[ECOLOG-L] EJFA - Special Issue

2013-02-11 Thread Taoufik Ksiksi
Dear Colleagues, We are intending to publish a special issue on “Recent Advances in Environmental Science Research” that will be published in Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture (www.ejfa.info) which is an internationally indexed monthly scientific journal publishing from UAEU, United Arab

[ECOLOG-L] Public symposium at NAS Feb. 26: Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Strategies for Discovering Research Data Online

2013-02-11 Thread Cliff Duke
Dear Colleague,   You are cordially invited to attend a public symposium entitled Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Strategies for Discovering Research Data Online. The event is being organized by the National Research Council's Board on Research Data and Information, and will be held on the

[ECOLOG-L] Grants in Aid of Research at Highlands Biological Station

2013-02-11 Thread Karen Kandl
Highlands Biological Station Grants in Aid of Research Highlands Biological Station (HBS) is now accepting applications for scholarships for research to be conducted at HBS during the summer 2013. For nearly 50 years the Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc. has provided grants in support of

[ECOLOG-L] Forestry Technician

2013-02-11 Thread Justin Holgerson
This notification is being circulated to inform prospective applicants of upcoming opportunities and to determine interest in these positions. Working Title Series Grade Appointment Title Expected # Crew MemberGS-0462 4/5/6 Temp Forestry Tech(1-6) The

[ECOLOG-L] stream fish/invertebrate intern, Northern Minnesota

2013-02-11 Thread John sandberg
STUDENT WORKER / INTERN - BIOMONITORING (STREAM FISH AND MACROINVERTEBRATES) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, North Biological Monitoring Unit, Brainerd, MN We are looking for qualified students to assist with aquatic biomonitoring surveys on rivers and streams in northern Minnesota. Job

[ECOLOG-L] how we lose good scientists

2013-02-11 Thread Jarrett Byrnes
Colleagues, I just read a piece that describes how one young bright and very talented scientist was lost to our profession. It's an open and honest discussion of one man's struggles with the way modern academia works, and how it can make use eat our young, as it were. I think it points out a

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistant -- Climate change ecology and microbial symbionts in Great Lake dunes

2013-02-11 Thread Lukas Bell-Dereske
Position description: Undergraduate, or recent graduate, Research Assistant will work on a project studying plant community ecology, climate change, and microbial symbionts in the Great Lakes dunes of Michigan. Research focuses on the effect of climate change driven alteration in the

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for Gammarus tigrinus

2013-02-11 Thread Nika Galic
Dear ecologists, I am hoping to do some work with the amphipod Gammarus tigrinus in my postdoc project. The species is native to the East Coast of US and has invaded the Great Lakes (and many parts of Europe) many years ago. I have been trying to find people who can confidently tell me about

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship Invasion Ecology

2013-02-11 Thread Laura Meyerson
*Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship* Department of Natural Resources Sciences, University of Rhode Island Position available for the fall of 2013 in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Meyerson (http://nrs.uri.edu/labs/invasive/index.html) Research is in the area of *INVASIVE SPECIES

[ECOLOG-L] The 2013 Dryad Membership Meeting

2013-02-11 Thread David Inouye
The 2013 Dryad Membership Meeting http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/St Anne's College, Oxford, UK 24 May 2013 Thehttp://datadryad.org/ Dryad Membership Meeting will cap off a series of separate but related events spotlighting trends in scholarly communication and research data. Highlights

[ECOLOG-L] advice on using insect respiration chambers

2013-02-11 Thread Isabel Catalán Barrio
Hi, I am interested in measuring insect respiration in the field and was thinking of using the Li-Cor insect respiration kit (http://www.licor.com/env/products/photosynthesis/chambers/insect_respiration.html); has anybody used it before? Any advice or tips will be greatly appreciated!

[ECOLOG-L] Avoiding Extinction in the Classroom: A Professional Development Workshop for Undergraduate Educators

2013-02-11 Thread David Inouye
Avoiding Extinction in the Classroom: A Professional Development Workshop for Undergraduate Educators. Evolution is a key biological concept, but it is also a very challenging topic to teach. Join us for a day focused on effective methods and tools for teaching evolution. This workshop is

[ECOLOG-L] Greater Sage-Grouse Technicians (2-3): Sage-Grouse Lek Distribution and Connectivity

2013-02-11 Thread Beth Fitzpatrick
Project description: This research project seeks to understand Greater Sage-Grouse fine-scale distribution and functional connectivity of leks in relation to energy development. The project will assess distribution of leks across the landscape in relation to disturbance and the influence of

[ECOLOG-L] volunteers to rebuild Tern Island, NW Hawaiian Islands

2013-02-11 Thread David Duffy
-- Forwarded message -- From: DuhrSchultz, Meg meg_duhrschu...@fws.gov Date: Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM Subject: [pacificseabirds] announcement for Tern Island volunteers To: pacificseabi...@lists.fws.gov