POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION: DESERT NITROGEN DYNAMICS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

2007-08-16 Thread {Jed Sparks}
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION: DESERT NITROGEN DYNAMICS AND GLOBAL CHANGE A post-doctoral position is available immediately to work on a multi-investigator project that examines nitrogen dynamics during the decommissioning of the Nevada Desert FACE Facility (NDFF). The work will use isotope,

Re: Motives for conservation

2007-08-16 Thread William Silvert
Although the emphasis in the discussion has been on private groups, the same reasoning applies on a governmental level too. I recall attending my first American Fisheries Soiciety meeting to give a talk on the research we had been conducting on the Atlantic Canadian fishery. At first I had

Job Ad: Coastal Fisheries Technician, Texas Coast

2007-08-16 Thread Shannon Torrence
Apologies for cross-postings. =20 Note: please direct questions to the hiring contact, Jarrett Woodrow, below. =20 POSITION TITLE: Fish Wildlife Technician I-III FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Datasonde Technician POSTING DATE: August 10, 2007 POSTING NO.: 07-49-539 CLOSING DATE: September 12, 2007

Changing the names of threads

2007-08-16 Thread L. Brian Patrick
Dear colleagues, When responding to previous emails on EcoLog, why do respondents keep = changing the names of the threads??? For the benefit of this community, = could those who respond to emails not change the subject lines, even if = they feel that the conversation has taken a turn and the

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Good point,I am on the marine mammal listserv and never heard a thing about it. On Thu, August 16, 2007 4:07 am, William Silvert wrote: I find it odd that with all the discussion of species loss on this list, no mention has appeared of a major extinction of a charismatic species, the Yangtzee

Re: Ecology class topics for students interested in health-related professions

2007-08-16 Thread Esat Atikkan
Obvious topic would be host-parasite relationship, their ecology. Global climate change and its impact on disease is a possible topic as well - you appear to cover the vector aspect; the emerging view is that microrganims distributions may/are changing as well. Alien species as vectors of

Re: Ecology class topics for students interested in health-related professions

2007-08-16 Thread Laurie Anderson
Hi Cheryl, I have used work out of Rita Colwell's lab on the links between climate and cholera with good success in introductory ecology. Also see Of mice and mast by Ostfield et al. 1996, Bioscience, which discusses the connections among mice, deer, acorns, gypsy moths, ticks, and Lyme

BBC E-mail: Focus on carbon 'missing the point'

2007-08-16 Thread Namkwah Breland
Namkwah Breland saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Earth to Al Gore: Please read this. You are myopically missing the Big Picture. ** Focus on carbon 'missing the point' ** The focus on reducing carbon emissions has blinded us to the real

Re: Changing the names of threads

2007-08-16 Thread WENDEE HOLTCAMP
It's standard protocol on other listservs to change the subject line if the subject has changed within a thread. Many times you'll have a thread take a complete different turn and people who may have been tuning OUT that thread may be suddenly interested. I change it IF I am taking on a new

Re: Changing the names of threads

2007-08-16 Thread William Silvert
Changing the subject line seems reasonable if the original subject line no longer applies to the posting, as often happens. Quite a few recent postings on conservation have nothing to do with hunting, so why should we continue to keep calling them hunting and conservation? It is nice to follow

Muir Woods National Monument Environmental Education/Interpretation Internship

2007-08-16 Thread Jim MacDonald
Environmental Education/Interpretation Internship Opportunity Golden Gate National Recreation Area Muir Woods National Monument/Marin Headlands Basic Information: This internship opportunity is in the north district of Golden Gate National Recreation

courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-16 Thread Jonathan Horton
Colleagues, We are considering revising our course curriculum for our B.S. Biology degree with a concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Many of us feel that more training in statistics and experimental design will be beneficial to our graduates seeking professional positions and

Re: BBC E-mail: Focus on carbon 'missing the point'

2007-08-16 Thread JACQUELYN GILL
I don't see Gore et al. as missing the point - carbon emissions are fundamentally linked to footprint, and for many people, this issue has raised their awareness of sustainability. Also, global warming has such a broad range of impacts that adapting to it will increase our ecological footprint,

Job with the City of Austin - Environmental Scientist (salamander conservation)

2007-08-16 Thread Jacob Lowe
Please don't email me about this job; I'm just reprinting it here. Good luck! Jacob Lowe Posting Title: Environmental Scientist =20 =20 Job Requisition Number: 062310 =20 =20 Position Number: 111270 =20 =20 Job Type: Full-Time =20 =20

Two stats courses in Chetumal, Mexico, November 2007

2007-08-16 Thread Highland Statistics Ltd.
We would like to announce two statistics courses in Chetumal, Mexico, in November 2007. Course 1: Regression, GLM and GAM course Course 2: Mixed modelling, GLMM and GAMM Full details: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm Course 1: A 5 day GLM GAM course in in Chetumal, Mexico. When:

Sonoran pronghorn antelope

2007-08-16 Thread Jennifer Miller
I am in the process of writing a hypothetical research proposal on the impact of the new Mexican-US border fence on Sonoran pronghorn antelope. Is anyone in this listserv currently working on the Sonoran US and Mexican populations or familiar with the current impacts on the populations? I have 2

Financial Aid: Critical Information for Faculty, Staff and Everyone In Between

2007-08-16 Thread Innovative Educators
Innovative Educators An Educational Conference Company Owned by Educators http://innovativeeducators.c.= topica.com/maahq6wabAArR= bJKSsHeafpPhO/ __ Title: Financial Aid: Critical Information for Faculty, Staff and Everyone = In

forum: grazing on public lands.

2007-08-16 Thread Mike Marsh
Grazing Lands Forum Livestock grazing on state lands: what are the consequences? September 26, 2007 7:30 - 9:30 pm Yakima Convention Center The Washington Native Plant Society invites you to learn more about public lands grazing in Washington. The history of permitting grazing on state lands

Ecologist position with US Forest Service

2007-08-16 Thread Kyle Merriam
The Sierra Cascade Province is currently hiring an Associate Ecologist position to be stationed in Quincy, CA. The position is for permanent, full- time employment with a salary range of 52,912 to 68,787 pa. DUTIES: The Associate Ecologist works with the Province Ecologist to address a wide

Listserve Message management Subject line protocol Re: Changing the names of threads

2007-08-16 Thread Wayne Tyson
Good points. I change names of threads so that if I later want to research the topic there is some logic to the subject line thread identifier and I can find it by subject hierarchy rather than trying to remember some title in which the first word of the subject line does not bear a primary

Ecological Genomics Symposium, 11/9/07-11/11/07 in Kansas City

2007-08-16 Thread Ecological Genomics
Registration is now open to attend the 5th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium on November 9 - 11, 2007, at the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City on the Country Club Plaza. The Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes Symposium will begin on Friday evening, November 9, and conclude at noon on

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Joanne Isaac
I too am amazed that this suspected extinction has gone by without barely a news story - late last week it got a 2 minute mention on the late night news in Australia - that was it. Does anyone know more about this? The news here mentioned that it was suspected extinct following an extensive 6

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Madhusudan Katti
On Aug 16, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Good point,I am on the marine mammal listserv and never heard a thing about it. Perhaps because it was not a marine mammal, Malcolm? :-) The formal notice of the extinction of this dolphin was noted at least in a corner of the blogsphere

Re: Sonoran pronghorn antelope

2007-08-16 Thread scr36
Hi Jennie, I am currently working on the American Pronghorn, in northern Arizona, but I am familiar with the literature on both. There are currently GPS collars on the Sonoran pronghorn in southern Arizona. In fact, there was recently a special issue in Journal of Wildlife Management on the

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-16 Thread LOREN BYRNE
This question about undergrad requirements for ecology programs prompts me to throw out to the community a general question that I have pondered for years: Given the increasingly recognized importance of integrating the social sciences into ecology for topics such as ecosystem services, urban

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread jiazy
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Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Serge THOMAS
Actually, the French news had a 5 minutes reportage about this issue. Serge At 07:37 PM 8/16/2007, Madhusudan Katti wrote: On Aug 16, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Good point,I am on the marine mammal listserv and never heard a thing about it. Perhaps because it was not a

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread Chong SengX
Apparently only 13 dolphins were found in a 1993 survey. Let's an article p= ublised on Scientific American website: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?ch= anID=3Dsa028ref=3DfeedburnerarticleId=3D4244C25C-E7F2-99DF-3C171A5D4B9B44= 39=0A=0AChee Seng Chong=0APhD student=0ACentre for Environmental

Re: in Memorium yangtzee dolphin

2007-08-16 Thread WENDEE HOLTCAMP
That SciAm article URL didn't work. Here's the right one http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=yangtze-river-dolphin-pro Aug 8, 2007 Yangtze River dolphin probably extinct: study By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - The long-threatened Yangtze River dolphin in China is probably extinct,

Re: courses required for graduate ecology programs

2007-08-16 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I think not. What you are speaking of is more appropriately placed in the environmental science/studies degree programs rather than ecology. Mixing these two programs would do a disservice to both majors. On Thu, August 16, 2007 9:39 pm, LOREN BYRNE wrote: This question about undergrad