Dear Sir/Madam,
The Western North American Naturalist is currently offering their memoirs and monographs to anyone in the United States, free of charge (cost of shipping for international). We believe that you might be interested in the following:
GBN Memoirs #6. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph (1982)
This monograph describes biological activities, ecological role, biogeography, and classification of bark and ambrosia beetles. It contains drawings and some photographs for species identification; 1359 pages.
GBN Memoirs #10. A reclassification of the genera of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) (1986)
This text reclassifies tribes within the subfamilies Hylesininae and Scolytinae, with photos and drawings to aid identification; 126 pages.
GBN Memoirs #11. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), part 1: bibliography (1987) Companion to #13; 685 pages.
GBN Memoirs #13. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), part 2: taxonomic index (2 volumes) (1992) Companion to #11; 1552 pages.
To view the complete list of memoirs, go to http://wnan.byu.edu/publications.asp
If you are interested, please email Emmaleigh Litchfield at wnan(a)byu.edu<mailto:wnan@byu.edu> with the number of copies and a shipping address.
Sincerely,
Emmaleigh Litchfield, Editorial Assistant
Western North American Naturalist
Mark C. Belk, Editor
190 Monte L. Bean Museum
Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
Email: wnan(a)byu.edu<mailto:wnan@byu.edu>
Telephone: (801) 422-6688
Fax: (801) 422-0093
Can you please post this on FORENT? Thanks!
Position announcement - PhD student needed to start spring semester (January 2010) to work on climate change effects on fungal symbionts associated with mountain pine beetle. Background working with fungi required, entomological experience a definite bonus. For additional information contact Diana L. Six, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT Diana.six(a)cfc.umt.edu<mailto:Diana.six@cfc.umt.edu>
Diana L. Six
Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
Professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology
Department of Ecosystem Sciences
College of Forestry and Conservation
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
http://www.cfc.umt.edu/PersonnelDetail.aspx?id=1140
6th Western Hazard Tree Workshop: June 15-17, 2010
First Announcement
To: All parties interested in hazard tree management
From: Pete Angwin, Plant Pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Redding, CA (
pangwin(a)fs.fed.us, or by phone at 530-226-2436)
Plan now for the next Western Hazard Tree Workshop, to be held in Medford,
Oregon, during the week of June 14, 2010! The meeting site will be at the
USDA Forest Service's J. Herbert Stone Nursery in Central Point. Lodging
is available in a variety of hotels in Medford. As with the previous five
workshops, the intended audience includes pest specialists,
arboriculturists and other professionals who have responsibilities for
providing training and guidance in hazard tree management, particularly in
forested settings.
There will be one and a half days of indoor discussions and presentations
and one and a half days in the field. Indoor topics include: Roadside
Danger Tree Policies and Assessment; Biology and Taxonomy of Wood Decay
Fungi; Oak Defects, Decays and Failures; Options For Not Removing Hazard
Trees; Effects of Pruning on Douglas-fir; Illusions and Consequences in
Tree-Risk Assessment- When Law and Arboriculture Collide; Powerlines,
Wildfires and Tree Failures: School Fire Case Study; and Decay From
Phellinus pini: Case Studies and Lessons Learned. An evening poster
session/social/decay fungus identification workshop/hazard tree photo
contest will also be featured.
The field portion of the workshop will include visits to sites in the
southern Oregon Cascades on the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Winema National
Forests, with one stop in the Rogue Valley at the J. Herbert Stone
Nursery. We'll see and discuss a number of hazard tree situations and
topics including: decline and failure in native oaks, indicators used in
the USDA Forest Service Region 6 roadside danger tree program, the danger
of laminated root rot in a recreation site, concerns with decline in
specimen legacy trees, and hazard potential in heavily-used developed
sites in older true fir stands.
Please check the workshop website for details:
www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/htwc/index.htm Right now, the web
site contains the workshop agenda, lodging and other general information.
Registration information will be posted on the site by March 15, and at
that time you will be able to register either by VISA or check.
Registration will be $225 through April 30th, and will be $255 after that
date. Guest field trip tickets will be available at a nominal price.
Please note: Due to meeting room and field trip capacity limitations, the
workshop will be limited to the first 88 paid registrants.
Also- If you would like to bring a poster to present at the evening poster
session/social/decay fungus identification workshop, please contact
Kristen Chadwick at klchadwick(a)fs.fed.us, or by phone at (503) 668-1474.
I look forward to seeing you all in June!!!
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Pete Angwin
Plant Pathologist
N. CA Shared Service Area
(530) 226-2436, FAX (530) 226-2485
e-mail: pangwin(a)fs.fed.us
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Dear colleagues,
Please find an attached announcement for a graduate school
opportunity (forest entomology/biological control) at Virginia Tech.
If you know of a strong candidate who might be interested, please
pass it on to them. Thank you.
Apologies if you get duplicate messages.
Scott
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Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Entomology
216 Price Hall
Dept. of Entomology phone: 540-231-2794
Virginia Tech fax: 540-231-9131
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0319
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Professional Homepage:
http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento/personalPage.jsp?uuid=814879
Dept. Homepage: http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento
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Dear colleagues,
A PhD position is available at the Department of Ecology, SLU, Uppsala. The project is aimed at investigating the interactions between ants and pine weevils. The full announcement can be found below, or via this link:
http://www.slu.se/?id=1123&Utbildningsplatser_id=488
I would be grateful if you could forward this information to potential candidates.
Cheers,
Niklas Björklund
Department of Ecology in Ultuna
1 PhD student in the research education subject: Biology
Interactions between ants and pine weevils: effects on forest regenerations
Swedish forests are generally managed by clearcutting followed by planting of conifer seedlings. A constant problem is that the seedlings are frequently killed by adult pine weevils feeding on the stem bark. This damage causes large economic losses for Swedish forestry. Therefore, considerable research efforts are made to find ways to counteract the damage. Part of this research is aiming to obtain better knowledge about factors causing the large variation in damage levels that are observed between and also within clearcuts. Recent observations show that the presence of ants can reduce the risk of damage to seedlings. This PhD study aims to investigate to what extent ants can prevent feeding by pine weevil on conifer seedlings and how the presence of ants affects movement patterns and spatial distributions of pine weevil in forest regenerations. The PhD student will investigate behavioral patterns and the effects of these in physical interactions between pine weevil individuals and different species of ants. How the presence of ants affect feeding and spatial distribution of pine weevils will be studied in field experiments. How the densities of ants varies in time and space and how vegetation and other site factors affect the abundance of ants will also be studied. The results of the study are expected to help us better understand the variation of damage levels and may therefore underpin future strategies for pine weevil pest management. The PhD study is part of the Swedish Hylobius Research Program, dealing with pest management of the pine weevil (Hylobius abietis). This research program is funded by the Swedish forestry sector 2010-2014 (see http://www2.ekol.slu.se/snytbagge). The PhD student will be offered to participate in the graduate school: Ecology – its basics and applications.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a Masters degree (or equivalent) in biology, forest science or similar subjects with emphasis on ecology. Advanced level knowledge in some the subjects behavioral ecology, population ecology, insect ecology, plant ecology and forest management are qualifying. Also, skills in planning and statistically analyzing experiments as well as experience of ecological field work and of GIS will be of merit. The applicant should have the ability to work both independently and in a team, and to communicate well in written and spoken English. Driving license is necessary.
Forms for funding or employment
Employment as PhD student 4 years
SLU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
A person has basic eligibility for third level education if he or she has taken a second level qualification or has completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second level.
Those who met the requirements for general eligibility before July 1st, 2007, i.e. had completed a programme of higher education for at least 180 Higher education credits or the equivalent, will continue to do so until the end of 2015."
Selection among applicants meeting the requirements is made with reference to written application including curriculum vitae, copies of degrees and transcripts of academic records, one copy of the dissertation for masters or undergraduate degree, a list of at least two references familiar with the applicant's qualifications, certified knowledge of the English language and an interview.
Read more about the PhD education in the Handbook for postgraduate students
Read about the PhD education at SLU at www.slu.se/PhD<http://www.slu.se/PhD>
Use this APPLICATION FORM
Further information: Professor Göran Nordlander, Goran.Nordlander(a)ekol.slu.se<mailto:Goran.Nordlander@ekol.slu.se>, +46 (0)18 67 23 65
Academic union representatives
SACO Lars Eriksson +46 (0)18 673 137
SEKO Peter Syrjänen +46 (0)18 67 10 57
ST Monica Östman +46 (0)18 671 536
PhD-student commissioner
Monika Appel, 018-67 15 60, doktorandombudsmannen(a)sluss.nu<mailto:doktorandombudsmannen@sluss.nu>
Applications, marked with ref no 251-346/10, must have arrived at the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, S- 750 07 Uppsala or registrator(a)slu.se<mailto:registrator@slu.se> no later than 2010-03-01
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Niklas Björklund, Ph.D.
Dept of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
P.O. Box 7044, S-750 07 Uppsala, SWEDEN Delivery address: Ullsväg 16
E-mail: Niklas.Bjorklund(a)ekol.slu.se
Phone: +46 18 672879
Cell phone: +46 70 5082879
http://www.ekol.slu.se/ShowPage.cfm?OrgenhetSida_ID=9110http://www2.ekol.slu.se/snytbagge/index.phphttp://www2.ekol.slu.se/granbarkborre/
