[ECOLOG-L] Invitation to join invasive plant impact experiment

All, Despite the growing interest in invasion biology, the ecological impacts of most invasive plants are poorly understood. Even for some of the most well known invaders such as kudzu, we know very little of their ecological impacts. When impacts are studied, the focus is often narrow (eg, litter

[ECOLOG-L] Predatory journals, far and wide

    An article on the growth and operation of predatory journals, and their potentially corrosive effect on academic ethics:    http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Blinded+scientific+gobbledygook/9757736/story.html

[ECOLOG-L] 8th International Deer Biology Congress and International Wildlife Management Symposium

It is our great pleasure to announce the The 8th International Deer Biology Congress and International Wildlife Management Symposium (8th IDBC IWMS) to be held in Harbin, China, on July 27-31, 2014, which is sponsored by the Northeast Forestry University,China, the Scientific Steering Committee

[ECOLOG-L] Job Ad - Seasonal Seed Collector Region 9 USFS

Region 9 United States Forest Service Seasonal Seed Collector Purpose: To collect and bank, or store, native seed from plant species on Region 9’s Forester Sensitive Species’ (RFSS) List. Seed collected from native plant populations on Region 9 United States Forest Service Land will contribute

[ECOLOG-L] Smith College: Biology Lab Instructor – Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation, and Physiological Zoology

Biology Lab Instructor – Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation, and Physiological Zoology The Department of Biological Sciences at Smith College invites applications for a full-time lab instructor to begin August 1st, 2014. We seek a candidate with experience in organismal biology and ecology,

[ECOLOG-L] MIT's Climate CoLab: Your ideas can help combat climate change

At MIT’s Climate CoLab you can work with people from all over the world to develop ideas for what we can do about climate change, right now. If you submit one of the winning ideas, you’ll be able to present it before government officials, business executives, NGO leaders and scientists who can

[ECOLOG-L] EcoEvoLab Blog

Apologies (kind of) for the mass email of self-promotion, but I'm hoping to draw your attention to our new blog... The EcoEvoBlog, which can be found at http://www.ecoevolab.org. The first blog post is now up: Does the Squeaky Wheel Deserve the Grease? http://www.ecoevolab.com/the-squeaky-wheel/

[ECOLOG-L] Forensic Entomology Workshop - Last Call for Participants

Hello,   For the second year. the New Jersey School of Conservation together with Montclair State University is organizing a two-week workshop on forensic entomology; the workshop will be held at the NJ School of Conservation, in Branchville, NJ, just about 1h from New York City.    Forensic