Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 21 Apr 2003 to 22 Apr 2003 (#2003-106)
There are 11 messages totalling 344 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Volunteers needed for wildlife research in Tambopata, Peru
2. latex paint and aquarium fish (2)
3. Michigan Herpetology Course
4. Decision Trees (2)
5. latexpaint and aquarium (3)
6. Fw: latex paint and aquarium fish
7. Tahoe Ant Field Assistant
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:31:22 -0400
From: Alan Lee <faunaforever@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject: Volunteers needed for wildlife research in Tambopata, Peru
Project Fauna Forever is a field research initiative of TReeS-RAMOS based
in the Amazon Rainforest of south-eastern Peru. It aims to investigate
interactions between local wildlife and tourists. We are currently looking
for 24 volunteer participants for this Project.
Volunteers will be divided into 3 teams:
1. Mammal Team. 2. Herpetological Team. 3. Bird Team
The teams will spend roughly 2 weeks at each of 5 lodges under
investigation in the Tambopata area, travelling from one lodge to another
for the duration of the study phase. Accommodation will be in the form of
lodge beds mainly, and camping on occasions. The volunteers will need to
accurately record all relevant information relating to behaviour and any
measurements taken according to their team. No previous experience is
necessary as complete training will be provided.
The Project duration is 1 year, divided into 4 phases.
4 November 2003 - 24 January 2004
7 February 2004 - 28 April 2004
12 May 2004 - 1 August 2004
15 August 2004 - 4 November
On each phase we will need 6 international volunteers who will be required
to cover their costs of participation - US $3,300.
For more information on the Project visit the project website at
http://www.geocities.com/faunaforever
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:07:40 -0400
From: joey love <alopias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: latex paint and aquarium fish
We have a student in our lab who will need to house fish in an aquarium for
about 6 months (beginning in May or June of this year). Four of the aquaria
will need to have opaque walls. Does anyone know if painting the sides of
an aquarium with latex paint will be harmful for the housed fish? Thanks.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:00:46 -0400
From: Leslie Mertz <lmertz@NASW.ORG>
Subject: Michigan Herpetology Course
The Wayne State University/Eastern Michigan University Fish Lake
Biological Program is offering a three-week herpetology course this
summer! The course will be held from 8-5 on Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays from June 5-21. Students from other colleges, as well as
other interested persons, are invited to attend. For information and a
full schedule of classes, go to
bio.wayne.edu/fishlake/fishlakeprogram.html.
Course description:
The herpetology course will explore the world of frogs, lizards, snakes,
turtles and salamanders ^× in the places they live. Field sessions
predominate this course, which also includes lectures, lab work and
team field projects. The course also features several field trips to
sites of special interest where students can find some of the less
common amphibians and reptiles. In addition, students may sign up
for one or more extra credits to conduct individual or group field
studies.
For additional information about the Herpetology course, contact
Leslie Mertz, Ph.D., at LMERTZ@nasw.org
For a full schedule of courses, as well as information about the Fish
Lake Biological Program and Fish Lake field station, contact:
William S. Moore, Ph.D., Director
Department of Biological Sciences
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
telephone: (313) 577-2934
e-mail: wmoore@biology.biosci.wayne.edu
web address: bio.wayne.edu/fishlake/fishlakeprogram.html.
==================
Leslie Mertz, Ph.D.
LMERTZ@nasw.org
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:10:36 -0700
From: Mark Dixon <Mark.Dixon@ASU.EDU>
Subject: Decision Trees
ECOLOGGERS:
Does anyone have advice on how one would get started in doing a
Classification Tree Analysis? I know that S+ has some good tools for
this. Does anyone have experience with the SAS macro, treedisc.sas, for doi
g
Decision/Classification Tree Analysis? Pros and cons?
Mark Dixon
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:42:10 -0500
From: Dave McNeely <dlmcneely@LUNET.EDU>
Subject: Re: latex paint and aquarium fish
Depends on the paint formulation. However, the paint may not bond to the
glass or plexiglass surface well. Also, if painting, why not paint the
outside rather than the inside? This might give a mirror effect -- I don't
know what difference that would make in your experiment. Or use black
plastic film on the outside surface of the tank walls to make the walls
opaque. There should be a variety of ways to make the walls opaque without
painting the inside of the tank.
Good luck, Dave McNeely
----- Original Message -----
From: "joey love" <alopias@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: latex paint and aquarium fish
> We have a student in our lab who will need to house fish in an aquarium
for
> about 6 months (beginning in May or June of this year). Four of the
aquaria
> will need to have opaque walls. Does anyone know if painting the sides
f
> an aquarium with latex paint will be harmful for the housed fish? Thank
.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:26:22 -0700
From: Qian Yu <qyu@NATURE.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject: Re: Decision Trees
CART is a software to perform this analysis.
Qian
At 12:10 PM 4/22/2003 -0700, Mark Dixon wrote:
>ECOLOGGERS:
>
>Does anyone have advice on how one would get started in doing a
>Classification Tree Analysis? I know that S+ has some good tools for
>this. Does anyone have experience with the SAS macro, treedisc.sas, for
doing
>Decision/Classification Tree Analysis? Pros and cons?
>
>Mark Dixon
==================================================
Qian Yu
Center of Assessing and Monitoring Forest and Environmental Resources
Division of Ecosystem Science
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
University of California,Berkeley
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:55:44 -0400
From: joey love <alopias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: latexpaint and aquarium
Sorry... I wasn't specific enough. The "painted" aquarium will be placed
inside a larger aquarium. So even if the outside walls are painted, then
the fishes living in the larger aquarium will be exposed to the latex.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 16:23:39 -0500
From: Dave McNeely <dlmcneely@LUNET.EDU>
Subject: Fw: latex paint and aquarium fish
Colleen, I took the liberty of forwarding this on to ecolog, since I no
longer have the original petitioner's address, and I thought you meant the
message for him.
Dave McNeely
----- Original Message -----
From: Colleen Grant
To: Dave McNeely
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: latex paint and aquarium fish
If painting on the outside of the aquarium is acceptable, there are craft
paints specifically designed for adherence to glass. One line of paints is
manufactured by the Plaid Company ( www.plaidonline.com ) I'm not affliated
with the company but have used them in craft projects with kids.
Colleen Grant
Dave McNeely <dlmcneely@lunet.edu> wrote:
Depends on the paint formulation. However, the paint may not bond to the
glass or plexiglass surface well. Also, if painting, why not paint the
outside rather than the inside? This might give a mirror effect -- I don't
know what difference that would make in your experiment. Or use black
plastic film on the outside surface of the tank walls to make the walls
opaque. There should be a variety of ways to make the walls opaque without
painting the inside of the tank.
Good luck, Dave McNeely
----- Original Message -----
From: "joey love"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: latex paint and aquarium fish
> We have a student in our lab who will need to house fish in an aquari
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for
> about 6 months (beginning in May or June of this year). Four of the
aquaria
> will The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:49:52 -0700
From: Jay Diffendorfer <jdiffen@SUNSTROKE.SDSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: latexpaint and aquarium
Use 1/8 inch black plastic rectangles, glued in place with small amounts of
the adhesive used to seal aquaria. You could place it on both the inside
and outside of the smaller aquaria if you wanted to minimize
reflectance. Thin sheets shouldn't be too hard to find and could be cut
easily with a good exacto knife.
At 03:55 PM 04/22/2003 -0400, joey love wrote:
>Sorry... I wasn't specific enough. The "painted" aquarium will be placed
>inside a larger aquarium. So even if the outside walls are painted, then
>the fishes living in the larger aquarium will be exposed to the latex.
Jay Diffendorfer
Department of Biology
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92104
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:51:57 -0600
From: Dan Kashian <dank@LAMAR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: latexpaint and aquarium
I think it depends, as previously mentioned, on the composition of the paint
However, latex paint probably will not last underwater, given that it's fair
y
water soluble.
Also, consider the hardiness of the fish. I'm assuming these are freshwater
fish. Some species will not tolerate any foreign chemicals in the water;
others will tolerate a bucket of rusty nails in the bottom of the tank. In
the latter case, you could probably coat the smaller tank with an oil-based
paint without trouble.
One material that is generally tolerated by most fish species is rubber. I'
suggest getting some clean rubber, say, a set of inner tubes or such, and
stretching them over the smaller aquarium, if the tank is small enough to do
so. That will prevent light from entering the smaller tank while avoiding
nasty substances from entering the aquarium water. If it's a marine aquariu
,
however, rubber will last only a short while.
>===== Original Message From joey love <alopias@HOTMAIL.COM> =====
>Sorry... I wasn't specific enough. The "painted" aquarium will be placed
>inside a larger aquarium. So even if the outside walls are painted, then
>the fishes living in the larger aquarium will be exposed to the latex.
Dan Kashian
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1470
Phone: (970) 491-3891
Fax: (970) 491-6754
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:24:40 -0400
From: Monte Sanford <msanford@UNR.NEVADA.EDU>
Subject: Tahoe Ant Field Assistant
Dear Prospective Field Assistant:
I am searching for a summer field assistant to work for me in the Lake
Tahoe Basin studying primarily ant communities. Below is a description of
the project, job requirements, and where to send your resume and cover
letter.
Project: Lake Tahoe Urban Biodiversity Project. The invertebrate portion
of the project focuses on using ants as a biodiversity indicator to
evaluate the importance of undeveloped lands around Lake Tahoe in
maintaining the biological diversity and integrity of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Job Description: The assistant will establish ant pitfall trapping grids
at each sampling site, and retrieve trap samples from each site 1-2 per
month. The assistant will also be required to sort and process a portion
of the samples.
Requirements: The applicant should have experience doing research on
insects (preferably ants), have acute observation skills, have a hard
field work mentality, tolerate and enjoy tedious and repetitive work, and
must be able to work solely and with others in a productive fashion, and
must be fun to work with.
Pay Scale: $1000-1200 per month depending on experience.
Duration: June 1 - August 30 2003
Housing Option: Tight apartment housing is available in South Lake Tahoe,
California, with many others who will be working on similar projects.
Rental rates are $250 per month per shared bedroom (2 people per bdrm in 2-
3 bdrm apts). The option may be available for renting a room for your self
at $500+ per month.
SEND RESUME & COVER LETTER TO:
Monte Sanford
EECB/314
UNR
Reno, NV 89503
OR TO:
msanford@unr.nevada.edu
Thanks
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 23 Apr 2003 to 24 Apr 2003 (#2003-108)
There are 8 messages totalling 454 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Decision Trees
2. News: Measuring Earth's Metabolism
3. data gaps priority survey
4. Searching for Armstrong
5. Scientists Communicating with the Public
6. Postdoctoral Research Position in Water Quality Modeling
7. Postdoc opening at Bodega Marine Laboratory
8. INFOTERRA: News: Climatologists Warn of Catastrophic Flooding from Clim
te
Change
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:14:50 -0500
From: Dave P <no_spam_read@AMERITECH.NET>
Subject: Re: Decision Trees
A colleague sent me the message below. As an alternative, you might want to
use the
rpart software that is available with the (free) R statistical software, or
s
available free from the Mayo Clinic for use with s-plus.
Dave Parkhurst
-----Original Message-----
From: Michele Scardi [mailto:mscardi@MCLINK.IT]
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2:20 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: Decision Trees
Mark Dixon wrote:
> Does anyone have advice on how one would get started in doing a
> Classification Tree Analysis? ...
Mark,
if you want to give Classification Trees a try, a nice Excel macro is
available at:
http://www.geocities.com/adotsaha/CTree/CtreeinExcel.html
It certainly cannot compete with other implementations as far as
processing speed and complex features are concerned, but it is
absolutely straightforward and very easy to use for the first time
users.
Regards,
Michele
--
--------------------------------
Michele Scardi
Associate Professor of Ecology
Department of Biology
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Via della Ricerca Scientifica
00133 Roma
Italy
http://www.mare-net.com/mscardi
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 22:01:29 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Measuring Earth's Metabolism
http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-23-09.asp#anchor8
Scientists Measuring Earth's Metabolism
GREENBELT, Maryland April 23, 2003 (ENS) - Scientists with the U.S.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) say they are now able
to record the first consistent and continuous global measurements of what
they refer to as "Earth's metabolism."
Using data from two of Earth Observatory System satellites, agency
scientists can frequently update maps of the rate at which plant life on
Earth is absorbing carbon out of the atmosphere, NASA officials explained.
"We are literally watching the global garden grow," said Steve Running,
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Science Team member
and director of the Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group at the
University of Montana.
"We now have a regular, consistent, calibrated and near real time measure
of a major component of the global carbon cycle for the first time,"
Running explained. "This measure can also be the basis for monitoring the
expansion of deserts, the effects of droughts, and any impacts climate
change may have on vegetation growth, health, and seasonality."
The agency is combining space-based measurements of a range of plant
properties collected by the MODIS with a suite of other satellite and
surface-based measurements. This allows NASA scientists to produce
composite maps of our world's "net primary production" every eight days.
This new measurement is called net production, NASA officials explained,
because it indicates how much carbon dioxide is taken in by vegetation
during photosynthesis minus how much is given off during respiration.
Scientists expect this global measure of the biological productivity of
plants to yield new insights into how the Earth's carbon cycle works, a
critical step toward solving the climate change puzzle.
The new maps show that the highest mid-summer productivity rates are found
at temperate latitudes with mild climates and not at tropical latitudes,
as some might have expected.
But tropical forests are more productive over a full year because of their
longer growing season, the scientists explained. The data also reveals the
almost immediate response of land plants to changing daily weather
patterns and how plant life in the ocean is not as directly driven by
weather patterns, said Wayne Esaias.
"It does not surprise Earth scientists, but the public might be surprised
to learn that there is so much photosynthesis in the oceans," he said.
"When you average the productivity rates over the whole world, the ocean
is roughly equal to the land."
"The world is a big place and we are only just beginning to fully
understand and validate what we see in our data around the globe and over
time," Esaias said. "We know we can make improvements in some areas, but
it is good to now have the global context to pull together research that
is being done locally in various regions around the world."
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 06:52:42 -0400
From: "Cavender-Bares, Kent" <bares@HEINZCTR.ORG>
Subject: data gaps priority survey
Dear Colleague,
This posting is to request your participation in a survey dealing with
data gaps in our nation's environmental monitoring programs. The survey
is designed to reveal the priorities that policy makers inside and
outside government should place on filling a large number of data gaps
highlighted by the Heinz Center's 2002 Report, The State of the Nation's
Ecosystems.
Priorities identified from this survey will be combined with detailed
cost estimates for each of the data gaps for presentation to
non-governmental data providers, federal offices and agencies, key
committees in Congress, and others.
The survey and introductory information can be downloaded from:
www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems/survey.pdf
Thanks in advance for taking the time to move this important national
initiative forward!
Kent
____________________________________________________________________
Kent Cavender-Bares
Fellow
The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 735 South
Washington, D.C. 20004
202.737.6307 (telephone) 202.737.6410 (general fax) 240.282.3042
(direct fax)
bares@heinzctr.org
www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:12:20 -0400
From: Howie Neufeld <neufeldhs@APPSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Searching for Armstrong
Dear All -
In 1989 I purchased a Peltier control unit from a company known as
Armstrong Enterprises, from Palo Alto, CA, and run by a person named
Bill Armstrong. It was designed to control the peltier units in a leaf
cuvette made by Dr. Steve Roberts. I never got around to using the
Peltier control unit (named APC-01) until now, and after resurrecting
it, I find I have no paperwork on it and can't get it to function
properly. I've tried to find Armstrong Enterprises, and Bill Armstrong,
but have hit only dead ends.
(1) Does anyone know if Armstrong Enterprises is still in
existence, and if so, where and how can they be contacted?
(2) Does anyone know anyone who might have purchased one of these
controllers, and if so, could provide their name to me, so I can see if
they have any paperwork on this unit?
Thanks, and I look forward to a flood of replies on this one, ayup.
Howie Neufeld
--
Howard S. Neufeld, Professor
Department of Biology
572 Rivers St.
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608 USA
Tel: 828-262-2683
Fax: 828-262-2127
Email: neufeldhs@appstate.edu
Homepages:
http://www.biology.appstate.edu/neufeldhs.htm
http://www.appstate.edu/~neufeldhs/index.html
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:53:24 -0500
From: "Klawinski, Paul" <klawinskip@WILLIAM.JEWELL.EDU>
Subject: Scientists Communicating with the Public
Quite some time ago, there was a thread where people sent in advice for
rules to follow when communicating science to lay people (press, commnity
groups, Senate committees, etc.). I did not save the messages and would
like to solicit anyone's advice about how to ethically communicate
scientific findings without being overly tentative (we all understand the
nature of proof in science but the public doesn't necessarily understand it)
while also not compromising the information content and implcations of our
science. Of course, I have also probably committed a number of sins of
communication in this simple post.
All suggestions on or off group are welcome.
Thank you,
Paul
Paul Klawinski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
WJC Box 1040
Liberty, MO 64068-1896
816.781.7700 ext 5568
klawinskip@william.jewell.edu
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:36:20 -0400
From: Ken Reckhow <reckhow@DUKE.EDU>
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Position in Water Quality Modeling
Postdoctoral Research Position in Water Quality Modeling
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Duke University
The Center for the Analysis and Prediction of River Basin Environmental
Systems (CARES) in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth
Sciences at Duke University seeks a postdoctoral fellow in surface water
quality modeling. The position is for one year and is renewable for up to
three years; work will focus on the following new research projects:
(1) The development of a Bayesian method for integrating TMDL model
forecasts with post-implementation monitoring data in the development of
an analytic strategy for adaptive implementation of a TMDL in the Neuse
Estuary, NC.
(2) The development of a simple mechanistic probability network model for
assessing a coliform TMDL associated with estuarine shellfish
contamination.
(3) Assessment of nutrient criteria using causal modeling and structural
equations.
Individuals with experience in mechanistic water quality modeling and an
interest in probabilistic modeling approaches for uncertainty analysis are
encouraged to apply. The position is expected to be filled by August 2003.
Mail/email letter of application, CV, and a list of three references to:
Professor Kenneth H. Reckhow
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Box 90328
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
phone: 919-613-8026
fax: 919-684-8741
reckhow@duke.edu
www.env.duke.edu/faculty/bios/reckhow.html
www.env.duke.edu/cares/
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:46:43 -0700
From: Carol Thornber <csthornber@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Postdoc opening at Bodega Marine Laboratory
UC Davis' Bodega Marine Laboratory is currently advertising a
postdoctoral position in marine science. Check their website
http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/geninfo/postdoc.html for complete
information and application details. The deadline is May 23, 2003.
Please don't respond to me, as I am only passing this information
along.
--
Dr. Carol S. Thornber
Center for Population Biology
University of California
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616
phone (530) 754-5733
fax (530) 752-1449
csthornber@ucdavis.edu
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 23:59:11 +0200
From: Ferdinand Engelbeen <ferdinand.engelbeen@PANDORA.BE>
Subject: Re: INFOTERRA: News: Climatologists Warn of Catastrophic Flooding f
om
Climate Change
Dear Ashwany,
Thanks for the forwarding, here some comments...
"Most agreed the event was a freak of nature - an unfortunate and
unpredictable convergence of events."
Such floods occur once in 500 years of even once in a thousand years for a
certain part of the world, all natural. That is nature.
And here may be some truth also:
>Freak of nature or not, the disaster was an ominous warning of the kind
f
>events likely to be triggered as global temperatures rise. And they coul
>happen more often than we thought, according to Richard Betts from
>Britain's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research in Berkshire
It is rather obvious that higher air temperatures can hold more water that
can poor down at some other place. That is what happened last year, when
the since a few decades strong North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) weakened
and the air flowing normally over the cold North Atlantic was going far
more South over warmer ocean waters. Again, all natural. The same change in
differential air pressure between the Azores and Iceland was responsible
for the past cold Winter over most of the Northern Hemisphere...
But if there is any relation between the NAO and global temperature is more
at the side of speculation...
>This means there will be more evaporation in a warmer world, and therefo
e
>more rainfall. This alone would increase river flows worldwide by about
>one per cent by 2100, making rivers more likely to burst their banks.
Is that all to worry about? That means in average, that the Dutch need to
rise their river dikes some 10 cm higher at the end of this century...
>When Betts included these changes in his models of groundwater levels, h
>found the effect could increase groundwater by 10 per cent over the next
>century - 10 times as much as global warming alone. A region of central
>Africa covering part of the Democratic Republic of Congo was one of the
>worst-affected locations, with soils in the area dealing with an extra s
x
>centimetres of water a year.
As far as I know, central Africa, including Congo, has so much rain that
most of the soil is already saturated...
>But that picture ignores the effects of greenhouse gases on plants, Bett
>pointed out. In response to high levels of carbon dioxide, plants shrink
>their stomata - the holes in the surface of their leaves through which
>gases pass in and out. This drastically reduces water loss from the
>plants, leaving more water in the soil.
Thus reducing the amount of water which can evaporate from rain forests,
and drying out the air above it, thus *less* rain?
>So far, periods of dramatic warming have been seen in Greenland ice, but
>not at the South Pole. A core currently being drilled in Dronning Maud
>Land (see map) should confirm whether warming affected the entire planet
>with equal severity, and show how the timing of the methane increases
>relates to the temperature changes.
Not seen at the South Pole?
Look at: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/temp/vostok/graphics/tempplot5.gif
You may have a look at the data at:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/antarctica/vostok/vostok_co2.html
But the Fisher e.a. data on http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/vostokco2.html
have a very interesting abstract:
"Air trapped in bubbles in polar ice cores constitutes an archive for the
reconstruction of the global carbon cycle and the relation between
greenhouse gases and climate in the past. High-resolution records from
Antarctic ice cores show that carbon dioxide concentrations increased by 80
to 100 parts per million by volume 600 +/- 400 years after the warming of
the last three deglaciations. Despite strongly decreasing temperatures,
high carbon dioxide concentrations can be sustained for thousands of years
during glaciations; the size of this phase lag is probably connected to the
duration of the preceding warm period, which controls the change in land
ice coverage and the buildup of the terrestrial biosphere. "
Thus temperature had a certain influence on CO2 levels, CO2 levels had no
measurable effect on temperatures...
And the global warming we see now is not influenced to any measurable level
by the amount of CO2, induced from human use of fossil fuels...
CH4 from wetlands may have more influence, but global CH4 levels in the
atmosphere are not increasing anymore, probably due to changes in rice
culture practice.
Thus don't blame flooding rivers to human influences, except for building
houses on places where once the river flooded the whole wide of the valley,
in the track of hurricanes, where once swamps and marshes were and by
reducing the carrying capacity of rivers by channeling them and cutting the
curbs...
Sincerely,
Ferdinand Engelbeen
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At 22:00 4/23/03 -0700, Ashwani Vasishth forwarded:
>http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993655
-------------------------------
Ferdinand Engelbeen
Oude Ertbrandstraat 12
B-2940 Stabroek
Belgium
Tel. +32-3-605.38.14
Fax +32-3-605.43.96
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 8 Apr 2003 to 9 Apr 2003 (#2003-96)
There are 8 messages totalling 263 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. PC-Ord
2. PC-ORD website
3. Job: summer research assistant, muskrat and wetlands in FL
4. Pondersoa Pines attacked in AZ (2)
5. Thanks - PCOrd
6. Summer Res Asst, Montana plant eco-phys
7. A Day in Conversation with Wade Davis
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:09:15 -0400
From: Charles Andrew Cole <cac13@PSU.EDU>
Subject: PC-Ord
Hi,
Does anyone have current contact information for the makers of PC-ORd? I've
tried to access their web page (http://www.ptinet.net/~mjm/pcordwin.htm ),
but I keep getting told that it cannot be found.
Thanks.
Andy Cole
Charles Andrew Cole, Ph.D.
Associate Director - Center for Watershed Stewardship
Penn State University
227 East Calder Way
State College, PA 16801
814-865-5735
814-865-1378 (fax)
cac13@psu.edu
"Do you want two lanes or four?" Anonymous
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:19:54 EDT
From: Alison Seigel <Alison219@AOL.COM>
Subject: PC-ORD website
www.pcord.com
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Alison Seigel
Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
732 932 4441
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:35:54 -0400
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: Job: summer research assistant, muskrat and wetlands in FL
FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation at the University of
Florida seeks 1-2 RESEARCH ASSISTANTS to help in a field study
investigating the dynamics and connectivity of wetlands in central
Florida. The main focus of the current research is on how landscape
structure affects the distribution of the round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber
alleni), which is a species of conservation concern that is endemic
to Florida and southern Georgia. The study site is at
Avon Park Air Force Range, a large military reserve in central Florida.
Duties: Main responsibilities will involve livetrapping, marking, and
investigating the movement behavior of muskrats. Additional duties
may include livetrapping marsh rice rats, assisting with aerial surveys
of wading birds, measuring marsh vegetation, and data entry.
Minimum qualifications: Coursework toward a B.S. in wildlife, ecology,
zoology, or related field. Ability to work in field conditions, hike
around hot-humid wetlands, handle animals, share habitat with alligators
and cottonmouth snakes, and record data accurately.
Desired qualifications: B.S in wildlife, ecology, zoology or related field.
Experience conducting ecological research in the field, preferably with
small mammals. Experience with Excel and ArcView.
Start date: 12 May 2003 (or until filled)
End date: 31 July 2003 (possible extension into fall)
Salary: $1200/mo
Benefits: Housing and field vehicle provided.
Interested applicants should send or email a cover letter, resume, and email
addresses and phone numbers for two references. Review of applications
will start on 21 April 2003.
Dr. Robert L. Schooley
Avon Park Field Office
475 Easy Street
Avon Park, FL 33825
email: schooley_r@firn.edu
phone: 863-452-4290
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:24:24 -0700
From: "Jay S. Bancroft" <jsbancroft@PW.ARS.USDA.GOV>
Subject: Pondersoa Pines attacked in AZ
Anyone know of the culprit behind expanses of dying pines recently observed
drought beetles, fungus)?
Jay Bancroft PhD http://pwa.ars.usda.gov/shafter/srec/jb/banc.htm
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:59:08 -0400
From: Charles Andrew Cole <cac13@PSU.EDU>
Subject: Thanks - PCOrd
Hi,
I just wanted to say thanks for the 27 replies I got to my query on PC-Ord!
A couple of URL's work.
http://home.centurytel.net/~mjm/
and
www.pcord.com (which takes you to the same place).
I love the Internet...some times! :)
Andy Cole
Charles Andrew Cole, Ph.D.
Associate Director - Center for Watershed Stewardship
Penn State University
227 East Calder Way
State College, PA 16801
814-865-5735
814-865-1378 (fax)
cac13@psu.edu
"Do you want two lanes or four?" Anonymous
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:03:19 -0400
From: Don Cipollini <don.cipollini@WRIGHT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Pondersoa Pines attacked in AZ
Two things come to mind:
Many Austria pines that are quite popular for landscaping
(at least in the Midwest) are being greatly affected by
Sphaeropsis shoot blight (a fungus). Second, white pines
along highways appear to be particularly susceptible to road
salt application, especially now that many areas have begun
using preemptive saline sprays that may be misted more
easily than particulate salt. This effect is localized
along highways, of course, but the shoot blight can occur
anywhere. Shoot blight can kill a mature tree relatively
quickly.
Don
"Jay S. Bancroft" wrote:
>
> Anyone know of the culprit behind expanses of dying pines recently obse
ved (drought beetles, fungus)?
>
> Jay Bancroft PhD http://pwa.ars.usda.gov/shafter/srec/jb/banc.htm
--
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Don Cipollini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
(937) 775-3805
FAX (937) 775-3320
email: don.cipollini@wright.edu
Lab Page: http://www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:06:03 -0600
From: Judson Hill <hilljuds@ISU.EDU>
Subject: Summer Res Asst, Montana plant eco-phys
Summer Research Assistant: Plant physiological ecology in SW Montana
We have one position available for a summer research assistant in plant phys
ological ecology in SW Montana. The selected assistant will live, and work,
in and around Bozeman, MT assisting in field data collection of several gras
es and forbs, primarily European Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa). Our
lab is investigating how variations in plant morphology and/or physiology af
ect plant fitness across multiple habitats. Data collection will include ev
rything from a shovel to leaf-level and whole-plant level gas exchange measu
ements. Instruments include LiCor 6400 gas exchange system, Sholander type
ressure bomb for plant water potentials, and Campbell Scientific data logger
.
Assistant must be able to work independently, and be willing to work long mo
nings and days outside in semiarid regions. Experience with field eco-phys
quipment not required, but preferred. Anyone interested in plant ecology/ph
siology who would like to gain or broaden their field research experience is
encouraged to apply. Housing and a modest stipend, based on experience, will
be provided for the summer. Exact dates are flexible, but desired time is f
om the end of May until early August. Please send an application by April 3
consisting of: (1) a one-page cover letter describing research interests, p
evious experience, and why you would like to participate in this project, (2
a resume, (3) two names/contact info for reference, and (4) college transcr
pts (unofficial OK) to:
Judd Hill (hilljuds@isu.edu), or Dept. of Biological Sciences, Idaho State U
iversity, Box 8007, Pocatello, ID 83209. For further information, please co
tact Judd Hill (208)-282-5789 or Matt Germino (germmatt@isu.edu) (208) 282-3
85.
****************************************************
Judson Hill
Idaho State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Campus Box 8007
Pocatello, ID 83209
208-282-5789
208-282-4570 (fax)
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:53:20 -0400
From: Alison Cummings <ac23@POST.QUEENSU.CA>
Subject: A Day in Conversation with Wade Davis
It has been suggested to me by a member of my institution^Òs Biology
department that this list would be an appropriate place for the following
announcement regarding a course being offered by Dr. Wade Davis at the
International Educators Training Program. I apologize for the imposition in
advance to anyone who does not agree.
International Educators Training Program (IETP)
Queen^Òs University
Kingston, Ontario
June 15-20, 2003
Dr. Wade Davis, anthropologist, ethnobotanist and National
Geographic "Explorer-in-Residence", will be guest speaker at the IETP.
Besides delivering the opening address, Dr. Davis will also facilitate a
two-day course entitled "Culture & Tradition Clashing: Examining Our
Careers in the Modern World."
This course is one of five being offered by the IETP. For information on
the program, courses, instructors and more, visit the IETP web site at
<www.queensu.ca/quic/ietp>.
Alison Cummings
International Centre
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 9 Apr 2003 to 10 Apr 2003 (#2003-97)
There are 11 messages totalling 830 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Phenology question
2. Relocating plants with metal detectors - feedback
3. Summary: Measuring Shrubs
4. Seed quantification in excreta
5. ~ Catch the EPA-STAR CALL-IN WAVE ~
6. internships--Lake Umbagog NWR Errol, NH
7. Rooting depth
8. Seeding timing question (2)
9. Avian demographic data on-line
10. a question on ecological economics
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:13:40 -0500
From: "D. Liane Cochran-Stafira" <cochran@SXU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Phenology question
Thanks to all who helped out with the advice on references with regard to
the following. Turns out I wasn't dreaming after all, and there is a body
of literature. It's just not always in the usual E&E sources.
Liane
>Hi all,
>I could use a little help. I seem to recall reading (hearing?) that
masting in fruit trees such as apples can reoccur in subsequent years if
seeds are aborted prior to their maturation. Am I just the victim of a
wild hallucination? We're just beginning to take a look at the possible
effects on seed abortion/predation on the preformation of buds for the next
year's flowers in a perennial clonal plant. I do have Maxine Watson's
papers on Mayapples, but we're trying to find more specific info on the
effects of reduced seed production. Initial literature searches haven't
turned up much, so I'd really appreciate a nudge in the right direction.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Liane
>
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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: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:43:30 +0100
From: Rachel Atkinson <rachel.atkinson@STIR.AC.UK>
Subject: Relocating plants with metal detectors - feedback
Many thanks for all the responses I received about this. Several people
asked for the information I received. So, here is a summary
Metal detectors do not have a very big detection range so need to be used in
conjunction with GPS coordinates, good maps and marked plants.
Wand-shaped detectors may be better (and are much less bulky) than the more
traditional shape. Although you can buy very cheap models, several people
suggested spending more money to increase the detection distance.
Several people suggested using a magnetic detector rather than non-magnetic
as this reduces the amount of irrelevant debris collected.
As to tags, many suggested using nails, 10-25cm with 1/3 left above the
ground. Other suggestions were strong magnets buried 25-30cm into the
ground, 10cm lengths of steel piping buried vertically (although perhaps
horizontally might work better), sunken iron reinforcement bars, perhaps
mounted into concrete.
Companies recommended for purchasing metal detectors include
Fisher (Model FX-3. Weighs 2.5 lbs, wand-shape 43 inches long)
Schonstedt (Model GA 52Cx)
Whites Electronics
Other options are available via http://www.forestry-suppliers.com
Finally someone raised the potential toxicity of buried iron bars to the
plants being studied.
I hope this is of use
rachel
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:29:55 -0500
From: "Stephen L. Flory" <sflory@INDIANA.EDU>
Subject: Summary: Measuring Shrubs
Thank you to everyone who responded to my question of how to measure
irregularly shaped shrubs.
There seems to be no clear consensus on how to measure the impact of
shrubs though many people suggest using a line intercept technique or
developing my own correlations between stem diameter and canopy size.
I have included copies of the more useful messages below.
thanks again,
S. Luke Flory
Indiana University
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Summary of Responses: Measuring Shrubs
a few years ago i did my masters research on willows (and moose
herbivory).
i thought about trying to find correlations that would allow me to
figure
out tons (of willow) per acre by stem measurements or basal crown
measurements. i had a heck of a time finding any references published
in
the literature for willows (this was 1999-2000). perhaps since then,
more
work is available? one area you may check into is the literature from
Scandinavian countries that are using 'biomass' as fuel in power
plants
(they are actually commercially growing and harvesting shrubs for this
in
some places) . there seemed to be a few papers on this from norway or
sweden?
also, i have some interagency technical manuals with peer reviewed
methods
for sampling vegetation, and have had experience with these types of
measurements in the field over the years. i ended up modifying a
pre-existing method (the cole browse method) that was developed for
deer
browse species to use on willows. i used this modified method to
count
stems on a 30m transect and monitor changes in willow stem # and
canopy
cover density over time (either increase or loss). i split willows
into
size or age classes by basal crown diameter ranges to facilitate this.
at
the time i took additional measurements for 'crown morphology' which i
never ended up using in my thesis. i wanted to see if herbivory had
an
influence on crown placement, size, etc. i was measuring individual
leaders for diameter, length, and number of leaves (i think). it
occurred
to me that if you could use a digital camera and a 'cover board', you
might
be able to bring this method into the new century and use digital
analysis
to determine foliar estimates. you could morph some existing field
methods
for your needs. a photoboard with a grid and photos taken at
standardized
distances might give good results. you could then make measurements
(or
clip) the crowns and develop your own coefficients by species - but
this
would take some intensive labor.
check out the following government publications (they are a set of 2):
Sampling Vegetation Attributes Interagency Technical Reference',
Cooperative Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Grazing Land
Technology
Institute; and U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
1996. Edited, designed, and produced by the Bureau of Land
Management's
National Applied Resource Sciences Center. BLM/RS/ST-96/002+1730
(Supersedes BLM Technical Reference 4400-4, Trend Studies, dated May
1985).
'Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements Interagency
Technical
Reference', same reference as above with this change
BLM/RS/ST-96/004+1730
both of these publications have lots of literature references and
outline
how to statistically analyze the data you collect - which i think is
handy!
if you have trouble finding them, let me know, i can send you a copy
of
mine. feel free to contact me to discuss any of the gory details.
MaryLou Zimmerman
Ecologist
Bureau of Land Management
Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
190 East Center
Kanab, UT 84741
435-644-4325
435-644-4350 â^À^Ó fax
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What about doing some kind of line intercept method for % cover or for
the
beginning and end of shrub cover? It seems that you could measure the
dimensions of the crown in the x and y directions (perpendicular
measures) and
then come up with an estimate of how much (%) the crown fills a given
quadrant. Perhaps you could approximate crown area as an ellipse, and
measure the longest and shortest dimensions, then correct for major
"holes" in the crown. Another possibility might be to have a data
sheet with a graph grid and then sketch the outline of the shrub and
count the number of cells filled. The side of each cell could
represent 0.1 m
or something like that.
I don't think that stem diameter is the way to go (especially not for
multiflora rose!), unless you are working with more tree-sized shrubs
with
fewer stems. I would think that any allometric equations based on
stem
diameter of shrubs would be very imprecise. However, there may be
other
useful relationships between crown area and leaf area, etc. Also, I
would
think that measuring each stem would be VERY laborious (and highly
unpleasant)
in shrub thickets.
Mark Dixon
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Of course, how you measure something depends on your research
question.
With Illinois ForestWatch we count invasive shrub stem density at the
ground level. We are interested in shrub stem density as an indicator
of the relative abundance of invasive versus other shrub species, and
how that relationship changes over time. Counting stems at ground
level makes the procedure much more manageable than if we counted
stems
at say 1 meter or breast height. And we will still get trend data
from
the use of consistent procedures.
Hope this is useful, Pete Jackson, IL DNR
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Have you looked at line intercept measurements? on randomly located
line
transects you stretch a tape, and moving a vertical rod along the tape
you
record the position on the tape where each shrub is first touched by
the
rod, and the position along the tape where the rod is last touching
that
shrub. You also measure the maximum height of the shrub on the rod
between
those two points as it is moved along the tape. You get a measure
reflecting
the vertical area of that shrub. Your measures should give you
consistent
relative values for each species. I've used this method successfully,
I
think, in sagebrush cover, correlating it with area covered in
horizontal
quadrats.
NOTE EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE!
Mike Marsh
Board Member at Large
Central Puget Sound Chapter
Washington Native Plant Society
206-281-8976; swamp@blarg.net
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If you are looking at getting community metrics (how much shrub cover
is out
there) have you thought about using line-intercept transects and
measuring
the percent of shrub coverage along the transect? This may be more
effective than measuring the size of individual shrubs.
Deborah Antlitz, Ecologist
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
DebAFPDCC@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:12:48 -0400
From: Julio Angel Soto-Centeno <jsotocen@EMICH.EDU>
Subject: Seed quantification in excreta
Hello all,
I am currently working with two endemic nectarivorous bats in the
Caribbean. However, this so called "nectarivores" also include some
insects and fruits in their diet. I am using percent volume for
quantifying the insects. But in the case of seeds I have not found
another method beside presence or absence. I know that for seeds
percent volume will not work, since different seeds have different
sizes.
Does anybody know a method for estimating seeds in excreta?
A name or reference will do.
Your help will be greatly appreciated!
J. Angel Soto-Centeno
Eastern Michigan University
Department of Biology
316 Mark Jefferson
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734)487-4107
jsotocen@emich.edu
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:20:11 -0400
From: Kathy Crowley <kfc6@CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: ~ Catch the EPA-STAR CALL-IN WAVE ~
Dear Colleagues,
Last year, with over 1,000 calls, faxes, and letters, we convinced Congress
to restore the EPA STAR graduate fellowship program supporting
environmental research for FY 2003. Now, the STAR fellowship program again
needs your support. The President's budget request for FY 2004 proposes a
50% cut to STAR fellowship funding, which could reduce the success rate of
applicants to only 3.5%. The National Council for Science and the
Environment (NCSE) is advocating that the STAR fellowship budget be
increased.
CALL-IN WAVE: TODAY through APRIL 15th.
Please join us for a CALL-IN-WAVE to take place from TODAY through TUESDAY,
APRIL 15. Take 5 to 15 minutes to call or fax Senators and Representatives
and ask them to increase EPA STAR fellowship funding in FY 2004 to $30
million. Unlike last year, the budget process seems to be moving quickly,
so please make your call as close to the following schedule as possible:
Last Name: Call Date
A-F: Thursday, April 10
G-L: Friday, April 11
M-R: Monday, April 14
S-Z: Tuesday, April 15
OUR CALLS LAST YEAR MADE A DIFFERENCE. WE CAN DO IT AGAIN.
Because of your hard work and successful efforts in 2002, we are now in an
excellent position to maintain and even increase STAR fellowship
funding. Last year, this program was virtually unknown. This year, that
is not the case. Please take advantage of all the work you did last year
to bring this great program the funding it needs and deserves.
KEY PHONE CALLS:
Please contact influential Senators and Representatives on the Senate and
House Appropriations Committees first. (See contact information below.)
IMPORTANT FOLLOW-UP CALLS:
Please contact Senators and Representatives in your own state. Visit the
NCSE web site for a sample letter you can fax (
http://www.ncseonline.org/updates/page.cfm?FID=2597 ).
THE MESSAGE:
Introduce yourself and have three polite and succinct "talking points"
prepared, which you could also leave on voice mail if necessary. You can
also ask to speak to the staff person in charge of environmental or EPA
issues.
"Talking points" could include:
1. Thank you for restoring funding to the EPA Science to Achieve Results
(STAR) graduate fellowship program in FY 2003, after the President's budget
request had proposed to eliminate the funding with no justification. I
would like to see program funding increased rather than decreased for FY 200
.
2. The EPA STAR fellowship program is the only Federal program aimed
exclusively at funding students doing important research in diverse and
applied environmental fields. Topics have included critical issues such as
the risks of children's exposure to pesticides and the ecosystem effects of
harmful algal blooms. Yet, there is no other funding program of this kind.
3. Please INCREASE EPA STAR fellowship funding for FY 2004 to $30 million,
so that the program will be able to fund outstanding applicants that it
currently has to turn away. At $30 million, we would expect about 20% of
applicants to receive fellowships -- still a highly competitive process.
The STAR fellowship program gives the nation a huge benefit for a very
small investment.
For additional information regarding the STAR fellowship program, please
visit the NCSE web site at
http://www.ncseonline.org/updates/page.cfm?FID=2597 .
WHO TO CALL:
Here are recommendations for the most important calls or faxes to make
(additional information at http://www.ncseonline.org/SciencePolicy/?FID=1682
):
1. HIGHEST PRIORITY
Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations
Subcommittees on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies (Note: when you call,
indicate that you are calling these Representatives and Senators as members
of the Appropriations Subcommittees. If you are also a constituent, let
them know that as well.)
If you send email, please copy your message to Marty Spitzer at the House
Science Committee: Marty.Spitzer@mail.house.gov and Dan Braden at NCSE:
dbraden@ncseonline.org .
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES T. WALSH, R-NY, CHAIR
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 143
Fax: 202-225-4042
Phone: 202-225-3701 (EPA Staff member: Ron Anderson)
Email: rep.james.walsh@mail.house.gov
REPRESENTATIVE ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, D-WV, RANKING MEMBER
Longworth Office Building, Room 1016
Fax: 202-225-9476
Phone: 202-225-4172 (EPA Staff member: Angela Ohm)
Website: www.house.gov/mollohan
SENATOR BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, D-MD, RANKING MEMBER
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 130
Fax: 202-228-1624
Phone: 202-224-4654
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, R-MO, CHAIR
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 137
Fax: 202-224-8149
Phone: 202-224-5721
Email: kit_bond@bond.senate.gov
2. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT: CALL YOUR OWN REPRESENTATIVES.
Ask your representatives to write "Dear Colleague" letters to the
Representatives and Senators listed above, requesting that they increase
funding for the STAR fellowship program to $30 million. You can easily
find your Representatives' and Senators' phone numbers using the following
web sites:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html
You had a tremendous impact during last year's campaign to save the EPA
STAR fellowship program. With your efforts now, we can maintain and even
increase the STAR fellowship budget for FY 2004. Please forward this
request to other EPA STAR fellowship supporters who may not yet have
received it.
Thank you so much for your help in placing these calls by April 15. Let's
give the government a strong message about how we'd like to see our tax
dollars spent.
Sincerely,
Kathy Crowley
Special thanks to Gretchen Gettel and Noel Gurwick for letting me modify
the text of their messages from last year's STAR fellowship campaign, for
this renewed effort to support the program. Thanks also to Noel Gurwick,
Gretchen Gettel, and Dan Braden for their help with the content of this
message.
________
Kathy Crowley
Department of Natural Resources
Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
kfc6@cornell.edu
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:39:03 -0400
From: Jennifer Tietjen <Jennifer_Tietjen@FWS.GOV>
Subject: internships--Lake Umbagog NWR Errol, NH
OUTREACH/NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNER INTERNSHIPS
Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
Lake Umbagog NWR provides long-term protection to important wetland and
upland wildlife habitat for migratory birds and endangered species. The
Refuge manages habitat for wildlife populations, thereby contributing to
biological diversity. Environmental education opportunities and
wildlife-oriented public uses are provided during summer months.
General Information: Internships run from May 12 - Aug 22, 2003. Start and
end dates are somewhat flexible. Maximum of 40 hours per week. Hours are
generally 7:30-4:00 M-F. Some weekend and holiday work will be required
for all positions. Internships include $200/week stipend plus communal
housing. Lake Umbagog NWR is located in a remote, rural setting without
public transportation or nearby stores and services. A personal vehicle is
essential for transportation.
Duties:
Position #1 (Natural Resource Planning/GIS): (One position to be filled)
1. Natural resource plan development (40%): Conduct literature searches
and reviews. Gather
information on refuge issues. Write and review reports.
2. Assist with GIS and GPS projects (30%): Assist with creating and
developing maps for refuge Comprehensive Conservation Planning (CCP)
process using ArcView 8.2 software. Organize GIS materials, databases
and computer files. Collect GPS coordinates for sites of interest on the
refuge.
3. Assist with biological surveys (20%): Assist with field work and
data collection for vernal pool, stream salamander, landbird, marshbird,
and marsh vegetation surveys.
4. Other duties as assigned (10%): includes, but not limited to
maintenance, data entry, office assistance, and public outreach.
Position #2 (Outreach/Biology): (Two positions to be filled).
Weekend/Holiday work is mandatory.
1. Organize public use events (40%): Coordinate the Umbagog Wildlife
Festival, Take Me Fishing event, and other National Wildlife Centennial
Celebration events. Coordinate events with refuge partners. Contact
vendors and other participants. Develop signs and press releases.
2. Develop and present environmental education programs (30%): Act as
initial contact at refuge office. Assist visitors. Present programs to
local groups upon request. Develop informational brochures. Monitor
public use on refuge. Develop interpretive trails and signs. Develop
refuge brochures, presentations, signs, and webpage. Conduct public use
surveys.
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3. Assist with biological surveys (20%): Assist with field work and
data collection for vernal pool, stream salamander, landbird, marshbird,
and marsh vegetation surveys.
4. Other duties as assigned (10%): includes, but not limited to
maintenance, data entry, office assistance, and public outreach.
Qualification Requirements:
Position #1:
1. Knowledge of GIS applications; specifically ArcView software,
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:10:44 -0500
From: "White, Todd" <tawhite@IASTATE.EDU>
Subject: Rooting depth
Dear Ecolog-L subscribers,
I am trying to find information on the maximum potential rooting depth of
several species commonly found in Iowa prairies. For the species that I do
have information, I have loosely categorized them into three groups 1. <
m
(~3ft), 2. >1m but <3m (~10ft), 3. >3m.
These are the species that I am interested in:
Achillea millefolium L. (Yarrow)
Ceanothus americanus L. (New Jersey tea)
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene (Partridge pea)
Coreopsis palmata Nutt. (Tickseed)
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. (Showy tick trefoil)
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (Rattlesnake master)
Monarda fistulosa L. (Wild bergamot)
Phlox pilosa L. (Prairie phlox)
Potentilla simplex Michx. (Old-field cinquefoil)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad. (Slender mountain mint)
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum (Nutt.) Cooperrider (Hairy
mountain mint)
Rhus L. (Sumac spp)
The information sources that have been helpful to date include:
Books and papers by John E. Weaver
Flora of the Great Plains
Prairie Plants of the Midwest: Id and Ecology by RR Kirt
Various internet sites
If anyone knows of or has information (even anecdotal) on the rooting depth
of these species it would be most helpful and appreciated.
Regards
Todd A. White
Post-doctoral Research Scientist
1563 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA, 50011-1010
USA
Ph +1 515 2947952
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:30:50 -0600
From: Lucia Malin <LUCIAMALIN@UTAH.GOV>
Subject: Seeding timing question
I am involved with a reclamation project in southeastern Utah.
Elevation is about 6,000 feet. Precipitation is about 12 inches coming
primarily in the fall and winter. We will be doing the work this May.
Is there any advantage to delaying the seeding until fall? Because the
sites are so remote, I don't want the contractor to have to go back for
seeding. We are assuming that the seed will remain viable in the seed
bank until fall when germination conditions should occur. Some of the
federal land managers want a fall seeding. I think it could go either
way, but if there isn't an advantage to fall, I want to seed in May.
Any guidance out there?
Lucia Malin
Senior Reclamation Specialist
Utah Abandoned Mine Program
801-538-5323
LUCIAMALIN@utah.gov
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:55:33 -0700
From: Phil Nott <pnott@BIRDPOP.ORG>
Subject: Avian demographic data on-line
Avian demographic data now available on-line
The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program was
created by The Institute for Bird Populations in 1989 to assess and monitor
the vital rates and population dynamics of over 120 species of North
American landbirds in order to provide critical conservation and management
information on their populations. The MAPS Program utilizes constant-effort
mist netting and banding at a continent-wide network of monitoring stations
staffed by both professional biologists and highly trained volunteers.
The Institute for Bird Populations has just completed a project with the
USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure's (NBII) Bird
Conservation Node to make available some of the basic data generated by the
MAPS program. These data include apparent survival rate estimates from
Cormack-Jolly-Seber models, annual changes in the numbers of young and
adults captured, indices of reproductive success, and breeding status lists
for individual MAPS stations.
The NBII/MAPS Avian Demographics Query Interface is found at
www.birdpop.org/nbii/default.asp
M. Philip Nott, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
The Institute for Bird Populations
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:23:14 -0500
From: Bobby D Keeland <bob_keeland@USGS.GOV>
Subject: Re: Seeding timing question
Lucia,
I'm not sure about the situation in Utah at 6,000 ft, but have some
experience here in the southeast. It seems to me that if you seed in May it
could rain enough for the seed to germinate and then die if it doesn't rain
much again until fall. Also, the longer the seed are available, the more
of them that will be eaten by herbivores. I would recommend waiting until
fall, but someone with more local experience may prove me wrong.
For anyone interested in replanting trees on old fields in the southeast,
we have additional copies of our Guide to Bottomland Hardwood Restoration
available.
Bob Keeland, Ph.D.
Research Forest Ecologist
USGS, National Wetlands Research Center
Lafayette, LA
Lucia Malin
<LUCIAMALIN@UTAH. To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSER
.UMD.EDU
GOV> cc:
Sent by: Subject: Seeding timing ques
ion
"Ecological
Society of
America: grants,
jobs, news"
<ECOLOG-L@LISTSER
V.UMD.EDU>
04/10/03 11:30 AM
Please respond to
Lucia Malin
I am involved with a reclamation project in southeastern Utah.
Elevation is about 6,000 feet. Precipitation is about 12 inches coming
primarily in the fall and winter. We will be doing the work this May.
Is there any advantage to delaying the seeding until fall? Because the
sites are so remote, I don't want the contractor to have to go back for
seeding. We are assuming that the seed will remain viable in the seed
bank until fall when germination conditions should occur. Some of the
federal land managers want a fall seeding. I think it could go either
way, but if there isn't an advantage to fall, I want to seed in May.
Any guidance out there?
Lucia Malin
Senior Reclamation Specialist
Utah Abandoned Mine Program
801-538-5323
LUCIAMALIN@utah.gov
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:40:03 -0700
From: David Thomson <dthomson@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: a question on ecological economics
I am sure that I have read posts on this topic before so I hope I am not
off-base.
I am interested to find any studies in the realm of ecological economics
that address the various tradeoffs in energy use, polution, human impact,
etc. between utilizing existing technology and buying into newer ones.
Maybe an example would clarify:
Let's say I own an older car. As we know that older car is not as efficient
and is more polluting "to operate" than newer vehicles. However, what I
don't know is for how long will I have to operate that newer vehicle in
order for the difference in efficiency or pollution to "offset" the costs of
producing the new vehicle.
That newer vehicle required energy and raw materials for production. For
example, it required steel to be mined and refined, rubber and plastics to
be synthesized, as well as large number of other products - not to mention
the energy to acquire, transport, refine, and shape those materials into the
new vehicle.
When does the energy and pollution savings overcome the amount utilized to
create the new vehicle in the first place?
David Thomson
Restoration Ecologist
H. T. Harvey & Associates
3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 145
San Jose, CA 95118
(408) 448-9450 x410
(408) 448-9454 (fax)
dthomson@harveyecology.com
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 11 Apr 2003 to 12 Apr 2003 (#2003-99)
There are 6 messages totalling 647 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. News: US Rivers Being Depleted By Anthropogenic Demands
2. A complaint to journal editors everywhere (4)
3. Fw: Iron Link to CO2 Reductions Weakened
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 01:59:53 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: US Rivers Being Depleted By Anthropogenic Demands
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:24:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: Environmental Ecology News <envecolnews@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: News: US Rivers Being Depleted By Anthropogenic Demands
http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-10-10.asp
Water Demands Draining U.S. Rivers
By J.R. Pegg
WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2003 (ENS) - Many of America's rivers are
suffering from severe water shortages, with drought and human water
consumption placing some of these waterways in acute peril, warns a new
report released today by American Rivers.
The conservation organization's report, "America's Most Endangered Rivers
of 2003," details 10 rivers that face immediate and severe danger, but
paints a larger picture of a nation tumbling towards a possible water
crisis.
"America's seemingly insatiable demand for fresh water is nearing nature's
limits," American Rivers President Rebecca Wodder told reporters at
today's press conference. "And we have designed much of the human
landscape to make the problem worse, not better."
At the center of the concern is a simple fact - the United States uses
more water per person than any other country with little regard for waste
or cost. The U.S. average of 1,300 gallons per day is some 60 times the
average for many developing countries, according to the World Water
Council, with some 85 percent used to for irrigation.
[Photograph omitted]
The Ipswich River is being starved of water by excessive groundwater
pumping and human consumption. (Photo courtesy American Rivers)
U.S. irrigation habits, urban sprawl, increased groundwater pumping and
loss of wetlands are endangering the nation's rivers and draining its
fresh water supply, Wodder explained, and more often than not government
policies are making things worse.
Two federal government projects, one to drain 300 square miles of wetlands
and another to scour more than 100 miles of river bottom, put
Mississippi's Big Sunflower River at the top of this year's list. These
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer flood control projects are poised to go
forward this year, unless reviews by state officials or the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) judge otherwise.
"Unless the EPA stands up to political armtwisting," Wodder said, "the
Corps of Engineers will drain and scrape the life out of the Big Sunflower
River to help a small number of farms collect bigger subsidy checks from
American taxpayers."
[Photograph omitted]
Americans love pristine rivers for relaxation and recreation, but the
nation's water use choices are putting many rivers in danger. (Photo by
Mark Lance courtesy American Rivers)
The effects of federal agricultural policy and subsidies have had a severe
impact on the Klamath River, which is the second cited by American Rivers.
The Bush administration's decision to increase irrigation flows to farmers
in the upper region of the river contributed to the deaths of some 33,000
salmon last September. This was the worst recorded fish kill in U.S.
history.
Balancing the water needs of competing interests in the Klamath River
Basin is not easy, said Representative Mike Thompson, a California
Democrat. But the Bush administration's policy, by pitting upstream
farmers against conservationists and fishers, is an attempt "to shoehorn a
political solution to a scientific problem," Thompson said at today's
press conference.
"The problem with the Klamath River is a uniquely local problem that is
unfortunately exacerbated by this administration's policies," he said.
[Photograph omitted]
Low water levels contributed to a massive fish kill in the Klamath
River last September. (Photo by Northcoast Environmental Center courtesy
American Rivers)
Thompson introduced legislation in the House today that would allocate
$200 million to landowners and tribes throughout the Klamath Basin who
participate in water conservation projects. It is designed to bring
together stakeholders from the upper and lower basin, Thompson explained,
to "eliminate competing interests and find feasible solutions."
"The communities within the Klamath Basin cannot afford to wait any
longer," he said.
Severe water shortages earned the Ipswich River the number three slot on
the list, but it is not agricultural policy that is causing the crisis in
the Massachusetts river. It is excessive groundwater pumping and municipal
water consumption that leave portions of the river dry each summer.
The river often looks more like a dirt road, said Kerry Mackin, executive
director of the Ipswich River Watershed Association.
"We count more dead fish than living fish," Mackin said.
The combination of excessive municipal water consumption and groundwater
pumping are directly related and threaten water supplies across the
nation, warned Robert Glennon, a law professor at the University of
Arizona and author of the book "Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the
Fate of America's Fresh Waters."
[Photograph omitted]
Low water levels at the Platte River could have a negative impact on
migrating waterfowl, including the sandhill crane. (Photo courtesy U.S.
National Park Service)
The United States now pumps some 28 trillion gallons of groundwater every
year, Glennon explained, with little regard for how this affects the
hydrological cycle.
"We are allowing limitless access to a finite resource," he said. "There
is a disconnect between the law and science."
Pumping groundwater, Glennon explained, reduces the natural flow of water
into the nation's rivers and depletes a resource that took thousands of
years to accumulate. But as demand for water increases, local and state
entities are increasingly looking below ground for additional supply.
This has created a direct threat to the Platte River, which is on the
endangered list, and threatens to undermine an agreement to secure
adequate flows in the Platte River and to protect its adjacent wetlands.
The Platte River, which runs through Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska, is
considered by conservationists to be the most important stopover for
migratory birds in the nation's heartland.
Excessive diversion and consumption are also responsible for putting the
Rio Grande on this year's list, Wodder explained, and water flow issues
also led the organization to put Colorado's Gunnison River on its list.
In part because of population growth, the nation's municipal water
consumption is the fastest growing sector of U.S. water use, in particular
from low density sprawl development.
This is a serious concern for the Mattaponi River, which makes the
endangered list because it is threatened by a planned reservoir that would
provide water for the sprawling cities of Virginia's Tidewater region.
[Photograph omitted]
Virginia's Mattaponi River is considered one of the most pristine
coastal river systems on the eastern seaboard. (Photo by G. Warren
Mountacastle, Jr. courtesy American Rivers)
"Healthy watersheds capture and store water for human and natural needs,
but sprawl development creates landscapes that shed water like a
raincoat," Wodder said. "Water rushing down storm drains when it rains is
water that will not come up from your well when it is sunny."
Wodder also warned that the Bush administration's decision to revise the
scope of the Clean Water Act's protection for wetlands could add to the
long list of threats to the nation's rivers. Conservationists believe the
reinterpretation of the law by the administration effectively removed
protection for as much as 20 percent of the wetlands in the lower 48
states.
"Draining, filling or paving over wetlands and small streams sets off a
chain reaction that eventually reduces the water available in river for
people and wildlife," Wodder explained. "As wetlands are lost, flash
floods increase but less rainfall soaks into the ground. As groundwater
levels fall, springs dry up and stream flows drop."
U.S. Representative James Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, told reporters
at the press conference that he supports a legislative effort to reverse
the Supreme Court decision that the Bush administration has used to
justify its narrow reinterpretation of what constitutes a protected
wetland under the Clean Water Act.
"The Supreme Court decision is undermining a 30 year effort to improve
America's waterways," Oberstar said. "We have to get back on track to what
the Clean Water Act intended."
The other rivers on the list are Colorado's Gunnison River, which is
burdened by unnatural water flows, along with the Snake River and
Georgia's Tallapoosa River, which are both threatened by impacts from
dams, and the Trinity River in Texas, which could be severely affected by
planned flood control and floodplain projects.
The water issues that are affecting America's rivers will only get more
serious, said Glennon, and will require strong leadership at the local,
state and federal levels of government.
"This is a tragedy of the commons," he said. "We need to start to
recognize the economic value of water."
To access a copy of the report, see www.americanrivers.org
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:34:49 -0700
From: Patrick Foley <patfoley@CSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
Deborah,
As both a field biologist and a theorist, I know where I would rather
spend my time. But even though it took years to develop my mathematical
and computer skills (and lots of boring hours at the keyboard), when I
publish a model, you get the full use of the thing, and can use it in
your next paper without having to beg me for it. And if you want a copy
of some simulation code, it is also available for free. If you don't
think theory is of any use, this will not move you. But most empirical
data is of limited use also --- unless it can be compared and contrasted
with lots of related data!
Seriously, it is clear that researchers should get to use their
research. But if was developed with public money, shouldn't it fall
legally under the freedom of information act? And shouldn't it, in any
case, be open to inspection? I went into science with the naive notion
that, with few exceptions, science was an open source, open content sort
of project. Didn't most of us?
Patrick Foley
patfoley@csus.edu
Layton, Deborah wrote:
>I would also submit that many scientists, who spend a lot of time, energ
,
>sweat and skin out in the field may be somewhat reluctant to share data
ith
>those who like to sit in air-conditioned offices and build models based
n
>data that others have obtained. It may not be a very progressive way to
>think, but I think that this could be part of the reason...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Nuttle [mailto:Tim.Nuttle@UNI-JENA.DE]
>Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 1:35 PM
>To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
>Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
>
>
>Ecology and other journals published by ESA provide this type of service
in
>their online repository "Ecological Archives". There are such things as
AS
>code, raw data files, and equation derivations, that take up a lot of sp
ce
>in print but are potentially useful for others. There is also the
>opportunity to publish "data papers" that allow dissemination of large d
ta
>sets without synthesis or testing theories (although currently there is
nly
>one on the website).
>The website is:
>http://www.esapubs.org/esapubs/archive/archive.htm
>
>Tim Nuttle
>Institute of Ecology
>Friedrich Schiller University
>Dornburger Strasse 159
>D-07743 Jena
>Germany
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Whitacre" <dwhitacre@peregrinefund.org>
>To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 6:37 PM
>Subject: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
>
>
>
>
>>At the moment, I am reading many papers that examine life history =
>>correlates of body size. I have noticed something very frustrating
o =
>>me, which probably impedes the march of science, and that is: the ra
ity =
>>with which raw data are published.
>>
>>Thus, we have the specter of earlier investigators having compiled =
>>hundreds or thousands of data points, by laborious combing of the =
>>literature and extracting data from museum skins or tags (in the pre
ent =
>>instance).
>>
>>In many cases, later workers revisit the same topics, using newer, =
>>better statistical methods, and/or partly different (often enlarged)
=
>>data sets. In some cases, workers are unable to reconstruct what dat
=
>>were included in the initial studies. In the case of the truly massi
e =
>>earlier studies, the probability of someone reconstructing the same
ata =
>>set on their own is quite small, given one's limited time and other
>>constraints.
>>
>>Sometimes researchers include a comment "Data available upon request
" =
>>These data are NOT always available upon request--at least, not afte
=
>>the passage of a few years.
>>
>>Perhaps ideally, we would all add such data to a publicly available
>>on-line data bank--does such exist?=20
>>
>>At any rate, I believe that our science would progress more rapidly-
and =
>>I, for one, would have more fun--if raw data were more often publish
d =
>>along with journal articles.=20
>>
>>Perhaps this could be assisted by use of a minute font size for data
=
>>appendices. Or perhaps (radical notion) a CD with raw data for the =
>>entire journal issue could be included inside the back cover.
>>
>>David Whitacre
>>The Peregrine Fund
>>5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
>>Boise, Idaho 83709
>>(208) 362-3716
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 10:13:23 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Fw: Iron Link to CO2 Reductions Weakened
Iron Link to CO2 Reductions Weakened
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 10, 2003 (ENS) - Scientists had thought
fertilizing the ocean with iron might be a good way to reduce
atmospheric
carbon dioxide, but now they are not so certain. A new study, published
in
"Science" magazine, does not completely give up on the idea, but
suggests
far greater understanding is still needed.
"The experiments enabled us to make an initial determination about the
amount of iron that would be required and the size of the area to be
fertilized," said study coauthor Ken Buesseler of the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution.
"Based on the studies to date, the amount of iron needed and area of
ocean
that would be impacted is too large to support the commercial
application of
iron to the ocean as a solution to our greenhouse gas problem," he
explained.
The idea of fertilizing the oceans with iron gathered momentum in the
1980s
and there remains some commercial interest in the concept. Plankton take
up
carbon in surface waters during photosynthesis. Other animals feed on
this
bloom, and the carbon from the plankton is mixed with the waste of these
animals and eventually settles on the ocean floor.
Additional iron increases plankton production, so in theory more carbon
would be removed.
In the experiments observed by Buesseler and collaborator Philip Boyd of
the
University of Otago in New Zealand there was limited evidence that the
particles carried large quantities of carbon to the deep ocean. The
authors
raise concerns over the space and time scales needed for commercial
applications and the inefficiency of this process.
"It may not be an inexpensive or practical option if what we have seen
to
date is true in further experiments on larger scales over longer time
spans," Buesseler said.
"The oceans are already naturally taking up human-produced carbon
dioxide,
so the changes to the system are already underway," he said. "We need to
first ask will it work and then what are the environmental
consequences?"
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http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-10-09.asp#anchor8
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:48:22 -0400
From: Elizabeth Hane <ehane@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Sites frequently put raw data up on
the web for use by other scientists or as a teaching tool. Rules and
guidelines about the use of this data varies by site and by the researcher
who collected the data, but generally is made available after the original
researcher has published some kind of summary paper about it.
Information about the sites and what data is available can be found at:
http://lternet.unm.edu/
Of course, this probably won't help you with your life history studies,
since the data is generally at the community and ecosystem level, but it
might be of interest to others.
Cheers,
Elizabeth Hane
At 10:37 AM 4/11/03 -0600, Dave Whitacre wrote:
>At the moment, I am reading many papers that examine life history =
>correlates of body size. I have noticed something very frustrating to =
>me, which probably impedes the march of science, and that is: the rarity
=
>with which raw data are published.
>
>Thus, we have the specter of earlier investigators having compiled =
>hundreds or thousands of data points, by laborious combing of the =
>literature and extracting data from museum skins or tags (in the present
=
>instance).
>
>In many cases, later workers revisit the same topics, using newer, =
>better statistical methods, and/or partly different (often enlarged) =
>data sets. In some cases, workers are unable to reconstruct what data =
>were included in the initial studies. In the case of the truly massive =
>earlier studies, the probability of someone reconstructing the same data
=
>set on their own is quite small, given one's limited time and other =
>constraints.
>
>Sometimes researchers include a comment "Data available upon request." =
>These data are NOT always available upon request--at least, not after =
>the passage of a few years.
>
>Perhaps ideally, we would all add such data to a publicly available =
>on-line data bank--does such exist?=20
>
>At any rate, I believe that our science would progress more rapidly--and
=
>I, for one, would have more fun--if raw data were more often published =
>along with journal articles.=20
>
>Perhaps this could be assisted by use of a minute font size for data =
>appendices. Or perhaps (radical notion) a CD with raw data for the =
>entire journal issue could be included inside the back cover.
>
>David Whitacre
>The Peregrine Fund
>5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
>Boise, Idaho 83709
>(208) 362-3716
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:43:06 -0600
From: James Haefner <jhaefner@BIOLOGY.USU.EDU>
Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
The issues and concerns of publishing data is unbelievably complex, involvin
database theory, searching algorithms, and ethics. There are a number of gr
ups
working on the problems. Here are some resources for further study:
ECOLOGICAL DATABASE ISSUES
>
> LTER databases: they've done quite a lot
1. Baker et al. 2000. Evolution of
> a multisite network information ssytem: the LTER informaiton managemen
> paradigm. Bioscience 50(11):963-978. (ejournal)
2. W.T. Michener and J.W. Brunt (eds). 2000. Ecological data, management and
processing .Blackwell Science.
3. Shortgrass LTER database intro:
http://sgs.cnr.colostate.edu/Data/DataLibrary.htm
4. LTER Data Table of Content description
http://lternet.edu/DTOC/
5. Try a google search on "LTER database" to see the webpages for some of th
LTER sites.
>
> NCEAS and others are developing an Ecological Metadata Language (EML)
hrough
> the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB): From their website: The
> Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) is a national network intend
d to
> facilitate ecological and environmental research on biocomplexity. It
nables
> the efficient discovery, access, interpretation, integration, and anal
sis of
> complex ecological data from a highly distributed set of field station
,
> laboratories, research sites, and individual researchers.
>
> http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/
specifically, they offer some software:
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/
esp. checkout Morpho and EML
>
> A broader description of what KNB is about is at:
> http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/informatics
SEARCHING WEB-BASED INFORMATION:
the Semantic Web: The next big thing after the World Wide Web
1. T. Berners-Lee, J. Hendler and O. Lassila. 2001. The semantic web. Scient
fic
American 284(5):34-43.
2. J. Hendler. 2003. Science and the Semantic Web. Science 299:520-521
3. Science on the semantic web (SWS) workshop Oct 2002:
http://cimic.rutgers.edu/semantic
(good powerpoint tutorials on these new ideas)
ETHICS of PUBLISHING DATA
The UPSIDE project:
1. E. Marshall. 2003. The UPSIDE of good behavior: make your data freely
available. Science. 299:990.
2. Sharing publication-related data and materials: responsibilities of
authorship in the life sciences.
http:books.nap.edu/books/0309088593/html/R1.html#pagetop
--
James W. Haefner Email: jhaefner@biology.usu.edu
Dept Biology/Ecology Center Voice: 435-797-3553
Utah State University FAX: 435-797-1575
Logan, UT 84322-5305
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:18:56 +0100
From: Nick Newton-Fisher <newtonfisher@BUDONGO.ORG>
Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
The realities of publish-or-perish, together with highly competitive
grant application process are diametrically opposed to the needs in
e.g. conservation biology, for sharing of large datasets. If we want a
more collaborative research effort (which seems to be the way most
researchers deal with each other face-to-face) then something needs
to be done about the levels of competition. If people hoard data, it
may be because they feel they will lose out if someone else makes
use of it. Any kind of eco-bank would need to hedged with
agreements regarding authorship, and even grant applications, for
any future analysis of the data. Also, detailed methdology would need
to be recorded along with the 'raw' data, as this information would be
critical for future analysis - particularly if datasets were to be
combined or compared.
Nick Newton-Fisher
On 11 Apr 2003 at 15:57, Layton, Deborah wrote:
> I would also submit that many scientists, who spend a lot of time,
> energy, sweat and skin out in the field may be somewhat reluctant to
> share data with those who like to sit in air-conditioned offices and
> build models based on data that others have obtained. It may not be a
> very progressive way to think, but I think that this could be part of
> the reason...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Nuttle [mailto:Tim.Nuttle@UNI-JENA.DE]
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 1:35 PM
> To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
> Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
>
>
> Ecology and other journals published by ESA provide this type of
> service in their online repository "Ecological Archives". There are
> such things as SAS code, raw data files, and equation derivations,
> that take up a lot of space in print but are potentially useful for
> others. There is also the opportunity to publish "data papers" that
> allow dissemination of large data sets without synthesis or testing
> theories (although currently there is only one on the website). The
> website is: http://www.esapubs.org/esapubs/archive/archive.htm
>
> Tim Nuttle
> Institute of Ecology
> Friedrich Schiller University
> Dornburger Strasse 159
> D-07743 Jena
> Germany
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Whitacre" <dwhitacre@peregrinefund.org>
> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 6:37 PM
> Subject: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
>
>
> > At the moment, I am reading many papers that examine life history
> > correlates of body size. I have noticed something very frustratin
> > to = me, which probably impedes the march of science, and that is:
> > the rarity = with which raw data are published.
> >
> > Thus, we have the specter of earlier investigators having compiled
=
> > hundreds or thousands of data points, by laborious combing of the
> > literature and extracting data from museum skins or tags (in the
> > present = instance).
> >
> > In many cases, later workers revisit the same topics, using newer,
=
> > better statistical methods, and/or partly different (often enlarge
)
> > = data sets. In some cases, workers are unable to reconstruct what
> > data = were included in the initial studies. In the case of the
> > truly massive = earlier studies, the probability of someone
> > reconstructing the same data = set on their own is quite small,
> > given one's limited time and other = constraints.
> >
> > Sometimes researchers include a comment "Data available upon
> > request." = These data are NOT always available upon request--at
> > least, not after = the passage of a few years.
> >
> > Perhaps ideally, we would all add such data to a publicly availabl
> > = on-line data bank--does such exist?=20
> >
> > At any rate, I believe that our science would progress more
> > rapidly--and = I, for one, would have more fun--if raw data were
> > more often published = along with journal articles.=20
> >
> > Perhaps this could be assisted by use of a minute font size for da
a
> > = appendices. Or perhaps (radical notion) a CD with raw data for t
e
> > = entire journal issue could be included inside the back cover.
> >
> > David Whitacre
> > The Peregrine Fund
> > 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
> > Boise, Idaho 83709
> > (208) 362-3716
> >
>
----------------------------------------------------
Dr. N.E. Newton-Fisher
tel: +44 7939 025 721
web: www.budongo.org/nen1000/
email: newtonfisher@budongo.org
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 12 Apr 2003 to 13 Apr 2003 (#2003-100)
There are 5 messages totalling 281 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Clean Water Act: ANPRM Public comment ends 16 April 2003
2. Nicotiana information
3. A complaint to journal editors everywhere
4. GIS is the Peruvian Amazon - call for volunteers
5. Windows run version of stat software
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:30:37 -0400
From: Parmeliamm@AOL.COM
Subject: Clean Water Act: ANPRM Public comment ends 16 April 2003
I donâ^À^Ùt think itâ^À^Ùs been said on the listserv that EPA now has a more
public forum for public commenting they call the Docket (www.epa.gov/edocket
. Regulations or proposed regulations are announced in the Federal Register
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/), but the Docket allows public comments to be posted,
as well as, important documents associated with the issue, i.e., further rea
ing.
The â^À^Üadvance notice of proposed rulemakingâ^À^Ý (ANPRM) for the Clean Wa
er Act, in response to the Supreme Court case, Solid Waste Agency of Norther
Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANNCC),
asks several questions that many, if not everyone, on this listserv could co
tribute:
1) Whether and, if so, under what circumstances, the factors listed in 33 C
R 328.3 (a)(3)(i)-(iii)â^À¦ or any other factors provide a basis for determi
ing CWA jurisdiction over isolated, intrastate, non-navigable waters?
2) Whether the regulations should define â^À^Üisolated waters,â^À^Ý and if
o, what factors should be considered in determining whether a water is or is
not isolated for jurisdictional purposes?
They also â^À^Üinvite your views as to whether any other revisions are neede
to the existing regulations on which waters are jurisdictional under the CW
.â^À^Ý To translate the above out of regulation-ese: Should, and if so, how
should isolated wetlands be defined? Should, and if so, how should isolated
etlands be regulated by the CWA?
The Docket number for this public comment is: OW-2002-0050. You can search
or it from page: www.epa.gov/edocket. Comments, including scientific method
logies and data, are requested and welcome.
In just skimming the Docket, there are many comments to the effect: â^À^ÜIso
ated wetlands should be regulatedâ^À^Ý--without much depth or explanation.
elp shape environmental policy and make your scientific contribution!
-melissa
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:32:05 -0400
From: "Lynn S. Adler" <lsadler@VT.EDU>
Subject: Nicotiana information
Hello all,
I am trying to choose a Nicotiana species in the US for a new research
direction. I am hoping people might be able to help with answers to the
following questions about US Nicotiana:
First of all, has anyone has seen naturalized populations of Nicotiana
alata in the US?
My other preferred species are N. trigonophylla (obtusifolia), N. repanda
or N. clevelandii, but I am open to other species as well:
1. What herbivores/pollinators have you observed in the field?
2. Where specifically have you seen the plant growing?
3. Is the plant self-incompatible and/or pollen-limited?
Thank you for your help. Please email responses directly to me. I can
compile responses and send them to anyone who is interested.
Sincerely,
Lynn Adler
**********************************************************
Lynn S. Adler
Dept. of Biology
2119 Derring Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(tel) 540-231-8946
(fax) 540-231-9307
(email) lsadler@vt.edu
*** From March 7 till April 17 I will be in Athens, Georgia. Phone:
706-543-8084. Email: lsadler@vt.edu
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 18:59:55 -0400
From: Jane Bain <jlb40@CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
I just want to make a brief correction to Tim Nuttle's statement below
that our site has only one data paper. "Ecological Archives" currently
has four data papers posted (3 in year 2000) and a couple more in the
review process right now. We strongly encourage data paper
submissions.. abstracts of the data papers are printed in the journal
Ecology. As Tim has pointed out, instructions and examples can be found
at: http://www.esapubs.org/archive
Jane Bain
Data Archives Manager/Features Editor
Ecolgical Society of America Publications Office
118 Prospect Street, Suite 212
Ithaca, NY 14850
jlb40@cornell.edu
http://www.esapubs.org/archive
On Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:35:11 +0200
> From: Tim Nuttle <Tim.Nuttle@UNI-JENA.DE>
> Subject: Re: A complaint to journal editors everywhere
>
> Ecology and other journals published by ESA provide this type of
> service in
> their online repository "Ecological Archives". There are such things
> as SAS
> code, raw data files, and equation derivations, that take up a lot of
> space
> in print but are potentially useful for others. There is also the
> opportunity to publish "data papers" that allow dissemination of large
> data
> sets without synthesis or testing theories (although currently there
> is only
> one on the website).
> The website is:
> http://www.esapubs.org/esapubs/archive/archive.htm
>
> Tim Nuttle
> Institute of Ecology
> Friedrich Schiller University
> Dornburger Strasse 159
> D-07743 Jena
> Germany
>
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:43:35 -0400
From: chris_kirkby@YAHOO.COM
Subject: GIS is the Peruvian Amazon - call for volunteers
GIS in the Peruvian Amazon
Are you familiar with GIS and satellite image analysis using ArcInfo,
ArcView or similar? Can you use a GPS receiver? Are you interested in
applying this knowledge to help monitor the most biodiverse rainforest on
the Planet? Can you handle working in temperatures of 300C and 90%
humidity? Can you handle camping in tropical swamps? Can you learn a few
words of Spanish fast? Can you pay your own way?
If the answer is YES then read on...
The Tambopata Reserve Society (TReeS), a non-profit organisation and UK
Charity (No. 298054) that works towards biodiversity conservation and
appropriate natural resource management in the Peruvian Amazon, is
searching for a Masters student interested in a ^Óplacement^Ô opportunity fo
this summer as a leading assistant on a GIS study related to the Manu
Biosphere Reserve Monitoring Project. In the following web site you can
find information about the Placement Supervisor as well as maps of Madre de
Dios and Manu and photos of the region^Òs flora and fauna, etc.
(www.geocities.com/chris_kirkby).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Placement student will work under the guidance of a Placement
Supervisor (Chris Kirkby) and will be a volunteer of TReeS-Peru. Chris
Kirkby is one of the in-country co-ordinators of TReeS-Peru, which is based
out of the town of Puerto Maldonado the capital of the Department of Madre
de Dios, southeastern Peru. The TReeS-UK arm is co-ordinated primarily by
John Forrest (john.manytrees@virgin.net) and Dr. Helen Newing
(h.s.newing@ukc.ac.uk) of the Durrell Institute for Conservation and
Ecology (DICE).
The Placement period:
This will begin in Puerto Maldonado on or around 10th June 2003 and will
culminate on or around 10th September 2003. At this time the placement
student will be required to present a preliminary report (on CD). The final
report should be presented (on CD) around 10th October 2003 at the latest,
preferably before.
The placement will be based primarily in the town of Puerto Maldonado,
although at least one 2-3 week trip will be made to the Manu area for
familiarisation and basic ground-truthing purposes. At least 1 week will
also be spent in the Andean city of Cusco. The placement student must be
prepared to work independently for a time as the Placement Supervisor will
be travelling and out of contact during 5 weeks of the placement period.
Equipment and Insurance:
The succesful candidate should bring the following items with them:
1 health insurance certificate valid for rainforest environments;
1 tent (all weather, as temp. and precip. will vary considerably);
1 sleeping bag (to ^Ö7 Deg. C if possible);
1 pair wellington / rubber boots;
1 pair good walking shoes;
1 colourful anorak or rain poncho;
1 sun hat;
1 woolly hat;
Numerous sets of clothing for all weathers (0-30 Deg C, dry and wet);
Powerful flashlight (3 D cell Maglite for instance);
10 Blank CDs (in order to store and access GIS information);
*1 GPS (preferably a Garmin 12 XL) with external antenna;
*1 camera (digital if possible);
*1 binoculars;
*Own laptop computer, with sufficient RAM and Hard-disk memory to run
ArcInfo and ArcView and to store and manipulate large satellite images.
Preferably with these two programs and others preinstalled if possible.
Note: electricity supply in Peru is 220 Volts, and household sockets are of
the 2 round or flat pins type;
*If you^Òre interested in observing mammals or birds, purchase the following
two books: A field guide to Neotropical rainforest mammals (L. Emmons); The
Birds of Colombia (Hilty and Brown).
*Not compulsory but highly recommended.
Costs:
The Placement Supervisor will cover 100% accommodation costs in Cusco and
Manu.
A one-off fee of approx. USD 150 will cover accommodation costs in the
TReeS-Peru office in Puerto Maldonado. The Placement Supervisor will cover
100% transport costs from Puerto Maldonado to Manu (rtn). Food and
international/internal flight costs must be covered by the student: USD
5.00 a day for food (x 90 days = USD 450.00).
International flights UK-Lima (rtn) cost approx. USD 800.00
Internal flights Lima-Puerto Maldonado (rtn) cost approx. USD 150.00
So, if placement is 90 days long expect to spend a minimum of USD 1,550.00
Certificate:
On successful completion of the Placement, the student will receive a
certificate or letter of achievement from TReeS-Peru. In addition, the
Placement Supervisor will also write a report on the work undertaken by the
student.
Logistics:
Lima, Cusco and Puerto Maldonado are connected via at least 2 daily flights
(Boeing jet aircraft) serviced by the following 3 airlines: Lan Peru,
Aerocontinente, and Tans. The Manu Biosphere Reserve and Manu National Park
are accessed from the city of Cusco via road and subsequently by river
transport.
Travelling opportunities:
There will be ample opportunity to travel around the Tambopata area and to
witness how local people use the rainforest and what this exotic habitat
has to offer in the way of flora and fauna. If the placement objectives are
reached ahead of time there would also be the opportunity for the student
to do some extra travelling around Peru as he/she sees fit.
The successful candidate is encouraged to become a member of TReeS (USD
15.00), by contacting John Forrest (john.manytrees@virgin.net), and should
subsequently access the TReeS Library in London for reference material
prior to travel to Peru.
Application Procedure:
Please send by email (preferably) a covering letter, CV, and email address
of your university professor to: chris_kirkby@yahoo.com
For more information please contact:
CHRIS KIRKBY (MRes.)
TReeS-Peru, Jiron Lambayeque 488, PO Box 28, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de
Dios, PERU.
Tel: +51-(0)82-571827 / 572788.
Email: chris_kirkby@yahoo .com
www.geocities.com/treesweb
www.geocities.com/chris_kirkby
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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:16:24 -0700
From: Paul Johnson <p.johnson@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Windows run version of stat software
Hi,
Several have asked if I had a Windows run version
of the statistical software I have on CD-ROM
(previously ~50% of the programs were SAS macros).
The answer is yes (just finished). If interested
please check
http://pages.prodigy.net/johnsonp12/biostat.html
(a comments link can be found through the web-link)
Paul
http://www.biostatsoftware.com
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 14 Apr 2003 to 15 Apr 2003 (#2003-102)
There are 10 messages totalling 505 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Pentagon and environment
2. Students! Bird/Owl/Herp jobs @ Lake Tahoe
3. Wonderful Sierra Summer Bird Job!
4. MS Graduate Assistant
5. Remote Sensing and Biostatistician Position Announcements
6. Field Tech Needed for Least Tern Project
7. Graduate Position Announcement (M.S.)
8. Job: Aquatic ecologist/chemist; Bowdoin College, 3-yr position
9. database on number of species in ecosystem and number of individuals of
each specie?
10. New issue of Journal of Aquaculture
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:28:34 -0400
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: Pentagon and environment
http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-11-09.asp
Pentagon's Environmentalism Under Fire
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2003 (ENS) - A new survey finds some one third
of natural and cultural resource specialists at military facilities have
been directed to overlook or circumvent resource laws.
A representative with the Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER) told a House subcommittee of the survey results at a
hearing Thursday and said that civilian specialists who report
environmental problems on military bases risk the loss of their careers.
PEER is a national alliance of local, state and federal resource
professionals.
"Environmental management in Defense agencies is essentially voluntary,"
said Dan Meyer, general counsel to PEER.
"Unless some teeth are put into the system, military standards are not
appropriate replacements for civilian natural resource management laws,"
said Meyer, a former Naval gunnery officer and veteran of the first Gulf
War.
Resource specialists at military facilities constitute the biggest source
of whistleblower complaints at PEER, an employee protection organization,
accounting for one third of PEER's personnel cases, Meyer told the House
panel.
Officers in charge of natural and cultural resource programs at military
bases frequently lack training, have no career incentives for
environmental compliance and are often hostile to the civilian staff who
raise environmental issues, according to PEER.
Meyer testified at a hearing held by the House Resources Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. The committee is reviewing
the reauthorization of the Sikes Act, which is the basic law governing
military conservation.
The issue of conservation on military facilities is part of larger debate
surround military readiness and the environment. The Bush administration
is seeking to exempt the Department of Defense from five major federal
environmental laws governing hazardous waste, clean air, mammal protection
and endangered species. They believe these laws are compromisining
military readiness.
The proposal asks that the Sikes Act be used instead of the Endangered
Species Act, a move that environmentalists believe would strip away
important protections for military bases and training facilities across
the country.
* * *
*** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material
is distributed, without profit, for research and educational purposes
only. ***
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:41:28 -0700
From: Kristian K McIntyre <kkmcintyre@FS.FED.US>
Subject: Students! Bird/Owl/Herp jobs @ Lake Tahoe
My apologies for cross-postings.
Students are encouraged to apply ASAP!!!!
Beautiful Lake Tahoe
USDA Forest Service summer 2003
Bird/Owl/Herp survey job opportunities
The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has openings for wildlife
biologists to survey birds, owls, or herps throughout the entire Lake Tahoe
Basin during the summer of 2003. LTBMU is looking for self-motivated
individuals with bird point count (know western birds by sight and sound),
owl survey, or herp survey experience to join our multi-species project in
a beautiful outdoor environment. Duties will vary with each position but
all will require; hiking over difficult terrain to remote sites,
backpacking/camping, carrying heavy equipment loads, operation of
four-wheel drive vehicles off-road, the ability to work well alone and with
others, occasionally work long field days and long field weeks, navigate
effectively across terrain with map/compass and GPS unit, be organized and
accountable for all data collected, and be willing to help out when needed
with other aspects of the projects as well as computer data entry.
You may be qualified for any of these crews:
Song-bird point count/spot-mapping crew (4-5 positions open): Perform early
morning point counts and/or spot-mapping (all species); broadcast
surveys for accipiters; may be required to assist in nest-searching
and/or habitat surveys. Experience with western bird identification by
sight and song required. Please list all qualifications explicitly
(coursework, volunteer projects, work experience, and/or self-taught
birding knowledge).
Reptile and amphibian crew (1-2 positions): Perform surveys of aquatic
habitats within LTBMU for reptiles and amphibians. Duties will also
include aquatic and terrestrial habitat surveys. Experience in
identification and handling of reptiles and amphibians is required and
knowledge of vertebrate sign is preferred.
Owl crew (1-2 positions): Perform broadcast surveys for all species owls
occurring in the Lake Tahoe Basin, including California spotted owl.
Proficiency at orienteering, identification of owl species with limited
audio and/or visual cues, and the ability to work day and/or night hours
is required.
Pay: $11.24 to $15.58 per hour, DOE
Job Duration: Apr/May 2003 to Aug/Sept 2003
Housing: Low cost barracks style (shared) housing may be available for all
personnel.
HOW TO APPLY
For currently enrolled undergrad/graduate students, (you must not have
graduated by the summer) please submit the following to qualify for either
GS-5 and GS-7 positions :
1) OF-612 Application Form (found on website: www.opm.gov/forms, select
optional forms and then select OF612
2) Copy of college transcript (does not have to be official copy)
3) Proof of enrollment at college or university (e.g., copy of
registration or letter from admissions)
Students send application materials to:
USDA Forest Service/ Human Resources
Attn: Julie Roth or Kristian McIntyre
870 Emerald Bay Rd. Suite 1
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
You may also email applications to either:
Julie Roth (jroth@fs.fed.us) or Kristian McIntyre (kkmcintyre@fs.fed.us)
Wildlife Biologists 530-573-2628
Students are encouraged to apply ASAP. If you have any questions about
these positions or how to apply, please contact either of us at the
email/phone # listed above.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Kristian K. McIntyre
Wildlife Biologist
US Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Mailing Address:
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
870 Emerald Bay Road, Suite 1
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 573-2628 office
(530) 545-9714 cell
kkmcintyre@fs.fed.us
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:52:43 -0400
From: Mark Reynolds <mreynolds@TNC.ORG>
Subject: Wonderful Sierra Summer Bird Job!
Assistants Needed for a study of bird communities in mountain meadows of
the SIERRA NEVADA NEAR TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. 15 May ^Ö 1 August 2003. Salary
includes housing and a monthly stipend ranging from $1000-$1500 depending
upon experience. Duties will censuses (point counts), demographic
monitoring (nest monitoring and/or constant effort mist netting), habitat
assessment, and data entry. The successful applicant will have: 1)
proficiency in identification of western birds in the field, 2) prior bird-
banding and/or nest-finding experience, and 3) the motivation and
willingness to spend long hours in the field under uncomfortable
conditions. Preference in hiring will be given to applicants who express a
genuine interest in pursuing a program of graduate study in some area of
field biology. Interested candidates should send a cover letter describing
the applicant^Òs qualifications, a copy of curriculum vitae, and contact
information for three references to: Dr. Mark D. Reynolds, The Nature
Conservancy, 201 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 or
mreynolds@tnc.org.
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:23:18 -0500
From: "Liechty Dr. Hal" <liechty@UAMONT.EDU>
Subject: MS Graduate Assistant
M.S. Graduate Assistantship in Forest Ecology/Soils
The School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello is
seeking an individual to fill a M.S. Graduate Assistantship beginning in the
fall of 2003. The assistantship is half time, has a two year duration, and
carries a stipend of $12,000 per year plus fees and tuition.
The project associated with this assistantship is evaluating the
environmental impacts of forest fertilization and herbicide use on soil
processes and water quality as well as the effect of these practices on
loblolly pine productivity. Mid-rotation fertilization and vegetation
control are silvicultural activities that are commonly used in intensively
managed loblolly pine forests. It is poorly understood to what degree a
combination of these practices alters stand growth, important soil processes
such as nitrogen mineralization, or water quality. Research will occur at a
number of field sites in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. The individual
chosen for this assistantship will be involved in all phases of the project
and work closely with forest industry liaisons.
For additional information or to apply contact Dr. Hal O. Liechty, School of
Forest Resources-UAM, P.O. Box 3468, Monticello AR 71656. Phone:870-460-1452
E-Mail:Liechty@uamont.edu. Applications will be received through May 7. Mor
information concerning the School of Forest Resources is available at the
following web site (http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/sfr/index.htm )
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:05:15 -0600
From: Kerry Halligan <halligan@YELLOWSTONERESEARCH.ORG>
Subject: Remote Sensing and Biostatistician Position Announcements
Please distribute these position announcements to all interested =
parties:
=20
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center (YERC) is currently seeking =
qualified applicants for two positions: Remote Sensing Scientist and =
BioStatistician. Both Postions will be based out of YERC's Remote =
Sensing and GIS Lab in Bozeman, Montana. YERC is an independent, =
private, non-profit organization that is committed to long-term, =
ecosystem-wide research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. For more =
information on the Remote Sensing Scientist and BioStatistician =
positions follow the links below or visit our website at =
www.yellowstoneresearch.org. Please contact Dr. Robert Crabtree =
(crabtree@yellowstoneresearch.org, (406)582-0447) for more information.
=20
Remote Sensing Scientist
Job Synopsis: Yellowstone Ecological Research Center is seeking a =
full-time remote sensing specialist to work on numerous projects =
underway in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Position is contingent =
upon funding.
Original Posting Date: 27 March 03
Vacancy Open: until filled
Desired Start Date: 1 June 2003
Office Location: Bozeman, Montana
See Job Requisition at: =
http://www.yellowstoneresearch.org/objects/RemoteSensingScientist.pdf
BioStatistician
Job Synopsis: Yellowstone Ecological Research Center is seeking a =
full-time biostatistician to support numerous past and on-going remote =
sensing and long-term ecological research projects in the Greater =
Yellowstone Ecosystem. Position is contingent upon funding.
Original Posting Date: 27 March 03
Vacancy Open: until filled
Desired Start Date: 1 June 2003
Office Location: Bozeman, Montana
See Job Requisition at: =
http://www.yellowstoneresearch.org/objects/BioStatistician.pdf
Kerry Halligan
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center
Remote Sensing / GIS Lab
111 S. Grand Ave. Suite 260
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 556-1405
halligan@yellowstoneresearch.org
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:56:10 -0500
From: "Swihart, Rob" <rswihart@FNR.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Field Tech Needed for Least Tern Project
We seek a full-time seasonal field technician to work on a study aimed
at identifying nest predators of the federally endangered Interior Least
Tern. The colony is located at a privately owned power plant in
southwestern Indiana near the town of Princeton. The duration of the
project during the first year will be May 1 through approximately August
15. The job will involve operation of remote video and still camera
systems, nest searches, direct observation of the colony, data entry,
and miscellaneous fieldwork. Compensation will be $10/hr, and housing
will be provided in Princeton. Applicants should have a bachelor's
degree in biology, wildlife, or a related field, and experience with
ecological field research. Exceptional undergraduates will be
considered. Applicants should possess a valid driver's license and be
in good physical condition. Interested individuals should send a resume
or CV along with a brief statement of career goals via e-mail to Travis
DeVault at Purdue University (tdevault@fnr.purdue.edu). Review of
applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position
is filled. Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
Rob Swihart
Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1159
PH: 765-494-3566
FAX: 765-496-2422
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:01:08 -0500
From: shayslette <shayslette@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject: Graduate Position Announcement (M.S.)
I seek a bright, highly-motivated M.S. student to study the foraging ecology
of mourning doves and exotic Eurasian collared-doves in captive, and possibl
field, environments. This 2-year position will be funded primarily through
teaching assistantship in the Department of Biology at Tennessee Tech
University. A 2-month research assistantship may be available during the
summer. In addition to the assistantship stipend, the position includes
complete payment of tuition and fees. This position will be open until a
suitable applicant is selected. Desired starting date is January 2004, but
n
August 2003 start date may be possible. To apply, please send a cover lette
,
resume, GRE scores, college transcripts, and contact information (including
e-mail addresses) for 3 references to Dr. Steven E. Hayslette, Department of
Biology, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505; e-mail:
shayslette@tntech.edu
Steven E. Hayslette
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN 38505
shayslette@tntech.edu
931-372-3146
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:01:43 -0400
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Aquatic ecologist/chemist; Bowdoin College, 3-yr position
AQUATIC ECOLOGIST/CHEMIST
Bowdoin Colleges Environmental Studies Program invites applications for
a full-time laboratory technician specializing in freshwater ecology and
chemistry. The position is funded for three years beginning in June 2003
with additional time contingent on successful grant renewal. The
research will involve weekly collection and processing of water and
plankton samples, performing laboratory chemical analyses, and profiling
physical and biological parameters in a large freshwater tidal ecosystem
in mid-coast Maine. A strong background in freshwater ecology/limnology
and laboratory chemical analyses as well as experience in data
management and boat safety is required. Please send applications
including a letter of interest, résumé, and the names and contact
information of three references to Kim Bonsey, Manager of Employment,
3501 College Station, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011. Email
HR@bowdoin.edu, Fax: 207-725-3976.
For more information contact Dr. John Lichter, Biology Department,
Bowdoin College
6500 College Station, Brunswick, Maine 04011. jlichter@bowdoin.edu
(207)725-3653
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:39:31 -0400
From: Tatiana Borisova <tab245@PSU.EDU>
Subject: database on number of species in ecosystem and number of individual
of each specie?
Is there any public database that would report number of species in an
ecosystem and number of individuals of each specie?
Thank you in advance!
Tatiana
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Tatiana Borisova
PhD candidate
Agricultural Economics Department,
Pennsylvania State University
tab245@psu.edu
(814) 865-2702
(814) 867-3117
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:26:02 -0400
From: Gus Rassam <grassam@FISHERIES.ORG>
Subject: New issue of Journal of Aquaculture
The following issue is now available at AFS Online
Journal: North American Journal of Aquaculture (1522-2055)
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Induction of Early Spawning of Channel Catfish in Heated Earthen Ponds. R.
Paul Lang, Robert P. Romaire, Terrence R. Tiersch, pages 73-81.
The Effect of Stocking and Feeding Rates on Growth and Production of Feeder
Goldfish in Pools. Nathan Stone, Ellen McNulty, Eric Park, pages 82-90.
Evaluation of Practical and Natural Diets for Juvenile Lake Herring. Kevin
L. Pangle, Trent M. Sutton, Paul B. Brown, pages 91-98.
Effect of Feeding Frequency on Growth, Food Conversion Efficiency, and Meal
Size of Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon and Shortnose Sturgeon. A. V. Giberson,
M. K. Litvak, pages 99-105.
Mannanoligosaccharides in Fish Nutrition: Effects of Dietary Supplementation
on Growth and Gastrointestinal Villi Structure in Gulf of Mexico Sturgeon.
G. S. Pryor, J. B. Royes, F. A. Chapman, R. D. Miles, pages 106-111.
Production of Stocker-Size Channel Catfish: Effect of Stocking Density on
Production Characteristics, Costs, and Economic Risk. Steeve Pomerleau,
Carole R. Engle, pages 112-119.
Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance in a Chronic Bacterial Infection of Koi
Carp. P. W. Taylor, pages 120-125.
Soft-Egg Disease in Landlocked Fall Chinook Salmon Eggs: Possible Causes and
Therapeutic Treatments. Michael E. Barnes, Rick J. Cordes, William A.
Sayler, Robert P. Hanten, pages 126-133.
Gill Na[plus ],K[plus ]-ATPase Activity of Hatchery Chum Salmon Fry during
Freshwater Rearing and Acclimation to Brackish Water and Its Relationship to
Marine Survival. Howard J. Fuss, Charles W. Hopley, pages 134-140.
Zooplankton Size and Taxonomic Selectivity of Channel Catfish Fry. Charles
C. Mischke, David J. Wise, Ryan L. Lane, pages 141-146.
Evaluation of Practical Bluegill Diets with Varying Protein and Energy
Levels. Richard H. Hoagland, D. Allen Davis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, William J.
McGraw, pages 147-150.
Use of Hydrogen Peroxide and Formalin Treatments during Incubation of
Landlocked Fall Chinook Salmon Eyed Eggs. Michael E. Barnes, Hans
Stephenson, Mark Gabel, pages 151-154.
A New Technique for Incubating Small Batches of African Catfish Eggs. N.
Mansour, F. Lahnsteiner, pages 155-157.
Fabrication of Silastic Implants for In Vivo Steroid Delivery in Fish.
William L. Shelton, Steven D. Mims, pages 158-161.
Toxicity of Ammonia and Nitrite to the Gila Trout. S. A. Fuller, J. P.
Henne, G. J. Carmichael, J. R. Tomasso, pages 162-164.
Application of a Methodology for Surveying and Comparing the Prevalence of
Drainage Ditches to Baitfish Farms. Emmanuel A. Frimpong, Steve E. Lochmann,
Nathan M. Stone, pages 165-170.
To visit the site, go to: http://afs.allenpress.com
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 15 Apr 2003 to 16 Apr 2003 (#2003-103)
There are 5 messages totalling 347 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. News Feature: The Poetics of Filming "Winged Migration"
2. Shugart's A Theory of Forest Dynamics
3. Celebrating Tom Siccama's 35 Years at Yale
4. Position Open at AIBS: Science Project Associate / IBRCS
5. Technical Review on Economic Growth Adopted by The Wildlife Society
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:21:13 -0700
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News Feature: The Poetics of Filming "Winged Migration"
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:55:26 -0700 (PDT)
To: Environmental Ecology News <envecolnews@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: News Feature: The Poetics of Filming "Winged Migration"
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/15/science/15BIRD.html?tntemail0
April 15, 2003
Inviting Humans to Sprout Wings and Soar
By JAMES GORMAN
It's one thing to know birds, another to join the flock in the air. Some
scientific consultants on the film "Winged Migration," a documentary on
the great travels of birds, had the chance to fly with the creatures they
study on an ultralight aircraft that was the moviemakers' primary tool.
Jacques Perrin, the French producer and director of the movie, who speaks
English with a certain poetic license and an accent reminiscent of Jacques
Cousteau, said that when scientists landed, they were speechless. "They
don't say so splendid words," he said with a light in his eyes. "They
cry."
That's easy to believe. Even a viewer in the theater has to be moved by
the almost palpable presence of birds in flight. You can see the flight
muscles of the Greylag geese, hear their breathing and their calls, see
them in their element thousands feet above the ground and just a few feet
away from the camera. An ornithologist who did this in reality would need
a heart of stone to return to earth with dry eyes.
"Winged Migration," which was nominated for an Academy Award for
documentary feature, is, like Mr. Perrrin's English, more poetic than
precise, with minimal narration and music that sometimes threatens to soar
off into the stratosphere.
But the images of birds, gained over four years by more than a dozen
cinematographers, are simply astonishing. (The film opens in New York on
Friday at the Paris Theater; other dates and locations can be found online
at www.sonyclassics.com /wingedmigration/home.html.)
Mr. Perrin said an ultralight aircraft modified to hold a pilot and
photographer was the most important tool in getting such images.
He said it was absolutely terrifying to be sitting on the small machine on
a metal frame added ahead of the pilot - except when there were birds.
"When you are with birds, you are not scared," he said.
With the aircraft, the same sort of plane used to lead whooping cranes
raised in captivity on migration routes, the cinematographers could be
treated as members of the flock. In fact, they trained some birds -
including geese, pelicans and swans - by letting them fix on the
ultralight as chicks so that they thought of it as an adult bird and would
follow it when it took off. These birds were used to lure wild flocks into
the air.
The ultralight was not easy to fly, Mr. Perrin said, nor was it always
comfortable for filming. Sometimes at 10,000 feet a bird would land on a
cinematographer's lap and have to be nudged off with one hand, while he
held a heavy 35-millimeter film camera in the other. One rule was
absolute: no filmmakers with vertigo need apply.
Ultralight aircraft crashed seven times, Mr. Perrin said, although no one
was seriously injured. "If I have a good friend," Mr. Perrin said, "I
don't give him this aircraft."
The filmmakers used other flying machines, including a motorized
parachute, gliders and balloons. Mr. Perrin said they tried unsuccessfully
to use small remote controlled model aircraft. But they succeeded with a
land-crawling remotely controlled robot with a camera, which could move,
slowly, into a flock on the ground. On water, the teams used boats,
including a very large one lent by the French Navy.
"Winged Migration" follows a year in the life of birds in North America,
Europe and Asia, in Africa and the Middle East, in Antarctica and the
Southern Ocean. The film crews went to Iceland and Kenya, Nebraska and
Kosovo, Senegal and Greenland, Vietnam, Peru and many other locations.
At times, poetic license was extended. Cinematographers filmed Canadian
hunters shooting snow geese, but they also used images of fowl tumbling
from the sky that were actually birds doing excited acrobatics as they
came to land. In the second instance, the gunshots were added in the
studio.
In addition, one shot of birds walking through oil was done on a
constructed set. The oil was milk with vegetable color. And in another
scene when crabs were attacking young birds, something that occurred
naturally, Mr. Perrin said, the filmmakers snatched the young chicks away
before the crabs got them and substituted a piece of fish, so that the
final feeding of the crabs seen on screen was not actually on a bird
carcass.
Nonetheless, Mr. Perrin said, the wild birds filmed were truly wild. They
flew when they chose to fly. Sometimes they were lured into the sky by the
trained birds, and sometimes they voted with their feet and stayed on the
ground. Sometimes they took off when the film crews weren't ready.
The pictures of birds in the air, showing their formations and mode of
flying are the most significant for scientists, who can see flight
mechanisms at work, and for their beauty.
In Africa, for instance, there are scenes of birds in countless numbers
wheeling and turning in unison like an instantly shifting Escher drawing.
The images look unreal.
Dr. Henri Weimerskirch of the National Center of Scientific Research in
Villiers-en-Bois, France, a scientific consultant on the film, said it
appealed to both scientists and nature lovers. "Some people look at it as
a great view of the way the animals are living," he said. "Others look at
it more as a poem."
Dr. Weimerskirch also did some research in collaboration with the
filmmakers. In October 2001 he published a paper in Nature that took
advantage of the pelicans trained to follow the aircraft by attaching
monitors to check their heartbeats. He showed that they saved energy by
flying in formation. He said he would report soon on similar work with
swans. If the movie has more poetry than data, it still satisfies a deep
hunger for a certain kind of knowledge: the desire to see. It is hard to
observe birds closely in their element, and that is why the market is so
good among birders for binoculars and telescopes. In watching the film, no
optics are required.
Dr. Weimerskirch said he had been working with birds for 20 years,
studying the energetics of their flight. But, of course, he had never
flown with them. "It was incredible to be with the animal itself," he
said. "There," he said, "you can see exactly how it works."
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:37:56 -0400
From: Andrea Herbert <AHerbert@BLACKBURNPRESS.COM>
Subject: Shugart's A Theory of Forest Dynamics
Originally published in 1984, A Theory of Forest Dynamics: The Ecological
Implications of Forest Succession Models" by Herman H. Shugart "has been a
seminal publication describing the ecological processes controlling the
dynamics of forest ecosystems."
Intended for scientists and graduate students in ecology, forestry and
climatology, the book includes a review of ecological succession, coverage
of forest dynamics models and detailed analysis of several models of forest
succession. The models are applied to ecological problems on scales ranging
from small forest gaps to entire landscapes and over years to millennia.
The Blackburn Press recently returned the book to print, making it again
available to scholars, students, libraries and researchers who would like to
own or replace a copy of this classic book.
For further information, see http://www.blackburnpress.com/forestry.html or
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/193066575X/qid=1048777864/sr=1
2-2/103-3317266-4890267?v=glance&s=books
The Blackburn Press is a relatively new publishing company, founded with the
mission of keeping in print and available for purchase at reasonable prices
book titles that larger publishers have lost interest in and have declared
to be "out of print." It specializes in scientific and technical books that
are classics in their field. (See www.blackburnpress.com). While it is not
well-positioned to bring every out-of-print book back into production, its
editors are eager to hear from authors and readers about out-of-print books
that have value and should be returned to print. Please contact Frances
Reed, Publisher, at freed@blackburnpress.com.
Andrea Herbert
The Blackburn Press
Publishers of classic scientific and technical books
P.O.Box 287, Caldwell, N.J. 07006
973-228-7077 Fax: 973-228-7276
AHerbert@BlackburnPress.com
Explore the latest additions to our list at http://www.BlackburnPress.com
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:04:04 -0400
From: Andrew Richardson <andrew.richardson@YALE.EDU>
Subject: Celebrating Tom Siccama's 35 Years at Yale
Many of you who work in the field of forest ecology will have crossed
paths with Professor Tom Siccama at some point over the last four decades.
This May, as part of an annual Alumni Weekend at the Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies, we are celebrating Tom's 35 years at
Yale. This is NOT a retirement party for Tom--simply a tribute to a man
whose teaching, wisdom, and "field-sense" has influenced so many F&ES
graduates.
We are working on putting together a booklet of photographs, memories,
stories, tributes and "Siccama-isms" (those brilliant one-liners that only
Tom can get away with). If you've crossed paths with Tom at some point in
your career, and have anything you'd like to submit, I urge you to please
send it (either by e-mail or snail-mail) to: Andrew Richardson,
andrew.richardson@yale.edu, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 370
Prospect Street, New Haven CT 06511.
Please note that while Tom is aware of the weekend celebration, the
book will be a surprise.
Please make all submissions by May 1, if possible. We have an ABSOLUTE
FINAL DEADLINE OF MAY 15.
Thank you!
Andrew Richardson
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 15:28:00 -0400
From: "Richard O'Grady, Exec. Director, AIBS, 202-628-1500 x 258"
<rogrady@AIBS.ORG>
Subject: Position Open at AIBS: Science Project Associate / IBRCS
POSITION OPEN AT AIBS
SCIENCE PROJECT ASSOCIATE
16 April 2003. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (
www.aibs.org ) seeks a Science Project Associate experienced in using
ESRI/Arc and other GIS mapping software to work on its IBRCS project
(Infrastructure for Biology at Regional to Continental Scales:
http://ibrcs.aibs.org ). IBRCS goals are to (1) work with the
biological/scientific community--within and beyond the AIBS membership--to
determine the needs and means for increased physical infrastructure and
connectivity in observational platforms, data collection and analysis, and
database networking in both field biology and other more general areas of
biology and science; (2) provide for communications within this community
and with the National Science Foundation regarding the development and
focus of relevant infrastructure and data-networking projects; (3)
facilitate the synergistic connection of diverse researchers and research
organizations that can exploit the power of a large-scale biological
observatory program; and (4) disseminate information about biological
observatory programs and other relevant infrastructure and data-networking
projects to the scientific community, the public policy community, the
media, and the general public. Among the current foci of IBRCS is the
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) initiative from NSF.
The Science Project Associate will work under the direction of the IBRCS
Project Manager on all of the above activities, and with IBRCS IT staff
will focus on the creation of content-rich, interactive ESRI/Arc online
maps intended to allow researchers and educators to map research facilities
and data-collection sites throughout the U.S., and beyond. The successful
candidate will be an energetic self-starter with excellent communication,
technical, and problem-solving skills. This is a new, full-time, salaried
position in the AIBS Washington office, contingent upon anticipated
external funding, for an initial period of up to 12 months. Expected
starting date, May 2003. Advanced biology degree preferred. Salary in the
40s, depending on experience. Benefits include healthcare and retirement
plan. APPLY BY EMAIL ONLY: Send cover letter and resume with a subject
line reading "IBRCS SCIENCE PROJECT ASSOCIATE" to
rogrady@aibs.org. Closing date: when filled.
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:14:50 -0400
From: Brian M Czech <brianczech@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Technical Review on Economic Growth Adopted by The Wildlife Society
Technical Review on Economic Growth Adopted by The Wildlife Society
On September 24, 2002 at the annual conference of The Wildlife
Society
(TWS), TWS Council adopted a technical review on the relationship of
economic growth to wildlife conservation. The technical review on
economic growth will be used by a TWS working group - Working Group for
the Steady State Economy - to advance a TWS position on economic growth.
Synopsis from the Technical Review
^ÓIn 2001, The Wildlife Society appointed a technical review committee to
investigate the relationship between economic growth and wildlife
conservation. This comprehensive review encompassed human population
growth, resource consumption, and human desires and aspirations. The
economy has been growing steadily and sometimes rapidly throughout the
existence of the United States. Economic growth, a function of population
and per capita consumption, represents an increase in the production and
consumption of goods and services. Economic growth is facilitated by
technological progress, which tends to expand the breadth of the human
niche. Such expansion increases the competitive exclusion of most
wildlife species. Production and consumption of all goods and services
ultimately requires liquidation of natural capital, including habitats
for wildlife. Habitats have generally declined in extent and quality,
with corresponding declines in and endangerment of many wildlife species.
Based upon sound theoretical and empirical evidence, there is a
fundamental conflict between economic growth and wildlife conservation.
Therefore, an alternative to economic growth, such as a steady-state
economy with stable human population and per capita consumption, may be
necessary to ensure wildlife conservation over the long term.^Ô
Suggested Citation
Trauger, D. L., B. Czech, J. D. Erickson, P. R. Garrettson, B. J.
Kernohan, and C. A. Miller. 2002. The relationship of economic growth to
wildlife conservation. The Wildlife Society Technical Review 2003-01.
Contact Information
For ordering the technical review on economic growth (which should be
available by March 1, 2003): The Wildlife Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane,
Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 897-9770
For information on the Working Group for the Steady State Economy: Brian
Czech, 5101 S. 11th St., Arlington, VA 22204, brianczech@juno.com
Brian Czech
Arlington, VA
USA
www.steadystate.org
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