[ECOLOG-L] Aldo Leopold Documentary at National Museum of Natural History

MARCH 19, 3:30 p.m. National Museum of Natural History GREEN FIRE: ALDO LEOPOLD AND A LAND ETHIC FOR OUR TIME (USA, 2011, 60 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere Leopold biographer and conservation biologist Curt Meine serves as the on-screen guide for this film, the first feature documentary on

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Collaborators

Dear Colleagues, One of the world's largest demographic surveys of an invasive species is looking for new and returning collaborators. The Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey is now beginning its third field season with demographic data and seed collections from over 150 populations across

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Best source for gridded radiation data?

I don't think you'll have much luck finding radiation data at those spatial and temporal resolutions. For observed data, the best resolution that I know of is 32km and only for North America (http://dss.ucar.edu/pub/narr/). The spatial resolutions of most historical global datasets are

[ECOLOG-L] Interpreting and Measuring Indicators of Rangeland Health - 2 sessions being offered - Las Vegas, NV Redmond, OR (no cost)

Interpreting and Measuring Indicators of Rangeland Health May 3-6 2011: Las Vegas, NV June 21-24 2011: Redmond, OR What Participants in this 3.5 day course will learn how to apply the “Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health” qualitative evaluation protocol and learn how to quantify

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: Field Technician (Summer 2011) - Northern MN

Position Description The Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota has a position available for one technician in support of a project examining the ecological impacts of biomass harvests in aspen-dominated forests. The position is full time (40 hours/week) and will last

[ECOLOG-L] Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars program

Oregon Sea Grant is now accepting applications from undergraduates for the Summer Scholars program. The program prepares undergraduate students for graduate school and careers in marine science, policy, management, and outreach. This ten week program places high caliber junior and senior

[ECOLOG-L] graduate studies microclimate and plant morphology

Funding is available for the investigation of plant morphology on microclimate conditions and insect population dynamics. Using a pea/pea aphid system, the successful applicant will develop equipment to measure microclimate at fine spatial scales, and resulting impacts on aphid populations.

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate work on invasion/extinction dynamics

Graduate positions in ecology: University of Waterloo Funding is available for the investigation of the effects of variation in the abiotic environment on invasion and extinction risk. In particular, we would like the applicant to address the effects of autocorrelation in environmental signals

[ECOLOG-L] Methods for Testing Plant Available Phosphorus

Hi All, I am trying to figure out the most efficient method for testing plant available phosphorus. Much of the literature suggests using an anion-exchange membrane made by BDH (Prod. # 551642S). This product, however, has been discontinued. Does anyone know if another company is now making

Re: [ECOLOG-L] field cameras

Hi Eric, You might check out this previous post on the subject of cameras https://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1102cL=ecolog-l#49 https://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1102cL=ecolog-lP=11615 Are you planning to leave the cameras in place and go away, or do you just want something to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] field cameras

Hi Eric, For budget-conscious individuals, one spectacular option is a 8mm (or Hi-8) camcorder like a Sony TRV128, TRV68, TRV138 or similar model ($150-250 each). Prices these days are very low and many can be found on eBay or other discount sites. I've pushed my fleet of cameras very hard in the