[ECOLOG-L] Numbered pins?
Does anybody know where to get long numbered pins for marking small plants and seedlings? Numbered map pins are similar to what I'm looking for, but they all tend to be too short and/or have too large a head. Something like an insect pin with a small numbered head would be perfect. I'm looking for something like the pins at this site: http://www.mapcenter.com/?c=web3.15, but with smaller heads and longer shafts. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Alden Griffith Environmental Studies Program Wellesley College agrif...@wellesley.edu
[ECOLOG-L] Wellesley Communicating Science Symposium - April 9 - FREE
The second annual Communicating Science Symposium at Wellesley College will be held on Saturday, April 9. The symposium is free (with breakfast and lunch included!), and the topic this year is: Technological Solutions to Climate Change. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear and participate in discussion on how science and technology are communicated to the public and to policy makers, and issues surrounding this. How do we ensure effective communication of science technology between academics, the media, policymakers, and the public? Who is responsible for ensuring the accurate transmission of science to the public? * Register for free online at: https://sites.google.com/site/wellesleycommsci/home/about * * Keynote Speaker: Mathew Nisbet * - An expert in the area of framing science for policy-making and the public. http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science Other speakers include: Vernon Asper, Wendy Hessler, Kate Plourd, Marcelo Marcena, Greg Watson, Tim Heidel, Dr. Michael Golay, and Vladimir Bulovic. Event presented by Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense [WEED] *The schedule:* 8:00 am Breakfast and registration 9:00 am Start time 9:15 am Introductory remarks by Kim Bottomly (President of Wellesley College) 9:30-11:00 Keynote speaker: Matthew Nisbet (Professor of Communications) 11:15-12:45 Panel 1 on Alternative Energies Featuring: Greg Watson: Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology Tim Heidel: Research Director for MIT's Future of the Electric Grid Study Michael Golay: Professor of nuclear science and engineering Vladimir Bulovic: Professor of engineering and nanotechnology 12:45-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3:00Workshops 3:15-4:45Panel 2 on Communicating Science Featuring: Vernon Asper: Professor of ocean and marine science Wendy Hessler: Science writer at Environmental Health Services Kate Plourd: Communications Manager of MA Clean Energy Center Marcelo Mena: Air Quality Manager of CONAMA of Chile 4:45-5:00Closing
[ECOLOG-L] Nutrient Analysis - Lachat reviews?
I'm curious if anybody could comment on the performance, usability, and reliability of the Lachat 8500 FIA (or point me in the right direction). I would be primarily be interested in using it for nutrient analysis of water and soils, as well as foliar nitrogen. Is this a system that undergraduates would be able to operate with enough training? (how much training?) Are there alternative machines? Cheers, Alden Griffith
[ECOLOG-L] Astoria-Pacific Analyzers?
Has anybody used nutrient analyzers from Astoria-Pacific for environmental/ecological analysis? In particular I'm interested in using the Astoria-2 for examining soil/water nutrients (NO3, NH4, P, K) and foliar N. I would be particularly interested if anybody has any direct experience comparing this type of system to the Lachat 8500. Thanks! Alden Griffith
[ECOLOG-L] *Abstract Deadline Extended to Feb 8* BES Symposium - Demography Beyond the Population
The abstract deadline has been extended to Feb 8 for the BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Abstracts Due* - Extended to February 8 *Early Registration Closes* - February 15 http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog *Space is limited* so we strongly advise registering as soon as possible. The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with leading researchers in a relatively small and focused setting. The symposium will be held at historic Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield with daily lunch and catering included. *Preceding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology -IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package - André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mendujano Drew Purves Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/demography-beyond-the-population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] Early Registration Deadline Feb 15 - BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population
The deadline for Earlybird discounted registration is fast approaching for the BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Earlybird Registration - open through Sunday February 15* *Standard Registration - closes March 9* *Abstract submission has now closed* http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog *Space is limited* so we strongly advise registering as soon as possible. The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with leading researchers in a relatively small and focused setting. The symposium will be held at historic Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield with daily lunch and catering included. *Preceding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology -IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package -André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mendujano Drew Purves Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/demography-beyond-the-population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] BES Symposium - Demography Beyond the Population - March 24-26, 2015
Registration and abstract submission is open for the British Ecological Society Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. Registration and information can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog *Preceeding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology -IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package -André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mandujano Arpat Ozgul Drew Purves Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/d emography-beyond-the-population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] Final Registration Deadline Mar 9 - BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population
Registration closes Monday March 9 for the BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Standard Registration - closes March 9* *Abstract submission has now closed* http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with leading researchers in a relatively small and focused setting. The symposium will be held at historic Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield with daily lunch and refreshments included. *Preceding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology -IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package -André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Invited Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mendujano Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/demography-beyond-the- population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] **Abstracts due Feb 1** BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population
The abstract and early registration deadlines are fast approaching for the BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Abstracts Due* - February 1 *Early Registration Closes* - February 15 http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog *Space is limited* so we strongly advise registering as soon as possible. The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with leading researchers in a relatively small and focused setting. The symposium will be held at historic Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield with daily lunch and catering included. *Preceding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology - IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package -André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mendujano Drew Purves Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/demography-beyond- the-population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] *Last Call for Abstracts* BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population
The abstract deadline of Feb 1 is nearly here, and the early registration deadline is fast approaching for the BES Symposium Demography Beyond the Population to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Abstracts Due* - February 1 *Early Registration Closes* - February 15 http://tinyurl.com/bes-beyond-demog *Space is limited* so we strongly advise registering as soon as possible. The symposium and preceding workshops aim to highlight the emerging role of demographic tools as bridges across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales. Specific themes include evolutionary demography, environmental and physiological drivers of population dynamics, communities and coexistence, species ranges and spread, conservation and global change, and methodological advances. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with leading researchers in a relatively small and focused setting. The symposium will be held at historic Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield with daily lunch and catering included. *Preceding Workshops* offered on March 23: --Advanced applications of matrix population models: age-x-stage (and related) demographic models -Hal Caswell --Integral projection models (IPMs) in population ecology and evolutionary biology -IPMpack Team --Demographic, equilibrium and evolutionary analysis of structured population models with continuous development: a general methodology and software package -André M. de Roos --Bayesian Survival Trajectory Analysis in R using BaSTA -Fernando Colchero and Owen Jones Organizers: Alden Griffith (agrif...@wellesley.edu), Rob Salguero-Gómez, Cory Merow, Sean McMahon, Jessica Metcalf, Dylan Childs. Speakers: Yvonne Buckley Hal Caswell Elizabeth Crone Johan Ehrlén Stephen Ellner Jordan Golubov Alden Griffith Dave Hodgson Eelke Jongejans Sean McMahon Cory Merow Jessica Metcalf Maria del Carmen Mendujano Drew Purves Mark Rees Rob Salguero-Gómez Frank Schurr Shripad Tuljapukar Maria Uriarte Full URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/events/current_future_meetings/demography-beyond-the-population-bes-annual-symposium/
[ECOLOG-L] Post-Baccalaureate Ecology Research Technician at Wellesley College
*Post-Baccalaureate Ecology Research Technician at Wellesley College* This position at will assist with field and laboratory ecology research as part of a project that examines the ecological niche of an invasive plant using demographic methods. Primary responsibilities will involve plant demography and environmental sampling at multiple field sites throughout Southern New England and soil analysis in the laboratory. The person in this position will also help design and conduct greenhouse studies and will work closely with undergraduates. Previous experience with fieldwork and basic laboratory methods are required, but need not be strictly ecological in nature. Experience with data management/analysis and modeling (e.g. familiarity with R) is preferred. PI: Alden Griffith, Environmental Studies Program, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA START DATE: May/June 2018 DURATION: 1 year initial appointment (possibility of 2.5 years total) ESTIMATED STARTING SALARY: $40,000 plus benefits APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled, but will likely start contacting applicants around March 15 2018 Applicants should send the following to agrif...@wellesley.edu: (1) Cover letter / statement of interest and experience (2) CV (3) Information for 3 references who are willing to be contacted Feel free to get in touch (agrif...@wellesley.edu) with any questions or for more information.
