[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in Climate Change Ecology/Alpine Ecology

2017-02-04 Thread Miaogen Shen
Dear All, We are seeking a postdoc researcher with background in one or some of the following fields, including plant or vegetation ecology, animal ecology, DGVM, plant physiology, earth system modeling (or land surface modeling), geography, and soil science. Both English and Chinese are required

[ECOLOG-L] FGCU Biodiversity Conference in south Florida: March 7-9, 2017

2017-02-04 Thread Kara Lefevre
Registration is open for this conference we are organizing about conserving biodiversity: *Challenges for Florida in the Anthropocene* March 7-9 at FGCU in Fort Myers, FL. This is a critical time for open discussion about the conservation challenges we face as scientists, resource managers

[ECOLOG-L] Manuscript Review Exchange?

2017-02-04 Thread Alexandre F. Souza
Dear Population Ecology/Plant Ecology friends, I have written a manuscript on the demography of the dominant conifer Araucaria angustifolia in a forest-grassland mosaic in southern Brazilian mixed conifer-hardwood ecoregion, using aerial photographs and satellite imagery as sampling techniques. I

[ECOLOG-L] Who coined the phrase Dyar's Rule/Law?

2017-02-04 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Dear Colleagues: Who coined the phrase Dyar's Rule/Law? Background follows. In *The number of molts of lepidopterous larvae*, Dyar (1890) proposed a simple relationship, in mathematics known as a geometric progression, between the linear dimensions of hardened, or sclerotized, structures in moth

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Manuscript Review Exchange?

2017-02-04 Thread Alexandre F. Souza
Dear friends, I would like to thank everybody for the quick response I got and for the help in revising my manuscript. I use this opportunity to let you know that I have already got some positive replies and I will not be able to manage any further reciprocal readings. Best wishes, Alexandre -

[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Species Research Conference

2017-02-04 Thread David Inouye
It’s time to link Invasive Species Science with Operational Management Registration and abstract submission is open for the Invasive Species Research Conference - Turning Science into Action at TRU in Kamloops, BC June 20 -

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship in Urban Ecohydrology

2017-02-04 Thread K Moffett
A graduate assistantship is available in URBAN ECOHYDROLOGY at Washington State University in Vancouver, for a student interested in a PhD (already with MS) or an MS-PhD dual degree. Exceptional candidates wishing MS only will also be considered. The intended research theme is, broadly, the cyclin

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship in Mountain Fire/Forest Ecohydrology

2017-02-04 Thread K Moffett
A graduate assistantship is available in MOUNTAIN FIRE/FOREST ECOHYDROLOGY at Washington State University in Vancouver, for a student interested in a PhD (already with MS) or an MS-PhD dual degree. Exceptional candidates wishing MS only will also be considered. The intended research theme is, broa

[ECOLOG-L] cycles in plant populations?

2017-02-04 Thread David Inouye
The classic examples of populations that cycle, including predator-prey interactions, and some host-parasite interactions, all involve animals. Are there similar examples of cycles in plant populations? Certainly lots of variation in abundance, such as in population size of desert annuals res