Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 29 Oct 2001 to 30 Oct 2001
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There are 13 messages totalling 481 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Bio-pollution endangers lakes - 10-24-01
2. grad student opportunity, plant-herbivore interactions
3. Prairie research funding opportunity
4. bat related question
5. Meetings: Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, Pacific ICES
6. Job Posting: Conservation Biologist
7. Job: plant ecologist, BLM
8. Ethnobiology Conference
9. Question on Non-metric multidimension scaling -- problems with starting
random seed value
10. Job: Marine Invertebrate Ecologist, Sonoma State Univ.
11. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
12. Hellbenders
13. Proving a negative statistically
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:56:06 -0600
From: "Bomar, Charles" <BomarC@UWSTOUT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bio-pollution endangers lakes - 10-24-01
Timothy Brook Smith [mailto:timsmith@UCDAVIS.EDU]
wrote
>>Without coevolved predators and competitors, zebra
>>mussels populations exploded and became an economic
>>pest.
maybe we need to start promoting zebra mussels as a delicacy, inserting
humans as the primary predator
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Charles R. Bomar
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
e-mail: bomarc@uwstout.edu
phone: (715) 232-2562
FAX 715-232-2192
http://www.biology.uwstout.edu/bomarc/
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:31:46 -0500
From: "Steven C. Pennings" <pennings@DARIENTEL.NET>
Subject: grad student opportunity, plant-herbivore interactions
I am looking for new graduate students to collaborate on an NSF-funded
project examining latitudinal gradients in plant-herbivore interactions
in coastal salt marshes. For an introduction to the project, see
Pennings et al. 2001, "Latitudinal differences in plant palatability in
Atlantic coast salt marshes", Ecology 82:1344-1359. I am moving to the
University of Houston in January 2002; information about the department
and graduate application procedures may be found at www.bchs.uh.edu.
Before January, you may contact me at the address below.
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Steven C. Pennings
University of Georgia Marine Institute
Sapelo Island, GA 31327
Tel. (912) 485 2293, fax (912) 485 2133
www.arches.uga.edu/~pennings
pennings@darientel.net
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:46:43 -0700
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Prairie research funding opportunity
PRAIRIE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Prairie Biotic Research, Inc. is a new nonprofit organization. Our
purpose is to foster basic biotic research in prairies. One way we do
this is through our small grants program. We are especially interested
in supporting independent researchers -- individuals lacking
institutional support -- but anyone may apply. Perhaps you have a
project underway, an idea you'd like to explore next field season, or
need support for preparing publications you're now drafting. Perhaps
your study will be in native prairie, in reconstructed prairie, or both.
Perhaps you already have partial funding, perhaps not. Perhaps you're a
student, a non-governmental organization, an amateur, or a professional.
Our expectation is that you will publish your findings and/or present
them to people who share our interest at a prairie conference or similar
forum. We'll consider prairie projects from anywhere in the USA, dealing
with any taxa.
We have committed $2000.00 to grants for 2002, for two grants of
$1000.00. If you would like an application form, please contact us at
prairiebioticresearch@hotmail.com or at PO Box 5424, Madison, WI 53705.
Our deadline for receipt of applications is January 15, 2002.
If this opportunity interests you, if you like the idea of a new avenue
of research funding, if you enjoy flexing your curiosity and fostering
curiosity in others, we hope you will consider making a donation toward
this work. Send us a check at the above address and we'll use your
entire tax-deductible donation to supplement the $2000.00 we have
already committed to this purpose.
Please help us foster curiosity by passing this announcement on to
others who share our interest in prairies.
THANK YOU
Michael P. Anderson, Rebecca A. Christoffel, Andrew H. Williams and =
Daniel K. Young
of
Prairie Biotic Research, Inc.
prairiebioticresearch@hotmail.com
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:34:48 -0600
From: "William D. Hendricks" <myotis@APEX.NET>
Subject: bat related question
>Hello:
>
>I am looking for literature, anecdoctal reports, etc. of potential
>disturbance of bats from light and sound, such as from active constructi
n,
>near maternity and foraging areas.
>
>I would appreciate any and all comments.
>
>Please respond directly to me.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill
>WDH-ES
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 10:12:13 -0700
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Meetings: Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, Pacific ICES
The 2nd GLOBEC open meeting will be held from 15-18 Oct, 2002 in Qingdao
China.
The 11th PICES annual meeting will be held from 18-26 on the same month in
Qingdao. Qingdao is one of most beautiful coastal cities, a marine scientifi
research and development city. GLOBEC means the international programme on
Global
Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics. PICES is Pacific ICES. If you are interested in
both
their topics and China. Do not miss these good chances. For further
information
please visit www.globec.org,www.pices.org and www.qd.sd.gov.cn.
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Dr. Shang Chen
Assoc. Res. Prof
Key Lab of Marine Ecological Environmental Science and Engineering(MEESE),
First Institute of Oceanography(FIO),
State Oceanic Administration(SOA)
1 Xianxialing RD.
Hi-tech Industrial Park,
Qingdao, 266061, China
Tel: (532)-8897476
Fax: (532)-8895544
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:15:02 -0500
From: John Cigliano <jaciglia@CEDARCREST.EDU>
Subject: Job Posting: Conservation Biologist
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY=20
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE=20
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES=20
The Department of Biological Sciences, a growing department with strong =
academic and research programs in Genetic Engineering, Neuroscience, and =
Conservation Biology seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position in =
Conservation Biology beginning fall semester 2002.
The successful candidate will participate in a developing Biodiversity and =
Conservation Biology program. We are seeking a broadly trained, field-orien=
ted ecologist with expertise in GIS and computer modeling. Area of =
specialization is open but preference will be given to candidates who =
specialize in plant ecology. Primary teaching responsibilities include =
introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in area of specialization =
and participation in a non-major's environmental biology course. Review of =
applications will begin immediately. Please submit a curriculum vita, a =
detailed statement of teaching philosophy and research goals, including =
how this research would involve undergraduates, publications, and three =
letters of reference to Dr. John Cigliano, Department of Biological =
Sciences, Cedar Crest College, 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104-6196.=
=20
Cedar Crest college is a four-year, independent liberal arts college for =
women. The beautiful 80-acre campus, a registered national arboretum, is =
located in the Lehigh Valley, southeastern Pennsylvania. Hawk Mountain =
Sanctuary and the Pocono Mountains are less than an hour from campus. =
Cedar Crest College emphasizes cross-disciplinary cooperation and =
excellence in undergraduate teaching.=20
Currently, the department includes 12 full-time faculty and has outstanding=
facilities, including confocal and fluorescent microscopes, a DNA =
sequence analyzer, PCR thermocyclers, ultracentrifuges, and a bioinformatic=
s laboratory with SGI Octane UNIX workstation and 10 Windows NT =
machines.=20
All applicants must hold the Ph.D. degree and demonstrate commitment to =
excellence in teaching and to maintaining a vigorous undergraduate =
research program. Cedar Crest is an Equal Opportunity Employer
=20
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:03:19 -0700
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: plant ecologist, BLM
The Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument,
has a vacancy for a plant ecologist. This position may be filled by one
full-time appointment or by two part-time appointments, and may be
stationed in Kanab, Utah, or Escalante, Utah. Applicants must indicate
whether they are applying for a full-time appointment, a part-time
appointment, or both.
This position is being advertised concurrently under announcement UT--02-10
for persons with federal employment status and announcement DD123076 for
all U.S. citizens. Please note that the announcement for DD123076 on the
USAJOBs website (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov) incorrectly lists vacancies
for Cedar City and St. George, Utah.
UT-02-10
Ecologist, GS-408-9/11
GSENM, Kanab or Escalante UT
Open to Status Applicants
Opens: 10/22/01 Closes: 11/23/01
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IX8389.htm
(See attached file: UT-02-10_Ecologist.wpd)
DD123076
Ecologist, GS-408-9/11
GSENM, Kanab or Escalante UT
Open to All U.S. Citizens
Opens: 10/23/01 Closes: 11/20/01
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/VV0611.HTM
(See attached file: DD123076_Ecologist.doc)
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Mark E. Miller, Ph.D.
Ecologist
Bureau of Land Management
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
180 W. 300 N.
Kanab, UT 84741
tele: 435-644-4325
fax: 435-644-4350
email: Mark_Miller@blm.gov
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:11:27 -0500
From: Robert Dunn <rrd98001@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject: Ethnobiology Conference
To All Interested,
This spring the departments of Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology at the University of Connecticut will be hosting the annual Society
of Ethnobiology meeting. The meeting will be held March 6-9th. Papers or
symposia are invited on the following and related topics:
Archaeobotany,
Biocultural Diversity Conservation,
Medicinal Plants and Animals
Technology/Techniques of Indigenous Artisans,
Research Ethics in Ethnobiology
Symbols/Symbolism on and in Indigenous Handicrafts
We are unfortunately late in putting out our call for papers, but we are now
inviting papers and symposia. More information is available from our website
: www.anth.uconn.edu/gradstudents/lfernandes
<http://www.anth.uconn.edu/gradstudents/lfernandes
Abstracts are due January 15, 2002. Submit to:
Luci Fernandes
U-2176, Department of Anthropology
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
Luci.Fernandes@uconn.edu
best wishes,
Rob
--
Robert Dunn
RRD98001@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut, Storrs TLS U-43
Storrs, CT 06269-0001
(860) 486-0858
http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/grads/rdunn/index.html
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:49:21 -0500
From: Cynthia D Huebner/NE/USDAFS <chuebner@FS.FED.US>
Subject: Question on Non-metric multidimension scaling -- problems with
starting random seed value
I'm experimenting with non-metric multidimension scaling as an alternative
to CCA and other types of ordination, but have found that my results
(stress and instability levels as well as r2 values for environmental
variables) change each time the random seed value for the iterations
changes. I'm using PC-Ord v4 which is a global NMS (Kruskal and Mather) as
opposed to a local NMS (Prentice and Minchin). Each iteration has 10 runs,
which results in a best solution (lowest stress level); it's these 'best
solutions' that differ using the same two matrices each time. I used
autopilot and the same occurred using 'quick and dirty,' 'medium,' and
'slow and thorough.' The random seed number changes automatically, which
thought was a good thing. I just expected the best solutions to be equal
or very similar. If they are not, is this an indication of an intervening
local minima problem? What exactly does the latter mean?
Can anyone help explain this problem? Any comments on NMS as an analysis
tool would be appreciated. Thanks.
Cindy
Cynthia D. Huebner, Ph.D.
Research Botanist
Disturbance Ecology and Management of Oak-Dominated Forests
USDA Forest Service
Northeastern Research Station
180 Canfield St.
Morgantown, WV 26505-3180
Telephone: 304-285-1582
Fax: 304-285-1505
E-mail: chuebner@fs.fed.us
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:02:23 -0700
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Marine Invertebrate Ecologist, Sonoma State Univ.
Marine Invertebrate Ecologist
The Department of Biology at Sonoma State University invites
applications for a tenure-track position starting August 2002. We
seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with a strong commitment to
undergraduate and graduate education and a research program that uses
invertebrates in coastal marine systems. Areas of specialty include
physiological, population, community or evolutionary ecology of
near-shore organisms. We are especially interested in candidates who
look forward to using the rich diversity of organisms living along
the coast of California. The successful candidate will be expected
to develop and maintain an externally funded research program that
includes undergraduates and master's students. They will teach
invertebrate biology and related courses in their area of
specialization. Participation in introductory courses is also
expected. This position will complement existing departmental
strengths in physiology, ecology, and evolution. See full position
announcement on our department web page (www.sonoma.edu/biology).
For additional information, contact Dr. J. Hall Cushman
(cushman@sonoma.edu; 707/664-2142). Applications postmarked by
December 17 will receive priority consideration. Applications will
be accepted until a final postmark date of January 14, 2002.
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:00:33 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Press Secretary
Company: Oceana
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4729
Title: Human Health Risk Assessors
Company: Montgomery Watson Harza
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4728
Title: Marine Resources Program Director
Company: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Newport
Location: Newport, Oregon
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4727
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 10:52:25 -0800
From: james christian <jchrist@SHARPSHIN.COM>
Subject: Hellbenders
Hi All,
I am new to this list . I was wondering if anyone might direct me toward an
Hellbender literature
regarding reproduction. I am specifically interested in the behavior of
reproduction and whether
the species has been successfully reproduced in captivity.
Many thanks,
James christian
I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
-A.E.Housman
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
-Emily Dickinson
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:38:22 -1000
From: Thomas Culliney <culliney@ELELE.PEACESAT.HAWAII.EDU>
Subject: Proving a negative statistically
I am conducting a survey of the Hawaiian Islands to "prove" that the state
is free of a particular parasitic species. Samples will be taken from at
least 1000 randomly selected host nests throughout the major islands. I have
some rather old, second-hand information from a statistician suggesting that
a sample of such size will yield a 99% upper confidence limit of 0.54% on
the prevalence of infestation if no parasites are detected (i.e., given
negative test results, there is a 99% probability that the unknown
prevalence of infestation of the host population will not exceed 0.0054).
Although upper confidence limits are based on sampling an infinite
population, apparently there is little difference if the finite population
is considerably smaller (in this case, about 8400 nests). To back up my
conclusions based on the above-mentioned methodology, I'd like to be able to
cite a worthy reference or two. Can anyone point me in the direction of
relevant literature?
Tom Culliney, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 1428
South King St., Honolulu, HI 96814 U.S.A.
E-mail: culliney@elele.peacesat.hawaii.edu
Telephone: 808-973-9528
Fax: 808-973-9533
"To a rough approximation and setting aside vertebrate chauvinism, it can be
said that essentially all organisms are insects."--R.M. May (1988)
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