Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras (2)

Jacob I own a Canon Powershot S100 camera with built in GPS. I think it is not available anymore, but I assume the newer cameras have similar systems built in, Picture quality is excellent, setting options too. GPS accuracy is quite good (few meters, if I compare locations on GIS), once the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] guidance on editor conduct

On 02/05/15 19:07, Robert Stevenson wrote: Dear All Occasionally editors do a poor job of managing the review process for a paper submitted to a scientific journal - the number of reviews is inadequate, the reviews themselves seem to be based on biased opinion rather than objective

[ECOLOG-L] Field technician position in forest ecology - Yale/Ohio State

Hello, A summer volunteer position is available to work on a project on forest regeneration dynamics in southwestern Pennsylvania. We have a large plot network that is being used to assess the impacts of white-tailed deer, soil resource gradients, and understory light on the distribution and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

Hi Dr. Voltolini, In an undergraduate evolution course at UNC Chapel Hill I have used the EvoBeaker simulation labs by SimuText ( http://simbio.com/products-college/EvoBeaker). I recommend checking them out! olivia karas 2015-05-03 21:07 GMT-04:00 VOLTOLINI jcvol...@uol.com.br: Dear friends,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras

Hi Jacob, If you normally use a Garmin GPS, you can geotag your photos using the Garmin Basecamp program. Just make sure your camera and GPS unit are set to the same date/ timezone/ time, and enable the tracking function on your GPS. Check out the instructions on this page:

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting--Mitigation

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras

Hello Jacob, On the flip side to having the most expensive/best camera, you can always use your phone. There are lots of apps out there that allow you to take GPS tracks/way points/even photos and create maps via google earth or other GPS programs. And most of them are free. One of my favorites

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

Dear Dr. Voltilini: Two excellent sources listed in the link below are: Perkins, A. E. H. 2014. *The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution*. Second Edition by Carl Zimmer. Study Guide. Roberts and Company Publishers. Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. 290 pp. This excellent book is loaded

[ECOLOG-L] student competition: human rights and science

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras

We have used quite a variety of GPS equipped cameras for the last 5 years and the results have been quite mixed. Most of the cameras have been point and shoot Nikons (P6000, P510, P520, AW100, etc.) and two Panasonics. Also tried Nikon's GPS1 plug-in GPS on a DSLR and the relatively new D5300

[ECOLOG-L] Minnesota RFP

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

I also use the SimBio labs. Their EcoBeaker and EvoBeaker simulation labs are very well written and I think very much worth the student's time and effort. Liane * Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Saint Xavier University Department of Biological

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

PNAS has some nice resources: http://teachingresources.pnas.org/core_concepts There was an exercise that I used for foundational concepts of evolution and phylogenetic relationships that I really liked but don't see listed any more (it was using conserved DNA sequences to develop hypotheses on

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras

Jacob, Yes with the cameras I have used, you can view the lat/long when you preview the photo - as long as you are showing all the photo information. And 2nd, I don't think you have the option to convert between formats. Peter -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America:

[ECOLOG-L] Rate Your Mentor: Exciting new web site. http://rateyourmentor.com/

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[ECOLOG-L] DVD: Glacial Balance - adaptation to climate change and study of hydrologic cycle in the Andes

As the school year is nearing its end, I want to let you know about sliding scale pricing for academic purchases of my film Glacial Balance (available at glacialbalance.com). Academic purchases come with a license for classroom study, inclusion in the school library, and an unlimited number of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

Hi, The University of Colorado at Boulder has a wonderful site with simulations for multiple science fields. They are at different levels, from school to university, but that is explained for each simulation. You can also download accompanying activity handouts for most of them, or upload your

[ECOLOG-L] Habitat Mapping / Modeling Assistance for Conservation Areas

Hello all, I am creating a Habitat Conservation Plan for a tribe in Southern California and am seeking some habitat data anyone might have so we can best place our conservation lands. Does anyone have habitat modeling / data / mapping info in Southern California (we are in San Diego along the

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Teacher-Scholar Fellow in Biology at The College of New Jersey

Teacher-Scholar Fellow in Biology at The College of New Jersey The Biology Department at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites outstanding applications for a non-tenure track Teacher-Scholar Fellow at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, to begin August 2015. The position is intended

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR PAPERS - TRIES Water Policy Conference

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[ECOLOG-L] Graduate assistantship in plant physiological ecology

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[ECOLOG-L] Research training opportunity for recent Master's graduate

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[ECOLOG-L] MS student position in floodplain ecology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

We are seeking a motivated graduate student to carry out the ecological component of an interdisciplinary project on reconnecting floodplains and restoring green space as a management strategy to minimize flood risk and increase resilience in the context of climate and landscape change. The

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

I just remembered: HHMI has some good teaching stuff also * Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Saint Xavier University Department of Biological Sciences 3700 West 103rd Street Chicago, IL 60655 Ph:773-298-3514 Fax: 773-298-3536 coch...@sxu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] USEPA Postdoc Postion - Systems Modeling of Coastal Watershed Estuarine Ecosystems

EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Post-doctoral Research Program is seeking applicants to conduct research to develop transferable systems models for Pacific northwest coastal areas to link changes in land use and climate (particularly temperature and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras

Thank you all for the helpful replies. This gives me a lot to work with. It seems that acquiring GPS coordinates should not be that difficult to obtain on site, but we would prefer the accuracy to be 20m from were the picture was taken. Even course geo-references would be valuable as well. I

[ECOLOG-L] Marine Mammal Research Internship

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[ECOLOG-L] LSU Keys update

Howdy All, Just wanted to inform everyone about a recent update to LSU Keys. We almost avoided mobilegeddon, as at least all the image keys will now work on a w-ifi refrigerator. All phones? Not so sure. Any feedback appreciated but do realize that the tap-targets are too small for the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Teaching Evolution using games and simulations

One that works well for younger children is Who wants to live a million years? http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/darwin-survive-game/ Don Dean projectamazonastree.org Join us in the Amazon in July 2015! http://ptonline.org/hol/amazon/ 2015-05-03 21:07 GMT-04:00 VOLTOLINI

[ECOLOG-L] USEPA Postdoc Postion - Linking Ecosystem Change to Water-based Illness in Coastal Communities

EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Post-doctoral Research Program is seeking applicants to conduct research to develop quantitative relationships that link changes in coastal ecosystems to rates of water-based illnesses in coastal communities. The