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Post by Karstscience on Oct 19, 2007 15:10:17 GMT -5
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Post by Karstscience on Oct 2, 2007 22:58:14 GMT -5
6th Annual Austin Cave Festival Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve La Cresada and Davis Lane just west of MoPacBooths, Hands-On Activities, and Prizes. Free!· Come visit 2 caves and see how water gets to Austin-area aquifers. · See real arrowheads and how replicas are made by flintknappers. · Enjoy a Halloween storytime, nature performers, and a tree-climbing demonstration! · Visit Spider Joe and some of his eight-legged friends. Find out what spiders you might find in your own backyard! · Make seed balls out of native seeds and learn how to better care for your trees. · Do you know your watershed? Learn about your local creeks and what steps you can to take to protect them. · Interested in learning more about rainwater harvesting? The City of Austin will be on hand with information on water conservation and incentives. Visit www.bseacd.org for more information and directions.
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Post by Karstscience on Nov 29, 2006 21:59:01 GMT -5
Coincidentally, the Outdoor Pursuits Center will lead a Wilderness First Aid Course, January 13-15, in Lubbock, Texas. This course will be taught by the nationally recognized Wilderness Medicine Training Center (WMTC). WMTC is on the Philmont approved list for those leading boy scout groups. The cost for this 3 day course is $175. For more course information contact Jordan Messerer at jordan.messerer@ttu.edu or see www.wildmedcenter.com/home.htmlThere will also be a Wilderness First Responder (90 hour course) in Junction, Texas, March 10-18th.
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Post by Karstscience on Oct 2, 2007 23:10:52 GMT -5
Roger, after the official announcement, I hope you will provide a follow up report on the newly acquired property for those of us not in attendance at TAG.
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 20, 2007 17:02:54 GMT -5
Texas Cave Conservancy Cave Day - September 15, 2007 This is an open house where visitors can visit the caves at the Westside Preserve, Dies Ranch Shelter Cave and the TCC owned Dies Ranch Treasure Cave. Cave Day is sponsored by the City of Cedar Park Parks & Recreation Department, and hosted by the Texas Cave Conservancy. TCC members will be at the caves starting at 10 AM until around 4 PM with up close, but safe looks at the caves, native plants and other native species.
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 20, 2007 16:47:47 GMT -5
New TCC Education Director AnnouncementThe Texas Cave Conservancy, based in Austin, Texas and the surrounding area, has recently appointed Kriste Lindberg as Education Director. The TCC is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3), Texas Corporation dedicated to the protection of caves, cave life, and aquifers as related to caves through public education, scientific research, and cave management by working with land developers, municipalities, private land-owners, and other non-profit organizations through the establishment of parks and preserves. Over one hundred cave preserves have been established in Texas. A free, "Cave Day", where the public is introduced to cave parks and preserves, is sponsored by the City of Cedar Park Parks & Recreation Department, and hosted by the Texas Cave Conservancy, is held twice yearly. Lindberg will remain residing in Bloomington, Indiana as Chairman, Education and Outreach Committee, for the Indiana Karst Conservancy and Chairman, Environmental Education Committee, for the National Speleological Society, where she helps coordinate cave education efforts between all. For more information on the TCC, visit: www.texascaves.orgKriste Lindberg has been a member of the caving community since 1992, primarily coordinating education and outreach endeavors at the local, state, and national level and currently incorporating media as a vehicle to "get the word out". She has a BGS and MS-Ed with an emphasis on natural resource education, serves on related boards and committees, including Chair of the Indiana Karst Conservancy' Education and Outreach Committee, Project Underground, and the NSS Environmental Education Committee, and is employed by the City of Bloomington as an environmental education specialist. She also serves on the Bloomington Environmental Commission, which interfaces directly with the Planning Department. Awards she has received include those from the Hoosier National Forest and NSS, such as the NSS Conservation Individual Award, Fellow of the NSS, and various arts awards from the NSS.
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 15, 2006 17:39:26 GMT -5
The Texas Cave Conservancy was awarded the 2006 Group Cave Conservation - Cave Management Section Award at the NSS Banquet, August 11, 2006, in Bellingham, Washington. The Texas Cave Conservancy was represented at the NSS Banquet by over fifty Associates from around the country. Thanks goes out to all of the 200 TCC Associates in Texas and around the country that helped us to receive this conservation award. Look for an article in the next Texas Caver. The money that comes with the award will be applied to the purchase of Punkin and Deep Caves. Look for even greater things in the future.
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Post by Karstscience on Feb 12, 2006 10:59:50 GMT -5
Climate Change: the Karst Record May 27-29, 2006 in Baile Herculane, Romania In 2006, the XIXth edition of the Karst Resources symposium will be dedicated to the IVth International Conference "Climate Change: the Karst Record" (KR IV). After the successful KR meetings in Bergen (1996), Krakow (2000) and Montpellier (2003), we would like to bring together again colleagues from all over the world sharing an interest in using cave deposits for paleoclimate reconstructions. Topics - present-day karst environments; - paleoclimate as derived from karst records; - karst evolution, karst modeling and paleokarst; - cave fossil remains and paleoclimate; - karst archaeology and climatic interpretations Registration information for this conference can be found here: www.karst.ro/reginfo.php
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 20, 2007 16:39:11 GMT -5
Position Announcement, Missouri Department of Conservation
Job Title: Cave Biology Assistant, Conservation Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Closes Sept. 7, 2007.
Salary CS-13 (Resource Science Assistant), $10.97 per hour, maximum of 1458 hours (9 months).
Duties and Responsibilities 1. Work under the supervision of the Department's cave biologist on scientific and conservation projects, including cave gating, bat census and biogeography (25%). 2. Sort and identify invertebrate collections, ship specimens to taxonomists and maintain correspondence (10-20%). 3. Assist in biological surveys of caves; identify cave life and record data on forms and maps (15%). 4. Enter data into the Missouri Cave Life Database, the Natural Heritage Database, the MDC Cave Database, and GIS (10%). 5. Help maintain the Cave Biology office and the Cave Lab, caving gear and literature collection (10%). 6. Respond to public information requests about caves, karst and bats (10%). 7. Assist in lectures, outreach programs, and field trips (10-20%).
Qualifications A bachelor's degree in a biological or earth science is preferred. Students in their last year of a bachelor's program in science also may apply. You may include any additional qualifications. At least two written recommendations from faculty or employers are required.
Additional Qualifications: Preferably experience or courses in entomology, invertebrate zoology, bats, writing, caving, cave gating, databases, GIS, photography, videography.
Core Competencies and Special Ability Requirements Ability to: Work in totally dark caves with cramped spaces and chilly, wet, muddy conditions. Work outside in adverse weather conditions and perform tasks requiring strenuous physical activity. Climb steep, slippery terrain with thick vegetation. Learn new physical and observational skills. Caving gear will be provided except for boots and clothing. Reside within a 40-mile radius of Jefferson City. Develop and sustain cooperative working relationships. Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance. Obtain a current, valid driver license by the date of employment. Work Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when needed. Keep an accurate record of supplies, services and time reports.
Exemption Status/Special Notes CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
This position has been determined to be nonexempt according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Applicants must agree to accept compensatory time off in lieu of cash payments in accordance with the Department's Compensatory Time Off and Overtime policy.
Smoking is prohibited in all owned, rented or leased Department of Conservation offices, buildings, and similar facilities, in Department aircraft, and in vehicles.
The Department of Conservation will hire only United States citizens and aliens authorized to work in the United States. All new interns will be required to complete an "Employment Eligibility Verification" (Form I-9) and produce requested documentation after employment.
Candidates must submit to a drug screen following offer of internship.
The position may be filled between September and November, 2007, and will end by June 15, 2008.
To apply for this position, please mail or email your resume and letters of recommendation to:
Dr. William R. (Bill) Elliott, Resource Scientist Resource Science Division Jefferson City, MO 573/522-4115, ext. 3194 Bill.Elliott@mdc.mo.gov
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 1, 2007 16:14:03 GMT -5
Announcing a free lecture as part of the 2007 Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Hike & Lecture Series. The Ecology of Caves - Lecture with Dr. Jean Krejca When: Saturday, August 11th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Where: Towne Square Community Center, 12550 Country Trails Lane, (within Steiner Ranch), www.steinerranch.com/ Description:This slide presentation will feature images from caves in several North American states, as well as Central America and Borneo. These images will be used as a backdrop to discuss the relationship between caves, cave fauna, and human development. Local fauna that occur in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve and nearby caves will be highlighted. Finally, some recent scientific studies on biogeography, behavior and ecology of these fauna will be summarized. Dr. Jean Krejca received her undergraduate degree at Southern Illinois University and her Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Behavior from the University of Texas. Her dissertation work focused on cave adapted aquatic fauna, biogeography and hydrology of Texas and North Mexico. She started caving in 1990 and soon thereafter combined her passion for exploration with her interest in biology. Since 1991 she has worked as a cave biologist and her experience in that area spans across the United States, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. In 2003 she co-founded Zara Environmental LLC with business partner Peter Sprouse that specializes in rare and endangered species issues including land management for landowners with endangered species, endangered species permit consulting, and custom research projects. No pre-registration required. Directions/Parking:From Austin, the northern route is to take FM 2222 west to RR 620. Turn left and drive south on RR 620 for 2 miles to Quinlan Park Road where you take a left. The central or southern route from Austin is to take either FM 2244 or Hwy 71 west towards the town of Bee Caves and from Hwy 71 turn right onto RR 620 heading in a northerly direction. Continue on RR 620 for 10.8 miles to Quinlan Park Road and turn right. **Follow Quinlan Park Road 2.3 miles to Country Trails Lane and turn right. Follow signs for Community Center. To download a map or find out more about the Hike & Lecture Series, visit www.balconescanyonlands.org.
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Post by Karstscience on Apr 28, 2007 12:42:42 GMT -5
Job Title: M.S. Assistantship- Cavefish Ecology www.ConBio.org/jobs/detail.cfm?id=8696 M.S. Graduate Research Assistantship- Grotto Sculpin Population Ecology Starting Date: August 2007 Description: The project will involve mark-recapture of the Grotto Sculpin (a federal candidate cavefish species) in two caves and two resurgence streams in Perry County, Missouri. This is a continuation of an ongoing project (it will encompass the last two years of a four year project) to provide baseline data on the population status, movement and growth of this rare and unique species. The student would overlap with my current graduate student for a semester and have time to learn the field techniques and caves before taking over as lead on the project. The student will be expected to work closely with the Missouri Department of Conservation to schedule field trips and coordinate field help. A research assistantship will be available for part and likely all of the project period. The student will develop a thesis proposal related to this research and will work towards a M.S. in Biology at the University of Central Arkansas. Qualifications: B.S. in Biology, Environmental Science or closely related field. Minimum GPA of 3.0 and a combined quantitative/verbal GRE score of 1100 (field experience may help offset any deficiency in scores). A strong interest in cave ecology is essential and a student with caving experience is highly desirable. Independent, hard-working students that can handle long hours in the field, work well with landowners, volunteers and agency personnel preferred. Stipend: $12,000/year plus tuition waiver Contact: If you are interested in this position please send your resume, statement of interest (why you are interested in this project and your career goals), copy of transcripts and GRE scores ,and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Ginny Adams (ginny.adams@mac.com). For more info, contact: Ginny Adams, PhD Environmental Science Program Coordinator Department of Biology University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035
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Post by Karstscience on Sept 24, 2006 9:05:54 GMT -5
Microbes hold the key for our destiny! September 23, 2006 Sushmita Basker of the department of Environmental Sciences, Guru Jambeshwar University, Hissar, Haryana in collaboration with laboratory of Geo-microbiology, Geological Institute, Zurich, Switzerland has recently published in Current Science her experiment proving crsytallisation of calcite by microbes. She found that the microbes were at their best at 250 C. The experiment is considered as a pathfinder for solving the mystery of formation of stalactites and stalagmites in caves at Sahstradhara, Dehradun. The microbes are also notorious for erosional processes. For example, elsewhere, Ms Basker has recorded the role of microbes in weathering of laterite in Konkan-Goa area. Similarly S.J. Needham of Department of earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK and his team of researchers have proved through experiments that even the bacteria rich fecal matter of annelid worms' aids in conversion of sediments to rocks in marine environment. All these researches have opened new windows for the scientists. Now microbes are being considered as the main carvers of the present earth. Considering the significance of the new emerging fields, Geological Survey of India has taken up training the young, dynamic geoscientists in the field of environmental geochemistry. In a recently organised workshop, Dr. D.K. Mehrotra, Director Training elaborated upon the significance of environmental geochemistry and its impact on man kind. Since the environment is all pervasive the chemical reactions within the eco-system do affect the living beings. With the dimension of microbes added the study becomes more complex and interesting. For example, in the field of hydrocarbon, it has been found by the scientists form the University of Michigan and Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, California that natural gas in the gas fields of Michigan was produced by swarms of microbes. The puny microbe is now perhaps going to carve the future destiny of mankind on this planet! www.centralchronicle.com/20060923/2309303.htmVK Joshi, Manuj Features
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Post by Karstscience on Aug 23, 2006 16:45:01 GMT -5
After a very long gestation the book Subterranean fishes of the world, published by the International Society for Subterranean Biology, is now available from www.speleobooks.com
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Post by Karstscience on May 27, 2006 19:28:08 GMT -5
Yes Azurerana, I enjoyed the creative spelling of troglobite myself.
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Post by Karstscience on May 19, 2006 17:22:30 GMT -5
Article Preview New Scientists Magazine issue 2552 The word: Troglobyte May 19, 2006 In 17th-century Slovenia, people didn't just believe in dragons, they new they existed because they had seen their young…IN 17th-century Slovenia, people didn't just believe in dragons, they knew they existed. How? Because every now and then, heavy rains would flush a dragon's young from its subterranean lair out into the light. The creatures washed from Slovenia's limestone caves looked like strange snakes with legs, oddly pale and lacking eyes. What could they be but dragon larvae? Later, when explorers began to probe the region's underground caverns and passages, they failed to find any fire-breathing monsters. They did, however, discover blind, white salamanders. Confined to caves, the amphibians had evolved into giants some 30 centimetres long that lived for a hundred years. Not dragons, then, but troglobytes. In the vocabulary of the cave biologist, troglobytes are cave-dwelling creatures that spend their entire lives below ground. Unlike troglophiles, which are happy to live in caves but aren't obliged to, or trogloxenes - part-timers such as bats, swallows and crickets ... www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19025522.400-the-word-troglobyte.html
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Post by Karstscience on Apr 6, 2006 16:35:03 GMT -5
Cave Creations Beckon to ASM Research FellowApril 5, 2006 Bats, stalactites, and stalagmites are not the only housemates coexisting in those underground natural geological wonders we call caves. Bacteria also grow in the extreme environment of caves and live off the rocks, minerals and dissolved chemicals found there. It is, in fact, the study of these microbiological marvels that picqued the research interests of OWU junior George Hamaoui. Oh, and by the way, Hamaoui happens to be the newly-announced awardee of the American Society of Microbiology's (ASM) Research Fellow, only the second person in OWU's history to receive this honor. "I was completely surprised to find out I got the research fellowship, especially since I finished and submitted the proposal just a week before it was due," says the Lakewood, Ohio, microbiology major. Hamaoui will spend this summer collecting bacterial samples from Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, under the watchful eye of Dr. Diana Northup, cave microbiologist at the University of New Mexico. The two linked up last year at a meeting of the Ohio branch of ASM, during which time she was a featured speaker. "Dr. Northup's research fascinated George, so he began talking with her, and they continued periodic communication throughout the year," says Dr. Laura Tuhela-Reuning, assistant professor of botany-microbiology and zoology, who is Hamaoui's OWU faculty advisor for his research project. Northup will serve in a comparable role as they work on the research in New Mexico. At the end of the summer, he will bring his collected samples to Ohio Wesleyan. "By the fall, we will finish the genetic analysis of the bacteria and use the electron microscope to determine the elements in his samples," says Tuhela-Reuning. The research fellowship includes a stipend of $4,000, plus additional funds for Hamaoui's participation in the ASM conference in Toronto, when he will give a poster presentation of his work. "I like having the opportunity to do both field-based study and lab work," says Hamaoui. That study after OWU will very likely include graduate school, and research, possibly in such areas as environmental biology or antibiotic resistance. "Time will tell," — Pam Besel connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/144.php
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Post by Karstscience on Mar 30, 2006 8:15:21 GMT -5
Biologist Position Announced Greetings, Please pass this job announcement to anyone you think may be interested. Jean Krejca Zara Environmental LLC www.zaraenvironmental.com ****************************** BIOLOGIST POSITION – Zara Environmental LLC is an environmental consulting firm seeking an individual with a minimum of a BS in biology or related field. Our office is in Buda, seven miles south of Austin, Texas, with some fieldwork primarily in central Texas. Work will include report writing, data entry, field sampling and lab curation of biological specimens, and is primarily related to endangered species assessments. Writing skills are very important, and a writing sample may be requested before an interview. Some experience with local conservation issues, web page authoring, and geographic information systems is desired. Starting salary is $25,000 per year. Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references to peter@zaraenvironmental.com Resumes will be received until April 15, 2006. Start date is flexible and will be sometime during summer 2006.
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Post by Karstscience on Apr 6, 2006 16:56:41 GMT -5
Public invited to discuss endangered Devils Hole pupfish recovery efforts April 5, 2006 Managers from the Nevada Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Death Valley National Park, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be on hand to meet with the public and discuss planned recovery actions for the endangered Devils Hole Pupfish. The public is invited to attend the discussion from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bob Ruud Community Center. The Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) was listed as endangered in 1967. This iridescent blue inch-long fish's only natural habitat is in the 93 degree waters of Devils Hole, which is a detached unit of Death Valley National Park. Although the cavern is more than 400 feet deep, the pupfish are believed to spawn exclusively on a shallow rock shelf just under the water's surface. The population of Devils Hole pupfish has not exceeded 553 individuals since surveys began in 1972. The adult population count conducted in November indicates a minimum population of 84 individuals, which is the lowest count on record. The Nevada Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Death Valley National Park, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be discussing proposed long and short-term actions and asking the public for recommendations on how to best keep them updated on the status of the pupfish. Current information on the pupfish can be found at the following Web site: www.fws.gov/nevada/protected_species/fish/species/dhp www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2006/04/05/news/devilshole.html
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Post by Karstscience on Mar 20, 2006 9:31:45 GMT -5
The world and Devils Hole Tin By Launce Rake <lrake@lasvegassun.com> Las Vegas Sun 3/18/2006 As go the Devils Hole pupfish, so goes the planet. For scientists studying the endangered pupfish, its last stand has become a metaphor for other rare and threatened species. Devils Hole Pupfish Courtesy of National Parks ServiceThe Devils Hole pupfish was one of the very first species classified by the federal government as endangered. If federal protection can't help the pupfish, could other endangered species be far behind? "When you start to see species that have been around for thousands and thousands of years disappear, it serves as a forewarning that other species may be affected, and humans may ultimately be affected," said John Wullschleger, a National Park Service biologist stationed in Fort Collins, Colo. "This species is a canary in a coal mine." The aptly named fish - just an inch long - lives in a deep, vertical limestone cave in the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump. Scientists and an assortment of federal, state and local officials are working to save the lowly pupfish as its population dwindles. They have their work cut out. Only about 80 fish remain in Devils Hole. The threatened extinction of the species is also a bellwether for the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 and its follow-up in 1973, the landmark federal laws that mandated protections for "listed" species that are on the brink of extinction. The listing ultimately led to a Supreme Court test in 1976, in which the country's highest court recognized the right of federal agencies to protect the cave's water supplies to support the pupfish, and by extension, water supplies needed for other endangered species. Now, Wullschleger and his colleagues are in a race to find out what is killing the Devils Hole pupfish and reverse the slow die-off, a process that accelerated with the accidental killing of many of the fish in September 2004. In that incident, scientific equipment stored at the mouth of the cave was washed into the water during a heavy summer flood. One-third to two-thirds of the remaining wild population of the species were killed. Those guarding the pupfish - sometimes literally, since the cave is protected by razor wire to keep out unauthorized visitors - note that even before the 2004 incident, the population was declining. Razor wire protects Devils Hole, home of the endangered pup fish, from casual visitors. Photo courtesy of Launce Rake Las Vegas Sun.Devils Hole pupfish* Scientific name: Cyprinodon diabolis * Water temperature of Devils Hole, year-round: 92 to 93 degrees * Depth of Devils Hole: Unknown - at least 500 feet * Highest number counted: 553 in 1978 * Average population through 1996: 324 * Population count in November 2005: 84 (Does not count two dozen at Hoover Dam refugium.) * Pupfish life span: Eight months to a year * President Harry Truman called the pupfish: "A peculiar race of desert fish." U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceComplete article found here: www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/news/2006/mar/18/566648486.html
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Post by Karstscience on Feb 26, 2006 18:32:55 GMT -5
The latest count of Ozark cavefish in Cave Springs shows a decline to 123 from the 2004 count that showed 150 of the threatened fish. Researchers say there were plenty of young and that the lesser number is not cause for concern. Four researchers conducted the count on Feb. 7 at the northwest Arkansas cave. The fish are counted every two years to minimize disruption to the very limited habitat. Six years ago, the count revealed 160 fish. Researchers say the population fluctuations are to be expected, but a count of 60 or fewer of the fish would be a trouble sign. Researchers found a greater than normal amount of red clay or silt inside the cave but did not link the silt to the lower count. www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=24186
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Post by Karstscience on Feb 23, 2006 18:43:54 GMT -5
BYU study uses genetics to show a species less endangered than previously thoughtAlthough the ability to compare the DNA sequences of various types of animals has often resulted in the discovery of new, very rare species that require government protection to survive, a new genetic analysis by Brigham Young University researchers came to the opposite conclusion about cave crayfish in the southeastern United States. A BYU study determined this type of crayfish, found only in caves and previously thought to be endangered, enjoys a healthy population."I certainly expected these things to be very isolated, to have small population sizes, and to be very endangered," said Keith Crandall, professor of molecular and integrative biology. "But the data simply didn't support this conclusion." The study is published in the new issue of "Molecular Ecology," with Crandall's Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Buhay as lead author. Because the cave crayfish make their homes in underground aquifers that are obviously very difficult for humans to access, previous population estimates were based on physical counts that may not have been comprehensive. "The provocative conclusion of the paper is that the cave species of crayfish, which were all considered highly endangered, in part because of the assumption of extremely low population sizes, actually have much larger effective population sizes as measured through population genetics," Crandall explained. By comparing their genetic analysis of the cave species with that of crayfish in streams and rivers, Buhay and Crandall found that the cave dwellers actually have more robust populations than their surface-dwelling cousins, which had been considered stable. "The implications of this type of research are very broad -- from how folks like The Nature Conservancy decide how and what to protect to the how the Department of Interior goes about defining species under the Endangered Species Act," said Crandall. "This type of analysis gives you reliable answers despite your intuition or emotion." He was one of two outside consultants invited to a meeting hosted last spring by Julie MacDonald, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, on using genetics in conservation. In addition to revealing the existence of a new species of cave crayfish, the study also had the improbable result of discovering new features of cave hydrology. Because crayfish collected from different caves shared molecular similarities, the researchers established the caves must be connected somehow to allow interbreeding.
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Post by Karstscience on Oct 2, 2007 22:48:52 GMT -5
Fifth Annual Tulane Maya Symposium Sacred Cenotes, Hidden Caverns: Rituals, Beliefs, and Everyday Life Relating to Caves and Cenotes among the Maya hosted by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, will be held the weekend of February 15-17, 2008 on the Uptown campus of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through a series of lectures, workshops, and a roundtable discussion, specialists at this year's symposium explore the physical and sacred geography of the Maya region. The history, geology, stories, beliefs, and rituals surrounding caves, cenotes, and mountaintop shrines from across the Maya area are among the topics that will be discussed. For further information, please contact Denise Woltering (crcrts@tulane.edu) at the Stone Center. Because New Orleans is hosting the NBA All-Star game the same weekend, we encourage you to make plans soon to attend! Please visit our website at stonecenter.tulane.edu/MayaSymposium/ for the 2008 program, registration, lodging information, and a retrospective of the 2007 symposium. There is a substantial registration discount before October 15, 2007.
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