Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 14 Mar 2002 to 15 Mar 2002 (#2002-67)
There are 13 messages totalling 815 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Int. Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education(IJSHE): special issu
on greening the campus
2. Job: Resource/Laboratory Manager, Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Nevada
3. Request for information
4. Summary of Opinions on On-Line Grad Programs
5. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
6. gw: As ice melts, climate-study funds dry up csmonitor.com
7. gw: Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
8. recent EnvironmentalCAREER.com job postings
9. 03-12-02 U.S. FORESTS MAY BE PRODUCTS OF POLLUTION
10. Updated ESA jobs page
11. News: Using Plants to Remediate Heavy Metal Contamination
12. News: Pharmaceutical Pollution of US Waterways
13. IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Programme - Sustainable Use
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:05:57 -0800
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <lealfilho@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Int. Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education(IJSHE): spec
al
issue on greening the campus
Dear Colleagues,
IJSHE is pleased to announce the forthcoming
publication of a special issue with some of the key
papers presented at the fourth international Greening
of the Campus Conference hosted by Ball State
University, USA in September 2001. Some 200
participants from throughout the United States and
other countries gathered to share their experience in
trying to move concerns for greening of the campus
into the mainstream.
IJSHE is the world´s only academic journal to
specifically focus on the matter
of environmental protection and sustainability at
university level. In a world where the use of the word
"unique" is rather limited, IJSHE can safely use this
expression to describe its work and its remit.
Published by Emerald Publishing (UK) in cooperation
with the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
(ULSF), TuTech Hamburg and a group of institutions and
centres of excellence on sustainability, IJSHE is a
fully referred journal, with a reputable editorial
board and has a central place in the promotion of
scholarly research, practical activities and projects
around the subject of sustainability in a higher
education context.
The journal´s web site is:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ijshe.htm. Those not yet
subscribing to the journal may be able to do via the
web site or pre-order the special issue from
nrolph@emeraldinsight.com. IJSHE puts you at the heart
of a prestigious international network of
practitioners, academics and legislators working on
sustainable development in higher education.
Walter Leal Filho
Editor
=====
Yahoo.com is a forward mail address for use when overseas or for mailing li
ts. For e-mail messages use the address: leal@tutech.de or the postal addre
s below.
Prof Walter Leal Filho, TuTech, Kasernenstr. 12, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
http://sports.yahoo.com/
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:37:22 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Resource/Laboratory Manager, Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Nevada
Position: RESOURCE/ LABORATORY MANAGER Closes: April 5, 2002
At 4:30pm
Location: Pyramid Lake Fisheries
Sutcliffe, Nevada
(775) 476-0500 (775) 476-0558 (fax)
Supervisor: Elwood Lowery, Director
Salary: $14.35-15.07 per hour: 40 hours per week
Steps 1-3, DOE
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
DEFINITION: The Resource/Laboratory Manager conducts programs to manage
the fish populations and aquatic environment of Pyramid Lake and the
Lower Truckee River.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design fishery management and environmental duties.
Conduct surveys on the Lake's fish populations to produce the
information required to effectively manage the fishery.
Direct the activities of the technical staff in the areas of fishery
management and water quality analysis.
Maintain and develop databases on angler success rates and stock
performance.
Analyze data and make recommendations to improve management of the
fishery.
Maintain sufficient level of laboratory analytical techniques to
maintain Nevada State water laboratory certification and EPA quality
assurance standards.
Maintain effective working relationships and foster interagency
involvement to produce valid resource management information.
Oversee the upkeep of the laboratory complex, consisting of analytical
equipment, boats, vehicles and buildings.
Responsible for fish disease, water quality and other functions which
contribute to the operation of Pyramid Lake Fisheries. Specific Duties
may include (but are not limited to):
Analysis if fresh and lake water for fish propagation. Which may
include hatcheries, lake operations, Truckee River, and other inlets,
and other waters deemed necessary. Prepares results of these studies on
effect of present and future operations.
Assist in research and studies into feasibility for location and modes
of operation of rearing facilities, and capabilities of Pyramid Lake to
support such additional development.
Operate a full fish biology laboratory for pathology studies, water
analysis, disease control. Supervise Laboratory Technicians and
Resource Technicians. Train and develop new technicians from interested
Fish Culturists within PLF or from new employees entering this field of
work, as needed.
Incumbent is responsible for collecting data and compiling information
for the many reports required of the Fisheries Division.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability to supervise a technical staff.
Ability to plan and conduct status evaluations of a fishery resource.
Knowledge of data management interpretive techniques.
Knowledge of computer application software, including database and
spreadsheets.
Knowledge of water chemistry sampling and analytical techniques.
Ability and desire to apply field data to make resource management
decisions.
Good oral and written communication skills.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A four year college degree in a resource management discipline is
required.
Graduate level degree preferred.
Experience of an aquatic resource management is highly desired, and can
partially substitute for educational requirements.
To Apply: Applications to be filed at the Pyramid Lake Fisheries
Administrative Office, located in Sutcliffe, Nevada. For more
information please contact Albert John, Production Manager, or Elwood
Lowery, Director at (775) 476-0500.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:17:55 -0500
From: Robert Mowbray <rnmowbray@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Request for information
For Indonesia, you might want to try contacting the International Center for
Forestry Research (CIFOR):
CIFOR
E-mail Address(es):
cifor@cgnet.com
Business Information:
Company: CIFOR
Address:
Indonesia
-------------------------------------------
CIFOR - Laura Snook
E-mail Address(es):
L.SNOOK@CGIAR.ORG
-----------------------------------------------
CIFOR - Professor Jeffery Sa...
E-mail Address(es):
j.sayer@cgiar.org
Business Information:
Title: Director General
Company: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Address:
mailing address: P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta,
office address: Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede,
Sindangbarang Bogor Barat 16680
INDONESIA
Phone: (62-251) 622 622
Fax: (62-251) 622 100
Web Page: http://www.cgiar.org/cifor
These folks might also be able to provide contacts for India and Puerto
Rico.
Another possible contact is the International Society of Tropical Foresters
(ISTF). They might be able to provide contacts in all three countries. For
Puerto Rico, you might want to ask for contact information on Frank
Wadsworth, former director of the U.S. Forest Service Research Station in
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and current editor of the ISTF newsletter. ISTF
might also be able to provide information on contacting Forest Service
personnel in Rio Piedras - such as Ariel Lugo, current Director of the
research center.
ISTF
E-mail Address(es):
istfiusf@igc.apc.org
Business Information:
Company: International Society of Tropical Foresters
Address:
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda MD 20814
USA
Phone: (301) 897-8720
Fax: (301) 897-3690
Web Page: http://www.cof.orst.edu/org/istf
Robert N. Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist/Natural Resource Management Specialist
A Thirty Year Record of Success
2218 Wheelwright Ct.
Reston, VA 20191-2313
phone: (703) 758-1959
fax: (703) 758-8763
e-mail: rnmowbray@worldnet.att.net
Old Indian Sayings:
"We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."
"... we do not control the web of life,
we are a part of it.
What we do to it, we do to ourselves."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norbert J Cordeiro" <ncorde1@UIC.EDU>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 1:05 PM
Subject: Request for information
> Dear Members
>
> Would any one know who I can contact that is involved in forestry in
> either Indonesia, Malaysia, India or Puerto Rico? I am specifically
> trying to track down any details on an introduced species of African tr
e
> (Maesopsis eminii; Rhamnaceae) which was planted at these sites in the
> 1950s-60s.
>
> I would also appreciate any information of a listserve site on invasive
> plants.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance that you can offer.
>
> Norbert Cordeiro
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
_
>
> Dept. Biological Sciences (M/C 066)
> University of Illinois at Chicago,
> 845 West Taylor Street,
> Chicago, IL 60607-7020
> U.S.A.
>
> ncorde1@uic.edu
> _______________________________________________________________________
_
>
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:03:13 -0500
From: denise auriat <deniseauriat@YAHOO.CA>
Subject: Summary of Opinions on On-Line Grad Programs
Hello All,
Approximately a month ago I asked for opinions on
online graduate programs. The response was
overwhelming, and I would like to thank all of you who
took the time and effort to respond to my query.
I found the responses extremely interesting and
informative, but please keep in mind that the
following information is a summary of the responses to
my query, and not my own opinion. I do not claim to
disagree or agree with any of the following summary.
Thanks again for all the responses!
Denise
There were many people who wrote that the reason for
obtaining an advanced degree affected whether or not
an online program is considered acceptable. Overall
opinion seemed to be that for a career in academia, an
online graduate program would be completely
unacceptable. Many people who responded seemed to
think that an online program was a good option for
those in a consulting field or management position.
Much of the concern about online graduate programs
seemed to be the lack of collaboration opportunities
with peers and the lack of guidance from supervisors.
One individual mentioned that while someone with
co-workers to turn to for assistance or critical
review may do well in an online graduate program, but
had the concern that others may fall through the
cracks.
There were a fair amount of responses from people in
support of online graduate programs. Several of them
referred to this type of program as the new,
challenging alternative type of program. Some wrote
that those who do not support this type of program at
all may be outdated and biased because it is such a
new approach. One individual stated: ^ÓI have a number
of friends that have gotten advanced degrees through
alternative methods and I have nothing but respect for
their expertise.^Ô
I personally contacted and spoke to several
individuals from upper level management in the
biological research field, including two individuals
from a territorial government in Canada. Their
opinions were quite interesting. They were in strong
support of the idea of the on-line/residency type
program, because of the time management pressures and
individual motivation needed to accomplish such a
program. They would base any hiring decisions on the
project that the student conducted. Of course, this
was in regards to a program which required a research
based project with thesis. Not a completely course
based program.
The following are excerpts from the responses that I
received. They seemed to represent the main concerns
or issues that came up again and again.
- the MSc typically lacks quantitative and
experimental training that is essential to a higher
degree credential. This is true either in government,
consultation, or research. Avoid the MSc as a
"softer" credential that stops short.
- My opinion is that the quality of the online course
is dependent upon the quality of the instructor (much
like onsite courses), and in this case, the computer
expertise of the instructor. I had one excellent
course and one dismal course. The difference was the
preparation and expectations of the instructor. I can
say that the convenience, economy and pleasure of
taking courses online is unmatched. Comments by some
of my classmates indicate that some people miss the
human/social interaction.
- Seminars...from your school colleges and visiting
speakers...you learn what's going on outside of your
(research) world.
- Your own research project...? Can you do one of
those in this program? Or, is this strictly a
class-taking program?
- How easy is it going to be for you to find
references without being at a library in order to
write your thesis?
- Will you gain any teaching experience or experience
writing grant proposals?
- Will you get access to statistical programs,
statistical advice?
- How will you communicate with your advisor?
- Will you have access to a lab?
- Full time work and graduate studies seems impossible
- you will not necessary be engaged in advanced
thinking about biology / ecology.
- Discussion opportunity with other students and with
faculty is important in developing perspectives
- Anyone considering graduate school should ask
themselves why they are considering graduate school of
course, and whether particular programs will meet
their needs.
- Can an on-line program provide the same level of
skills training that a campus based program can? For
example, will you get a chance to practice
radio-telemetry, if that is a part of the curriculum?
Or will you only "practice" it in a simulation? Will
you get to actually capture and sedate animals, if
that is a part of the curriculum?
- The most telling moment I experienced as a member of
a graduate curriculum committee of a university
considering expansion of on-line offerings occurred
when a member of a review panel asked our graduate
dean if he would hire a faculty member who got his or
her Ph.D. by distance education. The dean answered
quickly and unequivocally, "No."
- The most important thing to know would be why you
want the graduate degree and what you hope to
accomplish with it.
- As a woman in academia, I always feel like I have to
work super hard so if I were you, I would do anything
I could to eliminate the mere suggestion that I was
less qualified or capable than someone with the
"typical" graduate training^Å
- You aren't likely to run into as many differing
opinions as you would during a typical graduate
program.
- In my opinion, the purpose of a graduate degree is
not to take classes, but to learn to do research. In
our field, a large component of this has to do with
learning to independently design field projects, adapt
sampling strategies, appropriately analyze data, and
make meaningful interpretations. I feel pretty
strongly that no on-line graduate program could ever
come close to provided the same kind of experience^Å
- I am a current grad student. You may be jeopardizing
the value of your experience...e.g. no real contacts,
harder to discuss stuff with other students...but if
all you want is the MSc to get a raise you're probably
OK
______________________________________________________________________
Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:00:38 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Vice President for Development
Company: Land Trust Alliance
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=929355
Title: Field Interviewers, Marine Recreational Fishery St
Company: ORC Macro
Location: various USA
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=887355
Title: Business Manager
Company: Isle Royale Natural History Association
Location: Houghton, Michigan
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=881355
Title: Director
Company: Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=875355
Title: Senior Hydrogeologist
Company: Adecco Employment Services
Location: Ottawa, Canada
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=869355
Title: Conservation Officer / Senior Conservation Officer
Company: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation
Location: , China
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=863355
Title: Community Organizer
Company: Northern Plains Resource Council
Location: Billings, Montana
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=857355
Title: Biologist-Educator for Bird Programs
Company: Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=839355
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:20:39 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: As ice melts, climate-study funds dry up csmonitor.com
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0314/p16s02-sten.html Just as signs of
climate change are becoming clearer throughout the Arctic, scientists
are losing some of their ability to keep track of them.
Monitoring stations are closing across northern Canada, Russia, and the
United States as governments cut budgets and shift spending priorities.
This knocks holes in the networks that record stream flow,
precipitation, air temperature, and other climate data.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:23:24 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&u=/nm/20020315/sc_nm
/science_australia_oceans_dc_1016163372
Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
Thu Mar 14,10:36 PM ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Southern Ocean, which swirls around the Antarctic
and is a key to the health of oceans around the world, is being slowly
starved of oxygen, Australian scientists said on Friday.
Research expeditions were showing declining oxygen content in the ocean
at depths of 500 to 1,500 meters, Australia's state-backed Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said.
"The Southern Ocean is considered by oceanographers as the 'lungs' of
the world's oceans," the CSIRO said in a statement from Hobart,
Tasmania, where about 200 scientists are preparing for a meeting of the
Geneva-based World Climate Research Programme's joint scientific
committee next week.
The oxygen findings were consistent with climate simulations and with
change caused by the build up of greenhouse gases, CSIRO oceanographer
Richard Matear told Reuters.
Limited work in the north Pacific also showed declining oxygen content,
consistent with model simulations, he said.
CSIRO scientists were now collecting further samples south of Tasmania
to widen the sample base. Samples so far had been taken from the sea on
a line between Tasmania and Antarctica, with most readings from between
50 and 65 degrees latitude south.
The readings were important for fine-tuning predictions of severe
weather events, including floods and rising sea levels, Matear said.
In the much longer term they had importance for the entire life of the
seas.
"If you run these models forward for another 3,000-4,000 years you will
see significant expansions of regions where there's low oxygen
concentration, which will have impacts on marine life," he said.
Next to temperature and salinity, oxygen was the most measured element
in the ocean and had now been shown to be sensitive to climate change,
he said.
Latest samples were taken in late 2001 from the Antarctic supply ship
Aurora Australis, between southern Australia and the Antarctic, to
confirm trends showing up in climate simulations.
Results were compared with first samples taken in the 1960s.
"Our climate simulations predict a decrease in oxygen at depths of 500
to 1,500 meters in the Southern Ocean. From two research expeditions we
now have observed changes in oxygen that support these predictions,"
Matear said.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:47:14 -0500
From: Environmental Career Center <eccinfo@ENVIRONMENTALCAREER.COM>
Subject: recent EnvironmentalCAREER.com job postings
The following are recent job listings at EnvironmentalCAREER.com -
http://environmentalcareer.com:
Outdoor Leaders, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Waterbury, VT
http://environmentalcareer.com/VermontYCC.htm
Coastal/Marine Restoration Specialists, National Marine Fisheries Service
Restoration Center, Gloucester, MA; Narragansett, RI; Sandy Hook, NJ
http://environmentalcareer.com/noaa_jobpost.htm
Assistant/Understudy to President, WILD Foundation, Ojai, CA
http://environmentalcareer.com/WildFoundation.htm
Plant Science and Urban Forest Ecology Summer Jobs, Wave Hill and Lehman
College, NY
Forest Project Assistant Manager, Wave Hill, NY
http://environmentalcareer.com/WaveHill.htm
Senior Environmental Analyst, Charis Corporation, CA
http://environmentalcareer.com/Charis.htm
Air Quality Specialist, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, CO
http://environmentalcareer.com/SouthernUteIndianTribe.htm
Natural Resource Specialist 3, Oregon Water Resources Department, Lakeview,
OR. Closes March 20
http://environmentalcareer.com/OR_DWR.htm
Environmental Specialist II, Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Closes Monday, March 18
http://environmentalcareer.com/FL_DEP.htm
Geologist IV- General (0118), Maryland Department of the Environment, Waste
Management Administration. Closes March 19
http://environmentalcareer.com/MD_DOE.htm
Forestry Program Manager, Watershed Agricultural Council, NY
http://environmentalcareer.com/WatershedAgricCouncil.htm
Best regards,
ECC staff
EnvironmentalCAREER.com posts about 25% of the Environmental Career Center's
jobs listings. ECC's entire jobs list (500 to 1,000 jobs) is published
monthly in the comprehensive National Environmental Employment Report. The
next issue will be mailed to subscribers during week of March 18. See
http://environmentalemploymentreport.com/subscribe.htm to subscribe.
--------------------------------------------------
Environmental Career Center
100 Bridge Street
Bldg. C
Hampton, VA 23669
http://environmentalcareer.com
eccinfo@environmentalcareer.com
757-727-7895
757-727-7904 (fax)
Helping people work for the environment since 1980
--------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:54:44 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: 03-12-02 U.S. FORESTS MAY BE PRODUCTS OF POLLUTION
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2002/Mar02/nitro.htm
CORVALLIS - Studies of pristine forests in South America found that the
cycling of nitrogen, an essential nutrient, was quite different than
expected, and it suggests that many forests of North America and Europe
actually have an unnatural ecology driven largely by air pollution, acid
rain and artificial nitrogen fertilization.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:20:15 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Updated ESA jobs page
The ESA jobs page has been updated at http://www.esa.org/pao/jobs.htm
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:24:39 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Using Plants to Remediate Heavy Metal Contamination
http://ens-news.com/ens/mar2002/2002L-03-12-09.html
$2.2 MILLION SUPPORTS PHYTOREMEDIATION STUDIES
WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2002 (ENS) - Almost $2.22 million in grants has
been awarded to seven universities to study the ability of plants to treat
soils contaminated by heavy metals or organic chemicals.
The research will study phytoremediation, or the use of plants to degrade,
remove or stabilize toxic compounds from contaminated soil and water in
ways that are less expensive and less disruptive than traditional cleanup
techniques.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Science
Foundation are sponsoring the grants to help foster innovative scientific
solutions to the worldwide problem of soils contaminated with heavy metals
and organic chemicals, which can affect human health, ecosystem function
and agriculture.
Funding for the joint initiative was made available through the Joint
Program on Phytoremediation, a federal research effort involving EPA, the
National Science Foundation and the Departments of Defense and Energy.
Three grants were awarded through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
program, and are designed to clarify the mechanism of phytoremediation of
organic contaminants. These three grants will go to the University of
California, University of Connecticut and Washington State University.
The University of California at Riverside will evaluate plant species that
produce a specific group of chemicals for use in phytoremediation, and the
ecology of chemical degrading bacteria that live in the root systems of
these plants. The University of Connecticut will investigate the role of
plant roots in the phytoremediation of persistent organic pollutants in
soil.
Washington State University will study spartina cordgrasses for their
potential use as a phytoremediation tool in marine and estuarine
sediments. More information on these grants is available at:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/grants/phyto01.html
The National Science Foundation will sponsor three multidisciplinary
research projects to investigate the genetic components of
phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils. These grants will go to Cornell
University, Perdue University and a joint grant to Northwestern University
and the University of Florida.
Cornell will study the molecular basis for heavy metal accumulation and
tolerance in one plant species. Purdue University will perform a study to
attempt to identify genes for metal accumulation in an entire plant
genome, the Brassicaceae family.
Northwestern University and the University of Florida will perform
research to clarify the mechanisms of arsenic uptake, translocation,
distribution and detoxification by brake ferns. More information on these
grants is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ibn/ibndevelop.htm
* * *
==========
** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material
is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving the included information for research and educational
purposes. **
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:26:13 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Pharmaceutical Pollution of US Waterways
DRUGS, CHEMICALS POLLUTE U.S. WATERWAYS
WASHINGTON, DC, March 13, 2002 (ENS) - Waterways across the United States
are contaminated by a medicine chest of antibiotics, hormones, caffeine,
painkillers and other drugs, finds the first nationwide study of
pharmaceutical pollution in the nation's rivers and streams. Though the
report is intended as a baseline for future research, funding cuts could
threaten the future of such studies.
For full text and graphics visit:
http://ens-news.com/ens/mar2002/2002L-03-13-06.html
[The study, "Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater
contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: A national reconnaissance,"
appears today in the Web edition of the journal "Environmental Science &
Technology," published by the American Chemical Society at:
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/index.html.
The study is also available at:
http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc.html ]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:23:04 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Programme - Sustainable Use
The IUCN Sustainable Use Team, through a grant from the Ford Foundation,
is offering small grants to promote scholarly contributions from
individuals from developing countries in the field of sustainable use of
biological systems. The aim is to promote the authority of science from
developing countries and foster opportunities for scholarly exchange. The
programme will run until the end of June 2002. Priority will be given to
proposals that address the complex connections between people and nature,
exploring the concept of sustainability. Applications related to
activities that employ innovative inter- or multidisciplinary approaches
are the most likely to be funded. Support will be provided in only one
category:
1. Participation at scholarly/technical meetings. This will generally
include travel and per diem costs, but may also cover costs associated
with preparing a presentation (e.g., production of audio-visual
materials), and meeting registration costs. Grants will be for a maximum
of $2000.
In general, the programme is intended to support the communication of
research findings, project results, and lessons learned from developing
countries. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. The
following quarterly application deadlines will be used in the review
process: March 31, June 30. For more information please visit the IUCN
Sustainable Use Specialist Group web site:
http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/smallgengai.html
or contact:
Ruth Barreto
IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Coordinator
IUCN Sustainable Use Team
1630 Connecticut Ave.
Third Floor Washington, DC 20009 U.S.A.
Tel: +202 518 2063
Fax: +202 387 4823
rbarreto@iucnus.org
------------------------------
Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 13 Mar 2002 to 14 Mar 2002 (#2002-66)
There are 10 messages totalling 464 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. fertilisers & tipulids
2. Marine Ecology summer course (Bamfield, Canada)
3. BRAZIL
4. Post-Doc and Grad Student Opportunities: Landscapes, Sediments and Poll
n
5. GIS applications in population ecology?
6. St Andrews/Distance Workshops 2002/Announcement
7. nonparametric stats question
8. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Ducks Unlimited Inc, Regional Biologist
9. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Availble Immediately
10. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:15:17 +0000
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Esteban=20Fernandez-Juricic?= <efj_dl@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject: fertilisers & tipulids
Dear Colleagues,
We are planning an experiment to study the effects of
fertilisation on prey abundance for insectivorous
birds, such as Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). We know
from the literature that generally earthworm biomass
would be higher at moderate concentrations of
fertilisers. However, we do not know the relationship
between fertiliser input and tipulid (e.g.,
leatherjackets) numbers and/or biomass. Any comment
(or reference) will be highly appreciated.
You can send your reply directly to me:
esteban.fernandez-juricic@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Thanks in advance,
Esteban
Dr. Esteban Fernandez-Juricic
Dept of Zoology. University of Oxford. OX1 3PS.
Oxford. UK.
E-mails: esteban.fernandez-juricic@zoo.ox.ac.uk;
estebanfj@yahoo.com
Web: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Everything you'll ever need on one web page
from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts
http://uk.my.yahoo.com
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:47:38 -0700
From: Ricardo Scrosati <scrosati@AXION.NET>
Subject: Marine Ecology summer course (Bamfield, Canada)
For advanced undergraduate students and graduate students:
Between 10 June and 19 July 2002, I'll be giving a Marine Ecology
course at Bamfield Marine Sciences Center (British Columbia, Canada).
This 6-credit course will represent a comprehensive overview of the
factors that determine population regulation and community structure
of marine organisms, focused primarily on the flora and fauna of
rocky, sandy, and muddy shores of the Pacific coast of Canada. The
first 3 initial weeks will include lectures (reviewing current
theory), laboratory work, and several field trips, while the last 3
weeks will be used for students to develop, carry out, and defend an
ecological experiment using marine organisms as research subjects.
Although I do speak Spanish, which might help potential
Spanish-speaking students, the course will run entirely in English.
The Bamfield area has a rich variety of marine habitats, from
wave-exposed sites to sheltered ones, all hosting cold-temperate
flora and fauna. Terrestrial habitats are dominated by beautiful
conifer forests. For more information on Bamfield Marine Sciences
Center (including fees and financial aid, and also details on other
summer courses), please go to:
http://www.oceanlink.island.net/BMS/index.html
For general enquiries and logistics, please contact:
Mr Jean-Paul Danko (University Programmes Co-ordinator)
Email: dankoj@bms.bc.ca
For more details about the course itself (covered topics,
organization, etc), please email me.
Thanks for your attention,
Ricardo Scrosati
--
=======================================================
Dr Ricardo Scrosati (Lic., Argentina - Ph.D., Canada)
University of British Columbia, Department of Botany,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Phone: +1-604-264-0107 - Fax: +1-604-822-6089
Curriculum (with pdf papers to download):
http://members.axion.net/~scrosati/cv.htm
"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes
from bad judgement." (M.R. Hay)
"You don't seem to realize the problems created by
population pressure until you get old and then nobody
listens to you. We are a species that doesn't respond
to threats until it's too late." (B. Kaplan)
=======================================================
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 05:28:21 -0500
From: Rosa Guedes <rguedes@SPARC.ECOLOGY.UGA.EDU>
Subject: BRAZIL
Study Abroad in Brazil http://www.ecology.uga.edu/Brazil/
This year will teach GUEDES(UFRPE) and from UGA SUMNER and POTTER
Subject: BRAZIL (fwd)
Although I do speak portuguese , which might help potential
portuguese -speaking students, the course will run entirely in
English.
The objective of the Study Abroad in agriculture and Ecology in Brazil by
University of Georgia and Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco is to
study agroecosystem diversity in Pernambuco . The two - weeks course for
graduate and undergraduate students traveled to Pernambuco Brazil and
sampled the rich biological and cultural diversity . The success of the
course is due to a great deal of logistical support from UFRPE. The class
began in Recife with visits to the UFRPE campus , and the adjacent Dois
Irmãos forest . The students examined differences between natural and
agricultural ecosystems along a rainfall gradient from high precipitation
(Brazilian Atlantic forest ) to the semi-arid (Caatinga) of Pernambuco
,Brazil. Field trips to EMBRAPA,IPA where students have opportunity to
visit from low-input agriculture to fruit production (mango ) to be
exported to US and to Europe .
Rosa Guedes Ph.D.
Ecology Professor UFRPE/Biology/Ecology
Phone 55 81 3 302-1302
home-page http://home.att.net/~bpotter/index.html
International Director
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 07:14:23 -0500
From: Phil Townsend <townsend@AL.UMCES.EDU>
Subject: Post-Doc and Grad Student Opportunities: Landscapes,
Sediments and Pollen
Those interested in the ecology and environment of large floodplain
ecosystems:
Post-Doctoral Opportunity
Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Floodplain Dynamics/University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Appalachian Laboratory.
Applications are being accepted for a postdoctoral position in
floodplain dynamics (geomorphology) and/or ecology. This position is
part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator, NSF-funded project
that will examine the long-term impacts of changing floodplain
geomorphology on forest vegetation dynamics. Two areas of expertise
will be considered for this postdoctoral position, although the
successful candidate need not demonstrate expertise in both areas: (1)
Floodplain sedimentation and spatial modeling - the successful candidate
will be involved in geomorphic studies to characterize long-term changes
in floodplain sedimentation and to model those changes within a GIS
environment. (2) Riparian/floodplain/forest ecology and modeling - the
successful candidate will participate in developing models of floodplain
vegetation distribution which subsequently will be linked to geomorphic
models to simulate long term changes in vegetation due to altered
geomorphology. Candidates in either area are expected to be proficient
in the use of geographic information systems. A willingness to
participate in fieldwork is essential. Programming experience is
advantageous. Initial appointment is one year (renewable up to 2.5
years). Please send an application with curriculum vita, statement of
research interests, and the names of three references to: Dr. Phil
Townsend, UMCES Appalachian Laboratory, 301 Braddock Rd., Frostburg, MD
21532-2307. For more information, please contact Dr. Townsend at
townsend@al.umces.edu. Review of applications begins April 15, 2002
with position starting in Summer or Fall, 2002. Competitive salary and
benefits are offered. UMCES is an AA/EOE.
Graduate Student Assistantship
Floodplain Environment and Forest Change/University of Maryland Center
for Environmental Science/Appalachian Laboratory. Applications are
invited from potential Ph.D. or M.S. students interested in long-term
environmental and ecological change. This student position is part of a
multi-disciplinary, NSF-funded project examining the long-term impacts
of changing floodplain geomorphology on forest vegetation dynamics. The
research involves the use of pollen in sediment cores to reconstruct
historical landscapes and develop models of forest ecological change.
Student stipend, health benefits and tuition support are provided. The
successful candidate will pursue a degree in environmental science or
ecology from the University of Maryland (http://www.mees.umd.edu), and
will be jointly supervised by Dr. Phil Townsend at the Appalachian
Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental
Science (http://www.al.umces.edu/) and Dr. Debra Willard (U.S.
Geological Survey, Reston, VA,
http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/dwillard.shtml). Preferred
characteristics include: training in ecology or geosciences; GPA > 3.3;
Strong GRE scores. For more information, contact Dr. Phil Townsend:
telephone 301-689-7124; email: townsend@al.umces.edu, or Dr. Deb
Willard, 703-648-5320, dwillard@usgs.gov. To apply please submit a
letter of intent, transcripts and resume (including 3 references) to:
Dr. Phil Townsend, UMCES Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD 21532.
Assistantship is available starting Summer or Fall, 2002, with a
duration of 2.5 years renewable pending satisfactory progress. UMCES is
an AA/EOE.
--
Phil Townsend
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Appalachian Laboratory
301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532-2307 USA
phone: 301.689.7124 fax: 301.689.7200
email: townsend@al.umces.edu
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 23:01:29 -0800
From: Xiaohua Dai <xiaohuadai@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: GIS applications in population ecology?
Dear Ecologists,
Could anyone give me a list of references about GIS
applications in population ecology, especially in
spatial analysis.I found it difficult to choose
appropriate keywords for searching such articles.
Thanks in advance for your kindly reply.
Xiaohua Dai (Mr.)
'2000 PhD student,Institute of Botany,
School of Life Sciences,Sun Yat-Sen University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,P.R.China
Zip Code: 510275
Tel: 0086-20-84111117
Email: dxhchina@sina.com
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
http://sports.yahoo.com/
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:42:16 -0000
From: Catherine Brown <cathy@MCS.ST-AND.AC.UK>
Subject: St Andrews/Distance Workshops 2002/Announcement
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
DISTANCE WORKSHOPS 2002
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
The newly formed Centre for Research into Ecological and
Environmental Modelling (CREEM), which incorporates the
Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment (RUWPA),
will be hosting another set of workshops this year. The aim of
these workshops is to train participants in the latest methods
for design and analysis of distance sampling surveys, including
line and point transects. The workshops are taught by leading
researchers in the field, using software Distance.
Workshop 1: Introduction to Distance Sampling, 14th-16th
August
An introductory workshop, focusing on standard distance
sampling methods. The workshop will be a blend of theory and
practice and participants will learn how to use version 4 of the
program Distance. Participants will gain a solid grounding in
both survey design and methods of analysis for distance
sampling surveys.
Workshop 2: Advanced Techniques and Recent Developments
in Distance Sampling,
19th-21st August
A workshop designed for those who are already familiar with
the basics, where we will teach advanced material such as
automated survey design, adaptive sampling, incorporating
covariates into the detection function, methods for where
g(0)<1, and spatial modelling of density. Participants will
learn the more advanced features of version 4 of Distance.
For both workshops, participants are encouraged to bring their
own data sets, and can expect to do some preliminary analyses
of their data.
The number of participants on both workshops is strictly
limited, and for this reason we encourage you to register as
soon as possible. Information and forms can be downloaded
from our web site, { HYPERLINK "http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/conferences.ph
" }www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/conferences.php
Please contact the workshop organizers with any queries:
Rhona Rodger / Catherine Brown
CREEM, Mathematical Institute
University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Fife
Scotland
KY16 9SS
Tel: (+44) (0) 1334 363813
Fax: (+44) (0) 1334 363714
{ HYPERLINK "mailto:rhona@mcs.st-and.ac.uk" }rhona@mcs.st-and.ac.uk
{ HYPERLINK "mailto:cathy@mcs.st-and.ac.uk" }cathy@mcs.st-and.ac.uk
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:14:28 -0800
From: David Thomson <dthomson@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: nonparametric stats question
Hello Listserve,
Is there something equivalent to a Kruskall-Wallis test for multiple
independant variables? If not, what are the problems with running separate
K-W tests on each variable? Would they be similar to running separate
one-way ANOVAs?
Regards,
David Thomson
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:42:01 +0000
From: Grace Bottitta <gracebottitta@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Ducks Unlimited Inc, Regional Biologist
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Ducks Unlimited Inc, Regional Biologist
Starting Date: Immediately
General Information:Ducks Unlimited is seeking to hire a Regional Biologist
to coordinate conservation programs in Wisconsin. This position is located
at the Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office of Ducks Unlimited in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Duties and Responsibilities: Deliver waterfowl habitat conservation in
Wisconsin. Initiate, develop, and implement programs to conserve wetlands
and associated uplands providing important habitat for waterfowl within the
priorities of DU. Coordinate partners, develop funds, evaluate potential
habitat projects, and oversee DU's involvement with habitat conservation on
the ground throughout Wisconsin. The incumbent will work on a wide range of
biological, scientific, technical, and administrative activities. Extensive
travel is required.
Compensation:Salary negotiable, depending on qualifications/experience.
Qualifications: Applicants should demonstrate strong abilities to work and
interact with volunteers, agency officials, private landowners and others,
as well as independently. Excellent oral and written communication skills
are mandatory along with a broad understanding of land and wildlife
management including wetland restoration and waterfowl ecology. Applicants
must have a B.S. degree in a natural resource field (advanced degree
preferred) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
To Apply: Send cover letter, complete resume, and references to:
David Brakhage, Regional Biological Supervisor
Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
331 Metty Drive, Suite 4
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Email: dbrakhage@ducks.org
Phone: 734-623-2000
Applications will be accepted until April 1, 2002 or until a suitable
candidate is found. Ducks Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer.
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:54:12 -0700
From: "Peng, Changhui" <Changhui.Peng@SDSMT.EDU>
Subject: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Availble Immediately
<<...OLE_Obj...>>
<<...OLE_Obj...>>
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
IN
GROWTH/YIELD/STAND DYNAMICS
A highly motivated postdoctoral fellow is sought to undertake a
multidisciplinary project. The candidate must have proven independent
research experience in growth and yield, stand dynamics and modelling or
forest biometrics. Additional experience in stand density management diagram
is highly desirable. The successful candidate will play a key role in the
development of an innovative decision-support model for jack pine stand
density management. It is important that the candidate be a team player,
being able to work with a diverse team composed of scientists from several
forestry institutions (e.g., Canadian Forest Service, OMNR, UQAT). The
successful candidate will be located in Quebec City at the Eastern
Laboratory of Forintek Canada Corp., Canada's Wood Products Research
Institute, but he or she is expected to travel from time to time to the
collaborating organizations in eastern Canada.
The fellowship is available immediately for 2 years. The salary
commensurates with qualifications and experience. Qualified candidates are
invited to send their resumes together with names and addresses of three
references to:
Dr. S.Y. (Tony) Zhang
Forintek Canada Corp.
319, rue Franquet
Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Canada G1P 4R4
Tel: 418-659 2647
Fax: 418-659 2922
E-mail: tony.zhang@qc.forintek.ca
Website: www.forintek.ca
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:00:38 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Environmental Scientists (2)
Company: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Damage Asse
sment and Restoration Program (DARP)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=791355
Title: General Manager - Natural Resources
Company: Environmental Services Business Center, Sarasota County
Location: Sarasota, Florida
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=785355
Title: Summer Naturalist/Education Assistant
Company: Appalachian Mountain Club
Location: Blairstown, New Jersey
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=773355
Title: Environmental Coordinator
Company: Southampton College of Long Island University
Location: Southampton, New York
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=767355
------------------------------
Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 14 Mar 2002 to 15 Mar 2002 (#2002-67)
There are 13 messages totalling 815 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Int. Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education(IJSHE): special issu
on greening the campus
2. Job: Resource/Laboratory Manager, Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Nevada
3. Request for information
4. Summary of Opinions on On-Line Grad Programs
5. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
6. gw: As ice melts, climate-study funds dry up csmonitor.com
7. gw: Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
8. recent EnvironmentalCAREER.com job postings
9. 03-12-02 U.S. FORESTS MAY BE PRODUCTS OF POLLUTION
10. Updated ESA jobs page
11. News: Using Plants to Remediate Heavy Metal Contamination
12. News: Pharmaceutical Pollution of US Waterways
13. IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Programme - Sustainable Use
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:05:57 -0800
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <lealfilho@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Int. Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education(IJSHE): spec
al
issue on greening the campus
Dear Colleagues,
IJSHE is pleased to announce the forthcoming
publication of a special issue with some of the key
papers presented at the fourth international Greening
of the Campus Conference hosted by Ball State
University, USA in September 2001. Some 200
participants from throughout the United States and
other countries gathered to share their experience in
trying to move concerns for greening of the campus
into the mainstream.
IJSHE is the world´s only academic journal to
specifically focus on the matter
of environmental protection and sustainability at
university level. In a world where the use of the word
"unique" is rather limited, IJSHE can safely use this
expression to describe its work and its remit.
Published by Emerald Publishing (UK) in cooperation
with the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
(ULSF), TuTech Hamburg and a group of institutions and
centres of excellence on sustainability, IJSHE is a
fully referred journal, with a reputable editorial
board and has a central place in the promotion of
scholarly research, practical activities and projects
around the subject of sustainability in a higher
education context.
The journal´s web site is:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ijshe.htm. Those not yet
subscribing to the journal may be able to do via the
web site or pre-order the special issue from
nrolph@emeraldinsight.com. IJSHE puts you at the heart
of a prestigious international network of
practitioners, academics and legislators working on
sustainable development in higher education.
Walter Leal Filho
Editor
=====
Yahoo.com is a forward mail address for use when overseas or for mailing li
ts. For e-mail messages use the address: leal@tutech.de or the postal addre
s below.
Prof Walter Leal Filho, TuTech, Kasernenstr. 12, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
http://sports.yahoo.com/
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:37:22 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Resource/Laboratory Manager, Pyramid Lake Fisheries, Nevada
Position: RESOURCE/ LABORATORY MANAGER Closes: April 5, 2002
At 4:30pm
Location: Pyramid Lake Fisheries
Sutcliffe, Nevada
(775) 476-0500 (775) 476-0558 (fax)
Supervisor: Elwood Lowery, Director
Salary: $14.35-15.07 per hour: 40 hours per week
Steps 1-3, DOE
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
DEFINITION: The Resource/Laboratory Manager conducts programs to manage
the fish populations and aquatic environment of Pyramid Lake and the
Lower Truckee River.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design fishery management and environmental duties.
Conduct surveys on the Lake's fish populations to produce the
information required to effectively manage the fishery.
Direct the activities of the technical staff in the areas of fishery
management and water quality analysis.
Maintain and develop databases on angler success rates and stock
performance.
Analyze data and make recommendations to improve management of the
fishery.
Maintain sufficient level of laboratory analytical techniques to
maintain Nevada State water laboratory certification and EPA quality
assurance standards.
Maintain effective working relationships and foster interagency
involvement to produce valid resource management information.
Oversee the upkeep of the laboratory complex, consisting of analytical
equipment, boats, vehicles and buildings.
Responsible for fish disease, water quality and other functions which
contribute to the operation of Pyramid Lake Fisheries. Specific Duties
may include (but are not limited to):
Analysis if fresh and lake water for fish propagation. Which may
include hatcheries, lake operations, Truckee River, and other inlets,
and other waters deemed necessary. Prepares results of these studies on
effect of present and future operations.
Assist in research and studies into feasibility for location and modes
of operation of rearing facilities, and capabilities of Pyramid Lake to
support such additional development.
Operate a full fish biology laboratory for pathology studies, water
analysis, disease control. Supervise Laboratory Technicians and
Resource Technicians. Train and develop new technicians from interested
Fish Culturists within PLF or from new employees entering this field of
work, as needed.
Incumbent is responsible for collecting data and compiling information
for the many reports required of the Fisheries Division.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability to supervise a technical staff.
Ability to plan and conduct status evaluations of a fishery resource.
Knowledge of data management interpretive techniques.
Knowledge of computer application software, including database and
spreadsheets.
Knowledge of water chemistry sampling and analytical techniques.
Ability and desire to apply field data to make resource management
decisions.
Good oral and written communication skills.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A four year college degree in a resource management discipline is
required.
Graduate level degree preferred.
Experience of an aquatic resource management is highly desired, and can
partially substitute for educational requirements.
To Apply: Applications to be filed at the Pyramid Lake Fisheries
Administrative Office, located in Sutcliffe, Nevada. For more
information please contact Albert John, Production Manager, or Elwood
Lowery, Director at (775) 476-0500.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:17:55 -0500
From: Robert Mowbray <rnmowbray@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Request for information
For Indonesia, you might want to try contacting the International Center for
Forestry Research (CIFOR):
CIFOR
E-mail Address(es):
cifor@cgnet.com
Business Information:
Company: CIFOR
Address:
Indonesia
-------------------------------------------
CIFOR - Laura Snook
E-mail Address(es):
L.SNOOK@CGIAR.ORG
-----------------------------------------------
CIFOR - Professor Jeffery Sa...
E-mail Address(es):
j.sayer@cgiar.org
Business Information:
Title: Director General
Company: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Address:
mailing address: P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta,
office address: Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede,
Sindangbarang Bogor Barat 16680
INDONESIA
Phone: (62-251) 622 622
Fax: (62-251) 622 100
Web Page: http://www.cgiar.org/cifor
These folks might also be able to provide contacts for India and Puerto
Rico.
Another possible contact is the International Society of Tropical Foresters
(ISTF). They might be able to provide contacts in all three countries. For
Puerto Rico, you might want to ask for contact information on Frank
Wadsworth, former director of the U.S. Forest Service Research Station in
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and current editor of the ISTF newsletter. ISTF
might also be able to provide information on contacting Forest Service
personnel in Rio Piedras - such as Ariel Lugo, current Director of the
research center.
ISTF
E-mail Address(es):
istfiusf@igc.apc.org
Business Information:
Company: International Society of Tropical Foresters
Address:
5400 Grosvenor Lane
Bethesda MD 20814
USA
Phone: (301) 897-8720
Fax: (301) 897-3690
Web Page: http://www.cof.orst.edu/org/istf
Robert N. Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist/Natural Resource Management Specialist
A Thirty Year Record of Success
2218 Wheelwright Ct.
Reston, VA 20191-2313
phone: (703) 758-1959
fax: (703) 758-8763
e-mail: rnmowbray@worldnet.att.net
Old Indian Sayings:
"We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."
"... we do not control the web of life,
we are a part of it.
What we do to it, we do to ourselves."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norbert J Cordeiro" <ncorde1@UIC.EDU>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 1:05 PM
Subject: Request for information
> Dear Members
>
> Would any one know who I can contact that is involved in forestry in
> either Indonesia, Malaysia, India or Puerto Rico? I am specifically
> trying to track down any details on an introduced species of African tr
e
> (Maesopsis eminii; Rhamnaceae) which was planted at these sites in the
> 1950s-60s.
>
> I would also appreciate any information of a listserve site on invasive
> plants.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance that you can offer.
>
> Norbert Cordeiro
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
_
>
> Dept. Biological Sciences (M/C 066)
> University of Illinois at Chicago,
> 845 West Taylor Street,
> Chicago, IL 60607-7020
> U.S.A.
>
> ncorde1@uic.edu
> _______________________________________________________________________
_
>
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:03:13 -0500
From: denise auriat <deniseauriat@YAHOO.CA>
Subject: Summary of Opinions on On-Line Grad Programs
Hello All,
Approximately a month ago I asked for opinions on
online graduate programs. The response was
overwhelming, and I would like to thank all of you who
took the time and effort to respond to my query.
I found the responses extremely interesting and
informative, but please keep in mind that the
following information is a summary of the responses to
my query, and not my own opinion. I do not claim to
disagree or agree with any of the following summary.
Thanks again for all the responses!
Denise
There were many people who wrote that the reason for
obtaining an advanced degree affected whether or not
an online program is considered acceptable. Overall
opinion seemed to be that for a career in academia, an
online graduate program would be completely
unacceptable. Many people who responded seemed to
think that an online program was a good option for
those in a consulting field or management position.
Much of the concern about online graduate programs
seemed to be the lack of collaboration opportunities
with peers and the lack of guidance from supervisors.
One individual mentioned that while someone with
co-workers to turn to for assistance or critical
review may do well in an online graduate program, but
had the concern that others may fall through the
cracks.
There were a fair amount of responses from people in
support of online graduate programs. Several of them
referred to this type of program as the new,
challenging alternative type of program. Some wrote
that those who do not support this type of program at
all may be outdated and biased because it is such a
new approach. One individual stated: ^ÓI have a number
of friends that have gotten advanced degrees through
alternative methods and I have nothing but respect for
their expertise.^Ô
I personally contacted and spoke to several
individuals from upper level management in the
biological research field, including two individuals
from a territorial government in Canada. Their
opinions were quite interesting. They were in strong
support of the idea of the on-line/residency type
program, because of the time management pressures and
individual motivation needed to accomplish such a
program. They would base any hiring decisions on the
project that the student conducted. Of course, this
was in regards to a program which required a research
based project with thesis. Not a completely course
based program.
The following are excerpts from the responses that I
received. They seemed to represent the main concerns
or issues that came up again and again.
- the MSc typically lacks quantitative and
experimental training that is essential to a higher
degree credential. This is true either in government,
consultation, or research. Avoid the MSc as a
"softer" credential that stops short.
- My opinion is that the quality of the online course
is dependent upon the quality of the instructor (much
like onsite courses), and in this case, the computer
expertise of the instructor. I had one excellent
course and one dismal course. The difference was the
preparation and expectations of the instructor. I can
say that the convenience, economy and pleasure of
taking courses online is unmatched. Comments by some
of my classmates indicate that some people miss the
human/social interaction.
- Seminars...from your school colleges and visiting
speakers...you learn what's going on outside of your
(research) world.
- Your own research project...? Can you do one of
those in this program? Or, is this strictly a
class-taking program?
- How easy is it going to be for you to find
references without being at a library in order to
write your thesis?
- Will you gain any teaching experience or experience
writing grant proposals?
- Will you get access to statistical programs,
statistical advice?
- How will you communicate with your advisor?
- Will you have access to a lab?
- Full time work and graduate studies seems impossible
- you will not necessary be engaged in advanced
thinking about biology / ecology.
- Discussion opportunity with other students and with
faculty is important in developing perspectives
- Anyone considering graduate school should ask
themselves why they are considering graduate school of
course, and whether particular programs will meet
their needs.
- Can an on-line program provide the same level of
skills training that a campus based program can? For
example, will you get a chance to practice
radio-telemetry, if that is a part of the curriculum?
Or will you only "practice" it in a simulation? Will
you get to actually capture and sedate animals, if
that is a part of the curriculum?
- The most telling moment I experienced as a member of
a graduate curriculum committee of a university
considering expansion of on-line offerings occurred
when a member of a review panel asked our graduate
dean if he would hire a faculty member who got his or
her Ph.D. by distance education. The dean answered
quickly and unequivocally, "No."
- The most important thing to know would be why you
want the graduate degree and what you hope to
accomplish with it.
- As a woman in academia, I always feel like I have to
work super hard so if I were you, I would do anything
I could to eliminate the mere suggestion that I was
less qualified or capable than someone with the
"typical" graduate training^Å
- You aren't likely to run into as many differing
opinions as you would during a typical graduate
program.
- In my opinion, the purpose of a graduate degree is
not to take classes, but to learn to do research. In
our field, a large component of this has to do with
learning to independently design field projects, adapt
sampling strategies, appropriately analyze data, and
make meaningful interpretations. I feel pretty
strongly that no on-line graduate program could ever
come close to provided the same kind of experience^Å
- I am a current grad student. You may be jeopardizing
the value of your experience...e.g. no real contacts,
harder to discuss stuff with other students...but if
all you want is the MSc to get a raise you're probably
OK
______________________________________________________________________
Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:00:38 -0500
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Vice President for Development
Company: Land Trust Alliance
Location: Washington, DC
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=929355
Title: Field Interviewers, Marine Recreational Fishery St
Company: ORC Macro
Location: various USA
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=887355
Title: Business Manager
Company: Isle Royale Natural History Association
Location: Houghton, Michigan
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=881355
Title: Director
Company: Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=875355
Title: Senior Hydrogeologist
Company: Adecco Employment Services
Location: Ottawa, Canada
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=869355
Title: Conservation Officer / Senior Conservation Officer
Company: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation
Location: , China
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=863355
Title: Community Organizer
Company: Northern Plains Resource Council
Location: Billings, Montana
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=857355
Title: Biologist-Educator for Bird Programs
Company: Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
For more information click below:
http://www.environetwork.com/jobs/detail.cfm?temp=jobdetail&id=839355
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:20:39 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: As ice melts, climate-study funds dry up csmonitor.com
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0314/p16s02-sten.html Just as signs of
climate change are becoming clearer throughout the Arctic, scientists
are losing some of their ability to keep track of them.
Monitoring stations are closing across northern Canada, Russia, and the
United States as governments cut budgets and shift spending priorities.
This knocks holes in the networks that record stream flow,
precipitation, air temperature, and other climate data.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:23:24 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&u=/nm/20020315/sc_nm
/science_australia_oceans_dc_1016163372
Climate Change Costs Southern Ocean Oxygen-Study
Thu Mar 14,10:36 PM ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Southern Ocean, which swirls around the Antarctic
and is a key to the health of oceans around the world, is being slowly
starved of oxygen, Australian scientists said on Friday.
Research expeditions were showing declining oxygen content in the ocean
at depths of 500 to 1,500 meters, Australia's state-backed Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said.
"The Southern Ocean is considered by oceanographers as the 'lungs' of
the world's oceans," the CSIRO said in a statement from Hobart,
Tasmania, where about 200 scientists are preparing for a meeting of the
Geneva-based World Climate Research Programme's joint scientific
committee next week.
The oxygen findings were consistent with climate simulations and with
change caused by the build up of greenhouse gases, CSIRO oceanographer
Richard Matear told Reuters.
Limited work in the north Pacific also showed declining oxygen content,
consistent with model simulations, he said.
CSIRO scientists were now collecting further samples south of Tasmania
to widen the sample base. Samples so far had been taken from the sea on
a line between Tasmania and Antarctica, with most readings from between
50 and 65 degrees latitude south.
The readings were important for fine-tuning predictions of severe
weather events, including floods and rising sea levels, Matear said.
In the much longer term they had importance for the entire life of the
seas.
"If you run these models forward for another 3,000-4,000 years you will
see significant expansions of regions where there's low oxygen
concentration, which will have impacts on marine life," he said.
Next to temperature and salinity, oxygen was the most measured element
in the ocean and had now been shown to be sensitive to climate change,
he said.
Latest samples were taken in late 2001 from the Antarctic supply ship
Aurora Australis, between southern Australia and the Antarctic, to
confirm trends showing up in climate simulations.
Results were compared with first samples taken in the 1960s.
"Our climate simulations predict a decrease in oxygen at depths of 500
to 1,500 meters in the Southern Ocean. From two research expeditions we
now have observed changes in oxygen that support these predictions,"
Matear said.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:47:14 -0500
From: Environmental Career Center <eccinfo@ENVIRONMENTALCAREER.COM>
Subject: recent EnvironmentalCAREER.com job postings
The following are recent job listings at EnvironmentalCAREER.com -
http://environmentalcareer.com:
Outdoor Leaders, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Waterbury, VT
http://environmentalcareer.com/VermontYCC.htm
Coastal/Marine Restoration Specialists, National Marine Fisheries Service
Restoration Center, Gloucester, MA; Narragansett, RI; Sandy Hook, NJ
http://environmentalcareer.com/noaa_jobpost.htm
Assistant/Understudy to President, WILD Foundation, Ojai, CA
http://environmentalcareer.com/WildFoundation.htm
Plant Science and Urban Forest Ecology Summer Jobs, Wave Hill and Lehman
College, NY
Forest Project Assistant Manager, Wave Hill, NY
http://environmentalcareer.com/WaveHill.htm
Senior Environmental Analyst, Charis Corporation, CA
http://environmentalcareer.com/Charis.htm
Air Quality Specialist, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, CO
http://environmentalcareer.com/SouthernUteIndianTribe.htm
Natural Resource Specialist 3, Oregon Water Resources Department, Lakeview,
OR. Closes March 20
http://environmentalcareer.com/OR_DWR.htm
Environmental Specialist II, Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Closes Monday, March 18
http://environmentalcareer.com/FL_DEP.htm
Geologist IV- General (0118), Maryland Department of the Environment, Waste
Management Administration. Closes March 19
http://environmentalcareer.com/MD_DOE.htm
Forestry Program Manager, Watershed Agricultural Council, NY
http://environmentalcareer.com/WatershedAgricCouncil.htm
Best regards,
ECC staff
EnvironmentalCAREER.com posts about 25% of the Environmental Career Center's
jobs listings. ECC's entire jobs list (500 to 1,000 jobs) is published
monthly in the comprehensive National Environmental Employment Report. The
next issue will be mailed to subscribers during week of March 18. See
http://environmentalemploymentreport.com/subscribe.htm to subscribe.
--------------------------------------------------
Environmental Career Center
100 Bridge Street
Bldg. C
Hampton, VA 23669
http://environmentalcareer.com
eccinfo@environmentalcareer.com
757-727-7895
757-727-7904 (fax)
Helping people work for the environment since 1980
--------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:54:44 -0500
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: 03-12-02 U.S. FORESTS MAY BE PRODUCTS OF POLLUTION
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2002/Mar02/nitro.htm
CORVALLIS - Studies of pristine forests in South America found that the
cycling of nitrogen, an essential nutrient, was quite different than
expected, and it suggests that many forests of North America and Europe
actually have an unnatural ecology driven largely by air pollution, acid
rain and artificial nitrogen fertilization.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:20:15 -0700
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Updated ESA jobs page
The ESA jobs page has been updated at http://www.esa.org/pao/jobs.htm
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:24:39 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Using Plants to Remediate Heavy Metal Contamination
http://ens-news.com/ens/mar2002/2002L-03-12-09.html
$2.2 MILLION SUPPORTS PHYTOREMEDIATION STUDIES
WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2002 (ENS) - Almost $2.22 million in grants has
been awarded to seven universities to study the ability of plants to treat
soils contaminated by heavy metals or organic chemicals.
The research will study phytoremediation, or the use of plants to degrade,
remove or stabilize toxic compounds from contaminated soil and water in
ways that are less expensive and less disruptive than traditional cleanup
techniques.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Science
Foundation are sponsoring the grants to help foster innovative scientific
solutions to the worldwide problem of soils contaminated with heavy metals
and organic chemicals, which can affect human health, ecosystem function
and agriculture.
Funding for the joint initiative was made available through the Joint
Program on Phytoremediation, a federal research effort involving EPA, the
National Science Foundation and the Departments of Defense and Energy.
Three grants were awarded through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
program, and are designed to clarify the mechanism of phytoremediation of
organic contaminants. These three grants will go to the University of
California, University of Connecticut and Washington State University.
The University of California at Riverside will evaluate plant species that
produce a specific group of chemicals for use in phytoremediation, and the
ecology of chemical degrading bacteria that live in the root systems of
these plants. The University of Connecticut will investigate the role of
plant roots in the phytoremediation of persistent organic pollutants in
soil.
Washington State University will study spartina cordgrasses for their
potential use as a phytoremediation tool in marine and estuarine
sediments. More information on these grants is available at:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/grants/phyto01.html
The National Science Foundation will sponsor three multidisciplinary
research projects to investigate the genetic components of
phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils. These grants will go to Cornell
University, Perdue University and a joint grant to Northwestern University
and the University of Florida.
Cornell will study the molecular basis for heavy metal accumulation and
tolerance in one plant species. Purdue University will perform a study to
attempt to identify genes for metal accumulation in an entire plant
genome, the Brassicaceae family.
Northwestern University and the University of Florida will perform
research to clarify the mechanisms of arsenic uptake, translocation,
distribution and detoxification by brake ferns. More information on these
grants is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ibn/ibndevelop.htm
* * *
==========
** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material
is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving the included information for research and educational
purposes. **
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:26:13 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Pharmaceutical Pollution of US Waterways
DRUGS, CHEMICALS POLLUTE U.S. WATERWAYS
WASHINGTON, DC, March 13, 2002 (ENS) - Waterways across the United States
are contaminated by a medicine chest of antibiotics, hormones, caffeine,
painkillers and other drugs, finds the first nationwide study of
pharmaceutical pollution in the nation's rivers and streams. Though the
report is intended as a baseline for future research, funding cuts could
threaten the future of such studies.
For full text and graphics visit:
http://ens-news.com/ens/mar2002/2002L-03-13-06.html
[The study, "Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater
contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: A national reconnaissance,"
appears today in the Web edition of the journal "Environmental Science &
Technology," published by the American Chemical Society at:
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/index.html.
The study is also available at:
http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc.html ]
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:23:04 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Programme - Sustainable Use
The IUCN Sustainable Use Team, through a grant from the Ford Foundation,
is offering small grants to promote scholarly contributions from
individuals from developing countries in the field of sustainable use of
biological systems. The aim is to promote the authority of science from
developing countries and foster opportunities for scholarly exchange. The
programme will run until the end of June 2002. Priority will be given to
proposals that address the complex connections between people and nature,
exploring the concept of sustainability. Applications related to
activities that employ innovative inter- or multidisciplinary approaches
are the most likely to be funded. Support will be provided in only one
category:
1. Participation at scholarly/technical meetings. This will generally
include travel and per diem costs, but may also cover costs associated
with preparing a presentation (e.g., production of audio-visual
materials), and meeting registration costs. Grants will be for a maximum
of $2000.
In general, the programme is intended to support the communication of
research findings, project results, and lessons learned from developing
countries. Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. The
following quarterly application deadlines will be used in the review
process: March 31, June 30. For more information please visit the IUCN
Sustainable Use Specialist Group web site:
http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/smallgengai.html
or contact:
Ruth Barreto
IUCN/Ford Foundation Small Grants Coordinator
IUCN Sustainable Use Team
1630 Connecticut Ave.
Third Floor Washington, DC 20009 U.S.A.
Tel: +202 518 2063
Fax: +202 387 4823
rbarreto@iucnus.org
------------------------------
End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 14 Mar 2002 to 15 Mar 2002 (#2002-67)
**************************************************************
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
Thanks to discussion with TVR, I have decided to put a link to back files of the discussion group. This months back files.
The link to complete archives is available elsewhere.
This text was originally an e-mail. It was converted using a program
RUPANTAR- a simple e-mail-to-html converter.
(c)Kolatkar Milind. kmilind@ces.iisc.ernet.in