for research project on the evolution of mating systems in Galapagos lizards. Student will learn microsatellite DNA laboratory techniques to identify parent- offspring relationships using tissues sent from the Galapagos. Student can apply for a 9-mo Teaching Ass

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Research Assistant at the University of Connecticut in Storrs

University of Connecticut Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Assistant I Aquatic Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Laboratory The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut has one opening for a full-time Research Assistant I position beginning

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Hi John, There is such a fundamental difference between impervious surfaces and living soil and vegetation that I think it is a good idea to include any kind of managed land with things growing on it as part of the conservation picture. BG *

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

I've been surveying Connecticut suburban areas for the past few months and have been thinking similar things. As far as amphibians are concerned, you get ubiquitous, development-tolerant species like bullfrogs (*Rana catesbeiana*) and green frogs (*R. clamitans*) but *not* infrequently you also get

[ECOLOG-L] Sensor Workshop June 11-12, 2012

We are excited to announce the upcoming “Lacawac Ecological Observatory Workshop (LEOW)” to be held June 11-12, 2012 at Lacawac Sanctuary in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania (http://www.lacawac.org/). This workshop is being held with Kent State University and Miami University’s NSF Environmental Aquatic Re

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

I'm not an expert (but rather, someone with a deep interest) in urban ecology, but my understanding is that areas like cemeteries, ballfields, golf courses, etc., often act as ecological traps, providing enough low-quality habitat to foster low-levels of biodiversity, but preventing species

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

And many NYC cemeteries have introduced Italian wall lizards, Podarcis siculus. They do very well in such habitats. RBurke -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Max Lambert Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 201

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant needed, butterfly ecology in the Peruvian Amazon

I’m currently looking for field assistants to help me study butterfly abundance and niche breadth in the southern Peruvian Amazon, as part of my PhD research on Neotropical butterfly ecology at the University of Florida. LOCATION Field work will be conducted at the Los Amigos Biological Statio

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

On May 2, 2012, at 11:39 AM, John Mickelson wrote: Wondering what folks thoughts are re: the extent to which cemeteries (and, to a lesser extent: ball fields, play grounds, golf courses etc...) "really" serve as habitat. Along the California coast, native monarch butterflies routinely use ceme

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

There is some really interesting research coming out of all these urban areas, green roofs, cemeteries, vacant lots - especially in the arthropod communities. They definitely have value on the micro as well as macro scale - although it hasn't all been quantified yet. Brady Simmons NYC Parks On W

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

John - This fits firmly into the evolving concept of "Novel Ecosystems". They may provide some very useful ecosystem services (speaking of another evolving concept) and, in any case, are widespread on the landscape. If we only focus on the "pristine," we will wind up with little to study - or pr

[ECOLOG-L] Some feedback about the NSF pre-proposal process

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

I find it hard to imagine that golf courses are as good as cemeteries for habitat since they are loaded with herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and every other kind of -cide you can imagine. Any wildlife that lives there must be loaded with toxic chemicals. > I'm not an expert (but rather, some

[ECOLOG-L] MS Position - Galapagos lizards

MS Biology Graduate Student wanted for research project on the evolution of mating systems in Galapagos lizards. Student will learn microsatellite DNA laboratory techniques to identify parent- offspring relationships using tissues sent from the Galapagos. Student can apply for a 9-mo Teaching

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Hi John, nice to see your post. Having looked at this issue for years, I think the short answer is such places can be important for some species, at some times, even as they may also be sinks for other species. Of course all depends on variables such as site size, site conditions, landscape con

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Everything is habitat for something. Now that we got the obvious out of the way, to me the real question is, can these urban offspring be used in a meaningful way as habitat for something that matters? And, unfortunately, the only reason cemeteries and golf courses exist is because they generat

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

hi, John: you probably know this already, but the Jacksonville Oregon cemetery is an important site for the protection of the endangered lily, Fritillaria gentneri, and supports a large population. It is managed to protect the lily (as well as for normal cemetery things) Duncan Thomas http://www

[ECOLOG-L] Opportunity to collaborate on a PVA paper

Hello List Members: I am soliciting your interest to collaborate on a PVA paper. I have been collecting data on populations of Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures since 2002. Since the past few years, I have been thinking of writing a paper on population viability analysis, but now I am committe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

John, You raised an interesting question. I just have a comment. A few years back I taught a class called "Restoring Ecosystems Across the Landscape". Among the projects we proposed, was one on a wildlife park in Charlotte, Vermont with a couple of degraded 25-acre corn fields. One of the propose

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

While I was doing my thesis research I traveled from Maine to Florida taking pictures of trees. I was specifically interested in open grown crowns whose shape had not been modified by pruning, as city street trees usually are. Not surprisingly, cemeteries were one of my best sources. For many spe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

I recall that in "Trees and Shrubs of the Witwatersrand," it mentioned that graveyards were the only places that some indigenous species could be found, so roundly trounced had been the indigenous vegetation in South Africa. As to policy, it would be fraudulent to equate a cemetery or a golf co

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem resilience and colonization study opportunity? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Juan (and Ecolog): This project strikes me (I must confess that most such projects strike me) as a great opportunity to start with a known baseline like the cornfield and some trees, then follow the changes to the baseline over time. I hope this has been done; if so, the results should be enli

Re: [ECOLOG-L] microsat software

As I understand it there is only really GeneMapper and GeneMarker to create bins and score alleles. I think both require manual tweaking to score stuttered peaks correctly (I only use GeneMapper, imagine GeneMarker is same). Related to this, if anyone knows of any open source development to handl