[ECOLOG-L] Question about Long-Term Conservation

2011-01-21 Thread Rob Dietz
Tim Murray has written an essay that questions the tactics of environmentalists for achieving long-term conservation. You can find it here: http://steadystate.org/what-if-we-stopped-fighting-for-preservation-and-fought-economic-growth-instead/ Thanks, Rob Dietz steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistants Needed for Amphibian Project in Thailand

2011-01-21 Thread Nancy E. Karraker
Please reply to Sheila (Sinlan Poo), National University of Singapore sheila...@gmail.com ___ Position: Full time, temporary field assistants Duration: July 1st to October 31st, 2011 Location: Sakaerat Environmental Research

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Postdoc opportunity in ectomycorrhizal ecology

2011-01-21 Thread Joel Abraham
Begin forwarded message: Postdoctoral position – Department of Biology, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, USA (under the supervision of Peter Kennedy) Duration: 2-year Starting date: September 2011 Project description: I am seeking an experienced microbial ecologist to investigate

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Conservation or just gardening?

2011-01-21 Thread Warren W. Aney
Wayne (and others):adaptive management is a strategic process that involves planning, action, monitoring and feedback. Some just call it learning by doing, but it can and should be more sophisticated and deliberate, perhaps something along the line of what I posted to this list in October: Step

[ECOLOG-L] On-Line Lecture this Thursday: New Findings on the Effects of Noise on the Behavior of Whales and Dolphins

2011-01-21 Thread J. Michael Nolan
Thought some may be interested. Am assuming it is next Thursday? Mike Nolan In consultation with colleagues involved in the SOCAL Behavioral Response Study (BRS), I would like to comment on Renee Owens recent MARMAM post. Constructive dialog on this issue is welcome and I appreciate her

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. OPPORTUNITY IN WATERSHED SCIENCE-EFFECTS OF RESTORATION ON STREAM AND RIPARIAN BIODIVERSITY IN COLORADO

2011-01-21 Thread Howard Whiteman
Graduate Research Assistant, Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University. One full-time position to begin May 2011. Qualifications: B.S. in biology, ecology, or related discipline. Previous experience with field experiments and stream/riparian ecosystems highly desirable.

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Soil Institute at Colorado State University: Applications now open

2011-01-21 Thread Matthew Wallenstein
The Summer Soil Institute http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu Addressing Environmental Challenges with Current and Emerging Techniques What: A summer course for graduate students, professionals, faculty, and K-12 teachers. When: June 12-25, 2011 Where: Colorado State University, Fort

[ECOLOG-L] DEADLINE EXTENDED Abstracts, Early Registrations due Jan 28; Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium, Feb 12

2011-01-21 Thread Katie Fiorella
It's not too late -- join participants from over 20 Bay Area organizations and Universities! Abstracts and early registrations are still being accepted! Abstract and early registration deadline EXTENDED TO JAN 28. Please see www.bacbs2011.org. February 12, 2011 13th Annual Bay Area

[ECOLOG-L] HBS Summer 2011 Courses

2011-01-21 Thread David White
Hancock Biological Station on Kentucky Lake announces its field station course schedule for Summer 2011. The following courses will be offered in a 5-week session beginning June 1st, 2011. Students may take 2 courses within the session. Except for Ecology, classes are limited to 10 students.

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs: USGS bioscience technicians (botany/crew leader) Great Basin

2011-01-21 Thread Kevin Knutson
The USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center is currently recruiting biological science technicians (botany/crew leader) for a large- scale fire rehabilitation research study in the northern Great Basin. The crew leaders will be stationed in either Corvallis, Oregon and/or Boise,

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs: USGS bioscience technicians (botany) Great Basin

2011-01-21 Thread Kevin Knutson
The USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center is currently recruiting biological science technicians (botany) for a large-scale fire rehabilitation research study in the northern Great Basin. The technicians will be stationed in either Corvallis, Oregon and/or Boise, Idaho (dependent

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting faculty position - human dimensions of natural resources

2011-01-21 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is seeking applicants for a visiting assistant professor in human dimensions of natural resources for 1 year, with the possibility of extension for a 2nd year. This is an academic year,

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in community ecology at Stanford University

2011-01-21 Thread Tadashi Fukami
A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Fukami Lab at Stanford University (www.stanford.edu/~fukamit/). The successful candidate will conduct laboratory and field research on the community assembly of nectar-living yeasts. There will be opportunities to develop independent and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Conservation or just gardening?

2011-01-21 Thread Wayne Tyson
Warren and Ecolog: You are right about the need for more sophistication and deliberate action and thought. I'll try to build on your steps a bit by inserting a few thoughts [[thus WT]]. I hope others will do the same, and correct any errors as we go along. By applying adaptive management to

[ECOLOG-L] Field assistant for Columbian ground squirrel study

2011-01-21 Thread Amy Skibiel
Location: Sheep River Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada Job Description:Columbian ground squirrels are alpine-dwelling rodents that are important to the ecology of the Rocky Mountains. I am looking for a motivated field assistant to help with my PhD study on maternal investment in reproduction