Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 19 Apr 2002 to 21 Apr 2002 (#2002-102)
There are 2 messages totalling 632 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Bacteria life-history question
2. Forest Information Update (FIU) 22 April 02
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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 13:39:13 -0500
From: Christopher J Wells <chris_wells@USGS.GOV>
Subject: Re: Bacteria life-history question
I've thought about this off-and-on since I was an undergrad in 1975.
There's a genus in the Amarillidaceae, Habranthus, found in TX, LA, and
Argentina. They have a peculiar form of liliaceous apogamy in which
meiosis is incomplete, resulting in a 2n egg cell within the (fully
functional) megagametophyte. In order to produce a seed, the flower must be
pollinated; however fertilization never occurs. A UTEX graduate (Crane,
1978) conducted his dissertation research on H. texanus (since subsumed
into H. tubispathus) back in the 1970's.
Where does this plant, which requires pollination to asexually produce
seeds, fit into the ecological/evolutionary scheme? It being clonal but
requiring a relationship peculiar to angiosperms to produce offspring. I
admit I haven't kept-up with the lit on this, so it may have been
addressed. If so, I'd appreciate a pointer to satisfy my curiosity. I'd
especially like to hear Dr. Crane'sopinion, given that he now has a couple
of decades perspective on his original research. Last I heard he was at
Univ. of Missouri.
---chris
Christopher J. Wells
Geographer, National Wetlands Research Center
USGS/BRD
Crane, Charles F. 1978. Apomixis and Crossing Incompatibilities in some
Zephyrantheae. Dissertation, University of TX at Austin.
"D. Liane
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04/19/02 03:45 PM
Please respond to
"D. Liane
Cochran-Stafira"
Dave,
You're definitely NOT being dumb about microbial population problems. It's
something I've grappled with in my own work, and there seems to be a real
dichotomy between the Microbial ecologists and the microbial Ecologists
(the group I to which I consider myself belonging). I would agree with
you, that in this case the clone would be the more appropriate scaling for
discussions of life history. The cells are, in effect, immortal as you
say. I'd be really careful about calling it a population since the
offspring of the original cell are all clones. That gets into the issue of
defining a population for clonal species - is it the clone or a group of
clones in a particular area. But then, what's the definition of a species
in bacteria anyway? Hmmm, Friday afternoon musings.
Liane
At 01:11 PM 4/19/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I replied to the list because Elizabeth's query prompted a query from me
>Does survivorship theory apply to bacteria in the same way that it does
o
>multicellular, eucaryotic organisms? Not only are bacteria clonal, but
are
>they "immortal"? Pardon me for being really dumb concerning this, and
>microbial ecologists may straighten me out, but has survivorship theory
and
>life table analysis even been applied to bacteria? Everything I have se
n
>concerning microbial ecology seems to have been concerning bacteria in t
e
>aggregate rather than as individual cells. Maybe it is the bacterial
>population that might be examined by survivorship and life table
approaches?
>You got me to wondering, Elizabeth, and I figured if someone who studies
>maple trees could ponder on this subject, a fish guy could, too.
>
>Dave McNeely
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Elizabeth Hane" <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
>To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:10 PM
>Subject: Bacteria life-history question
>
>
>> A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of their
ead
>and
>> can e-mail me privately....
>>
>> Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
>> bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from species t
>> species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do they ten
to
>> survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elizabeth Hane
>> <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
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>> Elizabeth Hane
>> Proctor Maple Research Center
>> ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
>> http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
>
>
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Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Saint Xavier University
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60655
phone: 773-298-3514
fax: 773-779-9061
email: cochran@sxu.edu
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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:05:29 -0400
From: "H. Gyde Lund" <gklund@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Forest Information Update (FIU) 22 April 02
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* MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING OF GPS ACCURACY UNDER DENSE CANOPY -
>From Xiaohua Dai:1. Working in Costa Rica, we ended up doing a
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was probably the fact that we were working on slopes that allowed
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* Anon. 2001. Forests: the potential consequences of climate
variability and change: A report of the National Forest Assessment
Group for the US Global Change Program. 6 p. USDA Global Change
Office, 300 7th St SW, Rm 670, Reporters Bldg., Washington, DC
20250 USA
* Bickford, David. 1997. Using Local People to Monitor Frog
Populations in Papua New Guinea. FROGLOG Number 23.
http://www2.open.ac.uk/biology/froglog/FROGLOG-23-3.html
* Cooke, W.H. 2001. Development of a methodology for predicting
forest area for large-area resource monitoring. Res. Pap. SRS-24.
11 p. USDA Forest Service, SO Res. Stn., PO Box 2680, Asheville, NC
28802 USA.
* Environmental Assessment Division 1997. Biodiversity survey of New
Boston Air Station, New Hampshire. Argonne National Laboratory.
https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Conservation/Legacy/
AS/bio1-47.html
* Fisk, H., et al. 1999. Updating allotment management plans using
remote sensing and geographic information systems. Salt Lake City,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Engineering, Remote
Sensing Applications Center. Report# RSAC-7140-R03
* GMES Working Groups. 2001 Combating Desertification - Requirements
Briefing. DRAFT ^Översion 2.0. 11 p.
http://gmes.jrc.it/download/requirements/Combating%20Desertification.pd
* Imaizumi,Yuji 2001. Data and Information Collection for Sustainable
Forest Managementin Japan. Japan^Òs Country Report for the
International Expert Meeting on MAR-SFM.Yokohama, Japan 5 p.
http://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/mar/Mr.%20Imaizumi%20Paper.pdf
* Jones, E. et al. eds. 2002. Nontimber Forest Products in the United
States. University Press of Kansas: tel: +1-785-864-4155. Paper
ISBN 0-7006-1166-5 $29.95. Cloth ISBN 0-7006-1165-7 $60.00
http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/jonnon.html
* Kramber, W.J.; Morse, A. 1994. Integrating image interpretation and
unsupervised classification procedures. ASPRS/ACSM.
http://www.odyssey.ursus.maine.edu/gisweb/spatdb/acsm/ac94037.html
* Martin, Jeff. N.d. Measuring trees and estimating volume. Lake
States Woodlands G3332. -
http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/G3332.PDF
* Nualchawee, Kaew; Bacareza, Lilita. 1995. Digital Classification of
LANDAST TM for Land Cover Mapping of the Pa Wang Phloeng-Khom-Lam
Narai National Forest Reserve, Lop Buri Province, Thailand.
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/1995/ps3/ps3013.shtml
* Quiroz, R.; Saatc, S. 1998? Mapping Aquatic and Semiarid Vegetation
in the Altiplano Using Multichannel Radar Imagery.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:xSmOuVd4Vs4C:www.cipotato.org/mark
t/PgmRprts/pr97-98/47imager.pdf+rangeland+map+classification&hl=en&ie=ISO-88
9-1
* Sato1, Kei et al. 1997. Integrated Agricultural Information
Database For Tropical Forest Conservation.
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/1997/ts1/ts1004.shtml
* Scott, A. 2001. The McGregor Story: Pioneering Approaches to
Sustainable Forest Management. McGregor Model Forest. (PDF download
at http://mcgregor.bc.ca/)
* Tarp-Johanse, Mads Jeppe. n.d. Stem taper and stem volume
calculator.http://www.dina.dk/~mjtj/StemApplet/StemApplet.html
* Walton, Gary B. 2001 Survey for Botrychium mormo and other rare
plants on Spirit Mountain.
http://pws.chartermi.net/~duluthikes/rareplantsurvey.pdf
* Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. n.d. Data Standards for
Aquatic and Terrestrial Data Collection.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/program/ See: Vascular
Plants Data Collection and Reporting -
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/program/chapters/flora.pdf
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* 20-25 May 200. Tropical field herpetology. Georgetown, Guyana.
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* 3-12 June 2002. Tropical field ornithology. Georgetown, Guyana.
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becky_bowers@ncsu.edu.
* 1-5 July 2002. Wilderness survival. Georgetown, Guyana. Contact the
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iwokrama@iwokrama.org or mhoosein@iwokrama.org. URL:
www.iwokrama.org or www.iwokrama.com. $325
* 8-13 July 2002. Wilderness first aid. Georgetown, Guyana. Contact
the Training Coordinator: Iwokrama International Centre, 67 Bel
Air, Georgetown, Guyana. Tel: 592-225-1504 Fax: 592-225-9199.
Email: iwokrama@iwokrama.org or mhoosein@iwokrama.org. URL:
www.iwokrama.org or www.iwokrama.com. $829
* 28 July - 1 August 2002. Mountain Forests: Conservation and
Management. Vernon, B.C., Canada. Contact: Tom Rankin, Forest
Continuing Studies Network; Tel: + 1-250-573-3092; Fax: +
1-250-573-2882; Email: tom.rankin@fcsn.bc.ca ; URL:
www.mountainforests.net.
* 8-13 September 2002. Asian Wetlands: Restoration of Structure,
Function and Values. Nanjing, China. A symposium to provide a forum
for synthesizing existing knowledge about ecosystem processes as a
foundation for effective wetland restoration in Asia. Topics
include inventory and assessment. Contributed papers are being
sought, abstract submission date has been extended to 1 May, 2002.
Sponsored by the Society of Wetland Scientists, Nanjing Forestry
University, and the Jiangsu Provincial Government, China.
Co-sponsored by USDA Forest Service, US Geological Survey, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, and others. Further details can be found at
http://www.sws.org/china.
* 7-10 October 2002. Bringing Back the Forests: Policies and
Practices for Degraded Lands and Forests. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact: Mr Alias Abdul Jalil, Asia Pacific Association of Forestry
Research Institutions (APAFRI), Forest Research Institute Malaysia,
Tel: 6272 2516, Fax: 6277 3249, E-mail: foreconf@apafri.upm.edu.my
URL: http://apafri.upm.edu.my/reconf/index.html
* 27-20 October 2002. Research Symposium: Invasive Plants--Global
Issues, Local Challenges. Chicago, Illinois, USA. See:
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/symposia/jmpsymp.html
* 19-21 February 2003. 55th ABCPF Forestry Conference & Annual
Meeting Association of B.C. Professional Foresters. Penticton, BC,
Canada. Tel: +1-604-687-8027. Fax: +1-604-687-3264. Email:
guest@rpf-bc.org. URL: www.rpf-bc.org
* 8-17 September 2003. v World Parks Congress. Durban, South Africa.
Contact: Peter Shadie, Executive Officer, 2003 World Parks
Congress, IUCN Programme on Protected Areas, Rue Mauverney 28, 1196
Gland, Switzerland; Tel 41-22-999 0159; Fax 41-22-999 0025; Email:
pds@iucn.org; URL: http://wcpa.iucn.org/wpc/wpc.html
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WHILE SURFING THE WEB^ÅINTERESTING LINKS
For a complete listing of links from previous FIUs see
http://home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html.
* ECNC PROJECT: Methodology for an Assessment of Europe's
Biodiversity (Draft) - http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/projects/mn21.html
* Grenada Plan and Policy for a System of National Parks and
Protected Areas -
http://www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea51e/begin.htm#Contents
* Methods for assessing accuracy of large-scale data structures
-http://ella.nr.usu.edu/~utcoop/tce/research/tce2.html
* Plant Life for Virtual Terrain -
http://www.vterrain.org/Plants/index.html
* RangeView "Geospatial Tools for Natural Resource Management" -
http://rangeview.arizona.edu/
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issue. As always, please share as appropriate. If you have any new
resource inventory/monitoring-related publications, meetings, or news
that you would like listed in FIU, please contact me ^Å and don't forget
I always welcome sponsors. This newsletter depends upon your continued
input and support. Cheers. Gyde
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 18 Apr 2002 to 19 Apr 2002 (#2002-101)
There are 18 messages totalling 974 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Sustainability Book Proposal
2. job opening in Lyme disease intervention, Dutchess County NY
3. Wildlife Ecologist position available
4. stable isotope analysis: preservation and collection methods that will
not interfere with isotopic signatures
5. Reseach Associate - The University of the South
6. Research Associate Position/Brown Foundation Fellow - The University of
the South
7. preservation and collection methods that will not interfere with isoto
ic
signatures
8. NCSE Testifies in Support of Funding for U.S. Geological Survey
9. BEAVER ECOLOGY INTERN AT ROCKY MTN NP
10. The last straw web site - water stress on plants
11. Bacteria life-history question (5)
12. technician position available
13. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
14. looking for field assitants for Pika field work
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 01:14:00 -0700
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <lealfilho@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Sustainability Book Proposal
Dear Colleagues,
A special volume titled "International Experiences on
Sustainability" is being prepared in the process of
the Rio+10 event (World Sustainability Summit) to be
held in Johannesburg this summer.
Within the framework of the book, a special focus is
given to experiences on sustainability at government,
industry and at the political level, especially those
with a cross-border or international dimension. A
selection of intiiatives taking place in Germany will
be part of the book, which we wish to enrich with
experiences from elsewhere and are therefore looking
for interesting experiences and case studies
(projects, field activities, legislation, etc) from
both industrialised and developing countries.
Colleagues interested to make a contribution are
welcome to contact us with a short outline of the
contribution they may possibly make, so that the
details of a possible input and the logistics
involved, may be discussed: leal@tuhh.de.
Sincerely yours,
Walter Leal Filho
Editor
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Prof Walter Leal Filho, TuTech, Kasernenstr. 12, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:19:29 -0400
From: Richard Ostfeld <ROstfeld@ECOSTUDIES.ORG>
Subject: job opening in Lyme disease intervention, Dutchess County NY
Lyme-disease reduction in Dutchess County, New York
Research Assistant needed at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in
Millbrook, NY
One full-time, year-round Research Assistant (RA) is needed for a start date
of May 6th, 2002. The RA will conduct field and laboratory research under a
three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
to support community-based intervention aimed at reducing the incidence of
Lyme disease in Dutchess County, NY. The RA will be responsible for
installing and maintaining deer-feeders and mouse-feeders that are intended
to reduce numbers of ticks on these hosts. The RA will also monitor
sampling transects to assess the abundance of ticks, deer, and rodents in
forests and residential areas. The RA will work in a two-person team.
Requirements for the positions include: (1) Bachelors degree in biological
or environmental sciences; (2) experience in field-related research; (3)
ability to work independently; (4) meticulousness; (5) ability to interact
with the public concerning public health issues. Experience with wildlife,
particularly deer, or with arthropods is highly desirable, as is experience
with ArcView GIS. Salary commensurate with experience, and excellent
benefits package.
Please send a letter of application, resume, and the names, phone numbers,
and email addresses of three professional or educational references to:
Richard S. Ostfeld, Ph.D.
C/O Jessica Greenstein
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Box AB
Millbrook, NY 12545
emailed applications should be sent to BOTH GreensteinJ@ecostudies.org AND
ROstfeld@ecostudies.org
Closing date for applications is 1 June, or until position is filled.
Richard S. Ostfeld, Ph.D.
Scientist
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook, NY 12545 U.S.A.
phone 845 677-7600 ext 136
fax 845 677-5976
email Rostfeld@ecostudies.org
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:50:25 -0500
From: Patricia Ott <ottp@MAIL.CONSERVATION.STATE.MO.US>
Subject: Wildlife Ecologist position available
WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST (ORNITHOLOGIST)
LOCATION OF POSITION: The Missouri Department of Conservation has a
position available for a Wildlife Ecologist at the Audubon Society
Office, Columbia, Missouri.
SALARY RANGE: Monthly $2,982 - $5,404; Annually $35,784 - $64,848
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Serves as the primary contact between the
Department and the Missouri office of the Audubon Society to develop
cooperative bird conservation projects involving the Department, state
Audubon office and individual Audubon chapters; coordinates Missouri
bird management with the North American Bird Conservation Initiative and
seeks grants with conservation partners for bird management through the
Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative; coordinates implementation of the
Audubon Society's Important Bird Area concept in Missouri; coordinates
and implements surveys, grants and cooperative projects relating to
nongame birds and management in cooperation with the Audubon Society;
participates in state and national recovery efforts and restoration
planning for threatened and endangered birds and critical bird habitat;
serves as a liaison for Partners in Flight and selected Bird
Conservation Regions; reviews federal recovery plans and research
proposals submitted by other agencies; represents Natural History
Division and the Audubon Society on planning teams and interagency task
forces related to ornithology and selected habitat issues; collects,
organizes and evaluates data on nongame birds tracked in the Natural
Heritage Data Base and involves Audubon volunteers in statewide bird
surveys; coordinates Department management to enhance habitats for
designated nongame birds and related habitat; provides training to
Department public and private land management staff on nongame bird
management; produces in cooperation with the Audubon Society management
brochures, guidelines and other informational materials on nongame birds
for land managers; develops proposals for Missouri nongame bird
restoration; develops terrestrial, aquatic and wetland natural community
management recommendations beneficial to nongame birds; prepares general
articles and publications in cooperation with the Audubon Society on
nongame birds and their ecology; provides programs to nature centers,
civic organizations and conservation organizations; responds to public
inquires regarding Missouri birds; participates in special events
relating to birds and their habitats; writes articles for the Missouri
Conservationist magazine; and performs other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Master=s Degree in wildlife, biology, zoology or
closely related area and three (3) years of professional experience in
natural resource management, research, teaching or related areas; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience. Specialization in
ornithology, database management systems and topographic maps preferred.
CLOSING DATE: May 17, 2002
For an application, contact the Missouri Department of Conservation,
Human Resources 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: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:53:45 +0200
From: Sergine Ponsard <ponsard@CICT.FR>
Subject: Re: stable isotope analysis: preservation and collection methods th
t
will not interfere with isotopic signatures
Hi Tamara,
You might be interested in our paper (I can send it as a pdf file
upon request: Ponsard, S. & M. Amlou, 1999. Effects of several
preservation methods on the isotopic content of Drosophila samples.
Comptes Rendus de l'Acad=E9mie des Sciences 322 : 35-41.). It deals
with preservation, but not with killing methods. I think you should
try to avoid that the samples start to rot (ie, empty the traps often
enough). I don't think that light traps or sticky paper can change
isotopic signature (except maybe if some of the glue remains on the
sample).
I also know that there is a more recent and more general paper about
preservation methods by Sarakinos et al in Can J Zool (2001 or 2002)
and also another by Jenkins and/or Pinnegar but as far as I remember
it's exclusively about fish tissues. Some earlier refs are given in
our paper.
Cheers and good luck with your project
Sergine
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:48:41 -0400
From: Rachel Petropoulos <rpetropo@SEWANEE.EDU>
Subject: Reseach Associate - The University of the South
Research Associate
College of Arts and Sciences
University of the South, Sewanee, TN
(21 month term appointment)
Pending final approval of a federal grant, the University of the South,
popularly known as Sewanee, invites applications for the position of
Research Associate with the Landscape Analysis Laboratory
(http://lal.sewanee.edu). The successful candidate will be expected to
collaborate with a group of faculty and undergraduate student researchers
engaged in interdisciplinary research on landscape level socioeconomic and
ecological processes.
This position will be involved with federally-funded research following an
EPA/ USFWS-funded Small Area Forest Assessment project recently conducted
at Sewanee in association with the Southern Forest Resource Assessment. The
pending grants will fund the development of socioeconomic models of land
use change and environmental impacts on the Cumberland Plateau.
Position requirements include a PhD degree in appropriate subdisciplines of
economics, geography, biology, or forestry; experience in GIS analysis,
landscape modeling, and statistical analysis. Candidates will be expected
to have experience in at least some of the following: ArcGIS, Geomedia,
Idrisi, Matlab, ERDAS, SELES, S+, SpaceStat or Maple.
Consistently ranked among the top tier of national liberal arts colleges.
Sewanee is located on a striking 10,000-acre campus atop Tennessee's
Cumberland Plateau between Chattanooga and Nashville.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, only
candidates whose applications are received by May 31, 2002, are assured of
receiving full consideration. Address questions to Dr. Robin Gottfried
(rgottfri@sewanee.edu) or Dr. Jon Evans (jevans@sewanee.edu).
A letter of application, resume, and the names of three references should
be sent to:
Carlene Bain
Personnel Services
The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
The University of the South is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities
and women are encouraged to apply.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:47:01 -0400
From: Rachel Petropoulos <rpetropo@SEWANEE.EDU>
Subject: Research Associate Position/Brown Foundation Fellow - The Universit
of the South
Research Associate and Brown Foundation Fellow
(12 month term appointment)
The University of the South, popularly known as Sewanee, invites
applications for the position of Brown Faculty Fellow in Landscape Analysis
in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Brown Faculty Fellow will be
associated with the Landscape Analysis Laboratory (http://lal.sewanee.edu)
and the Environmental Studies Program at Sewanee and will be expected to
collaborate with a group of faculty and undergraduate student researchers
engaged in interdisciplinary research on landscape level socioeconomic and
ecological processes. This position will also be responsible for teaching
three courses, including an introductory and an advanced course in GIS and
Spatial Analysis/ Modeling.
This position will be involved with ongoing federally funded research
including an U.S. EPA:U.S.FWS-funded Small Area Forest Assessment project
recently conducted at Sewanee in association with the Southern Forest
Resource Assessment project recently conducted at Sewanee in association
with the Southern Forest Resource Assessment and pending grants to develop
socioeconomic models of land use change and impacts on the Cumberland
Plateau..
Position requirements include a PhD degree in appropriate subdisciplines of
biology, geography, economics, or forestry; experience in GIS analysis,
landscape modeling, and statistical analysis. Candidates will be expected
to have experience in at least some of the following: ArcGIS, Geomedia,
Idrisi, Matlab, ERDAS, SELES, S+, SpaceStat or Maple. The ability to teach
introductory conservation biology is a plus, but not necessary.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, only
candidates whose applications are received by May 31, 2002, are assured of
receiving full consideration. Address questions to Dr. Jon Evans
(jevans@sewanee.edu).
A letter of application, resume, and the names of three references should
be sent to:
Rachel Petropoulos, Research Support Specialist
Landscape Analysis Laboratory
The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
The University of the South is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities
and women are encouraged to apply.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:21:35 -0700
From: David Thomson <dthomson@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: Re: preservation and collection methods that will not interfere wi
h
isotopic signatures
Tamara,
Maybe this collection trap will not interfere with your study, although it
might not work with the species you are studying (sorry I didn't see the
original post).
http://www.ambiophysics.com/
David Thomson
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:16:16 -0400
From: NCSE List Manager <henderson@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: NCSE Testifies in Support of Funding for U.S. Geological Survey
NCSE Testifies in Support of Funding for U.S. Geological Survey
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) presented
testimony to Congress in support of increased funding for the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). The full text of NSCE^Òs testimony is
available online at http://www.cnie.org/updates. A summary is provided
below.
The President^Òs budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey would cut
the agency^Òs budget by $47 million or 5.1 percent to $867 million in
fiscal year (FY) 2003. Nearly every major line item in the USGS^Òs
budget would decline. The budget request would cut funding for Water
Resources by 13.6 percent; Biological Research by 3.6 percent; Geologic
and Mineral Resources by 3.5 percent; and Mapping, Remote Sensing and
Geographic Investigations by 3.0 percent. The proposed cuts would have
negative impacts related to homeland security; natural hazards
mitigation; water, energy, and mineral resources; invasive species; and
other areas.
The U.S. Geological Survey has tremendous strength in areas that are
critical to homeland security, such as protecting water resources and
producing digital maps that are needed for assessing terrorist threats
and responding to terrorist attacks. Unlike many other federal
agencies, the USGS did not receive emergency supplemental appropriations
following September 11 and its FY 2003 budget request contains no new
funding related to the President^Òs top priorities of homeland security
and the war on terrorism. Some of the largest cuts in the USGS budget
request are related to homeland security, such as the dispersal of toxic
substances in lakes, streams, and aquifers. We urge Congress to explore
the role of the USGS in homeland security and counterterrorism and to
provide funding for its responsibilities in these critical areas.
Water Resources programs would receive a disproportionate share of cuts
in the USGS budget request. The budget request calls for cutting the
Toxic Substances Hydrology Research Program by 28.2 percent from $13.9
million to $10.0 million and transferring the funds from the USGS to the
National Science Foundation for a water quality research grants
program. The National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) would
decrease by $5.8 million or 9.2 percent to $57.3 million. The decrease
in funding would terminate activities in several large river basins and
aquifers. The budget request would also cut the National Streamflow
Information Program by 14.6 percent, which would eliminate funding for
130 streamgages that are used for predicting floods and droughts, as
well as other purposes. As in past years, the budget request would
eliminate all funding for the Water Resources Research Institutes. Full
funding for USGS water resources programs will help maintain access to
safe drinking for all Americans.
Our national interests will be served if Congress provides adequate
resources for the USGS to fulfill its mission of providing unbiased
scientific information that benefits every citizen. The National
Council for Science and the Environment urges Congress to restore full
funding for the U.S. Geological Survey at or above FY 2002 levels (after
adjusting for inflation and employee benefits) and to provide new
funding to support the agency^Òs critical role in homeland security.
For further information, please contact Dr. Craig Schiffries (E-mail:
craig@NCSEonline.org).
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:54:05 -0600
From: Bruce W Baker <bruce_baker@USGS.GOV>
Subject: BEAVER ECOLOGY INTERN AT ROCKY MTN NP
BEAVER ECOLOGY INTERN
May - September 2002
TRAINING, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND $15/DAY PROVIDED
Research Project: Beaver ecology in Rocky Mountain National Park
Description of Project Duties: The intern will serve as a research
assistant on a project designed to help understand factors limiting beaver
populations in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). The primary duties will
be to collect data on beaver movements, dispersal, mortality, and activity
patterns via radio telemetry and direct observation from the ground.
Tail-mounted transmitters were attached to beaver in fall 2001. We expect
some dispersal to occur very soon as ice has recently melted in areas
occupied by beaver. So far we have one confirmed mortality event (a coyote
got George W. at the Moraine Park colony), but no dispersal behavior. We
also intend to livetrap beaver in late summer and early fall to replace
lost or non-functioning transmitters. Also, we intend to evaluate the
effects of elk browsing on the biomass of beaver food on willow and birch
stems by sampling vegetation in early fall as beaver are preparing their
winter food cache.
As time permits, the intern will assist with a cooperative study
(USGS, Colorado State University, Ph.D. candidate, and RMNP) to investigate
the effects of beaver dams and other activities on landscape structure and
function in the Kawuneeche Valley (headwaters of the Colorado River on the
west side of the continental divide in RMNP). This study will evaluate the
ecological, hydrological, and biogeochemical processes across spatial and
temporal scales by mapping beaver landscape features, monitoring ground
water wells, and other methods. The intern may also assist with an ongoing
inventory of butterflies in RMNP by helping with data entry and butterfly
surveys.
Qualifications: Some experience with radio telemetry and a knowledge of
beaver ecology is preferred, but not required. The most important
qualifications are biological observation skills, dedication, attention to
detail, willingness to learn, positive attitude, and the physical ability
to walk across rough terrain (beaver canals, dams, and ponds) and work in a
variety of weather conditions at. It is also important for this experience
to be valuable to your professional development. You will also need a
drivers license; a government vehicle will be provided.
Experience gained: You will gain practical experience with radiotelemetry
and other wildlife research techniques, agency missions, the biology of
beaver ecosystems, GPS, and aerial photo interpretation. You will work
independently and with other members of the research team, as well as
coordinate the efforts of volunteers and other that will be assisting with
the project. College course credit may be available at your discretion.
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Dates: Prefer early May to late fall if possible, but through late summer
okay as well. Hours will vary depending on needs, but should average about
40 hours/week. Time off to enjoy the Colorado mountains, etc can be worked
in.
Expenses: We pay $15/day (including weekends) to cover food and other
expenses. Housing will be provided at the RMNP research dorm (if
available), other RMNP housing, or a camp trailer. Field gear provided.
What to expect: Expect incredible mountain scenery, loaded hip waders when
you step in a beaver canal, questions from curious tourists, a few biting
bugs, lots of elk and other wildlife, making friends with new people and
places, time to explore new lands, and envy from your friends.
APPLY ASAP. Position open only until filled. Send a resume with education,
experience, and references via email to David.C.Mitchell@Colorado.edu. You
may also call Dave at 877-614-5118 (voice mail) for further info. Project
leader: Dr. Bruce W. Baker, Midcontinent Ecological Science Center, U. S.
Geological Survey, 4512 McMurry Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado 80525-3400.
Also cut and paste your resume into the body of your message in case the
attachment does not transmit.
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:11:42 -0600
From: David Inouye <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: The last straw web site - water stress on plants
14. The Last Straw [Shockwave]
http://cycas.cornell.edu/ebp/projects/laststraw/ise/entrance.html
Developed by a group of programmers, teachers, plant experts, students, and
staff at Cornell University, this interactive Web site allows visitors to
model the effects of water stress on plants "based on current research being
done by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research."
Students first navigate through a set of tutorials and quizzes teaching them
about the basic requirements of plants. After that, students perform an
online experiment. By modifying the types of plants, and the conditions
under which their plants are grown, students use the simulated growth
chamber to test what they have learned and answer their own experimental
questions. [AL]
>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet Sc
ut
Project 1994-2002. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:10:28 -0400
From: Elizabeth Hane <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Bacteria life-history question
A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of their head and
can e-mail me privately....
Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from species to
species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do they tend to
survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
Thanks,
Elizabeth Hane
<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
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Elizabeth Hane
Proctor Maple Research Center
ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:41:42 -0500
From: "D. Liane Cochran-Stafira" <cochran@SXU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bacteria life-history question
Elizabeth - since bacteria are asexual and reproduce by binary fission,
there really aren't any cells that get "old" and die as long as they have
sufficient food etc. They just keep dividing when they reach the
appropriate size (except for some of the actinomycetes) I would say that
the type II curve probably fits best since they have an equal chance of
dying at any age.
Liane
At 02:10 PM 4/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of their head
nd
>can e-mail me privately....
>
>Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
>bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from species to
>species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do they tend to
>survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Elizabeth Hane
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>Elizabeth Hane
>Proctor Maple Research Center
>ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
>http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
>
>
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Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Saint Xavier University
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60655
phone: 773-298-3514
fax: 773-779-9061
email: cochran@sxu.edu
http://www.sxu.edu/science/faculty_staff/cochran_stafira/
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:11:03 -0500
From: Dave McNeely <dlmcneely@LUNET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bacteria life-history question
I replied to the list because Elizabeth's query prompted a query from me.
Does survivorship theory apply to bacteria in the same way that it does to
multicellular, eucaryotic organisms? Not only are bacteria clonal, but are
they "immortal"? Pardon me for being really dumb concerning this, and
microbial ecologists may straighten me out, but has survivorship theory and
life table analysis even been applied to bacteria? Everything I have seen
concerning microbial ecology seems to have been concerning bacteria in the
aggregate rather than as individual cells. Maybe it is the bacterial
population that might be examined by survivorship and life table approaches?
You got me to wondering, Elizabeth, and I figured if someone who studies
maple trees could ponder on this subject, a fish guy could, too.
Dave McNeely
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Hane" <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:10 PM
Subject: Bacteria life-history question
> A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of their head
and
> can e-mail me privately....
>
> Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
> bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from species to
> species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do they tend to
> survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Elizabeth Hane
> <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
> Elizabeth Hane
> Proctor Maple Research Center
> ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
> http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:26:22 -0500
From: Beth Goldowitz <platte@HAMILTON.NET>
Subject: technician position available
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:45:16 -0500
From: "D. Liane Cochran-Stafira" <cochran@SXU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bacteria life-history question
Dave,
You're definitely NOT being dumb about microbial population problems. It's
something I've grappled with in my own work, and there seems to be a real
dichotomy between the Microbial ecologists and the microbial Ecologists
(the group I to which I consider myself belonging). I would agree with
you, that in this case the clone would be the more appropriate scaling for
discussions of life history. The cells are, in effect, immortal as you
say. I'd be really careful about calling it a population since the
offspring of the original cell are all clones. That gets into the issue of
defining a population for clonal species - is it the clone or a group of
clones in a particular area. But then, what's the definition of a species
in bacteria anyway? Hmmm, Friday afternoon musings.
Liane
At 01:11 PM 4/19/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I replied to the list because Elizabeth's query prompted a query from me
>Does survivorship theory apply to bacteria in the same way that it does
o
>multicellular, eucaryotic organisms? Not only are bacteria clonal, but
re
>they "immortal"? Pardon me for being really dumb concerning this, and
>microbial ecologists may straighten me out, but has survivorship theory
nd
>life table analysis even been applied to bacteria? Everything I have se
n
>concerning microbial ecology seems to have been concerning bacteria in t
e
>aggregate rather than as individual cells. Maybe it is the bacterial
>population that might be examined by survivorship and life table approac
es?
>You got me to wondering, Elizabeth, and I figured if someone who studies
>maple trees could ponder on this subject, a fish guy could, too.
>
>Dave McNeely
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Elizabeth Hane" <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
>To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:10 PM
>Subject: Bacteria life-history question
>
>
>> A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of their
ead
>and
>> can e-mail me privately....
>>
>> Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
>> bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from species t
>> species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do they ten
to
>> survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elizabeth Hane
>> <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<
>
>> Elizabeth Hane
>> Proctor Maple Research Center
>> ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
>> http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
>
>
***************************
Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Saint Xavier University
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60655
phone: 773-298-3514
fax: 773-779-9061
email: cochran@sxu.edu
http://www.sxu.edu/science/faculty_staff/cochran_stafira/
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:31:10 -0600
From: Mo O'Mara <omara@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Bacteria life-history question
But plant biologists/morphologists study demographics using modules
(internode sections) of plants and ramets which are clones and call these
populations.
Additional musings.
"D. Liane Cochran-Stafira" wrote:
> Dave,
> You're definitely NOT being dumb about microbial population problems.
t's
> something I've grappled with in my own work, and there seems to be a re
l
> dichotomy between the Microbial ecologists and the microbial Ecologists
> (the group I to which I consider myself belonging). I would agree with
> you, that in this case the clone would be the more appropriate scaling
or
> discussions of life history. The cells are, in effect, immortal as you
> say. I'd be really careful about calling it a population since the
> offspring of the original cell are all clones. That gets into the issu
of
> defining a population for clonal species - is it the clone or a group o
> clones in a particular area. But then, what's the definition of a spe
ies
> in bacteria anyway? Hmmm, Friday afternoon musings.
>
> Liane
>
> At 01:11 PM 4/19/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I replied to the list because Elizabeth's query prompted a query fr
m me.
> >Does survivorship theory apply to bacteria in the same way that it
oes to
> >multicellular, eucaryotic organisms? Not only are bacteria clonal,
but are
> >they "immortal"? Pardon me for being really dumb concerning this,
nd
> >microbial ecologists may straighten me out, but has survivorship th
ory and
> >life table analysis even been applied to bacteria? Everything I ha
e seen
> >concerning microbial ecology seems to have been concerning bacteria
in the
> >aggregate rather than as individual cells. Maybe it is the bacteri
l
> >population that might be examined by survivorship and life table ap
roaches?
> >You got me to wondering, Elizabeth, and I figured if someone who st
dies
> >maple trees could ponder on this subject, a fish guy could, too.
> >
> >Dave McNeely
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Elizabeth Hane" <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
> >To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
> >Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:10 PM
> >Subject: Bacteria life-history question
> >
> >
> >> A quick question that hopefully someone knows off the top of t
eir head
> >and
> >> can e-mail me privately....
> >>
> >> Does anyone know what the shape of a survivorship curve is for
> >> bacteria? (i.e. Type I, II or III). Does it change from spec
es to
> >> species? Is there a lot of mortality early in life, or do the
tend to
> >> survive until old age (well, for bacteria, anyway!)?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Elizabeth Hane
> >> <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>
~<>
> >> Elizabeth Hane
> >> Proctor Maple Research Center
> >> ehane@zoo.uvm.edu
> >> http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/
> >
> >
>
> ***************************
> Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Biology
> Saint Xavier University
> 3700 West 103rd Street
> Chicago, Illinois 60655
>
> phone: 773-298-3514
> fax: 773-779-9061
> email: cochran@sxu.edu
> http://www.sxu.edu/science/faculty_staff/cochran_stafira/
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ry
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:05:34 -0400
From: Yair Chaver <ychaver@UNR.EDU>
Subject: looking for field assitants for Pika field work
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY SUMMER 2002
WANT TO WORK WITH THE CUTEST LAGOMORPH AROUND?
WANT TO SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS?
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If you are interested, please contact: Yair Chaver at: ychaver@unr.edu.
or: (775) 784-1443
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