Comments From the Chair
Southeastern Chapter Officers
ASB Anouncements
Contributions to the Odum Award Solicited
SABS Symposium Published
Highlands Biological Station 1997 Summer Courses
Job/Assistantship Announcements
Candidates for SEC/ESA Vice President
We will be meeting with other societies at the Association of Southeastern Biologists 58th annual meeting at Furman University, Greenville SC, 16-19 April, 1997. Details and information about the meeting and the session schedules can be found in this issue of our Newsletter and on the internet at http://www.furman.edu/~pollard/ASB/.
Our Chapter business meeting and luncheon will be held on Friday April 18 from 12:30-2:00 PM in the Teal Room of the Hyatt Hotel (same building as all other ASB activities). In addition to usual committee reports, some of the items to be discussed include changes to the by-laws (published in last year's newsletter, or available on the internet [click here], the content and mailing of the Chapter newsletter, financial accountability to the Chapter, and archiving of chapter documents. If you would like to bring up other issues, please plan to attend or contact me prior to the meeting so that your ideas/concerns can be voiced.
The Odum Award Committee Chair, John Aho, has indicated that there are over 25 submissions of papers this year. If you would be willing to serve as a judge for the Odum Award, please contact John at (TEL) 334-244-3787 (email) dartmoor@tango.aum.edu (mail) Department of Biology, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL 36117.
Please note the upcoming Chapter-sponsored field trip to the Joyce Kilmer Forest and Coweeta Hydrologic Lab in the mountains of NC, April 19-20. This should be an excellent commemoration of the 20th anniversary of our Chapter formation. Details are included in this newsletter.
I look forward to seeing you at ASB.
L. Katherine Kirkman
Dr. L. Katherine Kirkman,
Chair Jones Ecological Research Center Ichauway,
Inc. Route 2 Box 2324
Newton GA 31770
(TEL) 912-734-4706
(FAX) 912-734-4707
(e-mail) KKIRKMAN@jonesctr.org
Dr. Niki C. Nicholas,
Vice-Chair
Tennessee Valley Authority
17 Ridgeway Road Norris TN 37828-2001
(TEL) 615-632-1676
(FAX) 615-632-1495
(e-mail) NNICHOLAS@mhs-tva.attmail.com
Dr. Andy Ash,
Secretary
Department of Biology
UNC Pembroke
One University Drive
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke NC 28372-1510
(TEL) 910-521-6418
(FAX) 910-521-6649
(e-mail) AASH@nat.uncp.edu
Furman University, Greenville SC will host the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, 16-19 April, 1997. Activities will be held at the Hyatt Hotel (room reservations: 800-233-1234). ASB registration forms are available on the internet (http://www.furman. edu/~pollard/ASB/) or in the ASB bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 1, 1997). Electronic registration is currently unavailable. Note the following pre-registration deadlines: ASB meeting - March 31, Hyatt Regency Rooms - March 19. 1997
Spring Field Trip to Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory and Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. SEC/ESA will sponsor a field trip to the Coweeta Lab and Joyce Kilmer National Forest in conjunction with ASB. A combination of stops in North Carolina will provide opportunities to observe pristine and managed forests. Since 1934, U.S. Forest Service scientists at Coweeta Lab have studied climate and streamflow while monitoring the effect of timber harvests and forest changes in an array of experiments. After visiting Coweeta's outdoor laboratory, participants will hike along the gentle trails of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest; a moist cove forest noted for its pair of record-sized tulip poplars. Overnighting at a motel or lodge, the group will return to Greenville via the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest. Leader: Dr. William Teska, Furman University. Limit: 12. Cost: $20.00. Price includes transportation only. Participants will pay for food and motel accommodations during the trip. Contact will be made prior to the trip regarding individual accommodation requirements. For further information, contact the trip coordinator, Dr. Niki Nicholas (TEL: 423-632-1676, email: nnicholas@TVA.gov).
Vegetation of the Southern Blue Ridge Province, a SEC/ESA sponsored symposium organized by Dan Pittillo and Tom Wentworth is scheduled in Regency A room at the Hyatt Regency Greenville from 1:00-5:15 PM on Thursday, April 17. Titles, authors and scheduling of specific papers can be found on the internet (http://www.furman.edu/~pollard /ASB/) or in the ASB bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 2, 1997).
SEC/ESA Luncheon Business meeting will be held in the Teal Room of the Hyatt Regency Greenville on Friday 18 April from 12:30-2:00 PM. This year's meeting will be an important one. Bylaws changes [click here] will be voted on, and issues associated with the publication of the bulletin and with archives will be discussed. Please note that the current by-laws as amended allow publication of the SEC Bulletin in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.
The SEC/ESA established the Eugene P. Odum Award to encourage excellence in research by young ecologists. One of the purposes of the Award Fund is to finance the monetary part of the award. The fund is not large enough to generate sufficient interest to cover the annual $250 cash award. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to our chapter's only award fund. Contributions can be mailed to the Secretary, payable to the Eugene P. Odum Award Fund.
The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society has published their second symposium, "Invasion of the South: The ecological impact and control of exotic weeds in the southeastern United States" (Castanea 61(3), September 1996). This issue is available from the secretary of SABS, Charles Horn (Department of Biology, Newberry College, Newberry SC 29108). The cost is $10 post-paid.
The following courses will be offered at the Highlands Biological Station during the summer of 1997. These courses are appropriate for graduate students, advanced undergraduate students and professionals, and all carry 3 semester hours credit. For more information, contact Dr. Richard C. Bruce, Executive Director, Highlands Biological Station, P.O. Drawer 580, Highlands NC 28741, TEL 704-526-2602, FAX 704-526-2797, email Bruce@wcu.edu.
Larval Amphibian Biology, June 2-13, conducted by Richard J. Wassersug (Dalhousie University), Raymond D. Semlitsch (University of Missouri), Richard C. Bruce (Western Carolina University), and Travis J. Ryan (University of Missouri). Research in Larval Amphibian Biology, June 16-27, conducted by Richard C. Bruce (Western Carolina University).
Conservation Biology, June 16-27, conducted by Peter S. White (UNC-Chapel Hill).
Forest Ecosystems of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, June 30-July 11, conducted by Robert Peet (UNC-Chapel Hill), Dan Pittillo (Western Carolina University), Thomas Wentworth (NC State University), and Peter S. White (UNC-Chapel Hill).
Research on Forest Ecosystems of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, July 14-25, conducted by Robert Peet (UNC-Chapel Hill), Dan Pittillo (Western Carolina University), Thomas Wentworth (NC State University), and Peter S. White (UNC-Chapel Hill).
Southern Appalachian Flora, July 28-August 8, conducted by Mike Baranski (Catawba College).
Competitive graduate assistantships in ecology and forest resource science are available beginning 1996-97 through cooperative agreements between the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center and graduate programs at Auburn University and the University of Georgia. Research topics must complement the following on-going forest resource and conservation research at Ichauway: restoration ecology, landscape ecology, water resources/wetland/aquatic ecology. The Jones Center is a recently established, privately funded research center in southwestern Georgia located on the 29,000 acre Ichauway reserve. The site is dominated by longleaf pine woodlands, limesink wetlands, white water rivers and associated southern mixed hardwood riparian forests, and demonstrates ecosystem management concepts. The new graduate co-sponsorship programs provide opportunities for students to complete M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with coursework at either of the two universities, resident research at Ichauway, and joint advisement with university and Jones Center graduate faculty. For more information contact the following:
Dr. Lindsay Boring, Director
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Route 2, Box 2324
Newton GA 31770
(TEL) 912-734-4706
Dr. George Bengston, Associate Dean/Graduate Program Dir.
School of Forestry, 108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn University, Auburn AL 36849-5418
(TEL) 334-844-1007
Dr. Curt Peterson., Professor and Acting Head
Department of Botany and Microbiology
Auburn University, Auburn AL 36849-5407
(TEL) 334-844-4830
Dr. Arnett Mace, Dean School of Forest Resources
The University of Georgia
Athens GA 30602
(TEL) 706-542-2686
Graduate Program Coordinator Institute of Ecology
The University of Georgia
Athens GA 30602
(TEL) 706-542-2968
A postdoctoral research project in forest modeling will be available through ORISE Postdoctoral Research Program based at the TVA in Norris TN. The individual will interact with scientists from TVA, other federal agencies and universities to assist in parameterizing tree growth models to predict the effects of environmental variability on the sensitivity of representative eastern forest tree species to variations in ozone exposure. Ecological impacts will be linked to ozone exposures computed from seasonal models to estimate impacts on forests in sensitive areas in the southern Appalachians. An annual stipend of $33,000 plus allowable moving and travel expenses. Appointments are full-time, based at TVA, and are initially one year with a possible second year. Qualifications: A doctoral degree in biometrics, forestry, forest ecology or a related field is desired. Demonstrated skills and knowledge in modeling and statistics, interpretation and analysis of data, and a dedication to interdisciplinary research are necessary. A prior publication record is necessary. For additional information, contact ORISE Postdoctoral Research Program, Science/ Education/Engineering Division, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education,, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge TN 37830 (TEL) 423-576-8503. Please reference #TVA96-01 in your communication.
TCP/IP-based client/server network administrator. The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway is seeking applicants to administer a TCP/IP-based network consisting of UNIX (Solaris 2.5) and MS Windows. The individual will be responsible for daily management and operation and will assist with LAN development. Degree in environmental science or computer science with appropriate systems administration background preferred. This position will be involved in designing and implementing a state of the art scientific computing environment. Strong inter-personal communication skills are required. Starting salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. This site is in remote southwest GA. Position to be filled ASAP. Send resume and three references to Jan Palmer, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Route 2, Box 2324, Newton GA 31770. (TEL) 912-734-4706 (FAX) 912-734-4707.
Mark D. MacKenzie is an Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology in the School of Forestry at Auburn University. He received his B.A. in biology from Kalamazoo College, M.S. in botany from Southern Illinois University, and his Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Tennessee. Research interests focus on landscape ecology, applications of remote sensing and GIS systems to forest biology, vegetation science, and ecosystem modeling. He has served as a Biologist with the National Park Service in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and as a Research Scientist with the North Temperate Lakes LTER program at the University of Wisconsin's Environmental Remote Sensing Center. He is a member of the ESA, ASB, the International Association for Landscape Ecology, and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He currently manages the SEC/ESA home page which is the electronic outlet for this bulletin and other chapter affairs.
Steven W. Seagle received his B.A. in Zoology from UNC Chapel Hill and his M.S. and Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He has done post-doctoral work at North Carolina State University and Syracuse University. He is now an associate professor at the Appalachian Environmental Laboratory of the University of Maryland System's Center for Environmental and Esturaine Studies. Research interests include microhabitat partitioning by small mammals, simulation of landscape-scale wildlife habitat, tropical savanna carbon and nitrogen cycling, relationships between forest distributions and management and non-point source nutrients and sediment, and experiments and simulations concerning browsing and succession in forest ecosystems. Dr. Seagle is a member of the graduate faculty of the University of Maryland at College Park and Frostburg State University. Within the University of Maryland System, he serves as co-chair of the Environmental Science Specialization within the Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences Program and is a fellow of the Maryland International Institute for Ecological Economics. Dr. Seagle is a member of ESA, ASB, AAAS, the International Association for Landscape Ecology, The Wildlife Society, and Sigma Xi. Dr. Seagle received the ASB research award in 1981.
Dr. Andrew N. Ash,
Editor ESA Southeastern Chapter Newsletter
Department of Biology
UNCP
One University Drive
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke NC 28372-1510