This is the season for gift giving. The greatest gifts one can give are love, understanding and knowledge. Understanding and knowledge come from information sharing. This week's input comes from Steven Anderson, Bill Ciesla, Robert Décarie, Eric Holmes, Tom Jenkins, and Ed Pepke. Thank you all for sharing your information! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
SPONSOR - This issue of FIU is sponsored through the generous support of William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA providing professional services, worldwide, in all aspects of forest insect and disease management, forest fire management, remote sensing, project design, review and evaluation. You may contact Bill at wciesla@aol.com , FAX: +1-970-482-493.
LECTURER IN EXPERIMENTAL SILVICULTURE - University of Wales, Bangor, UK. The School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences wishes to appoint a lecturer in experimental silviculture in a position jointly funded by the Forestry Commission and the University of Wales, Bangor. The position will initially be for 3 years. The lecturer will be expected to develop a strong research area in experimental silviculture, with particular reference to Wales, and teach advanced silvicultural systems at undergraduate and M.Sc. level. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant subject or extensive experience in the application of silvicultural systems. Application forms and further particulars should be obtained by contacting Personnel Services, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG UK. Tel: (01248) 382926 / 388132. E-mail: pos020@bangor.ac.uk Please quote reference number 99/167 when applying. Closing date for applications: Friday 28th January 2000.
FOREST ENTOMOLOGY / ECOLOGY RESEARCHER - The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Forest Research Centre, Bordeaux (France) announces the availability of a new permanent position as effective mid-2000 : "Organisation and function of the forest insect biodiversity". Salary is about 25 000 Euros (= USD). Recipient of the position will implement field studies designed to test whether mixed hardwood plantations can improve pest control by natural enemies in Maritime pine forest monoculture (largest area of conifer forest plantation in Europe). The individual will analyse the effect of composition and structure on the biodiversity of insect predators and parasitoïds at both stand and landscape level. The job will consist in field trapping and insect inventories, description of forest structure and composition at stand and landscape levels, spatial and multivariate statistical analyses. The candidate must possess the PhD degree in entomology, ecology or closely related discipline and be less than 31 year-old. Sound background in spatial and multivariate statistics is essential. Postdoctoral experience and training in forestry are desirable. The competitive examination may occur in April-may 2000 and the position will be filled in July 2000. More info will be available in January 2000 at URL http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Directions/DRH/infodrh/rubriques/offres.htm . Applicant should forward curriculum vitae, list of publications and contact: Hervé JACTEL, Laboratoire d'Entomologie Forestière, INRA, BP 45, F- 336111 CESTAS-GAZINET, France. Tel: 33-5-57.97.90.27. Fax : 33.5.56.68.05.46. jactel@pierroton.inra.fr .
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Adams, Jonathan. 1998. A suggestion for an improved vegetation scheme for local and global mapping and monitoring. http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/veg.html
Bradford , M.G.; Harrington, G.N. 1999. Arial and ground survey of sap trees of the yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis reginae) near Atherton, north Queensland. Wildlife Research 26(6):723-729. Abstract at: http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/abstract.cfm?J=wr&V=26&I=6&F=WR98073abs.pdf
Canham, Charles D. et al. 1999. Measurement and modeling of spatially explicit variation in light transmission through interior cedar-hemlock forests of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(11): 1775-1783. http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/cjfr/x99-151.html
Ciesla, W.M., 1998. Integrated pest management and forest health protection: Complementary or conflicting concepts? Actas: Congresso Internacional de Plagas Forestales, 18-21 de Agosto 1997, Pucon, IX Region, Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Chile, pp 120-128.
Ciesla, W.M., 1998. What is a healthy forest? (editorial). Forestry Chronicle 74: 470-471, 474.
Ferris, R.; Humphrey, JW. 1999. A review of potential biodiversity indicators for application in British forests. Forestry 72(4):313-328: Abstract at: http://www3.oup.co.uk/foresj/hdb/Volume_72/Issue_04/720313.sgm.abs.html
Gove, Jeffrey H.. et al. 1999. Point relascope sampling of downed coarse woody debris. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(11):1718-1726. Abstract at: http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/cjfr/x99-119.html
Kilpeläinen, Pertti: Tokola, Timo. 1999. Gain to be achieved from stand delineation in LANDSAT TM image-based estimates of stand volume, Forest Ecology And Management 124(2-3):105-111. Abstract at: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt
Mandallaz, Daniel; Ye, Ronghua. 1999. Forest inventory with optimal two-phase two-stage sampling schemes based on the anticipated variance. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(11):1691-1708. Abstract at: http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/cjfr/x99-124.html
Rai, S.N. n.d. Nursery and planting techniques of forest trees in tropical South-Asia. 217 p. Price Rs 400 or $40 USD. Punarvasu Publication, Pentagon House, Kalghatgi Road, Saraswat Pur, Dharwad - 580 002, Karnataka, India. Fax: +0836-444105.
Smith, Joyotee et.al. 1999. Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon, Agriculture. Ecosystems and Environment 76(2-3):85-98. Abstract at: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/2/9/8/index.htt
Steen, Harold K., editor. 1999. Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History. 455 pgs. 35 illustrations. ISBN 0-89030-057-7. Contact the Forest History Society, 701 Vickers Ave., Durham, NC, 27701, USA. Tel: +1-919- 682-9319. URL: http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/
- (See also http://www.agnic.org/whatsnew/ and http://www.agnic.org/mtg/99k.html
http://www.forestworld.com/views/events/events_directory/event_mainframe.html
and Calendar of remote sensing/GIS events - http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html
NEW LISTINGS
10 January 2000. USDA Forest Service Environmental Education & Communication Activities in Central America Guatemala, Nicaragua & Panama. Seminar. Washington, DC. 12:00 - 1:30 pm. USDA Forest Service, Yates Building, 201 14th St., SW at Independence Ave. (Training Room, Washington, DC 20250. Contact: Scott Lampman. Tel: +1-202-501-2602.
14 May - 16 June 2000. Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring for Adaptive Management. Front Royal, Virginia, USA. This intensive five-week SI/MAB course is a must for resource managers, ecologists, biologists, environmental educators and consultants. It is led by more than 40 internationally recognized instructors and speakers. The course is divided into eight modules, the first of which provides a framework for biodiversity assessment and monitoring, strengthened by a basic background in Geographical Information Systems and statistics. Six modules follow on assessment and monitoring of vegetation, aquatic systems, arthropods, amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals. The final module integrates the preceding seven and focuses on developing site-based multi-taxa monitoring for adaptive management. Costs $4000 USD includes your tuition, lodging, meals, local transportation and course materials. Airfares to and from Washington D.C. are not included. For more information contact: Christopher Ros or Eric Holmes at +1-202 786 3116 (tel.) or +1-202 786 2934 (fax), or via email at cjr@ic.si.edu or eholmes@ic.si.edu .
21-25 August 2000. Disturbance dynamics in boreal forests - Restoration and management of biodiversity. Kuhmo, Finland. The registration fee will be about 1,500 FIM and for students 750. Final registration and abstract submission by 29 February 2000. Contact: Workshop on Disturbance Dynamics, Department of Forest Ecology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 24, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland. Fax +358-9-1917605. Email: DIST2000@Helsinki.fi . URL: http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/dist2000
10-22 September 2000. The Smithsonian Environmental Leadership Course. Front Royal, Virginia, USA. The Smithsonian course includes the exploration of topics such as Foundation Skills for the Environmental Leader, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies, Creating Compelling Futures, and Impactful Environmental Communication. The learning structure of the course is composed of demonstrations, background information, and personal and group exercises. Speakers and numerous case-specific examples are presented. Costs $2500 USD includes your tuition, lodging, meals, local transportation and course materials. Airfares to and from Washington D.C. are not included. For more information contact: Christopher Ros or Eric Holmes at +1-202 786 3116 (tel.) or +1-202 786 2934 (fax), or via email at cjr@ic.si.edu or eholmes@ic.si.edu .
8-10 January 2001. Landscape Legacies: Managing Landscapes in the Context of Human History and Ecosystem Change. Durham, North Carolina, USA. Sponsored by Duke University, U.S. Forest Service and the Forest History Society. Contact Susan Fox at tel: +1-919-513-3331. Email: sfox@unity.ncsu.edu .
PREVIOUS LISTINGS
10-12 January 2000. 2nd International Conference on Geospatial Information for Agriculture and Forestry. Buena Vista, Florida, USA. ERIM, P.O. Box 134008, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4008 USA. Tel: +1-734-994-1200 ext. 3234. Fax: +1-734-994-5123. Email: agriculture@erim-int.com . URL: http://www.erim-int/CONF/ag.html .
26-28 January 2000. 3rd Conference on Fusion of Earth Data. Ecole des Mines de Paris, Sopia Antipolis, Cote d'Azur, France. Email: fusion@cenerg.cma.fr . URL: http://www-datafusion.cma.fr/conf
16-17 February 2000. International symposium NEWFOR - New Forests for Europe.
Freiburg, Germany. More information can be found in EFI homepages: http://www.efi.fi/events or contact: Brita Pajari <brita.pajari@efi.fi>
21-22 February 2000. Remote Sensing in Meteorology and Climate Research. Basel, Switzerland. Contact: Prof. Dr. E. Parlow, MCR Lab, University of Basel, MCR Lab, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland. Fax: +41-61-272-6923. Email: parlow@ubaclu.unibas.ch . URL: http://www-erasel.cma.fr/ or http://www.bib.unibas.ch/mcr/InfoBox/SIG.htm .
21-25 February 2000. Designing Multipurpose Resource Inventories - an International Short Course. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. This course will provide grass roots and hands on experience in designing multipurpose resource inventories. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Fees are US $ 600, which includes registration, printed and other materials, instructors, certification, health insurance, field day transportation, and coffee breaks. For additional information, contact: Dr. Miguel Caballero Deloya, Head. Area of Environmental Economics and Sociology Research Program, CATIE 7170. Turrialba, Costa Rica. TELFAX: 556 8514. Tel: 556 6431 Ext. 2522. Electronic mail: caballer@catie.ac.cr . See English: URL at http://www.catie.ac.cr/posgrado/cursos/design.htm , Spanish: http://www.catie.ac.cr/posgrado/cursos/diseno.htm
13-15 March 2000. Introduction to Agro-Ecological Modelling with AME. University of Edinburgh. Full details and a registration form are available at http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/ierm/shortcou/ame.htm or by contacting
19-22 March 2000. International Symposium on Sustainable Development in Semi-Arid Regions - WORLD SEMI-ARID 2000. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Note: this was originally scheduled for 6-9 December 1999. A call for papers is open until 31 January 2000. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President of BIOSFERA, Brazilian Society for the Environment (BIOSFERA), P.O.Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: (+55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: (+55 21) 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br . Web site: http://www.biosfera.com.br
21-25 March, 2000. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management at the Forest Management Unit Level. Nancy, France. Contact: Olivier Laroussinie, GIP ECOFOR, 19, avenue du Maine, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France. Tel.: (+33)1 45 49 88 36; Fax: (+33) 1 45 49 88 39; E-mail: laroussinie@engref.fr URL: http://www.efi.fi/events/2000/criteria.html
21-31 March and 5-16 April 2000. La naturaleza como maestra, sabiduria indigena y estrategias de conservacion de los bosques tropicales" Seminars. Contact: Dahlia Miller, PO Box 1004, El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA. Tel: +1-510-215-4313; Fax: +1-510-215-9840. E-mail : sentient@experientials.org or dahlia@igc.org . URL: http://www.experientials.org
21-23 March 2000. Mapping and orthophotos from aerial photography. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Conference Assistant - Tel: +1-541-737-2329. Fax: +1-541-737-4966. Email: conference@cof.orst.edu . URL: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen/
31 March-1 April 2000. War and Tropical Forests: New Perspectives on Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Call for papers open until 15 January. Contact: Steven Price, Yale ISTF Conference, c/o Tropical Resource Institute, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A Tel: +1-203-777-8668. Email: steven.price@yale.edu . URL: http://www.yale.edu/istf
3-7 April 2000. Variable probability sampling. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Conference Assistant - Tel: +1-541-737-2329. Fax: +1-541-737-4966. Email: conference@cof.orst.edu . URL: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen/ .
5-7 April 2000 - Reunión Internacional - Modelos y metodos estadisticos aplicados a bosques naturales. Valdivia, Chile. Call for paper open until 15 January. Contact: Alicia Ortega, Universidad Austral, Chile. aortega@uach.cl or Salvador A. Gezan, Universidad Austral, Chile. sgezan@uach.cl . fax 56-63-224677
6-8 April 2000. Information management in forest enterprises. Munich, Germany. IUFRO 4.04.02. Contact: Martin Moog, Ludwig-Maximilian Univerisyt, Munich, Am Hochanger 13, D-85354 Freising, Germany. Tel: +49-8161-7146-30. Fax: +49-8161-7146-31. URL: http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/iufronet/d4/wu41300/otherdoc/muenfir.htm
25-28 April 2000. The XIth Global Warming International Conference and Expo: Kyoto Protocol Compliance Review. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Contact: Sinyan Shen, Chairman, The GW International Program Committee, c/o the Global Warming International Center (GWIC-USA), 22W381 - 75th Street, Naperville IL 60565 USA, Tel: +1-630-910-1551, FAX +1-630-910-1561, or by e-mail to gw11@globalwarming.net URL: http://GlobalWarming.Net .
14-18 May 2000. Forest Sustainability Beyond 2000. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. URL: http://www.forconfor2000.org .
12-14 June 2000. 6th Circumpolar Symposium on Remote Sensing of Polar Environments. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. URL: http://www.gov.nt.ca/RWED/rs/circumpolar2000/ .
27-30 June 2000 - Forestry Beyond Timberline. Akureyri, Iceland. International workshop. More information can be found in EFI homepages: http://www.efi.fi/events or contact: Brita Pajari brita.pajari@efi.fi
12-14 July 2000. ACCURACY 2000 - 4th International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tel: +31-20-525-7448. Fax: +31-20-525-7431. Email: accuracy@frw.uva.nl . URL: http://www.gis.wau.nl/Accuracy2000
16-23 July 2000. GEOINFORMATION FOR ALL - XIX Congress for the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: Ms. Saskia Tempelman, ITC, PO Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, the Netherlands. Fax: +31-53-48-74-335. Email: isprs@itc.nl . URL: http://www.itc.n./~isprs .
23-26 July 2000. Forest Inventory as a Business Management Tool. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Sponsored by the Society of American Foresters A1 Working Group (Inventory). Contact: Andrew Robinson. andrewr@uidaho.edu . URL: http://www.uidaho.edu/~andrewr
7-12 August 2000. XXI IUFRO World Congress 2000. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: IUFRO Congress Organizing Committee, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong 52109, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fax: +60-363-67753. Email: iufroxxi@frim.gov.my . URL: http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/congress/
1 September 2000 (approx.) Seminar on the Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of Tropical Forests in Indonesia. The seminar will take place around at the Campus of Andalas University in Padang, Indonesia. The organising committee is inviting all researchers doing research concerning the topic of the Seminar, to present their (preliminary) findings at the Seminar. Also other interested parties (NGO's, universities, government, etc.) are invited to attend or present a paper at the Seminar. For details and further information contact: Nico Smith from the Faculty of Forestry (UMSB) at nasmith@bigfoot.com or cornelis@indosat.net.id
2-8 September 2000. 4th International Conference on Integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4) Banff, Alberta, Canada. Call for papers open until 29 January 2000. This is a change of dates. See: http://www.colorado.edu/research/cires/banff or gisem4@colorado.edu . Contact: Dr. Bradley Parks, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES, Campus Box 216, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0216 USA. Email: bparks@colorado.edu , Tel: +1-303-497-6330, Fax: +1-303-497-6513.
11-14 September 2000. 2nd Int. Conf. GIS for Earth Science Applications. Menemen, Turkey. Contact: Anadolu Univeristy, Space & Satellite Sciences Research Institute. Tel: +90-222-322-2071 ext. 6805. Fax: +90-222-323-9129. Email: icgesa@anadolu.edu.tr . URL: http://icgesa.anadolu.edu.tr .
13-15 September 2000. 1st EARSeL Workshop on Remote Sensing for Developing Countries. Gent, Belgium. Email: earsel@meteo.fr
25-27 September, 2000. Woody Biomass as an Energy Source - Challenges in Europe International Conference. Joensuu, Finland. Contact: Ms. Brita Pajari, Seminar Coordinator, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland. Tel. +358 (0)13 252 0223. Mobile +358 (0)50 359 0362. Fax. +358 (0)13 124 393. Email: brita.pajari@efi.fi . URL: http://www.efi.fi/events/2000/woody.html
18-29 October 2000. International conference on multifunctional landscapes. Roskilde, Denmark. Call for papers open until 15 January 2000. Contact: Jesper Brandt, Baerbel Tress, or Gunther Tress, University of Roskilde, Denmark, Department of Geography, Centre for Landscape Research, Building 19.1, P.O. Box 260, DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark. Phone +45 46742776, Fax +45 46743032, baerbel@ruc.dk , gunther@ruc.dk or visit the conference-website:
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/vlb/conference.htm
25-28 October 2000. Enviro Latin America 2000. Segunda Exposição Internacional de Tecnologias Ambientais. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Contact: Sociedade Brasileira para a Valorização do Meio Ambiente - BIOSFERA, Av. Presidente Vargas, 435 - Gr. 1104/1105 - Centro, 20077-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Caixa Postal 2432, 20001-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel/fax: (021)221-0155, 221-7626, Fax: (021)262-5946. E-Mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br . URL: http://www.biosfera.com.br/port/envirol.htm
16-20 November 2000. Society of American Foresters Centennial Celebration. Washington Hilton & Towers, Washington, DC. For information see: http://www.safnet.org/calendar/future.html
BIOLOGY DATABASES - http://www.internets.com/sbiology.htm
FOREST PRODUCTS MARKET INFORMATION has been established on the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Timber Committee website. You will find market information grouped by: 1. reports, 2. statistics, 3. forecasts, and 4. certified forest products. URL: http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/mis/mis.htm
FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY WEBSITE - If you are looking for historical information on any topic remotely related to forests and forestry then explore the Forest History Society web site at http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/ . It has several unique and powerful fully-searchable databases including an annotated bibliographical database with over 25,000 records in forest and conservation history; an archival guide listing over 8,000 collections in over 500 repositories around the world; and a searchable database of the U.S. Forest Service headquarters history collection that was moved to the Forest History Society and fully catalogued.
PLANT PATHOLOGY GLOSSARY - http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Acknowle.htm
A GLOSSARY OF TERMS, PROGRAMS, AND LAWS FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE - http://www.cnie.org/nle/AgGlossary/AgGlossary.htm
RANGELAND TERMINOLOGY http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/rmg/2._Rangeland_Management_/4Terms.pdf
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