[ECOLOG-L] Summer 2016 Seaside Center Co-Naturalists

Summer 2016 Seaside Center Co-Naturalists Two seasonal, full-time positions, five days per week, 10 AM – 6 PM, Tuesday – Sunday (weekends plus Labor Day required, flex day off). June 8, 2016 through September 8, 2016. Responsibilities include the co-management and daily operation of the Seas

[ECOLOG-L] MSc opportunity - EAB effects on soil in black ash wetlands

The University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources is seeking a M.Sc. graduate student to participate in a research project examining the effects of simulated emerald ash borer (EAB) mortality and mitigation strategies on soil carbon and nutrient cycling in black ash wetlands in the up

[ECOLOG-L] Marine Ecology Research Technician Job Posting

We seek a research technician for an applied marine ecology study investigating fish and invertebrate community structure along estuarine shorelines in NC. The two-year study will determine how fish utilize different shoreline stabilization structures like bulkheads, revetments, and marsh sills. Th

[ECOLOG-L] 2016 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Contributed Abstracts (Talks, Posters, Lightning Talks)

Call for Contributed Abstracts: Talks, Posters, Lightning Talks 101st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; August 7-12, 2016; http://esa.org/ftlauderdale Deadline for Submission: Thursday, February 25, 2016. Only complete proposals submitted by 5:00 PM

[ECOLOG-L] ESA News: Science-driven strategies for more effective endangered species recovery

Read this release online: http://www.esa.org/esa/science-driven-strategies-for-more-effective-endangered-species-recovery/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednsday, 6 January 2016 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, lles...@esa.org *The US Endangered Species Act can protect more species, more

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in urban hydrology and isotope biogeochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, deadline Jan. 15

A PhD position is available beginning September 2016 in the Elliott Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, as part of a 5-year, NSF-funded study of urban nitrogen dynamics. We are seeking new graduate stu

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Fellowship in Modeling Biodiversity over Space & Time

We are seeking highly qualified applicants for the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. The selected individual will develop their own research questions centered around the impacts of concurrent change in clima

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Armed Thugs & Protected Areas

"This is a typical action for people that feel they have no voice. " - I agree in principal, but with one serious reservation: *These people are carrying guns*, and have openly stated that they will resort to violence, if necessary, to defend their position. Violence (or the threat of violence)

[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Field Course May 15-28, 2016

The Northeast Section of the The Wildlife Society, in cooperation with Castleton State College and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be hosting our 8th annual 2-week Wildlife Field Course in Castleton, Vermont, May 15-28, 201. Please visit the course website for details and appl

[ECOLOG-L] ICRS Session 19: Coral reef structural dynamics and complexity: accretion versus bioerosion and dissolution

We are excited to invite you to submit oral presentations and posters to the following International Coral Reef Symposium session: Coral Reef Structural Dynamics and Complexity: Accretion versus Bioerosion and Dissolution (Session 19). Session Description: Coral reefs are three-dimensional structu

[ECOLOG-L] Fully-funded PhD Scholarship in Australia: sea level rise impacts on coastal vegetation

Aim: The main aim of this project is to develop fundamental new knowledge of how coastal catchments should be managed to protect and conserve important coastal vegetated habitats under future climate change. Project description: Mangroves and saltmarshes are coastal plants that are well known

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Leveraging media for outreach (ICRS session 82)

Aloha Ecologgers! On behalf of the organizers of ICRS session 82, I would like to invite you to submit abstracts for our session on media and outreach. You can find it listed as 82 - Innovations in the use of digital tools and the media for communication, outreach and education in support o

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 12th ANNUAL EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 12th ANNUAL EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan invites nominations of outstanding scientists early in their careers to participate in an exciting international symposium entitled “Frontiers in

[ECOLOG-L] EGU2016 Reminder: Call for Abstracts session BG1.10 Nitrogen cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems under global change

Dear colleagues, At the next EGU meeting, Vienna 17-22 April 2016, we will have a special session which we hope will be of interest to you. The session is entitled “Nitrogen cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems under global change”. Please feel free to distribute this message to potential

[ECOLOG-L] Reminder: Earth System Governance - Task Force Initiative on Sustainability Science

Dear Subscribers, Since the deadline for submission of abstracts is approaching, I would like to remind you about the following special issue for the journal Challenges in Sustainability (ISSN: 2297-6477; http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability). Earth System Governance - Task Force

[ECOLOG-L] Distance sampling workshops, St Andrews August 2016

The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) is hosting two linked workshops in the summer of 2016 in our purpose-built facilities at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Participation in these workshops will train participants in the latest methods for design

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Studying Plant-Pollinator Networks and Pollination Services

The lab of Dave Crowder (http://entomology.wsu.edu/david-crowder/) in the Department of Entomology at Washington State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar who will study plant-pollinator interaction networks and/or the relationship between pollinator diversity and ecosystem function. Th

[ECOLOG-L] TT Assistant Professor, Forest Ecosystem Science & Services, U Washington (reminder)

This is a reminder email about the above-referenced position. The University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) invites applications for a full-time (9-month; 100% FTE) tenure-track Assistant Professor (0116) position to begin Autumn 2016. This position is part of

[ECOLOG-L] postdoctoral position - mutualism disruption by invasive ants

2-year Postdoctoral Associate Position, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya, and the University of Florida. The Palmer Lab (www.thepalmerlab.com ) is anticipating an opportunity for a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida. We ar