[ECOLOG-L] Water use in making? chocolate

2016-04-02 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Dear Ecolog-Listers: Recently, as I was teaching about water conservation and use by different human activities. As I was reviewing, I came across a graph that depicts chocolate as a *huge* user of water. I assumed that it is the manufacturing of chocolate (in contrast to watering cacao plants)

[ECOLOG-L] Deadline approaching: Humboldt State Univ. short course on individual-based modeling

2016-04-02 Thread Steve Railsback
The April 7 application deadline is approaching for Humboldt State University's sixth annual summer short course on individual-based (agent-based) modeling, July 18-22, 2016. The course is intended primarily for university faculty interested in teaching their own modeling courses, but we also

[ECOLOG-L] Research associate for bat acoustic monitoring and telemetry project

2016-04-02 Thread Julie Blanchong
Summary: A Research Associate is needed to coordinate and then analyze data collected in an acoustic monitoring and telemetry project to evaluate migratory movements and habitat use of the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) in Iowa. This species was recently listed as “Threatened” under the

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc opportunity with USDA-ARS

2016-04-02 Thread Liebig, Mark
ECOLOG Announcement The Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL) in Mandan, ND, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Soil Scientist/Ecologist, GS-11) for a two-year appointment. The incumbent will participate in a regional USDA-CAP project with specific responsibility for research