[ECOLOG-L] barcode labels and reader

2012-11-26 Thread Mark van Kleunen
Dear all, I recently visited a colleague, and he showed me that he is labeling his plants (pots) with tags that have barcodes printed on them. This seems to be a nice way to automatize data sampling, and to avoid reading/writing mistakes during data collection. I was wondering whether more

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Federal Register Notice: Reopening of Nomination Period for Members of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

2012-11-26 Thread Cliff Duke
*DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR* *United States Geological Survey* *[GX13EN05ESB0500]* *Reopening of Nomination Period for Members of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science * *AGENCY: *U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. *ACTION: *Notice. *SUMMARY: *The U.S. Department

[ECOLOG-L] Announcing the Evolutionary Demography Society

2012-11-26 Thread Levitis, Daniel
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the formation of the Evolutionary Demography Society (EvoDemoS) and to invite interested researchers to join. While many societies include life-history evolution or evolutionary demography within the range of topics they consider, no active society

Re: [ECOLOG-L] barcode labels and reader

2012-11-26 Thread J. Michael Nolan
Mark and Others You can print the bar codes with a label printer, DYMO and I'm sure others do it. Scan the bar code with your scanner and you have it. There are probably some label printers out there, even by DYMO that do it all. Go to dymofiles.com and they have some nice demos on how

[ECOLOG-L] New features of ELTI resource on tropical reforestation

2012-11-26 Thread Gillian (Paul) Bloomfield
Dear ECOLOG members, The Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI) is pleased to present two new features of the Tropical Native Species Reforestation Information Clearinghouse: - information in Spanish and Portuguese, and - resources from the tropical regions of Africa.

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position in Plant Ecology - University of Georgia, Dept. of Plant Biology

2012-11-26 Thread Richard Lankau
The Department of Plant Biology (http://www.plantbio.uga.edu) within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level in plant ecology with a focus on aboveground components. Areas of specialization can

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Position: Early Detection of Forest Health Threats

2012-11-26 Thread Steve Chhin
A Master’s level graduate student position is available in the Applied Forest Ecology lab of Dr. Steve Chhin (www.msu.edu/~chhin) in the Department of Forestry (www.for.msu.edu) at Michigan State University (MSU) (www.msu.edu). The graduate student will primarily conduct field and laboratory

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc on hierarchical models for bird distributions - University of Cape Town

2012-11-26 Thread SUBSCRIBE ECOLOG-L Chris Sutherland
Postdoc on hierarchical models for bird distributions University of Cape Town, Animal Demography Unit We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for a postdoctoral research fellowship. The successful candidate will conduct research work on statistical analyses of bird

[ECOLOG-L] Job: plant ecology, U. GA

2012-11-26 Thread David Inouye
The University of Georgia Department of Plant Biology (http://www.plantbio.uga.eduhttp://www.plantbio.uga.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level in plant ecology with a focus on aboveground components. Areas of specialization

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Riparian Ecologist - Ft. Collins, CO

2012-11-26 Thread Stewart Moon
Established in 2005, Cherokee Services Group (CSG) is a leading provider of information technology and business support services. Its award-winning team of more than 200 employees delivers best-value IT solutions for commercial and government clients across the U.S. The company specializes in

[ECOLOG-L] Last minute Wildlife Biology sabbatical replacement at St. Cloud State University (MN)

2012-11-26 Thread Cook, William M.
Good day, list: Due to a very recent staffing development, I would like to post the following ONE TERM sabbatical replacement position for Spring 2013 term. This is a full-time one semester position. Feel free to contact Dr. Bill Cook at wmc...@stcloudstate.edumailto:wmc...@stcloudstate.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Director, Center for Integrative Natural Sciences Mathematics, Northern KY U

2012-11-26 Thread Richard Boyce
Director, Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics Northern Kentucky University The Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM) is looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as its next Director to create and implement the plan for CINSAM’s future.

[ECOLOG-L] TV Series

2012-11-26 Thread John Blacksmen
Lucky Dog Films, based in Silver Spring, MD is looking for a zoologist or wildlife biologist with a great personality to host a series debunking or proving animal myths. The series is like Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, where you will use scientific method to test the validity of these

[ECOLOG-L] Greater Sage-Grouse Research Technician Needed

2012-11-26 Thread Avery Cook
*Greater Sage-Grouse Research Technician* *Job Description: * Full time seasonal technicians are needed assisting Utah State University research on Greater Sage-grouse response to vegetation manipulation and grazing in northern Utah (West Box Elder County, UT). Early season work will consist

[ECOLOG-L] Scholarships from Bat Conservation International

2012-11-26 Thread David Inouye
Each year, BCI awards scholarships to help students at universities around the world conduct conservation-relevant research. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute the new knowledge that is essential to conserving

[ECOLOG-L] [LDC] Early Bird Registration Earn CEUs

2012-11-26 Thread Andrea McMillen
Life Discovery Doing Science Education Conference March 15 - 16, St. Paul, MN www.esa.org/ldc Early Bird Registration through Dec. 15 ONLINE REGISTRATION: http://www.esa.org/ldc/registration/ This conference will highlight the leading science,

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Lead Scientist, CA, TNC

2012-11-26 Thread David Inouye
LEAD SCIENTIST, CENTRAL VALLEY MOUNTAINS REGION (CA), THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (CALIFORNIA) The Lead Scientist for the Great Central Valley, Sierra Nevada and Klamath Region of California provides conservation science leadership for The Nature Conservancy, by effectively managing and mentoring

[ECOLOG-L] Recommended organizations in New Orleans?

2012-11-26 Thread Jonathan Leibovic
Hey ECOLOG, I'm a long-time reader and first-time poster considering relocating to New Orleans (from Connecticut) next year. I figured some of you might know organizations worth working for in that part of the world. I'm a recent college grad (BA in Biology) who has worked for the RI Department

[ECOLOG-L] Job Wanted - California

2012-11-26 Thread Jennifer Malho
Hello all, My name is Jennifer Malho and I am looking for a job located anywhere within the state of California. I will be graduating from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) with an Hon. BSc in Zoology after December. I am looking for realistically anything in the biological field. I