[ECOLOG-L] food selectivity index

Dear all, I'm going to estimate the food selectivity of some fishes and I'd like to adopt the food selectivity index of Berg (1979). This index utilises the numerical abundance of food items, measured both in the gut and in the habitat. Nonetheless, a considerable percentage of food items is

[ECOLOG-L] SENIOR LECTURER POSITION: Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, MALAYSIA

SENIOR LECTURER POSITION We would like to invite fresh PhD graduates who are passionate about bioinformatics education (in addition to research) to join us at the Bioinformatics Unit. Applicants should have strong background in at least one of the following areas: mathematics, statistics,

[ECOLOG-L] IBS Early Career Conference - deadline extended

Registration for the upcoming IBS Early Career Conference Advances in Biogeography, 23-25 September 2011, has been extended to August 31st, 2011. For more information about the conference symposium, and to register, please visit http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/2011Oxford/index.html

Re: [ECOLOG-L] food selectivity index

Ivlev's selctivity index. With either one, the difficulty is equating measured abundance in the habitat with availability. mcneely Gianluca Polgar gianluca.pol...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I'm going to estimate the food selectivity of some fishes and I'd like to adopt the food

[ECOLOG-L] new NSF-funded National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121229org=NSFfrom=news To help identify solutions for today's most pressing environmental challenges, the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently funded a national synthesis center in Annapolis, Md., through a $27.5 million award to the

[ECOLOG-L] Biologists To Meet with Members of Congress

3 rd Annual Event Encourages Biologists to Share Importance of Science with Elected Officials Washington, DC -- The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 3 rd Annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. This nationwide

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Long-lasting clod cards

I have used the loss of mass due to the galvanic corrosion of dissimilar metals as a long-term clod card, based on the following paper by another researcher: M. A. McGhee (1998) Comparisons of Water Motion in Coral Reefs by Measuring Corrosion Rates of Dissimilar Metals. Caribbean Journal of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] new NSF-funded National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

This NSF-funded University of Maryland project is aligned with the open access paper recently published by Research Group for Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability. The main objectives of this project is similar to this published work. This is about *Advancing Integrated System

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Ecologist/Hydrologist, NOAA Fisheries, full time/permanent

We are seeking an ecologist or hydrologist to conduct research on the effects of flow and flow regulation on anadromous fish (salmon and sturgeon) and their freshwater habitats. We are especially interested in developing approaches to instream flow problems that overcome limitations of

[ECOLOG-L] Society of Ethnobiology Conference

The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Ethobiology will be held from April 11-14, 2012 at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado. This year's theme is Conservation Communities. We encourage presentations that accomplish the following: · Highlight engagement and collaboration with

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position, Disease Ecology, Cary Institute

Postdoctoral position in Disease Ecology, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in disease ecology at the Cary Institute in Millbrook, New York. The postdoc will work in a research team led by Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld from the Cary Institute and

[ECOLOG-L] Climate Change Post Doctoral position at UC Davis

Climate Change Post Doctoral position at UC Davis The University of California, Davis and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) seek an independent, motivated post-doctoral researcher. The position will have two interrelated components, reflecting the dual funding streams that

[ECOLOG-L] 2011 AGU Fall Meeting Session on Climatic Water Deficit and Water Balance

Consortium for Integrated Research in Mountain Systems is sponsoring an AGU session on Water Balance Deficit and mountain systems. The CIRMOUNT session this year is Global Environmental Change, GC-40: Climatic Water Deficit and Water Balance in Mountain Systems: Biophysics, Ecohydrology and

[ECOLOG-L] AGU 2011 Session H08: Hydrology and Biology of Stream Networks in Transition Between Ephemeral and Perennial Conditions

Just a reminder to please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2011 Fall Meeting (December 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, CA): H08: Hydrology and Biology of Stream Networks in Transition Between Ephemeral and Perennial Conditions.

[ECOLOG-L] PhD positions available in community ecology

Hi Ecolog, Two great opportunities have come up at my school for PhDs in ecology and biogeography. The first is fully paid for 3 years at $50,000 per year (wow) whilst the second is regular levels of funding which is $21,000 with a bit of teaching for 5 years. Previously, only Canadians

[ECOLOG-L] part time wildlife job for someone in NY or NJ

I need to hire someone, preferably a student, for a part time job that begins in September and will likely last thru spring 2012. The job involves 3-4 days at a time, assisting my graduate student, driving from NY (Long Island) to SC and NJ, and collecting data on ticks, mammals, and reptiles