[ECOLOG-L] ECS is seeking a Research Associate to work in our Silver Spring, MD

Link to job posting: http://chk.tbe.taleo.net/chk01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp? org=ECS_FEDERALcws=1rid=1810 ECS is seeking a Research Associate to work in our Silver Spring, MD (zip code 20910) office. Job Description: ECS Federal, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to

[ECOLOG-L] Action Alert: House to Vote on COMPETES Reauthorization

This week, the House of Representatives will consider a bill that would cut funding for research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy Office of Science. The *America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015* would cut funding for biological and environmental research at

[ECOLOG-L] British Ecological Society Symposium The Ecology and Evolution of Emerging Plant Pests and Pathogens

Dear all, BES Symposium: The Ecology and Evolution of Emerging Plant Pests and Pathogens: Challenges to Global Food Security and Ecosystem Reliance Date: 13 - 14 July 2015 Location: Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK Registration is open:

[ECOLOG-L] Homing distances - looking for a recent, say 2014-2015 review emphasizing insects

Homing distances - looking for a recent, say 2014-2015 review emphasizing insects Hello: I am trying to help someone on the subject of homing distances for insects. I am searching on Google Scholar for a recent review, say 2014-2015, and, thus far, I am not finding one, although there are many

Re: [ECOLOG-L] pronunciation of a Latin genus name

I have to agree with Chris on this one. A Latin professor for whom I have a great deal of respect, pointed out that at the height of the empire Roman empire, the Latin language was spread across multiple continents and cultures. That type of geographic dispersion leads to variation in how even

[ECOLOG-L] Ecological Society of America: Survey on the frontiers and challenges in environmental research, management and policy

The Centennial of the Ecological Society of America is a time to reflect upon ecology’s successes and shortcomings, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. ESA’s Science Committee has developed three parallel surveys- one for researchers, one for environmental managers, and

[ECOLOG-L] Article on melting glaciers + water supply in the PNW

Dear fellow ECOLOG-ers, Thought you'd be interested to read the story of an earth scientist and post-doc from the University of British Columbia, Janice Brahney, who is racing to collect critical data on melting glaciers and water supply in the Columbia River Basin:

[ECOLOG-L] Registration now open! 3rd CUAHSI Conference on Hydroinformatics

Registration and Abstract Submission now open! 3rd CUAHSI Conference on Hydroinformatics Model and Data Interoperability: From Theory to Practice July 15-17, 2015 at the University of Alabama/National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, AL Significant advances have been

[ECOLOG-L] Help? extraction of microbial DNA from house dust

Hello! Our lab has started a new collaboration that requires me to extract DNA from dust that has been sieved and collected from household vacuum cleaners. I have been using the MoBio PowerSoil DNA Isolation kit for soil extractions with success and am hoping to use this kit for the dust

[ECOLOG-L] The Sagebrush Sea

Hello Ecologgers, We invite you to watch The Sagebrush Sea, a documentary produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which is scheduled to air on PBS Nature this Wednesday, May 20th. The documentary highlights one of the most undervalued ecosystems in North America, and showcases beautiful

[ECOLOG-L] news article on how Luxury journals are destroying science

Thought this might be of interest to some of you. It was published last year, but I had not seen it until today. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/09/how-journals-nature-science-cell-damage-science Thought for the day, despite Science and Nature both being several decades old

[ECOLOG-L] Veg/Habitat Assessment Field Technicians Wanted for the National Fish Wildlife Foundation (Reno, NV)

http://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/employment/research-associates-employment/7409-2/ Supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), The Great Basin Institute is recruiting 3 AmeriCorps members to serve as part of

[ECOLOG-L] Claim the Sky petition

Sharing... Some renowned scholars around the world started this petition and are asking for your support to claim the sky. Yes, you heard it right! /For decades, we've allowed free access to anyone who wants to dump carbon /(and pollution) /into the atmosphere. We need you to join us in

[ECOLOG-L] Summer bird census technicians at the HJ Andrews, Oregon

Summer Point Count Technicians at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon Field crew technician needed for a long-term forest bird monitoring study at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/) from June 1st, to July 31st). This study continues long-term

[ECOLOG-L] Love the Appalachian Trail? Consider tracking phenology on it!

Hello Ecologgers, I'd like to spread the word on a project tracking phenology along the Appalachian Trail called A.T. Seasons. *What is Phenology?* Phenology refers to key seasonal changes in plants and animals from year to year – such as flowering, emergence of insects and migration of birds –

[ECOLOG-L] Scholarships: 2015 - 2016 $4,000 MASNA Undergraduate and Graduate Student Scholarships.

The application for the 2015 - 2016 $4,000 MASNA Student Scholarships is now available. MASNA is a non-profit organization composed of marine aquarium societies and individual hobbyists from North America and abroad, totaling several thousand individuals. This year there are two scholarships

[ECOLOG-L] Three new positions at the Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center

Three new positions at the Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center http://www.bowdoin.edu/coastal-studies-center/ The Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center (CSC) is located on a 118-acre coastal site with 2.5 miles of shoreline on Orr's Island in Harpswell, Maine. Researcher access is