[ECOLOG-L] postdoctoral research opportunity in feral wild boar ecology

I am currently seeking a postdoc for my lab: A post-doctoral position is available in the Wildlife Ecology and Community Engagement Lab of Dr. Ryan Brook at the University of Saskatchewan. Our research group is part of larger North American collaborative effort to better understand and manage

[ECOLOG-L] PhD positions available

We have two major projects starting at the University of Nevada, Reno with 3 Ph.D. positions available. Please pass this announcement on to potential candidates. Thank you! PhD Graduate Research Assistantship in Neotoma evolutionary genetics and ecological adaptation. A Ph.D. Graduate

[ECOLOG-L] The Anthropocene: A Critical Exploration

Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Environment and Society - Advances in Research has recently been published by Berghahn Journals. This special issue is titled The Anthropocene: A Critical Exploration, and the articles in this issue celebrate the Anthropocene as

[ECOLOG-L] Native habitat and ecology of Persicaria perfoliata

Does anyone have a good understanding or can you point me toward some resources on the ecology of Persicaria perfoliata in it's native range? It is an invasive weed in eastern North America and person observations suggest that it is adept at being dispersed along floodplains by flood flows. Does

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Cape May Bird Observatory Program Director

Position Title: Program Director Department: Education Location: Northwood Center, Cape May Point, NJ Reports To: Director of NJ Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory Classification: Full Time JOB DESCRIPTION: The Program Director has duties primarily in the education branch of NJ

[ECOLOG-L] PhD assistantship available in Human Dimensions of Dams

Ph.D. Research Assistantship in Human Dimensions of Dams at the University of Rhode Island Ph.D. research assistantship available in Human Dimensions of Dams with the Society, Ecology & Communication Lab at the University of Rhode Island ( http://seacomm.weebly.com). The student will work on a

[ECOLOG-L] Session on climate change at the 7th World Fisheries Congress

Dear Colleagues, We are writing to encourage you to consider submitting an abstract to a session that we are co-convening at the 7^th World Fisheries Congress in Busan, Korea.The session that we are co-convening is entitled “Future of Marine Fisheries under Climate Change: Exploring

[ECOLOG-L] Reminder: Small Grants for North American Turtles. Applications due October 31

Reminder: Small Grants for North American Turtles. Applications due October 31 American Turtle Observatory (http://americanturtles.org), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt research and conservation organization, is excited to announce a small grants program (to $1000) to support landscape conservation and

[ECOLOG-L] van Eck Fellowship in Fire Ecology of Oak Systems

Contact: Dr. Mike R. Saunders, Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), Purdue University Email: msaun...@purdue.edu I am seeking high-caliper M.S. and/or Ph.D. students for the prestigious Fred M. van

[ECOLOG-L] URL for info on Alison Haskell Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation!

URL for Allison Haskel Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation! http://parcplace.org/parcplace/news-a-events/haskell-award.html Previous link didn't work, insert in browser.

[ECOLOG-L] Learn. Collaborate. Re-energize.

It's Not Too Late! Please Join Us For Natural Areas Conference 2015 Conservation Through Collaboration November 3-5, Little Rock, Arkansas Come to

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doc - Disease Ecology/Epidemiology

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Associate Job ID: 305416 Location: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Deadline: Until filled Requirements: Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. degree by start date and should be able to demonstrate experience in network analysis and stochastic models of

[ECOLOG-L] Survey, public perception of forest management on the National Forest System

Along with approximately 35 other academicians at five different universities in Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, I conduct policy research affiliated with the Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR), a multidisciplinary research consortium in the northern Rocky Mountain Region

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions Available in Forest Biogeochemistry

Graduate student positions are available in the lab of Dr. Edward Brzostek (http://biology.wvu.edu/faculty/faculty-pages/edward-brzostek) in the Department of Biology at West Virginia University starting in the fall of 2016. Broadly, our lab studies how interactions between plants and soil

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantships in Biogeochemistry- Univ. Central Florida

Graduate Assistantships in Biogeochemistry - Univ. Central Florida Two funded assistantships (at the RA or TA level) are anticipated for Fall 2016 to support students interested in pursuing a masters or doctoral degree in Biology, with a research focus in biogeochemistry. The Aquatic

[ECOLOG-L] Reminder -Organization for Tropical Studies- Call for Research Mentors- REU program at La Selva Biological Station - Costa Rica

Hi all, As a reminder, October 31st is the application deadline for Research Mentors: Organization for Tropical Studies Call for Research Mentors: 2016 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program at La Selva Biological Station The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is looking for

[ECOLOG-L] Second Posting - Two PhD Opportunities in (1) Arctic Plant Physiology and (2) Remote Sensing of Plant Traits

Seeking Ph.D. Students Interested in Arctic Plant Physiology The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Technology (TEST) group at Brookhaven National Laboratory / Stony Brook University is currently recruiting Ph.D. students with one or more of the following skill sets: Experience with portable

[ECOLOG-L] Optimal foraging in diving blue whales - new manuscript

I just wanted to pass along a recent manuscript on optimal foraging in blue whales as a function of oxygen use and prey density. The abstract is below and the full text is open access and available at the following link: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/9/e1500469 Terrestrial

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Position in Nevada Mountain Ecohydrology Lab

The Nevada Mountain Ecohydrology Lab in the Natural Resources and Environmental Science Department at the University of Nevada, Reno is expecting to hire a qualified Ph.D. student to start in Fall of 2016. Research in the lab group focuses on improving process-based understanding of snow-

[ECOLOG-L] Fungi field methods?

Dear friends, Some of my undergraduate Biology students are interested in fungi and I am organizing a field course in a rainforest site with several Basidiomycetes species. I am planning a field activity including sampling and diversity comparison among different microhabitats but... I