[ECOLOG-L] AGU session: Linkages between soil and aquatic organic carbon

I would like to draw your attention to (yet another) AGU session: *Organic Matter Cycling at the Soil-Water Interface – Lessons learned from investigations of terrestrial and aquatic organic matter (Session # 2720)* Recent research requires us to change the way we view the source, composition, t

[ECOLOG-L] DOE's Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications!

The US Department of Energy is pleased to announce the Office of Science's Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) is now accepting applications for the new Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program for the 2014. The SCGSR program will support supplem

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Fall session on uncertainty

Dear Ecolog, We encourage submissions from the ecology community to the AGU session on uncertainty and impacts on decision making. Abstract submissions are due August 6th. Questions can be directly to me. Thanks for your consideration, Ray "Uncertainty and sensitivity in models and observat

[ECOLOG-L] Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team seeking technology partner(s)

COASST is looking for technology partner(s) to help with a new database and website build out as well as innovative web based data visualization and exploration tools. If you know of any quality candidates, please share our RFP http://depts.wash

[ECOLOG-L] Update - THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE INFORMATICS

CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE INFORMATICS September 25 - 26, 2014 Hosted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado Website: hhttps://www2.image.ucar.edu/event/ci2014 WORKSHOP OVERVIEW The amount of observational and m

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Restoration Crew Supervisor

Great Basin Institute Job Opportunity Title: Restoration Crew Supervisor Location: Spring Mountains NRA (northwest of Las Vegas) Compensation: $14.00/hour + daily field per diem; USFS housing options available Timeline: August 18 - December 19, 2014 Description: In cooperation with the U.S. For

[ECOLOG-L] July 23 NAS Event on Field Stations - DC or web

The National Research Council invites you to a public briefing for the release of the report Enhancing the Value and Sustainability of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories in the 21st Century ( for more info, see http://dels.nas.edu/Study-In-Progress/Value-Sustainability-Biological-Field/DELS-BL

[ECOLOG-L] Do you identify with Stilgar? Urgently seeking Dune fans for radio book club

Folks, I have an NPR producer who would like to discuss the presentation of ecology in Herbert's Dune with an ecologist - on background, for now. Someone with some research experience in desert ecosystems is preferred. If this describes you or an ecologist you know, please contact me! They wou

[ECOLOG-L] 2014 AGU Fall Meeting Session on Hydrologic, Water Quality, and Ecological Responses to Climatic Variability and Change at the Watershed Scale

We invite submissions for the following session that will be convened at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco (http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/). The abstract submission site for the meeting is now open. Please pass along this announcement to anyone that might be

[ECOLOG-L] Staining protocol(s) to easily visualize the cell walls of C-fern gametophytes

Hello Ecolog-Listers: Could someone recommend staining protocol(s) that are *easy* and does(do) not distort plant cell dimensions to easily visualize the cell walls of C-fern gametophytes? Please, feel free to send me an email to *blayjo...@gmail.com *. Thank you. Sincerely, Jorge Jorge A. Sant

[ECOLOG-L] Biology Learning Assessment Postdoc at Nebraska-Lincoln

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources and Department of Biochemistry are looking for an exceptional Postdoctoral Scholar to help us transform life sciences and STEM education by integrating new technologies into the classroom. We are an interdisciplinary group of life scien

[ECOLOG-L] Need institutional affiliation to get permits?

I was speaking with another ecologist yesterday who questioned whether affiliation with SIA would allow one to apply for permits in regions where permits require it. Yes, whether your goal is to get permits or funding, if it requires institutional affiliation to qualify, and you do not have a hist

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Distance sampling training workshops August 2014-early registration deadline next week

Ecolog: A few places still remain for the introductory and advanced distance sampling workshops held in St. Andrews in late August. Early registration deadline (with discount) is next Friday (18 July). Visit the workshop website for registration details: http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distanc

[ECOLOG-L] Ecologist Position in Fairfax County, VA

POSITION AVAILABILITY Ecological Technician (Ecologist I) The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking an Ecological Technician to assist with invasive plant management, habitat restoration and white-tailed deer management. This position will join the Natural Resource Management and Protection