[ECOLOG-L] Visualizing functional diversity

This has been an interesting conversation. Ecological functions entail putative benefits to some population or individual. It doesn't have to be a human population, so it doesn't have to be anthropocentric, but that is the second most common centrism. Biocentrism and ecocentrism are generally

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SWS DIVERSITY PROGRAM UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING AWARDS

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of undergraduate student awards for travel to attend the annual SWS meeting in Duluth, Minnesota June 2 – June 6, 2013. The mission of this SWS program is to increase diversity in the Society and the field of wetland sciences by

[ECOLOG-L] Microbiologist Tenure Track Position

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning Fall 2013. Ph.D. or equivalent in Microbiology required. Those with a research background in Bacteriology, Mycology,

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Position: Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Functioning in Bioenergy Landscapes, UW-Madison

*PhD student* in *Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Functioning* *in Bioenergy Landscapes * The Townsend lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a motivated Ph.D. student interested in (a) the use of remote sensing to quantify plant vigor and growth across mixed-use landscapes in Wisconsin,

[ECOLOG-L] Data formatting for Multistate models

Dear Ecologgers: I would like to run a series of multi-state models in Program MARK with my mark-recapture data. Yet, my experience w/multi-state modelling is limited, as my inquiry below will suggest: I simply seek any advice on efficient and preferred methods for formatting data into

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in disease ecology

Postdoctoral position in the ecology and epidemiology of rodent-borne zoonotic diseases. University of Aberdeen, UK / Institut Pasteur Madagascar We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join a Wellcome Trust funded project that is examining the environmental and socio-economic risk

[ECOLOG-L] FONASO PhD Fellowship Call for Applications

Dear All, Please see the following an excellent PhD opportunity: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme Call for applications - deadline 1 November 2012 Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO) is a three-year world-class global Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate programme. The main objective of

[ECOLOG-L] FACULTY POSITION: PLANT BIOLOGY, MICH STATE UNIV

Integrative Plant Biologist The Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. We seek an ecologist, population biologist or evolutionary biologist who integrates across multiple scales of biological

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [Sino-Eco] PhD Graduate Assistantship in terrestrial ecosystem/Land surface modeling (Please post it)

forwarded Xiaofeng -- Forwarded message -- From: Hanqin Tian tian...@auburn.edu Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM Subject: [Sino-Eco] PhD Graduate Assistantship in terrestrial ecosystem/Land surface modeling (Please post it) To: sino-...@googlegroups.com

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Tenure-track faculty positon in soil environmental chemistry

Assistant Professor of Soil Environmental Chemistry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Position: The Department of Natural Resources and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Position in Water and Bioenergy Crops in the Americas

PhD position in Water Use Dynamics of Bioenergy Crops in the Americas A PhD associate position is available with a large interdisciplinary NSF-PIRE funded research project that will examine the social, economic, and ecological implications of bioenergy development in four countries across

[ECOLOG-L] do citations matter in ecology effect size databank

Dear Ecolog, My colleagues and I are interested in whether citations, frequently used as a proxy for merit (i.e. most highly cited work), relate to the biological significance of the study. As ecologists, we used a large set of effect sizes from eeb to test this idea. If you are interested,

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Function Re: [ECOLOG-L] Visualizing functional diversity

Ecolog: I still want to know what ecosystem function is. Just a simple definition, no more, no less. WT - Original Message - From: Matt Chew anek...@gmail.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:54 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Visualizing functional diversity

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track position in Environmental Sociology at Northern Illinois University

Deadline: Thursday, November 15, 2012 College/Division: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Department of Sociology and the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Contact: Abu Bah | a...@niu.edu RESPONSIBILITIES The Department of Sociology (

[ECOLOG-L] Night vision scopes or binoculars -- any recommednations

Hello Ecologers, We are looking for some advice for night vision scopes or binoculars. We are initiating a study of the effectiveness of deer delineators (roadside headlight reflectors) in changing deer/ungulate road crossing behavior at night time. We plan to do night time observations