quantifying gaps in survey data

2007-03-12 Thread Tony Dell
hi all, we have a set of data that describes community composition at a site from a series of surveys taken over many years. we are interested in looking at temporal patterns in community composition. the problem is that the intensity/effort/focus of each of the surveys varies. im guessing

Looking for Echinoderms

2007-03-12 Thread Emilie Egea
Dear Ecolog list members, I’m PhD student at the Oceanographic Centre of Marseille (France), at the diversity, evolution and functional marine ecology laboratory (DIMAR). My work deals with the irregular urchins and more particularly with the heart urchin /Echinocardium cordatum/ for which we

R: carbon sequestration?

2007-03-12 Thread Fabio Marzaioli
Dear list=20 I'd like to stress one important point on Carbon sequestration Earth, neglecting radiocarbon cosmogenic formation, can be considered a closed system for CThis means that Carbon in the earth is constant, = was formed during the nucleosynthesis and entered in the earth during

Post-doc position

2007-03-12 Thread Mor Salomon
Hello, I am a PhD student at the Desert Ecology Dept., Ben-Gurion University, Israel, under the supervision of Prof. Yael Lubin. I am looking for a post-doc position in Behavioral Ecology and Nutritional Ecology, starting October 2007. The topic of my dissertation is the indirect effect of

PhD position available

2007-03-12 Thread Langevelde, Frank van
PhD position (non-EU citizen / non-OECD citizen) At: The Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands The Resource Ecology Group performs research and education in community ecology of large herbivores, with emphasis on their interactions with the vegetation. We consider

Ecological restoration (continued) in ESA News and Views

2007-03-12 Thread Cliff Duke
This week in ESA News and Views, the ESA blog, Ed Barbier, University of Wyoming, extends our discussion of ecological restoration, asking To replant or not to replant http://www.esa.org/esablog/?p=3D28 natural barriers? Perhaps that is the wrong question http://www.esa.org/esablog/?p=3D28 =

M.S. Assistantship: Ecology of Bottomland Hardwood Forest

2007-03-12 Thread Joydeep Bhattacharjee
M.S. Assistantship: Ecology of Bottomland Hardwoods I am seeking an enthusiastic, motivated student to pursue a MS degree through the Department of Biology at The University of Louisiana, Monroe. The student will be housed at the Plant Ecology Laboratory. The student will have the opportunity

Research Experience for Undergraduates: Summer 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Chev Kellogg
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is funded by the National Science Foundation, and provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience conducting scientific research. The University of Oklahoma Civil Engineering and Environmental Science REU

H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest field crew positions

2007-03-12 Thread Kari O'Connell
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest: field crew positions (June 18 – September 14, 2007) are available to assist in studies of upland and riparian forests in the mountains of western Oregon and Washington. Duties include measuring tree growth and mortality on research sites that range from

20th Anniversary issue of wild steelhead newsletter - available

2007-03-12 Thread Leah Elwell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leah Elwell Phone: (406) 222-9369 ext. 102 Federation of Fly Fishers wild steelhead publication, The Osprey, celebrates 20 years! March 1, 2007 – Livingston, MT – The best resource for wild steelhead information is celebrating 20 years of steelhead conservation.

Immediate Opening for NEON Chief Scientist

2007-03-12 Thread David Kirschtel
From: NEON Project Office [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 12 March 2007 10:13:41 AM EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EC] Immediate Opening for NEON Chief Scientist NEON CHIEF SCIENTIST The National Ecological Observatory Network office (NEON: www.neoninc.org), managed by the nonprofit NEON

ESA Webcast Offers QA on the Educational and Scientific Uses of NEON

2007-03-12 Thread David Kirschtel
ESA Webcast Offers QA on the Educational and Scientific Uses of NEON The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will host a webcast on the educational and scientific uses of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) on March 21, 2007. ESA Executive Director Katherine McCarter and

Boreal Field Manager Needed

2007-03-12 Thread Dustin Bronson
A responsible field manager is needed from April 2007 through November 2007 to assist with site construction, collection of field data, data entry, laboratory work, and to manage field assistants. The research project is attempting to simulate regional climate warming by increasing both air

Re: Dealing with non-normal, ordinal data for 2-way ANOVA with interactions

2007-03-12 Thread Swalker
This is an interesting discussion. Why do we want to put a square peg into a round hole? So despite the fact that ANOVA is robust to all of these problems with normality and variance heterogeneity, why use it in this case? There are lots of techniques for modeling ordinal or categorical

Silviculture Forester

2007-03-12 Thread SEARLES, ROBERTA
For details on this and other ongoing recruitment activities please visit the Employment page on DNR's Internet site: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/jobs/=20 Silviculture Forester Recruitment #2007-02-6721 Olympic Region Closes: March 23 Roberta Searles=20 DNR Recruiter Human Resource Consultant

ESA Webcast Offers QA on the Educational and Scientific Uses of NEON

2007-03-12 Thread David Inouye
ESA Webcast Offers QA on the Educational and Scientific Uses of NEON The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will host a webcast on the educational and scientific uses of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) on March 21, 2007. ESA Executive Director Katherine McCarter and

Job: NEON Chief Scientist

2007-03-12 Thread David Inouye
NEON CHIEF SCIENTIST The National Ecological Observatory Network office (NEON: file://www.neoninc.orgwww.neoninc.org), managed by the nonprofit NEON Corporation (NEON Inc.), has an immediate opening for a full-time Chief Scientist to oversee the development of NEON's scientific capabilities.

Job Opportunity in Global Climate Change

2007-03-12 Thread Stan Smith
We are looking for a motivated individual to join the Nevada Desert Research Center and Dr. Stan Smith’s lab at UNLV. This research position will be involved in measuring aboveground productivity responses to elevated CO2 at the FACE (free-air CO2 enrichment) experiment in southern Nevada on

Full-time Field and Lab Research Technician at Notre Dame

2007-03-12 Thread Jennifer Belovsky
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369 A full-time research technician position starting as soon as May 1, 2007, to work with Dr. Gary E. Belovsky with ecological research both on campus and on the UNDERC property.

Re: Dealing with non-normal, ordinal data for 2-way ANOVA with interactions

2007-03-12 Thread John Gerlach
My short answer is that for controlled blocked factorial experiments where = interactions are important and where you have planned contrasts - since you= designed it you should know what the important questions are - I'm not awa= re of any tool except ANOVA that will suffice. You simply get much

Native Seed Collection for ex-situ Conservation

2007-03-12 Thread Emily Yates
Dear native plant enthusiast, We coordinate the Millennium Seed Bank Project, an international conservation project headed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/msbp/index.html) that aims to collect seeds from 10% of the world’s flora by 2010. By drying, sealing and

Summer Field Assistants Needed in NV

2007-03-12 Thread Robert B. Blair
DON'T REPLY TO ME! I'M SENDING THIS FOR A FRIEND. FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (4) needed for continuation of long-term studies of bird responses to fire and fuels management and riparian bird community dynamics in the mountains of central Nevada. Primary duties include daily