[ECOLOG-L] AGU session: Biophysica​l Interactio​ns in Riverine Landscapes

Dear Colleagues, We invite your participation in a session on “Biophysical Interactions in Riverine Landscapes” (EP002) to be held at the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting (December 9th-13th 2013, San Francisco). The session description is: Habitat, organisms, and ecosystem processes in riverine l

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Desert Tortoise Research Technician, U.S. Geological Survey

Desert Tortoise Research Technician, U.S. Geological Survey (GG-0404-05) Job Description: The U.S. Geological Survey is recruiting field technicians to assist with research projects investigating desert tortoise (G. agassizii) ecology, physiology, and disease dynamics. Our research group is

[ECOLOG-L] Getting an Ecological Message to Bill Clinton

Some of you concur with the need to raise public awareness of the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection. It would be immensely helpful if Bill Clinton provided some leadership on this front. Now is your chance to help encourage him along those lines, by commenting on

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session on N2O fluxes (B047)

Dear colleagues, We would like to invite abstract submissions to the AGU Fall Meeting session (Due August 6, 2013) . B047. N2O fluxes and the role in carbon and nitrogen cycles: processes, measurement, and modeling Conveners: Jianwu Tang, The Ecosystems Center, MBL. jt...@mbl.edu Peter G

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Professor, physiology, Providence College

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHYSIOLOGY - The Department of Biology at Providence College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship beginning September 2014. We are particularly interested in candidates who specialize in ecological physiology at the organismal

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc in Invasive Fish Ecology

Ecology of Invasive Fishes in Rivers The Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to conduct research on the ecology of invasive fishes, mainly Asian carp, in large rivers. Familiarity with techniques such as echosounding, food-web modeling, biosta

[ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential

Wayne, For a history of the US Farm Bill and conservation, McGranahan et al. (2013) is an excellent place to start. Devan A. McGranahan, Paul W. Brown, Lisa A. Schulte, and John C. Tyndall. 2013. A historical primer on the US farm bill: Supply management and conservation policy. Journal of Soil

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Conservation, Permaculture & Research Internship in the Rainforest of Ecuador

We are working towards a sustainable future in the rainforest of Ecuador and we need help! In 2007, a few of us—ecology, economics, and business graduates—founded a non-profit organization called Third Millennium Alliance. We raised some money and bought a lot of land in a critically endangered rai

[ECOLOG-L] payment for ecosystem services - research qs?

I am applying to an interdisciplinary PhD program and am really interested in studying how ecosystem services can help in the area of poverty alleviation. I have nothing totally concrete yet as far as what I want to really dedicate my time to, and am wondering if others have any insight into the bi

[ECOLOG-L] International Environmental 'Omics Synthesis Conference - FINAL CALL

FIRST INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 'OMICS SYNTHESIS CONFERENCE Cardiff University, UK, 9-11 September 2013 http://www.environmentalomics.org/ieos2013 FINAL CALL - ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 31 July 2013 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1 August 2013 We are pleased to announce the last

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in Environmental Science & Policy

The Institute for the Environment and Sustainability at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor to teach courses including introduction to environmental science, and upper-level courses in environmental principles and applications, sustaina

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

(For the convenience of iPhone users and the like, I have trimmed some of the long string on this thread.) What good is CRP to ecosystems if it only lasts 10 or 15 years? Is this just another way to cut landowner taxes and pay for not farming land they the owner doesn't want in production anyw

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

Wayne, The future of CRP is being debated by Congress, so we will see what happens when we get a new Farm Bill. You can get a sense of the history of CRP by looking at the statistics provided by the Farm Service Agency at the following URL: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=

[ECOLOG-L] Job vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Soil Ecology/Biogeochemistry at the University of Sydney

Dear all, The University of Sydney is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate - Soil Ecology/Biogeochemistry. For more information and to apply, visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 1297/0613. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AS

[ECOLOG-L] Job vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Eddy Flux and Trace Gas Fluxes in Crops, Grasslands and Woodlands at the University of Sydney

Dear all, The University of Sydney is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate - Eddy Flux and Trace Gas Fluxes in Crops, Grasslands and Woodlands. For more information and to apply, visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference num

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Academic and other institutions that would be best for gaining an understanding of the subject quickly

Honorable Ecolog: Would you please share your thoughts on this topic? I am frequently asked for advice about how best to embark upon the study of biology and ecology, and I am simply too long out of date to answer responsibly. But I, too, am curious about how one might best most effectively an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013

The McNeely and McCallum posts have greatly contributed to my enlightenment on this subject, and I hope they will keep it up. While I grew up in central Texas and have traveled in the other areas mentioned, I do not have a good grasp of the specifics. Most of my grassland work has been outside o