[ECOLOG-L] SAS question
Has anyone here used PROC SPECTRA for Fourier analysis of ecological time series? Please contact me off-list if you are willing to discuss your experience. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford
[ECOLOG-L] Study Group Continues to Grow
The Groundwater Wetlands and Bogs Study Group, formed in late 2012, currently hosts about 250 members in 39 countries. We are not a social network nor are we an environmental group. We are an unfunded, voluntary, collaboration of professionals whose listserve functions as a very disciplined platform for the exchange of scientific and technical information on groundwater wetlands, bogs, and related systems. In April 2014, the Study Group hosted a very well-attended session at the massive Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA. We are currently developing a special section of papers to be published in the June issue of the journal Freshwater Science.There is no fee for participation and membership is by invitation. May we send you an invitation to join the Study Group? Tom Baugh Hidden Springs springmounta...@att.net http://hidden-spri...@blogspot.com Facilitator - Groundwater Wetlands and Bogs Study Group Memb. SWFS, NAA, IUCN/CEM
[ECOLOG-L] Special section of Freshwater Science
The Groundwater Wetlands and Bogs Study Group is sponsoring a special section of papers in the September 2016 issue of the journal Freshwater Science. Below are the authors and working titles for the special section. The Study Group currently has 250 members in 39 countries. Membership is by invitation and those interested in joining should contact Tom Baugh at mailto:springmounta...@att.net springmounta...@att.net. Los humedales de agua subterránea y los pantanos del Grupo de Estudio están patrocinando una sección especial de artículos en la edición de septiembre 2016 de la revista Ciencia de agua dulce. A continuación se presentan los autores y títulos de trabajo de la sección especial. El Grupo de Estudio actualmente cuenta con 250 miembros en 39 países. La membresía es por invitación y los interesados en unirse deben comunicarse con Tom Baugh en mailto:springmounta...@att.net springmounta...@att.net. Les zones humides et les eaux souterraines Groupe d'étude Bogs parraine une section spéciale de documents dans le numéro de Septembre 2016 la revue Sciences eau douce. Voici les auteurs et titres de travail pour la section spéciale. Le Groupe d'étude compte actuellement 250 membres dans 39 pays. Participation sur invitation et les personnes intéressées à se joindre devraient communiquer avec Tom Baugh au mailto:springmounta...@att.net springmounta...@att.net. Authors Baugh, T. Facilitator, Groundwater Wetlands and Bogs Study Group Introduction to the Special Section Battegazzore, M., et al. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientle Optimization of high-altitude spring monitoring in the NW Italian alps for the evaluation of global change Sada, D. and J.M. Thomas Groundwater hydrology and benthic macroinvertebrate community relationships in Great Basin and Mojave Desert spring systems, USA Serov, P. Towards a global groundwater ecosystem classification Springer, A. et Al. Global distribution of springs ecosystems Stevens, L.E. et Al. Biodiversity of groundwater-dependent species with a focus on springs: A global perspective Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford
[ECOLOG-L] Groundwater Wetlands Study Group - JASM
The Groundwater Wetlands Study Group is hosting a session at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA on Tuesday May 20, 2014 (http://www.sgmeet.com/jasm2014/). The technical session will be held in the morning in rooms E 142-144 and a social gathering is scheduled for 1600 local time in room D-130. Abstracts for all sessions will be posted by JASM by April 14. For additional information on the Groundwater Wetlands Study Group and to join contact Kathy Schlosser at kathyschlos...@triad.rr.com. Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science
I have not been following this discussion too closely so this may be old news. I just saw this article that may be of interest to some. Bunting, D. and R.A. Coleman. 2013. Ethical considerations in invasion ecology: A marine perspective. Ecological Management Restoration DOI: 10./emr.12072. It is currently on early view on the journal web site. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 11:31 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science And of course, this is problematic with regard to native species like Eastern Red Cedar and Sugar Maple that have legitimate ecological roles in systems that operate somewhat naturally. Red Cedar is native (has occurred in the area of concern for hundreds of years). Prior to fire suppression and modern grazing, it typically occurred (in the southern plains) on steep or rocky terrain where fire did not reach. In those settings, it provided cover and loafing habitat for birds and small mammals. But with fire suppression and modern grazing, it escaped that terrain, and moved out onto the prairies. Now many tens of thousands of acres support only this plant. No other plant can grow in the cedar thickets, and it produces little that is useful to most birds and small mammals. But how does one designate a native as legally noxious? In many states, farms are required by law to eradicate legally designated noxious species. David McNeely L Quinn lqu...@hotmail.com wrote: I'm sure many of you are already aware of this, but noxious is a legal term (in the US anyway) that refers to taxa that have been deemed problematic by state and federal agencies, usually in the context of agricultural or other modified habitats. It turns out that state and federal regulators are pretty bad at designating as noxious those taxa that affect natural areas (the taxa that we ecologist care more about!). If you care to read a recent analysis on the subject, please check out the following link:http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/bio.2013.63.2.8 Best, Lauren QuinnResearch AssociateEnergy Biosciences InstituteUniversity of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801708-753-3709ldquinn@illinois.eduhttp://laurendquinn.weebly.com/ Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:49:25 + From: steve.yo...@unl.edu Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU And don't forget that eastern redcedar is also propagated and distributed by nurseries to agencies and individuals for windbreaks and the like. Even if fire and bison were allowed to run over the plains again, they might still not be enough to overcome this anthropogenic dispersal mechanism. Steve ……. Stephen L. Young, PhD Weed Ecologist University of Nebraska-Lincoln http://ipcourse.unl.edu/iwep Twitter: @NAIPSC -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 5:34 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Merits of invasion science The species in question are a part of environmental degradation. For example, Eastern Red Cedar (_Juniperus virginianus_) has become noxious in the Southern Great Plains due to fire suppression and grazing. We know what caused it to become so. We don't, evidently, know how to get the prairie back from it and other woody species over the broad range where they have become dominant, given the patterns of ownership and occupation that now exist. If we could allow wildfire at any season to run over the plains, and if we could bring back bison in the numbers that once existed, that likely would work. But there are people in the way. Believe me, no one who has to contend with the emergence of cedar breaks over the landscape in recent decades is at all bothered by the terms noxious, and weedy, especially when a grass covered plain is the alternative. David McNeely Madhusudan Katti mka...@mail.fresnostate.edu wrote: Really? You want us to go from “invasive” which is already contentious because it attaches some anthropocentric value to an ecological process, to even more strongly negative value-laden terms like “noxious” and “weed”? What room is there then, on a planet dominated by humans (and our values), for any range expansions or distributional changes by any species in response to, say, climate change? ~
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Summary: Climate change readings
Also: http://www.amazon.com/The-Atlas-Climate-Change-Challenge/dp/0520268237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1378215233sr=8-1keywords=kirstin+dow Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Erika Barthelmess Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:32 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Summary: Climate change readings Hi folks: Here is a summary of the suggestions for accessible, not-too-technical readings on climate change for college students without a background in scienceŠin no particular order * One short book I like as a rudimentary overview of climate science is Hansen and Hoffman's Climate Savvy: Adapting conservation and resource management in a changing world. Island Press.: * Serreze, Mark C. 2009. Understanding recent climate change. Conservation Biology 24 (1): 10 17 * Here's two books that I have seen used for a Intro to Climate Change course for public admin students taught by Dr. Hayhoe at Texas Tech: The Rough Guide to Climate Change http://www.roughguides.com/shop/rough-guide-climate-change/ebook/ And a Climate for Change http://www.amazon.com/Climate-Change-Warming-Faith-Based-Decisions/dp/B005EP273O; * The Inquisition of Climate Science by James Lawrence Powell Great layman's book. Debunks the debunkers. The first few chapters set up the narrative for climate change, very convincingly, with evidence. * Check out princetons primers in climate series especially Dave Randall's book and the Climate and Ecosystems volume.They are written at the right level and are inexpensive * Here's a piece of science writing that you can have fun with looking for reporting flaws. This is why it's important to read the primary source material--and even to read that very critically. I look forward to y'all's take on this. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/08/is-poison-ivy-getting-worse.html#commentsform * Baum, SD, JD Haqq-Misra and C. Karmosky. 2012. Climate change: Evidence of human causes and arguments for emissions reduction. Sci Eng Ethics 18: 393-410. * Michelle D. Staudinger, Nancy B. Grimm, Amanda Staudt, Shawn L. Carter, F. Stuart Chapin III, Peter Kareiva, Mary Ruckelshaus, Bruce A. Stein. 2012. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services: Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. Cooperative Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. 296 p. Available at: http://assessment.globalchange.gov erika Erika L. Barthelmess, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Biology Department Project Director, Nature Up North St. Lawrence University Canton, NY 13617 315.229.5712 315.229.7429 (fax) www.stlawu.edu/biology www.natureupnorth.org
[ECOLOG-L] FW: Ed. Manager position
FYI. Please forward to others who may interested. And please do not respond to me about this. Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/research/tufford From: Dawson, Mike [mailto:mdaw...@audubon.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:27 AM To: tuff...@sc.edu Subject: Ed. Manager position Dan, Please find attached another job opening at Beidler Forest. We need a new Education Manager. I am looking for a really good teacher/naturalist who is passionate about birds. Thought you might have some contacts you would like to send it to! Or forward this to your Ornithological contacts! Thanks, Michael Dawson Center Director Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest 336 Sanctuary Road Harleyville, SC 29448 (843) 462-2150 (843) 462-2713 fax National Audubon Society Position Description Position Title: Education Manager Location: Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest Department: 1-108-3100-50 Immediate Supervisor: Michael Dawson Purpose of the position: The EDUCATION MANAGER plans, creates and supervises the day to day operation of the full spectrum of educational offerings available both at and away from the Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest. He/She will pay particular attention to the Center's alignment with National Audubon's Strategic Plan. He/She will also assist the Center Director with Beidler Forest Sanctuary management and protection, as well as State Office support as needed. Essential Functions: 1. To oversee and supervise the day-to-day development, implementation, and delivery of a wide variety of general visitor educational activities which are designed to bring people and the resources/facilities of the sanctuary together for positive experiences and move them along the continuum from understanding to appreciation to conservation action. 2. To oversee and supervise the development, implementation and delivery of a curriculum of educational programming created for school children that is tied directly to state Education Standards, while contributing to Audubon' Strategic Plan and conservation outcomes. 3. Participate as a member of a team to conduct education and cultivation activities for key constituencies such as private landowners and foresters. 4. To respond to National Audubon's lead on aligning Center activities to its strategic plan and to develop, implement and deliver programs and projects in support of the Plan's conservation outcomes. Particular attention will be paid to the Bird Friendly Communities goals and objectives. 5. Take responsibility for the scheduling, pre/post information, guide/speaker assignment, etc. for all guided programming and off site outreach for the Beidler Forest. 6. To create, plan, promote and conduct special events, walks, and programs designed to encourage visitation and participation at the Center. 7. Build and maintain the Beidler Forest pages of the Audubon South Carolina website, assuring its current content, tourist friendliness and teacher usefulness. 8. Assist the Center Director in the recruiting, training, scheduling, recognizing and keeping of volunteers to the Center. Assist the Center Director in the recruiting, training and scheduling of Seasonal Naturalists in the spring and fall. 9. To serve as the principal go to staff member for all things bird related (identification, biology, monitoring, etc.) out of the Beidler Forest office, as well as assisting the state team in conducting Bird Friendly Bottomland Forest Management site visits, grassland/shrubland bird studies, and assisting with the shore bird Beach Stewards program. 10. To act as part of the Audubon South Carolina team, endeavoring to achieve its conservation outcomes as addressed in National Audubon's Strategic Plan. Additional Functions: 1. Assist Center Director and/or Land Manager as needed with sanctuary facilities and equipment maintenance, biological monitoring and field biology/research. 2. Run the visitor center desk one weekend per month. 3. Plan, promote and conduct a series of at least three weeks of summer day camps for area children with themes and activities in support of Strategic Plan Conservation Outcomes. Relationships: Internal: Center Director State Office Director Development Director Office Manager Finance Manager Seasonal Naturalists Land Manager Volunteers Part-time staff NAS Centers and Education Staff External: Area teachers Area school administrators Staff from other education providers Sanctuary neighbors Staff from other area non-profits, governmental agencies, resource or educational organizations Local media Local Civic and Service Clubs Equipment:
[ECOLOG-L] Position - Resource Manager, Audubon South Carolina
Please do not direct inquiries to me.see the notice below for contact information. Please post to other outlets you know of. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford P Please think before you print. SC logo Position Description Position Title: Resource Manager Silver Bluff Audubon Center Sanctuary Location: Jackson, South Carolina Department: Silver Bluff Audubon (1-108-3400) Immediate Supervisor: Director, Silver Bluff Audubon Center Sanctuary Position Overview: The Resource Manager at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center Sanctuary currently is one of two full-time staff members at Silver Bluff and reports directly to the Center Sanctuary Director. The Resource Manager is involved in all aspects of sanctuary management including forest and land management, program development and implementation, budgeting and fundraising, protection activities, and building/vehicle maintenance. The Resource Manager also serves as the Office Manager for Silver Bluff, responsible for tracking budgets, reconciling the operating account, coding invoices, writing checks, and purchasing supplies. The Resource Manager must ensure the continued success and growth of the program at Silver Bluff. The Silver Bluff Audubon Center Sanctuary protects and enhances 3,200+ acres of habitat for birds and other wildlife through sustainable forest management. Silver Bluff is proactive in promoting forestland conservation throughout the region and provides tools that landowners can use to augment bird and other wildlife habitat, while deriving revenue from their property. Thirty acres of ponds are managed as foraging habitat for endangered Wood Storks, and 65 acres of grassland are managed for wintering sparrows and other wildlife. The education programs at Silver Bluff interpret the natural and historical features of the area and engage people in conservation. Silver Bluff works closely with and in support of the missions of the local Audubon chapter, Audubon South Carolina, and National Audubon Society. The Resource Manager is required to reside on-site in housing provided by Audubon as a condition of employment to properly perform functions of public contact and of protecting and securing the land, buildings, equipment, and wildlife at the Sanctuary. The 2,400 sq.ft. house was built in 1980 and is in very good condition with new floor coverings throughout. It features a covered front porch, floored attic space, and a 1,000 sq.ft. shed/garage which is partially screened and has an attached 3-car carport. The address is 575 Bluff Landing Rd., Jackson, SC 29831. The employee pays the utilities bill as well as the cost of a landline telephone if desired, and is responsible on his/her own time for general maintenance of the house and surrounding landscaping and yard. The house is provided for use by the employee and his/her immediate family members and is not shared by any other Audubon employees. The work schedule varies somewhat with season, special events, and tasks at hand. Some weekend and evening work is required, and the Resource Manager is on call 24/7. Primary Duties: Land Management [60% of work time] v Ensure sustainable forest products revenue by directing site preparation, tree seedling plantings and seed regeneration, stand thinning operations; identification and treatment of tree diseases and pests and herbicide applications where necessary. Resource Manager must become a licensed private pesticide applicator certified by the state of South Carolina. v Design and direct an annual timber inventory using aerial photo interpretation, clinometers, increment borers, Biltmore sticks, GPS units; develop and maintain a detailed electronic data base of stand growth, volume, age, etc.; make revenue projections based on same. v Determine which/when/how forest stands are to be prescribe burned; lead, conduct and evaluate burns. Resource Manager must become a Certified Prescribed Fire Manager authorized by the South Carolina Forestry Commission. v Promote sustainable forestry and habitat conservation both locally and regionally through a variety of means, including creating and maintaining demonstration forest stands at Silver Bluff, organizing and conducting seminars and forest management workshops, creating and providing off-site presentations, working with other conservation groups and political entities, and engaging individual landowners. v Select the forest products to be sold on an annual basis and market same to local buyers; keep abreast of current market conditions and emerging trends and develop a close working relationship with potential buyers. v Oversee management of the wood stork
[ECOLOG-L] Water sampling technique - digest of responses
Original question: I need to collect water samples (about 250 ml) from a headwater stream. The water depth is on the order of a few mm and I need to be sure I do not get sediment in the sample, or as little sediment as possible. How have others done this? Clarification: I probably should have emphasized in my original comment that disturbing the sediments as little as possible is an absolute priority. We will ultimately filter the samples but that cannot be the only technique for getting sediment-free samples. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to respond. Responses: You can 'engineer' the stream a little by slightly constricting the steam and putting a rock or two strategically so that water will flow over them - so you can then get the mouth of a bottle under the flow as if goes over the rock. Let the stream clear after your engineering. We also use flat sided wedge bottles that fit into autosamplers (like ISCO) that you can lay flat in the stream. Use a 60 mL syringe. It works very well. Make sure to rinse it (and your sample bottle) a few times with stream water, tho. I recommend a 60 ml plastic syringe (needle removed) either by itself or connected to a short length of tubing. This is particularly convenient if you need to filter samples. I routinely use filter canisters that hold 25 mm filters that engage with the syringe and filter samples in the field. Since you need a larger volume you might also consider using a small battery-powered peristaltic pump. we typically vacuum filter our samples before analyzing if they have a high amount of organic matter/sand in them. I'm not sure if this is applicable to your situation but I hope it might help. This may be a brute-force method, but depending on what you'll be measuring, you could field collect water as best as possible and filter it thru a course filter, such as a GF-C. This would of course get rid of any sediments and suspended solids and attached constituents, but should retain the dissolved components as well as the general chemistry. We've done this before for some basic chemical analyses. Just an idea... If your stream channel is narrow enough to make it feasible, why not install a small V-notch weir, made of plywood or sheet metal, or even pile some stones to dam the flow and create a small pool to sample from? Every stream has pools and riffles, no matter how small, that should give you enough depth to draw from with a large syringe. The amount of water you are collecting is relatively small. After collecting your sample, let it sit in the refrigerator overnight, then decant to avoid any sediment you picked up. Hopefully that sits well with the methodology for whatever parameter you are measuring (you don't say in your note). can you not collect the sample without worrying too much about sediment (I might try a 60 mL syringe) and then filtering through a GFF filter with a manual vacuum pump? I collect samples from glacial rivers (loaded with sediment) and this works for me. Having done a LOT of water quality sampling over the years (including sites like you mention) I have a couple of suggestions. If you don't mind doing a little simple modification of a small portion of the stream bed and you can revisit: I have had success digging out a small hole with your boot heel or trowel or whatever implement that will accommodate a small sample bottle that will allow you to dip the neck of the bottle without getting bottom sediment. Of course, when you do this you stir up sediment and you cannot sample there. But wait an hour, of a few hours, or overnight and then go back to your temporary hole and you will have the perfect spot to sample. You make it a steep sided hole on the upstream end where it pours in and basically let it sit till it clears out (which will happen quite rapidly). This causes no significant damage to the stream and obviously no damage of any long term. Alternatively, you can scoop multiple VOA bottle out of a very shallow stream bed without disturbing the bottom. Maybe anchor down a clean, cut-off bottle with the broad cut off base facing upstream and a clean poly hose coming out the neck end. run it down 10 ft or so to someplace down gradient where you can just get the hose end higher than your bottle opening of the one you need to fill. The neck of the one you are filling is now just above the stream surface and so cannot be affected by the TSS that occurs when you push it down. Once again, let it flow through the bottle/tubing combo and clear prior to use. Also, any kind of a temporary weir structure, too, might work...with hard plastic V shape facing upstream that comes out at a spout with just enough elevation to fill your bottle on the downstream end. Once again...let it flush for a while after installation You either do it with a syringe provided by filter membrane device (like those for microbiological
[ECOLOG-L] Water sampling technique
I need to collect water samples (about 250 ml) from a headwater stream. The water depth is on the order of a few mm and I need to be sure I do not get sediment in the sample, or as little sediment as possible. How have others done this? Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford P Please think before you print.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Invitation to ESA members in Washington DC area
I think any serious sustainability initiative should make a top priority finding effective ways to meet that do not involve travel. Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 715 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford Please think before you print. -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of briancz...@juno.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:11 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Invitation to ESA members in Washington DC area http://sustainability.nationalacademies.org/NELS.shtml?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office / The Network for Emerging Leaders in Sustainability (NELS)The Network for Emerging Leaders in Sustainability (NELS) is a new organization for early-career professionals (and professionals who are new to the topic of sustainability) who are interested in building bridges with peers in DC-area agencies and organizations. The Network includes leaders with diverse backgrounds and expertise, from natural resource management to energy policy to public health. NELS members share a common interest in taking a multidisciplinary approach to sustainability challenges -considering the economic, environmental, social, and cultural dimensions of these problems. Through NELS, these emerging leaders will foster relationships that enable them to more effectively bring about a sustainable future. To become a NELS member and be added to our mailing list, please send an email or call 202-334-2694. March Event Date/Time Monday, March 30, 2009 5:30 - 7:30 pm ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags /Location Marian Koshland Science Museum 600 E Street, NW, in Washington DC. Metro: Judiciary Square (Red Line) or Gallery Place (Yellow/Green Line) Program Keynote Speaker: Brian Czech, President, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) Facilitated Discussion: NELS members will have the opportunity to discuss how sustainability is being addressed in their organizations. Reception To attend this free event, please click here to register. Network members are encouraged to offer ideas for future meetings, which are expected to be held monthly. NELS is supported by the National Academies' George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science. =
[ECOLOG-L] Field and lab technician position available
RESEARCH SPECIALIST I Position at the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina in Columbia has an opening for a full time grant-funded technician to work on research projects on the North and South Carolina Coastal Plains. Time will be split between wetland field work and laboratory/data analysis. Field work will take place in both freshwater and brackish/salt marsh wetlands. Laboratory work will include chemical analysis of water and soil/sediment samples using standard analytical methods and equipment. Salary is $27,369 and offers full benefits of annual and sick leave, health insurance and retirement. A complete description of the position can be found at https://uscjobs.sc.edu https://uscjobs.sc.edu/ and applications must be submitted through this website. A cover letter and resume may be included, however, a list of three references is required. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: tuff...@sc.edu web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford P Please think before you print.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] analytical soil lab suggestions?
Check with your state agricultural extension service. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Gruner Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:31 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] analytical soil lab suggestions? Colleagues: I am searching for a reliable soil analytical lab that will do the following at a reasonable price: basic macronutrients (total N, P, K, Ca, Mg) and organic content (C) moisture potential or estimated water holding capacity physical texture (clay/silt/sand) There are other variables that we want (eg, pH, cation exchange capacity, bulk density), but for the above essentials, does anyone know of a lab that will do a package for less than ~ $20 per sample? AL labs is my current best candidate but they do not combine physical and chemical tests into a package, and thus their 'a la carte' price is higher than I'd like. There are many other labs out there-does anyone know of a good one to recommend? Thanks, Dan Gruner Daniel S. Gruner, Assistant Professor Department of Entomology 4112 Plant Sciences Bldg University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 U.S.A. (o) 301-405-3957 (f) 301-314-9290 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://entmcv.umd.edu/?name=dsgruner
Re: Climate Change and Economic Growth
Hello Guangjie, You raise all the right points and I could respond at some length to each of them. But none of it justifies a business as usual approach to economic development. This is about much more than just global warming although that is certainly a large component. The projections I have seen indicate there are simply not enough resources for developing countries to duplicate the western model. These projections are readily available for review and if you think they are wildly wrong then I can see why you believe any suggestion of alternative models for economic development are wrong-headed or jingoistic. If you do think there are ample resources for 7 billion (or more) people to consume them at the current mean per capita rate of western societies please provide references so I can review them. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford _ From: Guangjie Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:32 PM To: Dan Tufford Cc: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Climate Change and Economic Growth There is a reason that China, the most populated country around the globe, adopts this strategy: if you have achieved a high standard of living without signing the Kyoto, why should we sign it? I don't want to find an excuse for China and other developing countries, but the western countries should take the lead, particularly the US. You say the west growth model is a problem and many people would agree with that. But why the western countries havn't changed their way of development and living, instead asking the developing countries to change their way of economic growth? This is impractical, and only global cooperation can in the long term alleviate the effect of climate change. best Guangjie Chen, Postdoc Fellow Department of Biology McGill University Stewart Biology Building 1205 Docteur Penfield, Room: W6/5 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1 Canada Tel: +1(514) 398-4117 Fax: +1(514)-398-5069 On 7-Dec-07, at 12:55 PM, Dan Tufford wrote: And another way to look at it is that China is just trying to duck any responsibility in this regard. But on a broader level I am surprised to read that you seem to be giving China the latitude to achieve a western standard of living before dealing with consumption. (And if China, then why not all developing countries?) Every projection I have seen suggests that is much too late. Earth does not have the resources etc. etc. Growth that does not follow the western model seems to be the key. Yes, I know that is a very difficult issue and no, I do not have the answer. It just seems that you, and all of us, should be looking for that answer rather than excusing China in this process. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt (office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Dietz Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:02 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Climate Change and Economic Growth Check out these quotes from Su Wei, a member of the Chinese delegation at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali: I just wonder whether it's fair to ask developing countries like China to take on binding targets or mandatory targets. I think there is much room for the United States to think whether it's possible to change (its) lifestyle and consumption patterns in order to contribute to the protection of the global climate. China is in the process of industrialization and there is a need for economic growth to meet the basic needs of the people and fight against poverty. China is acting. We will do what we should and what we can do. All we care for is the well-being and the future of mankind. Su seems to be advocating that the U.S. and other wealthy nations stop obsessing over economic growth (i.e., move toward a steady state economy), and that poorer nations follow a short-term policy of growth before stabilizing economic conditions. This line of thinking is right in step with the position on economic growth being proposed in ESA. We won't see much action on abating climate change if we don't address economic growth around the globe. Thanks, Rob Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org
Re: Climate Change and Economic Growth
And another way to look at it is that China is just trying to duck any responsibility in this regard. But on a broader level I am surprised to read that you seem to be giving China the latitude to achieve a western standard of living before dealing with consumption. (And if China, then why not all developing countries?) Every projection I have seen suggests that is much too late. Earth does not have the resources etc. etc. Growth that does not follow the western model seems to be the key. Yes, I know that is a very difficult issue and no, I do not have the answer. It just seems that you, and all of us, should be looking for that answer rather than excusing China in this process. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Dietz Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:02 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Climate Change and Economic Growth Check out these quotes from Su Wei, a member of the Chinese delegation at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali: I just wonder whether it's fair to ask developing countries like China to take on binding targets or mandatory targets. I think there is much room for the United States to think whether it's possible to change (its) lifestyle and consumption patterns in order to contribute to the protection of the global climate. China is in the process of industrialization and there is a need for economic growth to meet the basic needs of the people and fight against poverty. China is acting. We will do what we should and what we can do. All we care for is the well-being and the future of mankind. Su seems to be advocating that the U.S. and other wealthy nations stop obsessing over economic growth (i.e., move toward a steady state economy), and that poorer nations follow a short-term policy of growth before stabilizing economic conditions. This line of thinking is right in step with the position on economic growth being proposed in ESA. We won't see much action on abating climate change if we don't address economic growth around the globe. Thanks, Rob Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org
Re: downscaled climate data
These folks are working on the kind of thing you are asking about. Larry Band at UNC has been working closely with them and can probably provide some advice if you need it. http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/index.html Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clinton Jenkins Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 5:07 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: downscaled climate data Does anyone know of a source of downscaled climate prediction data for North America? I am looking for predictions at a finer than 1 degree lat/lon resolution for use in habitat modeling. All of the global data that I have found use a coarser resolution. Many thanks. Clinton Clinton Jenkins Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Duke University Box 90329 LSRC A201 Durham NC 27708 USA Phone: (919) 613-8143 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/pimm/clintonjenkins.html
Re: primate watching
Hello Linda, I wish that birds were always so easy to see. A typical backyard feeder in North America regularly attracts only a few species depending on season and other factors. Backyard birders put up several types of feeders to attract birds with different feeding strategies and food preferences. Also consider that the birds I see in 105 deg F on an August afternoon in Columbia, SC is very different from what someone will see in Maine, Washington, Arizona, etc. Dedicated birders spend an enormous amount of time and money to see new species at locations distant from their home. I do not count myself among the dedicated birders but I recently spent a week in Nevada and California and saw exactly two species I had never seen before. Backyard birders also spend a lot of time in their yards and neighborhoods hoping to see an unusual migrant or a bird displaced by storms or fires. The good news is that many birders are also dedicated conservationists who truly do care about things like habitat, food availability and quality, and ecosystems. Even those that are simply listers have an indirect effect because the money they spend and their presence in the field is used to help justify natural resource management programs by governments and NGOs. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laura Marsh Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:34 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: primate watching Hi all-- I'm a primatologist and although I personally have a list, I think the reason it is harder for folks to think in terms of lists on primates is easy: there are no wild primates in the US or Europe where the bulk of the bird twitchers live. It costs money, sometimes lots of it to go see a wild primate. Birds are easy and at our backyard feeders. Laura PS And oh how I wish monkeys came to our feeders instead! :) At 6:36 PM -0300 8/13/07, James J. Roper wrote: Judith, I certainly did not mean to suggest that birders are not interested in the objects of their attention, but they do so with a different sense of how to go about it. Just ask a birder for some information about the behavior or biology of birds they have seen, and be prepared to have a beer or two while they tell their stories. I would venture to say that ALL people who are animal watchers (and even plant watchers) are interested in the animals they watch. Birds just have so many options tha they must divide their time among the many species, while primatologists often have fewer species and so devote more time to each. Jim On 8/13/07, Judith S. Weis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One would hope that primate watchers (or watchers of anything else) would become a bit more interested in the behaviors, life history etc. of the creatures they watch than many birders who couldn't care less about the biology of the birds they see, but just want to check them off their list. Does anybody know a way to get these people interested in the life history, behavior etc. of the birds and their conservation rather than just adding names to their lists? There are currently estimated to be 625 species and subspecies of primates,= and 26% of those are in immediate danger of extinction (Critically Endange= red or Endangered). That may seem like only a few primates to some people,= but to those of us who work in primate conservation, it is 160 taxa too ma= ny.=0A=0AAsia actually leads the world in endangered primates with 55 taxa = (some down to a handful of individuals), Neotropics with 34, Africa with 33= , and Madagascar with 28. The Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN's Speci= es Survival Commission, Conservation International, and the International P= rimatological Society put out a list of the Top 25 Most Endangered Primates= every 2 years (the list created during the 2006 IPS meetings should be rel= eased soon). As is said every other year when that list is debated, the li= st could easily be 50 or 100 species long. Check out the Red List or the 2= 004 list of the top 25 most endangered primates (http://web.conservation.or= g/xp/news/press_releases/2005/040705.xml). =0A=0AJulie Wieczkowski, admit= tedly someone who studies one of the 43 endangered primates in Africa=0A = =0A- Original Message =0AFrom: William Silvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] =0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:40:18 A= M=0ASubject: Re: primate watching=0A=0A=0AThis is an interesting idea, but = the analogy to bird-watching is weak. There =0Aare only a few
Re: primate watching
Hello Judith, As a birder, ecologist, and sometimes conservation educator and environmental advocate I share your frustration with this. First of all I must emphasize that in my experience there are many, many birders who care passionately and effectively about more than their life list with respect to birds. However, after many years of trying to influence adult behavior on this point I've simply decided that the old saw it takes all kinds applies to this as well. I do believe that adult behavior sometimes can be influenced over time so giving up is not an option. But total conversion is not a realistic expectation so should not be a source of frustration. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Judith S. Weis Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:23 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: primate watching One would hope that primate watchers (or watchers of anything else) would become a bit more interested in the behaviors, life history etc. of the creatures they watch than many birders who couldn't care less about the biology of the birds they see, but just want to check them off their list. Does anybody know a way to get these people interested in the life history, behavior etc. of the birds and their conservation rather than just adding names to their lists? There are currently estimated to be 625 species and subspecies of primates,= and 26% of those are in immediate danger of extinction (Critically Endange= red or Endangered). That may seem like only a few primates to some people,= but to those of us who work in primate conservation, it is 160 taxa too ma= ny.=0A=0AAsia actually leads the world in endangered primates with 55 taxa = (some down to a handful of individuals), Neotropics with 34, Africa with 33= , and Madagascar with 28. The Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN's Speci= es Survival Commission, Conservation International, and the International P= rimatological Society put out a list of the Top 25 Most Endangered Primates= every 2 years (the list created during the 2006 IPS meetings should be rel= eased soon). As is said every other year when that list is debated, the li= st could easily be 50 or 100 species long. Check out the Red List or the 2= 004 list of the top 25 most endangered primates (http://web.conservation.or= g/xp/news/press_releases/2005/040705.xml). =0A=0AJulie Wieczkowski, admit= tedly someone who studies one of the 43 endangered primates in Africa=0A = =0A- Original Message =0AFrom: William Silvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] =0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:40:18 A= M=0ASubject: Re: primate watching=0A=0A=0AThis is an interesting idea, but = the analogy to bird-watching is weak. There =0Aare only a few primates that= are serously endangered, mostly the great apes, =0Aand I think that anyone= motivated by life lists would simply head for =0AMadagascar and count lemu= rs. I suspect that getting a lot of spotters into =0Athe field would have a= negative impact on the species being spotted.=0A=0AIt is worth keeping in = mind that one of the most successful measures in bird =0Aconservation is th= e habitat preservation by Ducks Unlimited, whose motive is =0Ato shoot duck= s!=0A=0ABill Silvert=0A=0A=0A- Original Message - =0AFrom: WENDEE = HOLTCAMP [EMAIL PROTECTED]=0ATo: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU=0ASent:= Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:19 PM=0ASubject: primate watching=0A=0A=0AI rea= d something recently where someone was pondering whether we could=0A creat= e a system of primate watching, similar to birdwatching, as a way to=0A ch= annel funds into primate conservation. So instead of life lists for =0A bi= rds=0A (or in addition to) they would have life lists for primates. I thou= ght =0A this=0A was really interesting and was just going to try to pitch= an article on =0A it,=0A but now I can't seem to find it anywhere - I di= dn't find it from a google=0A search and I can't remember if I saw this in= the news or a scientific=0A journal TOC, or what. I am pretty sure it was= a primatologist or=0A biologist/ecologist making the statement.=0A=0A= =0A=0A Does this ring any bells for anyone? If so please contact me offli= st=0A [EMAIL PROTECTED]=0A Wendee=0A=0A ~= ~=0A=0A Wendee Holtcamp * Freelance Writer * = Photographer * Bohemian=0A=0A http://www.wendeeholtcamp.= com/=0A http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com=0A Bohemian Adventures Blog * ht= tp://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/=0A http://bohemianadventures.blogsp= ot.com=0A=0A The Fish Wars: A
Peer review, another perspective
From Futures 39(7) Scott, Alister, 2007. Peer review and the social relevance of science. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2006.12.009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2006.12.009 Abstract Recent science-policy debates have emphasised a growing role for science in helping to address some of society's most pressing challenges such as global environmental change, caring for the needs of ageing populations, and competitiveness in a global age. Other 'relevance' pressures include drives for public accountability, pressure for the 'democratisation' of science and demands from industry for usable knowledge. Underlying the question of the social relevance of science is the matter of decision-making and quality control in science, usually via the peer-review process. Peer review plays a central role in many of the key moments in science. It is the main form of decision-making around grant selection, academic publishing and the promotion of individual scientists within universities and research institutions. It also underpins methods used to evaluate scientific institutions. Yet, peer review as currently practised can be narrowly scientific, to the exclusion of other pressing quality criteria relating to social relevance. It is often also controlled and practised by scientists to the exclusion of wider groups that might bring valuable perspectives. This article sets out to examine peer review through the lens of social relevance. It challenges peer review as currently practised and makes some suggestions for ways forward. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford
Re: Peer Review: was International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR).
I will not get involved in a resumption of the peer review wars, but I will make one point. Those of us involved in the peer review process all have horror stories (I am in the middle of one right now). But if you are suggesting we get rid of peer review and rely on editors I would like the editors to participate in, perhaps lead, that decision. There is much more I could say but I really, really do not want to participate in a discussion of anecdotes. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:10 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Peer Review: was International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR). I think this is a case of scientists falling into a pit they dug themselves. Since I was a physicist before turning to ecology I am always puzzled by the mystique that peer review seems to have acquired. Not all physics papers are peer reviewed, and I know at least one paper that wasn't which earned its author a Nobel prize. I have seen little evidence that peer review is any better than having a good editor. Some really awful papers show up in peer reviewed journals. The idea that because a paper has passed peer review it is good science just doesn't go down well with me. Peer review is most useful for research that requires careful attention to standard protocols. A reviewer of a paper in a field like microbiology should be able to certify that samples were properly sterilised, that the staining was done correctly, and so on. But consider the paper which first reported the existence of abyssal communities based on chemosynthesis, certainly one of the most important ecological discoveries of the past century -- what could a peer reviewer possibly have to say about that? Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: Dan Tufford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 7:37 PM Subject: Re: Inaugural Call for Papers for the International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR). I think there is a legitimate concern about a journal presenting itself as scientific and peer-reviewed, regardless of whether the typical news junkie will ever read it. Many people, our current President among them, may hear in the wind about a peer-reviewed article that proves a biblical statement and believe it is real science because it is peer-reviewed. Think about things we say about outrageous claims...not peer-reviewed, junk science, etc. The publishers are attempting to take that away from us. So now we will have distinguish between credible peer-reviewed and everything else. That level of nuance will be lost on, or ignored by, many people.
Re: Inaugural Call for Papers for the International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR).
I think there is a legitimate concern about a journal presenting itself as scientific and peer-reviewed, regardless of whether the typical news junkie will ever read it. Many people, our current President among them, may hear in the wind about a peer-reviewed article that proves a biblical statement and believe it is real science because it is peer-reviewed. Think about things we say about outrageous claims...not peer-reviewed, junk science, etc. The publishers are attempting to take that away from us. So now we will have distinguish between credible peer-reviewed and everything else. That level of nuance will be lost on, or ignored by, many people. As you say, this may not be new, but the larger context is different now. Religious fundamentalism seems to be gaining power and control in this country so there is a more receptive actual and potential audience for these arguments. My personal view is that the political ascendancy of religious fundamentalism has peaked in the short term, but I am much less certain on a longer time horizon. Regards, Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences 209A Sumwalt(office) 701 Sumter St, Room 401(mail) Columbia, SC 29208 Ph. 803-777-3292, Fx: 803-777-3292 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David M. Lawrence Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:54 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Inaugural Call for Papers for the International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR). Get to know me better before accusing me of being blasé' on the subject. Read my posts, too. I haven't argued AGAINST more public outreach, and I think my running (hosting) of the Virginia list in the AIBS/NCSE network shows that I do more than just talk about the problem. The topic was presented as if we are facing a crisis because of this new peer-reviewed journal. I'm just pointing out a fact -- journals such as this have been around a long time. Most of the public does not read these journals, nor do they care to. The impact of this journal, like it's predecessor, and at least one similar journal still in existence, is nil. More damage is done by people like a certain president who profess faith in scientific concepts they really don't know anything about, by political leaders (especially school board members) that exploit religion for earthly power, and by poorly trained news media that parrot the most inane nonsense under the guise of presenting both sides of an issue. If you want to get worked up, get worked up about real problems. This journal ain't one of them. I've been fighting this battle a long damn time -- since the equal-time law was introduced in Louisiana in the 1980s. I think I've got a pretty good handle on the issue, thank you. Dave -- David M. Lawrence| Home: (804) 559-9786 7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA | http: http://fuzzo.com -- We have met the enemy and he is us. -- Pogo No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku -- Richard Brautigan -Original Message- From: Kelly Decker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:59 AM To: David M. Lawrence; ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Inaugural Call for Papers for the International Journal of Creation Research (IJCR). I am tossed between being confused and being happy by the heat of this discussion-heyat least it makes things interesting. But I am confused by the blase' attitude of Dave. Dave, no one is saying the world is coming to an end hereyou are confusing Jim with the creationists on this point. Yes, there was a journal before, but let's look at what has happened as as a consequence of creationism (and ID's) srtive for scientific status. We had school boards across the country trying to weaken the high school science curriculum by adding labels to textbooks and teaching creationism along the side of evolution as accepted theories. Think about the shortage of high school science teachers, will any of the spots be filled by graduates from this program in very religious districts? The only way this would not happen is with public eduation-so the parents and board members will take exception it it. Jim's point is valid that we need more outreach to the public. What percentage of Americans 'believe' in evolution? My recollection is that percentage is woefully low. That is the underlying point here. If you have ever heard Naomi Oreskes' talk about the history of GW denial, you will realize that the disinformation campaigns are powerful and effective. After all, it is much easier and cheaper to refute the science of others than to do one's own research. I am
Position opportunity
Please forward this to others who may be interested. Do not respond to me. Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences Sumwalt 209A (office) 701 Sumter Street, Room 401 (mail) Columbia, SC 29208 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford Ph: 803.777.3292 Fx: 803.777.3292 -- POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT SEA GRANT EXTENSION REGIONAL CLIMATE SPECIALIST South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with NC Sea Grant, Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments, and Coastal Carolina University, is seeking a Climatologist for its S.C. Sea Grant Extension Program (SCSGEP) office in Conway, South Carolina. The South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, in Charleston, SC, is a university-based state agency established in 1980 to optimize the environmental, social, and economic potential of the coastal and marine resources of the state and region through the support of high-quality research, extension, and education programming. Coastal Carolina University is a South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium member institution based in Conway, SC. Responsibilities The climate specialist will extend science-based information to coastal communities, resource managers and interest groups in North and South Carolina. The climatologist will also contribute to related research motivated by community needs and provide hands-on operational and technical support for coastal climate issues addressed by North and South Carolina Sea Grant Extension, the Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA), and the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. The specialist will report to the extension program leader for the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Plans of work are developed by the specialist and program team. Formal job evaluations are conducted jointly with the South and North Carolina extension program leaders and researchers of CISA at the University of South Carolina Columbia (USC). Position Objectives * Develop the capacity of South and North Carolina Sea Grant extension programs to inform public access/awareness of climate data products, information and decision support tools. These resources will educate and support coastal decision makers in evaluating the implications of climate variability and change for major coastal issues including erosion, invasive species, land use changes, salt water intrusion, health of fisheries, agriculture, tourism, coastal community development and natural hazards. * Provide tailored, decision-relevant information on the implications of climate variability and change to coastal decision makers such as residents, government officials and business people. * Increase the capacity of the Sea Grant network regionally (South and North Carolina) and nationally to research and deliver outreach programs on the impacts of climate variability and change for coastal stakeholders. * Evaluate and review increases in Sea Grant climate education and outreach capacity and approaches. Specific Duties * Develop and conduct Extension programming for climate-related issues in coastal North and South Carolina. * Work with USC and other research faculty to design and conduct interdisciplinary applied climatology research and extension projects. * Plan, conduct, and evaluate climatology extension programs, public seminars and workshops for stakeholders in the Carolinas. * Give formal and informal presentations at national conferences and workshops. * Travel within the coastal region to meet and interact with client groups, identify their needs, and develop solutions to climate-related issues. * Prepare performance-based program objectives, benchmarks, program evaluations, and other programmatic reports as required. * Develop grant proposals to fund applied climate research and extension projects. Qualifications A climatologist with a MS or PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Coastal Science, Geosciences, or related field. Strong commitment to communicating science information to non-scientists, and computer and communication skills (written and oral) required. Experience in public outreach/extension preferred. Key Job Skills * Ability to interpret scientific research for non-science audiences; * High level of analytical, organizational and planning skills; * Ability to work independently and as a part of a team; * Effective oral and written communication skills; * Fluency in computer and communications technology; and * Demonstrated proficiency in grant writing; Location and duration The Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C. This position is funded for a three-year period with the
