Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 30 Aug 2001 to 31 Aug 2001
There are 14 messages totalling 734 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. information requested for biodiversity seminar
2. [enviroweeds] a Friday afternoon thought...
3. Journal of the week
4. Job: Asst Prof, Stephen F. Austin State University
5. ** Environmental Employment Databases **
6. Heterophylly and fruiting success
7. Scientific Journals available for donation
8. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
9. Volunteer/Work opportunity
10. [enviroweeds]
11. sustainable design
12. Question: GIS and vegetation zones
13. job announcement: Biological Science Technician
14. Second Nature Southwest Regional Workshop
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:59:05 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: information requested for biodiversity seminar
Hi, some of my students are preparing a seminar on Biodiversity and
we would like to know if anyone know about a website with pictures
or slides about species diversity, lectures about Biodiversity,
statistics on species extinction, etc.
Thanks for any shared information........
_____________________________________________________
Prof. J. C. Voltolini
Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos - ECOMAM
Universidade de Taubate - Depto. Biologia
Praca Marcellino Monteiro 63, Bom Conselho,
Taubate, SP - BRASIL. 12030-010
=3D20
TEL: 0XX12-2254165 (lab.), 2254277 (depto.)
FAX: 0XX12-2322947
E-Mail: jcvoltol@infocad.com.br
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:31:56 -0400
From: Larry.Fowler@APHIS.USDA.GOV
Subject: [enviroweeds] a Friday afternoon thought...
---------------------- Forwarded by Larry Fowler/NC/APHIS/USDA on
08/31/2001 08:15 AM ---------------------------
<RPRandall@agric.wa.gov.au> on 08/31/2001 05:44:20 AM
Please respond to RPRandall@agric.wa.gov.au@inter2@gw
To: enviroweeds@nre.vic.gov.au@inter2@gw
cc:
Subject: [enviroweeds] a Friday afternoon thought...
The sender is: "Randall, Rod" <RPRandall@agric.wa.gov.au>
Regardless of the supposed virtues of any plant
be it medicinal, utility, pasture, crop or just plain nice to look at
the concept of "weediness" still seems to elude some people.
I manage a large database of plant information and while it has
a distinct bias towards 'weed' information sources it also captures
many other data sources such as herbal uses, toxicity, pasture species,
crops, ornamentals etc etc.
I appreciate that what is one person's 'pride and joy' can be
another's 'worst nightmare'. I also clearly understand that what
can be a devastating weed in one place is a non event in other
parts of the world, chewed or chopped into submission by browsers
or firewood collectors.
What continues to amaze me is the number of people who cannot
appreciate that this is the case because of the vast differences in
the flora and fauna between countries, bioregions, ecosystems etc.
ie Biodiversity
These same people often believe that to introduce more and more species
from differing climates and ecosystems will increase biodiversity!
No thought at all about the consequences of new species introduction
even though the same people will immediately recognise the damage
that a new insect or pathogen may inflict if released into a new
environment.
Why do people consider plants to be any different to diseases or insects?
Plants introduced into the environment will interact with other species,
they leave traces, make changes and slowly alter the original
environment. All this is usually unoticed by most people until the new
arrival
has been around for some time and becomes accepted, the changes
made are usually unnoticed.
Of course many species make no impact other than their
rotting corpse, not competitive enough maybe or just the wrong environment.
Most introduced plants fail miserably without someone to look after them.
The real problem of course is people.
We do understand diseases, and most people understand what a vector is,
the disease carrier.
Well people are the very best plant vector. Locally, regionally and
internationally.
No other class of organisms is as transported around the world in such
variety and
quantity as plants are. Millions of tonnes of bulbs & seeds every year
comprising thousands of species all over the planet.
And so few people appreciate the potential impacts of all this movement.
Mention 'foot and mouth' and you'll have millions of dollars
thrown at you to eradicate it before you can finish the sentence.
But say 'salvinia' and people look at you wondering what you're on about.
Its a quantum leap in peoples mind to start considering weedy plant species
in the same light as infectious pathogens but it has to happen or we will
eventually
end up with a global flora no more diverse than your favourite nursery.
have a good weekend,
cheers, Rod
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rod Randall
Plant Profiler
"I weed"
Weed Science Home Page :
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/
ph: +61 08 9368 3443
fax: +61 08 9474 3814
email: rprandall@agric.wa.gov.au
snail mail:
Rod Randall
Weed Science Group
Department of Agriculture
Locked Bag 4
Bentley Delivery Centre
Western Australia 6983
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:51:58 +0100
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <leal@TU-HARBURG.DE>
Subject: Journal of the week
Dear Colleagues,
The journal "Environmental Management and Health" is making
free access to its research register. Colleagues interested in promoting
their research can do so at the international research register of
projects on environmental management, environmental health and
sustainability whose details are at:
http://www.mcbup.com/research_registers/emh.asp
Walter Leal Filho
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:03:19 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Asst Prof, Stephen F. Austin State University
TENURE-TRACK position at the ASSISTANT Professor level. Must have a Ph.D. i
biology, zoology or wildlife biology with an emphasis in mammalian ecology
Must be qualified to teach general ecology, mammalogy, animal ecology,
introductory biology and advanced courses in specialty of interest.
Post-doctoral experience preferred. Must participate in graduate
program and
establish a modest research program. Salary $38,000 for nine months.
Review of
applicants will begin immediately, with a deadline of October 15, 2001 or
until
position is filled. Starting date: January or August, 2002. Applicants
should
send application materials to address below. Access web site for more
information:
www.math-science.sfasu.edu/biologypositions.html. Send letter of
application,
curriculum vita, transcripts, three letters of recommendation and a statem
nt
of teaching and research philosophies and career objectives to: Dr. Don
A. Hay,
Chair, Department of Biology, Box 13003, Stephen F. Austin State Universit
,
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3003. (936) 468-3601. E-mail: dhay@sfasu.edu. EO/A
Employer. Applications subject to disclosure under Texas Open Records Act
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:24:52 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: ** Environmental Employment Databases **
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 21:31:04 +0545
From: John Mauremootoo <cjmaure@INTNET.MU>
Subject: Heterophylly and fruiting success
Many of the plant species in the Mascarene islands (Mauritius, La R÷union &
Rodrigues) exhibit heterophylly i.e. strikingly different types of foliage
on different parts of the same plant. In the case of the Mascarene
heterophyllic plants, the lower foliage is often very brightly coloured with
conspicuous red pigments and is very small and/or dissected in comparison to
the foliage higher up on the plant.
In a recent study on one such species, Carissa xylopicron, it was found that
flowers on short plants that had regenerated from cut stumps had markedly
different relative stamen and pistil lengths from flowers on tall plants
with adult foliage. The anthers on the flowers of the tall plants were
dehiscent while this was never the case for the flowers on short plants. As
a result the flowers on the short plants never produced fruit whilst those
on the taller plants did.
Is this pattern of sterile flowers on dwarf individuals and fertile flowers
on tall individuals of heterophyllic plants common and what, if any is the
adaptive significance of such a phenomenon?
Dr. John Mauremootoo
Plant Conservation Manager
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Black River Office
Avenue Bois des Billes
La Preneuse
Mauritius
Tel: ++ 230 483 5038
Fax: ++ 230 483 5038
e-mail: cjmaure@intnet.mu
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:06:27 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Scientific Journals available for donation
I have complete sets of the following journals that I would like to find =
a new home for:
Ecology, vols. 45(1) to 77(8), 1964-1996, plus three indices; Ecological =
Applications, vols. 1(1) to 6, 1991-1996; Journal of Mammalogy, vols. 42(=
1) to 81(4), 1961-2000, plus all 10-year indices.
I would prefer to donate them to the library of a college, university, or=
other non-profit organization that could use them, either here or in a f=
oreign country. The recipient would pay for all shipping expenses.
I can ship complete sets to one or more sites, but I am not willing to br=
eak the sets into separate volumes or numbers.
If only commercial or for-profit organizations express an interest I woul=
d expect to negotiate a reasonable fee plus the shipping costs.
Please do not reply to ECOLOG but to my address at Tom_Ofarrell@msn.com
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:00:56 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: District Fish Biologist
Company: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Location: The Dalles & Salem, Oregon
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4474
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:17:37 -0400
From: Amber Wood <woodamber@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Volunteer/Work opportunity
Hello
Well this is a bit of shot in the dark but here it goes.......
Two years ago I recieved an email about working in Peru. I am a recent
graduate of the University of Guelph and was looking for some information on
doing such. I am not to sure if you are able to help me with this quest or
even if you can.
If you could get back to me either way that would be great! Thank you for
your time!
Amber
woodamber@hotmail.com
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:27:37 EDT
From: "{J. Kalt}" <JenKalt@CS.COM>
Subject: Re: [enviroweeds]
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I am equally amazed at how indoctrinated some people are with anti-weed
sentiments, without any regard for the fact that some are not as bad as
others. The exotic plant movement would do well to ask such questions as: Is
this plant really a problem? Is it impacting rare natives or altering the
environment? Not all weeds are worth eradicating, especially when the source
of the seeds or the disturbance pattern that allows the invasion remains
unchanged.
We have a tendency to view the land as static, which leads to the notion tha
if we can just pull, spray, or otherwise remove the unwanted plants, the
problem will be solved. Long-term approaches to ecosystem management are mor
appropriate. For example, if we are concerned about pampas grass invading
forestlands, we should stop clearcutting (to use a northern California
example).
I have noticed that these ideas do not often enter into the discussion about
whether to eradicate a certain plant. Some weeds are here to stay, and our
money and efforts would be better spent if they were focussed on the actual
problems behind weed invasions rather than on the weeds themselves.
Jennifer Kalt, Resource Protection Associate
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Willow Creek, CA
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d as
<BR>others. The exotic plant movement would do well to ask such questi
ns as: Is
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<BR>environment? Not all weeds are worth eradicating, especially when
he source
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mains
<BR>unchanged.
<BR>
<BR>We have a tendency to view the land as static, which leads to the
otion
that
<BR>if we can just pull, spray, or otherwise remove the unwanted plant
, the
<BR>problem will be solved. Long-term approaches to ecosystem manageme
t are
more
<BR>appropriate. For example, if we are concerned about pampas grass i
vading
<BR>forestlands, we should stop clearcutting (to use a northern Califo
nia
<BR>example).
<BR>
<BR>I have noticed that these ideas do not often enter into the discus
ion about
<BR>whether to eradicate a certain plant. Some weeds are here to stay,
and our
<BR>money and efforts would be better spent if they were focussed on t
e actual
<BR>problems behind weed invasions rather than on the weeds themselves
<BR>
<BR>Jennifer Kalt, Resource Protection Associate
<BR>California Indian Basketweavers Association
<BR>Willow Creek, CA </FONT></HTML>
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:39:32 -0400
From: martin charter <101336.3560@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: sustainable design
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- Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
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For more information email: mcharter@surrart.ac.uk
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:34:33 -0700
From: Leah Larkin <leah-perle@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Question: GIS and vegetation zones
I am a phylogeneticist studying the floral preferences of a group of
native, specialist bees. In order to establish host preference, I
would like to examine pollen loads of specimens throughout the range
of each species and from all vegetation zones in which the bee
species occurs.
Does anyone know of an ArcView "layer" that shows the vegetation
zones of North America? I was able to find one published by ESRI on
their Geography Network web site. This map has the advantage of
plopping right into ArcView, but the vegetation zones do not really
correspond with what I know of Texas or with other standard maps in
the literature. It also subdivides the "zones" into "types", but
there is no key to what these "types" might be. There is no citation
as to the source of the zones/types.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Sincerely,
Leah
Leah Larkin
Graduate Program in Plant Biology
Biological Laboratories Room 112
Mail Code A6720
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
FAX: (512) 471-3878
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:01:25 -0600
From: Sue Phillips <sue_phillips@USGS.GOV>
Subject: job announcement: Biological Science Technician
We are accepting applications for Biological Science Technicians,
GG-0404-05, for temporary, full-time employment at the USGS Canyonlands
Field Station in Moab Utah. Pay is $11.32/hour for positions involving
both lab and field work for biological soil crust and exotic plant invasion
research projects. Duties include conducting surveys and collections of
soil and plant material at a variety of field sites in for southeastern
Utah and the desert southwest; entering and verifying field and lab data,
preparing soil and plant samples for chemical and physiological analyses.
A knowledge of plant and/or soil ecology is necessary.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, and have nine months of field party
experience OR three years of sub-professional experience OR three years of
college with courses related to the field of employment and three months of
lab or field work experience. Satisfactory completion of a field course of
study may be substituted for the three months of field and/or laboratory
experience.
To apply submit one of the following forms of application:
A. Resume OR
B. Form OF 612, Optional Application for Federal Employment OR
C. Other written format
Also submit: College transcript or list of college courses, specifying
title of course work, completion date, semester or quarter hours earned by
course title, and grade earned.
Apply to:
Sue Phillips
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division
Canyonlands Field Station
2290 S. West Resource Blvd.
Moab, UT 84532
fax: 435-719-2350
For additional information, call or email Sue Phillips at
435-719-2337, sue_phillips@usgs.gov
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:38:05 -0400
From: Stephen Layman <slayman@2NATURE.ORG>
Subject: Second Nature Southwest Regional Workshop
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 31 Aug 2001 to 1 Sep 2001
There are 2 messages totalling 83 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Photoghraphs of the beetles
2. how long do grasses live?
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 23:14:06 +1000
From: "Vr. Richard Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld" <ricardo@ANS.COM.AU>
Subject: Photoghraphs of the beetles
Dear colleagues,
Sorry for crossposting but I just discovered one of the best photographs of
beetles. The photographer is Poul Beckmann.
and Yes, I created the link to his site.
Please visit
www.coleoptera.org section <Images,sound> and <Images>
the first line takes you to this marvellous photographs of Cerambycidae,
Cetoniinae, Buprestidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, Rutelinae etc.
Regards
Vratislav
Keep care and be of good cheer.
Regards
(name) Vratislav Richard Eugene Maria John Baptist
(surname) of Bejsak (Bayshark)-Colloredo-Mansfeld
website: http://www.coleoptera.org
listserver: coleoptera on www.egroup.com/group/coleoptera/info.html
Coleoptera - Australia, Tenebrionidae of World
(incl. Lagriinae, Alleculinae)
University of Sydney
The Wentworth Bldg., Box 62
NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA
phone : +61 414 540 465
email: vratislav@bigfoot.com
ricardo@ans.com.au
(before Ricardo@compuserve.com
and ricardo@login.cz )
Only after the last tree has been cut down,
only after the last river has been poisoned,
only after the last fish has been caught,
only then will you find that money can not be eaten.'
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 14:58:14 -0500
From: Poaceae <Poaceae@NETZERO.NET>
Subject: how long do grasses live?
Greetings,
I have been looking for any citation or reference to the length Andropogon
gerardii (big bluestem), Sorgastrum nutans (indian grass), Schizachyrium
scoparium (little bluestem), and Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie drop seed).
Primary literature citation would be great (I do not think it exists), but I
would be very pleased with tech reports from Western and Midwestern Plant
Material Centers (sites that have been developing and releasing these
grasses since the 1940s) or unpublished thesis / dissertation. Sincerely,
Danny
Danny J. Gustafson, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 24 Aug 2001 to 25 Aug 2001
There is one message totalling 18 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. C4 plant
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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 21:53:47 -0500
From: Zi Wang <ziwang22@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: C4 plant
Dear colleages,
Dose anybody know the palmetto is C4 plant or C3 plant?
thanks in advance.
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 26 Aug 2001 to 27 Aug 2001
There are 6 messages totalling 405 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Time magazine honors two ESA members
2. NASA spacecraft getting a boost to extend its watch on weather and clim
te
proc
3. 2001 Berlin Conference: "Global Environmental Change and the Nation Sta
e"
4. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
5. Graduate Research Assistantship
6. Postdoctoral Research Associate: host-pathogen coevolution in amphibian
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Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 23:01:28 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Time magazine honors two ESA members
Two names that are probably familiar to ESA members appear in the 20 August
issue of Time magazine in its list of "America's best researchers in
science and medicine". Peter Vitousek is chosen as an ecosystems analyst
in the category of Ecology, and E. O. Wilson is recognized with an lifetime
achievement award.
David Inouye
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:30:36 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: NASA spacecraft getting a boost to extend its watch on weather and
climate proc
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-08/nsfc-nsg082401.php
Contact: Cynthia M. O'Carroll
cocarrol@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov
301-614-5563
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center--EOS Project Science Office
NASA spacecraft getting a boost to extend its watch on weather and
climate processes
On August 22, NASA completed a set of maneuvers on the Tropical Rainfall
Measuring Mission (TRMM) spacecraft to boost its orbit around Earth. The
push into a higher orbit will prolong the satellite's life and continue
to provide meteorologists and climatologists data to forecast and better
understand global climate change.
The satellite was gently nudged to its new orbit altitude under the
control of NASA engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
Now after the satellite's successful first three years, and with fuel
starting to run low, scientists realized that they could extend the
mission's life and gather further vital information by raising TRMM's
orbit from 350 kilometers (km) to 402 km away from Earth.
The TRMM satellite has been recording rainfall data over the tropics
since it was launched in 1997. TRMM has already achieved or surpassed
many of its original goals since it became operational. These include
collecting data on rainfall and the heat release associated with
rainfall, as well as information about interactions between water vapor,
clouds and precipitation that are central to regulating the climate
system.
"Raising TRMM's orbit to 402 km could extend the lifespan of TRMM to
somewhere between 2005 and 2007," said TRMM Project Scientist, Dr.
Robert Adler of NASA Goddard.
By changing the orbit, NASA engineers do not have to burn as much fuel
to make orbit adjustments to counter effects of drag and friction at 350
km. More importantly, from a science standpoint, an extended mission
provides a more robust climate record of rainfall. It also gives
scientists a chance to capture additional information about the global
changes in rainfall that occur during El Nino and La Nina events. "The
extension of TRMM's life also creates an opportunity to verify data with
future missions, like NASA's AQUA (a water cycle mission satellite that
includes rainfall measurements) and Japan's ADEOS II (The Advanced Earth
Observing Satellite II)," continues Dr. Adler.
"An extended mission would benefit operational weather forecasters,
scientists addressing critical questions related to climate change and
global warming, and policymakers," said Goddard Research Meteorologist,
Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd.
With the pressing need to understand climate change better and faster, a
longer record of TRMM data can be combined with data being collected
from the current satellites like Terra, and future climate monitoring
satellites like AQUA and ADEOS II. The wide variety of data sources will
provide more complete parameters to feed into NASA global climate
models. This in turn could lead to further improvements in climate
prediction. And, a longer TRMM mission also allows scientist to more
firmly establish potential links between pollution and rainfall
suppression.
Operational centers like the NOAA's National Hurricane Center and the
Department of Defense's Joint Typhoon Warning Center can continue to use
TRMM data for hurricane identification and monitoring. Additionally,
NOAA's National Center for Environmental Prediction and the European
Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) are just now
beginning to test TRMM data in weather forecasts models, such that an
extension of TRMM mission life has potential future benefits in weather
prediction.
TRMM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japanese Space Agency
(NASDA).
###
For more information on the TRMM mission, visit
http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov
For more information about AQUA, see: http://eos-pm.gsfc.nasa.gov/
For more information about ADOES-II see:
http://www.nasda.go.jp/Home/Projects/ADEOS-II/index_e.html
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:31:53 +0200
From: Klaus Dingwerth <dingwert@ZEDAT.FU-BERLIN.DE>
Subject: 2001 Berlin Conference: "Global Environmental Change and the Nation
State"
********* SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT -- CALL FOR PAPERS ************
"Global Environmental Change and the Nation State"
2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental
Change
Berlin, 7-8 December 2001
---------- THE DEADLINE FOR PAPER PROPOSALS EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 15 --------
The Environmental Policy and Global Change Working Group of the German
Association for Political Science (DVPW) invites papers for the 2001 Berlin
Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. The
conference, to be held in Berlin on 7-8 December 2001, will address the
theme "Global Environmental Change and the Nation State". Given the need for
broad interdisciplinary analysis of this topic, we welcome contributions not
only from scholars working on environmental policy, but also from those
working in the areas of international relations, comparative public policy,
and international and comparative law.
The 2001 Berlin Conference has been endorsed by the Institutional Dimensions
core project (IDGEC) of the International Human Dimensions Programme on
Global Environmental Change (IHDP), and is supported by the Potsdam
Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Environmental Policy
Research Unit of the Free University of Berlin.
Key note addresses will be delivered by Dr Klaus TOEPFER, Executive
Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and JÀrgen TRITTIN,
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety, Germany.
The global environmental crisis has contributed substantially to a general
awareness of a complex web of interdependence relationships among nation
states. Global climate change, the world-wide spread of persistent organic
pollutants, the staggering loss of the Earth's biological diversity and the
depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer are just the most well-known
examples. Other environmental problems are more local in nature, but still
have significant international repercussions. Some problems may only be
solved by international cooperation, such as long-range air pollution.
Others threaten to create national and international conflicts, as many
suspect to be the case with escalating local water shortages. The
interdependence of nation states also has a bearing on possible solutions.
National decision-makers might refrain, for instance, from taking
environmental action out of fear of negative trade consequences in the
global market place.
These developments call for a systematic reassessment of the role of the
nation state in global environmental policy. So far, two distinct yet
interrelated communities of researchers have been engaged in this challenge.
One group of researchers, trained mainly in international relations and law,
have focused on international environmental institutions as agents of
environmental governance in the global realm. Once environmental regimes
have been established, the nation state is essentially seen as reacting and
implementing-an actor whose behaviour is shaped by international
institutions that need to be strengthened and made more effective.
A different group of researchers--mostly from the field of comparative law
and politics, innovation studies, and environmental policy--have asserted
that the role of the nation state remains central. The claim is that
national environmental policies, rather than international institutions,
have been responsible for most environmental successes of the last decades.
According to these scholars, environmental research thus needs to focus on
the processes by which nation states cause or influence the diffusion of
innovative environmental policy around the world.
Our conference is meant to engage both communities in fruitful debate and to
seek common ground between what we conceive of as vertical (i.e., triggered
by international institutions) and horizontal environmental policies. We do
not assume that either one of these research approaches will explain all
past experiences of environmental policies. In any given case, national
environmental policies will be influenced both by direct contacts with other
countries (horizontal environmental policies) and by international
institutions (vertical environmental policies).
We are interested, however, in a deeper understanding of the exact
interlinkages of the various factors at play in specific cases. What
precisely is the role of horizontal diffusion of environmental policies, and
conversely, which national behaviour can be ascribed to the effects of
international institutions? We are particularly interested in a debate on
new forms of global environmental governance that link global institutions
with a significant degree of national decision-making, such as the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety or the Rotterdam Convention.
While we welcome all contributions that address the (changing) role of the
nation state in global environmental change, we are especially interested in
papers that endeavour to:
- Analyse through detailed case studies specific environmental policies
within nation states (or within the European Union) with a focus on the
comparative influence of (i) international institutions versus (ii)
horizontal policy diffusion processes;
- Examine interaction processes between international and European
institutions and organisations on the one hand, and national environmental
policy-making on the other;
- Investigate forms of international governance that combine a minimum
amount of international or European harmonisation with a large degree of
deference to national decision-making, such as the Biosafety Protocol;
- Examine from a legal perspective the sovereign autonomy of the nation
state in international environmental governance, for example regarding
limitations imposed by concepts such as 'common concern', 'common heritage',
and public trusteeship for common property resources;
- Analyse the role of non-state actors, such as environmentalist groups or
industry, in bridging the global/national dichotomy.
The conference will be held in English. Proposals for papers should be sent
by e-mail to Frank Biermann at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research (biermann@pik-potsdam.de). The body of the e-mail (no attachments
please) should contain (i) the title of the proposed paper, (ii) an abstract
of approximately 200 words, and (iii) the complete address and professional
affiliation of all (co)-author(s).
The deadline for proposals is 15 September 2001.
All paper submissions will be reviewed before being accepted. Notification
of the decision will be sent by e-mail no later than 1 October 2001. We are
making all efforts to ensure funding to reimburse the travel costs of
conference participants. Paper presenters and other participants are asked
to contribute a registration fee of 100 DM (50 DM for students with valid
student ID) upon registration.
Further information about this conference will be made available at
www.environmental-policy.de.
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:00:52 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Program Director of Education
Company: National Tree Trust
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
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Title: Natural Connections Intern
Company: Irvine Nature Center
Location: Stevenson, Maryland
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Title: Naturalist Intern
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Title: Schoolyard Habitat Coordinator
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Title: Senior Human Health Risk Assessor
Company: Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Title: Human Health Risk Assessor, Junior - Mid Level
Company: Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Title: Naturalist
Company: Irvine Nature Center
Location: Stevenson, Maryland
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Title: Green Building Fellow
Company: Southface Energy Institute
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:28:04 -0500
From: Dave Engle <dme@MAIL.PSS.OKSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Graduate Research Assistantship
Graduate research assistantship for student interested in conservation
biology, vegetation science or restoration ecology. The research
deliverable will be to develop plant and animal indicators and models of
grassland instability and community compositional trajectories under a wide
range of disturbance intensities. The research site is a compositionally
diverse, expansive semi-arid grassland located in the Southern Great
Plains. Students with research interests in ecological modeling, fire
ecology, ecosystem ecology, vegetation dynamics, soil dynamics, or
ecological monitoring are encouraged to apply. For additional information
contact Dr. David M. Engle (Rangeland Ecology and Mgt., PSS, 368 AGH,
Stillwater, OK 74078; email: dme@mail.pss.okstate.edu, telephone:
405.744.9623) or Dr. David M. Leslie (USGS, Coop. Fish & Wildlife Unit, 433
LSW, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, cleslie@usgs.gov,
telephone: 405-744-6342
*********************************************
David M. Engle
Rangeland Ecology and Management
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
368 AGH
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-6028
Phone: (405) 744-9623
Fax: (405) 744-5269
email: dme@agr.okstate.edu
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:07:27 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Associate: host-pathogen coevolution in
amphibians
Postdoctoral Research Associate
One year (with possibility of a second year) postdoctoral research
appointment funded by NSF emphasizing collaborative research on population
genetics of host-pathogen coevolution in amphibians. The research is highly
integrative, involving over 20 investigators and opportunities for lab
rotations. The successful candidate should have a strong background in
molecular population genetics; some field experience and experience with
amphibians and/ or host-pathogen biology is preferred. Applicants must have
received a PhD in Biology or related area prior to appointment. Start date:
approximately January 2002.
Application deadline is October 1, 2001, with applications considered weekly
thereafter until the position is filled; please send the following to Dr.
Andrew Storfer, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University,
Pullman, WA 99164: 1) curriculum vitae, 2) names and contact information for
three references, 3) reprints of publications, and 4) description of
research interests. Contact prior to submitting an application is
encouraged (E-mail address: astorfer@wsu.edu; Phone: (509) 335-7922).
Applications from two individuals wishing to share the position will be
considered.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER.
Members of ethnic minorities, women, Vietnam-era disabled veterans, persons
of disability, and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
*************************************************
Andrew Storfer
Assistant Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164
Phone: (509) 335-7922
Lab: (509) 335-7923
email: astorfer@wsu.edu
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 27 Aug 2001 to 28 Aug 2001
There are 12 messages totalling 481 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Post-Doctoral & Doctoral positions examining Argentine ants
2. Ecology Software by Hsin Chi is updated
3. Wildlife research
4. Job Postings
5. C4 plant
6. Whereabouts of Robert S. Rogers?
7. Meeting: The Science and Culture of Industrial Ecology (2)
8. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
9. California Maps Network of Open Space as Animal Lifeline (2)
10. research facilitator position available (tropical dry forest - roots;
bosque seco tropical - =?iso-8859-1?Q?ra=EDces?= )
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:20:13 +1200
From: Phil Lester <Phil.Lester@VUW.AC.NZ>
Subject: Post-Doctoral & Doctoral positions examining Argentine ants
A two-year Post-Doctoral position and a scholarship for Doctoral work are
available to examine the invasion and effects of Argentine ants in New
Zealand. The positions are based within the School of Biological Sciences=
at
Victoria University of Wellington. Further information and methods of
application can be found at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~lesterph/
Post-Doctoral position.
Research in this position will have applied and theoretical themes. We ai=
m
to assess the potential threat of Argentine ants to New Zealand
biodiversity. This arrival of this species also allows theoretical questi=
ons
in invasion ecology to be examined.
Several required and desired attributes are sought in the candidates.
Required attributes include a PhD in a relevant discipline, evidence of t=
he
candidate=92s potential to write articles for scientific journals, and a =
good
knowledge of statistical procedures and the application of these analyses=
to
ecological data. Desired attributes in a candidate are experience with
research in ant populations, an ability to work well in a team environmen=
t,
and experience with invasive species ecology. Knowledge of Geographic
Information Systems, or a desire to learn these tools, would be useful.
The position pays NZ$47,125 and the likely starting date for the successf=
ul
candidate is February 4, 2002.
Doctoral position.
A scholarship for Doctoral work is available within the School of Biologi=
cal
Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The scholarship is
targeted towards creating a spatial, habitat specific model of Argentine =
ant
movement in New Zealand. Some latitude is available on the nature of the
research topic. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Further information on both positions is available at
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~lesterph/
Thanks, Phil Lester.
__________________________________________
Phil Lester, School of Biological Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600, Wellington, NZ.
ph +64 4 463 5096, fax +64 4 463 5331
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~lesterph
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:03:48 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Ecology Software by Hsin Chi is updated
Dear friends,
All programs of Ecology Software by Hsin Chi are updated. A new program
CONSUME is available. It is for the stage-specific consumption rate
analysis based on age-stage, two-sex life table.
Best regards,
Hsin Chi
Prof. Dr. Hsin Chi
Ecology Software by Hsin Chi can be downloaded at:
http://ftp.nchu.edu.tw/nchu/Ecology/
(National Chung Hsing University)
http://nhsbig.inhs.uiuc.edu/wes/chi.html
(Illinois Natural History Survey)
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:18:21 -0700
From: Bill Standley <standleyb@WILDLIFER.COM>
Subject: Re: Wildlife research
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and you can find out more on their web site at
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********************************************************
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Wildlifer.Com; http://www.wildlifer.com
Bill's Wildlife Sites; http://www.wildlifer.com/wildlifesites/
********************************************************
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>
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> (fiber optics?). I know this type of equipment is
> being used, but don't know exactly what I need or
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> direction.
>
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:35:07 -0400
From: Jessica Lomanno <jlomanno@FIELDSTUDIES.ORG>
Subject: Job Postings
Applied Tropical Ecologist Lecturer
Natural Resource Managment Lecturer
The School for field studies, Center for Sustainable Development Studies in
Atenas seeks to fill two residential faculty positions.
Both Positions Require: Ph.D. (pref.) or Masters with 2 years teaching
experience. Applied/Field research and University-level teaching
experience. Excellent English and Spanish language skills(classes taught in
English). Willingness to live on site is required. Experience working in
Costa Rica.
The Applied Tropical Ecologist Lecturer must have experience in: Applied
Tropical Ecology and/or Tropical Agroecology; Research experience in
assessing insect species diversity, soil conditions, incidence of diseases
and pest problems, comparing crop yield between organic and conventional
farms and ecological restoration is desired.
The Natural Resource Management Lecturer must have an academic background
in: Natural Resource Management and/or Agriculture, Land Use Planning,
Forestry, Conservation Biology and/or Protected Area Management. Research
experience in biodiversity assessment, protection and management; protected
area impact assessment and management; interest in organic agriculture
development and farming practices is desired.
To Apply: Send CV and cover letter, in English, to: Job Reference 1162, The
School for Field Studies, 16 Broadway, Beverly, MA 01915; Fax:
1-978-927-5127; Email: jobs@fieldstudies.org
For more information about The School and the positions please access our
web page at: http://www.fieldstudies.org
EOE.
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:19:05 -0500
From: Zi Wang <ziwang22@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: C4 plant
Dear colleages,
Does anyboday know palmetto is C4 plant or C3 plant?
Thanks!
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:02:32 -0400
From: Todd Hutchinson/NE/USDAFS <thutchinson@FS.FED.US>
Subject: Whereabouts of Robert S. Rogers?
I'm trying to locate Robert S. Rogers, as I'm interested in the possibility
of revisiting some of his study sites in the midwest. In the late 70s, he
published several regional studies of mesophytic forests from Minnesota to
Ohio, including a lot of work on herbaceous communities.
I've tried to find more recent works by Dr. Rogers and have checked ESA's
directory but can't seem to track him down. Any leads would be greatly
appreciated.
Todd
**********************************
Todd Hutchinson
Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service
Northeastern Research Station
359 Main Road
Delaware, OH 43015
phone: 740-368-0090
fax: 740-368-0152
email: thutchinson@fs.fed.us
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:50:29 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Meeting: The Science and Culture of Industrial Ecology
Dear colleagues,
We're writing to remind you that the International Society for Industrial
Ecology's first annual meeting, The Science and Culture of Industrial
Ecology, will take place 12-14 November, 2001 in the Netherlands.
The ISIE meeeting will be an ideal forum for generating new and creative
ideas on how the tools of industrial ecology can help us meet future
challenges. The program includes over 125 papers, 70 posters, and numerous
plenaries, workshops and technical sessions.
For additional information on ISIE including registration materials for the
upcoming conference, please see the ISIE website: www.yale.edu/is4ie
** Register for the conference before September 1 and save EUR 50.00
** If you are not already a member of ISIE, don't forget to join and save
an additional EUR 125.00 on the price of the conference
See you in the Netherlands this November!
Best regards,
International Society for Industrial Ecology
c/o Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511-2189 USA
t: +203/436-4835
f: +203/432-5912
is4ie@yale.edu
www.yale.edu/is4ie
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:00:53 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Senior Engineer
Company: Anchor Environmental, L.L.C.
Location: Seattle, Washington
For more information click below:
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Title: Associate Engineer
Company: Anchor Environmental, L.L.C.
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Title: CAD/Graphics Designer
Company: Anchor Environmental, L.L.C.
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Title: Environmental Educator
Company: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Title: Director-School of Environmental Science, Engineer
Company: Drexel University
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Title: Office Administrator
Company: Center for Biological Diversity
Location: Berkeley, California
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Title: Staff Attorney
Company: Center for Biological Diversity
Location: Berkeley, California
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:53:04 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: California Maps Network of Open Space as Animal Lifeline
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/science/life/28CORR.html The bobcat
looked stunned, as if it had been caught in the glare of headlights. It
had just been startled by a research camera's flash, triggered by an
infrared sensor, as it traveled through the Tenaja corridor, one of the
tenuous natural stretches connecting wildlife habitats in California.
Conservation biologists say bobcats have been figuratively caught in the
headlights of suburban traffic, along with long-tailed weasels, mountain
lions, badgers, coyotes and other animals photographed as they have
traversed the Tenaja corridor.
The biologists predicted that if such corridors were overrun by
freeways, subdivisions, streets and shopping malls, the fragmented
islands of natural habitat that remained would lose species, with the
biggest carnivores - mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes - the first to
go.
If such keystone species are lost, biologists say, the rest of the
ecosystem can begin to unravel.
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:17:46 -0500
From: Julie Whitbeck <Julie_Whitbeck@ALUM.SWARTHMORE.EDU>
Subject: research facilitator position available (tropical dry forest - root
;
bosque seco tropical - =?iso-8859-1?Q?ra=EDces?= )
Research facilitator/technician sought for investigation of tropical
dry forest ecology in Costa Rica
My research team is investigating the phenology, and carbon balance
of dry forest trees, focussing on plant roots and below-ground
processes. Studies at the organism, community and ecosystem levels
are in progress. Responsibilities include field and laboratory
research activities, management of one to two technicians, data
collection, data processing, data management, schedule coordination,
administration of funds and orders, maintenance of research equipment
and the project vehicle, and the oversight of research team living
quarters.
The successful candidate will work with a collaborative team of
student, faculty and technician researchers from the University of
New Orleans (UNO) and the University of Costa Rica, and will be
supervised by Dr. Julie Whitbeck (UNO). Candidates must possess a
Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a major in one of the plant
sciences, ecology or environmental studies (and candidates with
Masters degrees are strongly encouraged to apply); they must be able
to converse ably in both Spanish and English; they must be able to
use computer spreadsheets and word processing programs; they must
possess a valid drivers license and a good driving record; and they
must be willing to live both alone and, at times, with several other
researchers at a national park in a semi-remote area.
Ideally, the field research manager/technician will be interested in
pursuing an advanced degree in plant or soil ecology or a related
field in the future and will enjoy living and working in a biological
reserve. Candidates who can make a one year commitment to the
project will be favored in the selection process. For further
information (including salary), contact Dr. Julie Whitbeck at the
University of New Orleans (address and phone numbers below). This
position is available immediately.
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 18:23:59 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: Meeting: The Science and Culture of Industrial Ecology
At 02:50 PM 8/28/2001 -0600, David W. Inouye wrote:
>Dear colleagues,
>
>We're writing to remind you that the International Society for Industria
>Ecology's first annual meeting, The Science and Culture of Industrial
>Ecology, will take place 12-14 November, 2001 in the Netherlands.
Honorable Forum:
Found a lot of hyphenated eco-this and -thats at the site/journal. Is this
ecology? Is there uniformity of opinion on this question among
ecologists? If not, what are the issues? What is the difference between
an ecologist and an industrial ecologist?
Respectfully submitted,
WT
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 18:57:30 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: California Maps Network of Open Space as Animal Lifeline
It's not my intention to be "punny," I'm dead serious. Does anyone think
that a "cry wolf" syndrome might develop if ecosystems don't visibly
unravel when the "keystone" species are lost?
I fear that the "lesser" issue of degradation is eclipsed by such
statements, and believe that degradation is and easier "sell," easier to
communicate, more valid and believable, more immediate, and just as urgent
as the more dramatic rhetoric. Whether or not the ecosystem unravels, the
trend toward increasing degradation seems to be the runaway train that
needs to be slowed, and finally stopped, even reversed. Dire predictions
of "unraveling" (presumably sinking Homo sapiens sapiens) seem to, in the
public mind, fall into the category of desperate surrender (except for
"rabid environmentalists," and there simply is not enough of them) to fate.
The mass reaction to this futility brought us the flocking of students from
ecology to business, a reflection of the fatalism induced by '70's
"eco-hysterics" (when a more sober concern would have left a larger
constituency for ecology instead of an environmentalist/rapist
dichotomy). Solid science, with an active core of vigorous questioning of
established presumptions, coupled with a correspondingly better-informed
talkative fringe, might have slowed the process of degradation by now--and
still might.
There is no denying that impressive progress has been made since then, but
it remains debatable whether or not that progress came in spite of or
because of a frantic crying "wolf." The traditional metaphor is chilling
in its irony. Wherever the truth lies, it just might set us free of at
least some of the struggles and establish a trend away from runaway
degradation.
Respectfully submitted,
WT
At 07:53 PM 8/28/2001 -0400, Karen Claxon wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/science/life/28CORR.html
[clip]
>The biologists predicted that if such corridors were overrun by
>freeways, subdivisions, streets and shopping malls, the fragmented
>islands of natural habitat that remained would lose species, with the
>biggest carnivores - mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes - the first to
>go.
>
>If such keystone species are lost, biologists say, the rest of the
>ecosystem can begin to unravel.
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 28 Aug 2001 to 29 Aug 2001
There is one message totalling 61 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. research position at Oregon State University
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:42:03 -0700
From: "Gregory, Matt" <Matt.Gregory@ORST.EDU>
Subject: research position at Oregon State University
Hi all,
Below is a faculty research assistant opening in the Forest Science
department at OSU for support of ecosystem modeling using GIS and some
programming. Please respond directly to David Turner,
david.turner@orst.edu.
Thanks,
Matt Gregory
Faculty Research Assistant
Department of Forest Science
Oregon State University
phone : (541) 750-7279
email : matt.gregory@orst.edu
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FACULTY RESEARCH ASSISTANT
GIS-Data Management Specialist
Position Number 002-944
The position will be with an interdisciplinary team of scientists working on
integration of ecological simulation models with plot data, eddy covariance
flux tower data, and spatial data. The goal of the research is the
simulation of net primary production and net ecosystem production at
landscape to regional scales. Responsibilities will include 1) management
of meteorological and carbon flux data from 10 eddy covariance flux tower
sites representing different biomes, 2) development and management of
spatial data layers related to climate, physiography, vegetation, and soil
properties, 3) running simulation models in a spatially-distributed mode,
and 4) production of figures and high quality thematic maps for use in
manuscripts, presentations and posters. These activities will be carried
out in PC and Unix workstation environments. A working knowledge of PERL and
C++ is required. Familiarity with some or all of the following is needed:
ArcInfo, Imagine, IDL, SAS. Experience with relational database, desktop
publishing, and webpage design software on a PC platform is desirable. M.S.
in Geosciences, Geography or Computer Science preferred. B.S. with
extensive experience considered. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), fixed term
faculty position. Annual re-appointment is at the discretion of the Dean.
Full-time salary is $34,000 - 36,000 depending on experience and
qualifications. OSU provides medical, dental, life insurance and
retirements benefits. For additional information contact David Turner,
Department of Forest Science, Richardson 318, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-5752 (541-737-5043, david.turner@orst.edu). To
apply send letter of application with statement of interest, vitae (resume),
unofficial copies of transcripts, and 2 letters of reference by September 22
to: Glenda Serpa, Department of Forest Science, Richardson Hall 321, Oregon
State University, Corvallis OR 97331-5752.
Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer
and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 29 Aug 2001 to 30 Aug 2001
There are 14 messages totalling 1048 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. News: Wildfires a significant source of mercury discharge (2)
2. Postdoctoral Position
3. job posting: 3 full-time field biologists needed for avian disease stu
y
4. use of this list for articles from the popular press
5. News: Tentacles of Pollution Warp the Wild
6. Faculty Position - Plant Biology
7. Deal Is Struck on 29 Endangered Species
8. Request for recommendations
9. Graduate Assistantships in Ecology
10. Postdoc in ecological genetics
11. Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecologist Position
12. Meeting on Carbon Sequestration
13. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:13:21 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Wildfires a significant source of mercury discharge
This story may be more complicated than it appears. There was a more
nuanced discussion on NPR earlier today. The key point, IMO, is that we
don't know (yet) whether this "natural" mercury originates in human
activity (e.g., coal-fired power plant pollution). See:
http://www.npr.org/
Morning Edition
Wednesday, August 29, 2001
Mercury
NPR's John Nielsen has a report on the high levels of mercury discovered
in the smoke from this summer's wildfires. Scientists say the fires are a
major source of mercury pollution but they're not sure where the
mercury comes from before it goes up in smoke. Paradoxically, the
findings could make it difficult to force electric power plants to limit
mercury emissions from their smokestacks. (5:07)"
Ashwani
Vasishth vasishth@usc.edu (323) 462-2884
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~vasishth
*****
http://www.eurekalert.org/
Public release date: 24-Aug-2001
Contact: Anatta
anatta@ucar.edu
303-497-8604
National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research
Researchers find mercury pollution in wildfires
BOULDER--As thousands of acres continue to burn across the western United
States, scientists are flying over wildfires in the Pacific Northwest to
measure mercury emissions in their smoke. The National Center for
Atmospheric Research and the University of Washington are conducting the
flights. NCAR's primary sponsor is the National Science Foundation (NSF).
During a wildfire, mercury stored in the foliage and ground litter is
released and carried into the atmosphere, says NCAR scientist Hans
Friedli. He and colleague Lawrence Radke are conducting experiments in the
laboratory as well as in research flights over wildfires and prescribed
burns. Scientists are trying to understand the global sources of
atmospheric mercury, as well as how much ends up in the food chain after
deposition on land and water. Friedli and Radke's research provides one
more piece in the global inventory puzzle.
Gaseous elemental mercury in the atmosphere travels the globe for about a
year before being deposited on land or water. About 6,500 tons, all well
mixed, are circulating at any one time. About half the atmospheric mercury
got there from natural sources (in soil, oceans, and volcanoes) and the
other half through human activity. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency estimates that 41 tons are contributed annually from U.S.
coal-fired plants. Mercury is transformed in the atmosphere through
chemical processes and then rains or falls out as wet or dry deposition to
the surface. For trees, "wet deposition is most important," says Friedli.
"Mercury is picked up by the surfaces--the leaves or needles--and it stays
there." At least until those trees burn.
Friedli and Radke conducted laboratory tests to find out how much mercury
a fire could release. For the experiment, forest samples from across the
continental United States were set alight at the U.S. Forest Service Fire
Science Laboratory's burn facility in Missoula, Montana. The team's
sensors immediately detected mercury, and plenty of it. All samples
released nearly all the mercury they had stored-- from 94% to 99%. All the
coniferous and deciduous samples contained mercury at levels ranging from
14 to 71 nanograms per gram of fuel (a nanogram is one trillionth of a
gram; about 28 grams make an ounce).
The team extrapolated their findings to global biomass burning from
wildfires and from human activities, such as clearing land for
agriculture. They estimated the contribution at up to 800 tons per year,
or 25% of all anthropogenic sources of airborne mercury. Their work with
Julia Lu (Meteorological Service of Canada) is described in a forthcoming
paper in Geophysical Research Letters. The lab experiment and this
summer's flights are funded by EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute).
The mercury studies grew out of Friedli and Radke's NSF-sponsored research
with colleagues at NCAR to understand and predict the erratic, deadly
behavior of wildfires. To develop better forecasts of wildfire behavior
for firefighters, the researchers are combining computer models with
observations from infrared cameras.
Friedli and Radke will aim ground-based sensors at a prescribed burn in
Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada, this September. Last
summer, when the team flew over a wildfire in Quebec, the mercury
emissions were higher than in the lab experiment, "presumably because
mercury in real fires is also emitted from heated soil," says Friedli, "a
source not yet considered in our experiments."
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Note to Editors: Hans Friedli has just returned from this week's wildfire
flights, where the team found high levels of mercury. He is available for
interviews. Contact Anatta, 303-497-8604; anatta@ucar.edu.
On the Web: Mercury background:
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/staffnotes/0107/mercury.html
Wildfire research at NCAR:
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:20:19 -0700
From: "Grosholz, Ted" <tedgrosholz@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Postdoctoral Position
Posted Aug. 1, 2001
NSF-funded Postdoctoral Position
University of California, Davis
A postdoctoral position funded through the NSF Biocomplexity Program is
immediately available to conduct research as part of a multidisciplinary
team of investigators addressing the biological, physical, chemical, and
economic consequences of the invasion of the Atlantic cordgrass Spartina
alterniflora in Pacific estuaries. The candidate for this position should
have interests in the community, food web, and ecosystem-level impacts of
Spartina, particularly on lower trophic levels. Expertise and experience
with ecological interactions in estuarine systems is highly desirable as is
some experience with physical processes in estuaries, although the position
is open to any empirically based background. The candidate will work
closely with two project investigators (Ted Grosholz, UC Davis and Lisa
Levin, UCSD) on work in San Francisco Bay as well as interact with other
project investigators at UC Davis (Alan Hastings, Don Strong, Susan Ustin,
David Layton).
The position will be housed on the UC Davis campus and will be hired for one
year renewable for up to four years. Applications will be considered until
the position is filled. Interested candidates should contact Ted Grosholz
or Alan Hastings, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis,
Davis, CA 95616, tedgrosholz@ucdavis.edu <mailto:tedgrosholz@ucdavis.edu>
,
amhastings@ucdavis.edu <mailto:amhastings@ucdavis.edu>
*********************************************************
Edwin Grosholz
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
One Shields Avenue
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616 USA
Phone (530) 752-9151
FAX (530) 752-3350
Website http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/grosholz.html
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:59:20 -1000
From: Bethany L Woodworth <bethany_woodworth@USGS.GOV>
Subject: job posting: 3 full-time field biologists needed for avian disease
study
Please do not reply to the list. See contact information below.
THREE FIELD BIOLOGISTS NEEDED for an NSF-funded study of the ecology and
evolution of avian disease in Hawaii. These are 3-year, full-time positions
beginning
Nov 1, 2001. Field work will be conducted in 9 study areas on the eastern f
ank
of
Mauna Loa Volcano on the island of Hawaii, ranging from sea level to 6000 ft
elevation.
Field sites include lowland forest on rough a'a lava substrate, where condit
ons
are hot
and muggy and mosquitoes are thick and voracious; to wet rainforests at mid-
and
high-
elevation sites that are cool, very rainy, with difficult terrain, deep,
eat-your-boots mud,
and dense vegetation. Each biologist will be responsible for training,
supervision, morale
and logistics for a field crew of 3-6 volunteer interns. Field work include
mist netting,
banding, and bleeding forest birds; processing blood samples; conducting
variable-
circular plot (VCP) counts; conducting vegetation sampling; measuring season
l
phenology of fruiting and flowering plants; measuring indices of predator
abundance;
conducting mosquito trapping using CO2, stinky water, and resting traps, and
surveys for
mosquito larvae and breeding sites; nest-finding and monitoring; resighting
color-banded
birds; and data entry and management.
Minimum Requirements: B.S. in Ecology, Wildlife, or related field; two year
of
field
experience (includes volunteer experience); proficiency in mist netting and
banding
passerines and ability to train others to mist net; experience supervising a
field crew;
willingness to learn to bleed birds using jugular venipuncture; and full col
r
vision and
full hearing. Must have excellent people skills, a positive attitude, and
teaching/mentoring
skills. Must be willing and able to hike several miles over rough a'a lava
ith
backpack,
and camp in remote locations for up to 10 days at a time.
Desirable qualifications: experience with Hawaiian passerines and familiari
y
with
Hawaiian forest ecosystems; experience bleeding birds by jugular venipunctur
;
experience conducting VCP or point counts.
Salary appx. $22,800/yr plus benefits (health, vacation + sick leave, retire
ent
after
1st year, camping per diem). Biologists will be based at Kilauea Field Stat
on
of
the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, USGS-BRD in Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park.
For details on how to apply:
Email inquiries are preferred and will be acknowledged within 1 week of rece
pt.
Please include a resume and names and phone numbers of three work-related
references. In order to insure consideration, inquiry must be received by 1
September.
Please contact:
BETHANY WOODWORTH
Kilauea Field Station, PIERC-USGS-BRD
P.O. Box 44
Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
Phone: 808-967-7396 x 237
FAX 808-967-8568
Email: Bethany_Woodworth@usgs.gov.
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:38:31 -0600
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: use of this list for articles from the popular press
If you have strong feelings one way or the other about use of this list for
dissemination of articles from newspapers about ecological topics, press
releases about environmental stories, etc., let me know. For the past few
years there have been a few of these a week. Some of this material may
make its way eventually into the peer-reviewed literature, and some of it
you may be reading or hearing about from other venues, but others are
topical stories you might not learn about otherwise.
David Inouye
list owner and moderator
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:08:19 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Tentacles of Pollution Warp the Wild
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-000069920aug29.story
Los Angeles Times:
August 29, 2001
COLUMN ONE
Deaths of the Little Bighorns
A mysterious illness is weakening lambs in the Rockies, with many
falling prey to predators. Researchers say pollution may be the cause.
By GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS, WYO. -- The baby bighorn sheep stumbled and
collapsed on the stony tundra, too sick and wobbly to keep up with its
mother.
Jon Mionczynski, a wildlife researcher who followed the pair, had seen
this before. For some reason, lambs born into the largest herd of bighorn
sheep in the Rockies were not surviving.
It would be hard to find a wilder, safer sanctuary, or so it seemed. But
as scientists teamed up with Mionczynski to unravel the mystery, they
learned that there is no such thing as pristine wilderness and no refuge
from the Industrial Age. Mionczynski nicknamed the struggling lamb
"Rambo" because of its tenacity and pluck. Each time it fell, it struggled
to its feet, even after blinding an eye in a tumble.
One evening, he was close to capturing Rambo for testing, but the lamb and
its mother started down the mountain and, out of reach, hunkered down in a
fortress of boulders near a crag called Lion Pass.
"I returned at daybreak and saw the ewe still guarding the
site," Mionczynski recalled. "She made a low-pitched, throaty bleat,
. . brrrr . . . brrrr. It was like a sheep crying and it just went right
through me."
When he got to the boulders, he saw fresh mountain lion droppings. "The
ewe had a torn ear, blood running down her face and claw marks on the side
of her head," he said. "The lamb was gone. That was the end of Rambo."
In a way, the natural order had prevailed: the strong picked off the
weak. But something was unnatural too: What was making lambs so sick
within weeks of their birth? Why were ewes leading weak lambs on arduous
treks through cougar country to reach mineral licks at the base of the
mountain?
The herd, which used to number about 1,250, plummeted by 30% in two years
during the early 1990s and never recovered. Since then only about two out
of every 10 lambs have survived.
In 1998, the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish told Mionczynski to set
up a one-man camp at nearly 12,000 feet, track the herd's every move,
study every foot of their mountaintop refuge, examine plants they eat and
send back blood and tissue samples of dead and dying animals.
The job called for a meticulous observer and a skilled outdoorsman,
someone who did not fear grizzly bears, or living in a tent in snowstorms
and driving winds. For Mionczynski, it was the dream assignment.
"I have the best job in the world," Mionczynski said. "I'm just a peon in
this research, but I like to think I am helping these animals."
Now, four years into the project, scientists believe they are close to
solving the mystery. What they have discovered suggests that profound
environmental changes are beginning to ripple through the food chain and
into the bodies of lambs. They are learning that even these reclusive
bighorn sheep, masters of evasion, can't escape pollution that falls from
the sky.
As a result, Mionczynski and others fear, these icons of wild America may
be unable to survive in the wilds without continual human intervention.
Town Takes Pride in Bighorn Sheep
A summer thunderstorm peels off the Winds, a fitting name for the mountain
range west of Dubois (pronounced doo-boys), briefly spilling rain and hail
over town. Tourists pull off of U.S. 287 into the National Bighorn Sheep
Interpretive Center, the newest and most ornate facility in this two-lane
town. It's located past the Ramshorn Inn Tavern, not far from the high
school where the Rams play, a couple blocks from the Ramshorn Food Farm on
Ramshorn Street.
"This town loves these sheep and we're proud of them," said museum
Director June Sampson, leaning over the cash register. "In the winter,
people can see them with spotting scopes from their living rooms. Hundreds
of people come from all over to see the sheep."
Rocky Mountain bighorns have thrived in these mountains southeast of Grand
Teton National Park for centuries. They are stocky and barrel-chested with
petite feet that stick to rocks like suction cups. In the fall, rams
charge one another and smash heads at speeds of 20 mph in battles that
sometimes last all day and all night. Shoshone and Gros Ventre Indian
tribes made powerful bows from the horns, which are still prized by
hunters as trophies.
The herd inhabits the northern Winds in scattered bands. When they all
converge on the sagebrush hills at the edge of town during winter, they
constitute the largest group of wild sheep in North America. These animals
were once so abundant that they were transplanted to establish new
populations from South Dakota to New Mexico to Idaho.
Yet there are fewer and fewer sheep for tourists to enjoy. Barely 800
animals remain in the herd, which is still in decline. That prompted
Wyoming game managers to dispatch Mionczynski to the mountaintop.
No sooner had Mionczynski set up camp on Middle Mountain in June 1998 than
he observed many lambs as feeble as Rambo. Born healthy, they grew sick
shortly after ewes made their annual spring migration to Middle Mountain
to forage. If pneumonia didn't kill them, predators did.
"Some were crawling on their knees. They were so sick they couldn't even
get up to nurse. Their muscles just seemed so stiff and they had trouble
breathing. They stuck their noses in the air, mouths open, gasping for
air," Mionczynski said.
Ranchers in the lowlands reported that the ewes ate dirt at washed-out
mineral licks. It helped explain why ewes were leading their sick lambs
down the steep mountain to sagebrush flats that they normally visited only
in winter. Something essential was missing from their diet. The route
traversed some of the roughest country in the Winds, including a series of
cougar ambush spots in Lion Pass.
Eventually, Mionczynski observed that lambs who nursed from the ewes that
made the journey to lowland mineral licks did much better.
The challenge was to find the missing ingredient in the mountain forage.
Working in a makeshift lab fitted into a cave in the boulders, Mionczynski
began testing plants the sheep eat. He discovered that selenium, a
nutrient, had dipped to alarmingly low levels.
Selenium is a peculiar, sulfur-like element essential for many mammals. It
is a naturally occurring nutrient with a twist. Just a little is needed to
ensure bones, muscles and immune systems develop properly, but just a
little more can be toxic.
Tests on Middle Mountain showed 5 parts per billion of selenium in forage
favored by bighorns--75% lower than the minimum requirement for a healthy
immune system, according to veterinarians.
Wild sheep with weak immune systems are candidates for a variety of
ailments. But the symptoms they exhibited strongly suggested white muscle
disease, said Pat Hnilicka, wildlife biologist for Wyoming who supervises
the bighorn project.
White muscle disease is a form of muscular dystrophy; muscles deteriorate
and fail to support the skeleton.
"We see these symptoms in a lot of the [bighorn] lambs, the stiff-legged
gait, poor coats, infections. We saw lots of periodontal disease in those
sheep, too, which indicated susceptibility to infection, an indicator of
poor immune system," Hnilicka said. "These are all symptoms that are
consistent with a selenium responsiveness disorder."
But how could selenium be in short supply? Soils across much of the West
are awash in it. In nearby Dubois and other parts of Wyoming, range cattle
are sometimes poisoned from ingesting too much of it.
The selenium content in plants fluctuates with weather, rising in dry
years and falling in wet. The fluctuations correspond neatly with a
30-year lamb survival trend, with fewer surviving in wet years, scientists
say.
At the same time, the chemical content of rainfall was changing. So was
the composition of the soil that absorbed it.
For at least a decade, according to scientists, storms have been carrying
larger and larger amounts of chemical contaminants and dumping them across
the Rockies. Among the chemicals are nitrates and ammonium, which can
saturate the environment with nutrients or create acidic conditions
similar to those that plague forests in the Northeast and Canada. The
phenomenon is known as acid rain.
Acid rain is declining in the East, but across the West fast-growing
cities are pumping more and more nitrogen-based compounds into the
atmosphere. Transported long distances and released by winter snow and
summer thunderstorms, the chemical loads are dumped in places like the
Winds. And unlike the East, where forests can utilize nitrogen, alpine
regions in the Rockies lack the lush vegetation that absorbs nutrients or
buffers acids.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 50% more nitrate is
falling near Gunnison, Colo., and at Chiricahua National Monument in
Arizona compared with a decade ago. In Wyoming, virtually every sample
site shows dramatic increases in nitrate deposition since 1986; twice as
much has been measured in Yellowstone National Park over that time.
At the bighorn camp on Middle Mountain, scientists tracking storms and
wind currents have traced the sources of pollutants that blow in from
hundreds of miles away. They come from industrialized regions of northern
Mexico, from coal-fired plants in Arizona and Utah and from tailpipes and
factories in Los Angeles. Sometimes, the jet stream from the Pacific
Northwest carries ammonium, possibly from fertilizer plants in Idaho,
according to scientists.
On the one hand, the pollutants fertilize plants and microorganisms. On
the other hand, they can saturate soil and water with nutrients, causing
toxic algae blooms, harmful acids and changes in soil
chemistry. Researchers at UC Riverside found that nitrogen compounds in
smog promote alien grasses, but kill a native shrub community sustaining
rare species, downwind of Los Angeles. In Colorado, scientists have
recorded wholesale changes in aquatic algae in the Green Lakes Valley near
Boulder.
"We're pushing the first dominoes in the food chain and there's good
evidence it's increasing and probably in response to nitrogen
deposition," said Mark Williams, a hydrogeochemist and fellow at the
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of
Colorado. "We've reached a threshold and we're at that slippery slope
where we are headed toward dead fish and dead trees."
Near Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, scientists have begun an
experiment to see whether pollutants are short-circuiting the selenium
cycle and contributing to declines in a bighorn herd at St. Vrain Canyon,
said Rob Roy Ramey, chairman of zoology at the Denver Museum of Nature and
Science.
"Urbanization and sheep deaths seem to go hand in hand. We know there's a
lot of acidification of the front range of the Rockies, and this offers a
perfectly reasonable and clear mechanism. It's a hypothesis, but it's very
plausible," Ramey said.
In the Wind River Mountains, researchers strongly suspect that wind-blown
pollution is at the root of the bighorn sheep deaths. They advance two
theories.
One holds that added nitrogen deposited in wet years stimulates and
changes microbes in the soil, which in turn convert selenium to a gas that
escapes before plants can absorb it, said Jack States, microbial ecologist
at Northern Arizona University.
On the other hand, Bruce Mincher, chemist at the Department of Energy's
Idaho National Environmental Laboratory, is studying whether extra
precipitation, in conjunction with nitrates, affects oxygen available to
convert selenium into forms available for plants.
On Middle Mountain, an array of plots of native grasses are fitted with
shields and electrical probes in an attempt to see how vegetation absorbs
selenium under carefully controlled conditions. The work, which has cost
$143,000 so far, is continuing.
Nevertheless, the researchers say that the air pollution connection so far
best explains all the data they have collected on the herd inhabiting the
Winds.
"We know that deposition of nitrates falling on those high alpine areas is
changing soil chemistry, so selenium is not available for plant
uptake," Hnilicka said. "There's a connection between the health of the
bighorn sheep and the air quality, but we don't fully understand it yet."
Debate on Whether Humans Should Step In
Lanky and tireless, Mionczynski, 54, is a happy recluse, which is good
because in four years he has seen humans on Middle Mountain just once, not
counting scientists supervising the research or sheep hunters. He eats
native plants, bathes in a frigid creek and scrambles across boulders as
effortlessly as the bighorns.
By day he tracks sheep, checks rainfall gauges and maintains study plots
of scruffy tundra and alpine grassland, which the sheep eat. At night he
watches the Milky Way and listens to distant waterfalls rumbling through
darkness before retiring to a tent full of books. The landscape is stark
and treeless, punctuated by towering stacks of boulders that glaciers left
behind after the Pleistocene. It is a realm of immense sky and granite
precipices, turquoise lakes and glaciers, bone-chilling ice storms and
lightning that strikes like artillery.
It is hard to see such a place as a breeding ground for an epidemic. The
Winds are a picture of unspoiled wilderness.
Across the canyon from Lion Pass is a velvety green meadow where moose and
elk roam. Mionczynski relaxed atop a boulder as a bald eagle soared over
Torrey Canyon far below and a weasel just beyond his boots watched him
warily.
"Just because you cannot see the contaminants doesn't mean they are not
there," he said.
Two years ago, game managers used helicopters to drop selenium-rich
mineral blocks at the edge of a cliff on Middle Mountain. Ever since,
lambs have been healthier, although not enough of them have survived to
restore the herd.
But the efforts to save the sheep have triggered a whole new debate.
Biologists are divided over the use of mineral licks to sustain wild
animals. While they provide essential nutrients, they also attract
predators, including hunters, who know animals are attracted to
them. There is also a higher risk of disease transmission when animals
congregate around them.
And, however subtly, human intervention signals that a species has lost
some of its wild character.
"When does this stop? Does this go on in perpetuity?," asked Meredith
Taylor, an outfitter in Dubois and a member of the Wyoming Outdoor
Council, a conservation group. "Do we want to create species that are
dependent on humans feeding them? They become wards of the state. It's
very sad."
Mionczynski has heard the argument before. He's been shouted down in town
hall meetings over the issue, though his response sounds philosophical and
pragmatic: "Humans have already interfered with the natural order up
here. You can leave the sheep alone and lose them, or have limited human
involvement and keep the sheep. We're just trying to help them."
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:07:28 -0400
From: John Weishampel <jweisham@MAIL.UCF.EDU>
Subject: Faculty Position - Plant Biology
Faculty Position: PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Department of Biology
University of Central Florida
The Department of Biology invites applications for a broadly trained plant =
biologist to fill a tenure track Assistant Professor position. Candidates =
must have a Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline and post-doctoral experience=
Specific research area is open, but the search will focus on candidates =
who are using modern molecular approaches to address cellular, developmenta=
l, ecological, evolutionary, or physiological, questions in plant biology. =
The successful candidate will develop a nationally competitive research =
program supported by extramural funds and participate in training of =
masters and doctoral students. Teaching responsibilities will include a =
graduate course in area of specialty and an upper-level undergraduate =
course in Plant Physiology. Pending funding, the position will include a =
competitive salary and start-up package, as well as lab space in our new =
research facility. The University of Central Florida offers a vibrant =
research and teaching environment and an excellent benefits package. All =
applicants should submit curriculum vita, statements of research plans and =
teaching philosophy and experience, and names of three references. =
Application materials should be sent to: John F. Weishampel, Plant =
Molecular Biology Search Committee, Department of Biology, University of =
Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816-2368. =
Review of applications will begin November 30th. The University of Central =
Florida is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. As an agency =
of the State of Florida, UCF makes all search materials available for =
public review on request.
John F. Weishampel
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-2368
e-mail: jweisham@mail.ucf.edu
web site: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jweisham
voice: (407) 823-6634
fax: (407) 823-5769
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:01:54 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Deal Is Struck on 29 Endangered Species
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17305-2001Aug30.html
Deal Is Struck on 29 Endangered Species
Agreement Between Bush Administration, Environmental Groups Is
Unexpected
In a surprising collaboration, the Bush administration and some of
the nation's most litigious environmentalists announced an agreement
yesterday to expedite the protection of 29 of the most imperiled plants
and animals around the country.
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:43:24 -0400
From: Kim Waddell <kwaddell@NAS.EDU>
Subject: Request for recommendations
Dear Ecologgers,
I'm a program officer in the National Research Council
(NRC) here in Washington, DC. The NRC is part of the
National Academies which is a private, non-profit institution
that serves as advisers to the nation on issues of science,
technology, and public health. As part of an effort to
expand and diversify the scientific expertise we draw upon for
our studies, I'm working with several others within our
Division on Earth and Life Studies in building a
database of scientists from under-represented groups
for potential service on NRC study committees, reviews,
workshops, and Boards. I'm not aware of any existing
databases with this sort of information, but if you know
of any, please let me know. I would like to get
names and contact information for any ecologists, organismal
biologists, and evolutionary biologists from
under-represented groups, but welcome
recommendations for anyone from other areas of the life
sciences.
Please respond directly to me, and I'll be happy to discuss
my list with interested parties. Thanks in advance for your
help.
Kim Waddell, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
National Research Council
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (HA394)
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 334-3889
FAX: (202) 334-1978
E-mail: kwaddell@nas.edu
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 18:46:53 EDT
From: Aneyww@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: News: Wildfires a significant source of mercury discharge
In a message dated 29-Aug-2001 21:34:52 Pacific Daylight Time,
vasishth@USC.EDU writes:
<< NPR's John Nielsen has a report on the high levels of mercury disco
ered
in the smoke from this summer's wildfires. Scientists say the fires are
major source of mercury pollution but they're not sure where the
mercury comes from before it goes up in smoke. Paradoxically, the
findings could make it difficult to force electric power plants to limit
mercury emissions from their smokestacks. (5:07)" >>
I guess I don't understand the logic behind this caveat. Isn't this paralle
to saying that since ospreys catch legal size trout, this makes it more
difficult to enforce recreational angler catch limits? To me, it should
make enforcement even more compelling knowing that we have this additive
effect.
Warren
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:11:03 -0400
From: "Mopper , Susan" <smopper@NSF.GOV>
Subject: Graduate Assistantships in Ecology
Graduate Assistantships in evolutionary and physiological ecology. Research
assistantships, teaching assistantships and fellowships are available in
January 2002 and August 2002 for talented and motivated masters and doctoral
students. Students must be accepted into the graduate program, hold a BS or
MS in the relevant field, and have experience and/or interest in
plant-herbivore interactions, phytochemistry, molecular genetics, or
demographic analyses/quantitative modeling. The research is part of an
NSF-funded project investigating the evolutionary and physiological ecology
of salinity stress in native Iris hexagona populations. To apply, please
submit a CV, list of course work, and a short narrative summary of your
research experience to Dr. Susan Mopper, Department of Biology, University
of Louisiana in Lafayette (mop@louisiana.edu, 337-482-6277).
Susan Mopper
Associate Professor
Mopper research webpage
http//www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~sxm1886/
Biology Department webpage
http//www.louisiana.edu/Departments/BIOL/
Department of Biology
300 East Saint Mary Blvd.
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA USA 70504
phone 337.482.6277
fax 337.482.5834
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:14:26 -0400
From: "Mopper , Susan" <smopper@NSF.GOV>
Subject: Postdoc in ecological genetics
Postdoc. The Department of Biology at the University of Louisiana has a
two-year position beginning January 2002 for a postdoctoral research
associate with experience in molecular genetics (preferably AFLP). The
research is part of an NSF-funded project investigating the evolutionary and
physiological ecology of salinity stress in native Iris hexagona
populations. Ph.D. required in related field, salary is $26,000 per year.
To apply, submit CV and a short narrative summary of your research
experience to Dr. Susan Mopper (mop@louisiana.edu, 337-482-6277). The
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an equal opportunity, equal access,
affirmative action employer and educator.
Susan Mopper
Associate Professor
mop@louisiana.edu
Mopper research webpage
http//www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~sxm1886/
Biology Department webpage
http//www.louisiana.edu/Departments/BIOL/
Department of Biology
300 East Saint Mary Blvd.
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA USA 70504
phone 337.482.6277
fax 337.482.5834
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:46:34 -0700
From: Bart DeStasio <diapause1@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecologist Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecologist
Lawrence University, an undergraduate liberal arts
college, seeks applicants for a full-time,
tenure-track Assistant Professor in Biology to begin
September 2002. We seek an ecologist with expertise
in terrestrial vertebrate studies, with interests in
conservation or ecological restoration issues.
Experience with information technology pertaining to
spatial dynamics or landscape studies is desirable.
The individual will be expected to contribute to the
introductory biology sequence and develop courses in
vertebrate ecology and an area of expertise.
Participation in the Environmental Studies and
Freshman Studies Programs will be required. The
successful applicant will be expected to maintain a
research program appropriate for undergraduate
participation. Application deadline is December 1,
2001. To apply, send a curriculum vitae, statements
of teaching philosophy and research interests,
undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three
letters of reference to Bart De Stasio, Chair, Biology
Department, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54912.
E-mail: destasib@lawrence.edu. AA/EOE.
=====
Bart De Stasio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Biology Department
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI 54912
destasib@lawrence.edu
(920) 832-6962 FAX
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:49:00 -0400
From: Paul VanDeusen <Paul_VanDeusen@UML.EDU>
Subject: Meeting on Carbon Sequestration
NCASI will sponsor a 1-day technical session on "Carbon Sequestration in
Northern Forests". The meeting will be at the Portland, Maine Holiday
Inn on October 24, 2001. Attendees at the meeting can obtain 5 hours of
Category 1 SAF Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Credits. Contact
Marylin Powers (mpowers@ncasi.org) for registration information.
====================
NCASI MEETING AGENDA (Wednesday, October 24)
Meeting Theme:
"Carbon Sequestration in Northern Forests"
Moderator - Dr. Paul Van Deusen
8:30-9:00 Dr. Linda Heath (USDA Forest Service)
Carbon in Northeastern Forests.
9:00-9:30 Dr. David Hollinger (USDA Forest Service)
The AmeriFlux Network
9:30-10:00 Dr. Craig Loehle (NCASI)
Dynamic Responses of Forest Biomass to Climate Change:
Dieback or Gradual Change?
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Dr. Steven Wofsy (Harvard University)
Where Has All The Carbon Gone?
11:00-11:30 Cliff Schneider (Westvaco)
Industry Perspectives on Carbon Credits
11:30-12:00 Dr. Lloyd Irland (Irland Group)
What's Carbon Storage Worth?
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 Dr. Sergio Galeano (Georgia Pacific)
Accounting Methods for the Carbon Balance
of Forest Products Companies
2:00-2:30 Dr. Gerry Tuskan (ORNL)
Role of Short-Rotation Plantations in Carbon Management
2:30-3:00 Mitch Dubensky (AF&PA)
Beyond Kyoto
3:00-3:30 Dr. Al Lucier (NCASI)
NCASI Activities Related to Carbon Sequestration and Global
Climate Change
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 16:00:56 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Continuing Education Program Coordinator (01144-W
Company: Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Location: Millbrook, New York
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4473
Title: Americorps Position
Company: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4463
Title: Post Doctoral Fellow, Forest Resource Economics an
Company: Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Location: Auburn, Alabama
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4461
Title: Internship
Company: International Training Centre of the International Council for Loca
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Location: Freiburg, Germany
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4460
Title: Conference and Training Assistant
Company: International Training Centre of the International Council for Loca
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Location: Freiburg, Germany
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4459
Title: Real Estate Salesperson(s)
Company: Kassel Realty
Location: Berkeley, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4457
Title: Senior Communications Officer
Company: International Finance Corporation
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4456
Title: Internship
Company: Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development
Location: Chelsea, Massachusetts
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4455
Title: Program Manager Ä Green-e Renewable Electricity Pr
Company: Center for Resource Solutions
Location: San Francisco, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4448
Title: Program Manager Ä Public Power Renewable Energy Ac
Company: Center for Resource Solutions
Location: San Francisco, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4447
Title: Development Manager
Company: Center for Resource Solutions
Location: San Francisco, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4446
Title: Botany Manager
Company: Montana Natural Heritage Program
Location: Helena, Montana
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4445
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