[ECOLOG-L] Reference book for ecosystems

2012-05-21 Thread Steve Young
Anyone know of a good textbook that describes the different ecosystems, including urban/suburban? I know there is the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment that came out a few years ago and there is the Canadian Biodiversity: Ecosystem Status and Trends 2010 report, but I'm looking for additional

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR AUTHORS: Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia Edited by Robert Warren Howarth

2012-05-21 Thread Joseph Golson
***PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY*** Greetings, We are inviting academic editorial contributors to a new reference work about biomes and ecosystems to be published by Salem Press in 2013. With approximately 600 articles in 4 volumes, *Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia* is a comprehensive

[ECOLOG-L] Post 2009 textbooks and companion lab manuals on Mammalian Anatomy?

2012-05-21 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Hello Ecolog-Listers: Will take answers at blayjo...@gmail.com I have been looking for post 2009 textbooks and companion lab manuals on Mammalian Anatomy. Everything I have sen thus far is pretty heavy on systematics (and that is fine with me) but I need reseources that emphasize anatomy (of

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellow in Landscape Ecology

2012-05-21 Thread Crist, Thomas O.
A Postdoctoral Fellow in Landscape Ecology is available at Miami University to conduct research on insect biodiversity and ecosystem services in conservation grasslands and forest habitats within agricultural landscapes. The position would also involve supervision of students in the field and

[ECOLOG-L] MICROMORT

2012-05-21 Thread Chandrima Home
Hi I am looking for the software MICROMORT (Heisey and Fuller 1985) which is used to analyse cause specific mortality in species. Initially this was available in the humbolt.edu site but of recent times, it has been withdrawn. I am in dire need of this software and would be really happy if

[ECOLOG-L] NPMR workshop at ESA

2012-05-21 Thread Heather E Lintz
Are you interested in taking a workshop on Non-parametric Multiplicative Regression (NPMR)? A two-day workshop will be offered the weekend prior to the national meeting of the Ecological Society of America this year in Portland, Oregon. See the following website for more information on NPMR

[ECOLOG-L] Information is required regarding shark tagging‏

2012-05-21 Thread Adi Barash
Hello I am looking for information regarding satellites transmitters for sharks. I work on Mediterranean shark populations in Israel (Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus obscurus and hammerheads) and would like to tag a few in order to understand their movement behavior.

[ECOLOG-L] Research Scientist: Plant Biology

2012-05-21 Thread David Burke
The Holden Arboretum invites applications for a full time Scientist to conduct basic and applied research in plant biology focusing on some aspect of woody plants and their environments. Particular areas of specialization can include but are not limited to ecological restoration, environmental

[ECOLOG-L] Didymo Conference 2013 - Save the Date/Call for Papers

2012-05-21 Thread Leah Elwell
2013 International Didymo Conference Save the Date and First Call for Papers Join us March 12-13, 2013 for the International Didymo Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Didymosphenia geminata is a freshwater diatom (a type of alga, also called “didymo”) that has become a cause for

[ECOLOG-L] Sustainable Community Development Internship in Ecuador - Late Summer/Fall

2012-05-21 Thread Gerald Toth
A few years ago, a few of us—ecology, economics, and business graduates—founded a nonprofit organization called Third Millennium Alliance. We raised some money and bought a lot of land in a critically-endangered rainforest and established an ecological reserve. We first built an innovative

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Director- Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Southern Illinois University

2012-05-21 Thread Jim Garvey
Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Administration Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University Carbondale invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of the Touch of Nature Environmental Center (TONEC). The Director is the chief

[ECOLOG-L] Passerine Banders needed for coastal Maine Migration Project

2012-05-21 Thread Sara Williams
BIRD BANDERs (2 positions) are needed from 13 August to 19 October, 2012 to study passerine migration in coastal “Downeast” Maine. Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge is documenting the timing, abundance, and species of fall migrants as part of a larger research project with the

[ECOLOG-L] Education Curator Position at San Antonio Zoo

2012-05-21 Thread Nadine Lymn
Program Curator Position available at San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium:   http://www.sazoo-aq.org/general/education_curator_programs.html        

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Lovelock retracts

2012-05-21 Thread Astrid Caldas
Communicating science has always been tricky, but has been a huge issue lately, especially due to the problems with communicating climate science properly. However, the problem is not of climate science only, and as Chris states, journalists (or anyone for that matter) will grab what sound