Re: [ECOLOG-L] Computerized journal submissions

2015-07-23 Thread Stephen L. Young
It allows the journal to do less work and increase their margins. If they can shift as much of the preliminary work as they can to the author, then why wouldn't they? They have plenty of submissions to choose from, so it is no loss if an author does not want to comply. Steve On Jul 23, 2015,

[ECOLOG-L] M.Sc. Thesis Opportunity: Use of satellite imagery to map seagrass beds in shallow coastal waters across Atlantic Canada

2015-07-23 Thread Brigitte Leblon
M.Sc. Thesis Opportunity: Use of satellite imagery to map seagrass beds in shallow coastal waters across Atlantic Canada A two year M. Sc. thesis scholarship is available at UNB Fredericton to take part in a research program on seagrass (Zostera marina) across Atlantic Canada. The main

[ECOLOG-L] UPDATE: Wildlife Biology internship at A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

2015-07-23 Thread Rebekah Gibble
Due to an overwhelming response, the intern position at A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge has been closed. Thank you to all those highly qualified applicants that applied. Please look for other internship opportunities at ARMLNWR at www.thesca.org. Rebekah

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Computerized journal submissions

2015-07-23 Thread Emily Moran
I’ve never run into a submission process that is THAT picky - with checkboxes for taxa or a need for Windows 7. And I’ve certainly never seen one that doesn’t let you save! Such egregious problems should certainly be fixed. The issue I’ve run into most frequently is image formatting. For

[ECOLOG-L] Stats courses in Queensland, Australia

2015-07-23 Thread Highland Statistics Ltd
Apologies for cross-posting There are various remaining seats on the following two statistics courses: Course 1: Introduction to Generalized Linear Models with R. -Bayesian and frequentist approaches - Dates: 11 - 14 August, 2015 Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Coral Coast Drive, Palm

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice for label maker for field and lab applications

2015-07-23 Thread Stefanie Broszeit
What about water proof paper? You can either print on it before hand and can do this pretty tiny too, works well if you have wet samples, and just put them in the bag or container. Else you can write with pencil which is better if you use formalin or alcohol. Sticking stuff onto wet containers

[ECOLOG-L] Job: PhD student in Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services of Fish Restoration

2015-07-23 Thread Robert Arlinghaus
A three–year Early Stage Researcher (ESR), preferably a doctoral (PhD) student, in the field of “Cultural ecosystem services, values and cost-benefits associated with restoration of endangered iconic diadromous fishes (salmon, eel, sturgeon) in Europe” is sought within a newly funded EU Marie

[ECOLOG-L] 1 postdoc position in Bioeconomic modeling for Public Health and Conservation Science in the National University of Singapore

2015-07-23 Thread Roman Carrasco
I would like to invite applications for a postdoctoral position on bioeconomic modeling of new dengue control interventions. The applicant would ideally be also interested in conservation science to contribute to the other program of research in the lab. Dengue is a vector-borne disease

[ECOLOG-L] Computerized journal submissions

2015-07-23 Thread David Duffy
I have noticed (albeit a small sample size) recently that several on-line journals have rigid, time consuming and picky processes for paper submission. To submit a paper, one is required to format for publication in an idiosyncratic style, one that is not necessarily shared by other journals. This

[ECOLOG-L] Pollinator conference: Early registration deadline is near

2015-07-23 Thread Elsa Youngsteadt
August 1 is the last day for early registration (lowest rates) for the Protecting Pollinators in Ornamental Landscapes Conference in Hendersonville, NC (October 12-14, 2015). http://www.ornamentalpollinators.org/ Poster submissions are open, and are accepted during the registration process.

[ECOLOG-L] $500 grant for ocean research

2015-07-23 Thread Angela Braren
Hi Ecologers! We’re giving away $500 for great ocean research! One inspiring researcher will receive a $500 grant towards their crowdfunding campaign on Instrumentl. Interested researchers can sign up on our site https://www.instrumentl.com/#Oceans for more info. Deadline to apply is August 7th.

[ECOLOG-L] New Restoration Section of ESA!

2015-07-23 Thread Elise Gornish
Dear ESA member (or potential member): This year as you renew your ESA membership, we urge you to consider becoming a member of the new ESA Ecological Restoration Section! This newly formed section will actively promote research and outreach activities associated with ecological restoration on

[ECOLOG-L] Leaf Absorptances Using Integrated Sphere

2015-07-23 Thread Neufeld, Howard S.
Does anyone have a working spectroradiometer interfaced with an integrating sphere that would allow one to measure leaf reflectance, transmission and absorptance, such as one could do with the now discontinued Li-1800 from Li-Cor? We have a need to measure these parameters for a plant we are

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice for label maker for field and lab applications

2015-07-23 Thread Stacie Kageyama
Brady makes portable label printers. We have one in our lab. http://www.bradyid.com/bradyid/pbpv/Printers,-Barcode-Scanners-and-Laminators~Portable-Printers-and-Accessories.html On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Donald Yee donald@usm.edu wrote: We typically use white lab tape and a black

[ECOLOG-L] Recreation Study Moderator and Technician wanted for the BLM in Southern Nevada

2015-07-23 Thread Amy Gladding
http://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/job/recreation-study-moderator/ *Recreation Study Moderator* Description The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, NV State Office/Southern NV District Office, is hiring one Recreation Study Moderator to support the

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. position stream watershed biogeochemistry, U Alaska

2015-07-23 Thread Tamara Harms
We are recruiting a Ph.D. student to study temporal patterns in hydrology and biogeochemistry of streams in the Harms lab, Department of Biology amp; Wildlife/Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The student will contribute to a collaborative project to uncover

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session 8815 - Remote Sensing Scaling (scaling ground data to pixel based data)

2015-07-23 Thread Leah Wasser
Hi Ecology Colleagues! I wanted to let you know about our AGU 2015 session. THe session will be convened by Scott Ollinger, Keely Roth (Susan Ustin's lab) and Shawn Serbin and myself! The title: Scaling From Points to Pixels: Remote Sensing Estimates of Ecosystem Characteristics Across Space

Re: [ECOLOG-L] advice for label maker for field and lab applications

2015-07-23 Thread David Saavedra
If you print them using a laser printer they will not run when wet. On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:46 PM, Pati Vitt pv...@chicagobotanic.org wrote: Just one caveat: these labels won't hold up well in any wet applications. I used them to label plastic bags for emptying bee bowls, and if they got

[ECOLOG-L] Help us build data lessons: Spatio-temporal Data - NEON / Data Carpentry Lesson Building hackathon

2015-07-23 Thread Leah Wasser
Hi Ecology colleagues! We are holding a National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) / Data Carpentry lesson building hackathon in Boulder, Colorado on October 21-23 2015. If you have experience, working with spatio-temporal data in tools like R and Python, have developed lessons and/ or

[ECOLOG-L] Job posting: Tenure-track faculty position in Toxicology at San Jose State University

2015-07-23 Thread Susan Lambrecht
The Department of Biological Sciences at San Jose State University is conducting a search for a tenure-track position in toxicology at the rank of Assistant Professor. The complete job announcement may be found under the listings for the College of Science here:

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Program leader CGIAR program on Water Land and Ecosystems

2015-07-23 Thread DeClerck, Fabrice (Bioversity-France)
Colleagues: I wanted to share this position annoucement. This is a tremendous opportunity for anyone wanting to help develop ecosystem service based approaches for poverty reduction and agricultural development. I’m happy to answer any questions that folks might have on the program and the