Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 5 Apr 2001 to 6 Apr 2001
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There are 13 messages totalling 783 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Sampling Leeches
2. I need a job (plant-animal interactions)
3. Senior Ecologist
4. Tropical Biology course in Australia Aug. 8-25
5. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
6. America and Climate Change (2)
7. New & Updated CRS Reports for April, 2001
8. job announcement on listserver
9. Aquatic/Fisheries Ecologist Position - Olympic National Park
10. wood identification
11. to Bush or not to Bush
12. GIS enquery
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:45:41 +0200
From: Brent Newman <btabkn@UPE.AC.ZA>
Subject: Sampling Leeches
Hi All
Being principally an estuarine ecologist, I have no experience in the
question that I am going to ask and am consequently seeking assistance. In
our city a recently designed entertainment complex, which has as a central
feature an artificial lake system, has been experiencing 'problems' with
leeches. While we would regard leeches as part of the normal ecology of
freshwater ecosystems, it appears that the leeches are flourishing (if I can
call it that) in these lakes, and this is distressing the management of the
entertainment complex as they wish to hold water sports in the lakes. My
question is, How does one sample leeches in a quantifiable manner ?
I have a feeling that the apparent high numbers of leeches in the lakes may
be due to the fact there are few fish predators in the lakes, actually there
are none. A species of freshwater mullet has been introduced but this is an
interface feeder, feeding primarily on plankton I believe. Are there fish
species/families etc that are known predators of leeches? Are there other
fauna that target leeches? Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to
reduce the leech numbers in the lakes?
Looking forward to comments.
Regards
Brent
Dr Brent Newman
SAB Institute for Environmental and Coastal Management
University of Port Elizabeth
PO Box 1600 Port Elizabeth
South Africa 6000
Phone +27 41 5042877
Fax +27 41 5832 317
e-mail Mailto:btabkn@upe.ac.za
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:42:04 +0100
From: Mark Gardener <M.C.Gardener@OPEN.AC.UK>
Subject: I need a job (plant-animal interactions)
Dear all,
I am a PhD student in my final year - currently working on the ecological
role of amino acids in floral nectar. I'll be finishing at the end of 2001
and am looking for post-doc opportunities.
My research has taken me in a number of directions - I use HPLC as an
analytical tool to examine nectar composition but have also done behavioural
work on insects as well as field-based plant experiments. I am a mature
student (that means I had a previous life!) and have experience in other
areas (details upon request to m.c.gardener@open.ac.uk
<mailto:m.c.gardener@open.ac.uk> ).
So, if you're thinking about a researcher to join your group, especially in
the field of pollination or plant-insect interactions more generally, then
drop me a note m.c.gardener@open.ac.uk <mailto:m.c.gardener@open.ac.uk>
and
I'll send you more details.
Cheers,
Mark Gardener
Ecology and Conservation Research Group
Dept. of Biological Sciences
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
+44 (0)1 908 653099
M.C.Gardener@Open.ac.uk <mailto:M.C.Gardener@Open.ac.uk>
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:35:30 -0400
From: "Mashke, Jason" <Mashke@PBWORLD.COM>
Subject: Senior Ecologist
Senior Ecologist Position
Parsons Brinckerhoff, a leader in consulting services for over 100 years,
has an immediate opening for a senior ecologist in our Atlanta office. The
ideal candidate will have at least 7 years experience in wetland
delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys, wetland and stream
mitigation, and NEPA documentation. We offer excellent opportunities for
growth and development as well as a highly competitive benefits package. For
more information please contact Jason Mashke at (404) 364-5239 or via e-mail
at mashke@pbworld.com
Jason Mashke, Ecologist
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas
3340 Peachtree Road, NE
Suite 2400, Tower Place 100
Atlanta, GA 30326-1001
(404) 364-5239 direct
(404) 237-3015 fax
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:00:37 -0400
From: Brent Demars <Brent_G._DeMars@LAKELAND.CC.OH.US>
Subject: Tropical Biology course in Australia Aug. 8-25
All Students Welcome
We are offering an academic tropical biology course inteneded for non-major
and as an elective for major in Australia from August 8-25th.
The course will include hands-on activities in rainforest, reef, wetland, an
savanna ecosystems.
The costs is ~$2750 including air, ground, housing, food, supplies from
Cleveland. The charter flight will be out of SF or LA and hence overall cos
may be less.
Logistics are being handled by Rainforest and Reef, Grand Rapids MI. Studen
s
must enroll in BIOL1180 Tropical Biology at Lakeland, or arrangements may be
made with their institution for credit.
Contact: Dr. Brent DeMars, Biology Dept., Lakeland College, 7700 Clocktower
r.,
Kirtland, OH 44077
(953) 7147 bdemars@lakeland.cc.oh.us
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:00:53 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Environmental Project Manager
Company: EMG
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3442
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:49:13 -0400
From: Andy Park <andrew.park@UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: America and Climate Change
Dear Ecologgers,
I offer this copied from today's (April 6th) edition of the Canadian
newspaper, the Globe and Mail. Perhaps the outside perspective will
enable us to arrive at a common viewpoint.
All the Best,
Andy Park Ph.D.
(Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Don't blow this deal
The U.S. can go to climate hell, says EU
president ROMANO PRODI, but we
have no intention of following them
ROMANO PRODI
Friday, April 6, 2001
This week in Washington, the George Bush administration confirmed to
European Union representatives, including Environment Commissioner
Margot Wallstrom, that the United States has, indeed, changed its mind
about the Kyoto global warming agreement. The EU delegation made
clear that Europe remains committed to making Kyoto work, and that
efforts will continue -- if necessary without the United States. We cannot
afford the new American position to cause a stalemate because in the
climate-change talks there has always been one partner with whom we
cannot negotiate: the climate itself.
The overwhelming weight of scientific opinion agrees global warming is a
major problem. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
recently concluded that the impact is likely to be greater than previously
feared. Some uncertainties remain about exactly how the process is
working, but we have more than enough evidence to convince us to act
swiftly.
Industrialized nations have a clear responsibility to lead the way in
reducing greenhouse gases. The richest fifth of the world's population is
responsible for nearly 60 per cent of CO2 emissions. The U.S.
population -- barely 5 per cent of humanity -- accounts for a quarter of
all CO2 emissions. Our standard of living, and our ability to act, can
hardly be compared with the developing countries.
The poorest countries are already those hardest hit by the effects of
climate change -- and most vulnerable to further changes. More rain will
fall in areas already prone to flooding, less rain in areas already hit by
drought. Food and water supplies are at risk. A half-metre rise in sea
levels would hit hundreds of millions of people in low-lying coastal areas,
again mainly in poor countries.
The climate is already changing, and action is needed now to reduce
CO2 emissions. The longer we wait, the harder and more expensive it
will be. Of course, the process is not easy. European countries are
struggling to fulfill their own commitments -- some more successfully than
others. But struggle we must, and European leaders are committed to
the task of bringing down Europe's harmful emissions in line with Kyoto
targets. Words about sustainable development are empty unless we are
also willing to assume our responsibilities, without delay.
This week the Bush administration reassured the visiting EU delegation it
acknowledges both the problem and the need to find a solution. That is
heartening, but many Americans are as concerned as we in Europe that
the new government appears to be backing away from the only practical
measure we have to tackle climate change, and therefore from its
international duty. There can be no real leadership without responsibility.
Some claim the Kyoto agreement is too expensive for U.S. industry to
implement. But Kyoto provides for flexibility in how targets are reached.
The United States argued for these provisions, and can use them to
reduce the costs. We in Europe are also trying to implement the
agreement in the most cost-effective way. Even if the Bush
administration finds the American targets too ambitious, that is not an
argument for discarding the whole agreement. We should also remember
that combating climate change is not just about costs and burdens: It
represents an opportunity for new technologies and a chance to
modernize our economies.
Some claim Kyoto "isn't fair" because it excludes developing countries.
But surely we in the industrialized world, who have contributed most to
causing this problem, should be first to contribute to its solution. Is ther
any "fairness" in the fact that U.S. emissions are 10 times more per
person than those in the developing world? The message that the United
States will not make an effort unless others, much less able to do so,
make an effort as well, is shocking to European ears.
Of course, fighting the greenhouse effect requires the involvement of all
countries. Nobody denies that emissions from developing countries also
need to be addressed. It's a question of timing. The Kyoto Protocol is
our first step toward solving this problem, but it will be an incremental
process that eventually involves everyone. Walking away from it now
would hardly help us move forward.
Is the Kyoto Protocol our only option? I say it's the best we have, and
we are committed to seeing it in force by 2002. Kyoto was the fruit of
several years of intensive international negotiations. It is a compromise,
which balances circumstances and concerns in different regions of the
globe, an achievement that should not be discarded lightly. Having come
this far, tearing up the agreement and starting again would be a tragic
mistake.
If elements in the accord prevent the United States from ratifying it, let's
talk about those rather than ditching it. Let's not lose a vital accord,
which is still supported by most other countries. Having visited
Washington and Ottawa this week, the EU delegation will travel to
Russia, Japan and China -- other major producers of greenhouse gasses
-- and to Iran, president of the large delegation of developing countries
in the climate negotiations. The message they will carry is this: We in the
EU do not see a solution to the climate problem outside the Kyoto
Protocol. The EU remains committed to it -- with or without the United
States.
Romano Prodi is President of the European Commission.
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:54:25 -0400
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: New & Updated CRS Reports for April, 2001
Fortysix New and 59 Updated reports were added in April as the NLE
passes the 900 mark for Congressional Research Service reports and issue
briefs.
A new Briefing Book was added: AGRICULTURE POLICY & FARM BILL BRIEFING
BOOK. Two other briefing books were thoroughly updated for March, 2001:
Electric Utility Restructuring & Global Climate Change.
[HTML version of this update can be found at:
http://www.cnie.org/nle/crssearch/catnew.cfm ]
Among some of the reports are the following:
AGRICULTURE REPORTS
Mad Cow Disease: Agriculture Issues (3/12/01~3p.) NEW
Agriculture Policy & Farm Bill Briefing Book (3/12/01~20p.) NEW
Agricultural Exports and Food Aid Programs (3/8/01~13p.)
China and the World Trade Organization (3/7/01~6p.)
Soil and Water Conservation Issues (3/6/01~13p.)
Animal Agriculture: Current Issues (2/26/01~10p.)
Agricultural Trade Issues in the 107th Congress (2/23/01~8p.) NEW
Immigration of Agricultural Guest Workers: Policy, Trends, and
Legislative Issues (2/15/01~8p.)
Agriculture: A List of Websites (2/8/01~26p.)
AIR QUALITY REPORTS
Environmental Streamlining Provisions in the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century: Status of Implementation
(3/14/01~3p.) NEW
Clean Air Act Issues in the 107th Congress (3/6/01~7p.)
Electricity Restructuring: The Implications for Air Quality
(1/4/01~40p.)
BIODIVERSITY REPORTS
Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy (3/15/01~15p.)
CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTS
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Climate Change, and Electricity Restructuring
Issues (3/14/01~15p.)
Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol (3/9/01~5p.)
Global Climate Change Briefing Book (3/8/01~40p.)
Global Climate Change (2/28/01~13p.)
Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI):Research, Technology, and
Related Programs (1/22/01~8p.)
ECONOMICS, TAXES & TRADE REPORTS
Social Security's Treatment Under the Federal Budget: A Summary
(3/21/01~3p.) NEW
Social Security Reform (3/20/01~9p.) NEW
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: A Fact Sheet
(3/20/01~2p.)
U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts (3/19/01~14p.)
U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: 1948-2000 (3/15/01~6p.)
Trade and the Americas (3/7/01~23p.)
Trade Legislation in the 106th Congress: An Overview (3/7/01~29p.)
China-U.S. Trade Issues (3/5/01~16p.)
Trade Remedy Law Reform in the 107th Congress (2/15/01~6p.) NEW
The Debt Limit (2/5/01~5p.)
State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions (1/10/01~2p.)
Tax-Cut Legislation: Applicable Budget Enforcement Procedures
(12/31/98~6p.) NEW
ENERGY REPORTS
Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues (3/22/01~15p.)
Electric Utility Restructuring Briefing Book (3/20/01~22p.)
Pipeline Safety: Federal Program and Reauthorization Issues
(3/14/01~6p.)
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Climate Change, and Electricity Restructuring
Issues (3/14/01~15p.)
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Restructuring
Issues (3/9/01~16p.)
Nuclear Energy Policy (3/2/01~13p.)
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (3/2/01~11p.)
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (2/28/01~16p.)
Magnetic Fusion: The DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program (2/15/01~24p.)
Electricity Restructuring: The Implications for Air Quality
(1/4/01~40p.)
Appropriations for FY2001: Energy and Water Development (11/20/00~12p.)
FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTS
Economic Development Administration: Overview and Issues (3/23/01~10p.)
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2000 (3/7/01~11p.)
Appropriations for FY2001: An Overview (2/23/01~26p.)
Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch (2/19/01~23p.) NEW
Appropriations for FY2001: Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies (2/12/01~18p.) NEW
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2001 (2/9/01~11p.)
Appropriations for FY2001: Energy and Water Development (11/20/00~12p.)
The Federal Fiscal Year (4/2/98~1p.) NEW
FORESTRY REPORTS
Public (BLM) Lands and National Forests (3/8/01~9p.) NEW
Forest Ecosystem Health: An Overview (2/21/01~3p.) NEW
GOVERNMENT PROCEDURE REPORTS
Campaign Finance in the 2000 Federal Elections: Overview and Estimates
of the Flow of Money (3/16/01~12p.) NEW
Campaign Finance Reform:A Legal Analysis of Issue and Express Advocacy
(3/12/01~2p.)
Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money
(3/2/01~6p.)
Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals (3/1/01~2p.)
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices
(12/22/00~7p.)
The Use of Labor Union Dues For Political Purposes: A Legal Analysis
(8/2/00~8p.) NEW
Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process
(11/8/99~5p.)
Tax-Cut Legislation: Applicable Budget Enforcement Procedures
(12/31/98~6p.)
INFORMATION SOURCES REPORTS
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information
Sources (2/21/01~8p.)
Agriculture: A List of Websites (2/8/01~26p.)
Federal Indian Law: Sources of General Information (10/27/99~1p.) NEW
MARINE REPORTS
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 106th
Congress (3/15/01~9p.)
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 107th
Congress (2/23/01~4p.) NEW
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information
Sources (2/21/01~8p.)
Marine Protected Areas: An Overview (2/8/01~3p.) NEW
MINING REPORTS
Mining on Federal Lands (3/13/01~12p.)
NATURAL RESOURCE REPORTS
Soil and Water Conservation Issues (3/6/01~13p.)
Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth in the 107th Congress
(3/5/01~6p.)
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (3/2/01~11p.)
PESTICIDE & CHEMICALS REPORTS
Endocrine Disruption: An Introduction (1/11/01~3p.) NEW
POLLUTION REPORTS
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act (3/14/01~17p.)
Superfund and Brownfields in the 107th Congress (3/8/01~10p.) NEW
Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress (3/8/01~6p.)
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (2/28/01~16p.)
Clean Water Act Issues in the 107th Congress (2/21/01~7p.)
Superfund and Natural Resource Damages (1/8/01~4p.) NEW
POPULATION REPORTS
Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
(3/22/01~11p.)
Immigration of Agricultural Guest Workers: Policy, Trends, and
Legislative Issues (2/15/01~8p.)
PUBLIC LANDS REPORTS
Military Base Closures: Time for Another Round? (3/7/01~9p.)
Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth in the 107th Congress
(3/5/01~6p.) NEW
Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and
Appropriations for FY2001 (1/17/01~10p.) NEW
RISK ASSESSMENT & REGULATORY REFORM REPORTS
Voting Technologies in the United States (3/21/01~7p.)
Campaign Finance in the 2000 Federal Elections: Overview and Estimates
of the Flow of Money (3/16/01~12p.) NEW
Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy (3/15/01~15p.)
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act (3/14/01~17p.)
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Climate Change, and Electricity Restructuring
Issues (3/14/01~15p.)
Campaign Finance Reform:A Legal Analysis of Issue and Express Advocacy
(3/12/01~2p.) NEW
Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress (3/8/01~6p.) NEW
Military Base Closures: Time for Another Round? (3/7/01~9p.)
Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money
(3/2/01~6p.)
Marine Protected Areas: An Overview (2/8/01~3p.) NEW
Superfund and the Brownfields Issue (1/16/01~18p.)
Superfund and Natural Resource Damages (1/8/01~4p.) NEW
Electricity Restructuring: The Implications for Air Quality
(1/4/01~40p.)
Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices
(12/22/00~7p.) NEW
The Use of Labor Union Dues For Political Purposes: A Legal Analysis
(8/2/00~8p.) NEW
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTS
Space Stations (3/21/01~7p.) NEW
Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition,
and Satellite Exports (3/20/01~6p.) NEW
U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial (3/15/01~7p.)
NEW
Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness
(2/26/01~10p.)
Encryption Export Controls (1/11/01~13p.)
State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions (1/10/01~2p.) NEW
Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information (1/5/01~3p.) NEW
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE REPORTS
Global Climate Change Briefing Book (3/21/01~20p.)
Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol (3/9/01~5p.)
Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI):Research, Technology, and
Related Programs (1/22/01~8p.)
TRANSPORTATION REPORTS
Federal Railroad Safety Program and Reauthorization Issues (3/7/01~8p.)
Airport Improvement Program (2/26/01~7p.)
Appropriations for FY2001: Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies (2/12/01~18p.) NEW
WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORTS
Superfund and Brownfields in the 107th Congress (3/8/01~10p.) NEW
Nuclear Energy Policy (3/2/01~13p.)
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (2/28/01~16p.)
Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and
Appropriations for FY2001 (1/17/01~10p.)
Superfund and the Brownfields Issue (1/16/01~18p.)
Superfund and Natural Resource Damages (1/8/01~4p.) NEW
WATER ISSUES REPORTS
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Current Status and Issues
(3/16/01~5p.)
Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act (3/14/01~17p.)
Western Water Resource Issues (3/8/01~14p.)
Soil and Water Conservation Issues (3/6/01~13p.)
Clean Water Act Issues in the 106th Congress (2/23/01~13p.)
Clean Water Act Issues in the 107th Congress (2/21/01~7p.)
--
Kevin Hutton, Webmaster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1725 K St. NW Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006
http://www.cnie.org
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:47:15 -0700
From: Bev Hunter <bhunter@SFU.CA>
Subject: job announcement on listserver
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We would like to post the following job on the listserver. We will post it
here below and as an attached text file. Thanks
FISHERIES SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
In conjunction with funds from a Canada Research Chair and the Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the School of Resource and
Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University is expanding its
research and teaching program in Fisheries Science and Management. The
School intends to fill two tenure-track faculty positions, one as an
Assistant Professor, the other as an Associate or Full Professor. We invite
applications from Ph.D. scientists who have research experience in at least
one of the following areas:
(1) Ecosystem-based management: incorporating ecosystem considerations
(e.g. bycatch, multispecies interactions, habitat changes, spatial
dynamics, or climatic changes) into stock assessment models and fisheries
management strategies or policy; or
(2) Aquatic conservation: including topics such as the science of marine
protected area design, the analysis of changing marine or freshwater
habitats, or the development of ecosystem-based reference points.
A strong quantitative background in fish stock assessment and simulation
modeling is considered an asset for both positions. Successful candidates
will teach graduate and undergraduate courses, supervise students, and
conduct research in a dynamic, multidisciplinary graduate school. Relevant
teaching experience is desirable.
Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in
employment and offers equal opportunities to qualified applicants.
Canadians and permanent residents will be given preference, however,
non-Canadians are encouraged to apply. All appointments are subject to
budgetary authorization.
Applicants should send a Curriculum Vitae, transcripts, samples of relevant
reprints, and immediately request three referees to send confidential
letters of recommendation directly to: Dr. Peter Williams, Director,
School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University,
Room 9677 Shrum Classroom Bldg., 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C.,
CANADA V5A 1S6. TEL: (604) 291-3074; FAX: (604) 291-4968; e-mail:
reminfo@sfu.ca.
Web site: http://www.rem.sfu.ca.
The closing date is 29 June 2001. It is important that we receive all
application materials, including references, by this date.
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="fisheries ad text.txt"
FISHERIES SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
In conjunction with funds from a Canada Research Chair and the Canada Depart
ent
of Fisheries and Oceans, the School of Resource and Environmental Managemen
at
Simon Fraser University is expanding its research and teaching program in
Fisheries Science and Management. The School intends to fill two tenure-tra
k
faculty positions, one as an Assistant Professor, the other as an Associate
or
Full Professor. We invite applications from Ph.D. scientists who have resea
ch
experience in at least one of the following areas:
(1) Ecosystem-based management: incorporating ecosystem considerations (e.g.
bycatch, multispecies interactions, habitat changes, spatial dynamics, or
climatic changes) into stock assessment models and fisheries management
strategies or policy; or
(2) Aquatic conservation: including topics such as the science of marine
protected area design, the analysis of changing marine or freshwater habita
s,
or the development of ecosystem-based reference points.
A strong quantitative background in fish stock assessment and simulation
modeling is considered an asset for both positions. Successful candidates w
ll
teach graduate and undergraduate courses, supervise students, and conduct
research in a dynamic, multidisciplinary graduate school. Relevant teachin
experience is desirable.
Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of equity in employmen
and offers equal opportunities to qualified applicants. Canadians and perma
ent
residents will be given preference, however, non-Canadians are encouraged t
apply. All appointments are subject to budgetary authorization.
Applicants should send a Curriculum Vitae, transcripts, samples of relevant
reprints, and immediately request three referees to send confidential lette
s
of recommendation directly to: Dr. Peter Williams, Director, School of
Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Room 9677 S
rum
Classroom Bldg., 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C., CANADA V5A 1S6. TEL:
(604) 291-3074; FAX: (604) 291-4968; e-mail: reminfo@sfu.ca.
Web site: http://www.rem.sfu.ca.
The closing date is 29 June 2001. It is important that we receive all
application materials, including references, by this date.
--=====================_986615235==_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bev Hunter
School of Resource and Environmental Management
Simon Fraser University
Phone: (604) 291-3074
FAX: (604) 291-4968
Website: www.rem.sfu.ca
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:06:14 -0500
From: Bill Baccus <Bill_Baccus@NPS.GOV>
Subject: Aquatic/Fisheries Ecologist Position - Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park - Aquatic/Fisheries Ecologist
The incumbent serves as an expert in ecology, applying a systems
approach to the study and analysis of aquatic habitats, organisms, and
ecological functions and relationships. This is a senior scientist
position with a broad charter for advising and coordinating science
and research related to the preservation, restoration, and monitoring
of aquatic organisms, genetic diversity, habitats, and ecosystems of
national parks in the Pacific Northwest, particularly those parks that
(currently or historically) support Pacific salmon species. Duty
stationed at Olympic National Park, this position directs scientific
inquiry, and develops and advises management programs regarding the
conservation of biodiversity and functions of freshwater aquatic
systems, with particular emphasis on Pacific salmon species and their
associated habitats within national parks.
Position is open to all qualified persons.
For further information contact:
James Kirkland, Personnel Officer (360) 565-3030
Job Announcement at WWW.USAJOBS.OPM.GOV
Applications Accepted: [3/30/2001-4/30/2001]
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Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 05:06:08 -0400
From: Chris Wilson <critterfro@BOONE.NET>
Subject: wood identification
I have jpeg photos of a rare salamander breeding in a split log with a
decayed heartwood. I need someone with experitse in wood identification to
identify the tree species and perhaps describe the decay class. If you can
help, respond to me directly and I will email the jpeg photos.
------------------------------------
Christopher R. Wilson
Department of Biology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
critterfro@boone.net
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:10:03 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: to Bush or not to Bush
At 09:08 PM 04/05/2001 -0400, Paul & Torrey wrote:
>why worry? Let cockroaches or ants have a shot at
> world dominance. It might be a pessimistic approach, but if we can't
e
> bothered to play nice with others, maybe we shouldn't be invited.
>
>Respectfully to the thread,
>
>Torrey Moss
>Kalamazoo Nature Center Research Department
>Kalamazoo, MI USA
>torrey_canyon@yahoo.com
I quote here a great friend and mentor:
"Nature has shrugged off countless species in the long history of earth . .
there is no reason to think it will be any different in the case of Homo
sapiens . . . the sooner she does so the sooner things can get back to
normal." --Louis B. Ziegler
WT (not [yet] institutionalized)
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:25:41 -0400
From: Robert Mowbray <rnmowbray@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: America and Climate Change
>From Andy Park's posting from the Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail
"Don't blow this deal. The U.S. can go to climate hell, says EU president
ROMANO PRODI, but we have no intention of following them ROMANO PRODI."
The problem, of course, is that we will all go to climate hell if the
leading offender doesn't show some leadership by approving the treaty and
beginning to make some of the sacrifices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In the end, of course, and sooner rather than later we must go well behing
the modest beginnings called for in the Kyoto Treaty.
Bob Mowbray
Robert N. Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist/Natural Resource Management Consultant
A Thirty Year Record of Success
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:58:46 -0500
From: Rich Belcher <rb_777@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: GIS enquery
<html><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" color=#
033ff>I am
currently an undergraduate student pursuing an Ecology/Field Biology <BR>
BS and
I am planning on becoming a freshwater ecologist somewhere down the
<BR>line. I am also going to be taking two GIS courses somewher
down the
<BR>line. Currently we use ArcView GIS which I believe is much
ore
useful or <BR>at least more widely used than ArcInfo. Am I corr
ct in
saying these <BR>things? Also, our current extensions are: Spatial An
lyst,
Network <BR>Analyst, 3D Analyst, and Image Analyst. What do eac
of these
do? Is this <BR>enough or should they get more extensions? Keep in mi
d that I
am planning <BR>on becoming a freshwater ecologist so I will be apply
ng GIS to
<BR>biological/ecological parameters (I hope I said that right). <
R><BR>I hope
that even though I am only a college student, I am allowed to ask <BR>
these
seemingly unimportant questions. If I shouldn't - I apologize in advance.
<BR><BR>Rich <BR></FONT></DI
V><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at
<a
href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br>
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