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Herbarium Manager Position at the University of Connecticut
The CONN Herbarium at the University of Connecticut is pleased to announce that we are now searching for a herbarium manager. This is a full time position requires curatorial experience and a detailed knowledge of modern herbarium practices including digital specimen data basing, a master's degree in botany or a related field, a working knowledge of the eastern North American flora, and a strong background in taxonomy and nomenclature. We appreciate your help in forwarding this email to anyone who might be interested in the position.
More details about the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UConn can be found at: http://eeb.uconn.edu/
And for details about the EEB Collections Facility go to http://biodiversity.uconn.edu/.
For questions about the position, please contact Cindi Jones (cynthia.s.jones@Uconn.edu).
May 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Photo courtesy of Cathy Bester
Bering Land Bridge and the MyCoPortal
Contributed by: Teresa Iturriaga, Rhianna Baldree, Alex Kuhn, Andrew Miller
Mycologists long to collect
areas remote to most men
where fungi today may thrive
keeping plants, trees, and cycles alive.
Bridges are to their liking
since one can go underneath
connecting with what lies beneath.
About fungi this is most striking.
Research Spotlight: May 2017
Using specimens to create a pollinator community assessment of restored tallgrass prairie
-- Contributed by Heather Cray, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo
Animal species need space – a place to forage, grow, and nest. This is especially true of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), whose caterpillars generally feed exclusively on one genus or species of host plant (think monarch butterflies and milkweed). For the 4,000 or so species of native bees in North America, required forage plants and nesting sites vary from common suburban offerings (e.g., patches of bare ground, maples, willows, clover), to specialized needs which are ecosystem-specific. Enter tallgrass prairie – a grassland ecosystem with high forb diversity that supports a dizzying array of invertebrate life. As our continent’s most endangered ecosystem, the 1-3% that remains is a mix of remnant and restored habitat, and restoration efforts-- both large and small, are ongoing. Read more here.
April 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
The Greater Bilby
Image courtesy of Bernard Dupont taken from David Fleay Wildlife Park
National Science Teachers Association Conference 2017
iDigBio staff members Bruce MacFadden, Libby Ellwood, and Molly Phillips attended the 2017 National Science Teachers Association National Meeting held on March 30-April 2 in the L.A. Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The conference was massive – attended by thousands of K-college science teachers from around the country and world.
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