[ECOLOG-L] Forest Hydrology Professor - Université Laval

PROFESSOR IN FOREST HYDROLOGY DÉPARTEMENT DES SCIENCES DU BOIS ET DE LA FORÊT FACULTÉ DE FORESTERIE ET DE GÉOMATIQUE UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL General description The Department of Wood and Forest Sciences at Laval University is looking to fill a tenure track position as professor in Forest Hydrology, who

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Journal impact factor

Hello, To the point raised by Alan. I think that it is very important to rank journals on other standards. However, for a young scientist seeking a position, his/her papers may be very good but have no had time to be cited yet. How do you rate their success? I think that impact factor may be on

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Conference: 19th Workshop of the European Vegetation Survey

Dear List, The 19th workshop of the IAVS Working Group for the European Vegetation Survey will be held in Pécs, Hungary from 29 April to 02 May 2010. Topics include: -- Vegetation of European rivers and floodplains -- Use and abuse of ecological indicator values All other details can be found he

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Seminal papers on the Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography?

Dear Tyler, Since Hubbell's book, there have been so many papers on neutral theory that, I agree, it looks quite challenging to select just one. Instead I have prepared a doable short list for a reading group for a semester. What is challenging for me it is not to select a short list of basic co

[ECOLOG-L] UCSD Graduate Program in Ecology, Behavior & Evolution

The Ecology, Behavior & Evolution (EBE) Section at UCSD seeks outstanding applicants to the PhD graduate program for the fall of 2010. EBE is one of four sections within the Division of Biological Sciences at UCSD which sits at the center of the large, vibrant, and varied biological research c

[ECOLOG-L] honey bee research grants

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign is seeking proposals for research related to improving the health of honey bees. Funding for these grants has been generously provided by The Swanson Foundation. Summaries of previously funded projects can be found at

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sustainable agriculture

As several previous posts to this list have pointed out, cattle can graze on land that is not suitable for crop production. Also there are multiple use options as pointed out in Pollan's book where he describes a process where the cattle are moved from plot to plot and chickens are introduced to

[ECOLOG-L] Alien species News validity Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction

Ecolog: Comments? WT - Original Message - [clip] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_on_re_us/us_ash_tree_savior Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction By Melanie S. Welte, Associated Press Writer -- Thu Oct 8, 7:22 am ET DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mark Widrlechner is out

[ECOLOG-L] Ecolological surveys Percent cover Re: [ECOLOG-L] percent cover question

Ecolog: How useful is percent cover? How is it useful? Discuss? WT - Original Message - From: "malcolm McCallum" To: Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:15 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] percent cover question Image J will do it as Sarah said. Also, you might try throwing it in ArcVi

[ECOLOG-L] new post-doc position in ecology

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION OPEN in ECOLOGY Maintenance of plant species diversity within forest metacommunities: patterns and processes associated to fragmentation among contrasted landscapes Open at the Jules Verne University of Picardy (UPJV) - Plant biodiversity Lab (FRANCE). Amien

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Mobile genetic elements, MBL

Postdoctoral Scientist, Mobile Genetic Elements Josephine Bay Paul Center Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA Position Summary: An NSF-funded postdoctoral position is available at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laborat

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Assistant II: Arctic stream studies

POSITION: Research Assistant II: Arctic Stream Position Summary: The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for a full-time Postdoctoral Scientist on an arctic stream studies position. Required Applicant Documents The successful candidate will particip

[ECOLOG-L] Biochemistry Allelopathy Fw: [APWG] Natural herbicides, use grasses or forbs on trees

Dear Ecolog: Forwarded herewith below, in its entirety, with the originator's permission,* for your comments. WT - Original Message - From: "Craig Dremann - Redwood City Seed Company" To: Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:03 PM Subject: [APWG] Natural herbicides, use grasses or

[ECOLOG-L] Landscape Ecology Tenure-Track Faculty Position at UNC Charlotte

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is recruiting a tenure-track, Assistant Professor in landscape ecology and human-environment inter

Re: [ECOLOG-L] job status forum for job seekers

Sorry, I left off the academic wiki link. The first link is to the wiki page, the second link is direct to the google spreadsheet. IF you lose the link, you can get there from the links page on Herp Con Bio. Wiki page: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/AcademicJobSearch (this is the main page,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Journal impact factor

I checked the link and it focusses on medical journals, so I don't know whether these two papers will be picked up. The authors are well known in the field and one is on the verge of the retirement, so flagged for life is probably not a big concern. Also we should distinguish between two kinds

[ECOLOG-L] Economics for Nature Conservation

I received the following message about Nature Conservation in Germany which covers points that may be of interest to list members concerned with conservation, and especially with biodiversity. Although the focus is the German environment, I think that much of it could be applied elsewhere. The

[ECOLOG-L] Position in ecological information management at Arizona State University

Research Professional - Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project (CAP LTER) in the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University seeks a Research Professional for an extensive, interdisciplinary, long-

[ECOLOG-L] Bird survey jobs in the Sierra Nevada with PRBO

PRBO SIERRA NEVADA SONGBIRD PROGRAM. Up to 20 positions available, including several crew supervisors on multiple songbird monitoring projects in the Sierra Nevada of California. Project dates: ~19 April through 10 August 2009 (crew supervisors may start April 12). Primary duties vary by proj

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Scientist II: arctic stream studies

Research Scientist II: Arctic Stream Position Summary: The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for a full-time Postdoctoral Scientist on an arctic stream studies position. Additional Information: The successful candidate will participate in long-term

[ECOLOG-L] Conference Announcement: 2010 3rd International Metasequoia Symposium

2010 3rd International Metasequoia Symposium Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan August 3-8, 2010 The organizing committee is pleased to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Metasequoia Symposium. The organizing committee has selected Japan as the location to hold the 3rd Interna

[ECOLOG-L] Water Watersheds River ecology and chemistry Re: [ECOLOG-L] big river ecology question

Ecolog: (Sorry I can't be of help, Malcolm), but can anyone shed any light (beyond the Wikipedia page) on the effects of such phenomena as the Crystal Geyser on the Green River (Utah, USA)? Specifically, what does the water contain, and how does the (CO2) geyser system work? Are there geyser

Re: [ECOLOG-L] looking for global map of time since last glaciation

May I immodestly suggest my own Web site? It's an Atlas of the world for various stages by the LGM, with an accompanying literature review: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/nerc.html It's a little out of date (I stopped updating it a few years ago) but not much has substantially changed in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] looking for global map of time since last glaciation

Hi Clinton, It might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I heartily suggest investigating the very well done paleogeographical materials that Prof. Ron Blakely (Univ. AZ) has put together; which includes plug-ins for NASA World Wind http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/ http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~r

[ECOLOG-L] postdoc position in infectious disease epidemiological modeling at Rutgers Univ.

Applications are currently being solicited for a post-doctoral research associate in the area of mathematical modeling of infectious disease epidemiology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. The lab’s epidemiological research focuses on the modeling of population robustness to disease th