[ECOLOG-L] Sea turtle project on Bioko Island

[shaya Honarvar]

Job Type: volunteer position 

Opportunity location: Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa

Closing date (if specified): September 2009

Start date: 20 October 2009; 6 mo commitment preferred.

I am seeking one more volunteer to assist with data collection on nesting 
ecology of sea turtles on southern beaches of Bioko Island. Bioko 
Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP) engages field 
assistants for periods of 6 months, usually beginning in October, in 
advance of the Island’s November through March dry season. Field 
assistants are expected to devote at least 40 hrs/week to the project. 
Field assistants work under the supervision of Dr. Honarvar (BBPP Research 
Coordinator). They are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the 
field research during their stay on Bioko Island, and may explore 
additional opportunities to participate in educational outreach projects 
with local school children as well as training exercises with local 
wildlife patrols. Typical activities include counting and PIT-tagging 
nesting leatherback and green sea turtles on the southern beaches; 
gathering reproductive output data on the leatherback turtles; walking 
forest transects counting monkey groups and other wildlife.

This is an unpaid (volunteer) position. However, BBPP will provide housing 
(tents), food and local transportation. You are expected to provide 
international transportation to and from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 
medical and medical evacuation insurance, and appropriate immunizations 
(yellow fever) and medications (anti-malarial medications).

Qualifications:  Field assistants are expected to be at least 21 years 
old.  Other desirable qualifications include:
• Spanish language ability:  Spanish is the national language of 
Equatorial Guinea, although many local people also speak some French, but 
less English.
• Experience in remote locations in developing countries and 
experience camping and hiking in wilderness areas.
• Physical fitness and a positive attitude towards physically 
exhausting work in a sometimes hot and humid climate.


For more information please visit our web site www.bioko.org and/or email: 
Shaya Honarvar, [sh...@drexel.edu]

[ECOLOG-L] Sea turtle project on Bioko Island

[Shaya Honarvar]

I am seeking one more volunteer to assist with data collection on nesting 
ecology of sea turtles on southern beaches of Bioko Island. Bioko 
Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP) engages field 
assistants for periods of 6 months, usually beginning in October, in 
advance of the Island’s November through March dry season. Field 
assistants are expected to devote at least 40 hrs/week to the project. 
Field assistants work under the supervision of Dr. Honarvar (BBPP Research 
Coordinator). They are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the 
field research during their stay on Bioko Island, and may explore 
additional opportunities to participate in educational outreach projects 
with local school children as well as training exercises with local 
wildlife patrols. Typical activities include counting and PIT-tagging 
nesting leatherback and green sea turtles on the southern beaches; 
gathering reproductive output data on the leatherback turtles; walking 
forest transects counting monkey groups and other wildlife.

This is an unpaid (volunteer) position. However, BBPP will provide housing 
(tents), food and local transportation. You are expected to provide 
international transportation to and from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 
medical and medical evacuation insurance, and appropriate immunizations 
(yellow fever) and medications (anti-malarial medications).

Qualifications:  Field assistants are expected to be at least 21 years 
old.  Other desirable qualifications include:
• Spanish language ability:  Spanish is the national language of 
Equatorial Guinea, although many local people also speak some French, but 
less English.
• Experience in remote locations in developing countries and 
experience camping and hiking in wilderness areas.
• Physical fitness and a positive attitude towards physically 
exhausting work in a sometimes hot and humid climate.


For more information please visit our web site www.bioko.org and/or email: 
Shaya Honarvar, [sh...@drexel.edu]

Re: [ECOLOG-L] double blind

[Michelle Paddack]

I believe Behavioral Ecology still has a double-blind review process.
(Side note - an article about gender differences in publication rates in this 
journal before and after implementation of double-blind review was published 
last year: Budden et al. JEMBE 2008 23(1):4-6).

Cheers
Michelle

- Original Message -
From: "Gonzalez-Abraham Charlotte" 
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:02:39 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] double blind

I'm looking for Ecology and Evolution journals that have a peer review and 
double-blind revision system. Can you help me?

Thanks a lot,
Charlotte



  

Re: [ECOLOG-L] double blind

[Pavel Ktitorov]

Oxford's 'Behavioral Ecology' has a double-blind revision system, as an 
option.


Best regards,

Pavel

Gonzalez-Abraham Charlotte ?:

I'm looking for Ecology and Evolution journals that have a peer review and 
double-blind revision system. Can you help me?

Thanks a lot,
Charlotte



  

  



--
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Ecology lab. 

Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, 

Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 


693022, Yyzhno-Sakhalinsk, Nauki 1B

e-mail: pktito...@imgg.ru

Mobile + 7 914 752 75 55
Fax: +7 (4242) 791-517
Phone: +7 (4242) 791-690, add. 239

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ecology and conservation jobs I

[Russell Burke]

Agency: Hamer Environmental 
Location: Northwest WA 
Job Description: Hamer Environmental, a Washington based environmental

consulting firm, is looking to hire a Senior Environmental Scientist
and 
project manager. Applicants should have an advanced degree in 
Environmental Sciences and experience in wildlife research and study 
design. Preferred candidates will be able to successfully manage
multiple 
tasks/personnel, exhibit excellent scientific writing skills, have 
experience working as an environmental consultant, have a strong 
background in statistical analyses, and experience with environmental 
issues in the Pacific Northwest including land bird monitoring. Hamer 
Environmental encourages its employees to work independently, create
their 
own initiatives, and proactively search for work opportunities that
most 
interest them. 

Company History 

Hamer Environmental is a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting
firm. 
Our mission is to provide quality natural resource consulting to
private 
firms and government natural resource management agencies. Established
in 
1992, Hamer Environmental offers a full range of environmental services

throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our company expertise includes 
environmental research, threatened and endangered species issues,
project 
impact assessments, mitigation plans, monitoring studies, wildlife 
management issues, wetland analyses, and permitting. We service a wide

variety of state and federal agencies, universities, energy companies,

private industry, engineering/ architectural firms, other consulting 
firms, public utilities, oil and gas companies, tribal corporations and

conservation organizations. To learn more about our company, please
visit 
our web site at www.HamerEnvironmental.com. 

 
Qualifications: Duties 

" Design, plan, direct and conduct research projects 
" Design and maintain large and complex datasets 
" Conduct data analysis and interpret results 
" Prepare detailed technical reports and when possible submit results
to 
peer reviewed journals 
" Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of subordinate 
employees 
" Develop and submit research and grant proposals to various agencies
and 
entities 
" Provide presentations to groups or organizations based on
project/study 
results 
" Serve as the primary contact and representative for Hamer
Environmental 
with clients and contract coordinators 
" Strategize about the development of new business and meet with
potential 
clients 

Preferred Skills 

Knowledge of: principles and procedures of biological research; food
and 
habitats of wildlife species; standard laboratory and field methods; 
population measurement techniques; wildlife and habitat ecology; 
environmental regulations; methods and practices of land management and

conservation biology. 

Ability to initiate, plan and design independent research studies,
assess 
and implement new study technologies, develop methods of data
collection 
and interpret data; prepare written reports and make oral
presentations, 
write and speak clearly and effectively; train and supervise volunteers
or 
staff; record and compile research data; interpret environmental 
regulations and related law. 

Education and Experience 

Ph.D. (preferred) or M.S. degree in wildlife management, natural
resource 
science or environmental science and at least 5 years of professional 
experience. 
 
Salary:  DOE 
Last Date to apply: August 24, 2009 
Website:  www.HamerEnvironmental.com 
Contact: Tom Hamer or Nathalie Denis
E-mail: natha...@hamerenvironmental.com(Preferred) 
Phone: 360-899-5156 
99
Postdoctoral Fellow in Integrative Biology.

The Section of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at  
Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Integrative  
Biology. This subject area is broadly defined to include evolution,  
ecology, and behavior. The Fellow will be expected to conduct an  
independent high-quality research program that intersects with the  
interests of two or more faculty in the Section. For information about 

the Section of Integrative Biology, visit
http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/ib/ 
  .  In addition, one semester per year the Fellow will co-teach an  
undergraduate course on Research Methods, as part of the UTeach  
program for training K-12  science teachers. For information about the 

UTeach program, visit http://www.uteach.utexas.edu/ 

Qualified applicants should have a history of original research in  
evolution, ecology, and/or behavior and must have completed their  
Ph.D. prior to starting work at the University of Texas. The Fellow is 

expected to begin working at the University of Texas as early as  
January 2010, and no later than August 2010.

The position is for two years, subject to annual review. There is an  
annual salary of $36,000 with an additional $6,000 per year in  
research support for travel, equipment, or supplies.

We p

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity

[=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jason_Hubbart?=]

Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship Investigating 
Water Yield and Peak Flow

The University of Missouri, USA

The University of Missouri is among the top ten of the nation's 
universities with demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. This 
includes a world class Hydrology and Water Quality program located in the 
School of Natural Resources focused on cutting edge interdisciplinary 
approaches to contemporary watershed management/land-use issues. 

Description: The successful applicant will assist in monitoring and 
conduct data analysis to quantify water yield and peak flows in an 
intensively instrumented central Missouri (USA) forested, agricultural and 
urban watershed. The project is a focused effort to identify hydrologic 
mechanisms and quantify hydrologic processes governing observed water flow 
regimes in a multi-use urbanizing watershed. The successful applicant will 
be required to work collaboratively, conduct field work and aid in 
installation and maintenance of instruments and monitoring sites. Other 
duties will include data collection, processing, analysis, modeling and a 
quality Dissertation with subsequent manuscripts. Start date is on or 
before January 15th, 2010.

Qualifications: Applicants must have completed at least one degree in 
natural resources, environmental sciences, hydrology, watershed hydrology, 
water quality, or a related field. Applicants must possess a valid US 
driver's license and are expected to work both independently and 
collaboratively. Experience in stream measurements, hydroclimatic data 
processing, hydrologic analysis and modeling, water quality monitoring, 
soil physics, GIS and computer programming are a plus. Strong verbal, 
written, and computational skills are essential. Applicants must be able 
to lift and carry equipment, pipes, instruments and tools.

Application: A highly competitive stipend is offered plus tuition and 
health insurance. If interested, please forward by email your transcript, 
curriculum vitae, recent GRE scores, recent TOEFL scores (if appropriate), 
cover letter, a letter describing your research interests (2 page limit), 
a letter describing your career goals (2 page limit), and the names and 
contact information of three references to: Dr. Jason A. Hubbart, 
Department of Forestry, University of Missouri, 203-Q ABNR Bldg, Columbia, 
MO 65211, USA; Tel No. (573) 884-7732; Fax: (573) 882-1979; Email: 
hubba...@missouri.edu , Website: http://web.missouri.edu/~hubbartj/ 

Re: [ECOLOG-L] double blind

[malcolm McCallum]

We discussed the double blind system at Herpetological Conservation
and Biology, however, we could find no other journal in biology that
did it at the time (2005).  So, we opted for the traditional system,
although I really wanted to do double blind anyway.  The problem was
that we were concerned that some submitters may not understand what it
is and we were doing so many other new things, we had to have some
stuff traditional.  I am unaware of any journal in ecology or biology
that does double blind reviews, however, it is commonplace in some
other fields.  I believe that some ecology journals have blind peer
review in which the reviewers are identified after completion of the
process, but I can't recall which ones.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Gonzalez-Abraham
Charlotte wrote:
> I'm looking for Ecology and Evolution journals that have a peer review and 
> double-blind revision system. Can you help me?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Charlotte
>
>
>
>
>



-- 
Malcolm L. McCallum
Associate Professor of Biology
Managing Editor,
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Fall Teaching Schedule:
Vertebrate Biology - TR 10-11:40; General Ecology - MW 1-2:40pm;
Forensic Science -  W 6-9:40pm
Office Hourse- TBA

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[ECOLOG-L] cricket and katydid census in New York City area, September 11th

[David Inouye]

Help us count crickets and katydids in the New York City area on the 
night of September 11th


A one night project for anyone interesting in crickets and katydids

How  you can help:  All you need are good ears, online learning of 
the simple calls of 7 species, and ,of course, a cell phone.


Instructions are Located at our Web site

www.discoverlife.org/cricket

We are also looking for collaborators in the art, poetry, 
literature, and links to cricket and katydid activities, actions, 
and conversation.


Note this is designed to be a project that could be replicated in 
any city with singing insectsplease feel free to take the idea 
and recreate it locally.   Results and information will be posted 
back at the site.


A collaborative venture among the following organizations:
American Museum of Natural History
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), New York - 
North Jersey Young Members

New York Entomological Society
Proteus Gowanus Interdisciplinary 
Gallery and Reading Room

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Discover Life

Contact Sam Droege  (sdro...@usgs.gov) for further information.


   The cricket sang,
 And set the sun,
 And workmen finished, one by one,
 Their seam the day upon.

  The low grass loaded with the dew,
 The twilight stood as strangers do
 With hat in hand, polite and new,
 To stay as if, or go.

  A vastness, as a neighbor, came,--
 A wisdom without face or name,
 A peace, as hemispheres at home,--
 And so the night became.

  -  Emily Dickinson


P Crickets are not optional.

[ECOLOG-L] Job: crew leader; Mariana Islands birds

[David Inouye]

Hello all – quick note:  if you have any 
exceptional people  looking for a 1 to 2 year 
experience running a crew on a series of tropical 
islands, please pass them my way.  We are trying 
to fill a crew leader position for a project on 
the Mariana Islands looking at the ecological 
(forest health) and economic (ecosystem services) 
effects of complete bird loss on Guam.   Crew is 
6 to 8 folks, project is on 4 islands, work is 
with seed dispersal, top down control of insects, 
establishment of permanent plots,  juggling lots 
of projects etc.  We need someone who is really 
good at juggling (very organized) and very good 
at working with a wide range of folks. Pay is up 
to 30K per year + full benefits, time off to 
travel, and flight out and back.



Joshua J. Tewksbury

Associate Professor, Department of Biology

University of Washington

106 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800

Seattle WA 98195-1800

my lab and office are in 528 Kincaid Hall

office phone: 206/616-2129 lab phone: 
206/616-2132, cell phone 206/331-1893, Fax: 206/616-2011


website: 
http://faculty.washington.edu/tewksjj/index.html

[ECOLOG-L] Two graduate student opportunities: University of Alberta

[Erbilgin, Nadir]

I am seeking two outstanding students to pursue one PhD and one MSc
degrees in forest entomology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Current research in my lab explores questions of broad relevance to
invasion biology and ecology, emphasizing chemical ecology of forest
insects. By doing so, my group integrates forestry, entomology,
pathology, and plant chemistry approach to characterize chemical
interactions among interacting organisms (trees, insects, pathogens),
determine effects of the environment and climate on altering the
tripartite interactions, and understand the effects of the tripartite
interactions on fitness of interacting organisms. I currently supervise
two PhD and one MSc students and co-supervise one MSc and one PhD
students and one postdoctoral researcher. Currently I am involved in
several research projects in Canada, US and Europe. 

MSc student will focus on a USDA-NRI funded project characterizing the
species of symbiotic bacteria associated with mountain pine beetle and
different pine species and to evaluate the roles of symbiotic bacteria
in mediating host utilization of the beetle in portions of its
historical and emerging geographic and host ranges. Our hypothesis is
that bark beetles employ specific bacteria to inhibit antagonistic fungi
and facilitate symbiotic fungi, and that adapted trees employ endophytic
bacteria to inhibit the beetles' symbiotic fungi. The project specific
to the MSc student will determine effects of the predominant bacteria,
fungi, and their combinations on mountain pine beetle reproduction, and
how tree species affect these interactions in the lab. This is a joint
project among Cameron R Curry (http://www.bact.wisc.edu/faculty/currie)
and Kenneth F Raffa (http://entomology.wisc.edu/~raffa) (University of
Wisconsin, Madison) in US, and Brian H Aukema
(http://web.unbc.ca/~aukema) (Canadian Forest Service) and my lab
(http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/rr/) in Canada.

The PhD student will focus on an Alberta Ingenuity-funded project
emphasizing the roles of native biotic agents, such as insects and
diseases, in range and host expansion of mountain pine beetle in western
Canada. The goal of this project is to lay out a blueprint of how
interactions among trees, insects and microorganisms can be used as a
proactive (or pre-emptive) method to understand the risk potential of
species invasion. Depending on the interest and quality of the
applicant, the project offers considerable flexibility in designing a
research program that investigates areas of personal interest within the
overall framework of the project. 

Background in ecology, entomology, chemical ecology, or a related field
is required, as is an interest in the linkages between trees and
insects. Experience with any of the following will be an asset, but is
not required: plant-insect interactions, chemical ecology, and forest
ecology. Proficiency in spoken and written English is a necessity.
Selection of a student will be based on academic achievements, reference
letters and previous research experience. Strong verbal, written, and
computational skills are essential. Tuition and fees and a standard
Graduate Assistantship can be offered. Students are also eligible for
Tri-Council graduate scholarships (e.g. NSERC) in their first year. 

Both positions are available starting January 2010, but not later than
May 2010. The applicant must meet the entrance requirement for The
University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, which can be
viewed at: http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/rr/phdprograms.cfm. 

Interested candidates should e-mail (1) their transcript, (2) curriculum
vitae, (3) a letter describing their research experience and interests
(2 page limit), (4) recent TOEFL scores (if appropriate), and (5) the
names and contact information of three references to Dr. Nadir Erbilgin,
Department of Renewable Resources, 230-A Earth Science Building,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, CANADA. Phone:
(780)-492-8693; Fax: (780)-492-1767. Additional information can be
obtained via email or phone call. Email: erbil...@ualberta.ca. 

[ECOLOG-L] double blind

[Gonzalez-Abraham Charlotte]

I'm looking for Ecology and Evolution journals that have a peer review and 
double-blind revision system. Can you help me?

Thanks a lot,
Charlotte



  

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Position

[Julia Cherry]

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

A graduate research assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D.) is available for a 
student to conduct research on coastal marsh responses to climate change 
and rising sea levels.  The project will involve fieldwork and greenhouse 
experimentation examining interactive effects of elevated CO2, 
sedimentation and flooding on vegetation responses and elevation change.  
This project is being conducted as part of a larger research program 
investigating the persistence of coastal marshes to global climate change 
and is funded by the USGS Climate Change Program.  The student will work 
with researchers at the University of Alabama and the USGS National 
Wetlands Research Center.  The successful applicant will be able to 
propose additional research to meet his or her specific interests, 
provided it fits within the broader goals of the program. 

Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in wetlands, ecosystem 
ecology, or climate change.  Preference will be given to those with 
experience conducting field or greenhouse research.  In addition to 
stipend and health benefits, this position includes funds for fieldwork, 
sample processing, and some travel. 
 
Applicants able to begin work in January 2010 are especially encouraged to 
apply, although start dates in summer or fall 2010 are also possible.   
For further information, contact Dr. Julia Cherry (julia.che...@ua.edu).  

[ECOLOG-L] Pesticide press release

[Rick Relyea]

August 12, 2009  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:   Morgan Kelly
[412-624-4356 (office); 412-897-1400 (cell); meke...@pitt.edu]
 
Pitt Research Suggests EPA Standard for Pesticide Safety Overlooks Poisons’
Long-term Effects

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry article reports “lag effect,”
revealing that harmful effects can remain hidden until after EPA’s four-day
direct exposure test


PITTSBURGH—The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure
for humans and animals could fail to account for the toxins’ long-term
effects, University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the September
edition of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
 
The team found that the highly toxic pesticide endosulfan—a neurotoxin
banned in several nations but still used extensively in U.S. agriculture—can
exhibit a “lag effect” with the fallout from exposure not surfacing until
after direct contact has ended. Lead author Devin Jones, a recent Pitt
biological sciences graduate, conducted the experiment under Rick Relyea, an
associate professor of biological sciences in Pitt’s School of Arts and
Sciences, with collaboration from Pitt post-doctoral researcher John
Hammond. The paper is available on Pitt’s Web site at
http://www.pitt.edu/news2009/Endosulfan.pdf
 
The team exposed nine species of frog and toad tadpoles to endosulfan levels
“expected and found in nature” for the EPA’s required four-day period, then
moved the tadpoles to clean water for an additional four days, Jones
reported. Although endosulfan was ultimately toxic to all species, three
species of tadpole showed no significant sensitivity to the chemical until
after they were transferred to fresh water. Within four days of being moved,
up to 97 percent of leopard frog tadpoles perished along with up to 50
percent of spring peeper and American toad tadpoles.
 
Of most concern, explained Relyea, is that tadpoles and other amphibians are
famously sensitive to pollutants and considered an environmental indicator
species. The EPA does not require testing on amphibians to determine
pesticide safety, but Relyea previously found that endosulfan is 1,000-times
more lethal to amphibians than other pesticides. Yet, he said, if the
powerful insecticide cannot kill one the world’s most susceptible species in
four days, then the four-day test period may not adequately gauge the
long-term effects on larger, less-sensitive species.
 
“When a pesticide’s toxic effect takes more than four days to appear, it
raises serious concerns about making regulatory decisions based on standard
four-day tests for any organism,” Relyea said. “For most pesticides, we
assume that animals will die during the period of exposure, but we do not
expect substantial death after the exposure has ended. Even if EPA
regulations required testing on amphibians, our research demonstrates that
the standard four-day toxicity test would have dramatically underestimated
the lethal impact of endosulfan on even this notably sensitive species.” 
 
Andrew Blaustein, a professor in Oregon State University’s nationally ranked
Department of Zoology, who is familiar with the Pitt study, said the results
raise concerns about standards for other chemicals and the delayed dangers
that might be overlooked. Some of the frog eggs the Pitt team used had been
collected by Blaustein’s students for an earlier unrelated experiment, but
he had no direct role in the current research.
 
“The results are somewhat alarming because standards for assessing the
impacts of contaminants are usually based on short-term studies that may be
insufficient in revealing the true impact,” Blaustein said. “The
implications of this study go beyond a single pesticide and its effect on
amphibians. Many other animals and humans may indeed be affected similarly.”
 
Tadpoles in the Pitt project spent four days in 0.5 liters of water
containing endosulfan concentrations of 2, 6, 7, 35, 60, and 296
parts-per-billion (ppb), levels consistent with those found in nature. The
team cites estimates from Australia—where endosulfan is widely used—that the
pesticide can reach 700 ppb when sprayed as close as 10 meters from the
ponds amphibians typically call home and 4 ppb when sprayed within 200
meters. The EPA estimates that surface drinking water can have chronic
endosulfan levels of 0.5 to 1.5 ppb and acute concentrations of 4.5 to 23.9 ppb.
 
Leopard frogs, spring peepers, and American toads fared well during the
experiment’s first four days, but once they were in clean water, the death
rate spiked for animals previously exposed to 35 and 60 ppb. Although the
other six species did not experience the lag effect, the initial doses of
endosulfan were still devastating at very low concentrations. Grey and
Pacific tree frogs, Western toads, and Cascades frogs began dying in large
numbers from doses as low as 7 ppb, while the same amount killed all green
frog and bullfrog tadpoles.

[ECOLOG-L] Seabird Research Assistant

[Peter Paton]

SEABIRD RESEARCH ASSISTANT: This Research Assistant will conduct inland and
offshore avian surveys of Block Island Sound, Rhode Island.  We need a
skilled ornithologist to conduct land-based, boat-based, and aerial surveys
of offshore waters.  We require  an ornithologist with a  Bachelor's degree
in ornithology, wildlife biology, or environmental sciences, or related
degree, and five years experience conducting ornithological surveys; has the
ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; and has strong
interpersonal skills.  We prefer this ornithologist also has experience
conducting boat-based avian surveys in pelagic areas; experience conducting
aerial surveys over pelagic habitats; experience surveying offshore
waterbirds of New England.  Salary is $2600+ per month + benefits.  Start
9-1-09 and ends 30 June 2010.  Submit (no emails or faxes please) a resume
and cover letter postmarked by 8-14-09 to Peter Paton, Search Chair,
(Req#12574), Univ. of Rhode Island, PO Box G, Kingston RI 02881.  URI is an
AA/EOD employer and values diversity.  URI is an E-Verify employer.

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session on climate change in mountains, poles

[Jeff Hicke]

Hello,

We invite you to submit an abstract to our session entitled "B04:  
Climate Change and Biogeophysical Impacts Across Elevation and  
Latitude: Are Mountains Different From Poles?" to be convened in  
December at the Fall Meeting of AGU in the Biogeosciences section.


We are interested in presentations that assess aspects of climate  
change in either mountain or polar regions, and especially those that  
highlight differences between the two regions.


The abstract deadline is September 3, 2009, 23:59 EDT.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

Sincerely,
Jessica Lundquist, Greg Pederson, Jeremy Littell, Jeff Hicke

Description:  High elevation and high latitude systems are among the  
most sensitive to climatic change, and the patterns and impacts in  
mountains and poles are in many ways parallel. Despite common  
geophysical gradients driving many of the responses, however, coupled  
ecosystem and geophysical processes may unfold differently in mountain  
versus polar environments due to differences in climatic, ecological,  
geologic and human history. This session focuses on the biogeophysical  
nature of climate change in mountain and high latitude systems, with  
the new goal of improved discussion of scientific opportunities and  
challenges common to both environments. Focus areas include: mountain  
and high latitude climate observations; impacts of climate change on  
snow and snow-driven hydrology; responses of subalpine, alpine, and  
arctic ecosystems; and, particularly, comparison of the biogeophysical  
pathways and impacts in high elevation and high latitude systems.


--
Jeffrey Hicke
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of Idaho
McClure Hall Room 305D

Mailing Address:
Geography
University of Idaho
PO Box 443021
Moscow, ID 83844-3021

Phone: 208-885-6240
Fax: 208-885-2855
jhi...@uidaho.edu
www.uidaho.edu/~jhicke

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc Florida International University and National Park Service

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Florida International University / South Florida and Caribbean Inventory 
and Monitoring Network Post-doctoral Research Scientist application

We are seeking a post-doctoral research scientist to assist the South 
Florida and Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN) in 
development of long term monitoring of vital sign indicators to evaluate 
park ecosystem health.  The postdoctoral scientist will help develop, 
write, implement, and modify quantitative assessment methods for 
evaluating long term changes in vegetative vital signs (indicators).  
These methods can include: assessing existing monitoring for efficiency, 
power, and practicality; designing and piloting monitoring protocols and 
sampling design; and developing analytical methods for data analysis and 
reporting.  The research scientist will be a visiting research scientist 
in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International 
University but will be housed at SFCN.  The term of appointment is 1 year 
with the possibility of renewal; the starting salary is $42,000 plus 
fringe benefits.
Position description and required qualifications--Candidates must have a 
Ph.D. and experience in field sampling; vegetation monitoring experience 
is preferred. Candidates should be able to interact with scientists and 
resource managers in establishing and field-testing long-term monitoring 
protocols and to write up and test new protocols. To apply, submit a 
curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information 
for two references.  In addition, please answer the three questions on 
knowledge, skills and abilities that can be found at 
http://www.fiu.edu/~richards/SFCIMN/index.htm .  Application materials 
should be e-mailed to Dr. Jennifer Richards (Department of Biological 
Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 
33199) at richa...@fiu.edu.  To assure consideration, applications should 
be received by August 31, 2009.  Florida International University is an 
Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action Employer.

The Department of Biological Sciences of FIU has 39 faculty members, >900 
undergraduate majors, and app. 100 graduate students.  Tropical biology 
and conservation, especially of wetlands, are major research themes in the 
department. The Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, funded by the National 
Science Foundation, is based at FIU, providing further opportunities for 
collaboration. Additional information about the University can be found at 
http://www.fiu.edu/ ; additional information about the Department can be 
found at http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/ . 

The South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN) of the 
National Park Service is charged with providing long-term inventory and 
monitoring of South Florida and Caribbean parks.  The SFCN network 
consists of seven parks: Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National 
Park, Buck Island Reef National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, 
Everglades National Park, Salt River National Historical Park and 
Ecological Preserve, and Virgin Islands National Park.  The network has 
nearly 2.5 million acres with dominant communities that include coral 
reefs, seagrass beds, dry tropical forests, mangrove forests, swamps and 
wetlands.  The international significance of these natural resources is 
recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
Organization (UNESCO) through its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program, 
which designated Dry Tortugas National Park, Everglades National Park, and 
Virgin Islands National Park as biosphere reserves.  Additionally, 
Everglades National Park is a RAMSAR wetland of international importance 
and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Ground-breaking natural resource 
management activities are being developed at a number of the parks within 
the network.  Three of the parks (Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne 
National Park, and Everglades National Park) are affected by Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) efforts to restore portions of the 
larger Everglades ecosystem over the next century.  
For back ground information on the SFCN see: 
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfcn/ 
For more information on the SFCN long-term monitoring plan, please see: 
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfcn/phase3/sfcn_vs_plan.pdf 
For more information on the Vegetative long-term monitoring vital signs, 
please see pages 11, 30 at: 
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfcn/phase3/appendixes/Appendix_Q.pd
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Questions for South Florida and Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Post –
doctoral Applicants


Please answer the following questions:

1.  Please describe your knowledge of ecology, biology and scientific 
methods as it relates to your ability to carry out a vegetation resource 
monitoring program. Specifically address your experience with traditional 
vegetation (i.e., habitat) sampling and the use of monitoring protocols to 
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[ECOLOG-L] conservation vs systematics in recent herpetologica

[malcolm McCallum]

There is a great set of "points of view" papers in this issue of Herpetologica!
They have three groups discussing systematic accuracy and frequent
name changes.
Crother states in his rebuttal that these name lists are not binding,
as they are actually
hypotheses of relationship.  These three papers should be required
reading (as a group) in every herpetology and systematics
class and evolution! They reveal much about the scientific process.
Basically, in herpetology there has been a lot of turmoil in
scientific names of late.
The first paper discusses problems with this, the second paper is a
rebuttal of sorts,
and the third paper is also a rebuttal of sorts.

It is very interesting because we have a unique situation with our
common and scientific names list.
The american herp societies jointly publish a names list.
Then, the Center for North American Herpetology (CNAH.org) publishes a
different list.
Both claim to be the "official list."  These two groups broke from
each other about a decade ago, and the
inability to find common ground has sustained a very unique schism.
As the herpetologists go,
few are happy with either list.  The fight rages on.  Usually, these
fights are over a single species or groups, not
the entire subject!

Malcolm


-- 
Malcolm L. McCallum
Associate Professor of Biology
Managing Editor,
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Fall Teaching Schedule:
Vertebrate Biology - TR 10-11:40; General Ecology - MW 1-2:40pm;
Forensic Science -  W 6-9:40pm
Office Hourse- TBA

1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea"  W.S. Gilbert
1990's:  Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss,
and pollution.
2000:  Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction
  MAY help restore populations.
2022: Soylent Green is People!

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[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR PAPERS ACCURACY 2010

[Accuracy2010]

Accuracy 2010
http://www.accuracy2010.org/

International Spatial Accuracy Research Association (ISARA)
Ninth International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural 
Resources and Environmental Sciences
July 20-23, 2010
Leicester, UK

TOPICS: 
All topics concerned with spatial accuracy and uncertainty in a natural 
resources and environmental sciences context are appropriate, for example:

* Semantic uncertainty and vagueness
* Modelling uncertainty using geostatistics
* Propagation of uncertainty in GIS
* Visualizing spatial uncertainty
* Uncertainty in Remote Sensing
* Spatio-temporal uncertainty
* Accuracy and uncertainty of DEMs
* Modelling scale in environmental systems
* Positional uncertainty

PUBLICATION:  
Symposium proceedings, an edited book planned as part of Springer's Lecture 
Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography series and possibly an international 
journal.

MODES OF PARTICIPATION:  
Oral papers and posters. Pre-conference workshop proposals also welcome.

DEADLINES:
* Abstract submission: 28.09.09 
* Abstract acceptance notification: 1.11.09
* Workshop proposals: 19.10.09
* Workshop acceptance notification: 1.11.09

Nick Tate and Pete Fisher (co-Chairs)
Giles Foody and Pete Atkinson (Programme Committee co-Chairs)

Contact: accuracy2...@le.ac.uk

Download a pdf of the full call for papers at: 
http://www.le.ac.uk/gg/accuracy/downloads/Accuracy_flyer.pdf 

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track position available in Environmental Studies at Oberlin College

[John Petersen]

Dear Colleague:

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in getting the word out on
the availability of a tenure track position in Environmental Studies
at Oberlin College focused on the relationship between land and
people.  Although this is not a position in ecology, it is clearly
related and I hope that you might forward this information to faculty
and recent graduates in relevant disciplines and post or link the job
announcement as appropriate.

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
Oberlin will hire a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at
Assistant Professor or more senior level to start August 2010. We seek
a colleague who can address the relationships between land and people.
 The successful candidate will explore the interplay between cultural,
economic, political and ecological systems in the context of changing
demography and changing climate.  Desirable research and training
includes: social or cultural geography; spatial analysis; urban and
regional planning; and environmental anthropology or sociology.
Applications are due on October 23. A complete job description and
instruction for application are posted at:
http://new.oberlin.edu/home/jobs/jobs_detail.dot?id=1339975

Thanks for your assistance!

John Petersen
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Director, Environmental Studies Program
Oberlin College
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[ECOLOG-L] at Fall AGU -- Toward Phenological Assessments: Regional, National, Global (B08)

[Henebry, Geoffrey]

We invite you to participate in the AGU Fall Meeting special session B08:

TOWARD PHENOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS: REGIONAL, NATIONAL, GLOBAL

Phenology is the gateway to climatic effects on both managed and unmanaged 
ecosystems. Phenology affects such things as the planting, maturation, and 
harvesting of food and fiber crops, pollination, timing and magnitude of 
allergies and disease, recreation and tourism, water quantity and quality, and 
ecosystem function and resilience.  Changes in phenologies have already 
manifested myriad effects of directional climate change and, as changes 
continue, it is critical to establish a comprehensive suite of benchmarks to 
track conditions and consequences.

Adaptation to climatic variability and change will require integration of 
phenological data and models with climatic forecasts at seasonal to decadal 
timescales. Thus, we propose the need for a first National Phenological 
Assessment for the USA. Further, we encourage others to explore what it would 
take to conduct a Phenological Assessment of their region or nation. Toward 
these ends, we seek contributions that can assist in the identification and 
evaluation of indicators of phenological change based on data from diverse 
fields including, but not restricted to, meteorological and hydrological 
observations, plant and animal phenologies captured in contemporary and legacy 
datasets, phenological metrics from remote sensing datastreams, flux tower 
observations, and GCM and RCM model realizations.

We also seek contributions evaluating the covariation between phenological data 
and large-scale modes of climate variability to help detection and attribution 
of supposed secular trends and development of short and long-lead forecasts for 
phenological variations. Finally, we seek contributions that can assist in the 
identification and evaluation of optimal methods for quantifying and qualifying 
what constitutes significant statistical and ecological change in phenological 
indicators, given uncertainties in both data and methods and defined range of 
natural variability. In short, we encourage contributions from all aspects of 
phenological investigation regardless of locale.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (confirmed)

1) Mike Dettinger (US Geological Survey): Changing timing of the onset of 
spring in western North America--An update.

2) Noah Diffenbaugh (Stanford University): Near-term projections of 
phenologically-important climate variables in the United States



3) Mark Friedl (Boston University): Recent progress estimating phenology from 
MODIS: Comparison of Collection 5 results with ground data and other sensors



4) Adam Terando (North Carolina State University): How well do GCMs simulate 
high impact measures of climate change? An assessment of past trends and future 
projections of agro-climate indices.


Abstract deadline: 03 September at 23:59 EDT

Submit here: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/abstract_submissions.php

Submit abstract to Biogeosciences special session B08.

If you are not an AGU member and need sponsorship of your abstract or if you 
have questions about the session, please contact 
geoffrey.hene...@sdstate.edu.

Conveners:
Geoffrey M. Henebry, South Dakota State University (lead)
Julio L. Betancourt, USGS
Kirsten M. de Beurs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
John E. Gross, National Park Service
Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee