[ECOLOG-L] AGU session: shoots, roots and exudates: plant inputs and soil environmental constraints as major drivers of soil C sequestration

Dear Colleagues, We encourage you to submit contributed abstracts to our new session at AGU 2016, B075:“Shoots, roots and exudates: plant inputs and soil environmental constraints as major drivers of soil C sequestration”. Please see details below and note that the abstract deadline is August

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session on temporary streams (H101)

[Apologies for cross-postings] If you are working on hydrological, ecological, and/or biogeochemical aspects of ephemeral, intermittent, or otherwise temporary streams, please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the 2016 AGU Fall Meeting! Title: The generation and

[ECOLOG-L] ESA 2016: The mgcv package as a one-stop-shop for fitting non-linear ecological models (WK2)

We will be giving a one day course on using the popular R package mgcv to build complex (and simple!) ecological models. Our aim is to take participants with an understanding of the glm() function in R to the point where they can fit generalized additive and random effects models using mgcv.

[ECOLOG-L] Scientist Residency Opportunities for Spring 2017

DEADLINE: September 1: 2016 Residency for Scientists, Artists, Writers and more at PLAYA PLAYA, in south central Oregon, is a retreat for creative individuals who are committed and passionate about their work and who will benefit from time spent in a remote location. PLAYA offers seclusion

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: NPSA GS-09, Manu'a District Ranger Open

This job opportunity might be of interest to some of you. Please contact Scott Burch (information below) with any questions. -Melissa *Melissa Snover, Ph.D.* Research Coordinator National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center P.O. Box 4318 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Email:

[ECOLOG-L] Research Curator in Invertebrate Zoology position

Research Curator in Invertebrate Zoology Milwaukee Public Museum The Milwaukee Public Museum is seeking a mid-career research curator with a Ph.D. to oversee the Zoology Department. The person in this leadership role will plan, direct, implement and coordinate activities of the Zoology Department

[ECOLOG-L] Speed-networking session at NACCB (for students)

Several slots are for the networking / communication training session for graduate and undergraduate students are still available at the North American Congress on Conservation Biology (NACCB) in Madison next week. Details below. Cheers! Join us for an opportunity to

[ECOLOG-L] Counterpart of efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) and efficiency of conversion of food digested (ECD) if using wet weight?

Dear Colleagues: Is/are there a counterpart of efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) and efficiency of conversion of food digested (ECD) if one only has wet weights? Background follows: We have *wet* mass of larva on say a day 1, mass (directly measured or estimated via leaf area

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fall AGU Session (BO55): Recent dating of peat and aquatic sediments...

We welcome contributed abstracts to our session at this year’s Fall AGU Meeting in San Francisco: BO55: New insights and approaches for recent dating of peat and aquatic sediments *Session ID#: *12833 *Session Description:* Establishing chronologies of peats and sediments on a 102-year

[ECOLOG-L] 1st International Mediterranean Science and Engineering Congress

International Mediterranean Science and Engineering Congress (IMSEC 2016) will be held at Çukurova University, Congress Center in Adana, TURKEY during October 26-28, 2016. Since you are the prominent expert in the relevant field of Science and Engineering, your unique and inspirational message

[ECOLOG-L] UAV course - Practical use of mini- and micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the Environmental Sciences

Practical use of mini- and micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the Environmental Sciences 5th - 9th September 2016 - Oban, Scotland This comprehensive five-day course will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on, practical skills required to undertake an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

[ECOLOG-L] Research Associate II position in isotope geochemistry at OSU (50-54k starting salary)

Research Associate II position in isotope geochemistry at Ohio State University (50-54k starting salary). Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and student training on a noble gas mass spectrometer (Helix SFT) and peripherals, a multi-collector noble gas mass spectrometer (Argus VI+)