[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. assistantship to study Blue Sucker reproductive ecology and behavior

Position: Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) Location: Texas Cooperative Fish Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and conducting research that provides information to assess the effects of

[ECOLOG-L] Course announcement on climate change in Spain

Dear ECOLOG-L members, The Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) (Sevilla, Spain) invites applications for its fifth international course on climate change entitled ‘Ecological Consequences of Climate Change: Integrating Research Approaches’ taking place from 22 September to 3 October 2014 in

[ECOLOG-L] exclosures

Hi All, I am planning on conducting a study where I exclude different seed dispersal vectors in order to identify herbaceous plant community assembly patterns. I am interested in excluding medium-small mammals, birds and wind -separately. I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to

[ECOLOG-L] Searching for panelists with an interest in discussing the benefits/burdens of unpaid internships at ESA 2014

During the 2014 Ecological Society of America Meeting, we will be facilitating a special session panel in the evening of Tuesday, Aug 12, discussing the impacts of unpaid (or sub-minimum wage) internships and volunteer jobs for recent graduates. Is this trend excluding certain groups from pursuing

[ECOLOG-L] Help interpreting fishfinder data

Hi everyone, I’m looking at humpback whale dive behavior for my master’s thesis. Long story short, we have been doing time-depth tagging off California since last year. While tagging, we ran a dual frequency Lowrance finder at 50 Hz for fish and 200 Hz for krill. In the field it was

[ECOLOG-L] Soil testing in V Region, Chile

Hi all, I'm looking for a good institution or organization to get a few soil tests done for a small property in Reñaca, Chile (Fifth Region). We would like to establish some edible and native landscaping, and much of the soil is infill mixed with trash and construction debris. Does anyone know

[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity Data Manager Position for Fall 2014, Map of Life, Yale University

A biodiversity data manager position (4 years) is available under a new Phase II NSF grant for the collaborative Map of Life project (www.mol.org) at Yale University, associated with the larger research and training environment of the Yale SBSC Program (http://sbsc.yale.edu/) and the Lab group

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in Spatial Biodiversity Modelling - Fall 2014 - Map of Life, Yale

A postdoc position is available under a new Phase II NSF grant for the collaborative Map of Life project (www.mol.org) at Yale University, associated with the larger research and training environment of the Yale SBSC Program. Review of applications will begin 1st June 2014 and continue until

[ECOLOG-L] postdocs on vegetation mortality

Postdoctoral fellowships to study drought-induced forest mortality at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Summary: Postdoctoral positions are available within the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division to work on 1) forest mortality modeling, 2) remote sensing of vegetation dynamics, and 3)

[ECOLOG-L] Smithsonian Forest Ecology and Climate Research Internship

Overview: The Forest Ecosystems Climate lab at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), an affiliate of the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS)-ForestGEO network, is seeking 1-2 interns to participate in local and global forest ecology research, including field research

[ECOLOG-L] Hilton Pond 04/22/14 (Spring Birds Wildflowers)

As usual we celebrated spring here at Hilton Pond Center and in the mountains of West Virginia, banding birds and looking at wildflowers in the Carolina Piedmont and at the annual New River Birding Nature Festival. Our 22 Apr thru 5 May 2014 installment of This Week at Hilton Pond is a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field-based courses

Let me start with saying I am pretty sure I did not reply to this conversation the way I think I am supposed to reply, so forgive me for any resulting mishaps. I have been reading this topic on the loss of field-based courses with great interest and have collected some of my thoughts. It is an

[ECOLOG-L] Conference: AsilomarUSA.InvasionGenetics.Aug13-15

REGISTRATION OPEN! Invasion Genetics: The Baker and Stebbins Legacy A symposium at Asilomar, CA (USA) 13-15 Aug 2014 We are nearing the 50th anniversary of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species (1965) edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard

[ECOLOG-L] [POTENTIAL JUNK MAIL] Helping a Prospective Graduate Student in Environmental Science

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know of any outside scholarships/fellowships specific for students entering graduate school/programs? I have recently been accepted to a two year program and although I have received some assistance from the school, I would also like to find more assistance to help me

[ECOLOG-L] Smithsonian Forest Ecology and Climate Research Internship

Overview The Forest Ecosystems Climate lab at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), a part of the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS)-ForestGEO network, is seeking 1-2 interns to participate in local and global forest ecology research, including field research at the