Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants

Neottia nidus-avis is a non-photosythethic orchid that lives in symbiosis with a mycorrhizal fungus. You can find it on the Appennines in central italy Best Isabella http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neottia_nidus-avis - Original Message From: malcolm McCallum

[ECOLOG-L] Gloger's rule

Dear all, looking at various definitions of Gloger’s rule, I’ve noticed that heat and humidity are always cited. However, despite my limited German skills, it seems that in the chapter concerning colour’s changes from his 1833 book « Das Abaendern der Vögel durch Einfluss des Klima’s » (pp.

[ECOLOG-L] Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest

Biological research takes diverse forms--from field research to computer modeling to lab work. Help the public and policymakers to better understand the breadth of biology by entering the Faces of Biology Photo Contest. The contest is sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?

McNeely, I am wondering if you would like to elaborate on and support your statement below? My understanding is that biomass harvesting is an extremely broad and developing area, potentially including corn, corn stover, miscanthus, switchgrass, energycane, woody plants, agave, algae, and

[ECOLOG-L] Summary: weird plants

Hi everyone, Thank you so much to the 50+ people who responded to me on- and off-list. We've got a great list of ~100 plants now. As the students begin to work on the project we might make a proper webpage (or integrate with Encyclopedia of Life) with links and images for further teaching.

[ECOLOG-L] mark-recapture questions

Hello, I am in search of a mark-recapture expert! My grad student and I are trying to self-teach ourselves mark- recapture analyses in both MARK and R. There is very good documentation out there for both platforms, but we are stuck. Unfortunately, explaining our problem in an email is a

[ECOLOG-L] Spad meter

Hello, I am looking for a spad meter to measure chlorophyll content for a small undergraduate project. Please let me know if you have a used one for sale at a reasonable price (and by this I mean cheap) or one not being used that a poor, small college might be able to borrow. Thanks,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?

Wayne-   Some variety of switchgrass, for example, is native to much of the lower 48 states. Some huge fraction of land (maybe 90%) enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program utilizes switchgrass (or some other grass with similar characteristics) to control erosion, improve water quality,

[ECOLOG-L] Marine Biology Question

Hello All, I am currently searching for available Marine Biology/ Marine Conservation positions in Southeast and Northeast Massachussetts as well as Rhode Island but am unsure where to start. Any suggestions? Also, I am hoping to go back to school to obtain my PHD in Marine Conservation. Any

Re: [ECOLOG-L] mark-recapture questions

Have you tried emailing the Program MARK list yet? http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/~gwhite/mark/listserv.htm If you don't get a response from ecolog, somebody on there might be able to help you. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Elsbeth McPhee mcph...@uwosh.edu wrote: Hello, I am in search

[ECOLOG-L] Searching for PhD in Marine Ecotoxicology

I am interested in finding a PhD Graduate Research Assistantship involving research in marine ecotoxicology. I have experience working in marine research, GIS, and R coding through my educational studies and my research interests are on the impacts that toxins (both natural and anthropogenic)

[ECOLOG-L] Job announcement

Program Coordinator The University of Texas Marine Science Institute and the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve are seeking applications for a Coastal Training Program Coordinator. This position will be responsible for development of workshops to train coastal

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology

Zewei, By open peer review, are you referring to peer-reviewed journals with open access publishing (as others have provided examples) or ones that make their peer review process open (like Biology Directhttp://www.biology-direct.com/info/about/, Nature MSB http://www.nature.com/msb/, or

[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist

The USDA Forest Service Sierra Cascade Province, comprised of the Modoc, Lassen, and Plumas National Forests in northeastern California, is currently advertising a one-year detail position for a GS-11 Associate Ecologist ($57,408.00 - $74,628.00 per year). This position is a temporary

[ECOLOG-L] how many ecologists

Insightful listserve, I will once again be introducing my ecology class to Ecology on Tuesday. I was thinking it would be nice to throw out how many people in the USA (because that is where I live) are ecologists. Does anyone know how many ecologists there are in the USA? Is there any data on

Re: [ECOLOG-L] how many ecologists

Well, I guess it is obvious that the number of ecologists will depend on the definition of ecologist. So, are you referring to persons who research ecology, persons who research ecology plus persons involved in application, other persons ?? Are wildlife

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology

Ecolog: Pretty steep fees. Journals can't exist without some form of financing, but the net effect of fees is to discourage publication by those whose institutions are on limited budgets or those who would have to pay out of their own pocket--except for those who are rather wealthy or

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?

McNeely and Ecolog: Somebody's got to stop this insanity! It has become just one more way to produce That Giant Sucking Sound that bleeds the masses dry, but degrades and destroys ecosystems in the process. Since the propaganda on the side of the biofools is so well-funded (with tax dollars)

[ECOLOG-L] Field assistants wanted - Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile

I am looking for field assistants from October 20th – December 16th, 2011 to help with a research project on the interaction of invasive species. The research takes place on Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. Our main task is identifying plants inside and outside of

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc announcement Environmental Modeling/GIS/Bioenergy

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS Post Doctoral Fellow (100%) Environmental Resources and Policy/Agribusiness Economics Southern Illinois University Carbondale Environmental Modeling/GIS/Bioenergy Duties and responsibilities: The post-doctoral will work within an interdisciplinary project on the provision

Re: [ECOLOG-L] dam Texas

Since I requested info on the listserv about dams nationwide for an article I was writing (and got a lot of response) I thought I'd pass along the link to my article in Miller-McCune magazine Texas' Thirst for Dams Bucks National Trend (esp since part of it relates to potential pres nominee and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: US Forest Service Ecologist

H--I'd be willing to bet there's a fair-haired boy or girl waiting in the wings and that it would be a waste of time to apply. I hope I'm wrong, but really, TEN days? Read the advertisement carefully. It will be interesting to see who is hired . . . WT - Original Message -