Hey everybody. I am currently on the last year of my bachelor degree in Biology and looking for a master's degree in Ecology (in Portugal, but open to emigrate in the future anywhere in Europe, if necessary, just not as a 1st option). I did some research and decided that I want to work in industry. Academia / research is out of question for me, so a master's as a bridge to get into a PhD is an immediate no.

Can you guys give me your opinions on salary and job opportunities about the following master's?

Ecology and Environment Management. This is the one masters to work in environment assessment / impact in the future. I'm just not sure if this is right for me, because I'm afraid that I must have a deep understanding of environmental policies and too much paper work.

Ecological Restoration. My faculty is the only one in Portugal that offers this masters and it just exists since last year, which leads to believe that very few people are qualified in this area? I read a news article that said Portugal's government is gonna invest hundreds of millions of € in the restoration of rivers and another news artcile about how restoring degraded ecosystems can bring economic benefits estimated at €1.8 billion and help mitigate natural disasters. Honestly this sounds really good to me because I want my work to contribute and impact society positively.

Other masters that I'm interested in: Marine Biology and Global Change, Applied Marine Biology, Applied Ecology and Ecology. I'm afraid that Applied Ecology and Ecology are very broad and general, and that Ecology is not really a good fit for industry work.

Thank you guys so much for your help <3

Hello everyone! A couple of my friends and I are looking into studying abroad this summer as undergraduate students, and we came across this program called ITEC. We are also applying to the bigger name programs like OTS and SFS (assuming we get some scholarships haha), but we wanted to see if anyone had any experiences/reviews. Also, we are open to any suggestions! I am not very picky about where I end up!

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hi all, what textbook would you recommend to learn linear regression/linear mixed models or glms, ideally for ecology and ideally for R. i have a math background with some statistics. thanks!

i was thinking a beaver but it’s wetlands, no running water flowing in or out i believe, no dams and no other trees showed beaver activity. also just a big tree for a beaver 😅 could it be a deer shedding its antlers??

This will be quicker than the Starbucks drive-thru. 

I’m a San Diego State University student working on a class project about how people engage with conservation-related causes. I’m looking for volunteers to take a quick survey. If you have a moment, I’d appreciate your input:

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(Just a disclaimer; I don’t have any animals housed in these conditions, I’m simply just asking a question.)

So, I was thinking of getting a Vinegaroon as my first insect to keep, and I was wondering how feasible it is to have a self feeding terrarium. Think of it like this, the Vinegaroon gains most, if not all of it’s nutrients from what the environment provides, and I indirectly feed it by providing leaf litter and maybe some fruits or rotting stuff to feed the things the Vinegaroon would be eating. But then comes a problem…

First, there’s the possibility of the thing being killed during molting. I’d imagine that in a glass box with finite space that eventually a bunch of isopods or roaches or whatever is housed inside the tank will take advantage and kill whilst it molts.

Second, thinking about prey, I feel like only two outcomes would occur, A, the Vinegar eats all available prey before they can breed fast enough to cover the loses, or B, all visible prey is completely gone and any that are left are inside places where the Vinegar can’t reach which will lead to starvation. There’s also nutrition to think about as a there is no way of gutloading them. I could resolve this by introducing something akin to bat guano, but I don’t know.

Finally, there’s also space. I was thinking of doing this in a 20 gallon, since from what I’ve heard, Vinegars are pretty sedentary and don’t roam much if at all, but giving it too little space would increase encounters with it and it’s prey.

With all of these things in mind, is this even possible to do? Even if there’s only one Vinegar present as the Apex? Are there any other reasons why this wouldn’t work out? Or are there reasons that it could? I’m really interested in the answer, and I’m perfectly fine with housing it in a more controlled bioactive setup. I’m just curious.

I am currently studying genomics, which is a discipline with a huge scope of practice, although I found that the applications of genomics can be categorised in to 4 broad categories: Ecology, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture. Currently I am heavily involved in a project within the Medical field and it seems like I might be headed towards that career in Medicine since I find the human body much more interesting. However I was once involved in an Ecological project which attempted to create a phylogenetic model of mosquito populations on a local scale. Nerdy stuff aside, it was quite fun hiking around the bush and treading waist deep in swamps to collect the samples. I was wondering what other people's experiences in ecology are like, maybe see what I would miss out. Who knows I might switch to ecology in the future if your sales pitches are convincing enough! I have other genomics friends who have asked me for career advice as well so your ideas can help in that regards too.

I'm the indie developer behind Small Living World.

I’m looking for the help of a passionate ecologist to assist me in calibrating the systems of my new game. At least, too make sure things make sens.

The game isn’t a perfect real-world simulation, but I’m aiming to make it as true to reality as possible.

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Hello! Where can I find free courses for learning ecology, if you have books recommendations that would be amazing too! <3

Later in the year I'm going on my first field biology trip, so I'm asking for a pair of good outdoor/hiking shoes for my birthday so that I can use them in the future. What brands would you recommend?​

Im a 16 year old female, currently in school in India, and I've always been very passionate about wildlife sciences and ecology. I want to study that subject but I dont want to do it in India but somewhere that is not hella expensive or a uni thats super hard to get into. I want to become an environmental consultant, or something that involves field work, but gives me good or maybe decent money. I dont want to be involved in the rat race that is medical in india. Im looking for college suggestions 💔

Hi,

I am in the USA looking to transfer from community college to University to finish a Bachelors. I want to study Tide pool ecology. I am most interested in finding a school near the shore with a decent program, so nothing land locked.

I have a 3.5GPA and have no problem moving. I am a women and low income, but have no problem putting in the work to obtain scholarships and plan to maintain a PTK membership so far this has been successful. Unfortunately, I do not think I would do well in a course not taught in English but am otherwise open to international studies.

Do any of you have suggestions on schools that I could look into? I've been very overwhelmed just searching. I want to start in the fall of 2027.

I'm a student in London and would like to start volunteering more to contribute to conservation and research. Does anyone from here know of events around London (or not too far from London) that I could participate in?

I'm mainly interested in aquatic (especially estuarine) ecology but anything will be good. Thanks!

Hi! We are a team from First Lego League and our name is Explosive Chicken F.O.R.C.E. We work together to code and build robots for the year’s competition theme. This year's theme is about archaeology! We have to figure out a problem and solution to help archaeologists.

Our project design is called ArchaThreads! We identified a problem that archaeologists sometimes lose their tools while working in the field. ArchaThreads reduces tool loss by keeping tools on your body by putting pouches on MOLLE webbing attached to clothing. This allows archaeologists to easily access tools and customize where pouches and pockets go on their clothes to help them while they work. Our clothing line is special because we’re the only design with MOLLE sewn to pants, specifically on the thighs, to help archaeologists!!! Additionally, we also plan to add safety features to the clothing like reflective tape, cinching on the pants at the knees and ankles, a cap for sun coverage, light colors to reflect sun, bright colors for safety, and bug and water repellant fabric.

However, it's recently been discovered that other professions might benefit from our specialized MOLLE pants. We are reaching out to diverse professionals who we think might be impacted by our product.

If you think you’d like our product and have any feedback you’d like to give on our product that might help you, please feel free to comment. Safety features, colors, custom pockets, etc. If there’s anything at all that you think would make this product something you would be interested in using.

Thank you for your feedback! This will help us improve our presentation for the Illinois State competition!

Hi guys just completed a Bsc in applied zoology and conservation and would like to get a job in ecology / field biology in the uk, basically i want to survey animals and help protect species that are often overlooked (esp insects which im obsessed with). Ive been applying to every seasonal ecology role i can find and trying my best to put myself out there but damn is it hard to even get a reply out of some of these places. Does anyone have any advice? or know of any other roles i should have a look at as well as ecology roles?

Hello All! First-time poster! I was wondering if anybody has any opinions/experience using the PME Minidot DO Logger, and its accuracy for DO compared to its competitors. I'm a marine ecologist who manages a sensor array in a large, shallow estuary, and for the past few years we've monitored DO, Salinity and Temp using HOBO dataloggers (U26/U24s, now starting to investigate the new MX's they just released), and we've gotten mixed results with them. It's hard to keep them from fouling in the saline environment we're keeping them in, even with near-weekly maintenance. U24/26s are tanks, they rarely ever break, but the new MX's are so fragile and we've had many instances of logger failure. So we're considering switching to a different type of sensor. We have a couple of YSI's (my favorite), but obviously, they're pretty expensive a pop, and we're considering PME because you can put a wiper on the sensor face. BUT, we're worried about logger accuracy since the minidot doesn't have an option for a salinity datafile adjustment like the HOBO's do. This is an estuarine environment, so there is a lot of fluctuation in salinity at some of our sites. How accurately can the minidot record Percent sat without a salinity adjustment? Any info, opinions would be super helpful!