Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species (UNCLASSIFIED)
A couple of regional examples, Melissa: Reed canarygrass in wetlands and Armenian (Himalayan) blackberry in oak savannas. Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, OR -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirkland, Melissa J NWP Sent: Thursday, 28 July, 2011 09:36 To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Responses to Davis_etal..Nature article on invasive species (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE As part of this debate, and I give nod to those that have declared the original article as over-simplified, there are vast differences in the impacts of invasive species that displace desirable species, and non-native species that simply naturalize in an area with minimal impacts to the ecosystem. Which brings up another concept for me. Ecosystem functions and how those functions collapse in the face of replacement of native plant communities with monocultural stands of invasive species. Just my humble thoughts. Melissa Kirkland Natural Resource Specialist US Army Corps of Engineers Eugene, Oregon Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE
[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session B78 ~ The Role of Antecedent Conditions on Physical and Biological Processes ~ Abstracts due Aug 4th!
Ecolog community, We would like to invite you to present your research within the session on *The Role of Antecedent Conditions on Physical and Biological Processes* (B78) at the 2011 American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting. This session is cross listed in Biogeosciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Cryosphere, Global Environmental Change, and Hydrology. This will be a great opportunity to engage with a great audience beyond our ecological peers. *Session Description*: The effects of abiotic and biotic factors on biogeochemical processes are assumed to occur over immediate time scales. However, emerging datasets suggest that antecedent conditions significantly modulate both current processes and interactions among multiple processes. Importantly, antecedent effects may lead to a temporal decoupling between processes and their drivers, thus limiting the predictability of and ability to scale processes in biogeochemical and physical systems. This session will address: (1) the pervasiveness of antecedent effects on both physical and biogeochemical processes, and (2) the consequences of antecedent effects on predicting and understanding drivers of physical and biogeochemical processes. * Details can also be found online: * *http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/161* *The abstract submission deadline is August 4th*. All the best, Jessica Cable, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Lisa Bently, University of Arizona, Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Postdoc opportunities in Europe, Australia, Etc?
Dear everyone, I got a lot of great feedback on how to find postdocs in other countries. Thanks so much! The following is a list of the suggestions (and number of people that recommended them), other than Ecolog of course: -http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ * 4 -http://evol.mcmaster.ca/evoldir.html * 2 -http://www.findapostdoc.com/ * 2 -http://disccrs.org/career -http://www.sfecologie.org/ecodiff/ (in French, but one source says an English version out this fall) * 4 (...be aware that an ATER position is a 1/2 teaching 1/2 research position (essentially like a visiting assistant professor.) -earthworkjobs.com -http://catalog.cies.org/ (Fullbright Scholarships) -http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ (mostly Australia) -http://www.envirojobs.com.au/ -http://www.researchjobs.net.au/ -One person suggested LinkedIn -http://bioblogia.blogspot.com/ (Blog of Fernando Mateos-Gonzalez, who posts ) -http://www.conjobs.co.nz/ (New Zealand) -http://www.unijobs.co.nz/ (New Zealand) -http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/decra.htm (Australian ARC DECRA awards, 200 across all science, open to non-citizens) -http://csiro.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home (CSIRO, Australian gov't positions) -http://www.telejob.ch/ (Germany) Fernando also suggested Marci's list of sources pasted here: - Behaviour Server http://www.behav.org/00news/jobs.htm - Bio-curros http://nachobiologo.blogspot.com/ - Biology-online http://www.biology-online.org/ - Cienciasambientales.com http://www.cienciasambientales.com/ - EBD http://www.ebd.csic.es/Website1/Novedades/Novedades.aspx - Ecolog List https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html - Environment Jobs http://www.environmentjob.co.uk/ - Environmental jobs in Australia http://www.envirojobs.com.au/ - Evolution Directory http://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir.html - FindaPhD http://www.findaphd.com/ - InternshipsJobs in SCA http://www.thesca.org/conservation_careers/ - Marci's Wildlife Job Search http://www.pherkad.com/jobs.html - Ornithological jobs http://www.osnabirds.org/on/ornjobs.htm - Primate Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/list/avail - Science Careershttp://scjobs.sciencemag.org/JobSeekerX/SearchJobsForm.asp - Science jobs in Australia http://www.researchjobs.net.au/ - Servicio Voluntariado Europeo http://www.afaij.org/SVE.htm - Society for Conservation Biology http://www.conbio.org/jobs/ - StopDodohttp://www.stopdodo.com/job_search/job_search_results.asp?cn=Fauna++Wildlifec=43 - The Modern Forester http://modernforester.blogspot.com/ - The Wildlife Societyhttp://careers.wildlife.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=8764 - Thesciencejobs http://www.thesciencejobs.com/index.html - Trabajos para escapar http://www.backdoorjobs.com/ - Workcabin http://workcabin.ca/ Thanks so much, Scott
Re: [ECOLOG-L] DNA extraction from feathers collected in the field
Hi Ecologgers! Thank you so much for the advice and words of support!! I will try many of your suggestions in an attempt to increase yield. A little bit more detail about what I've done so far: nanodrop machine,PCR, and tissue extraction from preserved specimens. I use a nanodrop machine to quantify my DNA yield. I have also run PCR and gels of my samples. I used the protocol from Jensen, T., Pernasetti, F.M., Durrant, B. 2003. Conditions for rapid sex determination in 47 avian species by PCR of genomic DNA from blood, shell-membrane blood vessels, and feathers. Zoo Biology, 22, 561-571. but have also decreased the annealing temperature as well as increased the cycle number to 45 instead of 30. Lastly, I have extracted tissue samples from male specimens we have. We unfortunately do not have a female specimen for me to extract tissue. My gel results show bands for the tissue samples but never for the feather samples. I'm using Sybersafe 2% e-gels. Thank you very much again!! Erin
[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement: Lead ecosystem services modeler
THE NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECT Position Announcement LEAD ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MODELER We are a partnership among Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund developing tools to model and map the distribution of biodiversity and the flow of multiple ecosystem services across land- and seascapes. We seek a creative and talented ecologist or economist with strong leadership and communication skills to advance the development, testing and application of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem service models. We are a collaborative group of researchers and practitioners who seek someone with expertise to oversee and align the development of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem service models, to contribute directly to improvement of existing models (carbon storage and sequestration, timber and agricultural production, crop pollination and biodiversity and methods for representing uncertainty) and to lead the development of new models (such as non-timber forest product harvest, soil fertility, livestock production, wind erosion control, forage production). We seek applicants with diverse experience in the development and use of models to inform natural resource decisions, and with a desire to think creatively about a broad set of biophysical and social processes. Our core team is based in Seattle, Washington, DC and at Stanford, and we have active partners around the globe. This position is housed at Stanford University and will be advised by Gretchen Daily and Stephen Polasky. Principal Responsibilities: • Manage a team of model developers to o Coordinate the development of a consistent and inter-related modeling approach for estimating terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem service change and valuation. o Maintain and improve existing, simple models created in the ArcGIS platform and open-source formats. o Develop new simple models to allow more complete representation of terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g. non-timber forest product harvest, forage production, etc.) o Coordinate and directly contribute to the development of “tier 2” complex models for a broad set of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem services. o Coordinate a model development team with the Project’s software development team to aid translation of equations into user-friendly tools. o Test and validate models against other widely accepted models (e.g. CENTURY) and empirical data sets from data-rich regions globally. o Collaborate with marine model development team to establish terrestrial-marine links in the model system. • Coordinate a team in supporting application of models in diverse policy contexts at our sites in China, Indonesia, South America, Africa, and throughout the United States. • Communicate scientific and practical advances in diverse settings including peer-reviewed publications, white papers, scientific meetings, stakeholder meetings, government workshops and trainings. • Lead and collaborate on funding proposals to public and private sources. • Represent terrestrial and freshwater model development on the Leadership Team, one of the Project’s senior decision-making bodies. Required Qualifications: • Ph.D. in ecology, natural resource economics, agronomy, conservation science or related fields. • 5 years experience in model development and application, preferably for both primary research and practical settings. • Established publication record in diverse, peer-reviewed journals. • Strong interest in, and commitment to using science to inform policy. • Experience managing a research team and budget. • Familiarity with geographic information systems (ArcGIS, GRASS, etc) and familiarity with Python, FORTRAN, C++, VB, or Java. • Success in acquiring funding from diverse sources. • Experience working with collaborators from diverse backgrounds and the capacity and interest to work with interdisciplinary teams. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. Term: September 15, 2011 through September 14, 2013 and beyond, contingent upon funding. Location: The position is a postdoctoral research position located in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University and will require extensive interaction with interdisciplinary teams and travel within the US, Latin America and Asia. How to Apply: Send a cover letter describing your experience and interest, as well as a CV and contact information for three references to gail.kai...@stanford.edu with LEAD MODELER in the subject. We will begin reviewing application August 15, 2011 and the position will remain open until filled. Stanford University is committed to equal opportunity through affirmative action in employment and we are especially eager to identify minority persons and
[ECOLOG-L] Treeline Session at AGU Fall Meeting: Last call for abstracts
B21 - Causes and Consequences of Changes in Treeline Abstract submission deadline: AUGUST 4 Confirmed invited presenters: William K. Smith, Wake Forest University David Cairns, Texas AM University Annika Hofgaard, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research The session will be convened at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 5-9 December 2011 in San Francisco, California. Treeline positions are of fundamental importance to carbon cycling and surface energy budgets in high elevation and high latitude landscapes. Considerable uncertainty remains about the causes of treeline position, the fate of treelines in a changing climate and the feedback implications of treeline shifts for regional and global climates. The objectives of this session are to bring together researchers with a shared interest in treeline and to highlight recent research in arctic and alpine settings. Organizers invite contributions from researchers working on any aspect of treeline, with a particular emphasis on studies that examine the biotic and abiotic controls on treeline position and the implications of changes in treeline position. The abstract submission deadline for this and all other sessions is Thursday, 4 August 2011 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To submit an abstract, you must enter the first author's current AGU member ID and password at: http://agu-fm11.abstractcentral.com/.
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position: Modeling Avian Mortality at Wind Farms
Please see the attached announcement for a postdoctoral position at Colorado State University. The postdoc will work with both Dr. Bill Kendall at CSU and Dr. Jim Nichols at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, as well as other collaborators within the USGS and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Cheers, Bill * William L. Kendall, Ph.D. Assistant Leader and Assistant Professor USGS Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology 1484 Campus Delivery - Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1484 970/491-7066, 970/491-1413 fax william.kend...@colostate.edu, wkend...@usgs.gov
[ECOLOG-L] US-IALE summer newsletter is available
Dear Colleagues, The biannual newsletter is now publicly available on the US-IALE website http://www.usiale.org/docs/newsletters/us201107.pdf Features include: - Highlights of the recent annual meeting in Portland, OR - US-IALE awards update Outstanding Paper, Distinguished Landscape Ecologist, Best Student Presentation, travel awards, and others - Updates on the 2012 meeting in Newport, RI - Changes to the membership committee and web site - An article by US-IALE president, Dean Urban, which ponders the ways that the discipline of landscape ecology can contribute to pressing societal issues - A call for papers on spatial ecology - Plus much more. Check it out! Best wishes, Emily Minor
