Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
[ECOLOG-L] Plant species range data in North America
Dear fellow Ecologgers, I was hoping some of your knowledge and expertise may be able to help me find some data for a project Im working on. I am looking for plant distribution range data for species inhabiting the northern edge of the Great Plains. Ideally, I would like species occurrence (presence) data that covers as wide a region as possible, i.e. most / all of north America. I have used such a dataset in other parts of the world, often coming from biological records data, so Im fairly sure something must exist in N. America too, but just dont know where to start. If anyone can help me, Ill be very grateful to hear from you, Sincerely Mark Bilton
[ECOLOG-L] Post doc in mosquito ecology
Post Doctoral position available in Mosquito ecology Title: Influence of ecological filters on medically important container mosquito communities Review of applicants will begin 31 August and continue until the position is filled. The Yee lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join a research program investigating how ecological filters affect container mosquito communities via effects on larval traits and oviposition preferences of medically important species. This work is part of a NIH National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease grant that will involve field sampling, field and laboratory experiments, and statistical modeling using native/resident (Aedes triseriatus, Culex quinquefasciatus) and invasive (Aedes albopictus, Culex coronator) species. Opportunities for conducting independent research in this system or on other community members (e.g., other diptera, protozoans, bacteria) also exist. General Qualifications: ~ Ph.D. in ecology, entomology, or related field by start date ~ experience or willingness to work with aquatic insects ~ willingness to supervise undergraduate students ~ ability to work independently and be a research leader ~ good physical condition, ability to work outdoors in a variety of conditions ~ a valid drivers license is essential Desired Qualifications: ~ basic to advanced knowledge of statistics ~ experience with community and population ecology of insects ~ publication record The start date for the position is flexible but likely to begin no later than 1 Jan 2011. The position is for 15 months, but depending on circumstances, additional funding may be available to continue support, including through teaching within the department of Biological Sciences. The Yee lab currently is well supported and has access to state of the art research equipment for laboratory experiments (e.g., environmental chambers, ultramicro balance), nutrient analysis equipment (e.g., C:N analyzer), field sampling equipment, and access to the USM managed 600 acre Lake Thoreau Center and Science Park containing a field enclosure for secure experiments. There also is support for meeting attendance (e.g., ESA, EntSoc, SOVE). Salary: $38,500 plus health benefits (12 months) More information about the lab can be found at: http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w777157/index.html The University of Southern Mississippi, a Carnegie Research High Activity institution with 15,000 students, is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, near the Gulf Coast and has abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. Hattiesburg is the medical, commercial and cultural center of southern Mississippi and is ranked in the top five small metropolitan areas in the United States. The Department of Biological Sciences is comprised of about two dozen faculty and 60 students pursuing M.S. or Ph.D. degrees along with 800 undergraduate majors. Further information about the department can be found at: http://www.usm.edu/biology/ -- To apply, submit (via e-mail): Place Mosquito Ecology post doc position in the subject line ~ current CV ~ one page cover letter with a review of your research experience and scientific interests and employment goals ~ reprints of recent papers ~ contact information for three academic references ~ International students should also include TOEFL scores (copies are acceptable) Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply Send all material directly to: donald@usm.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?
Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote: Ecolog: Whilst researching something else, I came across this interesting item and website. I have not delved into the details, but couldn't help but stumble when I came to: The challenge is to provide a methodology and relevant information for all Article 17(c) categories that an operator can follow to avoid these grassland areas. I am struck by the implicit presumption (perhaps well-calculated evidence exists, but I am ignorant of it) that ANY kind of biofuel production has any net positive effect upon any ecosystem, or, for that matter, that any such production even pencils out on the positive side of an net-energy calculation. I stand ready to be educated to the contrary. Wayne, since you used the word any and emphasized it in your query, I will point out that many societies over a very long time have harvested wood for fuel in a sustainable manner. Of course, societies have also harvested wood for fuel in tragically unsustainable manner as population pressure has built up. And of course, you were referring to harvesting of biomass for industrial production of fuels. I think the data are pretty much in, and it cannot be done sustainably. And of course, just because something is sustainable does not mean that the base ecosystem has not been affected. Just my quick thoughts. mcneely WT http://www.natureserve.org/publications/library.jsp#techrpts World Grasslands and Biodiversity Patterns 2010 The European Union Directive from 2008 on the promotion and use of energy from renewable resources referred to as RED states that biofuels and bioliquids cannot be produced from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value. These lands are defined to include, among other categories, highly biodiverse grassland areas, including natural and non-natural grasslands. The challenge is to provide a methodology and relevant information for all Article 17(c) categories that an operator can follow to avoid these grassland areas. 29 OF PAGES, PDF file (422 KB); Details of source information, XLXS file (755 KB) -- David McNeely
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Venus fly traps would definitely appeal to middle school kids. I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Hi there, I'd have to go for stone plants, Lithops. They would make a great middle school project due to fascinating adaptation and hardiness. Cheers, Sadie On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder bblon...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona -- Sadie Jane Ryan Assistant Professor Dept of Environmental and Forest Biology SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY http://www.esf.edu/EFB/faculty/ryan.htm
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
here is a very weird plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=day+of+the+triffidsum=1hl=ensa=Nbiw=1195bih=453tbm=ischtbnid=E-tSFZAMRouWeM:imgrefurl=http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2005/11/day-of-triffids-1967-deleted-scenes.htmldocid=0UFhjVezT7SpyMw=862h=638ei=eHlKTs_LHqL40gG7w6nrBwzoom=1iact=rcdur=630page=8tbnh=129tbnw=194start=76ndsp=13ved=1t:429,r:1,s:76tx=133ty=71 Here is another one... http://www.examiner.com/movie-events-in-salt-lake-city/the-thing-from-another-world-31-days-of-horror Ok, so they are not REAL plantsbut they sure are weird! Leave it to someone who likes old mind-numbing sci-fi Malcolm On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder bblon...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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.
[ECOLOG-L] NeoBiota, a new publishing platform for invasion biologists launched!
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the inaugural issue (http://www.pensoft.net/journals/neobiota/issue/9/) of NeoBiota (http://www.pensoft.net/journals/neobiota) was published few days ago. The associated press release: Open minded and open access: NeoBiota, a new publishing platform for invasion biologists (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/pp-oma081511.php) was already picked up by hundreds of science journalists and media. The vision of the Editorial Board on the priority issues and future development of invasion biology, as well as on the focus, scope and policies of the journal, is presented in an Editorial (http://www.pensoft.net/journals/neobiota/article/1835/open-minded-and-open-access-introducing-neobiota-a-new-peer-reviewed-journal-of-biological-invasions) co-authored by many leading specialists in biological invasions. NeoBiota will be presented at the 11th EMAPI Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions in Szombathely, Hungary (30 Aug - 3 Sep 2011) and at all forthcoming international conferences in invasion biology. Please do not hesitate to discuss your innovative publishing projects with us! Look around the inaugural issue, and particularly at the HTML versions of the papers, to see why NeoBiota is different. Please distribute this message through email lists of websites of fellow invasion biologists! Best regards and welcome to NeoBiota! Ingolf Kühn Editor-in-Chief
[ECOLOG-L] WORKSHOP-Communicating Climate Change
Communicating Climate Change: Being Articulate without Knowing Everything The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference, November 5th 2011 Waikoloa, Hawaii Have you ever been asked if you believe in global warming on a day when it's unseasonably cold out? Wanted to explain how cool weather is a product of global climate change, but you were lost for words? Well, this workshop is for you and many others...Like many other threats to biodiversity, climate change is intertwined with social and political actions. However, unlike many other threats, the miscommunication and misinformation of the science of climate change is a major impediment to management action. Despite mounting research and observations of changing animal and plant populations, skepticism, from colleagues, policy-makers, and the public, remains common. To counter misinformation and misunderstanding, scientists and natural resource managers must learn to communicate the complex, multi-scale nature of climate change in an accurate, concise, and engaging manner to their stakeholders. In this workshop, an expert in climate communication, Susan Hassol (Director, Climate Communication) will guide wildlife scientists and natural resource managers in the following: knowing your audience, packaging your research/work, countering misinformation/misunderstanding, and developing effective responses for climate-related questions. The day will feature a mix of presentations, discussions, and hands-on role playing. By the end of the day, participants will have a good grasp of the basic techniques and skill involved in effectively communicating climate change and will have practiced the techniques and skills they learn. Workshop Fee: $60 Professional, $40 Student To Register: http://www.wildlifesociety.org/ Questions: Olivia LeDee, ledee at wisc.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?
There is a reason many midwestern herpetologists refer to the region as a cornfield desert. any uniculture (trees to moss) will be essentially a desert for other organisms not directly associated with the plant. Add in the agrichemicals and you got sterile blah. On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Bruce Robertson rober...@msu.edu wrote: Wayne, Certain types of biomass crops currently in production (e.g. short-rotation woody biomass) do have a higher biodiversity value to certain taxa than traditional intensively managed row-crops. This includes next-generation crops such as switchgrass and mixed-grass-forb prairie, which are only now entering production in North America thanks to incentives provided through the BCAP program. These feedstocks also appear to provide enhanced biodiversity value over rowcrops that they may replace and can increase landscape heterogeneity, which also benefits biodiversity at larger spatial scales. While research is still needed, especially to study how various biodiversity components will fare in more intensively managed perennially-based feedstock stands, these types of biomass feedstocks seem to have potential to enhance biodiversity when they enter existing agricultural landscapes. Replacement of grasslands with any type of crop is, of course, going to be a very bad decision for biodiversity given the history and state of this ecosystem in North America. The Europeans have been attempting to provide some guidance for producers on how to produce bioenergy with minimal impacts to biodiversity. While they have had some failures in this respect, they are well ahead of North America in that they have enforced producer standards to minimize biodiversity losses. Bruce On 8/15/2011 4:52 PM, Wayne Tyson wrote: Ecolog: Whilst researching something else, I came across this interesting item and website. I have not delved into the details, but couldn't help but stumble when I came to: The challenge is to provide a methodology and relevant information for all Article 17(c) categories that an operator can follow to avoid these grassland areas. I am struck by the implicit presumption (perhaps well-calculated evidence exists, but I am ignorant of it) that ANY kind of biofuel production has any net positive effect upon any ecosystem, or, for that matter, that any such production even pencils out on the positive side of an net-energy calculation. I stand ready to be educated to the contrary. WT http://www.natureserve.org/publications/library.jsp#techrpts World Grasslands and Biodiversity Patterns 2010 The European Union Directive from 2008 on the promotion and use of energy from renewable resources referred to as RED states that biofuels and bioliquids cannot be produced from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value. These lands are defined to include, among other categories, highly biodiverse grassland areas, including natural and non-natural grasslands. The challenge is to provide a methodology and relevant information for all Article 17(c) categories that an operator can follow to avoid these grassland areas. 29 OF PAGES, PDF file (422 KB); Details of source information, XLXS file (755 KB) -- Bruce Robertson Postdoctoral Fellow Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Migratory Bird Center National Zoological Park PO Box 37012, MRC 5503 Washington, DC 20013-7012 robertso...@si.edu 206-718-9172 Homepage: http://brucerobertson.weebly.com/ --- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known - Carl Sagan -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Drosera sp. (Sun Dews) are pretty cool and weird, as are most carnivorous plants. I have a short video on a desiccation tolerant fern I studied a while back ( *Mohria caffrorum*). Stop-motion of it resurrecting. Looks pretty cool! Coco de mer (I think that's the spelling). Coconut type plant with huge seeds that look like 'private parts'. Kids will love it ;) Will let you know if any others come to mind. Stefan On 16 August 2011 16:10, malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.orgwrote: here is a very weird plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=day+of+the+triffidsum=1hl=ensa=Nbiw=1195bih=453tbm=ischtbnid=E-tSFZAMRouWeM:imgrefurl=http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2005/11/day-of-triffids-1967-deleted-scenes.htmldocid=0UFhjVezT7SpyMw=862h=638ei=eHlKTs_LHqL40gG7w6nrBwzoom=1iact=rcdur=630page=8tbnh=129tbnw=194start=76ndsp=13ved=1t:429,r:1,s:76tx=133ty=71 Here is another one... http://www.examiner.com/movie-events-in-salt-lake-city/the-thing-from-another-world-31-days-of-horror Ok, so they are not REAL plantsbut they sure are weird! Leave it to someone who likes old mind-numbing sci-fi Malcolm On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder bblon...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, creates heat and melts the snow around it in early spring. It smells like rotting meat to attract the flies that pollinate it. -Kathleen On Aug 16 2011, Judith S. Weis wrote: Venus fly traps would definitely appeal to middle school kids. I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystems and Energy Biofuels Homage to Principle or Deceptive Fraud?
On Aug 16, 2011, at 7:19 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: There is a reason many midwestern herpetologists refer to the region as a cornfield desert. any uniculture (trees to moss) will be essentially a desert for other organisms not directly associated with the plant. Add in the agrichemicals and you got sterile blah. Thousands of midwestern corn farmers as well as the field representatives from Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer CropScience know that frogs are very abundant along the margins of the herbicide tolerant GMO corn and soybean fields. They were this abundant along the margins of the corn and soybean GMO monocultures at Morris, Minnesota on Aug, 3, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JHJKMEsVs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr8k2U5saDI Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Try stone plants: http://www.botany.org/planttalkingpoints/stone.htm Kathleen Knight wrote: Skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, creates heat and melts the snow around it in early spring. It smells like rotting meat to attract the flies that pollinate it. -Kathleen On Aug 16 2011, Judith S. Weis wrote: Venus fly traps would definitely appeal to middle school kids. I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
[ECOLOG-L] Need affordable graphics assistant
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
If I may have another go at it: 1. How about the duckweeds, especially *Wolfia*, because it is so small and featureless (like grains of sand). 2. Bladderworts, because of the neat way they trap arthropods, and because they have aquatic and terrestrial species. 3. The aquatic floating ferns, like *Azolla*,* Marsilea*, and *Salvinia*, because most of us don't think of ferns as aquatic 4. *Riccia*, the floating OR terrestrial liverwort 5. The various marginal aquatic/marsh plants, whose leaves take on wildly different forms depending on whether they are below the water surface, at the surface, or above the water level Another area to consider is taxons that have unusual diversity, such as: 1. The genus *Cornus*, which has the small woody dogwood tree and the herbacious bunchberry. 2. The palms, which have at least one species that is a mangrove and one that is a vine. 3. Common cabbage, a single species whose cultivars include such diversity as collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and kohl rabi. I find it interesting that these very different physical forms can be achieved just by tweaking a few genes that regulate the growth processes. Martin M. Meiss 2011/8/16 Kathleen Knight laca0...@umn.edu Skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, creates heat and melts the snow around it in early spring. It smells like rotting meat to attract the flies that pollinate it. -Kathleen On Aug 16 2011, Judith S. Weis wrote: Venus fly traps would definitely appeal to middle school kids. I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
[ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology
Hi, Ecologgers I was wondering if there is any open peer review journal in the field of Ecology? Thanks. -- Zewei University of Minnesota
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
I sent this list privately to Benjamin, but realized others might be interested: http://images.google.com/search?q=Bursera+microphyllabiw=1015bih=569tbm=isch http://www.loscabosinsider.com/cabo-life/plants-animals-baja/insider_boojum.htm http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SELE2 http://www.americansouthwest.net/texas/big_bend/living-rock-cactus_l.html http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/orchids-mimic-alarm-pheromone s-of-bees-to-attract-wasps/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5980.html http://www.botany.org/Parasitic_Plants/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangler_fig Another one I'll add, and being residents of Arizona the students might find this particularly interesting, the leafy members of the cactus family in S. America. mcneely Martin Meiss mme...@gmail.com wrote: If I may have another go at it: 1. How about the duckweeds, especially *Wolfia*, because it is so small and featureless (like grains of sand). 2. Bladderworts, because of the neat way they trap arthropods, and because they have aquatic and terrestrial species. 3. The aquatic floating ferns, like *Azolla*,* Marsilea*, and *Salvinia*, because most of us don't think of ferns as aquatic 4. *Riccia*, the floating OR terrestrial liverwort 5. The various marginal aquatic/marsh plants, whose leaves take on wildly different forms depending on whether they are below the water surface, at the surface, or above the water level Another area to consider is taxons that have unusual diversity, such as: 1. The genus *Cornus*, which has the small woody dogwood tree and the herbacious bunchberry. 2. The palms, which have at least one species that is a mangrove and one that is a vine. 3. Common cabbage, a single species whose cultivars include such diversity as collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and kohl rabi. I find it interesting that these very different physical forms can be achieved just by tweaking a few genes that regulate the growth processes. Martin M. Meiss 2011/8/16 Kathleen Knight laca0...@umn.edu Skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, creates heat and melts the snow around it in early spring. It smells like rotting meat to attract the flies that pollinate it. -Kathleen On Aug 16 2011, Judith S. Weis wrote: Venus fly traps would definitely appeal to middle school kids. I nominate: 1. Trigger plants (Stylidiaceae - Australia). They slap pollinators with their reproductive parts to effect pollination. 2. Resurrection plant (Selaginella)- desert species and eastern epiphytes. Yes, they look dead until you add water. 3. Epiphytic Bromeliads (in general) because they are so obviously cool. 4. Rafflesiaceae includes one of the worlds largest (Rafflesia arnoldii) and smallest (Pilostyles thurberi) flowers (The second one is a plant that lives entirely inside the stems of desert shrubs - except for the flowers). 5. Ophrys speculum orchids for their pseudocopulation pollination system. 6. Marine flowering plants like Zostera and Thallasia (sea grass) because they represent weird evolutionary transitions back to the ocean, they are some of the only plants that flower and are pollinated completely under water, and they have some of the largest pollen grains (long, thread-like). 7. Vallisneria seems like an ordinary aquatic plant, but it has a weird pollination system where male flowers break off and float on the water surface like little boats. The female flowers stay attached on long stems and open on the water surface. Male flowers are then drawn to the females as the water surface is depressed by surface tension around the females. 8. Basal Angiosperms (water lilies such as Nymphaea, Brasenia, Nuphar) because they like leftover dinosaurs from the deep evolutionary past of the flowering plants. 9. Buzz pollination plants like shooting star (Dodecatheon) and Melestoma because they are also cool. Steve Buckman did an awesome analysis of that demonstrated the physics of pollen ejection from the anthers and then electrostatic charges that sicks the pollen to the pollinator's body. 10. Gnetum, which is classified as a Gymnosperm but is really a transitional group because they have double fertilization that is more like the Angiosperms. Some species are also used as herbal remedies in China. 11. Wild ginger (Asarum) because they are one of the only plants that is (might be) ant pollinated. 12. Touch-me-not (jewel weed - Impatiens) and other plants with projectile seed dispersal. Yeah, and there are plenty of others, but there are a few I can think of right off. Mitch Cruzan On 8/15/2011 4:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
I think Pitcher Plants that grow in bogs are pretty interesting; the way they capture water. That might interest the kids, they are odd, compared to regular plants they're probably familiar with. Mark On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder bblon...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Here's the list of notable species (weird, big, small, edible, parasitic etc) I developed for my botany course a few years ago. I gave only the genus and species and let the students figure out what they were. Steve Acacia cornigera Adenanthera pavonina Adansonia digitata Aldrovanda vesiculos Amorphophallus titanum Angraecum sesquipedale Araucaria araucana Astragalus bisulcatus Brosimum alicastrum Cuscuta Datura wrightii Dendroseris neriifolia Dionaea muscipula Dracunculus vulgaris Drakaea glyptodon Elaeocarpus bojeri Entada gigas Eucalyptus deglupta Ficus benghalensis Hydnora africana Lithops Lophophora williamsii Merremia discoidesperma Monotropa uniflora Nepenthes alata Piper nigrum Pseudotsuga menziesii Rafflesia arnoldii Sarracenea flava Selaginella lepidophylla Symplocarpus foetidus Tillandsia recurvata Utricularia Vanilla fragrans Welwitschia mirabilis Wolffia angusta
[ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Professor, Univ. of Tulsa
Assistant Professor Biological Science University of Tulsa The Department of Biological Science at the University of Tulsa invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of biology, commencing Fall 2012. Research area is open (and includes physiological ecology); applicants must be able to teach introductory and advanced courses in animal physiology. The successful candidate will establish an independent research program and contribute to both undergraduate and graduate curricula. The Department of Biological Science offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. To apply, please send curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests and experience, and names and addresses of three references to Dr. Charles R. Brown, Physiologist Search, Department of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Dr., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189. Review of applications will begin 15 October 2011 and continue until the position is filled. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups. The University of Tulsa is an EEO/AA employer. Charles R. Brown Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Tulsa 800 S. Tucker Dr. Tulsa, OK. 74104 Phone: 918-631-3943 Fax: 918-631-2762 E-mail: mailto:charles-br...@utulsa.educharles-br...@utulsa.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions wanted: world's weirdest plants
Seriously, the Indian Pipeno chlorophyll! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:10 AM, malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org wrote: here is a very weird plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=day+of+the+triffidsum=1hl=ensa=Nbiw=1195bih=453tbm=ischtbnid=E-tSFZAMRouWeM:imgrefurl=http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2005/11/day-of-triffids-1967-deleted-scenes.htmldocid=0UFhjVezT7SpyMw=862h=638ei=eHlKTs_LHqL40gG7w6nrBwzoom=1iact=rcdur=630page=8tbnh=129tbnw=194start=76ndsp=13ved=1t:429,r:1,s:76tx=133ty=71 Here is another one... http://www.examiner.com/movie-events-in-salt-lake-city/the-thing-from-another-world-31-days-of-horror Ok, so they are not REAL plantsbut they sure are weird! Leave it to someone who likes old mind-numbing sci-fi Malcolm On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder bblon...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a presentation to the class on their findings. I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, Hura... Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the names to the list. Thanks! Benjamin Blonder University of Arizona -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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. -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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.
[ECOLOG-L] Job: Freshwater Ecologist - Assistant Professor
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), Department of Biology, invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor effective July 1, 2012. We are searching for an outstanding Freshwater Ecologist whose research program focuses on whole organisms, communities, trophic dynamics, or foodwebs. UTM is a vibrant campus located on the banks of the Credit River with easy access to Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and the lakes and rivers of the Canadian Shield. The Department of Biology maintains a long tradition of highly synergistic interactions with governmental agencies with interests in freshwater systems, such as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and two federal agencies operating from the nearby Canada Centre for Inland Waters. We are particularly interested in individuals who will enhance or complement existing research areas in our department. Excellent opportunities for collaboration exist within the Department of Biology and with other departments at UTM, such as Chemical and Physical Sciences, and Geography, and with faculty at other campuses of the University of Toronto. The successful applicant must have a Ph.D., demonstrated research excellence, and must be able to effectively recruit and supervise graduate students. The applicant must show evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level, and is expected to contribute to the teaching program of the department. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointee will be located in the Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, and will also be a member of the tri-campus graduate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applications must include: a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching experience, an outline of their proposed research and three representative publications. We encourage applicants to combine PDF or WORD documents into one or two files. Applications should be submitted online through the University of Torontos Academic Employment Opportunities website (https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/joblist.ftl#) and search for job number 1100708. Applicants should also arrange that signed letters of reference from three referees familiar with the candidate's teaching and research be sent directly to: Professor Bryan Stewart, Chair Department of Biology University of Toronto Mississauga 3359 Mississauga Road North Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6 Or by email to: biochair@utoronto.ca Closing date for submissions is October 31, 2011. * Christina Thomsen University of Toronto: Mississauga
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology
For tropical ecology: http://www.tropicalconservationscience.org/ On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Zewei Song songze...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Ecologgers I was wondering if there is any open peer review journal in the field of Ecology? Thanks. -- Zewei University of Minnesota -- Kevina Vulinec, PhD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 19901-2277 (302) 857-6457 Fax: (302) 857-6455 kvuli...@desu.edu
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology
CURRENT ZOOLOGY, http://www.currentzoology.org , though a ZOOLOGY journal, ECOLOGY is one of its focused field. - 发件人：Zewei Song 发送日期：2011-08-17 02:07:03 收件人：ECOLOG-L 抄送： 主题：[ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology Hi, Ecologgers I was wondering if there is any open peer review journal in the field of Ecology? Thanks. -- Zewei University of Minnesota Zhi-Yun JIA,Ph.D. Executive Editor Current Zoology http://www.currentzoology.org Institute of Zoology The Chinese Academy of Sciences Beichen Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Coverd by SCI and Current Contents, BIOSIS Preview,Biological Abstract, Zoological Records, Chemical Abstract, and Scopus, CURRENT ZOOLOGY is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed international journal that publishes reviews and research articles, including significant new findings of fundamental and general interest. Submissions in the research fields of ecology, behavioral biology, biogeography, conservation biology, evolutionary biology and genomics are especially welcome. In particular, CURRENT ZOOLOGY seeks to publish research that explores the interface between zoological disciplines, and is truly integrative by illuminating the greater picture.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Open peer review journal for Ecology
GO to http://www.doaj.org they have a list of many open access journals. Malcolm On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 3:30 PM, kevina vulinec kvuli...@desu.edu wrote: For tropical ecology: http://www.tropicalconservationscience.org/ On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Zewei Song songze...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Ecologgers I was wondering if there is any open peer review journal in the field of Ecology? Thanks. -- Zewei University of Minnesota -- Kevina Vulinec, PhD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 19901-2277 (302) 857-6457 Fax: (302) 857-6455 kvuli...@desu.edu -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive - Allan Nation 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! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle 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.
[ECOLOG-L] TEMPORARY RESEARCH POSITION IN MODELING
The Genetic and Silvicultural Foundations for Management Team, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station in Olympia, WA is advertising to fill 1 or 2 research positions on modeling plant responses to environment or management. The candidate will contribute to on-going studies that focus on testing hypotheses related to the growth and survival of Douglas-fir and other northwest tree species. The candidate will also develop statistical models based on research results. Examples of on-going studies include examining the impacts of bole damage on growth of Douglas-fir, modeling growth of small trees, and evaluating the impacts of genetic and environmental factors on growth and phenology. This involves data collection, compilation of data from multiple data sets, editing, and analysis of large data sets (100,000 records) as well as providing training and equipment support to field crews. More information on the team can be found at: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/olympia/silv/ Information about the Olympia area is at: http://www.ci.olympia.wa.us/ Initial appointment will be 10 months. Position will be filled approximately Dec 1, 2011. Salary approximately $73,400 per year. Qualifications: (1) US citizen with a PhD in natural resources completed prior to beginning of employment. (2) High proficiency in the R statistical language. Skills in R should include: a) writing scripts to automate the process of combining, querying, and updating large databases and generating graphical reports; b) model fitting using nonlinear mixed-effects models; and c) developing graphical user interfaces for data exploration and model fitting. (3) Experience and proficiency working with Campbell data loggers such as the CR10X and CR1000. This means experience in programming and wiring data loggers with a wide range of sensors. (4) Demonstarted proficiency in developing field and laboratory data collection applications for touch screen handheld computers using SprintDB or similar program. It would be desirable if the applicant also had knowledge of regional growth models such as the forest vegetation simulator (FVS) and ORGANON and experience developing model components and knowledge of forest genetics including tree improvement programs and provenance studies. To apply, look for the position to be advertised in the near future on USAJOBS.gov. Follow the instructions on the website. Questions about the position (NOT the application process) can be directed to: Connie Harrington (charring...@fs.fed.usmailto:charring...@fs.fed.us)
[ECOLOG-L] FAQ for NSF pre-proposal process
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