[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position open in economic botany of oil seed plants

2012-07-13 Thread Guillaume DECOCQ
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION OPEN in ECONOMIC BOTANY OF OIL SEED PLANTS Inventory, typology and classification of oilseed plants; identification of potential candidates for industrial uses open at the Jules Verne University of Picardy (UPJV) Prof. Guillaume DECOCQ’s Lab (EDYSAN), Amiens city

[ECOLOG-L] Open-Source GIS Workshop at SCB Asia, Bangalore

2012-07-13 Thread NZP-GISCourse
Introduction to Open-Source GIS Remote Sensing for Conservation 7 August 2012 SCB Asia, Bangalore, India Organized by Dr. Peter Leimgruber and Dr. Melissa Songer, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute GIS, GPS, satellite imagery, and mapping have become essentials in the toolboxes of

[ECOLOG-L] Mimulus guttatus populations on the east coast

2012-07-13 Thread Jason Berg
Hello, In addition to searching for M. guttatus populations in New York, I would also be interested in collecting fruits next month in the following east-coast states: Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine Connecticut New Jersey As many of you who work with M. guttatus know, the

[ECOLOG-L] Honeysuckle leaf blight

2012-07-13 Thread Richard Boyce
This year, for the first time in the 10 years I've been in the Cincinnati area, I noticed a leaf blight on Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), which is the #1 invasive plant in the region. I collected a sample and had it analyzed by the University of Kentucky Extension Service, which

[ECOLOG-L] Learning Management Systems

2012-07-13 Thread Shelly Thomas
Dear Forum,I and a number of my colleagues have been looking for a learning management system (LMS) that addresses our needs as instructors. We would like to be able to assign a reading to our students and then have them take an online quiz before they come to class. Do you know of any

[ECOLOG-L] Teaching Intro Bio Without a Lab

2012-07-13 Thread Inigo Howlett
Ecolog, This coming semester, I will be teaching community college general biology through a grant program in the state prison system. Since we obviously can't do any labs (chemicals, sharps, glassware, etc), I need to find some sort of computer- based lab program or curricula that will