Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 1 Apr 2001 to 2 Apr 2001
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There are 23 messages totalling 2012 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Job: Deputy Director, Loro Parque, Tenerife
2. job: Asst. Frog Survey Program Coordinator
3. ANWR Caribou maps (3)
4. contents of Journal of Ecology
5. Tenure-track position ISRAEL
6. The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda (9)
7. PhD and M.Sc. opportunities - wild Atlantic salmon
8. Helping amphibians across roads
9. Fw: [ee-internet] TO: EE Job Seekers (or Friends of...)
10. Aquatic Ecologist Position
11. Job: Purdue University, faculty
12. Fw: Urgent: Scientists' Letter calling for stronger Species atRisk
law
13. Job listing below
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:52:23 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Deputy Director, Loro Parque, Tenerife
LORO PARQUE FOUNDATION
DEPUTY DIRECTOR *
The Loro Parque Fundaci=F3n is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation
legally registered with the Ministry of Education and Science of the
Government of Spain since 1994. Based at Loro Parque on Tenerife, Canary
Islands, it operates on an international basis to promote the
conservation of parrots and the environment, and sustainable
development, through community-based conservation and field research
projects, captive management & research, and education programmes. The
Fundaci=F3n now seeks a Deputy Director (*: or similar, position level
depending on qualification).
The Deputy Director will be responsible day-to-day to the LPF Director
and report to the President of the Board of Trustees, Wolfgang
Kiessling. S/he should have a good first degree in any discipline, and
an ability to communicate in English and Spanish; knowledge of German
would be an additional asset. The successful candidate would be someone
who is able and enthusiastic to build a successful and professional
conservation Foundation from a solid base, and not necessarily someone
who already works in conservation. An ability to establish strong
linkages with the conservation community, develop a respected
professional reputation wherever the Fundaci=F3n works, draft R&D
proposals for funding by donors, and assist in every aspect of the
management of Fundaci=F3n business is necessary. Experience in developing
countries, sustainable development, and business, are desirable but not
essential.
Interested applicants should send a letter of application explaining
what they think they can bring to the position, and how they believe
their past training or experience will be pertinent, together with a
full CV, with a recent photograph and details of salary history and
contact details of three referees (including their email address).
Salary level and other terms of employment are negotiable. Applications
should be sent by e-mail, fax or mail to the President of the Loro
Parque Fundaci=F3n, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands,
Spain; Tel: +34 922 374081; Fax: +34 922 375021; E-mail:
<dir.cientifica@loroparque-fundacion.org>.
--=20
Yves de Soye
Director
Loro Parque Fundacion
38400 Puerto de la Cruz
Tenerife, Spain
Tel.: +34 922 374081; +34 922 374141-283 (direct line)
Fax: +34 922 375021
E-mail: dir.cientifica@loroparque-fundacion.org
Webpage: www.loroparque-fundacion.org
Bank Account: 0182-5310-61-001-635615-8,
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Swift Code BBVA ESMM),
Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
"Our MISSION is to conserve parrots and their habitats, through
education, applied research, responsible breeding programmes, and
community-based conservation activities that use parrots as ambassadors
for nature"=20
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:32:31 -0400
From: "Archer, Angie" <aarcher@DES.STATE.NH.US>
Subject: job: Asst. Frog Survey Program Coordinator
Please relay to interested parties:
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and
AmeriCorps are teaming up to hire an individual to assist with the Frog
Survey Program in New Hampshire. This position is PART -TIME for
approximately 1 year, offering a living stipend and tuition reimbursements.
This is an excellent opportunity for new biologists to gain experience in a
highly complex issue - amphibian malformities. Our survey program focuses on
gathering data on malformed amphibians statewide. We envision someone who
would likely have other means of support for the year-long appointment, or
possibly someone taking coursework in conjunction with this position. If you
are a new college graduate considering graduate school, why not get a year
of valuable experience while earning tuition credits with AmeriCorps? There
are colleges (University of New Hampshire) in the area offering
graduate-level courses to get a head start. Please read the attached job
description and contact us with questions. We also have a website (in need
of updating) http://www.des.state.nh.us/wmb/biomonitoring/frogs/index.htm
Angela K. Archer, Biologist
Watershed Management Bureau
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Concord, NH
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 23:43:50 -0500
From: "Rene Borgella Jr." <rb10@CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: Re: ANWR Caribou maps
Dear List Members:
I've read all of the post regarding Ian Thomas' dismissal over the
maps. I've hesitated adding to the posts because I have met Mr.
Thomas and didn't want to add another voice that may be perceived as
biased. However, I'd like to make a couple of points.
1) I have not yet, to date, contacted Mr. Thomas to ask him for his
version, as I've wanted to stay neutral as long as possible and
gather some facts. I have not yet come to a conclusion.
2) I know Mr. Thomas from visits I have occasionally made to work
with his former colleagues at Patuxent. During these visits, I have
shared an office space with Mr. Thomas; usually for a few days at a
time. My experience: Ian makes wonderful, informative maps about all
kinds of things. The topics of these maps? Anything under the sun.
3) I have no idea about Ian's political feelings, etc., but from what
I saw, he worked hard, has an incredible passion for making great
maps that are of biological interest, and he seemed to be a person
that immediately thinks of maps as a way of making information
meaningful to users of all types. When I first met Ian, he asked
about me about my work and I explained. Before long, all kinds of
maps and mapping possibilities appeared. This man will map anything!
4) This situation regarding his employment and its termination may be
out of the "bag" to some extent. I've seen references to the
situation on numerous web sites, some, for example, the LA Times and
sites like:
<http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/3/17/202127/270>
Wired
<http://www.maptricks.com/wired.html>
and Newsday
http://www.maptricks.com/newsday.html
(PS - I am not endorsing or disagreeing with anything contained in
the above URLs, I use it only as an example of others that I've seen)
For all I know, there may soon be yet another Independent Prosecutor
(as is we haven't had enough to last us a lifetime! ;-).
I hope that his termination was because of some
mistake/misunderstanding and not actually an active attempt to censor
information and science due to political desires. I also hope that
somehow we will know, sooner rather than later, what really happened.
I must admit, however, that this view seems rather naive to me. . .
Is this compassionate conservatism at work!?
Sincerely,
Rene
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Rene Borgella Jr.
Department of Natural Resources
Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y. 14853
U.S.A.
E-MAIL: rb10@cornell.edu
VOICE: 607/255-3191
FAX: 607/255-8837 or 255-0349
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:57:34 +0100
From: Lindsay Haddon <lindsay@ECOLOGY.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: contents of Journal of Ecology
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We regret that production of issues 88/6 and 89/1 of Journal of Ecology
was delayed by problems encountered during the changeover to our new
typesetter. We are hoping that issue 89/2 will be published by the end of
the Easter break and expect subsequent issues to be on schedule (the start
of their cover month).
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Journal of Ecology : Volume 89 issue 2
(April 2001)
CONTENTS
STANDARD PAPERS
Morphological plastic responses to environmental constraints in an aquatic
plant (Myriophyllum spicatum)
J.A. Strand & S.E.B. Weisner
The influence of fire on the demography of a dominant grass species of west
African savannahs
L.K.M. Garnier & I. Dajoz
Effects of global change on a sub-Arctic heath: effects of UV-B radiation
and increased summer precipitation
G.K. Phoenix, D. Gwynn-Jones, T.V. Callaghan & D. Sleep
Effects of habitat fragmentation on choke disease (Epichloe bromicola) in
the grass Bromus erectus
K. Groppe, T. Steinger, B. Schmid, B. Baur & T. Boller
The effects of light competition, nitrate concentration and prescence of
bracteoles on germinationof different fruit types in heterocarpous Atriplex
sagittata
B. Mandak & P. Pysek
Fruit dispersal and seed banks in in Atriplex sagittata; the role of
heterocarpy
B. Mandak & P. Pysek
Livestock grazing in sub-tropical pastures: steps in the analysis of
attribute response and plant functional types
S. McIntyre & S. Lavorel
Discordance in spatial patterns of white pine (Pinus strobus) cohorts in a
patchy near-boreal forest
M. Dovciak, L. Frelich & P.B. Reich
Storage and the costs of reproduction in Lathyrus vernus, an understorey
perennial
J. Ehrlen & J.M. van Groenendael
Nutritional and climatic constraints on carbon balance characteristics of
Sphagnum-dominated northern peatlands
R. Aerts, B. Wallen, N. Malmer & H. de Caluwe
Palaeoforest data model comparisons: climate change and tree succession in
Scandinavia over the past 1500 years
S.A. Cowling & M. Sykes
Plant responses to competition and and soil origin across a prairie-forest
boundary
D.A. Peltzer
Habitat and successional status of plants in relation to the communities of
their leaf chewing herbivores in Papua New Guinea
J. Leps, V. Novotny & Y. Basset
Effects of elevated CO2 and increased nitrogen deposition on bog vegetation
in the Netherlands
M. Heijmans, F. Berendse, W.J. Arp, A.K. Masselink, W. de Wasser & N. van
Breemen
FORUM
On the seed mass-regional abundance relationship: the Eriksson and
Jacobsson (1998) model does not apply to Danish grasslands
H.H. Bruun
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Forthcoming papers (provisional contents - June/Aug/Oct)
Issue 89/3:
STANDARD PAPERS
Recovery of the forest herb community in post-agricultural forests in ce
ntral New York : patterns of abundance and diversity
R. Singleton, S. Gardescu, P. Marks & M. Geber
Relationships between plant nitrogen economy and life history in three
deciduous forest herbs
D.R. Rothstein & D.R. Zak
Severely reduced sexual reproduction in Northern populations of a clonal
plant, Decodon verticillatus
M.E. Dorken & C.G. Eckert
Resprouting and growth dynamics after fire of the clonal shrub Andira
legalis in a sandy coastal plain in SE Brazil
P. Cirne & F.R. Scarano
Population dynamics and stage structure in a haploid-diploid red alga,
Gracilaria gracilis
C. Engel, P. Aberg, O. Gaggiotti, C. Destombe & M. Valero
Effects of fine scale disturbances on the demography and population
dynamics of the clonal moss Hylocomium splendens
K. Rydgren, H. de Kroon, R.H. Okland & J.M. van Groenendael
Effects of flooding and herbivores on variation in recruitment of palms
between habitats
M.A.W. Pacheco
Demographic variation and population viability in Gentianella campestris;
effects of grassland management and environmental stochasticity
T. Lennartsson & J.G.B. Oostermeijer
Relationships between vegetation and soil seed banks in an arctic coastal
marsh
E.R. Chang, R.L. Jefferies & T.J. Carleton
The effect of plant population size on the interaction between the rare
plant Gentianella cruciata and its specialist herbivore Maculinea rebeli
M. Kery, D. Matthies & M. Fischer
Phylogeny and niche structure of meadow plant communities
J. Silvertown, M.E. Dodd & D. Gowing
Long term effects of changes in goose grazing intensity on arrowgrass
populations: a spatially explicit model
C.P.H. Mulder & R.W. Ruess
Water-use trade-offs and optimal adaptations to pulse-driven arid
ecosystems
S. Schwinning & J. Ehleringer
FORUM
A Scandinavian perspective on ecological gradients in NW European mires: a
reply to Wheeler and Proctor
R.H. Okland, T. Okland & K. Rydgren
Issue 89/4:
Effects of herbivory and canopy gaps on growth, survival and demography of
a Bornean rainforest tree
A.G. Blundell & D.R. Peart
Canopy seed bank of mediterranean pines in Southeastern Spain
R. Tapias, L.A. Gil, P. Fuentes-Utrilla & J.A. Pardos
Patterns of fruit productionin the subdioecious plant Astilbe biternata
M.S. Olson
Alternative successional pathways in the amazon basin
R.C.G. Mesquita, K. Ickes, G. Ganade & G.B. Williamson
Multiple scale composition and spatial distribution patterns of the NE
Minnesota pre-settlement forest
S.K. Friedman, P.B. Reich & L. Frelich
Competitive effects of grasses and woody plants in mixed-grass prairie
D.A. Peltzer & M. Kochy
Spatio-temporal variation in the interactions between Juniperus communis
and its frugivores
D. Garcia, R. Zamora, J.M. Gomez & J.A. Hodar
Shading by shrubs in a desert system reduces the physiological and
demographic performance of an associated herbaceous perennial
I.N. Forseth, D.A. Wait & B.B. Casper
The effect of plant species on soil nitrogen mineralisation
T.A.J. van der Krift & F. Berendse
Rodent limited establishment of bush lupine: field experiments on the
cumulative effects of granivory
J. Maron & E.L. Simms
Vegetation patterns of flooding pampa grasslands
S.B. Perelman, J.C. Leon & M. Oesterheld
Dispersal potential and early growth in 14 tropical mangroves: do early
life history traits correlate with patterns of adult distribution?
P.J. Clarke, R.A. Kerrigan & C.J. Westphal
Maintenance of the fruit-colour polymorhism in Myrtus communis and
differential effect of mammals and birds on seed germination and seedling
growth
A. Traveset, N. Riera & R.E. Mas
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Insects and plants in a changing atmosphere
J.B. Whittaker
Issue 89/5:
Root proliferation, root turnover rates and biomass production of two
perennial grass species: the long-term disadvantages of selective root
placement
B. Fransen & H. de Kroon
Shoot damage effects on regeneration of maples (Acer) across an understo
rey-gap microenvironmetal gradient
T. Sipe & F.A. Bazzaz
Short-term epidemic dynamics in the Cakile maritima-Altenaria brassicola
host-pathogen metapopulation association
P.H. Thrall, J.J. Burdon & C.H. Bock
Variation in resistance and virulence among demes of a plant host-pathogen
metapopulation
P.H. Thrall, J.J. Burdon & A. Young
Leaf dynamics and maintenance of tree crowns in a Malaysian rainforest
stand
N. Osada, H. Takeda, A. Furukawa & M. Awang
Periodic spotted patterns in semi-arid vegeation explained by a
propagation-inhibition model
P. Couteron & O. Lejeune
The relative importance of dispersal limitation in secondary forest
succession
K. Verheyen & M. Hermy
The effect of reproduction on nitrogen use efficiency of three species of
the carnivorous genus Pinguicula
R.L. Eckstein & P.S. Karlsson
Aapa mires as carbon sink and source during the holocene: examples from
north-central Finland
M. Makila, M. Saarnisto & T. Kankainen
Demographic consequences of canopy and substratum heterogeneity to the grey
mangrove Avicennia marina
T.E. Minchinton
Degradation of mangrove tissues and implications for peat formation in
Belizean island forests
B. Middleton & K. McKee
Abrupt vegetation changes in the segura mountains of southern Spain
throughout the holocene
J.S. Carrion, M. Munerva, M. Dupre & A. Andrade
Nitrogen deposition and forest expansion in the northern Great Plains
M. Kochy & S.D. Wilson
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Executive Editor:
Anthony J. Davy (a.j.davy@uea.ac.uk)
Managing Editor:
Lindsay Haddon (lindsay@ecology.demon.co.uk)
Editorial Office:
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British Ecological Society
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Websites:
www.demon.co.uk/bes/journals (for data archive and index to biological
flora)
www.blackwell-science.com/jec (for instructions to authors, contents of
recent issues
and forthcoming papers)
www.blackwell-synergy.com (for electronic versions, volume 87-present)
www.jstor.org (for the JSTOR journal archive covering volumes 1-85)
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thereof.
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:48:48 -0600
From: David McNeely <mcneely@UTB1.UTB.EDU>
Subject: Re: ANWR Caribou maps
Having been away from the list for a while, Rene's is the first post I
have seen on this subject. However, I know about it from other sources.
Have all the list members who have concerns made those concerns known to
their senators and representatives? I certainly have. Like others, I
have no knowledge of the details, but hopefully, congressional offices
can and will find out, and will not simply accept without confirmation
anyone's version. Publically owned scientific data published by a
publically owned agency should not be censored -- period.
"Rene Borgella Jr." wrote:
> Dear List Members:
>
> I've read all of the post regarding Ian Thomas' dismissal over the
> maps. I've hesitated adding to the posts because I have met Mr.
> Thomas and didn't want to add another voice that may be perceived as
> biased. However, I'd like to make a couple of points.
>
> 1) I have not yet, to date, contacted Mr. Thomas to ask him for his
> version, as I've wanted to stay neutral as long as possible and
> gather some facts. I have not yet come to a conclusion.
>
> 2) I know Mr. Thomas from visits I have occasionally made to work
> with his former colleagues at Patuxent. During these visits, I have
> shared an office space with Mr. Thomas; usually for a few days at a
> time. My experience: Ian makes wonderful, informative maps about all
> kinds of things. The topics of these maps? Anything under the sun.
>
> 3) I have no idea about Ian's political feelings, etc., but from what
> I saw, he worked hard, has an incredible passion for making great
> maps that are of biological interest, and he seemed to be a person
> that immediately thinks of maps as a way of making information
> meaningful to users of all types. When I first met Ian, he asked
> about me about my work and I explained. Before long, all kinds of
> maps and mapping possibilities appeared. This man will map anything!
>
> 4) This situation regarding his employment and its termination may be
> out of the "bag" to some extent. I've seen references to the
> situation on numerous web sites, some, for example, the LA Times and
> sites like:
> <http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/3/17/202127/270>
>
> Wired
> <http://www.maptricks.com/wired.html>
>
> and Newsday
> http://www.maptricks.com/newsday.html
> (PS - I am not endorsing or disagreeing with anything contained in
> the above URLs, I use it only as an example of others that I've seen)
>
> For all I know, there may soon be yet another Independent Prosecutor
> (as is we haven't had enough to last us a lifetime! ;-).
>
> I hope that his termination was because of some
> mistake/misunderstanding and not actually an active attempt to censor
> information and science due to political desires. I also hope that
> somehow we will know, sooner rather than later, what really happened.
> I must admit, however, that this view seems rather naive to me. . .
> Is this compassionate conservatism at work!?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rene
>
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>
> Rene Borgella Jr.
>
> Department of Natural Resources
> Fernow Hall
> Cornell University
> Ithaca, N.Y. 14853
> U.S.A.
>
> E-MAIL: rb10@cornell.edu
>
> VOICE: 607/255-3191
> FAX: 607/255-8837 or 255-0349
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Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Biological Sciences
The University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Telephone (956) 544-8289 or 983-7578
FAX (956) 983-7115
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:06:02 +0200
From: Gidi Ne'eman <gneeman@RESEARCH.HAIFA.AC.IL>
Subject: Tenure-track position ISRAEL
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:07:22 EDT
From: DonkeysLiveLong@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: ANWR Caribou maps
Richard Wetherford wrote:
>Not only was Mr. Thomas putting maps that could have been
>inaccurate (whether they were inaccurate or not isn't the point, the poi
t
>is that the USGS claims to have a procedure to guarantee scientific accu
acy
>and Mr. Thomas seems to have circumvented that procedure and procedure i
>the govt is more important that scopes of work),
Whether the maps were accurate absolutely is the point. The maps appear to b
a combination of existing data that had already been verified and placed on
USFW server. If they are accurate then removing them and witholding them
removes accurate information from the larger debate. Placing them in a
context where the public could view them contributes to public knowledge.
Making them unavailable is not a neutral act, it is in effect a deliberate
omission. It is entirely possible that USGS both followed its own rules and
did something wrong.
>but he was also performing
>work outside his scope and therefore wasting the money of his contractin
>company, the USGS and ultimately us the American taxpayer. From what PE
R
>says, he had approval from his immediate supervisor, but that doesn't
>necessarily meant that his actions were appropriate. If that was true,
id
>his supervisor get fired as well?
Nobody has alleged that he did not perform the duties that he was tasked to
do by USGS. What has been alleged was that he performed other actions which
he had not been tasked to do. Under other circumstances he would be lauded
for being a government worker going above and beyond the minimum assigned
level of work. It is not at all clear that this was wasting taxpayer money
unless you believe that every minute of every work-day all government
employees are fully occupied with no room for enhancement, addition or
efficiency. The lack of firing of his supervisor would seem to bolster his
case not detract from it, as a capricious act meant to protect the people
above him.
>From what I see there is no censorship in this matter. If Mr. Thomas wa
ts
>to put a map he feels important onto his own private website he can, but
he
>just can't do it on the govt's website. Even the govt has the right to
ut
>on it's site whatever it feels necessary and if they put knowingly false
>information on their sites, then we must act and keep it in check, but
>that's not censorship. If the govt was trying to keep Mr. Thomas from
>putting info on his own private site, then that would be censorship.
Let us say that Mr. Thomas was working on maps that were approved by his
supervisor that accurately depict caribou breeding areas in the ANWR. Let us
also say that the current administration has been pushing for drilling in th
ANWR in face of fierce environmental opposition. Let us also say that the
administration knows its position is weak, because of the patently spurious
arguments it is forced to use to justify this action. Let us say that Mr.
Thomas is fired after he puts these potentially embarrassing and undermining
maps on the web. The maps are removed and Mr. Thomas is fired. Information i
removed form the public debate and the scientist who provided the informatio
is deprived of his livelihood. That would appear to be censorship and
intimidation.
>Someone made a reference that "Posting them and making them available is
>then against the rules, but is a moral act." Who's decision is it that
he
>maps are moral? Should the USGS spend money to place all moral informat
on
>on their website? What if someone who thought that the extermination of
>Jewish people during WWII was a moral act and decided to place his versi
n
>of the story on a govt website? Most of America would be outraged as I
>would be.
Thoughless in his excellent book on argument describes this rhetorical metho
succinctly. Essentially it is actually two methods, both unsound. First it
ascribes a position to one's opponent that they did not take, and second it
creates a spuriously extreme position and states that "if you believe X then
you automatically support extreme Y." Nobody has argued that the USGS is
obliged to put all moral information on the web. Further, it does not follow
that because one argues that it is ethical to make some factual information
available to the public, that one is then obliged to argue for the universal
inclusion of all extreme opinions. The phrasing above conflates two unrelate
things, the moral act of making factual information available to the public
and the factual information itself. It ignores the central question about of
the accuracy of the information and conflates this question of access to
facts with a question of trumpteing opinon, by equating it with an extreme
view on the Holocaust. Both of these methods of argument are fallacious,
since they do not address the actual opposing arguments but seek to undermin
them by misrepresenting them. Lastly, there is a rule of thumb in online
discussions, when someone brings the Nazis into the discussion it is
essentially over.
>I really liked what I believe to be the point of Mr. Mowbray's comments
hat
>as scientists we must find as many facts as we can before we can become
>outraged at any supposed wrong doing by the govt, but we must also hold
he
>govt accountable. To date, even with the inclusion of the "third party"
>PEER letter, there have been few facts and many opinions and while I don
t
>think that the people at PEER "are all liars, cheats and incompetent fra
ds"
>which is what Mr. Anguiar said I must think if I don't believe their
>version, they are by the nature of their organization biased.
They are indeed biased, in that they actively support the weak against the
strong.
>It seems as though most of this hub-bub has come out of distrust of the
>current administration more than reasoned thought and fact finding (aren
t
>we as scientists supposed to gather all of the information we can before
>making our judgements?). I am in no way trying to defend anyone who is
>guilty of wrong-doing either on the govt's side or anyone else's, nor am
I
>condoning drilling in the ANWR, I'm just trying to speak a little reason
Distrust of the current administration is an entirely rational, well-reasone
position based on verifiable facts. In every instance in which they have
publicly acted, this administration has sought to weaken, undermine, ignore
or actively revoke measures that would protect the environment. They have
done so without any scientific or factual justification, quite the contrary,
they have done so when the huge preponderance of scientific evidence was
against them. Global warming is an excellent example. There is poor Ms.
Whitman urgently asking the administration what the policy is now that they
have scrapped the Kyoto agreement. But answer came there none. Why? Because
there is no policy. Certainly no justifiable policy that would stand public
scrutiny. What is she supposed to say "Well we know that global warming is
important but we've decided to ignore that in order to maintain the support
of four powerful conservative senators and the fossil fuel industry." These
are the facts before us. Ignoring them is not reasoned thought but a form of
denial. In this situation it is entirely reasonable to suspect that a
government agency whose funding is in danger, whose mission in biological
inventory the administration sees as hostile, might in a fearful, craven
effort to cover itself, fire someone who was putting potentially volatile
factual information in a public forum. Whether or not this is what actually
happened we don't yet know, but the idea that it might have happened is
neither implausible nor irrational.
Eric Blair
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:31:43 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
I'd like to respond to the inquiry put out on Ecolog-l by Rodolfo Bugati on
3/30/01. Dr. Bugati expressed concern about President Bush's environmental
agenda and asked about the Ecological Society of America's role.
ESA encourages and is heartened by its members' interest in environmental
and science policy.
As a professional, scientific society, ESA does not undertake environmental
campaigns. These types of activities are more appropriately undertaken by
environmental advocacy organizations such as the National Wildlife
Federation. ESA's emphasis is on the science underlying many environmental
issues. Congressional, federal, and environmental groups alike have told
us that the Society's role in providing the scientific perspective is
invaluable to them.
Staff in our Headquarters Office, based in Washington, DC, work to provide
ecological science to decision-makers, collaborate with other societies to
encourage federal support for science, and work closely with an extensive
number of members of the press to convey ecological science to the
public. In addition, ESA closely tracks environmental and scientific
legislative activities, weighs in on the scientific merits or shortfalls of
these when appropriate, and informs decision-makers on a host of timely
issues from invasive species to clean air.
We also provide ESA members with biweekly updates-Science and Environmental
Policy Updates-through ESA's listserv, ESANEWS, keeping members apprised of
national and international issues. Occasionally, we also send out action
alerts to ESA members, encouraging them to take action as
constituents. ESA has a solid network of contacts on Capitol Hill and with
federal agencies that know to contact the Society for its scientific
perspective on environmental policy considerations. On occasions when
ESA's leadership believes the Society can take a position on an issue and
accurately reflect majority consensus among its diverse membership of
8,000, we develop and distribute letters and other position statements,
such as on teaching evolution in public schools and the former
Administration's roadless policy.
I hope this response is helpful.
Nadine Lymn
ESA Director of Public Affairs
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:37:21 -0400
From: Judith Weis <jweis@ANDROMEDA.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
But Nadine, the president has ignored scientific information - it's not
just a matter of environmental advocacy but one of scientific
information. The science points to anthropogenic causes of global climate
change and to a lower arsenic standard in water etc. This is being ignored
by the administration. We should be able to take a stand for using science
in making environmental policy. That's not the same as advocacy.
1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert
1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss,
and pollution. \ \
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Judith S. Weis Department of Biological Sciences
Rutgers Univ. Newark NJ 07102 jweis@andromeda.rutgers.edu
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:07:08 -0300
From: rick cunjak <cunjak@UNB.CA>
Subject: PhD and M.Sc. opportunities - wild Atlantic salmon
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The production dynamics of Atlantic salmon and cohabiting fish species in
rivers of eastern Canada.
Opportunities for graduate student research on the production dynamics of
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and cohabiting species of fish in rivers of
eastern Canada are available at the Canadian River Institute
(www.unb.ca/cri/), University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. Graduate
projects will be available in both Ph.D and M.Sc. programs. Successful
candidates will work closely with researchers from the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans (St. John's, Newfoundland and Burlington, Ontario).
Ph.D: The objective of this applied research project is the assessment of
production rate as the quantitative measure for determining productive
capacity of fish habitat in two rivers with populations of wild Atlantic
salmon. The project will involve both field work and population modelling.
Field work will be carried out over 2 or 3 years to estimate the production
rate of juvenile Atlantic salmon in different habitats (riffle, run and
pools), and collectively for the entire stream. Instream estimates of
production will be compared to net production as estimated from smolt
counts (counting-fence data). Salmon production for the entire stream will
be modelled for all age groups of salmon from eggs to smolts using existing
(or modified) salmonid models calibrated with the field data. Production
will be compared in two systems that differ in physical and biotic
attributes Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick and Northeast Trepassey Brook,
Newfoundland. Results from 2 or 3 field seasons will be used to calculate
and calibrate estimates of production for 11 years of historic data that
are available for both rivers. Emphasis will be placed on identifying
mechanistic or functional links between the habitat and population
production. Results will be useful to habitat and fisheries managers for
validating biotic and physical surrogates of habitat productive capacity,
for identifying critical habitat, and for assessing the carrying capacity
of salmon streams for stock assessment. Tentative start date - September,
2001 or January, 2002)
M.Sc.: The objective of the M.Sc. program will be to estimate for 2 field
seasons the production rate of freshwater species of fish that cohabit the
stream reaches with Atlantic salmon (see above project description).
Examples of candidate species are Salvelinus fontinalis, Cottus cognatus
and Rhinichthys atratulus. Estimates of fish production by co-habiting
species will provide insight into fish community energetics, and the
potential influence of competing species on total stream production. The
estimation of the production rate of non-salmonid fish species has rarely
been done in rivers of eastern Canada. Emphasis will be placed on
developing regression models that link fish production to biomass ratios
(P/B) to fish size. P/B ratios of these cohabiting species can then be
applied to historic biomass data to estimate production during a number of
years. There will be strong linkages and collaboration between the Ph.D.
project (above) and M.Sc. project(s). The M.Sc. work will be applied
research, and provide valuable information for fish and habitat managers.
Tentative start date - September, 2002
These projects form part of a collaborative research program between the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Rivers Institute
(www.unb.ca/cri/)
For further information, contact Dr. R.A. Cunjak, Director, Canadian Rivers
Institute (cunjak@unb.ca).
________________________________________
Richard A. Cunjak, Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair in River Ecosystem Science
Director, Canadian Rivers Institute (http://www.unb.ca/cri/)
Meighen-Molson Professor of Atlantic Salmon Research
Department of Biology, and the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Managemen
University of New Brunswick
Bag Service 45111
Fredericton, New Brunswick, CANADA. E3B 6E1.
ph - 506-452-6204 ; fax - 506-453-3583
email - cunjak@unb.ca
http://www.unb.ca/departs/science/biology/Faculty/Cunjak.html
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River Institute
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available in both Ph.D and M.Sc. programs. Successful candidates will
work closely with researchers from the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans (St. John=92s, Newfoundland and Burlington, Ontario).<br>
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assessment of production rate as the quantitative measure for determining
productive capacity of fish habitat in two rivers with populations of
wild Atlantic salmon. The project will involve both field work and
population modelling. Field work will be carried out over 2 or 3 years to
estimate the production rate of juvenile Atlantic salmon in different
habitats (riffle, run and pools), and collectively for the entire stream.
Instream estimates of production will be compared to net production as
estimated from smolt counts (counting-fence data). Salmon production for
the entire stream will be modelled for all age groups of salmon from eggs
to smolts using existing (or modified) salmonid models calibrated with
the field data. Production will be compared in two systems that differ in
physical and biotic attributes Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick and
Northeast Trepassey Brook, Newfoundland. Results from 2 or 3 field
seasons will be used to calculate and calibrate estimates of production
for 11 years of historic data that are available for both rivers.
Emphasis will be placed on identifying mechanistic or functional links
between the habitat and population production. Results will be useful to
habitat and fisheries managers for validating biotic and physical
surrogates of habitat productive capacity, for identifying critical
habitat, and for assessing the carrying capacity of salmon streams
for stock assessment. Tentative start date - September, 2001 or January,
2002)<br>
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ate for
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cohabit the stream reaches with Atlantic salmon (see above project
description). Examples of candidate species are <i>Salvelinus</i>
<i>fontinalis</i>, <i>Cottus</i> <i>cognatus<
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<div>Canada Research Chair in River Ecosystem Science</div>
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<div>University of New Brunswick</div>
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<div>Fredericton, New Brunswick, CANADA. E3B 6E1.</div>
<div>ph - 506-452-6204 ; fax - 506-453-3583</div>
<div>email - cunjak@unb.ca</div>
<a href=3D"http://www.unb.ca/departs/science/biology/Faculty/Cunjak.html"
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 13:30:04 -0800
From: Kiersten Cook <callidryas1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Helping amphibians across roads
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200
m in length and during late spring amphibians (mostly metamorph toads and
frogs) seem to migrate across by the hundreds, for a few rainy nights.
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either by walking transects along the road or by setting up a drift fence a
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setting up a drift fence prior to migration will be, since we don't know
exactly where they will cross. </DIV>
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:25:24 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Fw: [ee-internet] TO: EE Job Seekers (or Friends of...)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katharine Wang" <wangkn@eelink.net>
The updated list below contains job opportunities posted on EE-Link
(http://eelink.net) between 3/16/01 and 3/31/01. This list will be
generated twice a month and reposted.
The list represents only the newest job postings on EE-Link and
summarizes
position offered, hiring organization, location of job, and application
deadline (if supplied). For detailed information and a complete listing,
go to the EE-link job posting page (jobs can be sorted by state or
region to
make searching easier):
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/view_jobs.cgi
Job Postings added to EE-Link since March 16, 2001
Sustainable Population Campaign Coordinator
Izaak Walton League of America
Gaithersburg, MD
Deadline: 3-31-2001
Environmental Program Coordinator
Lee County Conservation Board
Montrose, IA
Deadline: 4-27-2001
Program Dean
School for Field Studies
Beverly, MA
Posted: 3-16-2001
Volunteer Coordinator
The Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
Deadline: 4-30-2001
Environmental Educator
Environmental Careers Organization
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Las Vegas, NV
Deadline: 4-5-2001
Faculty
Gore Range Natural Science School
Red Cliff, CO
Deadline: 4-10-2001
Rope Courses Facilitators
Friendship Ventures
Annandale, MN
Deadline: 12-30-2001
Special Assistant
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
Posted: 3-18-2001
Research Director
Puget South Environmental Learning Center
Seattle, WA
Deadline: 4-23-2001
Graduate Program Director
Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center
Seattle, WA
Deadline: 4-16-2001
Interpretive Specialist
Forest Preserve District of Will County
Joliet, IL
Deadline: 4-23-2001
Education Specialist
Missouri Department of Conservation
Jefferson City, MO
Deadline: 3-28-2001
Student Affairs Manager
The School for Field Studies
Center for Marine Resource Studies
Turkes & Caicos Islands
Deadline: 4-16-2001
Sea Grant Education Internships
UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium
Savannah, GA
Deadline: 4-15-2001
Assistant Instructor
Living Classrooms Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Posted: 3-20-2001
Instructor
Living Classrooms Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Posted: 3-20-2001
Instructor at Mt. Pleasant Farm
Living Classrooms Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Posted: 3-20-2001
Public Program Coordinator
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
Deadline: 4-25-2001
Program Officer: Higher Education
Ford Foundation
Johannesburg, S. Africa
Deadline: 4-5-2001
Camp Executive Director
Outdoor Skills & Education Center at Camp Y-Koda (OSEC)
Sheboygan, WI
Deadline: 5-1-2001
Program Director
Boojum Institute
Idyllwild, CA
Deadline: 4-15-2001
Program Educator
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Posted: 3-23-2001
Summer Ecology Program Instructor
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Deadline: 4-30-2001
Co-Director Regional Nature Museum
New York State Parks
Southfields, NY
Deadline: 5-15-2001
Conservation Intern
Society of American Foresters
Bethesda, MD
Deadline: 4-30-2001
Assistant to Regional Education Coordinator
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Fort Collins, CO
Deadline: 4-6-2001
Manager II - Aquatic Education Coordinator
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Austin, TX
Deadline: 4-16-2001
Executive Director
River Bend Nature Center
Faribault, MN
Deadline: 4-16-2001
Overnight Instructor
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
West Palm Beach, FL
Posted: 3-26-2001
Farm Apprentice
Holcomb Farm CSA - Hartford Food System
West Granby, CT
Posted: 3-26-2001
Farm Intern
Holcomb Farm CSA - Hartford Food System
West Granby, CT
Posted: 3-26-2001
Fellow
Great Barrington Land Conservancy
Pittsfield, MA
Posted: 3-26-2001
Assistant Professor/Project Manager
Colorado Mountain College
Timberline Campus
Leadville, CO
Posted: 3-26-2001
Intern
Colorado Mountain College
Timberline Campus
Leadville, CO
Deadline: 6-30-2001
Teton Junior Science School Staff
Teton Science School
Kelly, WY
Posted: 3-28-2001
AmeriCorp Leader/Member
Northwest Service Academy
Mt. Adams Center
Trout Lake, WA
Deadline: 4-18-2001
Secondary Teachers
Environmental Charter High School
Lawndale, CA
Deadline: 5-1-2001
Group Leader for Nature Day Camps
Tenafly Nature Center
Tenafly, NJ
Deadline: 5-1-2001
Naturalist Intern
Adirondack Mountain Club
Lake George, NY
Deadline: 4-15-2001
Biological Technician (Interpreter) at Anan Wildlife Observatory
U.S. Forest Service
Wrangell, AK
Deadline: 4-30-2001
Environmental Education Intern
Holcomb Farm Learning Centers
West Granby, CT
Deadline: 4-20-2001
Preschool Program Leader
Holcomb Farm Learning Centers
West Granby, CT
Deadline: 4-20-2001
Environmental Educators: Program Leader/Assistant Program Leader
Summer Field Studies
Bar Harbor, ME
Deadline: 4-18-2001
Summer African Programs Intern
The Jane Goodall Institute
Tanzania & Congo Basin
Deadline: 5-1-2001
AmeriCorp VISTA Education Program Assistant
The Watershed Institute
Chestnut Hill, MA
Deadline: 6-15-2001
Intern
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Wolf Lake, IN
Deadline: 4-15-2001
Environmental Science Educator
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Wolf Lake, IN
Deadline: 6-1-2001
Camp Counselor
Camp Ho Mita Koda
Cleveland, OH
Posted: 3-29-2001
Director of Outdoor Education
YMCA Storer Camps
Jackson, MI
Posted: 3-28-2001
Assistant Director of Outdoor Education
YMCA Storer Camps
Jackson, MI
Posted: 3-28-2001
Environmental Educator
Horizons for Youth
Sharon, MA
Deadline: 4-30-2001
Detailed information for each of these positions is posted at the
EE-link job posting page:
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/view_jobs.cgi
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:21:56 -0500
From: John Chick <chick@INHS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Aquatic Ecologist Position
Position Announcement
Position: Aquatic Ecologist at the level of Assistant Research
Scientist (1 position) with the Illinois Natural History Survey, full
time, grant funded, stationed at the Illinois Natural History Survey's
Great Rivers Field Station in Brighton Illinois.
Duties and Responsibilities: The primary responsibility will be to
lead the water quality component of the Long Term Resource Monitoring
Program (LTRMP), including field and laboratory data collection and
processing, statistical analysis and report writing. Secondary
responsibilities include conducting, analyzing, publishing, and
presenting other research projects, which could focus on water quality
issues or aquatic invertebrate ecology.
Qualifications: This position requires a Master of Science degree in
ecology, biology, environmental science or related field. The
successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of limnology and
river ecology. Candidate must have experience in the collection and
processing of water quality samples, statistical analysis of aquatic
ecology data, and the dissemination of scientific results through
presentations, reports, and/or peer reviewed publications. Must have a
valid drivers license, be able to swim and work outdoors in extreme
weather conditions, and work well in team situations.
Salary: $26,000 to $30,000 per year depending on experience. Benefits:
Generous vacation, sick and personal leave, State University Retirement
System and State health, dental, and life insurance plans.
see official announcement at www.inhs.uiuc.edu.
Application: To ensure full consideration, all application materials
should be received by April 15, 2001. To apply send cover letter;
curriculum vitae or resume; copies (i.e., unofficial) of college
transcript(s), and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email
addresses of three professional references to:
Sue Key, Human Resources Manager (PRF 841)
Illinois Natural History Survey
607 E. Peabody Drive
Champaign IL 61820
(217)244-7790
Questions regarding technical or scientific aspects of this position
should be referred to
--
John H. Chick, Ph.D.
Director
Great Rivers Field Station
Illinois Natural History Survey
8450 Montclair Ave.
Brighton, IL 62012
Phone: (618)466-9690
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cae/staff/chick/chickindex.htm
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"Scientists say hydrogen is the basic building
block of the universe because it is the most
abundant element. I say stupidity is the basic
building block of the universe because it is
more abundant than hydrogen." Frank Zappa
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:53:40 -0500
From: Joe Gathman <gathmanj@UWW.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
Well put, Judith. The ESA would not be advocating a policy direction for
ANWR, but rather advocating that scientific information NOT be swept under
the rug for political expedience. Politicians routinely misinform the
public by misrepresenting our work. They prey on one of the great
characteristics of science: the willingness to acknowledge, even to
quantify, our uncertainty. And they trot out the minority dissenters when
convenient rather than noting the broad consensus among the majority of
scientists on some issues.
The ESA shouldn't advocate for or against drilling, but SHOULD advocate for
the proper recognition and use of the work of scientists.
Joe Gathman
Department of Biological Sciences
UW-Whitewater
>Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:37:21 -0400
>Reply-To: Judith Weis <jweis@ANDROMEDA.RUTGERS.EDU>
>Sender: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news"
> <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
>From: Judith Weis <jweis@ANDROMEDA.RUTGERS.EDU>
>Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agend
>X-To: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
>To: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU
>
>But Nadine, the president has ignored scientific information - it's not
>just a matter of environmental advocacy but one of scientific
>information. The science points to anthropogenic causes of global climat
>change and to a lower arsenic standard in water etc. This is being ignor
d
>by the administration. We should be able to take a stand for using scien
e
>in making environmental policy. That's not the same as advocacy.
>
>1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert
>1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss,
> and pollution. \ \
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>Judith S. Weis Department of Biological Sciences
> Rutgers Univ. Newark NJ 07102 jweis@andromeda.rutgers.edu
>
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:04:13 -0500
From: "Farrand, D T." <FarrandD@MISSOURI.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
I am not a fan of our president, and his recent policy statements realize my
pessimistic fears about his administration. However, I must counter Ms.
Weis' assertion that the president is making decisions by ignoring
scientific information. Her position implies that economics is not science.
I'm a wildlifer by training and personally would like to see economics take
a back seat in policy decisions. But I cannot be so egocentric as to think
that if he did not rely solely on my science that he "ignored scientific
information." Granted, to base policy decisions on economics (or, as Leopold
put it, "expediency") alone is short sighted, but the same could be said of
concentrating solely on wildlife, water quality, or any other single natural
science discipline. Economics is, and should be, a part of the science on
which our environmental policy is based. I think the debate should be
centered around how to elevate the relative importance of environmental
information in the administration's policy decisions.
Cheers,
D. Todd Farrand, Research Associate
FarrandD@missouri.edu
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:18:52 -0700
From: B Vining <bvining@GORGE.NET>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
See link below for details on an advocacy letter - or a statement of
scientific consensus (by the signers) - to the Bush administration opposing
oil & gas exploration and development in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge.
It is urging the use of scientific evidence to make policy decisions. The
proposal is for permanent protection of the coastal plain of ANWR.
http://www.defenders.org/releases/pr2001/pr032001.html
Also this link should anyone chose to sign a petition - coordinated by
Defenders of Wildlife - in opposition to any oil & gas development in the
ANWR.
http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/
- Beth Vining
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Weis" <jweis@ANDROMEDA.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
> But Nadine, the president has ignored scientific information - it's not
> just a matter of environmental advocacy but one of scientific
> information. The science points to anthropogenic causes of global clima
e
> change and to a lower arsenic standard in water etc. This is being igno
ed
> by the administration. We should be able to take a stand for using scie
ce
> in making environmental policy. That's not the same as advocacy.
>
> 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert
> 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss,
> and pollution. \ \
> \ \ \
> - - _ - \ \ \ \ ----\
> - _ - \
> - - ( O \
> _ - -_ __ /
> - - /
> -/// _ ______ ___/
> /// /
> Judith S. Weis Department of Biological Sciences
> Rutgers Univ. Newark NJ 07102 jweis@andromeda.rutgers.edu
>
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 18:18:33 -0400
From: Robert Mowbray <rnmowbray@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
D. Todd Farrand wrote:
>However, I must counter Ms.
> Weis' assertion that the president is making decisions by ignoring
> scientific information. Her position implies that economics is not
science.
But our President is completely ignoring biologic, atmospheric, and health
science in his recent decisions on global climate change, carbon dioxide
emissions, arsenic in drinking water and in continuing to push for oil
exploration in ANWR and is not using sound economic science in these
positions. He may be guilty of using "good" political science in joining
the ostriches with their heads in the sand and not calling for voters to
make short term sacrifices for long term survival.
Robert N. Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist/Natural Resource Management Specialist
A Thirty Year Record of Success
e-mail: rnmowbray@worldnet.att.net
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:31:30 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
At 04:04 PM 04/02/2001 -0500, Farrand, D T. wrote:
>the same could be said of concentrating solely on wildlife, water qualit
,
>or any other single natural science discipline.
This is NEWS! Something in the category of "man bites dog." Please tell
me--who does?
(Perhaps I've been napping on a log too long...)
Best,
WT
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 20:19:25 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Purdue University, faculty
FACULTY POSITION
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Purdue University
The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to invite applications for
a tenure-track faculty position that emphasizes undergraduate education and
that is associated with our Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate
Education program.
We seek an individual who will make a contribution to the quality of
undergraduate education (with involvement in one course each semester) and
scholarship in the applicant's area of specialization. The area of
specialization should connect well with one or more of the Department's six
broad research areas: (i) biochemistry, biophysics, and structural
biology; (ii) cell, developmental, and molecular biology; (iii) ecology,
behavior, and evolution; (iv) microbiology and molecular genetics; (v)
neuro-biology and physiology; and (vi) curriculum and instruction (we are
especially interested in individuals whose scholarship includes student
learning as it relates to biological curricula). We particularly
encourage applications from underrepresented minority scientists.
The successful applicant will have demonstrated excellence in teaching, and
will be expected to establish a record of outstanding scholarship in their
area of expertise, including extramural funding. The position is open to
qualified scientists at all ranks.
Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae, a description of research and
teaching experiences, a description of future scholarship, and the names
and addresses of three referees. Please send applications to Dr. Louis
Sherman, Chair, Howard Hughes Faculty Position Search Committee, Department
of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN 47907-1392. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:47:11 -0600
From: David McNeely <mcneely@UTB1.UTB.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
"Farrand, D T." wrote: (some stuff was cut out)
> However, I must counter Ms.
> Weis' assertion that the president is making decisions by ignoring
> scientific information. Her position implies that economics is not scie
ce.
> I cannot be so egocentric as to think
> that if he did not rely solely on my science that he "ignored scientifi
> information." Granted, to base policy decisions on economics (or, as Le
pold
> put it, "expediency") alone is short sighted, but the same could be sai
of
> concentrating solely on wildlife, water quality, or any other single na
ural
> science discipline. I think the debate should be
> centered around how to elevate the relative importance of environmental
> information in the administration's policy decisions.
>
It seems that what the administration is applying is a value judgement --
dollars for some are more more important than wildlife for all, or wild plac
s
for all, or health for all ................................ .
Hard not to be judgemental here. And whether or not economics is a science,
there is no evidence of even the existence of solid, comparative studies tha
show greater economic good for all over time from the decisions that were
made. There has been, to my knowledge, no analysis of the economic
contributions of some of the ecosystems threatened by the president's polici
s.
Dollars lost from due to the ill health of those who will suffer because of
policy decisions on pollutants? And how do you "cost" someone's cancer?
The economic claims of the chemical industry simply failed to be born out wi
h
regards to a number of workplace chemicals and environmental contaminants wh
n
those agents were controlled. It seems that their complaints were like the
little boy crying "wolf." Certainly, some workplace chemicals have now been
reduced several orders of magnitude below the levels at which the industries
claimed they would go belly up because the costs would be too great to bear.
They are still operating today.
>
> Cheers,
>
> D. Todd Farrand, Research Associate
> FarrandD@missouri.edu
--
===============================================
"Are we there yet?" Source unknown
See my web page at http://unix.utb.edu/~mcneely
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David L. McNeely (Dave)
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Biological Sciences
The University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Telephone (956) 544-8289 or 983-7578
FAX (956) 983-7115
mailto:mcneely@utb1.utb.edu
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:47:27 +1000
From: "Vr. Richard Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld" <ricardo@ANS.COM.AU>
Subject: Fw: Urgent: Scientists' Letter calling for stronger Species
atRisk law
----- Original Message -----
From: "rudolf harmsen" <harmsenr@BIOLOGY.QUEENSU.CA>
Friends;
This is a call to the scientific community to support the efforts of two
of Canada's prominent voices for conservation biology: Dr. David Schindler
and Dr. Geoff Scudder. Below you will find a note from our two colleagues,
as well as their letter to the Prime Minister about Canada's proposed
Species at Risk Act (SARA). Already 300 scientists have signed on. Our goal
is to have 1000 names on this letter. As this is a North American effort,
scientists from the US and Mexico are strongly encouraged to sign on.
> Please forward this to any and all scientists who might be interested i
lending their voice to this effort. Instructions for sign on are below.
Kind Regards, Stephen Legault Executive Director Wildcanada.net
Dear Colleague: The following is an open letter to the Prime Minister of
Canada from Canadian and U.S. scientists commenting on serious shortcomings
in the recently-proposed Canadian Species At Risk Act (Canada presently has
no endangered species law). The Bill suffers from two fundamental flaws:
(i) it fails to ensure protection of endangered species' habitat; and
(ii) it leaves the listing of endangered species up to political whim. If
the Bill is improved, it could be of tremendous value in conserving
biological diversity in both Canada and the U.S. -- since over 70% of
Canada's species at risk migrate or range into the U.S.
This Bill has just now (March 22, 2001) gone to Committee before third
reading, and public input has been invited. It is very important that
scientists respond at this critical stage, while there is still time to
strengthen the law. We hope to show support from scientists in both Canada
and the USA, to highlight the fact that species do not respect borders.
Please circulate the following letter among your scientific colleagues in
Canada and the U.S. Professional and academic scientists of postdoctoral
level or higher are welcome to sign.
You may "sign" by providing the following information:
1. your name
2. your title(s), and
3. your full institutional affiliation(s)
Please forward the above by e-mail to: Anita Krajnc, Ph.D. candidate
University of Toronto akrajn@chass.utoronto.ca Alternatively, you may sign
on by going to www.scientists4species.org The Species At Risk Act is
available on Environment Canada's web site at www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca. A
detailed response to the bill from a scientific viewpoint can be found at
www.scientists4species.org
We need as many names as possible to make a strong impact. Thank you.
Sincerely, Dr. David W. Schindler FRSC Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology
Department of Biological Sciences U. of Alberta, Edmonton Dr. Geoffrey G.E.
Scudder FRSC Professor Emeritus, Department of Zoology & Centre for
Biodiversity Research Department of Zoology University of British Columbia
P.S. If you would like to send a personal letter to the Parliamentary
Committee reviewing the Bill, address it to Eugene Morawski, Clerk, Standing
Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development, House of Commons,
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6, or e-mail morawe@parl.gc.ca.
When you write to Mr. Morawski, please add a note asking him to distribute
the letter to all members of the Committee. Please send a copy of your
letter to your federal Member of Parliament at the House of Commons, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A6.
[*****LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER STARTS HERE*****]
The Right Honourable Jean Chretien Prime Minister House of Commons Ottawa,
Canada K1A 0H6 Dear Sir: Canada has a growing and neglected endangered
species problem. Already 352 species of animals and plants are known to be
'at risk' of being lost, and dozens more are added to the list each year.
Without effective protection, many of these species will vanish from the
wild or go extinct in our lifetimes -- with potentially serious effects on
the ecosystems on which human life depends. Conserving the Earth's
biological diversity is one of the major challenges of our time. We are
encouraged to see that the Government of Canada, after two earlier failures,
has introduced a bill to protect endangered species, the Species At Risk Act
(SARA).
Were it meaningfully strong, SARA could both meet the needs of species and
fill a void in Canada's environmental laws: one that Canada must fill to
meet its international obligations under the Biological Diversity
Convention. Though SARA does have some positive features, it falls far
short of providing the protection needed to safeguard our endangered
wildlife. In key areas, such as habitat protection, it is not as strong as
existing laws in the U.S. and Mexico. For SARA it to be effective, there
are several critical shortcomings that must be addressed before the Bill is
passed into law.
MANDATORY HABITAT PROTECTION Scientists worldwide recognize that the key to
saving species is preserving and restoring their habitats--the places where
they feed, breed, and raise their young. Species protection without habitat
protection is nearly always a scientific impossibility. A homeless species
is a doomed one. Remarkably, the proposed SARA still fails to require
habitat protection. It prohibits the destruction of an animal's nest or den,
but not the rest of its habitat -- which is comparable to protecting a
person's bedroom, but not the rest of their house or neighbourhood. The
Bill says that a species' critical habitat "may"-- not "will"-- be
protected. This is deeply disappointing. For the Act to have a real impact
on endangered species conservation, habitat protection must be a
requirement, not a political option. The proposed Bill does not even
require habitat protection on federal lands and in areas of federal
responsibility -- which is a step backwards from the 1997 federal Bill
(C-65). It is particularly important that the federal government take the
lead in protecting the habitat of the many species that migrate or range
across Canada's national borders. Such shared species require cross-border
protection that only the federal government can provide. The U.S. and
Mexican endangered species laws make habitat protection mandatory for
cross-border species, and the absence of similar protection in Canada could
seriously undermine these
international efforts. Mandatory habitat protection must be combined with
on-the-ground conservation work, and Minister Anderson's recent funding
announcements are a generous step towards this. But all funding and habitat
conservation efforts must be built on a law that ensures endangered species
and their habitats will be protected in all cases--which the current Bill
does not do. ENSURING SCIENCE-BASED LISTING Determining when a species is
endangered is an inherently scientific exercise that should not involve
politics. To be credible, the law must have an independent, science-based
process for assessing and listing species at risk. Regrettably, the
proposed SARA gives science a back
seat to politics in the listing process. To correct this fundamental flaw,
four basic changes are needed. First, the existing, science-based list of
species at risk should be used as the starting list in the new Act--as was
done in the 1997 Bill. This list has been developed and updated over 22
years by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
("COSEWIC"), a respected body of federal, provincial and independent
wildlife experts. COSEWIC's recent review (using IUCN criteria) confirms
the veracity of this list. SARA's current approach of starting without any
species listed is illogical, since a credible list is readily available.
Second, it is critical to safeguard COSEWIC's independence and expertise.
This can be accomplished by (i) mandating that respected scientific bodies,
such as the Royal Society of Canada, be consulted on all COSEWIC
appointments, and (ii) requiring that at least half of COSEWIC's members
come from outside government. These changes will help ensure that
COSEWIC remains a scientific body, free from political interference. Third,
COSEWIC scientists, not politicians, should decide which species
to list as endangered. As proposed, SARA will allow Cabinet to pick and
choose from among COSEWIC's listings. This is a formula for political
meddling that will no doubt result in many species being omitted from the
legal list. It is appropriate for politicians to make decisions about the
protection of endangered species, but decisions about the assessment and
listing of species should be made by scientists. At the very least,
COSEWIC's listing decisions should take effect within a fixed time (say
60 days) unless Cabinet exercises a 'veto' and provides reasons. Finally,
the original definition of "wildlife species" from the 1997 Bill should be
reinstated: for the purposes of listing, "species" should include
"geographically or genetically distinct populations". The proposed Bill
uses the term "biologically distinct population", which is scientifically
vague and inconsistent with COSEWIC's current approach. * * *
We commend the government for bringing forward legislation to protect
species at risk. We do recognize that SARA has some good features -- for
instance, it requires recovery plans for listed species at risk.
However, the Bill has several critical flaws that must be addressed if it is
to be effective at saving species. We urge you to: (i) ensure mandatory
habitat protection for endangered species within federal
jurisdiction --including ones that migrate across Canada's borders; (ii)
adopt the current COSEWIC list as the starting list in the Act; (iii) add
measures to safeguard COSEWIC's independence and expertise; (iv) respect
COSEWIC's future listing decisions; and (v) return to the original
definition of "wildlife species". These changes are required to make the
Act scientifically sound. Without them, many more of Canada's wild species
will continue to decline towards extinction. Canada's diversity of wild
species is more than just a source of national pride; biodiversity is
critical to the country's ecological and economic well-being. If the above
improvements are made, this law will make an important contribution towards
preserving the ecological health of
Canada, and North America, for many generations to come.
Sincerely,
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:31:49 -0800
From: Toshihide Hamazaki <toshihide_hamazaki@FISHGAME.STATE.AK.US>
Subject: Re: The Ecological Society's role in Bush's environmental agenda
To my knowledge, President Bush has NOT IGNORED scientific information.
Instead, he has decided not to implement the scientific information into
policy initiatives. For example, he did not say that he would not ratify
Kyoto protocol because global warming does not happen. Instead, he said
that he would not ratify Kyoto protocol because he thinks that protocol is
unfair to the US. Similarly, did not say that he would lower arsenic
standard in water not because he thinks arsenic do no harm to human health.
The same situation happened regarding poly wrapping of the ESA Journals,
last year. My buddy was outraged to realize that the Journals are wrapped
with polys that are practically impossible to recycle, and demanded the
editor not to use it because of known environmental concerns (i.e.
scientific facts). However, the editor decided not to abandon the use of
polys for several other practical reasons, or should I say that the editor
thought that the benefit of using polys would outweigh the environmental
costs.
Should the editor be accused of ignoring scientific facts? Or should the
editor be accused of being industry friendly anti-environmentalist?
There is a clear distinction between acknowledging/understanding scientific
information and implementing it to particular policy.
Acknowledging/understanding scientific information does not imply that one
should take a particular action.
Toshihide Hamazaki / Hamachan
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Commercial Fisheries Division
333 Raspberry Rd.
Anchorage Alaska 99518
Ph: 907-267-2158
Fax: 907-267-2442
e-mail: toshihide_hamazaki@fishgame.state.ak.us
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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:49:12 -0700
From: Jane Hendricks <jhendricks@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: Job listing below
Would you please list the job announcement below in your joblistings?
-------------------------------------
Landscape Architect/Restoration Ecology Position
H. T. Harvey & Associates, a well-established northern California ecological
consulting firm, is seeking landscape architects, certified in the State of
California, with background in native plant revegetation and habitat
restoration design. The position will be within the company s restoration
ecology division and supervised by a senior project manager with a large
wetland and riparian restoration/monitoring project load. Duties will
include site assessments for planting and grading design, preparing
conceptual and detailed landscape plans and specifications, and coordinating
with project ecologists, hydrologists, engineers and resource agencies.
Strong manual graphics and CADD abilities essential. Good technical writing
ability and communication skills also needed. An excellent salary and
benefits package is available. EOE. E-mail resume, references, salary
history to personnel@harveyecology.com or mail to H. T. Harvey & Associates,
Attn: Personnel, 3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 145, San Jose, CA 95118.
------------------------------------------------
Thank you for your assistance.
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 30 Mar 2001 to 1 Apr 2001
To: Recipients of ECOLOG-L digests <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
Status: R
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2. Lemming "suicide" off-list contributions
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:21:59 -0500
From: Human Resources <humanres@MBL.EDU>
Subject: SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE for UNDERGRADUATES (REU) [SREU Forest 15
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
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POSITION: SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
for UNDERGRADUATES (REU) [SREU Forest 15N]
Ecosystems Center
The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking
applicants for two positions to participate in field, laboratory and
modeling studies of N cycling in New England Forests. These positions are
supported by the National Science Foundations' Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) program and are available only to undergraduates who
are currently enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities.
DUTIES: One position will be based at the Ecosystems Center in Woods Hole,
Mass and one will be based at the University of Maryland's Appalachian
Laboratory in Frostburg, Maryland. Both applicants will be expected to
make field trips to Massachusetts and Maine to collect plant, soil and
solution samples from research plots. Successful applicants will work on a
variety of research tasks and will be encouraged to conduct a summer
project that is linked to the overall project.
SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Applicants should have completed
basic coursework in biology, chemistry and ideally ecology or ecosystem
studies.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should be in good health, capable of
rigorous physical activity, working outside in occasionally severe weather,
walking long distances over rough terrain, tree climbing, etc.).
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position is funded by the National Science
Foundation and is open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are
enrolled as undergraduates (sophomores or juniors) at U.S. colleges and
universities (Spring 2001 graduates are ineligible). Successful applicants
must be available to start a 3 month appointment between May 13 and June 3,
2001.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until suitable candidates are identified.
Interested applicants send a cover letter, resumes, transcripts and the
names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of 3 references
to: Marine Biological Laboratory, ATTN: Human Resources reference code
[SREU Forest 15N], 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. Applications may
be sent by email to: resume@mbl.edu.
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and are available only to undergraduates who are currently enrolled in
U.S. colleges and universities. <br>
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<b>DUTIES: </b>One position will be based at the Ecosystem
Center
in Woods Hole, Mass and one will be based at the University of Maryland's
Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, Maryland. Both applicants will
be expected to make field trips to Massachusetts and Maine to collect
plant, soil and solution samples from research plots. Successful
applicants will work on a variety of research tasks and will be
encouraged to conduct a summer project that is linked to the overall
project.<br>
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who
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universities (Spring 2001 graduates are ineligible). Successful
applicants must be available to start a 3 month appointment between May 13
nd
June 3, 2001.<br>
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<b>APPLICATION DEADLINE: </b>Until suitable candidates are
identified.<br>
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Interested applicants send a cover letter, resumes, transcripts and the name
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Marine Biological Laboratory, ATTN: Human Resources reference code [S
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Forest 15N], 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. Applications m
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:34:03 -0800
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Lemming "suicide" off-list contributions
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this question. Here are two
interesting contributions from bryonet:
X-From_: owner-bryonet-l-outgoing@mtu.edu Mon Mar 26 06:01:07 2001
From: FlennikenD@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:06:34 EST
Subject: Lemmings
To: Bryonet-l@mtu.edu
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BRYONET
To Those Interested:
Not from personal observation, but from reading someplace, it is my
impression that as lemming populations reach periodic peaks food becomes
scarce in their current habitat and they begin to move en masse to better
feeding grounds. As they migrate along, those in front stop to feed, while
others in the back are forced to crawl over those in front to reach a food
supply. Thus the population seems to move in waves from back to front. If an
when the migration takes them to the shore of lake or ocean the same
procedure still takes place and those in front are stopped, but those in bac
climb onward with no place to end up but in the waters. Should they not be
able to reach the distant shore, then they perish.
DON FLENNIKEN
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From: "Gillis Een" <gillis.een@nrm.se>
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Subject: Lemmings
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:11:13 +0200
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BRYONET
Dear Friends,
This message does not contain any bryology except for the fact that I
observed the lemmings during a 2 weeks excursion in 1960 in Pite Lappmark,
northern Sweden ,together with Sigfrid Arnell.
The lemmings were everywhere! When you met one of them on a path, they did
not give way, but sat down on their hindlegs and barked at you. They were
quite hysterical and sometimes attacked us when we sat down for a meal.
We never saw any fall off (not jump) a cliff, but that would not surprise
me. What we saw however was the following. One bright morning there was no
wind and lake Mavasjaure was like a mirror. Hundreds of lemmings left the
shore and swam out into the lake. They looked that small submarines in
surface position with only the nose abowe water. After a short time they
froze to death in the cold water. The dead bodies floted around in swimming
position.
After a few hours a wind came up and blew in the direction of our camp. We
had our tents on the western shore of the lake. The effect was that all the
dead lemmings ended up on our beach. The result was a solid wall of dead
lemmings, about hundred meters long and a few dm high.
I do not think that this particular behaviour is built into their genes.
They were simply extremely crowded and tried to escape from the
overpopulated areas. The lake was in their way and they could not know that
it was so large.
Best regards
Gillis
gillis.een@nrm.se
Stockholm
The W end of lake Mavasjaure is situated close to the Norwegian border.
N = 66:55/60 degrees
E = 16:10/60 degrees
Alt. = 547 m
Best regards
Gillis
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:11:02 -0500
From: Wayne Simoneau <simoneau@EV1.NET>
Subject: Re: Personal Safety Protocols for fieldwork?
Kerry,
It should not be unreasonable to expect field crew members to perform
their tasks with the highest level of safety given the conditions they find
themselves. This means that steps must be taken to provide for their safety.
You are not explicit, but I think it's safe to assume that attack or assault
by other humans is the primary concern. Cell phones will not prevent or
deter an attack. Numbers will! I strongly suggest your study consider the
minimum field team size of 3 persons. Applicants with some type of
self-defense training should be weighted higher than those with none. Beyond
that, I urge field crew members to be issued mace or a similar disabling
agent. Whistles are also a very effective deterrent and location signature.
Also, spend some time with the local law enforcement agency in the region
you will be working. Let them know your itinerary and provide them with a
list of field crew members. Find out from them about activities in the
region. If you observe any suspicious individuals, let them know. If you
have cell phones, check in on an established schedule and make sure these
are recorded. Stick together, if you break up in an attempt to get more
done, you've negated the benefit of a larger group. If a potential
confrontation presents itself, everyone should attempt to leave the area
immediately. My long-term martial arts training has taught me that
confrontation is the worst method of self-defense. If you can not remove
yourself, attempt to remove the potential assailant through a deterrent. If
confrontation is imminent, employ all means at hand to disable your
assailant as rapidly as possible, then immediately leave the area. This is
extremely difficult to do, even for persons trained in self-defense. DO NOT
TAKE THIS STATEMENT LIGHTLY! I am assuming a potentially life threatening
encounter. I am NOT espousing the use of violence. I hope some of this is
of value.
Wayne Simoneau
Cartography/GIS
Southwest Texas State Univ.
San Marcos, Texas
ws1007@swt.edu
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From: "Kerry Ana Manire" <kmanire@MAIL.ENVIRON.STATE.DC.US>
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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 4:39 PM
Subject: Personal Safety Protocols for fieldwork?
> Hello all,
>
> Due to an unfortunate event, my division is putting together a Field
> Safety Protocol for our field crew here. We've covered issuing cell
> phones programmed with 911, signing out with destination information an
> return information, the buddy system, uniforms and personal safety
> training. I am wondering if anyone else has any documents of the sort
> or additional ideas about the subject (primarily on personal security)?
> We work in an urban area, doing stream monitoring and restoration.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Kerry Manire
>
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