[ECOLOG-L] Volunteers sought
Hello Everyone - La MICA Biological Station is looking for volunteers from around the United States and the world to help us spread the word of this important project for conservation and humanity. This is an opportunity for you to become involved with La MICA from right where you are located! A great activity to include on your resume and an opportunity to become more involved in the future. If you are interested, please email me at la.m...@yahoo.com. We are hoping to get started right away! Thank you! Julie Julie M. Ray, MSc, PhD Director La MICA Biological Station La Montaña para Investigación y Conservación Ambiental El Cope-La Pintada. Provincia de Cocle. Republica de Panama Amigos Support La MICA. c/o Julie Ray, 12458 132nd Street, Chippewa Fall,s WI 54729 Fundación Centro de Investigación Biológica El Copé, S.A. (Panama) telephone: 011-507-6746-3942 www.lamica.org la.m...@yahoo.com Amigos Support La MICA is a project of International Humanities Center, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology
I echo Beth. Maybe one prong of the approach is to creatively imbue largely lost agricultural skills/know-how to more latent (part-time, small-scale, no-spray) farmers/gardeners. I'm no expert (on anything) but I've heard in many different forums that the U.S. and the broader world are populated less and less by people who consider themselves farmers, while overall population goes up. I don't know how many agricultural ecologists/economists are on this listserv, but I'd be very interested to hear more opinions on our food future (present and past), especially with regards to how our production and distribution systems currently, and heavily, rely on petroleum-based transportation (and chemicals?) to achieve the astounding abundances we've achieved, and how that might go down the road. With skeptical respect - - Brian Chalfant -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Beth Buczynski Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:51 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology I would have to strongly disagree with the opinon that Monsanto or any biotech company cares at all about sustainable agriculture (meaning good for people, and able to be replicated again and again without harm to the environment). Those who are championing the return of small, local, organic farmers (think Michael Pollan, Joel Salatin, and others) are the true leaders when it comes to creating a sustainable food supply for future generations. Food for thought: Biotechnology Will Feed the World and Other Mythshttp://www.vegsource.com/articles/gmo_feed_myth.htm On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Paul Cherubini mona...@saber.net wrote: I would say the big biotech companies are the world's leading authorities with regard to the issue of how we can feed the world in the coming decades. Example: http://www.monsanto.com/responsibility/sustainable-ag/default.asp Excerpts: By 2050, say United Nations' experts, our planet must double food production to feed an anticipated population of 9.3 billion people. By 2030, Monsanto commits to help farmers produce more and conserve more by: Developing improved seeds that help farmers double yields from 2000 levels for corn, soybeans, cotton, and spring-planted canola, with a $10 million grant pledged to improve wheat and rice yields. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. -- Beth Buczynski, M.S. Copywriter/Environmental Blogger www.seebethwrite.com www.ecosphericblog.com @ecosphericblog
[ECOLOG-L] Austral migration workshop - 29-30 August in Brazil
Dear Colleagues: Aves Internacionales (http://www.biology.ufl.edu/centers/migration/aves/index.html) is a network of researchers studying bird migration in the Nearctic-Neotropical and austral migration systems. We invite anyone interested in bird migration to attend a workshop we will hold from 29-30 August, 2010, (i.e., the two days just after the International Ornithological Congress, IOC) in the town of São Bento (state of São Paulo, Brazil), approximately 40 km from Campos do Jordão, the site of the IOC. The goals of the Aves Internacionales workshop will be to define research questions on bird migration and to standardize protocols (e.g., banding, censusing). We hope to set up working groups dedicated to these objectives. We are unfortunately not able to support travel and attendance, as we have received limited funding for those we have already invited. Nevertheless, we hope you can attend. All attendees will be encouraged to collaborate in the study of bird migration as a member of the Aves Internacionales Network. If you are interested in attending, please email Alex Jahn at alexjah...@yahoo.com for further details. If you cant make it but will be at the IOC, be sure to stop by our symposium on austral bird migration (symposium # 36) on Thursday, August 26. Best wishes, Kimberly G. Smith kgsm...@uark.edu Estimados Colegas, Aves Internacionales (http://www.biology.ufl.edu/centers/migration/aves/index-sp.html) es una red de investigadores que estudian la migración de aves en los sistemas migratorios Nearctico-Neotropical y austral. Invitamos a cualquier persona interesada en la migración de las aves en asistir a nuestro taller que estamos organizando para el 29-30 de Agosto, 2010 (los dos días después del Congreso Internacional de Ornitología, CIO), en el pueblo de São Bento (estado de São Paulo, Brasil), aproximadamente a 40 km de Campos do Jordão, el sitio del CIO. Las metas del taller serán de definir preguntas de investigación sobre la migración de aves y de establecer protocolos estandarizados (ej., anillamiento, censos). Esperamos crear grupos de trabajo dedicados a estas metas. Desafortunadamente, no podemos financiar los viajes y estadía de asistentes, ya que recibimos fondos limitados para los que ya hemos financiado. De todos modos, esperamos que puedan asistir. Esperamos que todos los asistentes colaboren en el estudio de la migración como parte de la Red Aves Internacionales. Si estas interesado en asistir, no dudes en mandarme un correo a alexjah...@yahoo.com para mas información. Si no puedes asistir pero estarás asistiendo al CIO, te invitamos a asistir a un simposio que tendremos el día Jueves, 26 de Agosto (simposio #36) sobre la migración austral. Saludos, Alex Jahn * Kimberly G. Smith University Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-6359 fax:479-575-4010 email: kgsm...@uark.edu *
[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 of the definition? Here is the original question: The CBD defines ecosystems as a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. I find this boring, as it leaves us humans, as special animals, out of the picture. When you read it, it is easy to think of pristine environments. Has there been any reaction or correction of this definition? I need an authoritative quote that balances the CBD´s All reactions welcome, and citations welcome! Fabrice Fabrice DeClerck PhD Community and Landscape Ecologist Division of Research and Development CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica 30501 (506) 2558-2596 fadecle...@catie.ac.cr Adjunct Research Scholar Tropical Agriculture Programs The Earth Institute at Columbia University
[ECOLOG-L] FW: Jean Lafitte has issued both merit promotion and all-sources announcements for a GS-7/9/11 Ecologist
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is seeking qualified candidates for a permanent, full-time ecologist position. I'm trying to get the word out to anyone who might be interested. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve consist of six physically separate sites and a park headquarters located in southeastern Louisiana. The Barataria Preserve south of Marrero preserves and interprets the natural and cultural history of a representative example of the Mississippi River delta region: bottomland hardwood forests, swamps, and marshes. Three sites in Lafayette, Thibodaux and Eunice interpret the Acadian culture of the area. Six miles southeast of New Orleans is the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, and final resting place for soldiers from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and Vietnam. Park headquarters and the French Quarter visitor center are located in downtown New Orleans. The position is a part of the developing natural resource management program at the park, which is focused on the Barataria Preserve, approximately 30 minutes, and a world away, from downtown New Orleans. The 23,000 acre Preserve is the only unit of the park managed as a natural area, and it protects a significant portion of the Barataria Estuary, one of the most productive, and threatened, estuarine wetlands in North America. It contains part of an abandoned delta of the Mississippi River and associated ecological zones, including natural levee hardwood forest, baldcypress/tupelo swamp, and fresh to slightly saline (intermediate) marsh. The marshes of the Preserve anchor the eastern end of one of only four large floating marsh systems in the world, and are the only estuarine floating marshes in the National Park System. The Preserve also contains hundreds of prehistoric and historic archeological sites. Currently, the natural resource management program is actively engaged in large-scale habitat restoration projects, exotic plant and animal management, and research. In the future, we anticipate that the program will place additional emphasis on fire and wildlife management. See the links below for the merit promotion (JELA1008-356496) and all sources announcements (GUISDEU1021-358953). The application deadline is July 9, 2010. If you have questions regarding the position, let me know. All Sources: http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=88948509JobTitle=Ecologistq=G UISDEU1021-358953where=brd=3876vw=bFedEmp=NFedPub=YAVSDM=2010-06-25+00 %3a03%3a00 Merit Promotion (Government-wide): http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=88767392JobTitle=ECOLOGISTq=J ELA1008-356496sort=rv%2c-dtexcn=rad_units=milesbrd=3876pp=50vw=bre=13 4FedEmp=YFedPub=Ycaller=advanced.aspxAVSDM=2010-06-25+00%3a03%3a00 For more information, contact: Haigler Dusty Pate Natural Resource Program Manager National Park Service Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 419 Decatur St. New Orleans, LA 70130 504 589-3882, x119 504 382-4937 cell 504 589-3851 fax
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans in the definition of ecosystems
Instead of looking for recent, confounded definitions, I prefer to go back to simpler, classical definitions such as: Any area of nature that includes living organisms and nonliving substances interacting to produce an exchange of materials between the living and nonliving parts is an ecological system or ecosystem. (Odum, Fundamentals of Ecology, 1953) That definition would cover an ant-colonized crack in my driveway, the urban system I live in, and the pristine (almost) wilderness that contains my footprints. Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist 9403 SW 74th Ave Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 539-1009 (503) 246-2605 fax -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Fabrice De Clerck Sent: Friday, 25 June, 2010 08:21 To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [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 of the definition? Here is the original question: The CBD defines ecosystems as a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. I find this boring, as it leaves us humans, as special animals, out of the picture. When you read it, it is easy to think of pristine environments. Has there been any reaction or correction of this definition? I need an authoritative quote that balances the CBD´s All reactions welcome, and citations welcome! Fabrice Fabrice DeClerck PhD Community and Landscape Ecologist Division of Research and Development CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica 30501 (506) 2558-2596 fadecle...@catie.ac.cr Adjunct Research Scholar Tropical Agriculture Programs The Earth Institute at Columbia University
