Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 23 Jul 2003 to 24 Jul 2003 (#2003-185)
There are 6 messages totalling 395 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Job - RESIDENT DIRECTOR-MANAGER LANDELS-HILL BIG CREEK RESERVE
2. Climate data retrieval programs
3. Plan B from Earth Policy Institute
4. New issue: Journal of Aquaculture
5. Lots of Arkansas Wildlife Jobs
6. post doctoral fellowship
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:14:25 -0700
From: Julie Lockwood <lockwood@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject: Job - RESIDENT DIRECTOR-MANAGER LANDELS-HILL BIG CREEK RESERVE
Please do not reply to this e-mail address. Instead contact Maggie
Fusari at fusari@ucsc.edu.
RESIDENT DIRECTOR-MANAGER LANDELS-HILL BIG CREEK RESERVE
Natural Reserve
PROFESSIONAL & SUPPORT STAFF PROGRAM GRADE K
JOB # 03-06-40 FULL TIME/CAREER
MINIMUM STARTING SALARY: $3841/month
SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The selected candidate will administer and manage
the university-owned 4,000 acre Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve, a UC
NRS property located south of Monterey on the Big Sur coast and for
managing the Big Creek Marine Ecological Reserve, belonging to and
co-administered with the CA Department of Fish and Game.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: General Administration: as the UC
on site representative; develop and maintain good working
relationships with stakeholders and agencies and represent the
reserve and university at conferences, workshops and meetings;
prepare and update management, and academic plans; evaluate major and
minor elements of policy strategy, budget, program and facilities and
infrastructure needs; prepare and administer the budget. Program
Development: develop and implement reserve programs for teaching,
research and limited public service and oversee same; seek funding,
preparing grant proposals; communicate with faculty and
administrative staff; maintain long-term preservation for the natural
systems of the reserve. Facilities development: develop, evaluate,
and implement plans for construction of facilities on the reserve;
review suitable sites, write evaluations, prepare applications for
permits, and prepare materials for fundraising. Management: manage
LHBC in support of mission of the NRS; serve and monitor visitors;
monitor uses and research projects to insure appropriateness and
compliance with regulations and guidelines; review all applications
for reserve use, approve or refer UCSC Reserve Director for further
review; supervise and assist reserve stewards as needed in all
aspects of maintenance and repair to facilities, roads, trails,
bridges and other physical infrastructure; maintain accurate records;
continue effective ecological monitoring; maintain outreach through
the reserve website, personal appearances, the annual open house, and
other activities as benefit the reserve and its programs.
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE (with or without accommodation): experience in
natural/rural land management with understanding of conservation and
use issues and the goals of a educational field station; demonstrated
experience in budget management, planning, and supervision;
experience in light construction, the use of tools (including chain
saws) and heavy equipment (including tractors and mowers) and field
monitoring equipment, trail and camp management and operation of
solar power systems; experience driving on steep, dirt roads;
demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience equivalent to an M.A.
in a field oriented science; excellent written, oral and
interpersonal skills to communicate persuasively with persons with
diverse backgrounds and interests; excellent teamwork and team
building skills; strong computer skills in word processing, database
management and data analysis including GIS; good organizational, time
management and problem-solving skills; demonstrated understanding of
the goals of a research and teaching oriented field station. The
abilities to: analyze situations/information in a multi-faceted way
and exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgment and discretion;
learn and apply variety of policies and procedures. Preferred
Qualifications: PhD in a field-oriented science; experience in
emergency and fire management in wildland situations; computer skills
in graphics, including web site construction; research experience in
topics relating to natural reserve conservation and management.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: The selected candidate will be
fingerprinted; must possess a valid license to drive in the State of
California; position requires physical skill such as general physical
flexibility, direct lifting weighing up to 40lbs with or without
accommodations. The position requires living on-site in a small
rural cabin.
Position is open until filled; initial review of application
materials will begin on: 8/11/03.
*In addition to the application form we request a letter addressing
how the candidate will approach the job, a resume, and a list of
references. *For more information see: http://www.nrs.ucop.edu
This position is eligible for full benefits.
--
Julie L. Lockwood
Environmental Studies
1156 High Street
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831-459-2921
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:17:39 -0400
From: "David M. Lawrence" <dave@FUZZO.COM>
Subject: Climate data retrieval programs
Dear all:
I have updated and made available two programs that extract selected climate
data from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) database.
One, ClimExWin, retrieves data from the GHCN version 1 data files. The
other, ClimExWinV2, retrieves data from the GHCN version 2 data files. Both
are available at http://fuzzo.com/ghcn/. Both versions seem to work fine,
but let me know if any of you have problems with them.
Both are also native Windows programs. I used to have 16-bit (DOS; Windows
3.1) versions of the programs on my web site. I have since removed them,
but could make them available upon request.
The two new versions are dialog-driven and come with help files and
supplemental information on the data sets.
Later,
Dave
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David M. Lawrence | Home: (804) 559-9786
7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787
Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: dave@fuzzo.com
USA | http: http://fuzzo.com
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"We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo
"No trespassing
4/17 of a haiku" -- Richard Brautigan
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:59:34 -0400
From: Reah Janise Kauffman <rjkauffman@EARTH-POLICY.ORG>
Subject: Plan B from Earth Policy Institute
Coming this September . . .
PLAN B: RESCUING A PLANET UNDER STRESS AND A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE
by Lester R. Brown
We are building a bubble economy by overconsuming the earth's natural
capital -- by overpumping, overplowing, overcutting, overgrazing, and
overfishing.
Can we deflate the bubble before it bursts?
Chapters 1 and 11, ^ÓA Planet Under Stress^Ô and ^ÓPlan B: Rising to the
Challenge^Ô (online now in Adobe format).
http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/index.htm
Order your copy today -- and get free shipping (U.S. and Canada only)
http://www.goemerchant7.com/index.cgi?ST=buy&Action=add&Merchant=earthpolicy
institute&ItemNumber=pb3p
or call 202.496.9290 x 13.
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Reah Janise Kauffman
Vice President
Earth Policy Institute
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 403
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202.496.9290
fax: 202.496.9325
email: rjkauffman@earth-policy.org
web: www.earth-policy.org
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:31:08 -0400
From: Gus Rassam <grassam@FISHERIES.ORG>
Subject: New issue: Journal of Aquaculture
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
__________________________________________________________
Join AFS at http://www.fisheries.org/forms.shtml
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:14:00 -0500
From: Blake Sasse <bsasse@ARKANSAS.NET>
Subject: Lots of Arkansas Wildlife Jobs
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission currently has vacancies for the
following positions in the Wildlife Management Division:
Assistant Chief, Wild. Mgt. Div Closes: 8/1/03
Deer Program Coordinator Closes: 8/22/03
Wetlands Program Coordinator (G&F Bio III): Closes: 8/1/03
Waterfowl Program Coordinator Closes 8/9/03
Assistant Regional Wildlife Supervisor Closes 9/5/03
Habitat Biologist Closes: 8/1/03
Private Lands Biologist Closes: 9/5/03
To view job announcements go to
https://www.ark.org/arstatejobs/jobsearch.cgi?SEARCH=1 and use the pull
down menu to view jobs at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Follow
directions on the announcements if you want more information.
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:46:48 -0400
From: "Stinson, Graham" <gstinson@PFC.CFS.NRCAN.GC.CA>
Subject: post doctoral fellowship
Dear Colleague,
Can you please assist me in bringing to the attention of potentially
interested persons the following Post Doctoral positions in Forest Ecosystem
Carbon Dynamics Modelling:
Post Doctoral Position in Forest Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics Modelling
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
The Carbon Accounting Team of the Canadian Forest Service has openings for
two Post-Doctoral positions, for a 1-year term, renewable for one additional
year. The successful candidates will join a young and very dynamic team of
scientists working on various aspects of forest ecosystem carbon dynamics
monitoring and modelling, at various spatial scales.
The first position will address ecosystem carbon dynamics as affected by
disturbances and management activities, both during and after disturbance.
Candidates are expected to have a PhD in forestry, forest ecology, soil
science, quantitative ecology, or a related field. Candidates must have
experience in forest ecosystem modelling. Programming experience in C++
would be an asset.
The second position will research means for incorporating climatic and
environmental variables into an inventory-based carbon budget model.
Candidates are expected to have a PhD in forestry, forest ecology, or
related field such as dendro-chronology. Experience in process-based forest
modelling and in programming simulation models would be an asset.
Applicants for either position must have strong communication skills, both
orally and in writing. They must be highly self-motivated but able to work
effectively in a focussed team environment.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their resume, a cover letter stating
their research interests and the position for which they apply, along with
three letters of reference. Applications and all enquiries should be
submitted to carbon_postdoc@pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca.
The salary will be following current NSERC guidelines.
This competition closes August 15, 2003, or when successful candidates have
been found. Appointments will commence as soon as possible.
For further information on the activities of the team, please see our
webpage at carbon.nrcan.cfs.gc.ca
Many thanks !
Graham Stinson
Physical Scientist Physicien
Spatial Carbon Budget Modelling Modélisation spatiale du bilan de
carbone
Government of Canada Gouvernement du Canada
Natural Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada
Canadian Forest Service Service canadien des forêts
Pacific Forestry Centre Centre de foresterie du
pacifique
506 West Burnside Road 506 chemin Burnside ouest
Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1M5 Victoria, (C.-B.) V8Z
1M5
phone/tél: 250-363-0732
fax/télécopieur: 250-363-0797
gstinson@pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
Subject: ESANEWS Digest - 27 Jun 2003 to 24 Jul 2003 (#2003-18)
There are 2 messages totalling 218 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. ESA symposium
2. invasive alien species
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:14:22 -0600
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: ESA symposium
The Ecological Society of America
NEWS CONTACT (Press only):
Nadine Lymn PHONE:202-833-8773 x205 EMAIL: nadine@esa.org
Annie Drinkard PHONE: 202-833-8773 x211 EMAIL: annie@esa.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
Embargoed until
August 4, 2003
The symposium session, ^ÓBiodiversity and Ecological Processes in
Agroecosystems^Ô will be held on Monday, August 4, 2003, from 8 AM to 11:30
AM, SITCC Oglethorpe Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia.
Down on the Farm
Agriculture systems bring unique insights on the role of biodiversity
Human populations depend upon agriculture for food, fiber and forage to
feed livestock. And although scientists now better understand the
relationships between biological diversity and ecological processes,
considerable debate still exists about biodiversity^Òs role in how
ecosystems actually function.
^ÓNowhere is the importance of understanding this relationship more evident
than in agricultural areas, where the productivity, stability, and
resilience of the system are clearly critical for human existence,^Ô says
Alison Power of Cornell University.
To shed more light on what scientists studying agricultural systems have
learned, Ivette Perfecto of University of Michigan^×Ann Arbor, together
with Power, have organized a symposium, ^ÓBiodiversity and Ecological
Processes in Agroecosystems^Ô to be held during the Ecological Society of
America^Òs Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia.
^ÓFor millennia, farmers have manipulated the diversity and composition of
plants,^Ô says Power. ^ÓAnd because agricultural systems include a whole
host of processes such as disease regulation, nutrient extraction, and
productivity, agroecology has a lot to contribute to improving our
understanding of how biodiversity influences a given ecosystem.^Ô
Some of the nation^Òs leading experts in the fields of community ecology,
ecosystems ecology, population genetics, and biogeochemistry will explore
the range of ways in which biological diversity influences agricultural
productivity and sustainability, including:
- how plant and animal diversity affect crop productivity and sustainability
- the relationship between soil microbial diversity and biogeochemical cycle
- and the role diversity plays in pest dynamics
Among the line-up of speakers are Laurie Drinkwater, also of Cornell
University, Katherine Gross, of Michigan State University, and Russell
Greenberg, of the Smithsonian Institution.
Drinkwater^Òs talk, ^ÓManaging biodiversity to restore ecosystem function in
intensive agricultural systems^Ô will focus on how such key internal plant
processes as efficient use of nutrients, ability to compete, and net
primary productivity can be restored and maintained in intensive
agricultural systems. She will also address how plants^×for example through
root architecture^×influence both above-and-below-ground ecosystem
processes.
Noting increased concerns about the environmental and economic costs of
pesticides and the increased interest in the potential ecosystem services
that weed diversity within row crops may provide, Gross will share the
results of 15 year^Òs worth of study on the impacts of various agricultural
management strategies. Gross^Ò presentation ^ÓDeterminants and benefits of
weed diversity in row-cropping systems^Ô will also showcase a newly
initiated experiment which she says will be a powerful tool to test how
biodiversity affects ecosystem function on row-crop farms.
Greenberg will discuss the results of studies of Mexican coffee farms with
different levels of shade and floristic diversity in his presentation,
^ÓFood web structure of the coffee agroforests: does biodiversity make a
difference?^Ô Greenberg and his team looked at the relationships of birds,
spiders, ants, and herbivores and identified the significant interactions
taking place within these very diverse, tropical, agroecosystems.
Other speakers will include Ivette Perfecto, University of Michigan;
William Murdoch, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jason Harmon,
University of Minnesota; Valerie Eviner, Institute of Ecosystem Studies;
and David Andow, University of Minnesota.
For more information on these events, or to find out more about the
Ecological Society of America^Òs 88th Annual Meeting, please visit our
website http://www.esa.org/Savannah. Held at the Savannah International
Trade and Convention Center August 3-8, 2003, in historic Savannah,
Georgia, these sessions are part of a gathering of over 3,000 scientists
and researchers. The theme of the meeting, ^ÓUplands to Lowlands: Coastal
Processes in a Time of Global Change,^Ô highlights the challenges facing
ecological scientists, modelers, and policy makers.
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Founded in 1915, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a scientific,
non-profit, organization with nearly 8,000 members. Through ESA reports,
journals, membership research, and expert testimony to Congress, ESA seeks
to promote the responsible application of ecological data and principles to
the solution of environmental problems. For more information about the
Society and its activities, access ESA's web site at: http://www.esa.org.
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:14:51 -0600
From: David Inouye <inouye@umd.edu>
Subject: invasive alien species
Embargoed until
August 5, 2003
Contact: Nadine Lymn, 202-833-8773, ext. 205, nadine@esa.org
Annie Drinkard, 202-833-8773, ext. 211, annie@esa.org
Invasive Aliens
Diabetic swine, green crabs, and exotic earthworms^×research on invasive
species figures prominently at scientific conference
Many researchers participating in the Ecological Society of America^Òs
Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia will be presenting findings focused on
an increasingly prevalent and far-reaching environmental challenge:
invasive species. Covering a wide range of species, ecosystems, and
regions, the topic of invasive alien species is one that will be
well-explored during the scientific conference. Among the offerings:
^ÓHistorical changes in native clam traits after crab invasion,^Ô will be
part of Oral Session #25: Invasive Species II: Aquatic Systems, held on
Tuesday, August 5, 8 AM ^Ö 11:30 AM, SITCC, Meeting Room 205.
Between 1900 and 2000, an introduced predator, the European green crab,
Carcinus maenas, spread northward along the coast of Maine, USA. One of
the crab^Òs preferred food choices are the area^Òs native soft-shell clams,
Mya arenaria. Lindsay Whitlow, of Bowdoin College, looked at aspects of
the clams^Ò shell morphology before and after the arrival of the crabs,
examining clams from multiple sites along Maine^Òs coast. Whitlow found
that the scars on the shells, representing sizes of the clams^Ò siphons and
soft internal tissues, and the overall shell mass, all increased after the
green crab arrived. According to Whitlow, the results suggest that the
clams may have burrowed deeper to evade predation or that crabs may have
eaten clams at shallower depths. Whitlow believes that the bivalves^Ò
increased shell mass may be the result of slower growth rates of deeper
burrowing clams.
^ÓInvasive aliens with thrifty genes: Diabetic feral swine on a southeastern
coastal barrier island^Ô will be part of Oral Session #42: Mammal Ecology:
From Mice to Elephants, held Wednesday, August 6, 8 AM ^Ö 11:30 AM, SITCC,
Meeting Room 104.
Somewhere over the course of the nearly 500 years in which they have roamed
their island habitat, the wild swine of Ossabaw Island developed some
unique traits that help them survive in an environment with fluctuating and
unpredictable food sources. The feral pigs are not native to this island
off the coast of Georgia; they were brought here centuries ago by early
settlers, and as invasive aliens they pose a risk to other island creatures
such as nesting sea turtles. However, in a fascinating twist, the swine^Òs
physiological ability to store fat is due to the same phenotype that causes
such trouble in humans: type 2 diabetes. Yet the wild swine seem not to
suffer from the usual problems associated with this phenotype. I. Lehr
Brisbin of Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and colleague Michael Sturek
of the University of Missouri will discuss their studies of the
free-ranging swine and their potential to shed light on the evolutionary
origin of type 2 diabetes, which has become an epidemic disease condition
in the United States. The scientists point out that the Ossabaw Island
swine present a unique challenge in juggling biomedical research interests
with the ecological impacts of the pigs^Ò presence on the island.
^ÓFunctional differences between exotic and native earthworm species in a
California grassland,^Ô will be part of Oral Session #73: Invasive Species
VI: Terrestrial, held on Thursday, August 7, 8 AM ^Ö 11:30 AM, SITCC,
Meeting Room 204.
Although exotic earthworm species frequently displace native earthworms
from managed California grasslands, understanding of the role they play in
these ecosystems is still muddy. University of California^×Davis researcher
Thais Winsome and colleagues carried out experiments using a common exotic
species, Aporrectodea trapezoides and a native, Argilophilus marmoratus, to
shed some light on the earthworms^Ò respective influence on nutrients and
plants in the grassland system. Compared to the native species, the alien
earthworm^Òs activity promoted nutrient cycling and enhanced the growth of a
fast-growing annual grass relative to slower-growing forbs and
grasses. Meanwhile, the native earthworm fostered greater plant diversity
and the retention of nutrients in the soil. The researchers believe that
their findings may have important implications for restoring and conserving
native grassland systems.
For more information on these events, or to find out more about the
Ecological Society of America^Òs 88th Annual Meeting, please visit our
website http://www.esa.org/Savannah. Held at the Savannah International
Trade and Convention Center August 3-8, 2003, in historic Savannah,
Georgia, these sessions are part of a gathering of over 3,000 scientists
and researchers. The theme of the meeting, ^ÓUplands to Lowlands: Coastal
Processes in a Time of Global Change,^Ô highlights the challenges facing
ecological scientists, modelers, and policy makers.
###
Founded in 1915, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a scientific,
non-profit, organization with nearly 8,000 members. Through ESA reports,
journals, membership research, and expert testimony to Congress, ESA seeks
to promote the responsible application of ecological data and principles to
the solution of environmental problems. For more information about the
Society and its activities, access ESA's web site at: http://www.esa.org.
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