Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 6 Feb 2001 to 7 Feb 2001
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There are 14 messages totalling 754 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. REU Program at U. Kansas
2. Help with statistical analysis of foliar injury due to ozone
3. field work suggestions
4. ECOLOG: Acid mine drainage and other acid drainage mechanisms of
biological and other environmental/geological "buffering" activity or l
ck
thereof
5. Biology position at Centre College
6. Summary of technician bias responses
7. light meter responses
8. looking for aquatic insect cultures
9. To draw down or not to draw down??
10. WATERSHED 2002 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
11. Job Opportunity at USGS - Readvertised
12. Marine Mammal Conference
13. reminder: 3S
14. Artificial media for Tent Caterpillars
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:27:34 -0800
From: Bryan Foster <bfoster@EAGLE.CC.UKANS.EDU>
Subject: REU Program at U. Kansas
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of
Kansas has just learned that their 3 year NSF Research Experiences for
Undergraduates program has been recommended for funding. This summer's
program will be from May 22-July 27 at the campus in Lawrence, Kansas.
Please see our website http://www.ukans.edu/~reu/ for details. Application
information is available at the website; review of applications will start
March 1 (we will accept applications through March 12). The ten student
participants will each be paired with a faculty mentor and complete their
own research project; additionally there will be many group activities such
as seminars, tours of research facilities, and a research symposium. A
stipend, travel and living expenses, and funds for attending a scientific
meeting will be paid for each participant. International research
experiences may be an option in some disciplines.
Contact person: Dr.
Helen Alexander, h-alexander@ukans.edu, 785-864-3221.
____________________________________________
Bryan L. Foster, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2106
Phone: 785-864-4361
bfoster@eagle.cc.ukans.edu
http://www.ukans.edu/~eeb/Main/foster.htm
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:16:09 -0500
From: Howard S Neufeld <neufeldhs@APPSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Help with statistical analysis of foliar injury due to ozone
Dear All -
I have an experimental design whose analysis I need help with. Let me
outline the situation briefly.
1. We are measuring foliar injury from ozone (using a rating scale, i.e.
1=no injury, 2=0 to 5%, 3=6-20%, etc.
Modified Horsfall-Barratt scale for those interested)
2. Our plants are tall milkweed, which has up to 14 pairs of oppositely
placed leaves (most commonly 7 in
the understory). We number leaves 1 for oldest to 14 for youngest.
3. We measure every leaf on up to 100 plants. We do this about every tw
weeks, but for now I'm
only interested in the last assessment of the year. I know about
repeated measures analyses
if we want to look at earlier assessments.
My questions are:
1. How do we assess total plant injury status? Sum the injury ratings f
r
each leaf and then divide by
number of leaves (average rating/leaf)? Any restrictions on analyzi
g
rating scale data? I know
how to check for normality and to transform if not normally distribu
ed.
2. What statistical restrictions are there if we want to compare injury
ratings by leaf position (age). Are
the leaves of a pair independent of each other or not? Do we averag
leaves in a pair, which
bothers me, because often one leaf of a pair will be uninjured, and
he
other almost completely
senescent (Why? We don't know).
Certainly, leaves of different ages are not entirely independent of
ach
other either, so how would
we assess if leaf age (position) affects injury rating?
Thanks for your help.
Howie Neufeld
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Howard S. Neufeld, Professor
572 Rivers St.
P.O. Box 32027
Dept. of Biology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2027
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Tel. 828-262-2683
FAX 828-262-2127
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:39:49 -0500
From: Leslie Mertz <LMERTZ@NASW.ORG>
Subject: field work suggestions
I appreciate the many responses to my post regarding fieldwork
suggestions for a biology course I am teaching -- thank you! If you
would like to view a summary of the responses, please send a note to me
at LMERTZ@nasw.org.
Thanks again,
Leslie
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Leslie Mertz
LMERTZ@nasw.org
Author, Recent Advances and Issues in Biology (Oryx Press: 2000)
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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:30:01 -0800
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: ECOLOG: Acid mine drainage and other acid drainage mechanisms of
biological and other environmental/geological "buffering" activity
r
lack thereof
How well has this issue been sorted out? By whom? Published and
unpublished sources? Recent developments?
Best,
WT
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:57:43 -0500
From: Anne Lubbers <lubbers@CENTRE.EDU>
Subject: Biology position at Centre College
A three-year renewable teaching position in biology is available at Centre
College starting fall 2001. Over the three years, responsibilities include
teaching a one-term introductory biology course, sophomore-level evolutionar
genetics, senior seminar, and an upper level course in specialty.
Participation in the non science-majors natural sciences course sequence als
is required. A strong commitment to teaching undergraduates is essential, a
d
collaborative research with undergraduates is expected. Successful candida
es
should have completed the requirements for a doctoral degree in a biological
discipline with a particular focus on some aspect of organismic evolutionary
or
ecological studies. Preference will be given to candidates with previous
teaching experience, including supervision of student research projects. Fu
ds
are available for collaborative research with undergraduates.
Centre College is a nationally recognized liberal arts college with a strong
commitment to quality undergraduate education. There are 8 faculty teaching
n
the biology program; three of these individuals hold joint appointments in t
e
Biochemistry and Molecular biology program. Among the biology faculty, our
teaching and research interests encompass the study of animals, plants and
fungi from the molecular to the community level. In addition the Psychobiol
gy
program includes a primatologist and the Anthropology program an ecological
anthropologist. Teaching load is generally 18 hr/yr (5-6 courses, with lab
),
split among 2 long terms and one middle shorter term. All classrooms and la
s
are networked; all faculty have college-supplied computers with Internet
connections. Both SAS and SPSS are available on the campus network. The
science programs are housed in two buildings, Young Hall (life sciences) and
Olin Hall (physical sciences). Science facilities include animal care room
;
an attached greenhouse; standard molecular genetics, biochemistry and cell
biology equipment (e.g. thermocyclers, electrophoresis set ups, HPLC, diode
array spectrophotometer, liquid scintillation counter, cryostat, fluorescenc
microscopy system). A 500 acre wildlife refuge exists within a 30 minute dr
ve
of campus.
Please send letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy, current
vitae, transcripts, and three letters of reference to Dr. John Ward, Dean,
Centre College, 600 West Walnut Street, Danville, Kentucky 40422. Review o
applicants begins March 1, 2001. Centre College is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
--
Anne E. Lubbers, Associate Professor of Biology
Centre College
600 W. Walnut St.
Danville KY 40422
Phone: 859 238-5321
FAX: 859 236-7925
e-mail: lubbers@centre.edu
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:20:29 -0500
From: Brandon T Herbert <bherb001@ODU.EDU>
Subject: Summary of technician bias responses
Thanks to all who provided input on this problem (there were a lot of good
suggestions).The most frequent suggestion was to use of technician or
observer as a block, or covariate. There was also a suggestion to use a
Latin Square design. The lesson to be learned is that you should overlap
technicians if possible and check and recheck their estimates periodically.
However, it seems there is really no way to "correct" for sampling bias. We
can only remove potential bias from the error term by blocking.
Here is a list of readings suggested by those responding:
Nilsson,SG; Nilsson,IN (1983): Are estimated species turnover
rates on islands largely sampling errors? Am. Nat. 121, 595-597.
Nilsson,I; Nilsson,SG (1985): Experimental estimates of census
Efficiency and pseudoturnover on islands: error trend and between- observer
Variation when recording vascular plants. J. Ecol. 73, 65-70.
Buckland, ST, DR Anderson, KP Burnham, and JL Laake. 1993.
DistanceSampling, Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Chapman
Hall, New York. 446pp. (revised edition due in 2001)
Nichols, JD et al. 2000. A double-ovserver approach for estimating
detection probabilities and abundance from point counts. The Auk
117:393-408.
Conroy, MJ. 1996. Abuncance indices. In Measuring and Monitoring
Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Mammals. (DE Wilson et al.,
eds.)
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
McCune, B/ Dey, JP/ Peck, JE/ Cassell, D/ Heiman, K/ Will-Wolf, S/
Neitlich, PN 1997: Repeatability of community data: species richness versus
gradient scores in large-scale lichen studies. - The Bryologist 100(1):
40-46.
There was a session at Snowbird this past summer on "measurement
error"
Link WA and Sauer JR. 1998. Estimating population change from
count data: application to the North American breeding bird survey.
Ecological
Applications 8: 258-268.
We set up the experiment as a Latin
Square, with sampler location as one blocking effect and
technician as the
other (if I recall correctly). I refer you to Read et al. J.
American
Mosquito Control Association. Should be from 1994.
Brandon Todd Herbert
Department of Biological Sciences
Old Dominion University
(757) 683-4234
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:28:25 -0600
From: Amy Symstad <asymstad@INHS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: light meter responses
Thank you to those who responded regarding light meters for use in
grassland vegetation. The responses I received are below.
--Amy
************************
I bought an AccuPAR last summer, and my summer student (we're an undergrad
institution) and I used it in the field. It's easy to handle and use and
download. The only thing is that when you need to shade a single sensor to
measure what fraction of the incoming radiation is direct versus diffuse, it
s
really hard to do if you're by yourself and it helps a lot if you have
somebody
else shade the sensor.
One more thing: we tried to check the internal calculations for LAI versus o
r
own calculations using the same theory and the same measured radiation, and
the
numbers were very close, but not identical. We'll have to do a little more
work on that to make sure we didn't screw up somewhere.
**************************
We have a CI-110 Digital Crop Canopy Imager which you might be interested.
Please visit our web site.
**************************
I inherited a Decagon accupar model with an 80 cm integrating 'wand' and
I've been happy with its relative ease of operation and reproducable
results. I really like the rechargable batteries and how the instrument
can be used for most of a day after the low battery warning comes up.
On the negative side, it is kind of overengineered in that you have push a
lot of buttons to get numbers to come out and it automatically saves every
reading and then the memory clogs up and requires you to purge it before
collecting any more data (which takes 5-10 minutes!). Other than that, I
like it.
****************************
We have the AccuPAR and have been pleased with it overall. My
biggest complaint is that the datalogging procedure is rather
cumbersome. We simply have two people working together whenever we take
light measurements with one person quickly taking readings and calling
out values while another enters them into a palmtop computer
spreadsheet. We've got it set up with an attached LiCor quantum sensor
that can be used to simultaneously measure above-canopy PAR.
*****************************
***************************************
Amy Symstad
Lost Mound Field Station
Illinois Natural History Survey
3159 Crim Drive
Savanna, IL 61074
USA
asymstad@inhs.uiuc.edu
815-273-3184
Fax 815-273-1132
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:03:20 -0800
From: David Buchwalter <buchwald@UCS.ORST.EDU>
Subject: looking for aquatic insect cultures
Hello,
Is anyone out there working with aquatic insect cultures and can spare
an egg mass or 2? I currently have C. tentans and C. riparius...and
would be interested in obtaining blackfiles, mosquitos, or any other
insect aquatic insect culturer material.
Thanks,
David Buchwalter
Oregon State University
541 737-5116
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 20:38:21 -0000
From: Grace Bottitta <gracebottitta@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: To draw down or not to draw down??
Hello
I have a lake in WI (~500 acres) with a perched water table (technically
identified as a large prarie pothole) that I would like to be able to
drawdown in order to restore the bulrush presence to historic levels (approx
5% of the 1950's population is left). At present there is a small dam that
has maintained 3 ft of water in the lake for several years. Lead shot is
present throughout the lake, mainly in the top 36 cm of the sediment (which
approx 324 cm deep of muck).
We are hoping to draw down the water to regenerate the bulrushes (which we
believe will prevent wildlife from further ingestion of lead shot) but
without making the lake attractive to hungry waterfowl and other wildlfe (
lead ingestion).
Can this and should this be done??? If we leave the water level - then no
native bulrush, if we draw the water down - lead shot is available
I have done a bit of literature research - but I would appreciate any good
leads or contacts.
_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:34:03 -0500
From: Greg McNelly <GMcNelly@WEF.ORG>
Subject: WATERSHED 2002 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
WATERSHED 2002 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
WATERSHED 2002
WYNDHAM RESORT & SPA
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, USA
23-27 FEBRUARY 2002
ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: 26 APRIL 2001
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Florida Water Environment =
Association are sponsoring the international specialty conference =
WATERSHED 2002, with the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection =
Agency (USEPA) Office of Water, USEPA-Region 4, U.S. Army Corps of =
Engineers, National Park Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric =
Administration, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South =
Florida Water Management District, American Water Works Association, and =
Audubon of Florida. Building on the precedent set by WEF's past conference=
s in the Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountain, and the Pacific Northwest regions, =
WATERSHED 2002 will explore the challenges of managing the world's =
watersheds while highlighting the unique issues of the Conference's host =
region, which in 2002 will be the Southeastern United States. Every two =
years, this conference brings together environmental professionals for a =
showcase on integrated resource management and environmental protection =
principles using watershed-based approaches.
In December 2000, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the historic =
Everglades Restoration Act, officially launching the 30-year, $7.8 billion =
(US) restoration of the Florida Everglades. Aimed at reviving millions of =
acres of sawgrass prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, hardwood =
hammocks, and coral reefs, the Act will fund multiple projects and =
dramatically increase our understanding of wetlands management. WATERSHED =
2002 will highlight Everglades restoration activities of the past, =
present, and future and provide a forum to discuss the recovery and =
long-term preservation of this International Biosphere Reserve and World =
Heritage Site.
WATERSHED 2002 will include oral presentations, panel discussions, =
posters, workshops, exhibits, and tours. Potential speakers are invited =
to submit an abstract for consideration. Abstracts authored by state and =
tribal officials are especially encouraged. Abstracts addressing the =
following topics are invited:
PLANNING
A. Watershed Protection and Sustainable Development
B. Water Resources Planning and Source Water Protection
C. Developing Stream Flow Requirements
D. Integrating Solid Waste Management, Resource Conservation,
and Watershed Protection
MODELING
E. Modeling Point and Nonpoint Sources
F. Predicting Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions
G. Limitations of Models in Establishing or Assessing Management
Controls
ASSESSMENT
H. Advances in Water Quality Sampling and Testing
I. Habitat Monitoring and Assessment
J. Comprehensive Watershed Quality Indicators
K. Water Quality Standards
CONTROLS
L. Urban Best Management Practices: Options and Effectiveness
M. Agricultural Best Management Practices: Options and
Effectiveness
N. Habitat Restoration and Improvement Options and
Effectiveness
O. Risk-Based Approaches to Watershed Management
P. TMDL Development and Implementation
Q. Pollutant Credit Trading: Approaches and Case Studies
R. Practical Implementation of Watershed Controls by
Local/Regional Governments
OUTREACH
S. Public Education and Outreach Approaches and Tools
T. Working with Schools for Watershed Protection
U. Building Partnerships for Watershed Management
FINANCING
V. Financing Watershed Protection Programs
EXTREME EVENTS
W. Watershed Approaches to Drought Management
X. Watershed Approaches to Stormwater Management
SPECIAL TOPICS
Y. Everglades Restoration
Z. Everglades Preservation
AA. Air Deposition Impacts: Management and Magnitude
BB. Hydroelectric Practices and Watershed Protection
**********************************************************************
WATERSHED 2002 ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL FORM
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
23-27 February 2002
Please submit one (1) copy of both an Abstract Submittal Form (this page) =
and a 300 - 600-word abstract. Abstracts must be typed, single-spaced, =
and not exceed two 8.5 x 11" pages. Fax submissions are not encouraged. =
Please do not duplicate mail and fax submissions. Do not send supplemental=
materials. E-mail submissions will NOT be accepted. Abstracts must be =
received at WEF by 26 APRIL 2001.
WEF will notify authors of acceptance of papers by the end of June 2001. =
Authors will be required to submit a manuscript in early September 2001. =
In accordance with WEF policy, authors who do not submit a manuscript by =
the due date will be replaced on the program. Speakers will be responsible=
for paying their own travel expenses and registration fees for the =
conference. Registration fees are expected to range from approximately =
$450 (advanced registration, WEF and FWEA members) to $590 (onsite =
registration, non-members).
PLEASE PRINT NEATLY OR TYPE
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Coauthors:
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Abstract for (select one):
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____ Panel Discussion
____ Poster
____ Workshop
____ Tour
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____ Yes If yes, which format?
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____ Yes If yes, where?
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Please mail your Abstract and Abstract Submittal Form to:
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:55:53 -0800
From: cjorg@USGS.GOV
Subject: Job Opportunity at USGS - Readvertised
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U.S. Geological Survey
Operator of Cone Penetration Testing Truck
For USGS Earthquake Hazards Team
Geologist (1350)
Duty Station: Menlo Park, CA
The Earthquake Hazards Team of the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park,
CA, invites applications for a geologist to serve as the operator of the
USGS cone penetration testing (CPT) truck. We are looking for an
operational geologist to drive, operate, and maintain a 20-ton truck that
pushes a cone penetrometer into the ground. The penetrometer measures
geotechnical properties of surficial geologic units.
As the CPT operator, the incumbent will be responsible for conducting
field operations to measure penetration resistance and downhole shear-wave
velocity of unconsolidated geologic units to depths of up to 40 m. The
purpose of the measurements is to permit the conversion of surficial
geologic maps to seismic hazard maps. The hazard maps include descriptions
of the areal potential for both liquefaction and local soil amplification
of seismic shaking. The operator works under the supervision of a
geologist who is responsible for actual preparation of the hazard maps.
Incumbent must have a sound understanding of Holocene and Pleistocene
geologic sedimentary units and be able to formulate plans for systematic
exploration of them. He/she must have an understanding of relations
between geologic properties of sedimentary units and geotechnical
properties. He/she must be capable of operating a truck in urban traffic
and be able to swing repeatedly a 9-pound sledgehammer. He/she must be
able to troubleshoot mechanical and electronic systems. Incumbent must
have strong negotiation skills to be able to obtain access to land in
order to conduct soundings. An understanding of underground utilities is
required since utilities must be avoided when conducting soundings.
Starting salary ranges between $ 54,003 to $ 70,202 per annum depending on
experience.
A full job description, list of qualifications, and directions for
applying can be found on the following web page:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/TI2880.HTM. Once at the usajobs websi
e,
go to 1) Current Jobs; 2) Agency Job Search;
3) Select Department of Interior, Geological Survey, series 1350,
California; 4) Job announcement number is USGS-2001-0416.
Application (resume AND Applications Questions) for this vacancy MUST be
received on-line via the USGS Online Automated Recruitment System (OARS)
BEFORE midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement
(March 6, 2001). U.S. citizenship is required. The U.S. Geological
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:39:45 -0800
From: Marine Mammal Conference <mmconf@VANAQUA.ORG>
Subject: Marine Mammal Conference
*Apologies for cross-postings*
The Society for Marine Mammalogy is sponsoring the 14th Biennial Conference=
on the Biology of Marine Mammals from 28 November to 3 December 2001, in =
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science =
Centre is hosting this international event. Current research on whales, =
dolphins, seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals will be showcased =
through spoken and poster presentations. Special events, video evenings, =
and vendor exhibits are planned as well. For information, visit www.smmcon=
ference.org or e-mail mmconf@vanaqua.org.
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:16:59 -0500
From: martin charter <101336.3560@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: reminder: 3S
EXCUSE ANY CROSS-POSTINGS
CALL FOR PAPERS =
>Sustainable Services & Systems: Transition towards Sustainability
>29th-30th October 2001
>De Rode Hoed
>Amsterdam, Netherlands
For more information see 'Sustainable Services & Systems' on
www.cfsd.org.uk
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:50:15 -0800
From: Leonardo Frid <frid@ZOOLOGY.UBC.CA>
Subject: Artificial media for Tent Caterpillars
I am working on a study of tent caterpillar, virus interactions. So far I
have reared all caterpillars on leaves but would like to work with
artificial media. Has anyone successfully reared western, forest or eastern
tent caterpillars on artificial media?
Regards,
Leonardo Frid
UBC Department of Zoology,
6270 University Boulevard
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 1Z4
Phone: (604) 822-4664
Fax: (604) 822-2416
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