[ECOLOG-L] postdoc in forest dynamics / carbon cycle / climate change
Postdoctoral Research Associate in forest dynamics / carbon cycle / climate change University of Florida, Gainesville, Department of Biology Supervisor: Jeremy Lichstein (http://biology.ufl.edu/People/faculty/jlichstein.aspx) The position is broadly defined and may address a range of topics related to forest dynamics, the role of forests in the global carbon cycle, and the response of forests to climate change. Candidates with strong mathematical, statistical, and/or computational skills are especially encouraged to apply. Potential projects include (but are not limited to): (1) Assimilating forest inventory and eddy covariance data to improve the NOAA-GFDL global ecosystem model. (2) Assessing the response of forests to rising atmospheric CO2 and climate change using long-term forest inventory records. (3) Developing trait-based models of individual tree growth and mortality, and studying the ecosystem-level consequences of these individual rates using forest dynamics models. Qualifications: PhD in ecology, forestry, plant physiology, geosciences, atmospheric sciences, or related field; strong quantitative and writing skills. Preference will be given to applicants with (1) research experience in forest ecology or the carbon cycle; (2) strong publications records; and (3) demonstrated mathematical, statistical, and computational skills (i.e., proficiency with one or more scientific programming languages, such as C, FORTRAN, or R). Start date: January 2011. Deferred start date may be considered. Appointment length: two years To Apply: Email a single PDF including (1) 1-2 page statement of research interests and goals; (2) CV; and (3) contact information for three references to Jeremy Lichstein (jlichst...@ufl.edu) with subject POSTDOC APPLICATION. Review of applications will begin Sept. 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Minorities, women and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem-based fisheries management
Wendee, have a look at www.ccamlr.org for an example of ecosystem-based management. The Commission to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) regulates fishing and other resource-utilization activities in the Southern Ocean. (Patagonian toothfish, Antarctic toothfish southern bluefin tuna are some of the lucrative fisheries in the Southern Ocean.) Assessments by the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management, the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment and CCAMLR’s Scientific Committee form the basis of the regulatory measures, and they are developed in accordance with an ecosystem approach to management that acknowledges the interlinked and complex ecological systems of the Southern Ocean biomes. The conservation principles that guide CCAMLR’s management include “prevention of decrease in the size of any harvested population to levels below those which ensure its stable recruitment […]; maintenance of the ecological relati! onships between harvested, dependent and related populations of Antarctic marine living resources and the restoration of depleted populations […]; and prevention of change(s) or minimisation of the risk of change(s) in the marine ecosystem which are not potentially reversible over two or three decades, taking into account the state of available knowledge of the direct and indirect impact of harvesting, the effect of the introduction of alien species, the effects of associated activities on the marine ecosystem and of the effects of environmental changes, with the aim of making possible the sustained conservation of Antarctic marine living resources”. The incorporation of these principles into CCAMLR’s management practices is integral to CCAMLR’s aim to follow both a precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach to regulation of the harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources. In keeping with these principles, the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) was created in 1984 to “(i) detect and record significant changes in critical components of the ecosystem, to serve as a basis for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and (ii) to distinguish between changes due to harvesting of commercial species and changes due to environmental variability, both physical and biological”. The Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management coordinates the efforts of the CEMP. Standard methods for data collection and analysis were first established in 1987 and revised in 1997. Via these methods, CCAMLR has collected and analyzed ecosystem data from numerous sites, species and other parameters. The CCAMLR Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for Antarctic toothfish is an example of application of an ecosystem approach and a precautionary approach to governance of living resources. The CDS aims to “(i) monitor the international toothfish trade (ii) identify the origins of toothfish imports or exports, (iii) determine whether toothfish catches have been made in accordance with CCAMLR conservation measures, and (iv) gather catch data for the scientific evaluation of toothfish stocks”. This program promotes responsible fishing techniques and accountability in the commercial fishing industry. The CDS operates in conjunction with CCAMLR monitoring programs for krill, finfish and sea birds in order to provide a more comprehensive view of the ecosystem health. Additionally, survey data (from fisheries and fishery-independent surveys) and strategic modeling are methods utilized by the CCAMLR Scientific Committee to assess ecosystem status. If you want more info, I'd be happy to send you the references for the above info or the paper (from which the above text is culled... sorry if it's still a bit too much for this forum). The CCAMLR website is well-written, and you'll find a wealth of information there. For other regional fisheries management organizations, some good information can be found at the following sites: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/research/eedp/current_projects/rfmo/ http://www.illegal-fishing.info/item_single.php?item=documentitem_id=171approach_id=8http://www.sams.ac.uk/research/ecology/research/research-themes/properity-from-marine-ecosystems Best of luck with your research on this. I hope to be able to read your findings! Cheers,Jen Jennifer RhemannPolar Law MA Candidate, University of Akureyri, IcelandAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Polar Policy/Law Discipline Coordinator Date:Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:43:07 -0500 From:Wendee Holtcamp bohem...@wendeeholtcamp.com Subject: ecosystem based fisheries management Are there any fisheries in the world that are actually managed using an ecosystem approach versus single-species stock assessment models? I know there's debate over whether the Bering Sea fisheries could become that way. The comprehensive research done there feeds into their regional fishery council's decisions, but I don't
Re: [ECOLOG-L] ecosystem based fisheries management
Wendee, it might be helpful to look at the two extreme deviations when considering what ecosystems based fisheries management is (or is not): A non-ecosystem-economics-based management system might consist of total reliance on hatchery production, drastic removal of competitor and predator species and a total emphasis on fish in the catch -- even introducing non-native species with more sports or market appeal (such as striped bass on the Pacific Coast or rainbow trout in New Zealand). A let-nature-take-its-course approach might consist of a total hands-off, no manipulation system with total preservation (no take) and no human habitat restoration efforts. So, in my view (and based on my experience in trying to do ecosystem based fish management) anything between these two extremes qualifies. Some of the best ecosystems based fish management is now occurring through riparian restoration and protection, stream re-channelization, water quality and flow enhancement, and reduction of invasive predators and competitors. Of course this is rather simple and straightforward in freshwater and estuary systems; not so simple and easily accomplished in ocean systems. But for many species, particularly anadromous and catadromous species, all our freshwater ecosystem management efforts may be trivial if we don't take better care of our oceans. (Note that I use the term fish management instead of fisheries management -- the latter seems to emphasize management for the taking of rather than management for the conservation of. Mr. Hamazaki's anecdote is a good fisheries management example.) Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist 9403 SW 74th Ave Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 539-1009 -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Hamazaki, Hamachan (DFG) Sent: Monday, 16 August, 2010 10:55 To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ecosystem based fisheries management Wendee My guess is that we are still struggling with what ecosystem based fisheries management really means. In the end, fishery managers want to know the answer to this simple question: How many fish can we take this year? (I am asked this all the time.) In single stock fisheries management scheme, we know how to do in theory, such as stock-recruit analysis, etc. Although, it's not perfect, but at least this is based on theory. To answer this simple question in ecosystem base, you have answer, How many fish is needed to maintain integrity of an ecosystem, so that the fish exceeding the number can be harvested?, and How can you practically determine the number (i.e., what data do you need, what formula do you use to come up with the number)? As I feel guilty of conducting single species MSY fishery management, I pose the above questions to anybody who promote ecosystem based fisheries management. But, so far, I haven't gotten definite answers. -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Wendee Holtcamp Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 5:43 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] ecosystem based fisheries management Are there any fisheries in the world that are actually managed using an ecosystem approach versus single-species stock assessment models? I know there's debate over whether the Bering Sea fisheries could become that way. The comprehensive research done there feeds into their regional fishery council's decisions, but I don't think it's truly an ecosystem-based approach in terms of analyzing how many of say Pollock are needed not just to feed people but also to feed the fur seals, the seabirds, etc to prevent ecosystem collapse. But my question is not about the Bering Sea but about whether there is ANY fishery that is actually managed in an ecosystem approach or whether it's still theoretical at this stage? Wendee Blogs for Nature from the Bering Sea ~ http://tinyurl.com/2ctghbl ~~ Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/ http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/ ~~ 6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Sep 4 (signup by Aug 28) ~~ ~~~ I'm Animal Planet's news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem-based fisheries management
Just real quick - I've heard Antarctica mentioned a couple times but isn't it true that the Patagonia toothfish and the bluefin tuna are both completely devastated stocks? So how can that be sustainable? (and I'm assuming that if somewhere is using ecosystem based management appropriately, then fisheries would be sustainable). This is tangential to the article I'm writing, so I was just curious. But now I'm ever more curious... Wendee Blogs for Nature from the Bering Sea ~ http://tinyurl.com/2ctghbl ~~ Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com ~~ 6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Sep 4 (signup by Aug 28) ~~ ~~~ Im Animal Planets news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer Rhemann Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:09 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem-based fisheries management Wendee, have a look at www.ccamlr.org for an example of ecosystem-based management. The Commission to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) regulates fishing and other resource-utilization activities in the Southern Ocean. (Patagonian toothfish, Antarctic toothfish southern bluefin tuna are some of the lucrative fisheries in the Southern Ocean.) Assessments by the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management, the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment and CCAMLRs Scientific Committee form the basis of the regulatory measures, and they are developed in accordance with an ecosystem approach to management that acknowledges the interlinked and complex ecological systems of the Southern Ocean biomes. The conservation principles that guide CCAMLRs management include prevention of decrease in the size of any harvested population to levels below those which ensure its stable recruitment [ ]; maintenance of the ecological relati! onships between harvested, dependent and related populations of Antarctic marine living resources and the restoration of depleted populations [ ]; and prevention of change(s) or minimisation of the risk of change(s) in the marine ecosystem which are not potentially reversible over two or three decades, taking into account the state of available knowledge of the direct and indirect impact of harvesting, the effect of the introduction of alien species, the effects of associated activities on the marine ecosystem and of the effects of environmental changes, with the aim of making possible the sustained conservation of Antarctic marine living resources. The incorporation of these principles into CCAMLRs management practices is integral to CCAMLRs aim to follow both a precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach to regulation of the harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources. In keeping with these principles, the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) was created in 1984 to (i) detect and record significant changes in critical components of the ecosystem, to serve as a basis for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and (ii) to distinguish between changes due to harvesting of commercial species and changes due to environmental variability, both physical and biological. The Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management coordinates the efforts of the CEMP. Standard methods for data collection and analysis were first established in 1987 and revised in 1997. Via these methods, CCAMLR has collected and analyzed ecosystem data from numerous sites, species and other parameters. The CCAMLR Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for Antarctic toothfish is an example of application of an ecosystem approach and a precautionary approach to governance of living resources. The CDS aims to (i) monitor the international toothfish trade (ii) identify the origins of toothfish imports or exports, (iii) determine whether toothfish catches have been made in accordance with CCAMLR conservation measures, and (iv) gather catch data for the scientific evaluation of toothfish stocks. This program promotes responsible fishing techniques and accountability in the commercial fishing industry. The CDS operates in conjunction with CCAMLR monitoring programs for krill, finfish and sea birds in order to provide a more comprehensive view of the ecosystem health. Additionally, survey data (from fisheries and fishery-independent surveys) and strategic modeling are methods utilized by the CCAMLR Scientific Committee to assess ecosystem status. If you want more info, I'd be happy to send you the references for the above info or the paper (from which the above text is culled... sorry if it's still a bit too much for this forum). The CCAMLR website
[ECOLOG-L] Bullfighting
Since we recently had an exchange about the Catalonian ban on bullfighting, I thought that this account of a bull fighting back might be of interest. Ironically this was not a regular bullfight but rather a macho game of bull dodging. Sort of the opposite of a Portuguese bullfight, where the bull charges into a row of young men who try to wrestle it to the ground (the horns are covered with wood, but the bull can still do a lot of damage). Raging bull rams spectators in Spain AFP AUGUST 19, 2010 7:20 AM A bull leaps out of the arena at a bullring in Tafalla near Pamplona, northern Spain on August 18, 2010, and charged into a crowd of terrified spectators. Some 30 people were injured. Three people, including a 10-year-old boy, remained in hospital Thursday with injuries suffered when a bull charged into a crowd of terrified spectators at a bullring in Spain, local authorities said. Spanish television showed dramatic images of screaming spectators, including children, frantically trying to avoid the rampaging animal after it leapt several metres (yards) over a security barrier and then clambered over a fence and into the crowded stands Wednesday evening. The animal stumbled around the stands before falling down several steps, crushing more people, at the bullring in the town of Tafalla, in the northern Navarra region. Several employees of the bullring finally managed to get a rope around the bull after about 15 minutes, and it was killed and removed by a crane. The Navarra regional government said 32 people were treated at hospitals and clinics. Most suffered minor injuries such as bruising and were released, but three remained hospitalized Thursday. A 10-year-old boy was in serious but stable condition with abdominal trauma after the bull fell on him, it said in a statement. A 23-year-old woman was being treated for a crushed vertebrae, and a 47-year-old man for wounds suffered when he was gored in the lower back. Both were in stable condition. In addition to the 32, several more suffered shock or minor scratches and bruises, the statement said. The incident did not take place during a traditional bullfight but during a contest of recortadores, in which participants try to dodge the bull while staying as close to it as possible. The bull, named Quesero, had already twice tried to jump the barrier during the event, breaking one of its horns, and was about to be removed from the arena when it launched itself into the crowd. I was terrified. I ran out of the stadium, crying, one young woman told the television of the neighbouring Basque region. Another young woman said, people started to fall over each other . . . Then I couldn't find my friends, what happened was awful. I have never felt so afraid. I'm still shaking, one of those injured told the ABC newspaper. The bull had already made a few attempts, but I was relatively calm. And suddenly, I saw that the animal had jumped and, after staying stuck on the fence for a few seconds, it came over. Then there was chaos . . . There was stomping, pushing, shrieks, blows. The Navarra government said most of the spectators were young people who were able to react in time to avoid the bull, or the number of casualties could have been far higher. Such incidents are very unusual at bullfights. Although the animals occasionally manage to leap the security barrier they very rarely get into the stands. Wednesday's incident came amid intense debate in Spain over the centuries-old tradition of bullfighting. The northeastern region of Catalonia last month became the first part of mainland Spain to ban the practice, which animal activists condemn as a form of torture and others see as part of the country's cultural heritage. In a recent opinion poll, 60 per cent of Spaniards said they do not approve of the spectacle, which ends with the death of the bull from a well-placed sword. Navarra, where Tafalla is located, is famous for the traditional running of the bulls in the regional capital of Pamplona. Dozens of people are injured each year when the runners try to outrace bulls which charge through the old town's narrow streets to a bullring where a bullfight is staged. © Copyright (c) AFP
[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts on coral reefs and environmental/climatic change at ASLO 2011 (Puerto Rico)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ON CORAL REEFS AND ENVIRONMENTAL / CLIMATIC CHANGE AT ASLO 2011 (PUERTO RICO) The 2011 Aquatic Sciences Meeting for the American Society for Limnology oceanography (ASLO) will take place in Puerto Rico next February (13-18 February 2011) and focus on limnology and oceanography in a changing world (www.aslo.org/meetings/sanjuan2011). As part of 6 sessions proposed on corals and coral reefs, two will be dedicated to coral reefs and environmental/climatic change (S31 and S36, described in more detail below). Together these two sessions aim to explore the most recent developments in our understanding of how the environment (including anthropogenic activity and climate) regulates reef form and function, and consequently the likely future for coral reefs given predicted environmental and climatic change. Abstract submission is now open (www.aslo.org/meetings/sanjuan2011) and we welcome contributions from across the coral reef research, conservation amp; management communities. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS 11 OCTOBER 2010. Please do not hesitate to contact the session conveners for more details. S36: INTERACTIVE AND REPEAT EXPOSURE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS UPON CORALS AND CORAL REEF PROCESSES (David J Suggett, dsugg...@essex.ac.uk; Andrea G Grottoli, grottol...@osu.edu; Mark E. Warner, mwar...@udel.edu). Coral reefs are considered flagship aquatic ecosystems given their disproportionately high diversity and productivity but also their apparent extreme sensitivity to environmental change. Intensive research efforts in recent years have largely focused on how reefs and reef organisms respond to broad scale (regional to global) changes in climate or smaller scale (local) changes in eutrophication, sedimentation, and over- exploitation. Most experimentally based studies have targeted the influence of individual environmental factors in isolation (e.g. light, temperature, pH, or nutrients). However, observationally based studies implicitly account for the influence of multiple environmental perturbations acting simultaneously and/or repeatedly. As such, our ability to effectively predict future reef form and function remain fundamentally limited. It is increasingly recognized that interactive or repeat exposure effects of environmental perturbations can (i) cumulatively lower net reef resilience by acting synergistically at any one time or repeatedly over time; and/or (ii) maintain or even promote net reef resilience by acting antagonistically by dampening the gross influence of each factor. Such key multivariate effects remain poorly understood. Therefore, this session will consider the net influence of multiple and/or repeat exposure to environmental perturbations upon reef process, at scales from individual organisms (the molecular to holobiont) to entire reef systems. S31: CORAL REEFS IN A CRYSTAL BALL: WHAT WILL BE THEIR FUTURE? (Pamela Hallock, pmul...@marine.usf.edu; Bernhard Riegl, rie...@nova.edu; Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, coral_g...@yahoo.com) In the mid-20th Century, coral reefs were best known where clear ocean waters bathed tropical shorelines. Today roughly half of the worlds shallow-water reefs have been lost or seriously degraded. Human activities are sending agricultural, industrial and urban wastes and chemicals, along with increased sediment loads, into coastal waters. As a result, waters have become more turbid and fringing reefs have been buried in sediment or overgrown by algae. Rapidly rising human populations have increasingly exploited fisheries, in some places with Malthusian overfishing. Beginning in the 1970s, even corals in clear-water offshore reefs began to decline from diseases and bleaching. More recently, increasing sea-surface temperature and ocean acidification have emerged as critical threats to the potential of corals to even build reefs. Do shallow-water coral reefs have a future? Will future coral populations be limited to shallow hardbottom or deeper mesophotic communities? Can ecological functions be sustained in changing coral reefs? We invite scientists dealing with any aspect of the response of coral reefs to environmental change, whether to local, regional or global change processes, to participate in this session. We invite not only coral researchers, but also others working with reef-related species, populations or communities, or environmental factors that may impact these communities.
[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-Track Evolutionary Biologist / Plant Biology at Rhodes College
The Department of Biology at *Rhodes College* seeks qualified applicants for a *tenure-track* faculty position to begin in August of 2011. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and must have a background and expertise in both evolutionary and plant biology. Applicants should have a commitment to teaching undergraduates as well as to maintaining an active research program that engages undergraduate students. Normal teaching responsibilities will include an upper-level Evolution course plus a role in the introductory biology course sequence. Other teaching opportunities may include senior seminar, a course for non-science majors, or an additional course in the candidate’s area of specialty. Of particular interest are courses in plant biology. We encourage applications from individuals whose interests go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. Information about the Department of Biology may be found at http://www.rhodes.edu/biology. Review of completed applications will begin October 4, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates from backgrounds typically underrepresented in higher education are strongly encouraged to apply. As Rhodes continues to diversify its student body, we also seek candidates with experience working with students from different backgrounds. Completed applications will include a letter of application, a statement of teaching philosophy, a research plan, a curriculum vitae, copies of graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Please apply online at *https://jobs.rhodes.edu/ * For additional information regarding the position, please contact Gary Lindquester, Chair of the Search Committee, at glindques...@rhodes.edu. Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private, residential, undergraduate college, located in Memphis, Tennessee. We aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world. We encourage applications from candidates interested in helping us achieve this vision. Memphis has a metropolitan population of over one million and is the nation’s 19th largest city. The city provides multiple opportunities for research and for cultural and recreational activities. Read more about Memphis. http://www.rhodes.edu/about/369.asp We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversityhttp://www.rhodes.edu/collegehandbook/10309.aspin the workforce.
[ECOLOG-L] 2011 ESA Annual Meeting: Symposium and Organized Session Proposals Due Sept 16
Reminder: Call for Proposals Symposia, Organized Oral Sessions, and Organized Poster Sessions Deadline for Submission: September 16, 2010 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Austin, Texas August 7-12, 2011 http://www.esa.org/austin The theme for the ESA Annual Meeting in 2011 is Planetary Stewardship: Preserving and enhancing earth's life-support systems. Human society currently faces global-scale issues including climate change, loss of biodiversity, population pressures, food production, energy acquisition, and resource use that threaten earth's life-support systems. Resolution of these issues will require integration of knowledge from many sources and simultaneous consideration of multiple problems, in contrast to the individualistic approach to problems commonly used in the past. Ecologists are challenged to provide a scientific basis for addressing these issues and to lead in developing a sense of planetary stewardship. Symposium, Organized Oral Session, and Organized Poster Session proposals related to the meeting's theme are highly encouraged, but any timely and coherent subject of broad interest will be considered. We also welcome proposals that explore interdisciplinary connections with areas of social and natural science outside of ecology or that relate to ecological education at any level. Historical topics are now included as an exemption to the one presentation rule in recognition of the ESA's Centennial in 2015. Please visit the website for the 2011 ESA Annual Meeting for additional information: http://www.esa.org/austin. SYMPOSIA are the scientific centerpiece of the meeting. They are limited to half-day sessions (3.5 hours). Individual talks in symposia range from 15 to 30 minutes in length at the discretion of the symposium organizer. Time devoted to synthesis, summary, and discussion is strongly encouraged. This meeting will include 24 symposia, and all proposals will be peer-reviewed. For additional information and to begin the submission process, please visit: http://esa.org/austin/symposium_proposals.php. ORGANIZED ORAL SESSIONS are organized around a specific topic with most of the speakers invited by the organizer. These sessions are distinguished from symposia in that 1) there is less emphasis on breadth of appeal and overall synthesis; 2) they may be comprised largely of related case studies; 3) talks are set at 15 minutes each, with 5 minutes following for discussion (as in contributed oral sessions); and 4) at least 2 time slots out of the 10 available in an organized oral session are reserved for the Program Chair to place related talks from the contributed abstracts. Organized oral sessions are limited to half-day sessions (3.5 hours). There is no set number of accepted Organized Oral Session proposals for the meeting, and all proposals will be peer-reviewed. For additional information and to begin the submission process, please visit: http://esa.org/austin/oral_proposals.php. ORGANIZED POSTER SESSIONS are sets of posters (in multiples of 5) organized around a specific topic. Presenters are invited by the organizer. Organized poster sessions will be scheduled during one of the regular poster sessions at the Annual Meeting. All posters in each organized poster session will be placed as a group in a designated area of the Exhibit Hall. For additional information and to begin the submission process, please visit: http://esa.org/austin/poster_proposals.php If you have any questions, please contact the Program Chair, Tom Jurik, at ju...@iastate.edumailto:ju...@iastate.edu, or the Program Coordinator, Jennifer Riem, at jenni...@esa.orgmailto:jenni...@esa.org. Jennifer Riem Science Programs Coordinator Ecological Society of America jenni...@esa.orgmailto:jenni...@esa.org 202.833.8773 x 218
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bullfighting
Back in the 1970s my uncle (Douglas McCallum) in Joliet did a pencil sketch of a bullfighter. IT is a great picture, my uncle was an artist who did quite a bit of pretty good stuff in the 70s before he got injured and could no longer do it. Anyway, just as he finished the drawing, people started raising awareness of animal welfare issues associated with bullfighting. So, here he had this wonderful picture and no where to market it because of the stigma. My mother loved the picture and he gave it to her for christmas or something. Anyway, it hands over my parents sofa in the living room. It is a fantastic drawing of a significant part of Mexican and Spanish culture. It is interesting to me that bullfighting, whether we like it or not, is one area of culture that might be better disbanded, but is still a part of history and its cultural and historical significance still remains. There are many aspects of culture that are completely at odds with society. The difficult part is balancing where do we draw the line between cultural taboos and modern cultural values. We are increasingly faced in a broadening global society with cultural practices that stand very counter to our own values. I have no answers for how we deal with these conflicts, but it is important to recognize that such conflicts are more significant than the usual kinds of strife that we in american and the remainder of western society generally deal with. Malcolm On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 6:48 AM, William Silvert cien...@silvert.orgwrote: Since we recently had an exchange about the Catalonian ban on bullfighting, I thought that this account of a bull fighting back might be of interest. Ironically this was not a regular bullfight but rather a macho game of bull dodging. Sort of the opposite of a Portuguese bullfight, where the bull charges into a row of young men who try to wrestle it to the ground (the horns are covered with wood, but the bull can still do a lot of damage). Raging bull rams spectators in Spain AFP AUGUST 19, 2010 7:20 AM A bull leaps out of the arena at a bullring in Tafalla near Pamplona, northern Spain on August 18, 2010, and charged into a crowd of terrified spectators. Some 30 people were injured. Three people, including a 10-year-old boy, remained in hospital Thursday with injuries suffered when a bull charged into a crowd of terrified spectators at a bullring in Spain, local authorities said. Spanish television showed dramatic images of screaming spectators, including children, frantically trying to avoid the rampaging animal after it leapt several metres (yards) over a security barrier and then clambered over a fence and into the crowded stands Wednesday evening. The animal stumbled around the stands before falling down several steps, crushing more people, at the bullring in the town of Tafalla, in the northern Navarra region. Several employees of the bullring finally managed to get a rope around the bull after about 15 minutes, and it was killed and removed by a crane. The Navarra regional government said 32 people were treated at hospitals and clinics. Most suffered minor injuries such as bruising and were released, but three remained hospitalized Thursday. A 10-year-old boy was in serious but stable condition with abdominal trauma after the bull fell on him, it said in a statement. A 23-year-old woman was being treated for a crushed vertebrae, and a 47-year-old man for wounds suffered when he was gored in the lower back. Both were in stable condition. In addition to the 32, several more suffered shock or minor scratches and bruises, the statement said. The incident did not take place during a traditional bullfight but during a contest of recortadores, in which participants try to dodge the bull while staying as close to it as possible. The bull, named Quesero, had already twice tried to jump the barrier during the event, breaking one of its horns, and was about to be removed from the arena when it launched itself into the crowd. I was terrified. I ran out of the stadium, crying, one young woman told the television of the neighbouring Basque region. Another young woman said, people started to fall over each other . . . Then I couldn't find my friends, what happened was awful. I have never felt so afraid. I'm still shaking, one of those injured told the ABC newspaper. The bull had already made a few attempts, but I was relatively calm. And suddenly, I saw that the animal had jumped and, after staying stuck on the fence for a few seconds, it came over. Then there was chaos . . . There was stomping, pushing, shrieks, blows. The Navarra government said most of the spectators were young people who were able to react in time to avoid the bull, or the number of casualties could have been far higher. Such incidents are very unusual at bullfights. Although the animals occasionally manage to leap the security barrier they very rarely get into the
[ECOLOG-L] emu question
Hi, today an emu showed up in my front yard. Until we find the owner I guess I'm its caretaker. Anyone have any advice on handling? I have heard the stories of ostrich disemboweling people, and although it will let you scratch it on the head, I am not exactly experienced with birds that stand close to a foot taller than do I!!! Thanks in advance! Malcolm -- Malcolm L. McCallum Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology 1880's: There's lots of good fish in the sea W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bullfighting
I hadn't wanted to get involved in this bull (fighting) session but we all tend to have a certain perspective that we think is the one true right one. However, I am reminded of an example of the Yupik and other Native Alaskans who are appalled by fly fishing, while many more recent arrivals in the Americas consider as the highest truest form of fishing. The Yupik instead consider it as playing with your food and this is not something a grownup and moral person does, sort of like bull fighting. You only fish if you are going to eat it and you never torture your food. So one man's fly fishing is another's bull fighting. The lesson is that cultures distinguish themselves from one another by finding something repulsive in the other. David Duffy At 10:53 AM 8/19/2010, malcolm McCallum wrote: Back in the 1970s my uncle (Douglas McCallum) in Joliet did a pencil sketch of a bullfighter. IT is a great picture, my uncle was an artist who did quite a bit of pretty good stuff in the 70s before he got injured and could no longer do it. Anyway, just as he finished the drawing, people started raising awareness of animal welfare issues associated with bullfighting. So, here he had this wonderful picture and no where to market it because of the stigma. My mother loved the picture and he gave it to her for christmas or something. Anyway, it hands over my parents sofa in the living room. It is a fantastic drawing of a significant part of Mexican and Spanish culture. It is interesting to me that bullfighting, whether we like it or not, is one area of culture that might be better disbanded, but is still a part of history and its cultural and historical significance still remains. There are many aspects of culture that are completely at odds with society. The difficult part is balancing where do we draw the line between cultural taboos and modern cultural values. We are increasingly faced in a broadening global society with cultural practices that stand very counter to our own values. I have no answers for how we deal with these conflicts, but it is important to recognize that such conflicts are more significant than the usual kinds of strife that we in american and the remainder of western society generally deal with. Malcolm On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 6:48 AM, William Silvert cien...@silvert.orgwrote: Since we recently had an exchange about the Catalonian ban on bullfighting, I thought that this account of a bull fighting back might be of interest. Ironically this was not a regular bullfight but rather a macho game of bull dodging. Sort of the opposite of a Portuguese bullfight, where the bull charges into a row of young men who try to wrestle it to the ground (the horns are covered with wood, but the bull can still do a lot of damage). Raging bull rams spectators in Spain AFP AUGUST 19, 2010 7:20 AM A bull leaps out of the arena at a bullring in Tafalla near Pamplona, northern Spain on August 18, 2010, and charged into a crowd of terrified spectators. Some 30 people were injured. Three people, including a 10-year-old boy, remained in hospital Thursday with injuries suffered when a bull charged into a crowd of terrified spectators at a bullring in Spain, local authorities said. Spanish television showed dramatic images of screaming spectators, including children, frantically trying to avoid the rampaging animal after it leapt several metres (yards) over a security barrier and then clambered over a fence and into the crowded stands Wednesday evening. The animal stumbled around the stands before falling down several steps, crushing more people, at the bullring in the town of Tafalla, in the northern Navarra region. Several employees of the bullring finally managed to get a rope around the bull after about 15 minutes, and it was killed and removed by a crane. The Navarra regional government said 32 people were treated at hospitals and clinics. Most suffered minor injuries such as bruising and were released, but three remained hospitalized Thursday. A 10-year-old boy was in serious but stable condition with abdominal trauma after the bull fell on him, it said in a statement. A 23-year-old woman was being treated for a crushed vertebrae, and a 47-year-old man for wounds suffered when he was gored in the lower back. Both were in stable condition. In addition to the 32, several more suffered shock or minor scratches and bruises, the statement said. The incident did not take place during a traditional bullfight but during a contest of recortadores, in which participants try to dodge the bull while staying as close to it as possible. The bull, named Quesero, had already twice tried to jump the barrier during the event, breaking one of its horns, and was about to be removed from the arena when it launched itself into the crowd. I was terrified. I ran out of the stadium, crying, one young woman told the television of the neighbouring Basque
