[ECOLOG-L] April 2 Abstract Deadline for SCCS-NY Conservation Conference at AMNH

Please share with your students and colleagues! Many thanks! STUDENT CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE-NEW YORK (SCCS-NY) American Museum of Natural History New York City October 10-12, 2012 $100 USD cbc.amnh.org The conference is designed for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and earl

[ECOLOG-L] Hilton Pond 03/10/12 (Hummingbirds In Belize)

As noted previously, it takes a long time to put together each photo essay that summarizes an Operation RubyThroat hummingbird expedition to the Neotropics. Nonetheless, I've just completed the on-line write-up about our third trip to Crooked Tree in Belize and have posted it as our "This Week a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Image analysis/sorting packages?

Ah but you also need a validation method for assessing how well the citizens do! But I do like the idea of a 'Mechanical Turk' style of data crunching, https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome. Thomas, I took a course in Computational Photography and what you are asking about is a very common task fo

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Biotech Position

Ecolog rejected my earlier posting for an attachment regarding how to apply for Umpqua NF jobs in AVUE, our job application engine. If needed, interested applicants can get those instructions by contacting me. David C. Baker Botanist, Tiller Ranger District 541-825-3149 Phone 541-825-3110 Fax F

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity - Assistant Director for Scientific Research Collections and Analyses - Boulder, CO

Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc. (NEON™) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity - Assistant Director for Terrestrial Ecology - Boulder, CO

Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc. (NEON™) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship, Landscape Ecology of Pollinator Conservation and Services by Native Bees

This is a re-posting of a previously posted announcement: A PhD assistantship ($25K stipend plus tuition and contribution to health insurance costs) is available at the University of Maine beginning September 2012 to study native bee conservation from a landscape ecology perspective. The grant supp

[ECOLOG-L] Where to buy Bait Lamina test sticks

HI all Ecologers, I was wonder if there is anyone who has any information about where to buy already prepared with bait material Bait Lamina test sticks? Pretty much anywhere with preference on US. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Artur

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate position in tropical forest carbon cycling at Florida International University

Florida International University, Miami, Florida We have a fully-funded research assistant position available for a graduate student to pursue a PhD in tropical forest carbon cycling in the Ecophysiology and Global Change Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International Univ

[ECOLOG-L] MS or PhD Assistantship: Zoonotic disease ecology at Texas A&M University

A MS or PhD graduate student assistantship is available in fall 2012 in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences at Texas A&M University, with options for beginning research in summer 2012. The Hamer Laboratory studies disease emergence at the interface of human, domestic animal, and w

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Research Internship

Position description: Intern will work as part of a research team investigating how animal biodiversity is responding to large-scale restoration efforts in the Chihuahuan Desert aimed at restoring grassland habitat for wildlife (“Restore New Mexico” project). Intern will develop an independ

[ECOLOG-L] tissue grinders?

ecolog: We are looking into tissue grinders to homogenize a range of plant and animal tissues for nutrient & isotope analyses. We know of strong alternatives for single samples on the low cost end of the scale (below), but we are interested in units that can simultaneously process multiple sa

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Opportunity for Research on Missouri River Floodplain Forests

Note: This is a re-post of an earlier announcement Graduate Student Position on Effects of the 2011 Flood on Missouri River Floodplain Vegetation I'm looking for a graduate student (PhD or MS) for a 3-year project characterizing the effects of the 2011 flood on floodplain forest vegetation alo