[ECOLOG-L] Job: Biogeochemistry coastal wetlands summer field/lab technician, Duke University

2012-02-03 Thread Anna Fedders
The Bernhardt Lab at Duke University in Durham, NC seeks to hire up to three technicians for the summer field season to assist with ongoing research on the biogeochemical effects of salt water intrusion and drought on North Carolina's coastal wetlands.  A summary of the project, along with addition

[ECOLOG-L] Field Techs Needed: Great Basin Bird Observatory

2012-02-03 Thread Amy Leist
AVIAN FIELD TECHNICIANS and CREW LEADERS (6-8) needed to conduct landbird surveys on the lower Colorado River for Great Basin Bird Observatory. The field season will begin 5 March and run through mid-June. Are you interested in adventure, great birds, and exploring the desert? Are you willing to f

[ECOLOG-L] proposed policy to water down the Endangered Species Act? Comment period closes Feb 7

2012-02-03 Thread Pete Epanchin
The Obama administration is proposing policy to specify the Endangered Species Act's definition of "significant portion of [a species'] range". The public comment period closes on Feb 7. If you have been following this proposed policy, please post a reply with your take on whether or not the propos

[ECOLOG-L] REU opportunity, Biogeosciences, Iowa State

2012-02-03 Thread David Inouye
The lab of Dr. Kirsten Hofmockel (http://www.kirstenhofmockel.org) is looking for two highly motivated and enthusiastic undergraduates to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University (

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN AUTOMATED REMOTE SENSING IMAGE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM STUDIES (UC DAVIS)

2012-02-03 Thread Ramirez, Carlos -FS
Location: CSTARS, University of California, Davis, Start Date: available immediately (negotiable) Appointment Term: Initially 1 year, renewable for up to 4 more years upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds Salary: up to $49,000 a year, depending on qualifications and experi

[ECOLOG-L] Swamp School Baltimore Wetland Workshop

2012-02-03 Thread Marc Seelinger
The Swamp School is pleased to announce that its 2012 Wetland Regional Supplements class is coming to Baltimore. Join us for this one-day seminar and get up to speed on all of the latest changes and updates to the US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation methods. This class is perfect for

[ECOLOG-L] What are the most important questions facing biogeochemistry research today

2012-02-03 Thread BGC Questions
In cooperation with the Biogeosciences Sections of the American Geophysical Union and the Ecological Society of America, we are assembling a list of the most important research priorities in the biogeosciences by asking, “What are the most important questions facing biogeochemistry research today?”

[ECOLOG-L] Undergraduate research: Species interactions and climate change

2012-02-03 Thread Peter Adler
An NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates summer fellowship is available to study the role of species interactions in determining the impact of climate change on plant communities. The undergraduate researcher will work in Dr. Peter Adler's lab (http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/facstaff/adler-web/) a

[ECOLOG-L] JOB OPPORTUNITY - UW-MADISON CRYSTAL LAKE FIELD & LAB TECHNICIAN

2012-02-03 Thread Valerie Seidel
*University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology Job Opportunity Position Vacancy Listing # 72540* *Working title:* Crystal Lake Field and Lab Technician *Official title:* RESEARCH SPECIALIST(T16DN) or ASSOC RESEARCH SPEC(T16FN) *Degree and area of specialization:* BA or BS in relevant d

[ECOLOG-L] REU) position summer 2012 to study Lyme disease ecology

2012-02-03 Thread Russell L. Burke
A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) position is available for summer 2012 to study Lyme disease ecology with Drs. Russell Burke (Hofstra University) and Rick Gerhold (University of Tennessee). The project will investigate blacklegged tick host-preferences for introduced Italian wall

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Mid-Atlantic ESA Annual Meeting: Disturbed Environments, Ecological Impact and Mgmt. -- Registration Open, Abstracts Due Feb. 24

2012-02-03 Thread Day, Susan
Please join us for the 2012 MA-ESA meeting in Blacksburg Virginia on April 14th (presentations) and 15th (field trip). Our theme is Disturbed Environments, but all submissions are welcome. Please distribute widely. A PDF flyer

[ECOLOG-L] Ph. D Assistantship Opportunity in Disturbance Ecology

2012-02-03 Thread Geoff Wang
One Ph.D. graduate student is sought to conduct research on hurricane impact on forest ecosystems in the southeast US. The research project will use a retrospective approach to study the dynamics of hurricanes impacted forests, focusing on carbon cycle, forest regeneration, and wildfire implicatio

[ECOLOG-L] Ph. D Assistantship Opportunity in Forest Ecology

2012-02-03 Thread Geoff Wang
One Ph.D. graduate student is sought to conduct research on redbay (Persea borbonia) ecosystems affected by laurel wilt disease (LWD) transported by an exotic beetle. The research project will assess redbay (Persea borbonia) ecosystem responses to LWD, focusing on the range-wide changes in redbay

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor - Restoration Ecology

2012-02-03 Thread John P Mccarty
RESTORATION ECOLOGY. The Department of Biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha seeks applications for a tenure-track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR position to begin August 2012. Ph.D. in biology or related field and postdoctoral experience required. The successful candidate will be expected to de

[ECOLOG-L] RADIOCARBON 2012

2012-02-03 Thread Fabio Marzaioli
SORRY FOR CROSSPOSTING! Dear Colleagues This is a message to draw your attention about the approaching of the deadline for the abstract submission for the Radiocarbon 2012 conference to be held in Paris in July 2012 (details are reported at the end of the message or can be found at the url:

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement: Director, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Wisconsin

2012-02-03 Thread Oppedahl, Ruth
Northland College is searching for a leader for the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. President Michael Miller has pledged to bolster and support the SOEI with additional staff and, as you can see below, restoring the director position to a Vice President of the college. Please help us find

[ECOLOG-L] Field Technicians Needed-Forest Ecology Research in California

2012-02-03 Thread {Sarah Haas}
Project summary: Long-term impacts of the emerging forest disease sudden oak death in mixed oak woodlands. Project PIs: Ross Meentemeyer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences), Hall Cushman & Nathan Rank (Sonoma State University- Biology Dept.), and David

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position open in Ecology of Plant-Insect relationships

2012-02-03 Thread SUBSCRIBE ECOLOG-L Guillaume Decocq
PhD POSITION OPEN in ECOLOGY OF PLANT-INSECT RELATIONSHIPS Linking plant species diversity to insect functional diversity and ecosystem services in small forest patches embedded in contrasted European agricultural landscapes open at the Jules Verne University of Picardy (UPJV) Prof. Guillaume

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem management and restoration Alien invasive species eradication Re: [ECOLOG-L] insights into when eradication of invasive alien species will be successful

2012-02-03 Thread Wayne Tyson
Many thanks to Duffy for this reference. While I have not yet read the paper, the well-written abstract of adequate yet reasonable length (unlike those which have recently come into vogue which give no hint of the substance--I wonder if the increasingly rapacious academic publishers demand