[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc and PhD top-up Scholarship - Ecosystem Services / Biodivesity Relationships - University of Queensland

We are currently advertising a 2 year postdoc position and a PhD top-up scholarship to work on modelling ecosystem services / biodiversity relationships at the University of Queensland. Details can be found at:

[ECOLOG-L] Walnut biometry assistantship available at Purdue University

Contact: Drs. Mike R. Saunders, Douglass F. Jacobs and Charles H. Michler, Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Email:

[ECOLOG-L] 2nd call for abstracts FLEPPC/SE-EPPC Joint Annual Conference

The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council / Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Joint Annual Conference registration is now open! Please visit the symposium website to learn more about this exciting event: PLANT WARS – The EPPCs Strike Back! Deadlines are approaching! Register before April 30th to

[ECOLOG-L] TNC Position: Freshwater Conservation Mgr. (Iowa)

The Iowa Chapter of the Nature Conservancy is hiring a Freshwater Conservation Manager. The application deadline is March 8, anticipated start in April 2013. The Freshwater Conservation Manager has lead responsibility for implementing an integrated freshwater program in Iowa, with emphasis on

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Positions in Evolutionary Ecology

The terHorst Lab is recruiting 1-2 students to the Master’s program at California State University, Northridge for Fall 2013. Research in my lab generally focuses on community ecology and the factors that allow species to coexist. In particular, I am interested in how rapid evolution on

[ECOLOG-L] International Symposium on Global Change Research 2013 (Nanjing, China, June 18-20, 2013)

An International Symposium on Global Change Research 2013: Coupled Natural Human Systems June 18-20, 2013 Nanjing, China The Earth is entering into a new era of Anthropocene, which faces climate change, ecosystem degradation, loss of biodiversity, and many other environmental issues. To confront

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for Collaborators for Science Ed Research

Good Morning All, I am currently in the process of preparing an NSF-TUES grant proposal to conduct research on the use of primary literature in introductory level (freshman/sophomore) biology courses. The goal of the overall project is to evaluate the use of literature and to track students

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Climate and Bird Migrations in Gulf of Maine

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Climate and Bird Migrations in the Gulf of Maine The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) seeks a postdoctoral fellow to analyze relationships among weather conditions and migratory bird abundance, distribution, phenology, and/or routes of movement, and use the

[ECOLOG-L] Job Outreach: Biological Science Technician

The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) is planning to hire 11 field crew Biological Science Technicians through Open Continuous Recruitment (OCR) for work on research projects in northeast California during the summer of 2013. Positions will be full time beginning in

[ECOLOG-L] Statistical Question on Temperature Profiles

Ecologgers, I have a master's student who is examining thermal preferences of two species of scorpions in the Sky Islands of southeastern Arizona. She has gathered some field temperature data as part of her thesis, but we are unsure how best to analyze the data (or perhaps more specifically,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Statistical Question on Temperature Profiles

I should know more, but my experience is limited and old. As part of a field methods course including counting soil insects, we collected raw numbers in a whole lot of categories, then input them into a multivariate analysis program (SAS, at the time). We came up with a few interesting

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Statistical Question on Temperature Profiles

A generalized approach taking the whole temperature profile into account is to use a sinusoidal regression describing the reference condition to predict the temperature of the treatment condition, also described by a sinusoidal regression, then analyze differences between the regressions using

[ECOLOG-L] GIS and Data Support Analyst Position with WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

I just wanted to pass along this opportunity in the Wildlife Science Division of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Thanks Andy Andrew Duff, M.S., Certified Wildlife Biologist Wildlife Data Systems Manager Biological Data Systems, Wildlife Science Division Washington Dept. of Fish and

[ECOLOG-L] Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society Meeting Announcement

*Call for Contributed Talk and Poster Abstracts* * * 2013 Annual Meeting Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America Dover Sheraton Hotel, Dover, DE April 13th (presentations) 14th (field trip) *Deadline for submission: 5 pm on Friday March 1st* * * *Questions? Contact

[ECOLOG-L] Study Abroad Opportunity on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Do you have students interested in biodiversity, conservation or environmental science who are interested in a study abroad experience that has a strong research component? The Drexel University Bioko Island Biodiversity Program would be a great option for them. Deadline for Fall 2013

[ECOLOG-L] Summer 2013 NSF-Funded Research Opportunities for Your Undergraduates: Application Deadline February 22, 2013

Summer 2013 NSF-Funded Research Opportunities for Your Undergraduates: Application Deadline February 22, 2013 The Department of Entomology at Texas AM University would like to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 cohort for the NSF-funded REU-EXCITE (EXpanding