Re: [ECOLOG-L] saltwater grass

It sounds like Paspalum vaginatum (native to SE United States) was the species you were thinking about... http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/turf/publications/seashore.html Sincerely, Ellery Troyer JFNew Ecological Resource Specialist Botany/Wetlands 11181 Marwill Avenue West Olive, MI 49460

[ECOLOG-L] full, permanent professorship in Conservation Biology

From: Carsten Rahbek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear colleagues and friends We have announced a full, permanent professorship in Conservation Biology. It is already out on various list servers and newsletters, and will also occur in hardcopy adds in Nature and Science in the forthcoming October issues

[ECOLOG-L] Chairman of IPCC on State of Climate, Hansen, and Biochar

Dear Climate Solutions Thinker, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. R. K. Pachauri this past week when he visited Columbia University. I asked him about the state of the climate, his take on James Hansen's research suggesting that 350 ppm is the safe upper limit of atmospheric carbon dioxide

[ECOLOG-L] leg banding bobwhite quail

Hi, folks, I am starting a project that involves leg banding bobwhite quail. Does anyone have any experience banding bobwhite quail that would be willing to share the following info: Leg band size Suggested manufacturers of leg bands. Thanks! Cary

[ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

The new version of the Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 09-1 January 2009) is available on the NSF web site: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_index.jsphttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_index.jsp One change may affect a number of ecologists on soft-money

[ECOLOG-L] Opportunities for Graduate Research and Training: Climate Change Impacts on Arctic Land and Water Surface Processes

Dear Colleagues, Please circulate this opportunity. Thanks Opportunities for Graduate Research and Training: Climate Change Impacts on Arctic Land and Water Surface Processes Several exciting and challenging opportunities are available for graduate and post-doctoral training in a new

[ECOLOG-L] GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS IN ECOSYSTEM AND SOIL ECOLOGY

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS IN ECOSYSTEM AND SOIL ECOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - MERCED SUMMER/FALL 2009 Ph.D. Research Assistantships in ecosystem ecology/soil ecology are available in the Hart Laboratory of Ecology in the School of Natural Sciences

[ECOLOG-L] TA/RA MS position Field ornithology/population ecology:

M.S. Position – Field ornithology/population ecology: Understanding sources of variation in detectability of golden-cheeked warblers Position Description: This position provides a student interested in behavior and population ecology the opportunity to gain expertise in both field and

[ECOLOG-L] Field Technician Needed - Florida

The Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a cooperative between the University of Florida and the U. S. Geological Survey. We are monitoring the snail kite population via mark-recapture and radio telemetry methods as well as making behavioral observations and collecting data

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Modeling Biodiversity

Post-doctoral Position, Oak Ridge National Laboratory We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to participate in a research project designed to develop predictive models for the effects of biofuel production on biodiversity. Understanding how the growth of a biofuels industry might influence

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position

Columbia University Postdoctoral Research Associate Spatio-temporal modelling of land-water interactions Department of Ecology, Evolution Environmental Biology Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory A post-doctoral position is available from December 2008 to work with Dr. María Uriarte (Ecology,

[ECOLOG-L] Fish Bioassessment - M.S. Research Assistantship

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP – FISH BIOASSESSMENT The Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in conjunction with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant (M.S.) to start in January 2009 to work on a fisheries and water quality

Re: [ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

By limiting salary reimbursement to 2 mo in any given year, they are significantly biasing the ability of researchers at smaller schools to get funding. I can't imagine this would stay in effect too long because the same rationale caused the match on equipment grants to be removed. Essentially,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral position (Wildlife/Forest Ecology)

A post-doctoral research associate position (Wildlife Biology or Forest Ecology) is available in the Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Science at the Alabama AM University in association with the Center for Forest Ecosystem Assessment (CFEA) funded by National Science Foundation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

I concur, this will hurt soft money folks because they won't be able to pay their bills. It will hurt small school folks because of the difficulty in demonstrating capacity to conduct the research, leaving hard money faculty with small teaching labs. Of course, the soft money people could, I

Re: [ECOLOG-L] New NSF guidelines will affect many ecologists

Faculty at small colleges still have 9 months of salary. Many soft- money folks have none I don't see how anyone could survive in a soft-money position with only 2 months support on any one grant! On Oct 13, 2008, at 11:44 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: By limiting salary reimbursement to