[ECOLOG-L] Crayfish

2010-07-19 Thread Inigo Howlett
I have been chosen to give a talk to the volunteer friends of a local wildlife refuge on the subject of Crayfish. They're fairly common here in tidewater virginia, but so far, I havent found any good field taxonomy keys for keying out crawdads that I catch- and I'm having a good bit of trouble catc

[ECOLOG-L] Please cast your vote for the ESA Eco-Photo Competition "People's Choice" Award!

2010-07-19 Thread Molly Steinwald
To honor and promote the use of the visual arts in ecological research, education and outreach, the ESA Student Section has put together the third annual Eco-Arts Festival to take place at ESA's annual meeting in Pittsburgh. As part of the Festival, ESA members submitted photos for the Eco-Photo C

[ECOLOG-L] Environmental Data Center Technician position in Alaska

2010-07-19 Thread Syndonia Bret-Harte
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to operate, develop, and maintain a meteorological station and to provide data management and quality assurance of meteorological data collected by the Environmental Data Center (EDC) for the Toolik Field Station (TFS). The goal of the E

[ECOLOG-L] PH.D OR M.S. FISHERIES GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP--Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit--University of Vermont

2010-07-19 Thread Donna Parrish
PH.D OR M.S. GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP DEVELOPING METHODS FOR SAMPLING STONECATS POSITION AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Recruiting for Ph.D or M.S. student to conduct research at the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. The Unit is affiliated with the Rubenstein School of Environme

[ECOLOG-L] 2011 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Symposium and Organized Session Proposals

2010-07-19 Thread Jennifer Riem
Call for Proposals: Symposium, Organized Oral Session, and Organized Poster Session 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Austin, Texas August 7-12, 2011 http://www.esa.org/austin Deadline for Submission: September 16, 2010 The theme for the ESA Annual Meeting in 2011 is "Pla

[ECOLOG-L] [Fwd: Announcing the President's National Ocean Policy]

2010-07-19 Thread Judith S. Weis
Original Message Subject: Announcing the President's National Ocean Policy From:"NOAA Office of Communications and External Affairs" Date:Mon, July 19, 2010 6:06 pm To: jw...@andromeda.rutgers.edu --

[ECOLOG-L] Predator swamping, prey buffering, etc.

2010-07-19 Thread Michael Cooperman
Hi Folks- In the course of some recent work, I've come across several apparently inter-related terms. I'm curious to know if people with experience with these issues agree with the following definitions or if you'd care to offer alternatives. My main interest is in learning of how others a

[ECOLOG-L] Field assistant position, The Bahamas

2010-07-19 Thread Genie Fleming
Experienced Plant Ecology Field Assistant. The Kirtland’s Warbler Research and Training Project seeks an experienced field assistant for its upcoming field season on Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Dates are approximate, but availability from 1 November 2010 to 1 June 2011 is preferred. Field season acti

[ECOLOG-L] Fulbright oppoortunities in environmental sciences

2010-07-19 Thread David Inouye
Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2011-2012 is Open The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 41 awards in teaching, research or combined teaching/research in environmental sciences, including five Fulbright Distinguished Chairs. Even better, faculty and professionals

[ECOLOG-L] Introduction and article: The Seed Vision (sustainable earth model).

2010-07-19 Thread Mr. Jan Hearthstone
Hello-- my name is Mr. Jan Hearthstone, my interests are designing the Earth future co-operatively, and ecological and social sustainability. I work independently. Thank you, Hearthstone - www.ModelEarth.Org . The Article: The Seed Vision: Universal Model of Sustainable Earth. (rough draft--upd

[ECOLOG-L] Two workshops on the Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data held in St Andrews, Scotland (early registration 10 August)

2010-07-19 Thread Eric Rexstad
Workshop 1: Analysis of Capture-recapture Data Workshop - 6-7th September 2010 Workshop 2: Bayesian Analysis of Capture-recapture Data Workshop - 8-10th September 2010 Further details: Workshop 1: *Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data Workshop* - Instructors: Professor Byron Morgan and Dr Rache

[ECOLOG-L] NY Times story on oil spills

2010-07-19 Thread William Silvert
This story from the NY Times ofers a good summary of the long-term effects of oil spills. July 17, 2010 After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years By JUSTIN GILLIS and LESLIE KAUFMAN On the rocky beaches of Alaska, scientists plunged shovels and picks into the ground and dug 6,775 holes