Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 3 Dec 2001 to 4 Dec 2001 (#2001-23)
There are 15 messages totalling 1131 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Carbon sinks
2. Job: conservation horticulturist, Fairchild Tropical Garden
3. Gordon Conference on Floral Scent: more details
4. request for reviewers
5. field research assistant
6. Biological Soil Crusts
7. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Postdoctoral_Research_Position_=AD_?= Statistical Ecolog
/
Riparian Forest, Univ. of MT
8. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
9. Seasonal Ecological Research Position
10. Study links logging with severity of forest fires
11. nested ANOVA & unequal variances
12. The anthrax ate my proposal...
13. M.S./Ph.D. positions in Forest Ecosystem Function
14. Road colonization patterns
15. experimental error tolerance in field work
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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:18:27 -0800
From: Russell Davis <SweetWater_Oysters@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Carbon sinks
I must say I am having a hard time deciphering the graph of
atmospheric CO2 at
http://www-as.harvard.edu/chemistry/exhibit/jcl-noaa/slide4.
html . I could let it tell me what I hope to hear but I
will keep that judgement in reserve. The legend is missing
so it must be inferred and I don't know how well those
measurements represent the reality.
It is just that Virginia USA vegetation seems so
extraordinarily vigorous these days. And the soil is
growing and soft rock rotting at a noticeable rate in some
places. I know of one farmer that is getting soybean yields
that exceed what his corn yields used to be. And our lawns
grow much faster after a rain then after an equivalent
irrigation.
Perhaps at our latitude, given the reduction in tilled land
and net increase in wood standing crop (even residential)
there may well be a net reduction in atmospheric CO2 as the
air crosses Virginia on the prevailing west to east wind. I
don't imagine that the whole of the USA is as green as
Virginia but it must effect the average and given Virginia's
high density of hydrocarbon burning economic activity
compared to the rest of the world it does not seem that some
of the increase in atmospheric CO2 comes from an
offshore source.
I know all my observation is just anecdotal but it just
seems that so much of the dialog is guilt and shame
motivated that I doubt the veracity of the assessments in
that patter as much as I doubt my own. Unless many accurate
observations are presented in a fashion that allows anyone
with the desire to thresh the data for truth and evaluate
observations for bias we will not be able to rise above the
appetites that guide our perceptions.
There has been some argument that the oceans are starving
because reduced biomass has reduced nutrient cycling such
that the oceans belch unused CO2.
This argument matches one of my appetites and is not
contradicted my observation, but it is very unsatisfying in
that my appetite for truth has only been teased.
If anyone can web direct me to good source data I would be
most grateful.
Russell_P_Davis@att.net
Andrulis Corporation
Oracle/PB Developer/DBA
56 Inventions Patent Pending
757-213-5444#311
----- Original Message -----
From: "David M. Bryant" <dmbryant@cisunix.unh.edu>
To: "Russell Davis" <SweetWater_Oysters@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Cc: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Carbon sinks
|
| >Now that you are warned against my perceptual bias I ask
you
| >for a reality check: I have heard that atmospheric CO2
| >generally diminishes as the prevaling winds move the air
| >from the West coast to the East coast of the US. Can
this
| >be true? I can imagine a dynamic that would be
consistant
| >with such data. Can anyone direct me to the source data?
|
| Russell_P_Davis@att.net
|
| The folks at Harvard Atmospheric Chem. division have donoe
the most
| extensive work I know of in the area of tropospheric C
concentration and
| budgets. See the link below for recent updates.
|
| >http://www-as.harvard.edu/chemistry/exhibit/index.html
|
|
|
| David M. Bryant
dmbryant@cisunix.unh.edu
| Dept. of Natural Resources
603-862-4433
| 215 James Hall
| University of New Hampshire
| Durham, NH 03824
|
| "Not all that is counted counts
| and not all that counts can be counted"
| A. Einstein
|
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:03:14 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: conservation horticulturist, Fairchild Tropical Garden
Fairchild Tropical Garden Research Center
Miami, Florida
Search Committee
FAIRCHLD TROPICAL GARDEN
Conservation Horticulturist
Fairchild Tropical Garden seeks a full-time Conservation Horticulturist
within the Research Department. Responsibilities: Conservation Horticulture
supports conservation activities, including: 1) ex-situ collection; 2) Seed
Storage Facility and research on tropical seed storage methods; 3)
collection, vouchering, propagation, cultivation, reintroduction and
monitoring of native plant species; 4) interaction with other agencies,
especially the Center for Plant Conservation; 5) coordination with
Horticulture and Education Departments; 6) teach public and university
courses. Qualifications: Ph.D. in horticulture, botany, agronomy, forestry
or related science or M.Sc. with equivalent experience. Excellence in
written and spoken communication, grant proposal writing and budget
management. Salary: Commensurate with experience, with full benefits.
Letter and Curriculum vitae to: Research Director, Fairchild Tropical
Garden Research Center, 11935 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables FL 33156-4299,
Fax: (305) 665-8032,
or preferably e-mail to: research@fairchildgarden.org
<mailto:research@fairchildgarden.org>.
Closing date for applications: 31 December 2001 or until position is
filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer; ADA/Drug-free Workplace Compliant
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:14:18 +0100
From: Scott Armbruster <scott.armbruster@CHEMBIO.NTNU.NO>
Subject: Gordon Conference on Floral Scent: more details
>>Dear readers of Ecolog,
>> Here are some more detail on a Gorden conference that will b
of
interest to those working on the evolution and ecology of plant-animal
interaction. The previous Gordon Conference on this topic was very
successful, and this one promises to be as well. If you are interested in
attending, please consider registering soon.
>> See www.grc.org for more details.
>> Regards, Scott Armbruster
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Biology, Chemistry and Evolution of Floral Scent
>>
>> March 3-8, 2002
>> Harbortown Resort
>> Ventura, CA
>>
>> Chairs: Heidi Dobson & Jette Knudsen
>> Vice-Chairs: John Pickett & Brian Smith
>>
>>
>>
>> Program summary
>> Session 1:
>> Pollination ecology and evolution of floral scent
>> Chair: Leonard Thien and Manfred Ayassse
>> Discussion leader: Scott Armbruster
>> Session 2:
>> Methodology and chemistry
>> Chair: Robert Heath
>> Discussion leader: John Pickett
>> Session 3:
>> Neurophysiology of scent perception
>> Chair: Brian Smith
>> Discussion leader: Brian Smith
>> Session 4:
>> Biosynthesis and genetic engineering
>> Chair: Eran Pichersky
>> Discussion leader: Natalia Dudareva
>>
>> Full Program
>> SUNDAY (March 3)
>> 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
>> Arrival and check-in
>> 6:00 pm
>> Dinner
>> 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
>> Heidi Dobson and Jette Knudsen (co-chairs): Openi
g
welcome talk
>> 7:45 pm - 9:30 pm
>> SESSION 1: POLLINATION ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF
>> FLORAL SCENT
>> Chairs: Leonard Thien and Manfred Ayasse
>> Discussion Leader: Scott Armbruster
>> 7:45 pm - 8: 40 pm
>> Florian Schiestl
>> "Pheromone mimicry and its evolutionary consequen
es in
sexually
>> deceptive orchids"
>> 8:40 pm - 9:30 pm
>> York Winter
>> "Olfactory attractants to bat pollinators: odour
components and
animal behavior"
>>
>> MONDAY (March 4)
>> 7:30 am - 8:30 am
>> Breakfast
>> 8:30 am
>> Group photo
>> 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> POLLINATION ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF FLORAL
>> SCENT, continued
>> 9:00 am - 9:15 am
>> Manfred Ayasse/ Leonard Thien (co-chairs): "Intro
uction"
>> 9:15 am - 9:45 am
>> Mathilde Dufay
>> "The evolution of floral scents in nursery pollin
tion
systems"
>> 9:45 am - 10:15 am
>> Susanna Andersson
>> "Floral scent and butterfly foraging"
>> 10:15 am - 10:30 am
>> 1-minute presentations of session 1 posters>
>> 10:30 am - 11:00 am
>> Coffee Break
>> 11:00 am - 11:30 am
>> Gerhardt Gottsberger
>> "Floral scent compounds of five Araceae and Annon
ceae
species
>> pollinated by beetles"
>> 11:30 am - 12:00 am
>> Kim Steiner
>> "Floral scent evolution among South African orchi
s
pollinated by
>> oil-collecting bees"
>> 12:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> General discussion
>> 12:30 pm
>> Lunch
>> 1:30pm - 4:00 pm
>> Free Time
>> 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
>> Posters for session 1
>> 6:00 pm
>> Dinner
>> 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> SESSION 2: METHODOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
>> Chair: Robert Heath
>> Discussion Leader: John Pickett
>> 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
>> Robert Heath
>> "Chemistry of floral scents: conceptual model and
the
analytical
>> protocol"
>> 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> Roman Kaiser
>> "New and uncommon volatiles in unusual flower sce
ts"
>>
>> TUESDAY (March 5)
>> 9:00 am -12:30 pm
>> METHODOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, continued
>> 9:00 am - 9:15 am
>> Robert Heath (chair)
>> "Introduction"
>> 9:15 am - 9:45 am
>> Wittko Francke
>> "Structure elucidation of volatile compounds"
>> 9:45 am - 10:15 am
>> Carlo Bicchi
>> "Sorption based sample preparation techniques in
he
analysis of
>> volatiles"
>> 10:15 am - 10:30 am
>> 1-minute presentations of session 2 posters
>> 10:30 am - 11:00 am
>> Coffee Break
>> 11:00 am - 11:30 am
>> Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson
>> "Chemodiversity and chirality in floral scents"
>> 11:30 am - 12:30 am
>> Wilhelm Boland
>> "Classification of terpenoids according to the
>> methyl?erythri?tol-phosphate or the mevalonate
pathway with isotope
>> ratio MS "
>> 12:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> 12:30 pm
>> Lunch
>> 1:30pm - 4:00 pm
>> Free Time
>> 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
>> Posters for session 2
>> 6:00 pm
>> Dinner
>> 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> SESSION 3: NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SCENT PERCEPTION
>> Chair: Brian Smith
>> Discussion Leader: Brian Smith
>> 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
>> Randolf Menzeland Giovanni Galizia
>> "Odor discrimination and neural coding of odors u
der
an ecological
>> perspective: the honeybee as a study case"
>> 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> John Hildebrand
>> "Studies of model olfactory systems"
>>
>> WEDNESDAY (March 6)
>> 7:30 am - 8:30 am
>> Breakfast
>> 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SCENT PERCEPTION, continued
>> 9:00 am - 9:15 am
>> Brian Smith (chair)
>> "Introduction"
>> 9:15 am - 9:45 am
>> Leslie Vosshall
>> "Mapping olfactory circuits in the fruit fly"
>> 9:45 am - 10:15 am
>> Leslie Kay
>> "Context-driven activity to odors in the mammalia
olfactory bulb"
>> 10:15 am - 10:30 am
>> 1-minute presentations of session 3 posters
>> 10:30 am - 11:00 am
>> Coffee Break
>> 11:00 am - 11:30 am
>> Kevin Daly
>> "Plasticity of early sensory processing"
>> 11:30 am - 12:00 am
>> Ryohei Kanzaki
>> "Neural basis of odor-source searching behavior i
insect microbrain
>> systems evaluated with an insect-sized mobile r
bot"
>> 12:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> General discussion
>> 12:30 pm
>> Lunch
>> 1:30pm - 4:00 pm
>> Free Time
>> 4:00pm - 5:00 pm
>> Business meeting (discussion of meeting's success
election of new
>> chairs and vice-chairs)
>> 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
>> Posters for session 3
>> 6:00 pm
>> Dinner
>> 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> SESSION 4: BIOSYNTHESIS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
>> Chair: Eran Pichersky
>> Discussion Leader: Natalia Dudareva
>> 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
>> Eran Pichersky
>> "Biochemistry, molecular biology, and evolution o
plant volatiles"
>> 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> Joerg Bohlmann
>> "Biochemical, genomic and phylogenetic analysis o
the
large terpene
>> synthase gene family in conifers and Arabidopsi
"
>>
>> THURSDAY (March 7)
>> 7:30 am - 8:30 am
>> Breakfast
>> 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> BIOSYNTHESIS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING, continued
>> 9:00 am - 9:15 am
>> Eran Pichersky (chair)
>> "Introduction"
>> 9:15 am - 9:45 am
>> Birgit Piechulla
>> "Regulation of nocturnal scent emission in flower
"
>> 9:45 am - 10:15 am
>> Naoharu Watanabe
>> Biogenesis of 2-phenylethanol and the related sce
t
compounds in rose
>> flowers"
>> 10:15 am - 10:30 am
>> 1-minute presentations of session 4 posters
>> 10:30 am - 11:00 am
>> Coffee Break
>> 11:00 am - 11:30 am
>> Joost Lucker
>> "Modification of monoterpene biosynthesis by meta
olic
engineering"
>> David Weiss
>> "Rose petal genomics: an integrated approach to
discover novel
>> fragrance-related genes"
>> 12:00 am - 12:30 pm
>> General discussion
>> 12:30 pm
>> Lunch
>> 1:30pm - 4:00 pm
>> Free Time
>> 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
>> Posters for sessions 3 and 4
>> 6:00 pm
>> Banquet Dinner
>> 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
>> POLLINATION ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF FLORAL
>> SCENT, revisited
>> 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
>> Robert Raguso
>> "Dethroning the Queen of the Night: an ethologica
,
physiological and
>> phylogenetic analysis of night-blooming floral
fragrances and
>> hawkmoth pollination"
>> 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
>> Gunnar Bergström (co-chair of previous conference
>> "Floral Scents: The Present - GRC FS-II; The Futu
e -
Speculations
and Hopes; The Past - Scents in Classical Greek and
Roman Poetry"
>> FRIDAY (March 8)
>> 7:30 am - 8:30 am
>> Breakfast
>> 9:00 am
>> Departure
>>
>
W. Scott Armbruster
Department of Botany
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
N-7491 Trondheim
NORWAY
scott.armbruster@chembio.ntnu.no
Tel: (47) 73 59 0339 Fax: (47) 73 59 6100
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:46:55 -0800
From: Marti Kie <mkie@WATER.CA.GOV>
Subject: request for reviewers
The CALFED Bay-Delta Program is a very large effort designed to restore the
ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta and its watershed, in
combination with a remodeling of California's water management system.
The restoration effort is strongly science-based. In the last four years,
more than 300 projects were funded for about $400 million, and about 15% of
that expenditure was for scientific studies. The science and restoration
programs cover estuarine, delta, riverine and upland ecosystems; we
encourage process-based and mechanistic science as well as monitoring and
assessment, relevant to both restoration itself and stressors that might
affect the fate of the restoration efforts (in other words a wide range of
ecosystem and earth sciences). We expect our significant investment in
science to continue indefinitely. You can read about the CALFED program at
http://calfed.ca.gov. The Science Program (/programs/sp/Science.htm) and
Ecosystem Restoration Program (/ecosystem_rest.html) buttons will give you a
flavor of some of activities.
An important part of the science/restoration investment is an open
competition wherein proposals are selected for funding based upon a rigorous
peer review process. Not only must projects be relevant but they must also
be of the highest quality and likely to succeed. This year the restoration
program just closed their solicitation for proposals, and received around
260 proposals. We are now in the process of reviewing those proposals and
determining which should be funded.
We have a several step process for review. The process is separated by type
of project, e.g. restoration, by region, e.g. Sacramento River Region, and
by technical expertise. As a part of the technical expertise review, we are
soliciting the participation of potential reviewers with expertise matching
the technical aspects of the proposals and with knowledge of programs
similar to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.
If you, or if you know someone or have access to a database of reviewers,
are interested in being placed on a list of potential reviewers, please
visit the CALFED web site given above, click on the PROGRAMS button, then
the ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROGRAM title. From there go to the 2nd bullet
called Draft Stage 1 Implementation Plan, 2002 PSP & Proposal Submittal,
click on it then scroll down the resulting page until you see 2002 Proposal
Descriptive Keywords (new). By clicking on that, you will get a list of
keywords that we have used to categorize the technical aspects of the
proposals. We are also using the keywords to organize our list of potential
reviewers in order to match proposal to reviewer. Please select the
keywords that BEST indicate your area of expertise. Be exclusive, not
inclusive. Respond directly to me, not the list, with your name,
affiliation, phone number, e-mail address and the keywords you've selected.
We are paying a stipend of $300 for every proposal reviewed. However, not
everyone requesting to be placed on the list will actually receive
proposals, due possibly to lots of folks with the same expertise and only a
few proposals with that technical aspect. We do keep our lists from year to
year and we are hoping to be able to continue our proposal solicitation
process for many years to come.
Thank you for your attention to this request. I apologize for the length of
the message.
Marti Kie
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Department of Water Resources
Sacramento, California
(916) 653-6059
mkie@water.ca.gov
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:07:09 -0600
From: Travis Hayes Folk <folktra@AUBURN.EDU>
Subject: field research assistant
One field research assistant is needed to assist in a project examining
productivity and survival of northern bobwhites in the longleaf pine
ecosystem. This project will take place in the Conecuh National Forest (sou
h
central Alabama), and duties include radio telemetry, vegetation sampling, a
d
trapping and banding of northern bobwhites. The successful applicant could
also gain experience with GIS and application of prescribed fire. This
position will run from February to August 2002, but start date is negotiable
between 15 January to 15 February. Experience with radio telemetry, GPS, an
knowledge of flora associated with the longleaf pine ecosystem is desirable.
Pay is $8/hr, and housing, work transportation, and food will be provided.
Qualified candidates should send a resume and 3 references to: TRAVIS H.
FOLK, 108 WHITE SMITH HALL, SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES, AUBURN
UNIVERSITY, 36849-5418.
Travis Hayes Folk
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University, AL 36849-54187
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:22:11 +0200
From: Gil Ben Natan <benn@BGUMAIL.BGU.AC.IL>
Subject: Re: Biological Soil Crusts
Hello Jaclyn and Tania,
I think you might profit from looking at the work of Jayne Belnap and her
colleagues. They have publications on soil crust strength, erosion and
disturbance. Also you can find a lot of information on the site
<http://www.soilcrust.org/> which include an exhaustive list of
references.
There is also some work that was done on sand dunes in the old world (of
the Mediterranean, Sahara, Namib and other deserts).
All the same here are some references I came across that were relevant for
my work, hope these will help:
Rice, M. A., C. E. Mullins and I. K. Mcewan. 1997. An Analysis of Soil
Crust Strength in Relation to Potential Abrasion by Saltating Particles.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 22:869-883.
Belnap, J. and D. A. Gillette. 1998. Vulnerability of Desert Biological
Soil Crusts to Wind Erosion - The Influences of Crust Development, Soil
Texture, and Disturbance. Journal of Arid Environments 39:133-142.
Neuman, C. M., C. D. Maxwell and J. W. Boulton. 1996. Wind transport of
sand surfaces crusted with photoautotrophic microorganisms. Catena
27:229-247.
If you have other sources of information on soil crusts and their impact on
their environment, I'd appreciate it if you'll let me know.
Gil Ben-Natan
Department of Life-Sciences
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O.Box 653
Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Tel: 972-8-6472633
Fax: 972-8-6472631
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:16:28 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Postdoctoral_Research_Position_=AD_?= Statistical
Ecology / Riparian Forest, Univ. of MT
Postdoctoral Research Position Statistical Ecology / Riparian Forest
Restoration
We are hiring a postdoctoral associate to assist in developing dynamic
models linking hydrology, plant communities, and bird populations in
restored riparian forests. Required qualifications include experience with
likelihood methods for fitting models to data; general knowledge of computer
programming; and a Ph.D. in a related field. The position is based at the
University of Montana, with some travel to California, and involves
collaboration with researchers at UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and
CSU Chico. A full position description is posted on the web
(http://www.forestry.umt.edu/Personnel/faculty/ecrone/). For more
information, contact: Elizabeth Crone, Wildlife Biology Program, University
of Montana, Missoula MT 59812 USA (email: ecrone@forestry.umt.edu). Priority
will be given to applicants who send a CV, statement of research interests,
and names of three references by January 22, 2002
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:00:06 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Senior Designer/Project Engineer
Company: eQuest Engineers Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4890
Title: National Research Council Senior Research Associat
Company: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Divisio
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4889
Title: Director of Knowledge
Company: London Sustainability Exchange
Location: London, United Kingdom
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4888
Title: IT Project Lead
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
Location: Aberdeen, Maryland
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4887
Title: Environmental Data Analyst
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
Location: McLean, Virginia
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4886
Title: Resource Management Planner
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4885
Title: Faculty, Environmental Studies Program
Company: Temple University
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4884
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:53:41 -0700
From: Julian N Holland <jholland@U.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Seasonal Ecological Research Position
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT/INTERNSHIP POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Two to
three seasonal positions are available for part or all of the field season
from mid-April through August 2002. LOCATION: Sonoran Desert of Bahia de
Kino, Sonora, Mexico and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.
DUTIES: Assist in field and laboratory studies, data collection, and data
management of the specialized and co-evolved interactions between the
senita cactus and the senita moth. Research topics include pollination
behavior of moth, life history of moth, demography of moth and cactus, and
among others, population dynamics. Food, lodging, and a modest summer
stipend of $1,000-$1,500 will be provided. QUALIFICATIONS: Attention to
details, ability to manage multiple tasks, work independently and as a
team, computer skills, and experience with MS Excel are desirable.
Ability to work irregular hours under sometimes harsh hot environmental
conditions. Background in ecology, plant biology, and/or entomology is
preferable, but not required. APPLICATION: Within one parcel, submit a
cover letter, resume, and two letters of recommendation (each in a sealed
and signed envelope) via ground mail to the below address. Review of
applications will begin 15 February and continue until positions are
filled. CONTACT: Dr. J. Nathaniel Holland, Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721;
jholland@email.arizona.edu
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 18:38:26 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Study links logging with severity of forest fires
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1203_loggingfires.html
Study Links Logging With Severity of Forest Fires
December 3, 2001 - Researchers have confirmed a long-suspected link
between logging and the devastation of forest fires in tropical rain
forests. A German and Indonesian team who studied the forest fires that
burned more than 12 million acres (5 million hectares) in East
Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 1998 found that the worst damage by far was in
recently logged areas.
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:51:05 -0800
From: Angie Shelton <angies@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject: nested ANOVA & unequal variances
I have a statistical question that I suspect may have a relatively
simple answer, but I have not been able to find a solution in any of
the books I have consulted. I have a dataset that was designed for a
nested ANOVA. However, the assumption of homogeneity of variances is
violated (Bartlett's test p < 0.0001), so I suspect an ANOVA is not
valid.
First, I would like to do a non-parametric test on ranked data (e.g.
Kruskal-Wallis test) but have not been able to find a reference for
how to modify this test for a nested design. Can anyone recommend a
reference that gives guidance on how to do this?
Second, I am actually more interested in the differences in variance
between groups than in the means of the groups. Is there a way to do
determine which groups are different from each other groups in terms
of variance, i.e. contrasts for a homogeneity of variance test?
If anyone can suggest solutions or references to check I would
greatly appreciate it. Please reply to me off the list. I would be
happy to share what I learn with anyone who is interested.
Thanks,
Angie Shelton
--
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Angie Shelton
Department of Environmental Studies
University of California at Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
phone: (831) 459-4942
fax: (831) 459-4015
e-mail: angies@cats.ucsc.edu
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:51:47 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: The anthrax ate my proposal...
My ecologist brother Richard Inouye (at Idaho State University) reports:
"A proposal I sent to the USDA NRI Managed Ecosystems program was
apparently part of a batch of incoming packages that were destroyed because
of contamination by anthrax. If you recently submitted a proposal and have
not received confirmation of receipt from the program officer you should
contact the program officer and find out if it was indeed received and
registered in their system. The program deadline was extended from November
15 to December 17, but I will have to resubmit the proposal, complete with
original signatures. I sent the proposal via Federal Express, so it's not
only material sent via the US Postal Service."
It appears that there are some advantages to the electronic proposal
submission process used at NSF!
David Inouye
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 20:01:52 -0500
From: "Kim J. Brown" <brownk4@OHIO.EDU>
Subject: M.S./Ph.D. positions in Forest Ecosystem Function
Dear ECOLOG colleagues, please post and/or pass along . Thanks.
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M.S./Ph.D. Positions available, research in Forest Ecosystem Function
Ohio University
Department of Environmental and Plant Biology
Athens, OH
Project: Investigations of carbon and water fluxes, soil respiration,
and forest ecosystem productivity in a multitude of oak-hickory stands
under various land-use regimes: old-growth white oak (~300 years old, a
small remnant stand), second-growth white oak, and oak-hickory forests
that have been thinned and burned (to promote oak regeneration). Field
locations in Appalachian SE Ohio, and potentially other research
locations. (Other related topics of research are negotiable for
motivated Ph.D. students.)
Qualifications: BS (for MS), MS (for Ph.D.) in biology, ecology,
physics, or related fields. Ability to communicate fluently in English
(speaking and writing).
Prior field biology experience a plus. Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Closing Date: 1 Feb, 2002
Starting Date: August 2002 (preferably earlier in the summer)
To Apply: Please contact me directly (kim.brown@ohio.edu).
Also, you may access graduate application information over the web at:
http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/epb/grad/graduate.htm
http://www.ohiou.edu/graduate/
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Assistant Professor
Forest Ecosystem Science and Tree Physiology
Department of Environmental and Plant Biology
Ohio University
Athens OH 45701
Ph: 740-593-1122
Fx: 740-593-1130
E: brownk4@ohio.edu
W: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~brownk4
"It is not enough to be busy. The question is what we are busy with."
--Henry David Thoreau
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:45:40 -0800
From: Jonathan Greenberg <greenberg@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Road colonization patterns
Hi there, does anyone know of reference/studies looking at the patterns of
human colonization along roads (specifically, in a tropical rainforest)?
All the settlement/land use papers I've so far managed to hunt down are
looking at the effects of the colonization, rather than the settlement
patterns themselves. Thanks!
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Jonathan Greenberg
Graduate Group in Ecology, U.C. Davis
http://www.cstars.ucdavis.edu/~jongreen
http://www.cstars.ucdavis.edu
AIM: jgrn307
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Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 06:54:48 +0600
From: William Allison <wallison@DHIVEHINET.NET.MV>
Subject: Re: experimental error tolerance in field work
Hello:
This discussion touches on an problem I
encounter using line intercept transects. Although
the context is coral reef surveys, I would like to think
the problem is more general. I review it here because
it may shed some light on the subject being discussed
and also because I would like some feedback and
suggestions.
Sample variability is very high for coral reef line
intercept transect results. The level mentioned so
far in this discussion is reasonable, perhaps low.
In conseqence, sample number and costs required for an
acceptable minimum discernable difference
(MDD) are also very high - arguably too high for
monitoring purposes. Ignoring for now the inferential
limitations of using permanent (hopefully nondestructive)
sample sites the scanty literature and my studies show
the results obtained using conventional techniques are
nearly as variable as random samples. The common
work-around disguises this variability by aggregating
coral species to high taxonomic units (e.g. family or
life form or total coral cover).
Ignoring categorization variability, much of the sample
variability arises because of the way the transect line is
deployed and measurements are taken. It seems to
correspond to a combination of instrument and reading
error. Although this may be very hard to control in some
sorts of survey work, it can be controlled by carefully
relocating transect lines and by taking readings with a
plumb line where the transect line is not in contact with
the substratum. Using this approach, instrument and
reading errors may be reduced to very low levels
(MDD = a couple of percentage points for major species
components when n = 3). The problem appears to be that
the more accurate the repeat measures are, the lower the
variability and the MDD become. In consequence, the null
hypothesis of no difference is rejected and the very similar
therefore very repeatable results are judged dissimilar and
not repeatable. I suppose this contrasts statistical with
actual or biological significance but that is small consolation.
I have considered a multivariate approach but wonder
if I have overlooked some aspect of univariate stats that
would do the job. Perhaps the probability of finding the
components in the order they are found needs to be
incorporated into the calculation.
I would be grateful for suggestions enabling me to avoid
or get around this apparent paradox.
Sincerely,
Bill
William (Bill) Allison
Coral Reef Ecology and Management
Rangas, First Floor
Violet Magu, Henveyru
Male
MALDIVES
(960) 32 9667
wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Mitchell" <smitchel@STFX.CA>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: experimental error tolerance in field work
> Nancy:
>
> here are some thoughts though others out there may have different
views. It seems
> to me that what you are calling duplicates and repliactes, ecologists
would call
> treatments (ie your replicates) and repliactes (your duplicates). If
that is the
> case then there is no (that I am aware of) "rule of thumb" regarding
differences
> as it depends entirely upon the variation between replicates and
treatmants. In
> ecological field sampling (as opposed to laboratiory experiments), the
variation
> is tremendously large and so large sample sizes are generally required
in order to
> detect differences; depending upon the intensity of sampling and the
inherent
> variance in the system a very large difference (i.e., gretaher than
the 30% that
> you are asking about) may be required before a statistical difference
is
> detected. The perspective is interesting in that you consider 30% a
huge
> difference, but an ecologist would consider that reasonable. Your
2-5% only
> exists in our dreams. Hope this is of some help.
>
> Sean Mitchell
>
> Nancylou Conklin wrote:
>
> > Actually, I'm not confused about these three components, I'm tryin
to
> > quantify their respective borders. As a lab person who collaborat
s
with
> > field people, I am often asked how "accurate" my lab results are.
I
> > explain how animal nutritionists normally monitor the quality of
their lab
> > work. It has, finally, occurred to me that I would like to know h
w
field
> > ecologists monitor the quality their results. And I'm not wonderi
g
about
> > how a single project self-evaluates. I'm wondering whether, as wi
h
lab
> > work, someone has done a specific project or projects to establish
a
> > rule-of-thumb margin of error. The lab work rule-of-thumb was
established
> > so long ago that it is lost in the mists of time. It is something
you
> > learn when you take lab classes and, for nutritionists at least, i
sort
> > of borrowed from the field of chemistry.
> >
> > -Nancy
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Scheiner, Samuel M. wrote:
> >
> > > Nancy is confusing statistical significance, biological
importance, and
> > > repeatability. Repeatability will effect statistical signific
nce,
but that
> > > is what large sample sizes are for. The actual magnitude of t
e
"real"
> > > effect vs measurement error does not matter, that just means
hat
the signal
> > > to noise ratio is a lot higher than usual. In a similar fashi
n,
biological
> > > importance is independent of both. A very small effect could
e
very
> > > important. (The opposite is harder to imagine, although someo
e
out there
> > > might have an example.)
> > >
> > > Sam
> > >
> > > Samuel M. Scheiner
> > > Div. Envir. Biol. (Rm 635) National Science Foundation
> > > 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22230
> > > Tel: 703-292-7175 Fax: 703-292-9065
> > > Email: sscheine@nsf.gov
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Nancylou Conklin [SMTP:nconklin@FAS.HARVARD.EDU]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:44 PM
> > > > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
> > > > Subject: experimental error tolerance in field work
> > > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > I have a recollection of reading somewhere that
reasonable
> > > > variation for field work was either 15% or 30%. In othe
words,
for
> > > > example, if you are working in a nutrition lab and runni
g
samples in
> > > > duplicate, you want your results for the duplicates to b
within
2% of
> > > > each other, though if the procedure is very complicated,
5% can
be
> > > > acceptable. If they are too different, you have to run
he
analysis over
> > > > again until you get duplicates that are within ~2% of ea
h
other. This is
> > > > different than running replicates because duplicates are
run
side by side,
> > > > where replicates are run in subsequent batches. Duplica
es are
for
> > > > quality control. W ith replicates you might be testing,
for
example,
> > > > different conditions using the same samples. And each
replication would
> > > > have its own duplication. Thus, if the replicate differ
nces
are greater
> > > > than your predetermined acceptable variation between dup
icates,
you can
> > > > at least say that their differences are not due to exper
mental
error (you
> > > > still have to test to see whether they are statistically
different).
> > > > However, if your replicates are less than 2-5% different
from
each other,
> > > > then you can't call them significantly different, even i
statistics
> > > > claims that they are, because they are still within expe
imental
error.
> > > >
> > > > If anyone has a different understanding of how t
is
works, please
> > > > tell me.
> > > >
> > > > Meanwhile, in field work, say you are studying t
e same
animal
> > > > species living in two different habitats and you want to
say
whether the
> > > > habitats are significantly different from each other. H
w high
is the
> > > > bar you have to get over to get out of the realm of expe
imental
error
> > > > and into the realm of possible real differences? As I s
ated
above. I
> > > > have this vague recollection of 15 to 30%, which is a hu
e
difference.
> > > > I'm hoping someone can narrow this down and give me a re
erence
for it.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Nancy Lou Conklin-Brittain telephon
:
617-495-9070
> > > > Anthropology Department fax:
617-496-8041
> > > > Peabody Museum
nconklin@fas.harvard.edu
> > > > Harvard University
> > > > Cambridge, MA 02138
> > >
> >
> > Nancy Lou Conklin-Brittain telephone:
617-495-9070
> > Anthropology Department fax: 617-496-8041
> > Peabody Museum
nconklin@fas.harvard.edu
> > Harvard University
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 18 Dec 2001 to 19 Dec 2001 (#2001-37)
There are 6 messages totalling 569 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. gw: WMO STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE IN 2001
2. Grad. positions, stream nutrients
3. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
4. Research Experience for Undergraduates
5. Job Announcements
6. Position Opening at Oregon St. Univ.
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:55:44 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: WMO STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE IN 2001
http://www.wmo.ch/web/Press/Press670.html WMO STATEMENT ON THE STATUS
OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE IN 2001
Global temperature in 2001: second warmest on record
The global average surface temperature in 2001 is expected to be the
second warmest on record, 0.42°C above the 1961-1990 average. The
warmest year in the 1860 to present record occurred in 1998, according
to records maintained by Members of the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO). Nine of the ten warmest years have occurred since
1990, including 1999 and 2000, when the cooling influence of the
tropical Pacific La Niña contributed to a somewhat lower global average
(0.29°C and 0.26°C above average, respectively). The end of La Niña
brought a return of warmer sea surface temperatures to the central and
eastern equatorial Pacific in 2001 and was a contributing factor to the
higher annual average this year.
These conditions are part of a continuing trend to warmer global
temperatures that have resulted in a rise of more than 0.6°C during the
past 100 years, but the rise in temperature has not been continuous.
Since 1976 the global average has risen at a rate approximately three
times faster than the century-scale trend (see graph 1). The year 2001
will be the 23rd consecutive year with the global mean surface
temperature above the 1961-1990 average.
Regional temperature and precipitation patterns
Regional surface patterns show the presence of above average
temperatures across much of the globe in 2001, although large parts of
the tropical and north Pacific were cooler than average. Temperatures in
Japan are expected to be above normal for the fifth year in a row, but
cooler than the past three years. In Norway, the average annual
temperature will likely be from 0.3 to 0.5°C above the 1961-1990
average, much less than the +1.5°C anomaly recorded in 2000. The annual
temperature in the United States is expected to be similar to the 2000
average, the 13th warmest since records began in 1895, and temperatures
in Australia will likely be near or below the long-term average for the
3rd consecutive year. Canada continued to experience anomalously warm
temperatures throughout 2001 and has now had 18 straight seasons of
above average temperatures. In the 343-year Central England temperature
series, October 2001 was the warmest October on record. Denmark and
Germany also experienced their warmest October since records began in
the late 19th century, with temperatures in Germany as much as 4°C above
average. In contrast, the Russian winter was especially severe in
2000-01 (see graph 2). During a two-week period in early 2001, minimum
temperatures near -60°C occurred across central and southern Siberia,
and more than 100 deaths resulted from hypothermia in the Moscow region
alone during the long winter season. Northern India also endured extreme
cold in January that contributed to more than 130 deaths. In Bolivia,
cold temperatures and snowfall affected a large part of the Andean
nation in late June and were associated with several deaths in cities
such as La Paz, El Alto and Tarija. Record cold also occurred in parts
of Sweden in 2001, although the winter season was warmer than average
for the country as a whole.
Above average rainfall continued in much of England and Wales during the
first 3 months of the year making the 24-month period ending in March
2001 the wettest in the 236-year England and Wales precipitation time
series. Northern, western and central areas of Australia received well
above average rainfall in 2001, continuing a pattern that has prevailed
over the past 3 years. In a 4-day period in January, Alice Springs
received 240 mm of precipitation, only 45 mm less than the annual
average. Conversely, parts of southwest and much of eastern Australia
were drier than normal. Perth, in southwestern Australia, recorded only
98 mm of precipitation from September 2000 to April 2001, 37% of normal,
its lowest rainfall total for that period in the 124-year record. In
Zambia, the 2000-01 rainy season (October-March) was much wetter than
normal in northern areas while drought conditions continued in the
southern part of the country. Winter season precipitation
(January-February) was 34% of normal in India, the second lowest total
in the past 100 years. The summer monsoon season (June-September) was
also drier than normal (92% of average) which has exacerbated prevailing
water shortages in areas such as West Madhya Pradesh.
Hurricanes, typhoons and floods
The number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the North Atlantic Basin
was above average in 2001. There were 15 named storms, five more than
the long-term average and similar to 2000. Nine storms reached hurricane
strength with four becoming major hurricanes (category 3 or higher,
winds > 179 kilometres per hour), continuing a period of greater
hurricane activity that began in 1995. In June, slow-moving Tropical
Storm Allison brought more than 750 mm of rain to several locations in
southeastern Texas. The slow movement and eventual track of Allison
across the southern and eastern United States resulted in the most
extensive flooding ever associated with a tropical storm. The tropical
depression that later became Hurricane Michelle, produced heavy rains,
flooding, and ten deaths in Nicaragua and Honduras. After gaining
strength in the Caribbean, Hurricane Michelle severely affected the
coffee crop in Jamaica before moving over Cuba in early November. It was
the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Cuba since 1952, hitting the
coastal islands of the country as a category 4 storm and causing at
least 5 deaths nationwide.
In the western Pacific, Typhoon Chebi made landfall in southern China's
Fujian Province in June with maximum sustained winds near 160 kilometres
per hour (km/hr) killing at least 79 people. Typhoons Durian and Utor,
although only category 1 typhoons (119-153 km/hr), made landfall within
one week of each other, causing numerous deaths and destroying property
in the Philippines and southern China. A total of 28 typhoons and
tropical storms have formed in the Northwest Pacific Basin thus far in
2001, one more than the 1970-95 average.
Heavy rainfall in Mozambique and Zambia in early 2001 caused as many as
200 deaths, destroyed crops and left hundreds homeless. Torrential
rainfall occurred in Java, western Indonesia, in early February
producing flooding and devastating landslides in at least 19 districts
that led to great loss of life and reports of more than 20,000 homes and
thousands of hectares of rice fields destroyed. October 2000 to March
2001 precipitation was exceptional in the Bretagne region of France. The
normal annual rainfall was exceeded by 20 to 40% in parts of the region
during this 6-month period, and new winter season rainfall records were
established in many locations including Rennes (721 mm) and Brest (1260
mm). A third consecutive year of severe flooding occurred in Hungary and
parts of Eastern Europe in March. The rain-swollen Tisza River, which
rose to 7.6 metres at the village of Zahony, Hungary, reached its
highest level in more than 100 years. The previous record was set in
1888.
In Siberia, rainfall and a rapid spring thaw that followed a severe
winter resulted in widespread flooding from the Ural Mountains to the
Russian Far East. Temperatures from 2-5°C above average in May
accelerated snowmelt causing ice-jammed rivers to overflow their banks.
The homes of more than 300,000 people were lost or damaged in the
Siberian Republic of Yakutia, including 14,000 in the city of Lensk.
Spring flooding also occurred in the Upper Midwest region of the United
States as rapidly melting snow combined with heavy rain from a series of
storms. Boat and barge traffic was closed along a 640 km stretch of the
Mississippi River, and a state of emergency was declared in many areas.
The worst flooding to affect Poland since 1997 occurred in July as two
weeks of heavy rains caused flooding along the Vistula River, displacing
140,000 people from towns and villages in southern and southwestern
Poland. Floodwaters killed at least 52 people in Poland and 39 in the
Czech Republic. In Vinh, Vietnam, 685 mm of rain fell in a one-week
period in late October, contributing to flooding in the Mekong Delta
region that caused at least several hundred deaths between August and
October. This followed some of Vietnam's worst flooding on record in
2000. Three consecutive months of above average precipitation in
Argentina and adjacent areas of Uruguay from August to October led to
flooding in the Pampas region of Argentina and inundated more than 3.2
million hectares of agricultural land. Buenos Aires reported almost 250
mm of rainfall in October, more than twice the normal amount. Areas of
northern Iran experienced devastating flooding from a single August
storm that resulted in at least 183 deaths in the provinces of Golestan
and Khorassan. Heavy rains fell in West Africa in September bringing the
worst flooding in 10 years along the Niger River in Guinea. Nearly
70,000 people were affected with 17,000 hectares of agricultural land
submerged. Thousands of homes were also damaged or destroyed in Chad
along the Logone, Chari and Batha rivers. Algeria's worst flooding in
almost 40 years killed hundreds of people in the capital, Algiers, in
November. More than 100 mm of rain fell in the span of a few hours,
exceeding the normal monthly total for the city.
Drought plagues many areas
Devastating drought in central and southern Asia that began in 1998
continued in 2001 over a broad region centered on Iran, Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Wet season (November-April) precipitation since 1998-99 has
been less than 55% of average. The lack of adequate rainfall has greatly
stressed water supplies as well as agriculture and has directly affected
more than 60 million people. Periods of extreme heat also occurred in
parts of the same region. Many heat-related deaths were associated with
temperatures near 50°C in parts of Pakistan in early May. There is some
evidence that the recent drought is related to the combined effects of a
prolonged La Niña and unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the
western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans.
Drought in Kenya and neighbouring countries in the Greater Horn of
Africa also continued despite one of the wettest Januarys in 40 years in
parts of the region. The long-season rains (March-May) were well below
normal with some parts of northeastern Kenya experiencing their driest
May since 1961. The short-season rains, which usually begin in October
did not fall until November and were primarily short-lived events with
very poor distribution, contributing to worsening conditions in areas
that have endured persistent drought since late 1998. The drought has
been so severe it is affecting the economies and other aspects of
society in the region.
Very dry conditions were also prevalent during the austral summer
(December-February) and autumn (March-May) over much of Brazil. Although
conditions began to improve in November, hydroelectric power stations
that supply energy to some of the most heavily populated regions of the
country continued to be adversely affected by low water levels. Severe
drought and water shortages were also reported in northern China, the
Korean peninsula and Japan during the first half of the year. April
precipitation ratios were less than 40% of the 1971-2000 average in much
of Japan.
Winter precipitation deficits in the western United States worsened
already dry conditions in many areas, contributing to water and energy
shortages in parts of the region. November 2000 through February 2001
precipitation totals were the second lowest on record in the Pacific
Northwest region. Conditions began to improve in late November and early
December 2001 as a series of early season storms produced snowpack
approaching 25% of the average late season maximum in some areas.
Drought conditions also affected Canada from coast to coast. Montreal
had 35 straight days with no more than 1 mm of precipitation (a new
record), many regions across the south experienced their driest growing
season in 34 years, and Saskatoon endured its driest year in over 100
years of record.
Information Sources
This preliminary information for 2001 is based on observations up to the
end of November from a network of land-based weather stations, ships and
buoys. The data are collected and disseminated on a continuing basis by
the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the WMO Member
countries.
It should be noted that following established practice, WMO's global
temperature analyses are based on data sets maintained by the Hadley
Centre of the Met Office, UK, and the Climatic Research Unit, East
Anglia University, UK as well as another authoritative global surface
temperature data set, which is maintained by the USA Department of
Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Results from these two data sets are comparable; both project that 2001
will be the second warmest year globally.
More extensive, updated information will be made available in the annual
WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2001, to be
published in late March 2002.
(*A joint Press Release issued in collaboration with the Hadley Centre
of the Met Office, UK, the Climatic Research Unit at the University of
East Anglia, UK, and in the USA: the National Climatic Data Centre in
Asheville; the Climate Prediction Centre in Washington; University of
Alabama in Huntsville; and the International Research Institute in New
York. Other contributers were WMO Member countries Australia, Brazil,
Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius,
New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation and Sweden as well as the
Drought Monitoring Centre in Kenya)
For more information, please contact:
Ms Mo Lagarde
Information and Public Affairs Office
World Meteorological Organization
7 bis, avenue de la Paix
CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel.+(41 22) 730 8315
Fax.+(41 22) 730 8027
E-mail:ipa@gateway.wmo.ch
Internet website: http://www.wmo.ch
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:29:44 -0600
From: Walter Dodds <wkdodds@KSU.EDU>
Subject: Grad. positions, stream nutrients
Graduate Research Assistantships- Stream Nutrient Cycling at
Kansas State University
Two M.S. or Ph.D. level positions are available to study nutrient
dynamics in streams. Stipends and degrees are offered through
the Division of Biology at Kansas State University. Stipends
are currently $15,042 per year, including summer support. The
students will start Fall 2002 with an application deadline of 15
January 2002. Students will be involved in a national nitrate
dynamics synthesis project that has been funded by the National
Science Foundation (LINX II). The research will involve stable
isotope enrichment releases of 15-N labeled nitrate into 9
streams in the Flinthills region, including Konza Prairie
Biological Station, under a variety of land use practices. Please
see http://www.ksu.edu/doddslab/ for more information and
contact Walter Dodds (wkdodds@ksu.edu, 785 532 6998) if you
are interested.
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Walter Dodds
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
232 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
USA
wkdodds@ksu.edu
phone (785) 532-6998 fax (785) 532-6653
http://www.ksu.edu/doddslab/
Learn more about the Kansas State University
Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
by visiting our webpage at:
http://www.ksu.edu/simsl
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:00:04 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:30:29 -0600
From: Walter Dodds <wkdodds@KSU.EDU>
Subject: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Research Experience for Undergraduates
2002 Program
Konza Prairie Biological Station
We anticipate offering 10 positions for undergraduates interested in
summer research experiences in the ecological sciences. Research
will take place on Konza Prairie on ecological projects ranging from
physiological to ecosystem level, from aquatic to terrestrial, from
environmental history to biogeochemistry. The positions include a
stipend, housing costs, 2 college credits, travel to a national research
meeting, and access to student campus facilities. The program will
run from 30 May to 12 August 2002. Students are chosen on the
basis of academic record and diversity of interests and background.
Awards will only by made to US citizens or permanent residents, and
all awardees must not have graduated before the program starts. The
application deadline is 1 March 2002. Interested students may
access more information and application forms on the internet at
http://konza.ksu.edu, or request more information from:
Gail Wilson, REU program coordinator
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
232 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
gwtw@ksu.edu, phone (785) 532-2892
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:36:56 -0500
From: Kristian Smith <ksmith@TNC.ORG>
Subject: Job Announcements
The Nature Conservancy is currently conducting recruitments for a Director
of Aquatic Conservation and a Conservation Planner/GIS Specialist for our
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office. Please forward this information on to your
colleagues and others who might know of qualified applicants for this
position. For more details visit our website at nature.org/careers.
Kristian Smith, Operations Specialist
The Nature Conservancy of Pennsylvania
**********
DIRECTOR OF AQUATIC CONSERVATION
Become a powerful force in nature.
The Nature Conservancy has been protecting our planet's biodiversity since
1951. The Nature Conservancy of PA seeks a Director of Aquatic Conservation
to oversee the conservation of priority freshwater targets throughout PA.
This position will be part of a team to identify conservation priorities,
develop conservation strategies, and oversee aquatic ecosystem maintenance
and restoration.
Graduate degree in a related field and 3-5 years experience required, as are
knowledge of ecological field work and current trends in conservation
methodology.
To apply, send resume & cover letter to Job #DAC, The Nature Conservancy,
1100 E. Hector St., Ste 470, Conshohocken PA 19428. EOE. Visit us at
nature.org/careers.
*********
CONSERVATION PLANNER / GIS SPECIALIST
Pour you heart and soul into our land and water.
The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest private conservation
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Excellent communication and teamwork skills, knowledge of natural resource
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To apply, send resume & cover letter to Job #GIS, The Nature Conservancy,
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nature.org/careers.
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The Nature Conservancy of Pennsylvania
610-834-1323 ext. 115
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:02:37 -0800
From: Jessica Waddell <waddell@PMEL.NOAA.GOV>
Subject: Position Opening at Oregon St. Univ.
Trophic Dynamics Modeler;Faculty Post-Doctoral Research Associate;
Salary: $38,160-39,600 depending upon experience; Start Date: February
4, 2002. This 12-month, full-time, fixed-term appointment is through
the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies working on a
joint NSF/NOAA US GLOBEC study of the northeast Pacific under the
direction of Dr. Thomas Wainwright and other affiliated principal
investigators. This study addresses food web structure and dynamics of
the California current system, with a focus on trophic relationships of
salmon. There will be ample opportunity to develop an independent
research project. The position is located at the OSU Hatfield Marine
Science Center in Newport, OR and is funded by grant funds.
Reappointment is at the discretion of the CIMRS Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required
- Ph.D. in Ecology, Marine Sciences or related disciplines
- Experience in development and use of numerical models in systems
ecology
- Experience in interpretation of model output with respect to
physical/biological data sets
- Competence in written and spoken English with ability to complete and
publish results of investigations and present results at scientific
meetings
Preference may be given to applicants with experience in the following
areas:
Coastal current systems
UNIX systems and object-oriented programming
TO APPLY: For full consideration apply by January 15, 2002. Send letter
of interest, resume with names, addresses and telephone number of three
academic or employment references to:
Jessica Waddell
Cooperative Instit. Marine Res. Studies
2030 Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365
Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer and has a policy of being responsive to needs of dual career
couples.
--
Jessica L. Waddell, Fiscal/Faculty Personnel Admin.
CIMRS, OSU Hatfield Marine Science Ctr.
(Ph.) 541-867-0274 (Fax) 541-867-3907
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 19 Dec 2001 to 20 Dec 2001 (#2001-38)
There are 10 messages totalling 759 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. job: research tech, MSU
2. ethology: difference human-animal question
3. Job: entomologist, Penn State
4. French student looking for an ecological internship
5. Assistant Professor position
6. Natural History Regional Biologist
7. Tenure-track assistant professor position in field-oriented environment
l
science
8. Graduate Student Research Assistantship at SLU
9. National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: A Huge Succ
ss
10. M.S. Assistantship in fire ecology
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:03:39 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: job: research tech, MSU
Hello All:
David Rothstein in the Department of Forestry, Michigan State University is
trying to fill the position described below. The person hired will work
primarily with David, but will also interact with the other two ecologists i
the department, Rich Kobe and me. It should be an interestiing job for
someone
with good equipment skills (or inclinations) that also has an interest in
forest ecology.
Cheers,
Mike Walters
Forest Ecologist
MSU
I am trying to fill the following research technician position. If you would
like a less formal description of the job please feel free to email me at
rothste2@msu.edu, or give me a call at 517-432-3353.
Thanks,
David Rothstein
Research Technologist - Department of Forestry, Michigan State University
The successful candidate will support projects related to nutrient cycling,
tree nutrition and soil analysis in natural and managed forest ecosystems.
The primary duties of this individual will be the operation, maintenance, an
troubleshooting of analytical equipment, including: OI autoanalyzer;
DCP-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer, CE Elantech elemental analyzer and ga
chromatograph. A bachelor's degree in either soil science,
chemistry, forestry, biology or related field with experience in soil and/or
plant analysis is required. This is a full time position with health and
retirement
benefits. Starting salary to be commensurate with education/experience. For
n
application visit our website at
<http://www.hr.msu.edu/forms/emp.app.pdf>http://www.hr.msu.edu/forms/e
p.app
.pdf,
or visit our offices at 1407 S. Harrison, Rm 110, E. Lansing, MI. Refer to
vacancy #C10868. Applications must be received by 1/18/02/. MSU is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:59:59 +0100
From: Christian Jost <jost@CICT.FR>
Subject: Re: ethology: difference human-animal question
Hi everybody,
a while ago I post the question below, promising to send a
compilation of answers to the list. Here it is finally. Below are the
question and the answers in full completeness.
Overall, most people suggested Jared Diamonds book "The 3rd
chimpanzee". It indeed adresses these issues, but you have to read
most of the book to grab things together. This said, the book is easy
reading and worthy to do so, although one needs a background on
American culture to understand some of the examples ;-)
What I finally did in my lecture:
Putting emphasis not on the differences between non-human animals and
human animals, but first on the current predominance of the human
species on the globe (only species that can be found everywhere, only
species that has measurable effects on the whole biosphere, etc.) and
then to go through some of the cognitive features that were necessary
to get there. Each of these features is accompanied to what degree it
can be found in non-human animals, just to illustrate that there is
no clear-cut qualitative difference between humans and non-human
animals but rather a quantitative difference.
- tool use and tool-making (in non-human animals: nut-cracking in
chimps, stone-throwing in ants (see Hölldobler&Wilson: Journey of the
ants), ant-fishing in chimps)
- (symbolic) language (vervet monkeys (extensively discussed in
Diamonds book), chimps learning sign language) + discussion on
anatomical constraints for a verbal language (high larynx in chimps,
Neanderthals and human babies, lower in adult humans)
- culture (use Whiten et al, Nature 399 (june) 1999, pp.682 for
culture in chimps, japanese Macaques on Koshima)
- Conscience (illustrated by questions such a
a) Recognition of oneself in a mirror (chimps do this, Science 284
(1999), pp2075)
b) Knowing what others might think (see examples in Science 284 (1999), pp20
3)
c) overcome instinctive behaviour (see also the Science article)
Finally, just to wake up students, I mention two human-only traits:
- hidden ovulation/oestrus (always visible/detectable in non-human primates)
- sexual activity not in public (seems to be a feature in all human
cultures over the whole globe), contrary to most other primates.
I then discuss the six theories (see Diamonds book) that are advanced
to explain these features, just to illustrate that there are still
open scientific questions about humans place in the animal kingdom.
Hope that's useful to somebody, Christian.
Original question:
>I know that the question whether there is a universal trait that
>separates humans from animals doesn't make much sense for biologists,
>but there is a long tradition in popular science to find such traits
>(learning, teaching, culture, etc.)
>I have to give an introductory lecture on ethology to psychologists
>and would like to give a short historical account of these tries,
>with the key observation/experiments that showed that some animals
>are exactly able to do what was supposedly a human-only trait. Is
>there any book or scientific article that gives such a historical
>summary on the question.
Answers:
********
From: "Tim Mousseau" <mousseau@sc.edu>
To: "Christian Jost" <jost@CICT.FR>
Subject: Re: ethology: difference human-animal question
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:36:19 -0400
X-Priority: 3
I heard on an NPR spot a while back that all lower primates and mammals in
general inhernetly know how to swim, while the great apes (and humans) must
be taught to swim.
I thought this was interesting.....
cheers,
Tim
Tim Mousseau
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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 12:45:30 -0700
From: Elaine Joyal <ejoyal@asu.edu>
Subject: Re: ethology: difference human-animal question
X-Sender: ejoyal@imap1.asu.edu
To: Christian Jost <jost@CICT.FR>
Christian,
Are you familiar with Jared Diamond's book The Third Chimpanzee: The
Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (1992, Harper Perennial)? It's
the best I can come up with on the topic - he reviews all of the oft stated
differences that have been used to place humans apart from (other) animals
and reviews the literature to demonstrate why these traits don't hold.
Each chapter is referenced to the primary literature.
Good luck,
Elaine
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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 15:47:21 -0400
From: Resit Akcakaya <resit@ramas.com>
Organization: Applied Biomathematics
To: Christian Jost <jost@CICT.FR>
Subject: Re: [Ecolog] ethology: difference human-animal question {01}
Hi Christian,
About your inquiry: I don't know a book that summarizes the whole
history of this issue, but I recently read a book that might be
useful. In "The Ape and the Sushi Master", Frans de Waal finds
clues in animals for perhaps the last human-only trait: culture!
You can read the first chapter at
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/d/dewaal-sushi.html or at
http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0465041752
Best wishes,
Resit Akçakaya
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:29:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: timsmith@ucdavis.edu
To: Christian Jost <jost@CICT.FR>
Subject: RE: ethology: difference human-animal question
Christian.
What an interesting question! Would you be willing to forward your replies
to ECOLOG so we can all see what the group finds?
Thanks so much.
Tim
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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 16:49:18 -0500
Subject: Re: ethology: difference human-animal question
From: "David F. Raikow" <david@raikow.com>
To: Christian Jost <jost@cict.fr>
I heard an NPR Fresh Air interview of the scientist who taught Washo the
chimp to speak sign language. The ethics of human and animal rights was
discussed including distinctions used for justifying that humans are
deserving of rights while animals aren't. I think he wrote a book on the
subject which might help you.
David F. Raikow
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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 16:32:25 -0600
From: "James W. Haefner" <jhaefner@biology.usu.edu>
Organization: Utah State University
To: Christian Jost <jost@cict.fr>
Subject: Re: ethology: difference human-animal question
Christian Jost wrote:
> I know that the question whether there is a universal trait that
> separates humans from animals doesn't make much sense for biologists,
> but there is a long tradition in popular science to find such traits
> (learning, teaching, culture, etc.)
Don't neglect the classical definition of a human:
two-legged,featherless biped.
--
James W. Haefner
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 16:46:13 -0700 (MST)
From: Sarah C Richardson <srichard@U.Arizona.EDU>
To: <jost@CICT.FR>
Subject: human vs. animal learning
You might be interested in a chapter in *Cognitive
Ecology*, edited by R. Dukas. In chapter 2,
"Neural Representation and the Evolution of Signal
Form", Enquist and Arak argue that human aesthetics
are based on a background of sensory perception
that is the same as that which has evolved in other
animals.
Also, check Alcock, *Animal Behaviour*.
----------------------
Sarah C Richardson
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From: "Jenni Steinbrecher" <jstein8524@hotmail.com>
To: jost@cict.fr
Subject: Ethology
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:00:24
Christian,
There are a number of books I have read that give AMAZING accounts of
animal behavior, especially orangutans in zoo environments. The one
I'm thinking of, I believe, is called "Animal Minds : Beyond
Congnition to Consciousness". I read it last year, so I HOPE I'm
remembering the right book...but if it's the one I think it is, There
are stories of Orangutans in zoos that compile VERy elaborate escape
plans, who roam about at night and come back to their cage in teh
morning as if nothing happened (before the keepers come back). One
VERy funny account of a chimp who went missing and was found with the
janitor's mop bucket and mop busily cleaning the floor as he'd seen
the janitor do :). There are also interesting studies revolving
around Alex, Irene Pepperberg's African Grey parrot whom she is
teaching to associate the concept of two with the representation (not
just mimicking back "that's a 2" but understanding what "2" means.)
I am fairly certain Animal Minds is the book I read these accounts
in, but if I find that I am wrong (I read a number of animal behavior
books last year and have had a hard time keeping them straight) I'll
let you know.
Oh, and the book I'm thinking of has at least one chapter, probably
more, on the differences between congnition and consciousness and
evidence that supports the theory that animals are capable of both.
There's also a really neat chapter where a zoo was teaching it's
chimps the value of a dollar :) they'd give the chimps plastic coins
that they could use in a little vending machine to get treats
out...some spent it right away, others would hide the coins away for
later...one chimp kept track of her mother's coins for her.
They are just amazing! Think of all the things we don't know yet!!
-Jenni Steinbrecher
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From: "Jenni Steinbrecher" <jstein8524@hotmail.com>
To: jost@cict.fr
Subject: Ethology
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 01:56:05
Hello Christian,
I wrote you a few days ago with a suggestion of a book you might try,
it was "Animal Minds". Well, it turns out I mis-spoke...I took a
look and the book I was thinking of (and the short examples I gave
you in the letter) was "Inside the Animal Mind" by George Page. I
picked it up from the library, and in looking through it, I noticed
the style is probably not as scientific as you may need, but the
stories and anecdotes are just incredible!!! If this gives you any
indication, the dust jacket loosely compared it to "When Elephants
Weep". To be honest, as much as I did enjoy it, there was a touch of
Anthropomorphic flair to it, and I know scientists tend to shy away
from that because of the credability, but there are also accounts
that I would take as very credible...such as Irene Pepperberg's
experiments with her african grey parrot.
Animal Minds, though, is also recommended as is "Wild Minds" by Marc
Hauser, and "If a Lion Could Talk" by Stephen Budiansky.
Even if "Inside the Animal Mind" or any of these aren't exactly what
you're looking for, each book contains MANY references to other
articles and books that you may find helpful.
Good Luck!
Jenni Steinbrecher
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ATTENTION!! new address since 1.09.2001: jost@cict.fr
Christian Jost (PhD, MdC)
Laboratoire d'Ethologie et de Cognition Animale
Universite Paul Sabatier, Bat IV R3
118 route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse cedex 4, France
Tel: +33 5 61 55 64 37 Fax: +33 5 61 55 61 54
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:14:59 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: entomologist, Penn State
>From: Jackie Wolfe <JWolfe@psu.edu>
>Subject: Job Announcement
>
>Please place the attached advertisement for a faculty position at Penn
>State on the Ecological Society of America Web Site.
>
>Contact Information:
>
> Jackie Wolfe
> Department of Entomology
> Penn State University
> 501 ASI Bldg.
> Penn State University
> University Park, PA 16802
>
> jcw7@psu.edu
>
> (814) 863-7344 (Phone)
>
>Text of attachment:
>
>Assistant, Associate, Full Professor of Entomology, tenure track, Penn
>State University. RESEARCH (65%): Conduct innovative research on biolog
>and management of vector and/or pest arthropods associated with animals
>and livestock in confinement and pasture/field situations compatible wi
h
>IPM and sustainable agricultural goals. Active involvement in mentoring
>graduate students expected. EXTENSION (35%): Communicate with
>stakeholders, maintain extension education program and provide expertis
>to other extension and outreach programs involving animal agriculture a
d
>sustainable agriculture including rural/urban interface issues. Earned
>doctorate in Entomology or related life science required. Research
>emphasis in support of IPM may include population/community ecology,
>epidemiology of vector borne diseases affecting animals, vector ecology
>microbial-vector interactions, chemical ecology, biological control, or
>toxicology. Ability to successfully compete for extramural grant suppor
>required. Submit letter of application, resume, academic transcripts,
>statement of research and extension interests, and names and addresses
f
>5 professional references to: Gary Felton, Head, Department of
>Entomology, Box ES, 501 ASI Building, Penn State University, University
>Park, PA 16802. Closing date: January 31, 2002 or until qualified
>candidate is identified. PENN STATE IS COMMITTED TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION,
>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND THE DIVERSITY OF ITS WORKFORCE
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:24:30 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: French student looking for an ecological internship
I am a french student and I am currently in my second year at the Ecole
Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Montpellier in France (National
Institute of Agricultural Science and Natural Resource Studies).
According to Professor Serge Kreiter from this Institute, Dr Mark S. Boyce
has already been the internship supervisor of a student from the ENSAM. In
turn, I would like to put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired
in these first two years. I am doing a general ecology course at the moment
and I am really interested in the type of ecology research done in your
laboratory. I am particularly enthusiastic about the fieldworks and studies
on the biology, physiology and ethology of the big Mammals (but I am open
to all proposals).
Moreover, this three-month internship (from 1st June to 31st August 2002)
could enable me to confirm my provisional choice to do a Diplome d'Etudes
Approfondies (equivalent to a M.Sc. in Ecology) then a thesis in order to
obtain my Ph.D.
Consequently, I would be delighted to contribute my enthusiasm and my
determination to your team.
Sincerely,
DODET Marine
For more informations : dodet@ensam.inra.fr______________________
Dodet Marine
élève ingénieur de l'ENSAM
cité des élèves
ch. 34 BP 6078
34030 Montpellier cedex 1
<br>
dodet@ensam.inra.fr<br>tél : 06 89 39 86 57
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:04:10 -0500
From: "George R. Robinson" <grobins@CSC.ALBANY.EDU>
Subject: Assistant Professor position
EVOLUTIONARY POPULATION BIOLOGIST
We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the
rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be
expected to establish an externally-funded research program that uses
molecular genetics/genomics to study fundamental evolutionary or
ecological questions - preferably at the population level - dealing
with microbes, plants or animals. Participation in graduate and
undergraduate teaching will be primarily in evolution and population
genetics. The candidate will be able to interact with a diverse
group of biologists working in ecology, animal behavior, and
evolution, as well as molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
The candidate can also be a member of the Center for Comparative
Functional Genomics (see http://www.albany.edu/genomics/ ).
Excellent core research facilities are available. A new 194,000
square-foot Research Life Sciences Building is scheduled for
completion in 2004 (see
http://www.albany.edu/neuron/center/image/LSB/ ).
The start date can be either fall semester 2002 or January 2003. To
assure full consideration, all application materials should be
submitted before January 18, 2002. However, applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. Salary and set-up package
will be competitive. Position pending final budget approval.
Applicants should send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae,
statement of research plans, and arrange for at least three reference
letters to be sent to:
Dr. Caro-Beth Stewart,
Chairperson, Search Committee
Department of Biological Sciences,
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222 USA
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:17:21 -0600
From: Patricia Ott <ottp@MAIL.CONSERVATION.STATE.MO.US>
Subject: Natural History Regional Biologist
NATURAL HISTORY REGIONAL BIOLOGIST
The Missouri Department of Conservation has a position available for a Natur
l History Regional Biologist in Columbia, Missouri.
SALARY RANGE: Monthly $2,982 - $5,404; Annually $35,784 - $64,848
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate as a member of the Regional Coordi
ation Team (RCT) representing biodiversity opportunities like natural commun
ty management, plant community restoration and reconstruction, endangered sp
cies protection and management, natural areas designation and management, an
wildlife related recreation; identify, promote and coordinate plant communi
y restoration and reconstruction and exotic species control; serve as region
l reference to Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) staff and the publi
on natural history topics including identification of plants, amphibians, r
ptiles, birds, insects, and exotic species; work with Department Resource Fo
esters and Wildlife and Fisheries Management Biologists on management, resto
ation and reconstruction of natural communities, endangered species sites an
other special features on public lands; work with Private Land Services Div
sion to promote Department interests on private lands; serve on D!
epartment area planning teams as Natural History representative and prepare
rea plans; serve as liaison with other conservation partners such as Missour
Department of Transportation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Depart
ent of Natural Resources, and The Nature Conservancy concerning management o
conservation wild lands, natural communities, designated natural areas and
ndangered species sites; assist Natural History Division staff ecologists by
evaluating potential land acquisitions and participating in special surveys;
respond to Departmental requests for field level environmental review and as
essment; organize and deliver workshops and special training related to biod
versity issues; disseminate materials to other resource personnel on identif
ing, evaluating and managing natural communities and endangered species; giv
programs and serve as an MDC contact for Audubon, Missouri Nativ!
e Plant Society, Missouri Prairie Foundation, Sierra Club and other co
al organizations; initiate and coordinate studies on natural history subject
through universities and colleges; promote natural history topics through l
cal newspaper, radio, and television; and perform other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Master's Degree in wildlife, biology, ecology, zoology or c
osely related area and three (3) years of professional experience in natural
resource management, research, teaching or related areas; or an equivalent c
mbination of education and experience.
CLOSING DATE: January 18, 2002
For an application, contact the Missouri Department of Conservation, Human R
sources Division, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 (573/751-4115
. Applications also available on Internet site at www.Conservation.state.mo
us/about/jobs/.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:47:21 -0600
From: Thomas Rosburg <thomas.rosburg@DRAKE.EDU>
Subject: Tenure-track assistant professor position in field-oriented
environmental science
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY -- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Pending final budget approval, Drake University seeks applicants
for a tenure-track assistant professor position in field-oriented
environmental science. Ph.D. preferred or strong ABD candidates considered.
The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary undergraduate
Environmental Science and Policy program within a liberal arts setting.
Research and teaching abilities in one or more of the following areas
desired:
ecology, conservation biology, environmental geology, natural resource
management,
field-oriented environmental policy. Interdisciplinary experience
preferred.
Applicants should submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae,
evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation.
Mail to: Daniel Spencer, Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program,
Drake University, Des Moines, IA 50311. Daniel.Spencer@drake.edu
[Application deadline: January 31, 2002.] Drake University is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:04:49 -0600
From: Valone <valone@SLU.EDU>
Subject: Graduate Student Research Assistantship at SLU
Position Announcement
Date: Dec 20, 2001
Position: Graduate Student Research Assistantship
A graduate student research assistantship is available to work on a
long-term project in the Chihuahuan Desert. The student will work with
a research team at a site in southeastern Arizona. Students interested
in ant, plant or rodent ecology are encouraged to apply. Applicants
should be available to begin work on the project during summer 2002.
Applicants should send a resume and contact
Thomas J Valone
Department of Biology
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO 63103
phone: 314-977-4090
fax: 314-977-3658
email: Valone@slu.edu
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:51:24 -0500
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: National Conference on Science,
Policy and the Environment: A Huge Success
Washington, D.C. December 20, 2001
[ HTML version is here: http://www.cnie.org/Updates/115.htm ]
Draft recommendations on the Conference web site is here:
http://www.cnie.org/NCSEconference/2001conference/
The second National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment,
held in Washington, DC on December 7 and 8, 2001 was an enormous
success. More than 600 scientists, engineers, federal, state, tribal,
and local government officials, business people, environmentalists, and
others participated in the interactive meeting organized by the National
Council for Science and the Environment around a theme of Sustainable
Communities: Science and Solutions.
The conference developed a set of recommendations on how to advance and
apply sustainability science in the context of the upcoming World Summit
on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The recommendations spanned the
fields from urban to rural development, architecture, business,
children^Òs health, culture and indigenous peoples^Ò values, education,
energy, forestry, government, sustainability indicators, libraries and
information, pollution prevention and remote sensing. These diverse
sessions developed a set of overarching themes, including:
Science and technology are necessary, but not sufficient grounds for
attaining a sustainable community;
Programs for achieving sustainable communities should be undertaken on
an expedited and cost-effective basis;
Conservation of natural resources, preserving biodiversity and
maintaining a clean environment are essential ingredients for sustaining
a healthy human community;
Academic and research institutions should urgently mobilize their vast
intellectual capital and information systems to assist in seeking
solutions for achieving sustainability.
Again, the draft recommendations are available on the conference web
site http://www.cnie.org/NCSEconference/2001conference/
NCSE is seeking comments about these draft recommendations over the next
month.
The conference featured a number of excellent speakers. The texts from
many of these speakers is available on the conference web site.
Keynote speaker, Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine and
former President of Stanford University challenged participants to
"Think Locally, Act Globally." He emphasized the need "for a kind of
science that can help with both tasks ^Ö that is, can inform and guide
good work at the meters-to-kilometers scale, and at the same time can
help nations develop and implement policies that ensure sustainability."
Widener University Law School professor John Dernbach described the
progress of the United States towards sustainability since the 1992
Earth Summit and in preparation for WSSD. The "good news" is the large
number of state and local initiatives being undertaken to achieve
sustainable communities. The "bad news" is the challenges still
remaining on a national and global scale.
Three plenary case studies showed how it is possible to think and act
locally and globally simultaneously. Governor Jaime Lerner of the
Brazilian state of Parana described his success as Mayor of Curitiba,
one of the world^Òs most sustainable cities. Under Lerner^Òs charismatic
leadership, using comprehensive planning, participatory democracy and
innovation spurred by resource constraints, Curitiba has achieved an
admirable record in education, health, well-being, safety, environmental
protection and community spirit. Lerner^Òs message of "E posible" (it is
possible) inspired the conferees. A panel chaired by Thomas Lovejoy of
the World Bank, including Deborah Bleviss of the InterAmerican
Development Bank, Karen Peabody O^ÒBrien of the W. Alton Jones Foundation
and former Chattanooga, Tennessee council member David Crocket talked
about how the example of
Curitiba is being applied in other cities around the world.
Dr. Brian Van Wilgen described the Working for Water Programme in the
Republic of South Africa where, based on scientific understanding of the
impacts of eucalyptus trees and other exotic vegetation on the water
supply, the government has created a massive program to employ unskilled
workers to remove exotic vegetation. He described how the project
increases the skills of the workers, prevents wastage of water and
restores an ecosystem with a large number of rare native species of
plants. Van Wilgen^Òs colleague Ahmed Khan joined Jamie Reaser of the
National Invasive Species Council, Ann Bartuska of The Nature
Conservancy, Peter McCornick of the United States Agency for
International Development and Gunars Platais of the World Bank in a
discussion chaired by Twig Johnson of the National Academy of Sciences
that explored the lessons learned and applications of Working for Water.
City of Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman and Greg Wolf of the office
of Oregon Governor Kitzhaber described efforts to implement
sustainability in Portland and Oregon. These efforts range from the very
local, such as supporting building of "green homes," to more
comprehensive efforts on land use planning. Congressman Earl Blumenauer
(OR) described the need for national initiatives to complement those in
his home town and state. Panelists Bonnie Prochaska of Racine,
Wisconsin, Shari Wilson from the state of Maryland and Dan Mazmanian
from the University of Southern California described how their local
efforts implemented many of the same approaches as are being applied in
Portland and Oregon.
A panel led by Sarah Moten of the U.S. Agency for International
Development and including journalist Dianne Dumanoski along with
Crockett and Mazmanian identified the common themes of the plenary
sessions and debated the role of science in sustainability. Crockett
called for the need for "lobal thinking" (as in frontal lobes).
Noted Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson presented the second John H.
Chafee memorial lecture on Science and the Environment. Speaking under
the title, "The Future of Life", the title of his next book, which will
be released early in 2002, Wilson described the dangers facing humankind
due to the loss of biological diversity. Wilson warned the audience that
time was running short to prevent this catastrophe, which will greatly
limit the options available to future generations.
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) presented
two awards to leaders in the area of science and sustainability.
Representative Sherwood Boehlert (NY), Chair of the Science Committee of
the U.S. House of Representatives received the NCSE Congressional
Leadership Award for his role in advancing the use of science in
environmental decisionmaking. In accepting the award, Boehlert remarked,
"I am honored to receive this award. A key to a sound and forceful
environmental policy is a strong scientific foundation. NCSE
understands that. I look forward to continuing to work with groups like
NCSE to ensure that science drives environmental policy - even when
science points toward problems like climate change that are difficult to
address."
Maurice Strong, a senior advisor to the Secretary-General of the United
Nations received the first special lifetime achievement award presented
NCSE. Strong chaired the UN Conference on Environment and Development,
also known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janiero in 1992 and
shepherded the adoption of Agenda 21, the ambitious plan for sustainable
development adopted by the nations attending that unprecedented
conference. In accepting his award, Strong called for a new paradigm of
cooperative global governance. He made the case for all people and
nations to give the same kind of priority to civilizational security and
sustainability as we make to personal and national security. He called
upon the United States to lead in this effort and for the scientific
community to provide guidance and leadership.
Strong participated in the closing panel along with former
Congressmember John E. Porter (IL), Alan Hecht of the U.S. Council on
Environmental Quality, Jonathan Margolis of the State Department, and
Jacob Sher of the Natural Resources Defense Council, representing
nongovernmental organizations working on the WSSD. The panel reviewed
and praised the recommendations developed by the conference. They
emphasized the importance of a strong partnership between science,
government and private efforts towards sustainability. They invited and
challenged the conference participants to remain engaged in the process
leading up to WSSD and in science for sustainability efforts in general.
The National Council for Science and the Environment will continue to
catalyze the efforts of the scientific community to develop and apply
sustainability science and engineering. Please check the conference web
site periodically for updates leading to the WSSD in August 2002.
http://www.cnie.org/NCSEconference/2001conference/
--
Kevin Hutton, Webmaster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1725 K St. NW Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006
http://www.cnie.org
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:10:15 -0700
From: Pete Ful=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=E9?= <Pete.Fule@NAU.EDU>
Subject: M.S. Assistantship in fire ecology
M.S. Assistantship Available 2002
A graduate research assistantship leading to the M.S. degree in Forestry is
available at Northern Arizona University supporting a research project in
fire-scar analysis. The student will sample fire-scarred trees, use
dendrochronological techniques to date fires, and assess the effectiveness o
alternative methods for reconstructing past fire regimes. The project
description is available at http://www.for.nau.edu/~pzf/MR01.doc.
Work will include extensive fieldwork in remote areas of northern Arizona.
Experience or interest in statistical modeling, geographic information
systems, fire ecology, fire behavior and field skills would be helpful.
Starting date is on or near May 6, 2002. The M.S. stipend is $13,500 per ye
r
and includes an out-of-state tuition waiver and health insurance.
Northern Arizona University (www.nau.edu) is a comprehensive public
institution located on the southern Colorado Plateau, adjacent to mountains,
deserts, and the Grand Canyon. For information on the assistantship
opportunity, contact Dr. Pete Fulé [pete.fule@nau.edu, (928) 523-1463]. For
information on the Ecological Restoration Institute, visit www.eri.nau.edu.
For information on the School of Forestry and application materials, visit t
e
^Ñgraduate degree programs^Ò section of www.for.nau.edu. The application
deadline is March 15, 2002.
Peter Fulé
(928) 523-1463
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 20 Dec 2001 to 21 Dec 2001 (#2001-39)
There are 6 messages totalling 325 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Smithsonian Conservation Internship
2. New Position: Director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot
Plant
3. =?ISO-8859-7?Q?Position:=20Smithsonian=20Institution=20=AF=20Res?=
=?ISO-8859-7?Q?earch=20Program=20Specialist?=
4. Fellowship in conservation biology, Univ. of New Orleans
5. [ECOLOG-L: JOB] POST-DOC in Aquatic Ecosystems at Utah State University
6. Faculty Position, Quantitative Evolution/Ecology
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:43:50 +0000
From: Melissa Songer <farandaway@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Smithsonian Conservation Internship
The Spatial Analysis Lab at the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center
is seeking an intern to start immediately. Applicant should have strong
computer skills and experience with web development. Intern will assist in
setting up a web server that will serve data from international projects
going on in the lab, as well as educational resources for high school
teachers and students for monitoring forest biodiversity. Projects going
on in the lab include mapping habitat for endangered species such as Burmese
Eld's deer, Mongolian gazelles, and Asian elephants; determining intact
forest tracts using data from large-scale remote sensing of forests in
Canada and Myanmar; habitat modeling and field surveys of small mammals and
birds of Virginia, and training of wildlife management professionals in
application of GPS, GIS and remote sensing to everyday land management. A
$500/month stipend and free on-site housing are provided. Send letter of
interest and resume to Melissa Songer at songerm@crc.si.edu.
CRC's mission is to advance conservation of biological diversity. In meeting
the Smithsonian Institution's mandate, CRC increases knowledge through
investigations of threatened species, habitats, and communities, and
disseminates knowledge through advanced studies, professional training, and
public outreach (www.si.edu/crc).
_________________________________________________________________
Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:37:12 -0600
From: Richard Brugam <rbrugam@SIUE.EDU>
Subject: New Position: Director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pil
t
Plant
Dear Ecologers:
Southern Illinois University is advertising for a Director of the
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant to be built on our campus.
The facility will be built with federal funding, but will be used as a
pilot plant to develop new ways of producing ethanol from corn. SIUE
is located just outside St. Louis in a suburban setting. The facility
will be located in our University Park which is just adjacent to our
campus. I am posting this job announcement on ECOLOG because I am on
the search committee and I would like to see a broad range of
applicants.
Thank you for your interest in our position.
Yours truly,
Richard B. Brugam
FY 02-134 PLEASE POST OR CIRCULATE
NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY PARK
NATIONAL CORN-TO-ETHANOL RESEARCH PILOT PLANT
TITLE/RANK: Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant
(NCERPP)
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Director is the chief administrative officer
of NCERPP. The Director is responsible for the effectiveness,
efficiency, and profitability of NCERPP. In addition to directing the
operations of the facility, the Director will secure clients, government
appropriations and both public and private grants for the facility, and
increase general non-fiscal public support for the mission of NCERPP.
During CY 2002, a significant portion of the Director's time will be
directed toward representing the University's overriding interest in the
quality of NCERPP's physical plant during construction, process testing,
and process startup. The Facility Manager will report to this position.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT: Continuing, 12 month, 100%, beginning March 1,
2002.
SALARY RANGE: Negotiable.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Master's degree in Chemical Engineering,
Agricultural Engineering, Microbiology, or closely related field.
Significant corn-to-ethanol plant experience, substantial experience in
representing the corn ethanol or a closely related industry to elected
state and federal officials and to agencies such as USDA, DOE, and /or
state energy or agricultural departments. The incumbent should have
experience in working with research scientists employed in university,
government, or industrial research laboratory settings. The incumbent
must have very strong written, oral and interpersonal communications
skills and be an energized leader.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Review of applications will begin on
January 14, 2002 and will continue until the position is filled.
SUBMIT LETTER OF APPLICATION, NOMINATIONS, VITA, AND NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF THREE (3) PERSONS WHO MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE LETTERS OF REFERENCE
TO:
Dr. Brian E. Donnelly, Chair
NCERPP Director, Search Committee
Room 3106 Rendleman Hall
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Campus Box 1020
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1020
For more information call (618) 659-9300 or email bdonnel@siue.edu
Security sensitive positions (those involving working with children,
handling University funds or controlled substances, working as security
agents, or having access to master keys) require a criminal background
investigation before and offer of appointment can be made. As an
affirmative action employer, SIUE offers equal employment opportunity
without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national
origin, or disability.
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:40:04 -0500
From: SIMAB <simab@SIMAB.SI.EDU>
Subject: =?ISO-8859-7?Q?Position:=20Smithsonian=20Institution=20=AF=20Res?=
=?ISO-8859-7?Q?earch=20Program=20Specialist?=
Research Program Specialist
Smithsonian/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program
The Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Progra
(MAB), part of the Conservation and Research Center (CRC) of the National Z
ological Park, seeks qualified, self-motivated applicants for the position o
Research Program Specialist. The successful applicant will assist the Progr
m Manager to plan, coordinate and implement the scientific research componen
s of the overall program.
Major Responsibilities
With the Research Manager and senior staff, the Research Program Specialist
ill assist in developing field projects involving a wide range of the scient
fic:
a. Formulates, develops, and maintains scientific standards and research pro
ocols for the MAB network of conservation research sites in different parts
f the world.
b. Plans research and monitoring of biodiversity at field sites.
c. Conducts analyzes, interprets, and manages biodiversity research data.
d. Writes and publishes with team members the original research findings in
eer reviewed publications and reports.
e. Engages in fund-raising opportunities.
Will assist in implementing and managing the Biodiversity Monitoring Databas
(BioMon).
a. Designs and implements biodiversity software development projects related
to BioMon.
Will work closely with other members of the program in national and internat
onal training courses, meetings, conferences and symposia as well as in the
ssociated fund-raising activities.
a. Serve as trainer of standard biodiversity monitoring and assessment metho
ologies.
b. Assist in vegetation monitoring, and training of monitoring protocols use
by the MAB Program nationally and internationally.
c. Assist in coordination and provide scientific support to MAB's Internatio
al Biodiversity Monitoring Network.
Desired Skills/Experience
* Preferably a Ph.D. in biology or ecology
* Professional experience in the principles and practices of biodiversity as
essment and monitoring.
* Practical knowledge of technical aspects of biodiversity research and skil
s to facilitate the teaching of these concepts and methodologies.
* International field research experience
* Preferably a second language, either French or Spanish
The successful applicant will work in the SI/MAB office in Washington, DC. I
ternational travel will be required. Will also be required to spend time at
he training courses. The position will initially be filled as a one-year app
intment with the possibility for extension.
Applications need to include:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover letter, not to exceed two pages, including level of experience in:
a. Ecological principles with regards biodiversity assessment and monitoring
for conservation.
b. Application of statistical and quantitative methods toward the design and
analysis of ecological assessment and monitoring.
c. Design and use of relational databases for spatial and temporal biologica
data.
d. International capacity building and training.
e. Communication, orally and in writing, for technical and non-technical aud
ences.
3. 2 letters of reference.
Send your application to Dr. Alfonso Alonso, MAB Office of Human Resources,
t aalonso@ic.si.edu.
Application Deadline: January 18, 2002
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:17:42 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Fellowship in conservation biology, Univ. of New Orleans
Regents Fellowship in Conservation Biology
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of New Orleans
has a Doctoral Fellowship available commencing Fall 2002. The Fellowship
term is a four year period and includes a full tuition waiver, an annual
stipend of $20,000, and a research/travel allowance. The Department
offers opportunities to conduct research related to conservation biology
in areas including biochemical/physiological adaptations, reproduction,
genetics, systematics, evolution, and ecology. For more information,
e-mail inquiries to: biograds@uno.edu or see our website:
http://www.uno.edu/~bios. To apply, contact: Director of Graduate
Studies, Department of
Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, Lakefront Campus, New
Orleans, LA 70148. EEO/AA Employer.
--
Jerome J. Howard
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
tel: (504) 280-5441
fax: (504) 280-6121
email: jjhoward@uno.edu
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:39:37 -0700
From: "James W. Haefner" <jhaefner@BIOLOGY.USU.EDU>
Subject: [ECOLOG-L: JOB] POST-DOC in Aquatic Ecosystems at Utah State Univer
ity
<<< Reply to: mailto:wurts@cc.usu.edu >>>
Post-Doctoral Position
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGIST
We are recruiting a post-doctoral student to participate in an exciting new
roject
studying ecosystem-level processes of stream-lake interactions. The NSF-spo
sored
project will focus on: (1) nutrient transport through the watershed using 15
tracer
additions and N & P budgets; (2) thermal relationships between lakes and str
ams,
and; (3) the interaction between these physical and chemical processes and t
e biotic
communities. The researcher will work with an interdisciplinary team of facu
ty,
technicians and students from Utah State University and the University of Wy
ming.
Additional information about the project is available at our web site:
http://bioweb.usu.edu/biogeochem/SLI/stream-lake_interact.htm
Applicants should have interests in ecosystem ecology, plankton and periphyt
n
dynamics, and have a strong publication record commensurate with their educa
ional
level. SCUBA-certification is desirable. The researcher will be based at Uta
State
University. Field work will occur in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho for 3-4
months of
the year. Funding for the position is available for 2.5 years, beginning in
he spring
of 2002. Full benefits are available. Information about Utah State Universit
and the
City of Logan is available at http://www.usu.edu/ and http://www.ci.logan.ut
us/ .
For additional information regarding job expectations contact Dr. Wayne Wurt
baugh, Dr.
Michelle Baker, or Dr. Jim Haefner. Ecology Center, Utah State University, L
gan, UT
84322. E-mail: wurts@cc.usu.edu APPLICATION: Send CV and contact information
for three
references to Dr. Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Ut
h State
University, Logan, UT 84322-5210, USA. 435 797-2584 (work); 435 797-1871 (FA
); E-mail:
mailto:wurts@cc.usu.edu, http://cc.usu.edu/~wurts/index.html.
Review of applications will begin January 22nd, but the position will be ope
until
filled. Utah State University is an equal opportunity employer.
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James W. Haefner
Department of Biology Email: jhaefner@biology.usu.edu
Utah State University Voice: 435-797-3553
Logan, UT 84322-5305 Fax: 435-797-1575
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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:11:29 -0600
From: Anthony R Ives <arives@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Faculty Position, Quantitative Evolution/Ecology
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tive
Evolution/Ecology
The Department of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant
Professor level, beginning August 2002. Preferred areas include:
theoretical population genetics, evolutionary ecology, conservation,
and ecological modeling. Candidates will be expected to interact
broadly with evolutionary biologists and ecologists. The incumbent is
expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Zoology,
establish a strong, externally funded research program, and serve on
Departmental and University committees.
Candidates should send CV and statements of research and teaching
plans, and ask for three letters of reference sent to:
Chair of Quantitative Biologist Search
Department of Zoology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Application deadline: 30 January, 2002
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities
are encouraged to apply. Unless confidentiality is requested in
writing, information regarding applicants must be released upon
request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
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__________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Anthony Ragnar Ives
Department of Zoology
UW-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1519
(608) 265-6320 (fax)
http://www.wisc.edu/zoology/faculty/fac/Ive/Ive.html
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