I would suggest part of the problem with a referee crisis or lack of review
quality is the poor quality and unnecessary quantity of many of the
manuscripts. It may be good to split a study into 3 publications for
administrators counting widgets, but it's quite annoying for a fellow
researcher
One consideration for any isolated populations of economically-valuable trees
in such a heavily populated area with a 100+ yr logging history is that the
current distribution of Sitka spruce may not reflect it's potential (or
historic) distribution very well. Though not common, Sitka spruce
Posting for a colleague. Replies to me will be futile.
Job Type: Postdoctoral
Job Area: Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Job Notes: Wood-based biofuels and cogeneration feedstocks: Evaluating how
expanded market demand will interact forest
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
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I may be an outlier here, but the school and the professor where the Ph.D. is
earned count little in my book. I feel the best indicator of future potential
is the breadth and depth of background and skills, the quality of the research,
and the quality and timeliness of the publications
The Pacific Northwest Research Station seeks to fill a permanent, full-time
Research Forester or Ecologist position, GS-0460/0408-11/12. This position is
located in the Pacific Northwest Research Station Anchorage Forestry Sciences
Lab in Anchorage, Alaska.
DUTIES: The scientist will provide
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USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station
Resource Monitoring & Assessment Program �C Corvallis or Portland, Oregon
Postdoctoral Research Ecologist/Forester
GS-O408/0460-11
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