[ECOLOG-L] Two faculty jobs, Univ. of IL

2012-10-06 Thread David Inouye
The School of Integrative Biology and the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Full Professor who uses mathematical, statistical, numerical-modeling, or theoretical approaches to study

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Vancouver Island University (VIU) International Centre for Sturgeon Studies (ICSS)

2012-10-06 Thread David Inouye
Vancouver Island University (VIU) International Centre for Sturgeon Studies (ICSS) Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity (Subject to funding) Opportunity The VIU International Centre for Sturgeon Studies (ICSS) in collaboration with the VIU Horticulture Department and an industrial partner

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position - ant-plant mutualism research in Kenya

2012-10-06 Thread Todd Palmer
JOB DESCRIPTION The Palmer lab (www.thepalmerlab.com) seeks a post-doctoral research associate for work on the ecology of a multi-species ant-plant mutualism in Kenya, East Africa. Specifically, our lab is investigating how costs and benefits of the protective mutualism between Acacia

[ECOLOG-L] PhD POSITION IN RESTORATION ECOLOGY at COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

2012-10-06 Thread David J Cooper
PH.D. POSITION IN RESTORATION ECOLOGY AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, USA. A Graduate Research Assistantship is available for a Ph.D. candidate to work on establishing vegetation on a constructed fen in the oil sands region of Alberta, CANADA. Northern Alberta

[ECOLOG-L] 2013 David J. Morafka Memorial Research Award for Research in Turtle Genus Gopherus

2012-10-06 Thread Allen Sa;lzberg
2013 David J. Morafka Memorial Research Award In honor and memory of Prof. David J. Morafka, distinguished herpetologist and authority on North American gopher tortoises, the Desert Tortoise Council, with the aid of several donors, has established a monetary award to help support research

[ECOLOG-L] Open source systems ecology software?

2012-10-06 Thread Laura S.
Dear all: I am looking for open source systems ecology software. Do you have any ideas? To avoid confusion, the systems ecology I am referring to is illustrated here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_ecology Thank you, Laura

[ECOLOG-L] FIRE Wildland and Urban Interface Myth or Truth 1 Fire dependent plants?

2012-10-06 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: I just caught a video production on TV done by a major governmental fire authority. It contained a mixture of truth and superstition, as well as some questionable assumptions that y'all can help me clear up. 1. A uniformed fire official claimed that some plants are DEPENDENT upon fire

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Visualizing functional diversity

2012-10-06 Thread ilonka zlatar
Dear Ecolog: My first post here, I was just following this conversation of the definition of ecosystem function.  From what I've read, many here think the ecosystem function inherently has some benefit to the ecosystem, and that the ecosystem can be either in a functional and desirable state or