[ECOLOG-L] seeking appropriate statistical methods

Dear All, Currently i am seeking help for the data analysis of the river systems that i collected during cetacean survey in Nepal's major river systems. I have collected habitat information, on 300m interval and the place where dolphin sighted in three river systems during pre and post monsoon

[ECOLOG-L] Crayfish trapping method help

Hello Ecologgers I have recently begun a project where I am looking to trap tropical stream dwelling crayfish species in low density sites and seasons. My previous experience with trapping crayfish has been relatively easy, putting baited minnow or crab traps out for a couple of days (baited

[ECOLOG-L] Pressure chamber for use?

Dear Ecologgers, I'm a PhD student at University of Illinois whose in a little bit of a scramble to find a pressure chamber (e.g. PMS 1000) for measuring leaf water potentials in the field. I was wondering if anyone near has a chamber that's not currently in use and would be interested in

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doctorate Position in Climate Change Vulnerability

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The successful candidate will lead an ongoing project to develop climate change vulnerability assessments for a set of candidate species (eastern massasauga rattlesnake, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare) in the Upper Great Lakes region. Our approach relies on estimating

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for published definitions of ecosystem

Hi- I am a MS student completing my thesis on the cumulative human impacts on Gulf of Maine ecosystems. I am in search of some key published articles that help define the word ecosystem. I welcome every discipline, I would love viewpoints from the

[ECOLOG-L] Ant Podcast

A recent article from North Carolina State University explains how scientists have combined cookies and citizen science to track the diversity of ant species across the United States. Ants are the topic of this One Species at a Time podcast, featuring an interview with ant expert, E.O. Wilson.

[ECOLOG-L] Two PhD positions announcements

1) Title: Modelling the dynamics of expenditure on recreational access to marine services Supervisors: Prof. Michael Heath, University of Strathclyde; Sam Anson, Marine Scotland Science; Dr Kieran Hyder, CEFAS Lowestoft; Dr Paul Tett, Scottish Association for Marine Science Eligibility: EU/UK

[ECOLOG-L] Plant-Pollinator Interactions paper session at joint BES - SFE meeting

We are organizing a series of contributed paper sessions on Plant-Pollinator Interactions at the upcoming joint meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES) and the Societe Francaise d'Ecologie (SFE) in Lille, France on Dec 9-12, 2014. We hope to encourage interaction and collaboration

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Mojave Desert Botany Technician

Great Basin Institute Job Opportunity: Botany Technician Location: Mojave Desert (Needles, CA) Compensation: $15.00/hour + $200/month housing stipend; paid health care benefits Timeline: 24-week appointment beginning September 08, 2014 Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with

[ECOLOG-L] Mountain Research Initiative workshop at ESA meeting

Dear Colleagues, This is a special message for those amongst you, who will be traveling to Sacramento, USA, for thehttp://esa.org/am/ 2014 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Why should you join the MRI pre-conference workshop for scientists working in mountain regions?

[ECOLOG-L] Final Call for Applicants: TCC Coral Reef Ecology Field Course Sept 2014

Dear ECOLOG members, Apologies for cross-posting. See below for information on an exciting field course opportunity in the Caribbean of Panama this September 2014 with the Tropical Conservation Consortium (TCC). We are seeking bright and highly motivated applicants; please share with

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Fall Meeting Session 2996 - Pyrogenic Carbon Dynamics from Boreal Wildfires

We invite abstract submissions for our session entitled Pyrogenic Carbon Dynamics from Boreal Wildfires at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA (Dec 15-19). The AGU abstract submission site is open

[ECOLOG-L] Mathematical modelcontradicts polar vortex link to climate change?

Can someone with more background in atmospheric sciences than I, provide feedback on this article I just read? Is this article accurate in what it relays? http://www.21stcentech.com/polar-vortex-global-warming-disprove-other/ -- Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP Department of Environmental Studies

[ECOLOG-L] JOB IUCN Programme Manager Bangladesh

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Bangladesh seeks to hire a new programme manager for its country office. The IUCN Bangladesh office is one of the biggest IUCN offices in Asia with more than 50 staff members and currently 12 very interesting running projects (Mangroves for

[ECOLOG-L] NSF blog post about Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants

http://nsfdeb.wordpress.com/DEBrief Blog of the Division of Environmental Biology, NSF http://nsfdeb.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/deb-numbers-ddiging-down-into-dissertation-data/

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Looking for published definitions of ecosystem

Hi Alycia Take a look at the following pdf page, in particular the flow chart on page 1 - Ecosystem functioning / ecological chemistry. http://www.awi.de/index.php?id=279type=123L=0filename=awi.pdf and Energy / chemical flow through the ecosystem article by Brennan