[ECOLOG-L] Computers Toughest and tough enough?

2012-07-16 Thread Wayne Tyson
Help! Need recommendations for the best laptop system for field use. Mapping (USGS) and data collection plus the usual uses. Also GPS; looking for the most seamless system possible. Thanks, WT

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Mark-recapture with cockroaches?

2012-07-16 Thread JASON M. HILL
Hello, I would consider a removal model instead. Unless you have a small population of roaches, it will be challenging to mark enough individuals to compute a reasonable population estimate. I think you'll end up with a population estimate of something akin to N(hat) = 600, 95% CI: 240 to 12,000.

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

2012-07-16 Thread Swain, Pat (FWE)
Just an observation on Mimulus guttatus in the east: M. guttatus isn't listed as occurring in Massachusetts in the 2011 Vascular Plants of Massachusetts: A county checklist, 1st revision (available to order through the MA Natural Heritage website, due to go online sometime). The checklist is

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doc at Penn State on shale-gas landscape effects

2012-07-16 Thread Patrick Drohan
The Penn State Soil Characterization Laboratory (soilislife.psu.edu) in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, at The Pennsylvania State University, is currently recruiting for the fixed-term position of Post-Doctoral Researcher in the areas of soil science, forest hydrology and

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in ecosystem service modeling

2012-07-16 Thread Tim Meehan
Postdoctoral Research Position Ecosystem Service Modeling for Decision Support University of Wisconsin - Madison We are looking for a broadly-trained environmental scientist to catalyze an effort aimed at building a user-friendly decision-support tool for understanding multiple ecosystem service

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Forest Research Experience - Puerto Rico

2012-07-16 Thread Christopher Nytch
TROPICAL FOREST RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico September 17th through December 22nd, 2012 Complete applications must be submitted by July 31, 2012. RESEARCH DESCRIPTION: The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) of the University of

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Research Assistantship in Food Web Ecology

2012-07-16 Thread Tim Meehan
PhD Research Assistantship in Terrestrial Food Web Ecology University of Wisconsin - Madison We are looking for a motivated student interested in pursuing a PhD at the UW-Madison as part of the Gratton Lab studying the interactions between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This work takes

[ECOLOG-L] Logistics Assistant

2012-07-16 Thread Bridget Walden
Description: The Great Basin Institute seeks an AmeriCorps Logistics Assistant to support our field programs in Southern Nevada and Eastern Nevada. The Logistics Assistant will perform office and field related functions and duties to help support GBI’s fleet of vehicles, hand tools, and support

[ECOLOG-L] Two Faculty Positions in Theoretical Biology at University of Minnesota

2012-07-16 Thread Eric Seabloom
Dear Colleague, We are very excited to announce that we are recruiting two new faculty positions (one open rank and one at the Assistant Professor level) in *theoretical and quantitative biology* in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) at the University of Minnesota. Tenure homes for these

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Mark-recapture with cockroaches?

2012-07-16 Thread malcolm McCallum
don't forget that the basic assumption that the dorm or the room is a closed population is probably COMPLETELY false, so pick your model accordingly! On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:03 AM, JASON M. HILL jmh...@psu.edu wrote: Hello, I would consider a removal model instead. Unless you have a small

[ECOLOG-L] Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

2012-07-16 Thread Stover, Daniel
The US Department of Energy is pleased to announce the release for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Topics for FY 2013. Congress established the SBIR and STTR programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Are we doomed yet: A journal debate about science, the practice of sustainability, and communicating issues

2012-07-16 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: johoma, thanks for this summary. PLos Biology is leading the way, and someday Opens Source journals will be more common, edging out the ripoff journals and truly advancing science and education for all. There is more work to be done, but PLos Biology is helping to put steam behind the