[ECOLOG-L] FW: Celebrating the International Day of Biodiversity - 2 new videos

Two short videos celebrating agricultural biodiversity ­ enjoy! Wishing everyone a wonderful International Day of Biodiversity! Thank you to all our staff in multiple offices who contributed their thoughts and time to the following Bioversity videos: Part 1

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

I'm forwarding this from my colleague Debbie Bossio in Nairobi. CIAT is a wonderful organization to work with and embarking on a new collaborative project on Land, Water, and Ecosystems. Fabrice Dear Esteemed Colleagues, Greetings from Nairobi! If you know someone who is perfect for any one

[ECOLOG-L] IPBES Established!

This weekend, in time for Earth Day, the Interngovenmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was established. Here is the text from the IPBES website: IPBES was established by more than 90 Governments in Panama City on Saturday 21 April, after several years of international

[ECOLOG-L] Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Hi All, Just to highlight that there is a world delegation currently meeting in Panama to decide on an Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) loosely based on the IPCC. We hope that by Saturday, the IPBES will be formed, including the location of a Secretariat

[ECOLOG-L] Planet Under Pressure: Agricultural Biodiversity and Our Planet

Subject: Join us for a live interactive discussion: Agricultural Biodiversity and Our Planet Dear Bioversity Friends and Colleagues, Next week is Planet Under Pressure, a major event leading up to Rio+20 in June. Planet Under Pressure is a major international conference focusing on solutions to

[ECOLOG-L] Position Annoucement: Professor/Researcher in Economics of Ecological Agriculture

Dear all, CATIE looking for a strong candidate in economics of ecological agriculture. I am attaching the position below, but ask that you please broadcast broadly. This is a fantastic position which provides research, teaching, development an extension activities, primarily in Mesoamerica but

[ECOLOG-L] Postodoctoral Position: Environmental Physiologist (Congo)

Environmental Physiologist: Specializing in flux towers, 12 month post doctoral fixed term contract. Cirad is recruiting a post-doctorate researcher with a view to evaluating the influence of the change in land use on the partition between the “green water”, transpired by plants, and “blue

[ECOLOG-L] Interdisciplinary PhD Research Assistantships in Social and Ecological Resilience of the Southern Idaho Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem

Sagebrush Team PhD Assistantship Announcements Interdisciplinary PhD Research Assistantships in Social and Ecological Resilience of the Southern Idaho Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Up to five Ph.D. research assistantships are available to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team focusing on the

[ECOLOG-L] 5 Phd Assistantships on Socio-ecological Resilience in Hojancha Costa Rica.

with team members in fields such as entomology, landscape ecology, regional planning, rural sociology, and environmental and natural resource economics. Contact Alex Fremier (afrem...@uidaho.edu) and Fabrice De Clerck (fdecle...@catie.ac.cr). PhD Assistantship in Entomology and Landscape Ecology

Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology

I would agree with Julie's post. CATIE is in Costa Rica works throughout Meso and parts of South America on sustainable agriculture (the motto is Conserve while Producing, produce while conserving) including work on sustainable livestock management - we're in the process of finalizing

[ECOLOG-L] Humans in the definition of ecosystems

Dear Friends, An environmental economist colleague of mine is disappointed with the CBD definition of ecosystems which gives the impression that only pristine areas are ecosystems. Can anyone point us to a more recent definition of ecosystems that explicitly includes humans as an integral part

Re: [ECOLOG-L] International PhD vs. U.S. PhD

Michelle, The three year PhD is typical of the European Degrees - what is lost with the three year cycle is the course work which is virtually non-existent with the EU degrees. Personally, I found that the course work I took in my PhD was quite useful, however you might judge otherwise. I find

[ECOLOG-L] Help finding bird photos

Dear Friends - We're looking for high quality photos of the following bird species for a participatory monitoring program that we manage here in Costa Rica. The photos would be posted on our website, and would be used in posters. If you have photos of the following species, and are willing

[ECOLOG-L] IGERT: Interdisciplinary PhD assistantships in Idaho and Costa Rica

Ten IGERT PhD Fellowships for work in Costa Rica and Idaho The first for Interdisciplinary PhD Research Assistantships in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods and Resilience of the San Juan – La Selva Biological Corridor, a crucially important Mesoamerican

[ECOLOG-L] IGERT PhD Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Study in the Palouse

University of Idaho Palouse Team PhD Assistantship Announcements Interdisciplinary PhD Research Assistantships in Conservation Biology, Sustainable Production and Resilience of the Palouse Prairie Ecosystem. Up to five Ph.D. research assistantships will be available to join a

[ECOLOG-L] IGERT PhD Fellowships for Work in Costa Rica (Univ. of Idaho)

Friends, I am pleased to announce the following available PhD Fellowships. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any o the contacts listed if you have any questions or interest. Fabrice University of Idaho – Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Carbon use efficiency with plant diversity

Keven, Here is one study we did on the subject. I can send the PDF if you like - In short we found that diversity increased the stability of carbon storage, but that if you select fast growing high density species, you can store more carbon that a mixed system. This was trees only

[ECOLOG-L] Plant Ecologist Position in Australia

-- -- CIDE, CSIC | http://www.uv.es/jgpausas ___ Aeet mailing list a...@ls.cica.es http://www2.cica.es/servlist/listinfo/aeet * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo

[ECOLOG-L] Regional Coordinator of FINNFOR

* Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: fdecle...@catie.ac.cr Phone: (506) 2558-2596 Fax: (506) 2558-2046 Web: www.catie.ac.cr Adjunct Associate Tropical Agriculture Program

Re: [ECOLOG-L] rainforest forever: is it legit?

Mike, I don't know about the organization that your school is working with, however the NRDC one (Natural Resource Defense Council one (https://secure.nrdconline.org/08/biogems_costarica_tree ) is legit. I can say so with confidence because CATIE is receiving such funds to reforest 30 ha of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Book list Ecology Biology Conservation Life Sciences

H Wayne, They did post it a while back, here is a copy with a couple additions. The Song of the Dodo – David Quamman (on of my all time favorites) A Sand County's Almanac - Aldo Leopold (required reading for all environmental scientists in the US) The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of

[ECOLOG-L] Urban Stream Restoration

party or another is totally unproductive behavior and is counter to effective decision making. Robert McGuinn * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba

[ECOLOG-L] Bird Monitoring in Costa Rica (English Version)

, California 95521. * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: fdecle...@catie.ac.cr Phone: (506) 2558-2596 Fax: (506) 2558-2046 Web

[ECOLOG-L] GPS with datalogging capabilities

coordinates, DBH, crown measurements and a couple of other measures. I was wondering if there was a machine with good positional accuracy (4 m) and that capability. Any suggestions are helpful. Cheers, Fabrice * Fabrice De Clerck PhD

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Central American Plant

* Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (506) 558-2596 Fax: (506) 558-2046 Web: www.catie.ac.cr Adjunct Associate Tropical Agriculture Program The Earth

Ecosystem and Environmental Services

A quick question for the group - is there a distinction between ecosystem services and environmental services, or are both terms synonymous? Cheers, Fabrice

Re: ECOSYSTEM Function Service Re: Is biodiversity an ecosystem function?

) can be called a function. This is partly just a semantic issue, but largely a real issue as well. Casey -- Casey terHorst Department of Biological Science CON 115 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting Fabrice De Clerck [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have

Is biodiversity an ecosystem function?

serving as a function, and biodiversity as the provider of services. All comments are welcome on- or off the listserve. Cheers, Fabrice * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria

Cattle and Riparian Forest Restoration

student, please contact me off list. Sincerely, Fabrice De Clerck * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone

Re: ecosystem services

agriculture and horticulture (domestication of other life-forms), which require human intervention for support, and ecosystems, which do not. Would it be useful to include such a distinction? Or is the distinction invalid? WT * Fabrice De

Ecoagriculture Partners Recruiting Director of Markets Program

For any Ecological Economists out there on the listserve, this =20 position might be of interest to you. EcoAgriculture is a fantastic organization doing cutting edge work. Cheers, Fabrice Begin forwarded message: From: Sara Scherr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: December 20, 2006 10:22:20 AM

Re: question for faculty reviewing theses and dissertations

As an ecologist, one part of the answer is think of all the paper you are saving, so maybe there is something inherently wrong in printing 10 copies of a 200 page thesis? Any good graduate student will take the time to read your comments and decide which ones they agree with and which ones

Re: Autorship Order: ABC or ACB?

* Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (506) 558-2596 Fax: (506) 558-2046 Web: www.catie.ac.cr Adjunct Associate Tropical Agriculture Program

Re: Guidelines for Authorship

PROTECTED] Remaining silent about the destruction of nature is an endorsement of that destruction * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscale Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email

Call for Interest in EcoAgriculture Special Symposium at ESA 2007

Session Title: EcoAgriculture: restoring biodiversity, livelihoods, =20 and ecosystem processes in agricultural landscapes Session Coordinators: Fabrice De Clerck Dept. of Agriculture and Agroforestry Center for Research and Education in Tropical Agriculture (CATIE) Turriabla, Costa Rica

Pine-Oak woodlands of Central America

! Cheers, Fabrice * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscale Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (506) 558-2596 Fax: (506) 558-2046 Web

Re: Ancient description of ecosystem dynamics?

) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email) * Fabrice De Clerck PhD Landscale Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaje Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (506) 558-2596 Fax: (506) 558-2046 Web

Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes and NCEAS proposal

Hello All - After reading the NCEAS call for proposals regarding funding for Distributed Graduate Seminars (DGS) I would be interested in seeing if anyone out there would be like to develop a DGS on Conservation of Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes. Here at CATIE in Costa Rica we