Re: [ECOLOG-L] food selectivity index

2011-08-03 Thread Carles Alcaraz
Hi Gianluca, Maybe this can help: M. J. Lechowicz. 1982. The sampling characteristics of electivity indices. Oecologia: 52 (1), 22-30, DOI: 10.1007/BF00349007 That it is a revision of different electivity index; also my recommendation it is to compute electivity values only for countable

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track ecologist position, Bard College

2011-08-03 Thread Rick Ostfeld
Tenure-track ecologist at Bard College The Biology Program at Bard College is seeking applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in ecology at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will be a broadly trained ecologist whose research interests complement the program's

[ECOLOG-L] Position opening for CEO of NEON Inc.

2011-08-03 Thread Nadine Lymn
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NEON, INC. Boulder, Colorado NEON, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) corporation created to manage large-scale ecological observing systems and experiments on behalf of the scientific community. NEON, Inc.'s goal is to provide information that will contribute to a

[ECOLOG-L] projection for fisheye lens

2011-08-03 Thread Vanessa Beauchamp
I have a Sigma 4.5mm 2.8 f/2.8 fisheye lens that I'm using to take hemispherical canopy photos. I intend to analyze the photographs in Gap Light Analyzer, but need to know the projection of the lens. The literature on the lens states that it has an equisolid angle projection, but that isn't an

[ECOLOG-L] Quagga Mussel Coordinator

2011-08-03 Thread Bridget Walden
Description: In cooperation with the National Park Service’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE), the Great Basin Institute is recruiting a Research Associate to coordinate projects related to invasive quagga mussels. Working with the LAKE Resource Management, Ranger and Facilities

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement: Field Operations Manager

2011-08-03 Thread Eric Doran
Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a

[ECOLOG-L] aspiring graduate student looking for internships

2011-08-03 Thread cameron
Hello all, I thought I would take a minute to express my thanks for the continual barrage of informative posts, internships, post-doc opportunities, and general announcements from this listserv. I've been finding it very helpful to have this resource as I try to narrow down my interests and find

[ECOLOG-L] Fw: Invasion Ecology Prohibited species list USDA Fw: [APWG] USDA proposed pest plant list

2011-08-03 Thread Wayne Tyson
For info: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;dct=FR+PR+N+O+SR;rpp=10;po=0;D=APHIS-2011-0072 USDA publishes list of prohibited plants, flowers Plants USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks public comment regarding Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis plant list

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc and graduate positions

2011-08-03 Thread Songlin Fei
*One Post-doc Position in Forest Ecosystem Modeling* The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University invites applications for a post-doctoral position in ecosystem modeling and spatial analysis. The incumbent will conduct research on forest ecosystem dynamic under changing

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement: Lead Ecosystem Services Modeler

2011-08-03 Thread Gail Kaiser
*THE NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECT* Position Announcement *Lead Ecosystem Services Modeler* * * We are a partnership among *Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment,* *The Nature Conservancy*, and* World Wildlife Fund*

[ECOLOG-L] temperature record in Austin (and elsewhere)

2011-08-03 Thread David Inouye
See you in sunny (hot) Austin next week at the ESA annual meeting! http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/record-warm-nighttime-temperatures-a-closer-look/ July was hot: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/july-heat-in-washington-was-unprecedented/2011/07/29/gIQA0uTzlI_print.htmlWashington,