Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Jun 2001
There are 4 messages totalling 230 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Job Ad
2. Availability of Twinspan
3. Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, June 21, 2001
4. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:06:56 -0400
From: Barbara Fox <Barb.Fox@KBS.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Job Ad
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Will you please post the following Job Ad. Thank you very much.
Barbara G. Fox
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POST-DOCTORAL POSITION
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station announces the availability of a
Postdoctoral Position to coordinate the KBS - K12 Partnership for Science
Literacy, recently funded by NSF. The Partnership is a joint effort among
KBS LTER scientists, MSU College of Education secondary science educators,
and science teachers in 12 rural school districts near KBS. The aim of the
partnership is to promote teacher retention and renewal by providing
teachers a deeper exposure to environmental science and providing them the
training to teach science for understanding. Elements of the program
include school-year workshops, building-level scientists, and a 2-week
summer science institute. A more complete description of the program can be
at http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/.
The successful applicant will coordinate project participants, help to
organize both science content and pedagogy workshops, and contribute to
project leadership. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in ecology or closely
related field and have some level of experience in K-12 science education,
preferably teaching K-12 students or working with K-12 teachers. Please
send a letter outlining interests in teaching and research, a curriculum
vita, and the names and contact information for three references to Dr.
Michael Klug, Director, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State
University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060; fax 616 671-2351. Review of
applications will start August 15, 2001. Michigan State University is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
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Barbara G. Fox
Secretary to Phil Robertson
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Phone: (616) 671-2359
Fax: (616) 671-2351
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Will you please post the following Job Ad. Thank you very
much.<br><br>
Barbara G. Fox<br>
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<div align="center">POST-DOCTORAL POSITION<br><br>
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The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station announces the availability of a
Postdoctoral Position to coordinate the KBS - K12 Partnership for Science
Literacy, recently funded by NSF. The Partnership is a joint effort among
KBS LTER scientists, MSU College of Education secondary science
educators, and science teachers in 12 rural school districts near KBS.
The aim of the partnership is to promote teacher retention and renewal by
providing teachers a deeper exposure to environmental science and
providing them the training to teach science for understanding. Elements
of the program include school-year workshops, building-level scientists,
and a 2-week summer science institute. A more complete description of the
program can be at
<a href="http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/" eudora="autourl"><
font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/</a>
</u></font>.
<br><br>
The successful applicant will coordinate project participants, help to
organize both science content and pedagogy workshops, and contribute to
project leadership. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in ecology or closely
related field and have some level of experience in K-12 science
education, preferably teaching K-12 students or working with K-12
teachers. Please send a letter outlining interests in teaching and
research, a curriculum vita, and the names and contact information for
three references to Dr. Michael Klug, Director, W.K. Kellogg Biological
Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060; fax 616
671-2351. Review of applications will start August 15, 2001.
Michigan State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Institution.<br>
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Barbara G. Fox<br>
Secretary to Phil Robertson<br>
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station<br>
3700 East Gull Lake Drive<br>
Hickory Corners, MI 49060<br>
Phone: (616) 671-2359<br>
Fax: (616) 671-2351<br>
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 06:22:33 -1000
From: Grant Gerrish <grant@HAWAII.EDU>
Subject: Availability of Twinspan
Could someone please tell me how to get a copy of Twinspan?
Aloha,
gg
Grant Gerrish
Natural Sciences Division
University of Hawaii at Hilo
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:49:06 -0400
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, June 21, 2001
EPA Science Bill is the topic of discussion by Congressman Vernon
Ehlers, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and
Standards
June 14, 2001
[ HTML version is here: http://www.cnie.org/Updates/102.htm ]
1. Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, Thursday, June
21
The National Council for Science and the Environment is hosting a
briefing on H.R. 64, the Strengthening Science at the Environmental
Protection Agency Act, on Thursday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. in 2325 Rayburn
House Office Building. At the briefing, Congressman Vernon Ehlers, the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards
and the author of H.R. 64, will discuss his bill. NGO representatives
will also provide comments. The bill, approved unanimously in
Subcommittee, is scheduled for mark-up in the full Science Committee on
June 27. The public is invited.
2. EPA Office of Research and Development Releases Revised Strategic
Plan
The EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) has released a revised
Strategic Plan. The culmination of two years of effort, the plan sets
the strategic direction of ORD based upon EPA customers and external
stakeholders. The Strategic Plan provides ORD with direction in how to
work with customers and stakeholders to fulfill EPA's mission more
efficiently and effectively. The full text is available online at
http://www.epa.gov/ord/SP.
3. US Geological Survey Budget Restored? Ä NCSE Thanked for its Efforts
An effort to reverse a major funding cut at the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) appears to be gaining steam. The USGS was slated for a 9% cut in
overall funding, including a 21% cut in the Water Division and
termination of programs such as Water Resources Research Institutes and
Urban Dynamics Program. Now, the House Interior Appropriations
Subcommittee is considering a bill in which the USGS is funded at $900
million, restoring a $90 million cut in the Administration request and
providing $18 million increase over this years's budget.
Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), who is spearheading the effort,
has thanked the NCSE for its efforts in organizing support for the
restoration of the USGS budget. In turn, the NCSE sends its thanks to
those who contacted their Congressman and to Congressman Skeen for his
leadership in restoring the USGS funding.
4. Mark Your Calendars! National Conference on Science, Policy and the
Environment, Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions, December
6-7, 2001
Now is the perfect time to mark your calendars for the NCSE's 2nd Annual
National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment to be held
December 6-7, 2001 in Washington D.C. This year, the conference theme is
Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions.
--
Kevin Hutton, Webmaster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1725 K St. NW Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006
http://www.cnie.org/nle
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:00:03 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Deputy Director/Senior Researcher
Company: Stockholm Environment Institute
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3995
Title: Communications Coordinator, Species Conservation P
Company: World Wildlife Fund
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3994
Title: Senior Communications Officer, Climate Change Prog
Company: World Wildlife Fund
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3993
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 9 Jun 2001 to 10 Jun 2001
There are 2 messages totalling 52 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. U.S. EPA Inventory of Ecological Restoration Projects within the
Mid-Atlantic Region
2. field assistants still needed
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Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 14:11:29 -0400
From: Rob Goldberg <robert.goldberg2@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: U.S. EPA Inventory of Ecological Restoration Projects within the
Mid-Atlantic Region
Dear Restoration Practitioner:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a web-accessible
inventory of ecological restoration projects within the Mid-Atlantic
Region. We invite you to include your restoration projects in the
inventory to showcase your restoration efforts and to share lessons
learned with other practitioners. To learn more about this inventory
and how to include your projects please visit:
http://www.epa.gov/ttbnrmrl
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Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:49:31 -0700
From: claudia funari <cfunari@UNR.NEVADA.EDU>
Subject: field assistants still needed
Field assistants still required for work in northern Nevada looking at
grasshopper and lizard densities areas 15 years after wildfires.
Volunteer assistants can can valuable field experience for one to two
weeks at a time. Field assistants can come for one or two weeks at a
time and food a housing will be provided. Assistants are needed for the
weeks of June 18 - July 8, July 16-20, August 5-10, and August 26-31.
If interested please contact Claudia Funari at 775-742-5741.
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Claudia Funari
Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno
FA 314, 800 N. Virginia St., Reno NV 89557
phone: 775-784-4712
fax: 775-784-1302
email: cfunari@scs.unr.edu
"For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is
more important than television, and the chance to find a
pasqueflower is a right as inalienable as free speech."
--Aldo Leopold
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From di5@umail.umd.edu Fri Jun 15 09:56:40 2001
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:38:15 -0500
From: David W. Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
To: ESANEWS@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Subject: Science and Environmental Policy Update - June 11, 2001
Science and Environmental Policy Update - June 11, 2001
A Bi-Weekly Publication of the Ecological Society of America
POPs TREATY SIGNED
On May 24 the US joined representatives of 90 other countries from around
the globe in signing a treaty aimed at eventually banning the use of
Persistent Organic Pollutants, also known as POPs. The signing, which was
carried out by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd
Whitman, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The POPs treaty outlines control
measures for the production, import, export, disposal and use of some 12
chemicals, including: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, dioxins, endrin,
furans, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene. Most
of the chemicals on this initial list are subject to an immediate ban. DDT
use was granted an exemption in countries where it is used to control the
transmission of malaria via mosquitos. This exemption will permit some
countries to use DDT until more environmentally friendly alternatives can
be found. PCBs were also given an exemption; countries can continue to
use equipment containing PCBs until 2025. PCBs are no longer produced, but
are still widely used in electrical transformers. Countries have agreed to
prevent their leakage in existing equipment and seek PCB replacements
during the next two decades.
POPs have unique characteristics which make them toxic and cause them to
persist in the environment for long periods of time. Governments signing
the treaty have agreed to promote technologies and practices for replacing
the listed chemicals and also agree to prevent the development of new
POPs. In the US, the POPs treaty will now be submitted to the Senate for
approval.
US AND CLIMATE CHANGE: NAS SCIENTISTS GIVE BUSH THEIR OPINIONS
In May President Bush asked a panel of scientists at the National Academy
of the Sciences (NAS) to undertake a study of climate change. Among other
things, the panel was asked to consider whether the International Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) had produced report summaries which accurately
reflected their technical content. The move was criticized as a slap at
the IPCC, and also a way for the Administration to justify its dismissal of
the Kyoto Protocol earlier this spring. The NAS group was asked to gather
its findings before the anticipated meeting on climate change which will
take place in Bonn, Germany this July. The NAS group finished its work
quickly, however, and released a report on June 6, 2001, determining that
the IPCC's conclusions accurately reflect the current thinking of the
scientific community.
In a statement about the report, the NAS committee chair Ralph Cicerone
said that it is known that greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's
atmosphere and causing surface temperatures to rise. "We don't know
precisely how much of this rise to date is from human activities, but based
on physical principles and highly sophisticated computer models, we expect
the warming to continue because of greenhouse gas emissions."
The day before the NAS released its report, Bush called the members of his
Cabinet together to discuss ways in which the Administration could chart a
new course on climate change issues. The meeting was part of Bush's stated
efforts to focus on voluntary rather than mandatory measures to reduce
carbon dioxide. Bush has said he hopes to create an alternative to the
Kyoto Protocol which he can present to the European leaders on June 14 -15
during a planned meeting in Sweden. Bush's stance on climate change and
the Kyoto Protocol has been criticized by leaders worldwide, including UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan.
FARM LEGISLATION AIMED AT GREEN OUTCOMES
Two different pieces of farm legislation began floating through Congress
this past month. Both bills seek to augment land stewardship practices
among farmers.
Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduced the Domestic Carbon Conservation
Act (S.785) in late April. Brownback's bill would establish a carbon
sequestration program for farmers, permitting them to enroll their land in
a program of soil conservation practices. Practices such as no-till
farming would be encouraged by financial incentives of up to $20 per acre.
Another bill, filed on May 22, would pay farmers up to $50,000 a year to
practice soil and water stewardship. Originally introduced by
Representative John Thune (R-SD) on March 29, the Conservation Security Act
(HR.1321) would be available to farmers nationwide, unlike some previous
farm programs which were focused solely on Midwesterners. Voluntary
conservation measures would be based upon regional needs, and could include
ranching practices. Specifically, stewardship practices would be focused
upon limiting erosion, protecting water purity and benefiting wildlife on
agricultural lands. Thune hopes that his bill will garner both urban and
rural support due to the fact that the environmental benefits would be
experienced by residents in both areas.
Senator Tom Harkin (R-IA) also introduced a farm related conservation bill
(S. 932) known as the Conservation Security Act of 2001, which would help
promote measures aimed at the conservation of soil and water as well as
resources such as wetlands and rural wildlife. A related bill, HR. 1949 is
making its way through the House.
BUSH NAMES MORE APPOINTEES
Several more appointees have been named by the Bush Administration for top
environmental posts.
Thomas Dorr, a corn and soybean farmer, has been nominated for the post of
Undersecretary for Rural Development at the US Agriculture
Department. Dorr has previously made the case for large farms, a sentiment
which did not make him very popular in his home state of Iowa, where family
farms dominate the economic landscape. He was also deeply criticized for
comments made during a seminar at Iowa State University in 1999, when he
implied that a farmer's success might be tied to his or her ethnicity or
religion.
James Tate, a biologist who has previously served in private industry,
education and the government, will become Science Advisor to Secretary of
the Interior Gale Norton. Tate most recently served as an advisory
scientist to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory. During the nineties he worked in the offices of several
Republican Senators in Western states. He was also previously a wildlife
biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Endangered
Species. He began his career thirty years ago as an associate professor at
Cornell University.
Fran Mainella has been nominated to serve as the director of the National
Park Service. Mainella is currently the director of Florida's State Park
system. Her nomination has been applauded by several environmental groups.
BUSH TRIES TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGE
During the last two weeks, President Bush took on several environmental
activities, in response to the release of several opinion polls which
showed that many of his recent environmental actions were unpopular with
the public.
On May 29 the Administration announced that it will not challenge an EPA
proposal, approved during Clinton's last days in office, which is aimed at
clearing the hazy skies over national park land. The proposed rule would
require several utilities and industrial plants built between 1962 - 1977
to be retrofitted with pollution controlling technologies by 2013.
On June 4, President Bush also announced that he will not overturn an
executive order passed by former President Clinton which authorized a new
nationwide system of marine conservation areas. The Commerce Department
also announced that it will appoint a Marine Protected Area Advisory
Committee comprised of key experts and stakeholders, as well as
representatives from academic, state and local and non-governmental
organizations.
On the same day, Bush also visited Florida's Everglades National Park to
outline his agenda for helping federal agencies promote environmental
stewardship at the state and local levels.
COMMITTEE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF JEFFORDS' PARTY SWITCH
When Senator James Jeffords of Vermont decided to switch his party
affiliation from Republican to Independent, the chairmanships of several
key Senate committees changed leadership as well. This is because the
ranking Democrat on each committee will assume control and the current
Republican chair will become the ranking minority member. For many of the
committees focused on environmental work, the change will be
significant. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which was
chaired by Frank Murkowski (R-AK), will now be led by Jeff Bingaman (D-
NM). Bingaman was one of many sponsors of the Democrat's energy bill (S.
597). Unlike the Republican energy plan, S. 597 does not propose drilling
for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and it is likely
that debates on Bush's energy plan will now be more drawn out and
detailed. Tom Harkin (D-IA) will replace Richard Lugar (R-IN) as Chair of
the Senate Agriculture Committee. Harkin has emphasized conservation
repeatedly, and introduced the Conservation Security Act (S. 932) (see
above for details) in May. He also told USDA Secretary Anne Veneman that
the farm bill should include a stronger emphasis on conservation during her
confirmation hearing earlier this year.
Jeffords himself will take over the helm at the Senate Environment and
Public Works Committee. Senator Harry Reid from Nevada had been the
ranking Democratic on the committee, but in accordance with a deal worked
out before Jeffords' party switch, Reid has agreed to become majority
whip. Jeffords has not yet disclosed his plans for the committee, but he
is known for his environmentalism.
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Sources: Associated Press, Congressional Green Sheets Express, Lyco's
Environmental News Service, National Academy of Sciences press release,
Reuters News Service, and the Washington Post.
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 10 Jun 2001 to 11 Jun 2001
There are 15 messages totalling 976 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Roundup
2. Job: postdoc, modeling diseases of Hawaiian avifauna
3. Less than one week!
4. Conservation curriculum materials development: please forward!
5. field botanist position
6. Looking for a college or graduate student to do an ecological survey in
Ireland.
7. Job: Diatom Analyst, NRRI, Ely Field Station, Ely, MN, USA, closing Jun
29, 2001
8. Job: postdoc, wetland ecosystem ecologist/mangrove ecologist
9. Roundup--and other means of weed "control"
10. Intern position - Ducks Unlimited Inc - Chesapeake Bay
11. USGS Position in Woods Hole, MA
12. USGS Internship Position in Woods Hole, MA
13. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
14. Latest News on Global Climate Change
15. Workshop on Women in Ecology in Tropical Countries at the ATB2001 meeti
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 08:03:51 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Re: Roundup
From Rick Roush <rick.roush@adelaide.edu.au>
Toxicity of Roundup keeps coming on the server. I show below the still
relevant parts of a message I sent on the same theme a few years ago.
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:28:04 +0930
To: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU, Noel McNaughton <noelm@PORTAL.CA>,
sclough@TUFTS.EDU, blazing@IGC.APC.ORG, THCLAX00@UKCC.UKY.EDU
Pesticides are only tools, and are not effective in isolation from other
control tactics. For invasive environmental woody weeds, for example, we
often use fire to control the standing plants and stimulate the seedbank
to germinate. We then selectively apply short persistence herbicides like
glyphosate or more selective herbicides like triclopyr or metsulfuron
methyl to control the vast mats of seedlings that germinate. In so doing,
we miss the later emerging fire adapted native species. The next step is
to revegetate. We simply do not have the labor to remove the weed
seedlings by hand, and indeed it's often a struggle to find the labor for
the herbicide applications. Failure to follow these practices means simply
that we lose increasingly large areas of National Parks to invasive
European and South African species. The cause of the problem is the
escape of these species in the first place. Nonetheless, herbicides are a
key part of the solution.
With respect to "inert" ingredients, the inerts function to mix the
herbicide in water, help them spread on the plant surface, and stick
there. Since many of these ingredients are like Tween and detergents, a
mechanism with potential for significant effect or synergism on human
health or the environment is at least not obvious.
With respect to affects on mammals, birds, and insects, published data are
at odds with claims that glyphosate can kill any of them. Glyphosate acts
on EPSP synthase, a plant enzyme that animals don't share. The oral LD50
in rat/mice feeding studies is greater than 4000 mg per kg body weight, on
the order of table salt. In actual case studies on humans (see below), the
LD50 works out to about the same value. (The oral LD50 (dose that killed
50% of those who drank Round-up) was about 184 ml. Assuming that a ml of
Round-up weighs very roughly 1000 mg and that the average victim in China
weighed 50 kg, the predicted LD50 (from data on rats) would be roughly 200
ml, not far from the observed value). Please note that these were cases
of INTENTIONALLY INGESTION, that is, drunk in an attempt to commit
suicide. These results are similar to an earlier study (48 cases of
attempted suicides, 3 accidents in infants, 5 with unknown circumstances),
where the average ingestion was about 120 ml. The authors of this later
study also noted that the effects of Roundup were strikingly similar to a
case involving ingestion of shampoo (Sawada et al., The Lancet, February
6, 1988 p.299).
All pesticides should be handled safely. However, glyphosate is not likely
to be one of the greatest chemical threats to your health.
Reference:
Title: Acute poisoning with a glyphosate-surfactant herbicide ('Roundup'):
a review of 93 cases.
Authors: Talbot AR; Shiaw MH; Huang JS; Yang SF; Goo TS; Wang SH; Chen CL;
Sanford TR
Address: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital,
Taiwan, Republic of China.
Source Hum Exp Toxicol (sorry that I have misplaced the year, volume and
page nos.)
Abstract:
Between 1 January 1980, and 30 September 1989, 93 cases of exposure to
herbicides containing glyphosphate and surfactant ('Roundup') were treated
at Changhua Christian Hospital. The average amount of the 41% solution of
glyphosate herbicide ingested by non-survivors was 184 +/- 70 ml (range
85-200 ml), but much larger amounts (500 ml) were reported to have been
ingested by some patients and only resulted in mild to moderate
symptomatology. Accidental exposure was asymptomatic after dermal contact
with spray (six cases), while mild oral discomfort occurred after
accidental ingestion (13 cases). Intentional ingestion (80 cases) resulted
in erosion of the gastrointestinal tract (66%), seen as sore throat (43%),
dysphagia (31%), and gastrointestinal haemorrhage (8%). Other organs were
affected less often (non-specific leucocytosis 65%, lung 23%, liver 19%,
cardiovascular 18%, kidney 14%, and CNS 12%). There were seven deaths, all
of which occurred within hours of ingestion, two before the patient arrived
at the hospital. Deaths following ingestion of 'Roundup' alone were due to
a syndrome that involved hypotension, unresponsive to intravenous fluids or
vasopressor drugs, and sometimes pulmonary oedema, in the presence of
normal central venous pressure.
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:34:03 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: postdoc, modeling diseases of Hawaiian avifauna
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Modeling Diseases of Hawaiian Avifauna
Geographic isolation of the Hawaiian Islands has resulted in the evolution
of a highly endemic avifauna. Native Hawaiian forest birds are frequently
cited as outstanding examples of adaptive radiation and speciation, but
currently face one of the highest rates of extinction in the world. The
impacts on the these birds of introduced malaria and pox in association
with introduced birds species are frequently used as one of the premier
examples of problems with emerging diseases. This position is part of a
multi-disciplinary research study to evaluate the role of disease and
biocomplexity on the Hawaiian forest bird ecosystem. This position will
have primary responsibility for computer simulation model development,
programming, testing, simulation, interpretation, and related activities
for the project. A five-year postdoctoral research associate position is
available to work in close collaboration with other project field and
laboratory investigators on modeling this system. The model will
incorporate a range of biological complexity that includes genetic
variation, host and disease resistance and susceptibility, aspects of
vector biology and disease transmission, abundance of host and vector
populations, spatial heterogeneity, elevation gradients, and abiotic
factors. Modeling components of the project will be closely integrated
with field research and laboratory experiments being conducted by other
investigators. Other quantitative and statistical responsibilities include
assisting other investigators with study design, analysis and
interpretation of results, and integration of study findings with the
modeling components. Development of a close collaborative relationship
with other project investigators is essential. The position will be
supervised by one Principal Investigator in close cooperation and
consultation with other Principal Investigators working on the research
project. This position offers a unique opportunity for a highly motivated
and dedicated individual to make significant contributions in the areas of
Hawaiian avifauna, conservation biology, biocomplexity, and disease
epidemiology.
Qualifications:
1. Ph.D. in ecology, wildlife biology, zoology, biometrics or other
discipline strongly related to the project objectives.
2. Education and knowledge in computer modeling and simulation studies.
3. Education and knowledge in statistical and biometric methods used for
ecological studies.
4. Knowledge and skills in computer applications, computer modeling, GIS,
and spatial analysis.
5. Knowledge of ornithology and disease principles.
6. Education and knowledge of population biology, demographic analyses,
and ecological complexity.
7. Demonstrated ability in oral and written communication and ability to
work effectively as part of a research team.
Salary: $36,000 per year
Location: Principal work location will be at the National Wildlife Health
Center, Madison, Wisconsin. Periodic travel to Hawaii for project
collaboration and consultation with other principal investigators will be
required.
Closing date: 6 July 2001
Application Requirements: Send cover letter with narrative on your
qualifications for the position, resume with salary history, the names and
phone numbers of three work related references, and copy(ies) of diploma(s)
and/or certificate(s) used to qualify for position to the Director of Human
Resources, Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole
Street, Sakamaki Hall D-100, Honolulu, HI 96822. Note that application is
for position: BIADH RESEARCHER ID#21318. EEO/AA Employer.
Contact: For additional information about this position please contact the
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Michael D. Samuel
USGS - National Wildlife Health Center
6006 Schroeder Road
Madison, WI 53711
Phone: (608) 270-2441
FAX: (608) 270-2415
E-mail: Michael_Samuel@usgs.gov
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 08:44:20 -0700
From: Marine Mammal Conference <mmconf@VANAQUA.ORG>
Subject: Less than one week!
** Apologies for cross postings! **
14TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE MAMMALS
Vancouver, Canada November 28 - December 3, 2001
IMPORTANT! YOU HAVE LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT.
The deadline for abstract submission is FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2001, after which =
the on-line submission form will be removed from the web site. All =
information pertaining to abstract submission can be found at www.smmconfe=
rence.org
PLEASE submit early, as the server will be very busy and may become =
overloaded as the deadline approaches.
For all questions regarding abstract submission and other conference =
related issues, please go to the web site www.smmconference.org If you =
are unable to find an answer to your question there, please contact:
For general inquiries: mmconf@vanaqua.org
For scientific program inquiries: sciprogram@vanaqua.org
For registration inquiries Ms. Terry Odell: todell@fbs.net
Please keep in mind that the abstract should be no longer than three =
hundred words and an individual may be first author on only one abstract =
submission.
*************************
Scientific Program Committee
14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
sciprogram@vanaqua.org
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:03:35 -0400
From: Daniel Brumbaugh <brumba@AMNH.ORG>
Subject: Conservation curriculum materials development: please forward!
Apologies for the cross-postings. Please forward to anyone who might
be interested. Thanks.
Development of Integrated Conservation Biology Curriculum Materials
for Tropical Countries
A largely unappreciated dimension of the biodiversity crisis is that
in tropical countries, where most of the world's biota resides,
comprehensive training opportunities for conservation biologists are
limited. An important root of the problem is a lack of relevant
training materials in an appropriate language of instruction,
particularly at the university level.
To address the issue, we are undertaking an effort to develop an
integrated set of conservation biology training materials useful at
the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels for universities
in tropical countries. This collective effort is being overseen by
the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum
of Natural History, in cooperation with the Education Committee of
the Society for Conservation Biology. The goal is to generate for
each of a broad range of topics in conservation biology:
(1) an expert summary of a topic or an annotated bibliography of
relevant summaries;
(2) a collection of the original scientific literature for each topic;
(3) a set of easily modified visual presentations for use in lectures; and
(4) an extensive problem-solving exercise.
Materials will be translated into the language of instruction for a
particular locale, starting with Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and
English. All materials will be freely available to any party via the
internet and will be distributed as needed in other formats for
people not currently able to gain access to the internet. We will
regularly upload new modules to the web site, which will be designed
in an interactive format that allows teachers using the modules to
make comments or modifications based on their experiences in the
classroom. For more information on the materials, please see our
preliminary web site:
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/programs/curriculum
Most conservation biologists have at some point in their careers
developed or encountered non-copyrighted materials that could
contribute to this effort. Those working in conservation agencies as
well as educators in particular may have useful materials. After
looking over the preliminary list of topics assembled below, might
you have something to contribute?
We are specifically looking for course materials, written exercises,
lectures and presentations, and other source material that could be
adapted, with your permission and preferably with your assistance and
guidance, to become a component of this integrated curriculum effort.
Premium materials will be those already piloted and implemented in
developing countries.
If you have comments, contributions, or suggestions, please email us
at: biodiversity2@amnh.org.
For a preliminary list of module topics please see
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/programs/curriculum/topics.html
--
Dr. Eleanor J. Sterling
Director
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St.
New York, NY 10024
E-mail: biodiversity2@amnh.org
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:32:22 -0500
From: Cindy Buck <buckc@MAIL.CONSERVATION.STATE.MO.US>
Subject: field botanist position
Field botanist required for work in north Missouri in bottomland hardwood =
forests. Work includes the sampling of permanent 1 m2 quadrats for a =
long-term ecological research project. Duties include field botany =
sampling, collecting plants for deposit into a herbarium, herbarium =
maintenance work, and data entry. Requirements: completion of or working =
towards a degree in a biology- or natural resources-related field. Course =
work or field experience in plant ID preferred. Pay: $8.29/hour, housing =
and work vehicles provided. Season extends through August 11, 2001. =
Position open immediately. Please call Cindy Buck at (573) 882-9880 x3316 =
if interested and/or send resume, cover letter and a list of three =
references to the following:=20
Cindy E. Buck
Wildlife Staff Biologist (Botanist)
Missouri Department of Conservation
1110 S. College Ave
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 882-9880 x 3316
E-mail: buckc@mail.conservation.state.mo.us
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:11:57 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Looking for a college or graduate student to do an ecological surve
in Ireland.
We are a lobby group in South East Ireland looking for the services of an
ecologist. We have been given your details by Heidi Wilson-Flannery as she
thought maybe someone out there could help.
We are hoping a college student doing his or her masters or doctoral
program might be interested in carrying out a survey for us, east of
Vinegar Hill in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland.
The volunteers would provide accommodation, food, transport and anything
else we can do to help.
There is a degree of urgency in this so anyone who is in a position to help
or advise, it would be great to hear from you. Thanks a million.
Mrs Ward
St Johns
Ireland
email : stjohnsm@indigo.ie
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:37:41 -0500
From: John Kingston <j.kingston@MAIL.VCC.MNSCU.EDU>
Subject: Job: Diatom Analyst, NRRI, Ely Field Station, Ely, MN, USA,
closing June 29, 2001
We have posted a job for a full-time diatom analyst to work on the Great
Lakes and on northern Minnesota lakes. The job description is currently
available on the human resources website at the University of Minnesota
Duluth:
http://www.d.umn.edu/umdhr/umdjobs.html
Note that this job is posted as a Junior Scientist, with minimum
requirements. We will consider bachelors and masters level candidates.
Application procedures and requirements are also given at the URL above. You
must print and fill out the UMD application forms and either mail them or
fax them as specified in the "Instructions to Apply."
John C. Kingston
Center for Water and the Environment
Natural Resources Research Institute
University of Minnesota Duluth
1900 E. Camp St.
Ely, MN 55731 USA
218.365.2246
218.365.2248 (fax)
jkingsto@nrri.umn.edu
http://www.nrri.umn.edu/cwe/staff/jkingston.htm
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:32:28 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: postdoc, wetland ecosystem ecologist/mangrove ecologist
JOB ADVERTISEMENT
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
WETLAND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGIST/MANGROVE ECOLOGIST
The Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program at Florida International
University is seeking a wetland ecosystem ecologist/mangrove ecologist
to immediately fill a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. This
research associate will work in estuarine wetlands of Everglades
National Park as part of the FCE LTER Program (http://fcelter.fiu.edu),
and is jointly funded by the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab at FIU and
the Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology at the University of
Louisiana Lafayette. The successful applicant should have research
experience in wetland ecosystem ecology, preferably specializing in
mangrove ecology. The position entails maintaining the mangrove field
component of the LTER Program as well as assisting with modelling and
data synthesis. There will also be opportunities to pursue independent
but related field research, such as nutrient biogeochemistry. This is a
2-year position located at FIU in south Florida. Salary and the
possibility of extending the duration of the position will be
commensurate with experience. A Ph.D. is required. Applicants should
send a brief Statement of Research Interests, a Curriculum Vitae, copies
of relevant publications, and a list of 3 references to: Daniel L.
Childers, Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab, Department of Biological
Sciences & SERC, Florida International University, University Park - OE
167, Miami, FL 33199. For additional information, contact Dan Childers
(305 348 3101, childers@fiu.edu) or Robert Twilley (337 482 6146,
rtwilley@louisiana.edu).
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:43:38 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: Roundup--and other means of weed "control"
Now that this particular aspect of weedy species in ecosystem management
has run its course, I would like to open the subject to comment that will
establish the state of the non-chemical weed management art. I would like
to see a simple LIST of other means (e.g., pulling, cutting, animal
predation, competition, and nutrient, light, and water deprivation) of weed
management from each respondent, followed by specific discussions
(particularly about their pros and cons in various contexts) of each,
citing both anecdotal observations and more disciplined research. Perhaps
an annotate bibliography can be constructed "right here in ecolog-l city?"
Best,
WT
At 08:03 AM 6/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:
From Rick Roush <rick.roush@adelaide.edu.au>
Toxicity of Roundup keeps coming on the server. I show below the still
relevant parts of a message I sent on the same theme a few years ago.
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:28:04 +0930
To: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU, Noel McNaughton <noelm@PORTAL.CA>,
sclough@TUFTS.EDU, blazing@IGC.APC.ORG, THCLAX00@UKCC.UKY.EDU
Pesticides are only tools, and are not effective in isolation from other
control tactics. For invasive environmental woody weeds, for example, we
often use fire to control the standing plants and stimulate the seedbank
to germinate. We then selectively apply short persistence herbicides like
glyphosate or more selective herbicides like triclopyr or metsulfuron
methyl to control the vast mats of seedlings that germinate. In so doing,
we miss the later emerging fire adapted native species. The next step is
to revegetate. We simply do not have the labor to remove the weed
seedlings by hand, and indeed it's often a struggle to find the labor for
the herbicide applications. Failure to follow these practices means simply
that we lose increasingly large areas of National Parks to invasive
European and South African species. The cause of the problem is the
escape of these species in the first place. Nonetheless, herbicides are a
key part of the solution.
With respect to "inert" ingredients, the inerts function to mix the
herbicide in water, help them spread on the plant surface, and stick
there. Since many of these ingredients are like Tween and detergents, a
mechanism with potential for significant effect or synergism on human
health or the environment is at least not obvious.
With respect to affects on mammals, birds, and insects, published data are
at odds with claims that glyphosate can kill any of them. Glyphosate acts
on EPSP synthase, a plant enzyme that animals don't share. The oral LD50
in rat/mice feeding studies is greater than 4000 mg per kg body weight, on
the order of table salt. In actual case studies on humans (see below), the
LD50 works out to about the same value. (The oral LD50 (dose that killed
50% of those who drank Round-up) was about 184 ml. Assuming that a ml of
Round-up weighs very roughly 1000 mg and that the average victim in China
weighed 50 kg, the predicted LD50 (from data on rats) would be roughly 200
ml, not far from the observed value). Please note that these were cases
of INTENTIONALLY INGESTION, that is, drunk in an attempt to commit
suicide. These results are similar to an earlier study (48 cases of
attempted suicides, 3 accidents in infants, 5 with unknown circumstances),
where the average ingestion was about 120 ml. The authors of this later
study also noted that the effects of Roundup were strikingly similar to a
case involving ingestion of shampoo (Sawada et al., The Lancet, February
6, 1988 p.299).
All pesticides should be handled safely. However, glyphosate is not likely
to be one of the greatest chemical threats to your health.
Reference:
Title: Acute poisoning with a glyphosate-surfactant herbicide ('Roundup'):
a review of 93 cases.
Authors: Talbot AR; Shiaw MH; Huang JS; Yang SF; Goo TS; Wang SH; Chen CL;
Sanford TR
Address: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital,
Taiwan, Republic of China.
Source Hum Exp Toxicol (sorry that I have misplaced the year, volume and
page nos.)
Abstract:
Between 1 January 1980, and 30 September 1989, 93 cases of exposure to
herbicides containing glyphosphate and surfactant ('Roundup') were treated
at Changhua Christian Hospital. The average amount of the 41% solution of
glyphosate herbicide ingested by non-survivors was 184 +/- 70 ml (range
85-200 ml), but much larger amounts (500 ml) were reported to have been
ingested by some patients and only resulted in mild to moderate
symptomatology. Accidental exposure was asymptomatic after dermal contact
with spray (six cases), while mild oral discomfort occurred after
accidental ingestion (13 cases). Intentional ingestion (80 cases) resulted
in erosion of the gastrointestinal tract (66%), seen as sore throat (43%),
dysphagia (31%), and gastrointestinal haemorrhage (8%). Other organs were
affected less often (non-specific leucocytosis 65%, lung 23%, liver 19%,
cardiovascular 18%, kidney 14%, and CNS 12%). There were seven deaths, all
of which occurred within hours of ingestion, two before the patient arrived
at the hospital. Deaths following ingestion of 'Roundup' alone were due to
a syndrome that involved hypotension, unresponsive to intravenous fluids or
vasopressor drugs, and sometimes pulmonary oedema, in the presence of
normal central venous pressure.
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:56:23 -0000
From: Grace Bottitta <gracebottitta@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Intern position - Ducks Unlimited Inc - Chesapeake Bay
Ducks Unlimited, Inc
Intern Position
Mid-Atlantic Field Office, Stevensville MD
Ducks Unlimited, Inc, the continents leading wetland conservation
organization, is seeking qualified candidates for an intern position in the
Chesapeake Bay area. This position will entail several diverse duties:
data collection on monitoring and evaluation projects, data management,
support of local biological staff, and involvement in wetland and riparian
restoration. A wildlife, waterfowl, and/or wetland background is desirable.
Some knowledge of forestry and riparian restoration issues will be
helpful. A successful candidate will have a minimum of a Bachelors degree,
have strong quantitative skills, be willing to travel, and available for
employment immediately. The individual must demonstrate the ability to work
independently. Additionally, strong written and oral communication skills
are necessary.
This full-time, one-year intern position will be located at The Ducks
Unlimited, Inc Mid-Atlantic Field office in Stevensville Maryland. The
position will pay a stipend of $1300 per month. Please send a resume,
letter describing your qualifications and a list of at least three
references to Tina Yerkes, Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc, One
Waterfowl Way, Memphis TN or email tyerkes@ducks.org
Deadline for submission of materials is 15 July 2001
Ducks Unlimited, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:14:10 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: USGS Position in Woods Hole, MA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaina D'Ambra
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:13 PM
> To: Jennifer Fontes
> Subject:
>
> Please circulate this USGS Job opportunity to qualified candidates. Ot
er
> positions may also be found on our website at www.eco.org. Thanks!
>
>
> Mapping of the Sea Floor
> 925 - Woods Hole, MA
> Sponsored by US Geological Survey
> Description:
> Description of Project: The USGS is mapping areas of the sea floor
> offshore of the U.S. east coast using digital multibeam bathymetric and
> sidescan sonar imagery. These maps of the sea floor geology provide the
> regional framework for USGS investigations of pollution and biological
> habitat, background for a wide range of management issues concerning
> living and non-living resources, and a baseline for assessing
> anthropogenic impact and change. The data include side scan sonar,
> multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, high resolution seismic reflectio
> profiling, bottom photography and sediment samples. In addition, the US
S
> is beginning an effort to synthesize the environmental geology of the s
a
> floor of the middle Atlantic Bight and the Gulf of Maine.
>
> Objectives of Internship: The intern will be part of a team that is
> involved in all aspects of map making, including at-sea acquisition,
> processing, and compilation of imagery for publication. The focus of th
s
> internship will be assembly and publication of a series of maps (in bot
> paper and digital form) of the sea floor offshore of New York and in th
> Hudson Shelf Valley. In addition, the intern will assist in assembling
> data and developing interpretations of the environmental geology of the
> sea floor in the Gulf of Maine and Middle Atlantic Bight region. The
> intern will be part of a team that is responsible for field observation
> and with processing, analysis, interpretation, visualization, publicati
n,
> and distribution of observations.
>
> Specific Tasks:
>
> 1. Use GIS and graphics software to create and edit maps of the seafloo
.
> The intern will assist in the preparation and publication of a series o
> maps of the Hudson Shelf Valley and Massachusetts Bay (in both paper an
> digital form).
>
> 2. Compile, edit, analyze, and visualize a wide range of data in the Gu
f
> of Maine and middle Atlantic Bight regions as part of a USGS program to
> provide regional syntheses of the environmental geology of the sea floo
.
> These syntheses will be published on CD-ROM and distributed over the
> Internet.
>
> 3. Perform a wide variety of tasks to assist in data processing, analys
s,
> and display of sidescan sonar and multibeam data. Process, analyze,
> display, and distribute data using graphics (CorelDraw or Adobe
> Illustrator), spreadsheet (Excel), database (Access), word processing,
nd
> GIS (ArcInfo, ArcView, and ArcGIS) programs.
>
> 4. Participate on research cruises to conduct multibeam and sidescan so
ar
> surveys, and to collect geologic and multibeam data as opportunities an
> needs arise.
>
> 5. Daily communication with team members to schedule common activities
nd
> equipment, set priorities, and insure that tasks are completed in a tim
ly
> manner.
>
> Work Experience Benefit(s) to Intern: (see objectives) The intern will
> have the opportunity to enhance his/her skills in the various processes
> associated with digital mapping that range from the acquisition of raw
> data to the compilation of finished maps. Other team members using the
> geologic maps include oceanographers, geochemists, engineers, and data
> specialists. In addition, the intern will benefit from participation in
a
> marine oceanographic research team working on a range of projects. The
> intern will be exposed to a diversity of oceanographic research at the
> USGS Woods Hole Field Center, through contacts with researchers and
> technical staff in the Woods Hole scientific community (including the
> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the National Marine Fisheries
> Service), through the many lectures available in the Woods Hole communi
y
> Qualifications:
> Specific Qualifications Required:
>
> 1. Master's degree in spatial information science, geographic informati
n
> science, geography, or remote sensing.
> 2. Proficiency with GIS (ArcInfo and ArcView), graphics (Adobe
> Illustrator), image processing, visualization, and web software.
> 3. Knowledge of common research practices acquired from a minimum of 6
> months work experience or internship in a research environment.
> 4. Demonstrated ability to acquire new skills readily, superior
> organizational skills, and proficiency with desktop computer hardware a
d
> software.
>
> Additional Qualifications Desirable:
>
> Knowledge of a science (marine geology, oceanography, geology, computer
> science, physics, or mathematics).
> Experience in developing and maintaining WWW pages
> Experience with marine data, and going to sea and/or collecting data at
> sea.
> Terms:
> Full-time; 1 year with the possible extension to two years; $16.450 per
> hour; $34, 516 per year; Start Date: ASAP; Deadline to Apply: June 26,
> 2001
> Contact:
> Send Resume to Jaina D'Ambra, Internship Program Coordinator at
> jdambra@eco.org or 179 South Street Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617.426.81
9.
>
>
>
> Jaina D'Ambra
> USGS Internship Program Coordinator
> Environmental Careers Organization
> Phone: 617.426.4375 x 134
> Fax: 617.426.8159
> www.eco.org
>
>
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:16:15 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: USGS Internship Position in Woods Hole, MA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaina D'Ambra
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:14 PM
> To: Jennifer Fontes
> Subject:
>
> Please circulate this USGS job opportunity to qualified candidates. Yo
> may also find other positions on our website at www.eco.org. Thanks.
>
> Transport and Long-term Fate of Sediments
> 924 - Woods Hole, MA
> Sponsored by US Geological Survey
> Description:
> Description of Project: The intern will work with projects that seek to
> develop a predictive capability for the transport and long-term fate of
> sediments and associated contaminants in the coastal ocean offshore of
he
> Boston and New York metropolitan regions and regionally in the Gulf of
> Maine and middle Atlantic Bight. The multi-disciplinary projects carry
ut
> field observations of oceanographic processes, map the sea floor using
> sidescan sonar and multibeam systems, map the distribution and inventor
es
> of contaminants by direct sampling, and use numerical transport models
o
> develop a regional synthesis of sediment transport and fate. In
> Massachusetts Bay Project, oceanographic observations have been made si
ce
> 1991 at a site adjacent to the new ocean outfall that will begin
> discharging treated sewage effluent in the fall of 1999 to document the
> regional circulation and processes of sediment resuspension. A field
> experiment was carried in the summer of 1998 to understand the role of
> internal waves in sediment resuspension. A new system to telemeter data
to
> shore from two moorings in Massachusetts Bay will be tested during
> 2001-2002. The New York Pollution project carried out an extensive moor
d
> array experiment in the fall of 1999 to understand the transport and fa
e
> of sediments in the Hudson Shelf Valley. In addition, the USGS is
> beginning an effort to synthesize the environmental geology of the sea
> floor of the middle Atlantic Bight and the Gulf of Maine.
>
> Objectives of Internship: The intern will be part of a team that is
> responsible for making field observations and with processing, analysis
> interpretation, publication, and distribution of observations over the
> World Wide Web. He/She will assist with field work, data compilation,
> preparation of data reports, data analysis, synthesis, and data
> distribution.
>
> Specific Tasks:
>
> 1. Analysis and publication of scientific data and information - Perfor
s
> a wide variety of tasks to assist in the preparation of data reports,
> maps, scientific papers and public interest documents, including data
> processing, analysis, and display. Specifically, the intern will prepar
> and publish, on CD-ROM, a report on data collected in 1999-2000 as part
of
> the New York Bight Hudson/Shelf Valley Experiment, and for the
> Massachusetts Bay internal wave experiment. Processes, analyses, displa
s,
> and distributes data using time-series analysis (Matlab), graphics
> (CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator), spreadsheet (Excel), database (Access
,
> word processing, and GIS (ArcView) programs.
>
> 2. Field work - Assists in the deployment and recovery of oceanographic
> instruments in Massachusetts Bay.
>
> 3. Regional syntheses - Assists in the compilation, analysis,
> interpretation and visualization of oceanographic data in the Gulf of
> Maine and the Middle Atlantic Bight to develop syntheses of the
> environmental geology of these regions.
>
> 3. Functions within a research team- Daily communication with team memb
rs
> to schedule common activities and equipment, set priorities, and insure
> that tasks are completed in a timely manner.
>
> Work Experience Benefit(s) to Intern: (see objectives) The intern will
> benefit from participation in a marine physical oceanographic research
> team working on a range of projects. Other team members include ocean
> modelers, geochemists, oceanographers, engineers, and data specialists.
> He/She will learn strategies for field observations, preparation and
> publication of data reports on CD-ROM. The intern will be exposed to a
> diversity of oceanographic research at the USGS Woods Hole Field Center
> through contacts with researchers and technical staff in the Woods Hole
> scientific community (including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio
> and the National Marine Fisheries Service), through the many lectures
> available in the Woods Hole community.
> Qualifications:
> Specific Qualifications Required:
>
> 1. Masters degree in physical oceanography, geological oceanography,
> computer science, physics, or mathematics.
>
> 2. Knowledge of common research practices acquired from a minimum of 6
> months work experience or internship in a research environment. Knowled
e
> of time-series data.
>
> 3. Demonstrated ability to acquire new skills readily, superior
> organizational skill, proficiency with desktop computer software
> (specifically MatLab) and with distributing data and information over t
e
> WWW.
>
>
> Additional Qualifications Desirable:
> Experience with GIS software such as ArcView
> Experience with graphics software such as CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrato
> Experience in HTML, and in developing and maintaining WWW pages
> Experience in processing hydrographic data
> Terms:
> Full-time; 1 year with the possible extension to two years; $16.450 per
> hour; $34, 516 per year; Start Date: September 2001; Deadline to Apply:
> June 26, 2001
> Contact:
> Send Resume to Jaina D'Ambra, Internship Program Coordinator at
> jdambra@eco.org or 179 South Street Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617.426.81
9.
>
>
>
> Jaina D'Ambra
> USGS Internship Program Coordinator
> Environmental Careers Organization
> Phone: 617.426.4375 x 134
> Fax: 617.426.8159
> www.eco.org
>
>
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:00:01 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Field Biologist
Company: FUTURES
Location: Various, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3970
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:27:57 -0400
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: Latest News on Global Climate Change
The National Council for Science for the Environment (NCSE) is pleased
to announce the availability of a Climate Change Briefing Book compiled
by the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service.* The report
is located on the NCSE website at
http://www.cnie.org/nle/clim-7/index.html
The Briefing Book includes objective and nonpartisan information and
reports on a wide range of Climate Change Issues, including: greenhouse
effect and global climate change, greenhouse gas sources and trends,
energy issues, economic issues, legal issues, technology, chronology,
the U.N. Framework Convention, the 1997 U.N. Kyoto Protocol, and much
more. . .
NCSE has added a latest news section on the Briefing Book homepage with
links to:
President Bush's speech of June 11, 2001
The National Academy of Science Report of June 6
The 2001 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third
Assessment Report
* The Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of
Congress providing nonpartisan reports to members of the House and
Senate. The NCSE has made these reports available to the public at
large, but the Congressional Research Service is not affiliated with the
NCSE or the National Library for the Environment.
For anyone interested in the issue of Global Climate Change, this is the
first stop!
--
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: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:58:26 -0700
From: Kaberi Kar Gupta <kaberi@ASU.EDU>
Subject: Workshop on Women in Ecology in Tropical Countries at the ATB2001
meeting
Hello all,
This is an announcement of Workshop on Women in Ecology in Tropical
Countries at the ATB 2001 meeting in Bangalore, India.
All participants at the ATB meeting are welcome. The abstract is attached
below.
Please let me know if you need any further information.
Thanks,
Kaberi
Workshop on Women in Ecology in India and other Tropical Countries
July 15, 2001. 2:00 p.m.=A0 to 4.30 p.m. www.atb2001.org
Recent sociological and anthropological studies have revealed the important
roles women play in ecology and conservation of natural resources throughou=
t
the world, especially, in less industrialized countries. In many parts of
the tropics, an increasing number of women are becoming ecologists and
conservationists. They face many obstacles and risks in conducting research
or conserving natural resources in remote areas, yet are determined to carr=
y
on their work. It seems timely and useful to organize a forum for discussio=
n
about women ecologists in tropical countries.
Panelists and participants will address the following questions: What are
the challenges and rewards faced by women researchers in tropical countries=
?
What are their experiences and their roles in conservation? How should
logistics be structured to enhance their presence in tropical ecological
research? Are there common issues and challenges among women in ecology in
tropical countries?=A0 What can women and men do in developing and developed
countries to increase contributions from women ecologists?
A panel format is proposed, in which 5-6 speakers who represent women in
ecology from different countries and who have different backgrounds and
experiences will present their views and lead the ensuing discussion. This
workshop will help highlight the problems and rewards encountered by women
ecologists in the tropical countries, and help set priorities for future
research.=A0=20
In addition to the immediate outcome of forging relationships and contacts
among women and men concerned with this issue, the workshop discussion will
also contribute to the larger issue of setting priorities in tropical
research, which is one of the two major themes of this international
meeting. Immediately following the discussion, panelists (and other
participants) will draft a set of recommendations that will be read at the
formal Workshop on Setting Priorities in Tropical Biology Research on the
last day of the meeting. These recommendations will also be included in the
written report of the Priorities Workshop.
Scientists and Managers both men and women - are welcome to attend this
workshop. An informal get-together open only=A0 for women is also proposed.
Details will be provided later.
For further details contact:
Organizers=20
1. Ms. Kaberi Kar Gupta. Department of Anthropology, Arizona State
University, USA.=A0 kaberi@asu.edu
2. Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington,
USA.=A0 NadkarnN@evergreen.edu
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There are 16 messages totalling 973 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Roundup and Colombia
2. gw: Climate change affecting even remote arctic environment, study say
3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer News Press Releases
4. gw: New coral record generated by Scripps researchers connects climate
change in th
5. On-line course in Biodiversity and Conservation
6. Visiting Assistant Prof. Animal Physiology
7. Is Pollution Cause of Kenya Flamingo Deaths (2)
8. USGS Job Opportunity in Menlo Park, CA - USGS #928
9. USGS Employment Opportunity in Menlo Park, CA - #927
10. Graduate Research Assistantships Available Immediately
11. Roundup and biocides in general (2)
12. Research Funding Available
13. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
14. Species abundance across taxa
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:34:19 +0930
From: Rick Roush <rick.roush@ADELAIDE.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Roundup and Colombia
Reply to Steve Kembel
>
>Roundup and glyphosate have been linked to increased incidence of cancer
in
>humans (non-Hodgkins lymphoma.....(etc)
Steve, as you'd know, you can find anything on the internet in 10 minutes.
we even have a guy in Adelaide that claims the holocaust didn't happen.
The problem is getting to the library and looking to the original sources.
Because of the current furor over GM crops, attacks on Monsanto's main
herbicide have unfortunately taken on the status of a cause where the ends
justify selective data citation (never mind that most uses of glyphosate
have nothing to do with GM and probably never will!). Thus, I am not
surprised that you have found articles from organic groups, anti-biotech
groups, and the Pesticide Action Network (an anti-pesticide activist group)
on the internet. What I'd ask is that you and other interested readers
track down the original sources, and read them with a critical eye.
With respect to the sources you've offered, you can't really expect me to
reply to "an article in the Washington Post that quotes an international
observer in Colombia who reported the high incidence of respiratory and
skin problems". What are the data, qualifications of the observer, what
else was happening at the same time, what was the incidence before
spraying, etc.? Was this person from the Pesticide Action Network? Such
observations are notoriously unreliable. At one point during the spraying
of Seattle with an organic insecticide (Bt) for gypsy moth, they also
aerially sprayed some areas with water as a control. On a proportional
basis, more people claimed illness in the water controls than in the Bt
sprayed areas!
I already anticipated the claims about "the landscape workers in
California" in my earlier message. Try to get the original report, which
is unpublished. So far as I could learn, it's nothing more than that;
cases of illness reported (by the workers themselves?), with no medical
follow-up, no estimates of exposure, diagnosis of symptoms, nothing.
About the lymphoma case, at least it's published. I had already written
some notes about it. As you'd be well aware, just because something is
published and cited doesn't make it reliable. See below.
A Case-Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Exposure to Pesticides.
Lennart Hardell
Mikael Eriksson
Cancer 1999;85:1353-1360
Contrary to popular claims, the paper provides NO statistically
significant links between glyphosate and cancer. By "statistically
significant", I mean that there is no evidence that the results differ from
what might occur from random chance.
The paper itself does NOT "clearly" make claims that glyphosate is linked
cancer. For example, phenoxy herbicides and fungicides are identified in
the abstract as being associated with higher cancer risks (for me, no new
surprises there), but glyphosate is not even mentioned. Elsewhere in the
paper: "Futhermore, due to low numbers of exposed subjects in some of the
categories, definite conclusions cannot be drawn for seperate chemicals,
such as MCPA and glyphosate, from the multivariate analysis" (page 1358).
And in the conclusions, "Other much used pesticides, e.g., glyphosate, also
might be of concern....Glyphosate deserves further epidemiologic studies"
(page 1359).
With respect to the statistics, the measure of association used was the
odds ratio (OR), a statistic that estimates the ratio of disease rates (in
this case non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or "NHL" rates) for exposed and unexposed
populations. An OR of 1.0 implies that the disease rate is the same for
exposed and unexposed and indicates no association between exposure and
disease. An OR greater than 1.0 implies that the disease rate is greater
for the exposed population than for the unexposed population. An OR of 2.0
is consistent with a disease rate among exposed persons that is twice the
disease rate for unexposed persons.
This assumes that the differences are not due to chance, and that is the
issue here. The authors used a method that allows us to accept that the
results are unlikely to be due to chance only when an OR of 1.0 (that is,
no effect) is NOT included within a 95% confidence interval, which they
show in their tables as "CI". In no case does the CI for glyphosate
EXCLUDE 1.0. In fact, in the only result that they give, the lower CI for
glyphosate is 0.4. This study was based on just 4 cases with NHL and
glyphosate exposure (assuming accurate recall of the subjects or their
relations).
By comparison, the authors also state that "Glass wool turned out to be a
risk factor for NHL in this study, an association that has not been
reported previously. It may be a random finding, which is supported by the
lack of dose response effect (page 1358)." For the record, the CI for
glass wool is 1.0-2.3, and there wasn't a dose rate effect for glyphosate
either. In other words, the authors appear to accept that glass wool is a
random finding, yet it has a stronger confidence interval than glyphosate!
At least as importantly, the claims in this paper are not consistent with a
much larger literature on the cancer risks of glyphosate. The authors
mention some reports of mutations from glyphosate, but at least five of
their references (44-48) are not about glyphosate at all but about
sulfosate, a compound with a different toxiciology. Another study of theirs
(reference 50), on hairy cell leukemia, was also based on a confidence
interval that included 1.0 (95% CI 0.8-12.0) and was also based on just 4
cases who reported use of glyphosate
There are other possible limitations, including recall bias and lack of
controls for potential confounding factors (eg., exposure to other
herbicides), but it wouldn't surprise me if phenoxy herbicides and
fungicides really do have a significant cancer risk. However, the authors
have not excluded those as causes of NHL in the 4 (!) cases associated with
glyphosate exposure.
In sum, any reasonably careful study of this paper does not support the
popular claims that have been made for it.
all for now,
Rick
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:27:17 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: Climate change affecting even remote arctic environment,
study says
11 JUNE 2001
Contact: Peter West
pwest@nsf.gov
703-292-8070
National Science Foundation
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/nsf-cca061101.html Climate change
affecting even remote arctic environment, study says
The remoteness of one of the world's largest ecosystems has not made it
immune from global environmental problems, according to a major new
report on the state of Arctic biodiversity, funded in part by the
National Science Foundation (NSF).
"Arctic Flora and Fauna: Status and Conservation" was released today in
Finland by the Arctic Council's working group for the Conservation of
Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF). The report includes contributions from
more than 150 specialists and experts throughout the Arctic.
"Many scientists or groups of specialists have looked at parts of the
Arctic or at different species, but until now no one has taken a
comprehensive look at the state of the entire Arctic," said Sune
Sohlberg of Sweden, who chairs the CAFF working group. "Thanks to this
report, we now have a better idea of conservation needs around the
circumpolar region."
At the local level, the report argues, there is clear evidence that
several economically-important species have been exploited, and habitat
has been fragmented due to development activities.
It adds that climate change is already having measurable effects on
Arctic species, permafrost, and sea ice; alien invasive species are
increasingly penetrating the region; and contaminants released thousands
of kilometers away are appearing at high levels in human and wildlife
communities.
The report also highlights the lack of critical information in many
areas. Population figures for plants and animals may be uncertain, and
the scientific understanding of the ways the Arctic ecosystem functions
in changing environment is incomplete. However, these population figures
provide a baseline for later research and monitoring data.
The report was developed over a two-year period and funded in part by a
$56,000 grant from NSF's division of environmental biology. Based on the
latest scientific information, the book-length report provides a clear
understanding of the importance of the Earth's largest eco-region and
its status in a rapidly changing world.
Henry Huntington, the lead U.S. researcher and chief writer on the
editorial team, called it "more a starting point than a final report."
He added, "finding and compiling data on species populations and other
basic parameters was harder than we had expected. I hope the Arctic
Council will build on our work, both through further research that takes
a circumpolar perspective and through actions that respond to the
threats identified in the report."
Using plain language and numerous maps, diagrams and photographs, the
report is designed to be accessible to both scientists and
non-scientists. By bringing together local and regional information, it
paints a circumpolar picture of the status and trends in Arctic flora
and fauna, including information on population sizes and changes, and a
list of globally threatened species in the Arctic.
The report was compiled by an international editorial team under the
direction of Paula Kankaanp=E4=E4 of the Finnish Ministry of Environment =
and
the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. Funding for
preparing and publishing the report came from a variety of sources
around the Arctic, including NSF and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Following presentation of the report to the Arctic Council's senior
arctic officials today, CAFF will develop specific recommendations for
action, which are expected to be delivered to the Arctic Council's next
ministerial meeting in fall 2002. These recommendations will likely
chart the course of CAFF's work for the next several years, and are
expected to be used by other organizations interested in Arctic
conservation.
###
The Arctic Council is an intergovenmnetal forum that provides a
mechanism to address common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic
governments and the people of the Arctic. It was established in 1996 in
Ottawa, Canada.
Council members are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the
Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States of America. The
Association of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far
East of the Russian Federation, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, the
Saami Council, the Aleutian International Association, Arctic Athabaskan
Council and Gwich'in Council International are Permanent Participants in
the Council.
For more information about the Arctic Council, see:
http://www.arctic-council.org For more information on the Arctic
Council's Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, see:
http://www.grida.no/caff.
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:29:23 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer News Press Releases
http://www.rpi.edu/web/News/press_releases/2001/zebra.html TROY, N.Y. -
The number of zebra mussels found in Lake George has declined
dramatically since last year, when Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
researchers and volunteers began manually pulling the troublesome
mollusks from the water.
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:37:03 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: New coral record generated by Scripps researchers connects
climate change in th
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ucsd-ncr060801.html 7 JUNE 2001
Contact: Mario Aguilera or Cindy Clark
scrippsnews@ucsd.edu
858-534-3624
University of California, San Diego
New coral record generated by Scripps researchers connects climate
change in three oceans
Coral extracted from a remote central Pacific island has helped
scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of
California, San Diego, construct a valuable new record of climate
conditions during the 20th century. The record, which allowed the
researchers to trace sea surface conditions over a 112-year-period, may
hold implications for long-range climate forecasting and predictability
due to the central tropical Pacific's key influence on climate
conditions around the world.
With samples drawn from a tiny Pacific atoll called Palmyra, Kim Cobb
and Christopher Charles's new coral record shows that a 12- to 13-year
cyclical pattern of temperatures emerges in the Pacific that is related
to similar patterns in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
"Several important implications arise from these findings, including the
possibility that the observed global climate variability on decadal time
scales reflects a 'teleconnected' response to changing conditions in the
central tropical Pacific Ocean," said Kim Cobb, lead author of the
study.
The report, co-authored by David Hunter, a former Scripps graduate
student, is published in the June 1 issue of Geophysical Research
Letters. Climate researchers have studied the tropical Pacific's role in
powerful, far-reaching phenomena such as El Ni=F1o, which operates over a
3- to 7-year period.
But, says Charles, associate professor of geology in the Geosciences
Research Division at Scripps: "This new, highly accurate coral record
shows that there are processes that connect these ocean basins on time
scales longer than El Ni=F1o. We know from intensive monitoring of the El
Ni=F1o that the ocean basins act in concert to a certain extent. But this
record is showing without a doubt that there are processes, many of
which are analogous to El Ni=F1o processes, that are operating on 12- to
13-year cycles. So this shows that connections exist on much longer time
scales, which is important for long-range forecasting and
predictability."
Climate scientists have developed models that outline several scenarios
for air-sea interactions that operate on cycles described by Cobb and
Charles, known as "decadal variability." However, proof from the field,
or instrumental records, have been sparse. Prior to World War II,
significant gaps existed in critical regions of the ocean, especially
from the vital tropics regions.
Early in 1998, Cobb and Charles began compiling a list of locations that
could deliver such important records. Targeting the Line Island chain
for a 1998 cruise, Cobb and her colleagues found the long-lived, healthy
corals necessary for the study on Palmyra Island. Over two weeks, Cobb
and a small team used portable drills to extract more than 70 samples
from coral heads above and below sea level.
With samples in hand, the following year was dedicated to laboratory
analysis. Using mass spectrometry analysis, Cobb measured tiny
differences in the ratio of oxygen isotopes in the coral cores. These
differences allowed Cobb to determine precisely how the monthly sea
water temperatures changed, thus becoming a detailed climate record for
the tropical Pacific.
"It's definitely the highest-quality and longest record from that area,"
said Cobb, a fifth-year graduate student at Scripps. "We now have a
well-proven coral record taken from a very sensitive area."
Although it is not addressed in the current study, the coral also
represents a new record for analyzing changes over the last century that
may have been caused by human-induced global warming. In fact, the coral
reveals a rapid warming in the tropical Pacific over the last 30 years.
Cobb and Charles are in the process of extending the coral-based climate
record from Palmyra beyond the 112-year period covered in the current
paper. Analysis of fossil corals collected at Palmyra allows them to
trace climatological phenomena such as El Ni=F1o and decadal variability
throughout the last millennium.
###
The study was funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate
Fellowship program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Consortium on Ocean's Role in Climate. Additional support
was provided by The Nature Conservancy and HRH Prince Khaled Bin Sultan
Bin Abdulaziz.
Note: Images available at
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/releases2001/cobb_corals.html.
Journalists may request a copy of the paper from Harvey Leifert at
hleifert@agu.org. Please indicate whether you prefer PDF or fax and
provide your contact information
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:35:18 -0700
From: Peter Bryant <pjbryant@UCI.EDU>
Subject: On-line course in Biodiversity and Conservation
Dear colleagues:
If there is any way your organization or newsletter could help me to promote
this on-line course in Biodiversity and Conservation, I would be very
grateful.
Sincerely
Peter Bryant
A 4-unit course in Biodiversity and Conservation is being offered on line
through the summer session 2001 of the University of California, Irvine. The
instructor is Dr. Peter J. Bryant, Director of UCI's Interdisciplinary Minor
in Global Sustainability and author of an on-line hypertext book on
Biodiversity and Conservation. Academic credit may be transferable to other
institutions, but you would need to check with their administration to
verify this. You can find out more about the course, and register, at
http://www.summer.uci.edu/cgi-bin/summer/07003?dRp4o7kU;;59
The course follows the 10-Week Summer Course schedule, from June 25 - August
31, 2001. It uses Dr. Bryant's hypertext book at
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm
The course covers the origin, nature and value of biological diversity, the
threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is
left
Please contact Dr. Bryant if you have any questions about this.
Peter J. Bryant, Ph. D.
Professor, Developmental and Cell Biology
Director, Interdisciplinary Minor in Global Sustainability
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2275
Phone: (949) 824-4714
Fax: (949) 824-3571|
email: pjbryant@uci.edu
web: http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/dbc/bryantp.htm
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 07:45:35 -0500
From: Scott Franklin <sfrankli@MEMPHIS.EDU>
Subject: Visiting Assistant Prof. Animal Physiology
Visiting Assistant Professor
one year position (possible one year renewal)
Starting 21 Aug 2001
The Department of Biology at The University of Memphis invites
applications for a 1-year Visiting Assistant Professor (with a possible
one year renewal). The area of research expertise is open, but should
complement current faculty interests in population, behavioral,
evolutionary, and organismal biology (see our webpage at
http://www.people.memphis.edu/~biology/ ). The position may include
some teaching, but is primarily for research collaboration with one or
more faculty members. Prospective candidates should contact a faculty
member to propose a mutually beneficial research collaboration before
applying. Applications should include a letter proposing a research
collaboration, curriculum vitae, and names, phone numbers and email
addresses of at least three references. Applications may be submitted
as email attachments to jwolff@memphis.edu. For further information
contact Dr. Jerry O. Wolff, Department of Biology, The University of
Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. Phone (901) 678-2758, FAX (901) 678-4746.
Review of applications will begin July 9 and may continue until the
position is filled.
--
Scott B. Franklin
Department of Biology
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152-6080
Phone 901-678-5539
Fax 901-678-4746
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:56:31 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Is Pollution Cause of Kenya Flamingo Deaths
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010609/wl/environment_flamingos_dc_1.h
tml Scores of dead flamingos were found strewn on the shores of two
lakes in western Kenya this week after large numbers of the birds began
perishing two months ago, but researchers said the exact cause of the
malaise remains an enigma.
Bodies of the birds still litter the edge of Lake Nakuru, a popular
tourist spot famed for the spectacular pink fringe formed by flamingo
flocks feeding in the water.
Fewer birds have perished in the latest deaths, which follows the death
of an estimated 40,000 flamingos in three months in 1993 and 20,000 in
1995, but researchers say there is a large number of ailing birds in the
population.
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:01:56 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: USGS Job Opportunity in Menlo Park, CA - USGS #928
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaina D'Ambra
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:14 AM
> To: Jennifer Fontes
> Subject: USGS Job Opportunity
>
> Please circulate this USGS Job Opportunity to qualified candidates. Th
re
> are also other positions available on our website at www.eco.org. Thank
.
>
> Technical Support for USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Team
> 928 - Menlo Park, CA
> Sponsored by US Geological Survey
> Description:
> Background:
>
> This position is with the Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Tea
> located in Menlo Park, CA. The team has the responsibility for conducti
g
> a wide range of geological and geophysical investigations of the
> continental margins and adjacent regions in the Pacific Ocean, the Grea
> Lakes, and polar regions. Research and mapping activities are conducted
> primarily to develop a systematic description and understanding of the
> geologic setting, geologic processes, and energy and mineral resources
n
> offshore areas. Team scientific programs focus on the evolution of
> sedimentary basins and the crustal structure beneath the continental
> margins and adjacent ocean basins; the morphology and near-surface
> sedimentary framework of the US Exclusive Economic Zone, and the geolog
c
> processes and framework of the Coastal Zone.
>
> Objectives of Internship:
>
> The work will be conducted with scientists in the Southern California
> regional project. These scientists are conducting research to better
> understand: 1) controls on salt-water intrusion into Los Angeles area
> coastal aquifers, 2) the risk of offshore seismic hazards to the
> metropolitan population, and 3) the transport of sediment and pollutant
> on the mainland continental margin. An intern is needed: (1) to process
> geological samples in various sedimentological laboratories, (2) to
> perform field work in the collection of geological samples as well as
> geophysical data, and (3) provide technical assistance in analyzing
> laboratory and geophysical data for data base manipulation and the
> construction of interpretive maps.
>
> Specific Tasks:
>
> 1. Work indoors in various sedimentological laboratories and walk-in
> refrigerators: assist in splitting, describing, photographing, and X-ra
> radiographing core samples, use various types of analytical equipment t
> perform size analyses, carbon/carbonate analyses, and other descriptive
> sedimentological tests.
>
> 2. Work indoors to manipulate analog and digital ocean-floor photograph
c
> data sets.
>
> 3. Enter data into and manipulate data with various Macintosh
> applications.
>
> 4. Work outdoors, both on land and at sea to collect fundamental data a
d
> sample sets.
>
> 5. Assist scientists in making interpretive maps from geophysical and
> sedimentological data, in preparing graphics for presentation at
> scientific meetings, and in writing reports.
>
> Work Experience Benefits to Intern:
>
> The project will benefit the intern by providing (1) an opportunity to
> learn fundamental sedimentology and curation techniques (core descripti
n,
> sample maintenance, photography, and X-ray radiography) of marine sedim
nt
> samples, (2) learn laboratory analytical techniques, (3) learn and impr
ve
> organizational, computer and database management skills, and (4) gain
> experience with independent work and interaction with a team of scienti
ts
> renowned as leaders in marine geological research of the world's ocean
nd
> seafloor.
> Qualifications:
> Specific Qualifications:
>
> Bachelor's degree in Geology with at least a 2.9 GPA.
>
> Working knowledge of general laboratory procedures,
> Macintosh applications, communications, and general data handling
> functions.
>
> Willingness to work at sea on various unstable ship platforms, and for
> periods of time inside walk-in refrigerated environments.
>
> Strength and dexterity (1) to work on slippery and uneven surfaces
> possibly during extreme ship motion and harsh weather conditions, and (
)
> to move 1.5 meter-long core sections weighing up to 30 pounds each.
>
> Ability to work independently following periodic discussions for projec
> objectives with senior level scientists.
>
>
> Additional Qualifications desirable:
>
> Strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and keen
> attention to detail are highly advantageous. Familiarity with GIS is al
o
> desirable.
> Terms:
> Full-time; 1 year with the possible extension to two years; $13.266 per
> hour; $27, 593 per year; Start Date: ASAP; Deadline to Apply: June 25,
> 2001
> Contact:
> Send Resume to Jaina D'Ambra, Internship Program Coordinator at
> jdambra@eco.org or 179 South St. Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617.426.8159.
>
>
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:13:16 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: USGS Employment Opportunity in Menlo Park, CA - #927
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaina D'Ambra
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:13 AM
> To: Jennifer Fontes
> Subject: USGS Job Opportunity
>
> Please circulate this USGS Job Opportunity to qualified candidates. Th
re
> are also other positions available on our website at www.eco.org. Thank
.
>
>
> Applying Geophysical techniques to Geologic Problems
> 927 - Menlo Park, CA
> Sponsored by US Geological Survey
> Description:
> Description of Project:
>
> The Geophysical Unit in Menlo Park applies geophysical techniques to a
> variety of geologic problems of the Western Region. Subsurface informat
on
> derived from geophysical mapping plays a critical role in understanding
> earthquake hazards in California and the Pacific Northwest, ground-wate
> flow in the desert southwest, mineral resources in the Great Basin, and
a
> variety of other issues important to land-use planning and public
> outreach.
>
> Objectives of Internship:
>
> Assist in the collection and processing of geophysical data from
> California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington; participate in the developm
nt
> of geologic models based on geophysical data, geologic mapping, and oth
r
> subsurface information; aid in the assembly of digital posters for
> meetings and webpages for public outreach.
>
> Specific Tasks:
>
> 1. Assist in geophysical fieldwork (collecting gravity, magnetic, GPS,
nd
> rock property data.)
>
> 2. Aid in data entry and processing using various software packages on
> UNIX and PC Platforms.
>
> 3. Help produce graphics for posters and webpages, conduct library
> research, compile maps of various kinds.
>
> 4. Participate with project geophysicists in developing geologic and
> geophysical interpretations and reports.
>
>
> Work experience of Benefit to Intern:
>
> The intern will interact with Team project scientists and technicians i
> the production of digital databases and geologic/geophysical
> interpretations. The intern will gain experience in various marketable
> skills, including the acquisition and processing of geophysical and GPS
> data, utilizing geophysical data within a GIS framework to map faults a
d
> thickness of water-bearing materials, and working within a large team o
> highly skilled earth scientists in both office and field environments.
> Qualifications:
> Specific Qualifications Required:
>
> Requires at least a Bachelor's degree in geology or geophysics, includi
g
> courses in basic math, physics, and field geology, with an average grad
> of at least a B. Graduate work leading up to or including a Master's
> degree is desired but not required. Familiarity with maps; basic comput
r
> skills, and coursework in general geophysics.
>
> Additional Qualifications Desirable:
>
> Familiarity with UNIX operating system, GIS, Trimble GPS post processin
;
> and PC graphics software.
> Terms:
> Full-time; 1 year with the possible extension to two years; $13.266-
> $16.450 per hour; $27, 593- $34, 516 per year; Start Date: ASAP; Deadli
e
> to Apply: June 25, 2001
> Contact:
> Send Resume to Jaina D'Ambra, Internship Program Coordinator at
> jdambra@eco.org or 179 South St. Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617.426.8159.
>
>
> Jaina D'Ambra
> USGS Internship Program Coordinator
> Environmental Careers Organization
> Phone: 617.426.4375 x 134
> Fax: 617.426.8159
> www.eco.org
>
>
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:54:25 -0400
From: "Frank P. Day" <fday@ODU.EDU>
Subject: Graduate Research Assistantships Available Immediately
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS: ELEVATED CO2 STUDY AT KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER, FLORIDA
Two research assistantships are available starting immediately. The
successful applicants will conduct research on the effects of elevated
atmospheric carbon dioxide on plants, primarily the root systems. The
research project is being conducted at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.=
Work will primarily involve digitizing images of fine roots using
minirhizotron technology and extracting and analyzing root/soil cores f=
rom
the experimental chambers. The students would be expected to develop th=
eir
master's thesis or doctoral dissertation around the research. The stipe=
nd
is $ 14,000 per year plus full tuition waiver for doctoral students. If=
interested, submit a resume with cover letter (include GPA and GRE scor=
es)
to Dr. Frank P. Day, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion Univers=
ity,
Norfolk, VA 23529. Telephone (757-683-4198); e-mail (fday@odu.edu); off=
ice
(308 MGB).
=
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:46:45 -0700
From: Stan Rowe <stanrowe@NETIDEA.COM>
Subject: Re: Roundup and biocides in general
Hello All,
Are we still on the "innocent until proved guilty" track, treating stran
e
chemicals released into Earth's ecosystems like persons accused of a crime?
Shouldn't ecologists rather take the stand, "guilty until proved innocent?"
And what about naive acceptance of the testing of chemicals one by one with
LD50 stats as OK? Is "synergism" still an untranslatable foreign term? Does
science reach its limits at the border where simplicity crosses over to
complexity?
Stan
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:49:56 -0400
From: Steve Clough <Stephen_Clough@UML.EDU>
Subject: Re: Is Pollution Cause of Kenya Flamingo Deaths
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Another finger-pointing exercise by the media, with no data or peer-review
process of what little data they have.....amazing. Even in the worst-case
"die-offs" of the 60's and 70's, trace pollutants were rarely responsible
for "acute" die-off episodes (anoxic waters were usually the culprit). The
investigator's last refuge is always to cite a "witches brew" or "poisonous
cocktail", because it is convenient and induces emotion or fear and fuels
their agenda. Cyanobacterial toxins (which are really true proteinaceous
"toxins", the latter term always misused by the media to describe chemical
contaminants) are extremely toxic and can be produced by blue-green algal
blooms that may, in turn, be fed by ground or surface waters that are high
in phosphates or nitrates. One might think this type of toxicosis (which
may explain the liver damage) would be a more obvious culprit (a few ug/l of
some of the rarer forms of blue-green toxins can kill a pet drinking from a
lake containing a bloom).
Karen Claxon wrote:
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010609/wl/environment_flamingos_dc_1.
> tml Scores of dead flamingos were found strewn on the shores of two
> lakes in western Kenya this week after large numbers of the birds began
> perishing two months ago, but researchers said the exact cause of the
> malaise remains an enigma.
>
> Bodies of the birds still litter the edge of Lake Nakuru, a popular
> tourist spot famed for the spectacular pink fringe formed by flamingo
> flocks feeding in the water.
>
> Fewer birds have perished in the latest deaths, which follows the death
> of an estimated 40,000 flamingos in three months in 1993 and 20,000 in
> 1995, but researchers say there is a large number of ailing birds in th
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:16:55 -0400
From: jami montgomery <jmontgomery@WERF.ORG>
Subject: Research Funding Available
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) is in the process of =
developing the following two requests for proposals (RFPs) for release =
later this summer:
=B7The Use of Bioassays and Chemical Measurements To Assess the Removal of =
Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in Water-Recycling Systems, Project =
#01-HHE-20-T (3 years, $300,000)
=B7Evaluation and Testing of Bioassays for Pharmaceutics in Recycled =
Water, Project #01-HHE-21-T (2 years, $175,000-funding may increase to =
$200,000)
Preliminary project concepts can be viewed on the WERF website at =
www.werf.org/requests/SUB_rfp.htm. The final RFPs will be posted on the =
website July 2, 2001; proposals will be due to WERF on August 31, 2001. =
For more information contact Jami Montgomery at jmontgomery@werf.org.=20
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health concerns to the wastewater industry and general public. WERF is =
funded primarily by subscribers=20
who consist of wastewater utilities representing more than 60% of the U.S. =
sewered population, and corporations sharing concerns for water quality =
issues.
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:00:01 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: West Tennessee Regional Stewardship Ecologist, Sta
Company: Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Department of Environment a
d
Conservation
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3983
Title: Science Educator/Technology Integration Specialist
Company: EcoTarium
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3982
Title: AmeriCorps* VISTA Community Garden Program Coordin
Company: Southside Community Land Trust
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3981
Title: Field Coordinator, Clean Energy Program
Company: Union of Concerned Scientists
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3980
Title: Staff Scientist or Economist (Forest Ecosystem Ser
Company: Union of Concerned Scientists
Location: Cambridge MA or Washington DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3979
Title: Communications Director
Company: Generation Green
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Title: Program Director, New England
Company: 3D Life Adventures
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Title: Director of Marketing and Communication
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Title: Director of Development
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:16:54 EST
From: Poston Joe P <jpposton@CATAWBA.EDU>
Subject: Species abundance across taxa
There are lots of people/groups collecting long-term data on species abundan
e
in one or
a few locations. Typically these data sets focus on a particular taxonomic
group, for
example birds, herps, etc.
I'm looking for published studies that have tracked species composition over
time, and
have compared animals from divergent taxonomic groups. I haven't had much
luck with traditional literature searches. Can anyone in the list point me t
some
published studies?
Thanks,
Joe Poston
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:44:23 -0700
From: Michael Harvey <ui983@VICTORIA.TC.CA>
Subject: Re: Roundup and biocides in general
Right on Stan. And a little biochemistry will demonstrate that the
chemistry of life is so similar across all phyla that it is hard to believe
even the trusted chemists at Monsanto could find compounds that will kill
one form and not harm others.
At 10:46 AM 6/12/01 -0700, you wrote:
Hello All,
Are we still on the "innocent until proved guilty" track, treating strange
chemicals released into Earth's ecosystems like persons accused of a crime?
Shouldn't ecologists rather take the stand, "guilty until proved innocent?"
And what about naive acceptance of the testing of chemicals one by one with
LD50 stats as OK? Is "synergism" still an untranslatable foreign term? Does
science reach its limits at the border where simplicity crosses over to
complexity?
Stan
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Jun 2001
There are 4 messages totalling 230 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Job Ad
2. Availability of Twinspan
3. Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, June 21, 2001
4. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:06:56 -0400
From: Barbara Fox <Barb.Fox@KBS.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Job Ad
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Will you please post the following Job Ad. Thank you very much.
Barbara G. Fox
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POST-DOCTORAL POSITION
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station announces the availability of a
Postdoctoral Position to coordinate the KBS - K12 Partnership for Science
Literacy, recently funded by NSF. The Partnership is a joint effort among
KBS LTER scientists, MSU College of Education secondary science educators,
and science teachers in 12 rural school districts near KBS. The aim of the
partnership is to promote teacher retention and renewal by providing
teachers a deeper exposure to environmental science and providing them the
training to teach science for understanding. Elements of the program
include school-year workshops, building-level scientists, and a 2-week
summer science institute. A more complete description of the program can be
at http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/.
The successful applicant will coordinate project participants, help to
organize both science content and pedagogy workshops, and contribute to
project leadership. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in ecology or closely
related field and have some level of experience in K-12 science education,
preferably teaching K-12 students or working with K-12 teachers. Please
send a letter outlining interests in teaching and research, a curriculum
vita, and the names and contact information for three references to Dr.
Michael Klug, Director, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State
University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060; fax 616 671-2351. Review of
applications will start August 15, 2001. Michigan State University is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Barbara G. Fox
Secretary to Phil Robertson
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Phone: (616) 671-2359
Fax: (616) 671-2351
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Will you please post the following Job Ad. Thank you very
much.<br><br>
Barbara G. Fox<br>
<hr>
<div align="center">POST-DOCTORAL POSITION<br><br>
</div>
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station announces the availability of a
Postdoctoral Position to coordinate the KBS - K12 Partnership for Science
Literacy, recently funded by NSF. The Partnership is a joint effort among
KBS LTER scientists, MSU College of Education secondary science
educators, and science teachers in 12 rural school districts near KBS.
The aim of the partnership is to promote teacher retention and renewal by
providing teachers a deeper exposure to environmental science and
providing them the training to teach science for understanding. Elements
of the program include school-year workshops, building-level scientists,
and a 2-week summer science institute. A more complete description of the
program can be at
<a href="http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/" eudora="autourl"><
font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/K12_Partnership/</a>
</u></font>.
<br><br>
The successful applicant will coordinate project participants, help to
organize both science content and pedagogy workshops, and contribute to
project leadership. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in ecology or closely
related field and have some level of experience in K-12 science
education, preferably teaching K-12 students or working with K-12
teachers. Please send a letter outlining interests in teaching and
research, a curriculum vita, and the names and contact information for
three references to Dr. Michael Klug, Director, W.K. Kellogg Biological
Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI 49060; fax 616
671-2351. Review of applications will start August 15, 2001.
Michigan State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Institution.<br>
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<font size=2>*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*<br>
Barbara G. Fox<br>
Secretary to Phil Robertson<br>
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station<br>
3700 East Gull Lake Drive<br>
Hickory Corners, MI 49060<br>
Phone: (616) 671-2359<br>
Fax: (616) 671-2351<br>
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 06:22:33 -1000
From: Grant Gerrish <grant@HAWAII.EDU>
Subject: Availability of Twinspan
Could someone please tell me how to get a copy of Twinspan?
Aloha,
gg
Grant Gerrish
Natural Sciences Division
University of Hawaii at Hilo
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:49:06 -0400
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, June 21, 2001
EPA Science Bill is the topic of discussion by Congressman Vernon
Ehlers, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and
Standards
June 14, 2001
[ HTML version is here: http://www.cnie.org/Updates/102.htm ]
1. Briefing by Congressman Ehlers on EPA Science Bill, Thursday, June
21
The National Council for Science and the Environment is hosting a
briefing on H.R. 64, the Strengthening Science at the Environmental
Protection Agency Act, on Thursday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. in 2325 Rayburn
House Office Building. At the briefing, Congressman Vernon Ehlers, the
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards
and the author of H.R. 64, will discuss his bill. NGO representatives
will also provide comments. The bill, approved unanimously in
Subcommittee, is scheduled for mark-up in the full Science Committee on
June 27. The public is invited.
2. EPA Office of Research and Development Releases Revised Strategic
Plan
The EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) has released a revised
Strategic Plan. The culmination of two years of effort, the plan sets
the strategic direction of ORD based upon EPA customers and external
stakeholders. The Strategic Plan provides ORD with direction in how to
work with customers and stakeholders to fulfill EPA's mission more
efficiently and effectively. The full text is available online at
http://www.epa.gov/ord/SP.
3. US Geological Survey Budget Restored? Ä NCSE Thanked for its Efforts
An effort to reverse a major funding cut at the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) appears to be gaining steam. The USGS was slated for a 9% cut in
overall funding, including a 21% cut in the Water Division and
termination of programs such as Water Resources Research Institutes and
Urban Dynamics Program. Now, the House Interior Appropriations
Subcommittee is considering a bill in which the USGS is funded at $900
million, restoring a $90 million cut in the Administration request and
providing $18 million increase over this years's budget.
Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), who is spearheading the effort,
has thanked the NCSE for its efforts in organizing support for the
restoration of the USGS budget. In turn, the NCSE sends its thanks to
those who contacted their Congressman and to Congressman Skeen for his
leadership in restoring the USGS funding.
4. Mark Your Calendars! National Conference on Science, Policy and the
Environment, Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions, December
6-7, 2001
Now is the perfect time to mark your calendars for the NCSE's 2nd Annual
National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment to be held
December 6-7, 2001 in Washington D.C. This year, the conference theme is
Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions.
--
Kevin Hutton, Webmaster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1725 K St. NW Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006
http://www.cnie.org/nle
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:00:03 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Deputy Director/Senior Researcher
Company: Stockholm Environment Institute
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3995
Title: Communications Coordinator, Species Conservation P
Company: World Wildlife Fund
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3994
Title: Senior Communications Officer, Climate Change Prog
Company: World Wildlife Fund
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3993
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