[ECOLOG-L] CAIP Chair in Watershed Management or Wetland Restoration Ecology (Aug. 31 deadline approaching)

Reminder: The deadline for this annoucement is approaching. In 2011, the Government of Alberta created the Campus Alberta Innovation Program (CAIP) Chairs as part of its Campus Alberta collaborative initiative. The program is designed to recruit new research leaders to Alberta, aligned with str

Re: [ECOLOG-L] video motion tracking software

I've had great luck with Ty Hedrick's dlt dataviewer software. The software is free but it does run through matlab which is not. That said, it's easy to use, intuitive, and very powerful. We used it to look at joint kinematics in Tarantulas. http://www.unc.edu/~thedrick/software1.html Hope this h

[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife internship at Brookhaven National Lab

Spring Undergraduate Wildlife Internship at Solar Facility and Brookhaven National Lab   Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) is a 16-week internship during the spring semester.  The internship runs from early January until early May at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, N

[ECOLOG-L] Bioscience Librarian Tenure Track Opening at UNH

Biological Sciences Librarian, University of New Hampshire Library The University of New Hampshire Library invites applications for the tenure-track faculty position of Biological Sciences Librarian. The Biological Sciences Librarian has primary responsibility for the development and delivery

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: EPA Western Ecology Division

Greetings, We have an aquatic ecology/hydrology-related post-doc available at EPA's Western Ecology Division in Corvallis, OR. The position is: Development of statistical models to predict aquatic condition nationally (position EPA-ORD/NHEERL-WED-2013-02). Qualifications include: Doctoral de

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Percent shade methodology?

Dear Juan and others, Let's keep in mind that a substantial number of samples will be needed to characterize any site ... especially those under patchily open canopies, such as savannas. For a given site, I'd recommend a stratified random set of ca. 50 fisheye lens photographs (Nikon Coolpi

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (Center) of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station

The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (Center) of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station is recruiting for an Ecologist research and development position located in Asheville, North Carolina. The position is targeted for the GS-12 grade level, with a salary rang

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

Applications for the Fall Internship Session are due Thursday August 29th. Applications for the Winter Internship Session are due Wednesday, October 9th. 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 busine

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in plant ecology in Switzerland

Applications are invited for a postdoc in plant community ecology in the newly established group of Eric Allan (Assistant Professor in Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability), Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern. I am seeking highly motivated applicants interested in f

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Percent shade methodology?

Juan Are you wanting shade as in percent cover or shade as in reduction in light intensity/quality? If you want percent cover, I'd use a densiometer or canopy image to calculate coverage of canopy. If using a camera to take images, it would be recommended to use a fisheye lens. If you want ligh

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESL copyediting services for ecological manuscripts

Hello Alec, I’d recommend Jonathan Rosenthal. He’s edited papers for my colleagues and me (and is acknowledged for it) in following journals: *Am. Nat.,* *PLOS One *, *Ecography*, *Oikos*, and *Plant Ecology*. He’s also edited many other papers that have appeared in journals such as *Proceedings o

[ECOLOG-L] video motion tracking software

Hi all, I'm looking for a video motion analysis freeware that can automatically track an insect's movement in an arena, and return data such as path length, maximum and average speed, total duration of standing still, etc.Any recommendations? Many thanks to responders! Asaf --- Asaf Sadeh Dep