[ECOLOG-L] Fall 2011 MS Opportunities in Grassland Ecology/Restoration Ecology

Subj: Fall 2011 MS Opportunities in Grassland Ecology/Restoration Ecology I am seeking highly-motivated students to join the Grassland ecology research group (at the MS level) at the University of North Dakota (UND) starting Fall 2011. Research in our laboratory focuses on investigating factors

[ECOLOG-L] MS or PhD position in ecology at Penn State

We are looking for a student interested in an MS or PhD program in forest ecology and carbon cycling. The student would be responsible for measuring forest carbon pools and fluxes within the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory watershed (http://www.czo.psu.edu/). Their research w

[ECOLOG-L] Books on radio telemetry

Hello,   Can anyone recommend a good book on using radio telemetry to track animal movements.  I am especially interested in explainations of field techiques and detailed information on different analytical tools used for estimating home range size or area of  habitat use.    thanks,   Karen

[ECOLOG-L] Paid Undergraduate Research at the University of California

Paid summer research experience for undergraduates at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Seeking undergraduate student to assist with a research project studying disease-related declines of the mountain yellow-legged frog of the Sierra Nevada, CA. The undergraduate will gain hands-on ex

[ECOLOG-L] JOB:Project/Policy Analyst at UC Berkeley

Project/Policy Analyst 2 - Center for Forestry and Center for Fire Research and Outreach #12142 Brief Position Statement We are currently seeking a project/policy analyst to support the College of Natural Resources’ Center for Forestry and Center for Fire Research and Outreach. These Centers fu

[ECOLOG-L] Full-time, 3.5-year technician position in plant ecology

A full-time technician position is available immediately in the Department of Plant Biology at North Carolina State University to participate in a study of fire impacts in longleaf pine savannas and adjacent wetlands. Duties will be varied and will include monitoring of plant population dynamics,

[ECOLOG-L] Model organisms for classroom demography/population biology: Compendium of responses

To the List: As always, many thanks for your ideas and suggestions. This list is a great resource for our community. I know that there is an abundance of ideas out there for this type of endeavor, i.e. for population biology in the college classroom, however I believe that real experience is ve

Re: [ECOLOG-L] where do edible plants retain lead and other contaminants?

Wayne, Your comment on mineral uptake by the mustard family reminded me (correctly, I hope) that the the cruciferae are one family that does not use mycorrhizae to mediate mineral uptake. Maybe the mycorrhizal associations account for some of the variability in heavy-metal uptake in oth

[ECOLOG-L] Senior Software Engineer/Architect Position Available at CUAHSI

Senior Software Engineer/Architect The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) seeks a senior software engineer/architect to lead the development of data services for the academic water science research community. The Senior Software Engineer/Archite

[ECOLOG-L] Source Habitat Quality and Metapopulation Dynamics Symposium

Call for abstracts! Source Habitat Quality and Metapopulation Dynamics in Marine Ecosystems Symposium at the CERF 2011 meeting in Daytona Beach, FL. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Population connectivity is gaining importance as a vital component in maintaining stocks and wild populations in the face of a

[ECOLOG-L] Snowy Plover Intern- Needed ASAP

VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANT INTERN- Coastal Bird Conservation/CONSERVIAN is seeking one research assistant intern for a Master's Study project conducted in collaboration with SUNY-ESF to monitor the impacts of human-caused disturbance on breeding Snowy Plovers in the eastern Gulf. Study area wi

[ECOLOG-L] Field Research Position in Panama

This is an update to a previous posting on March 25, 2011. Project Description: Tropical forest ecosystems have been found to be undergoing widespread changes. Of particular concern is the increasing dominance of lianas (woody climbing vines). I am investigating whether increasing CO2 is a vi

[ECOLOG-L] Field Technician position: Longleaf pine restoration

Position Opening: Field Technician position: Longleaf pine restoration The Savannah River Site, South Carolina We seek to fill a field technician position for a large- scale experiment on the restoration of longleaf pine plant communities in the Southeastern United States. Primary job duties wil

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: BWCA Forest Ecology Field Tech

Ph.D. Student seeks research technician for the summer 2011 field season (tentatively 6/4/11 to 8/20/11, start and end dates flexible) to assist with forest ecology research projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) of northern Minnesota. The BWCAW has recently experienced a se