From erick from oikos.unam.mx Wed Sep 2 14:08:35 2009 From: erick from oikos.unam.mx (Erick de la Barrera) Date: Thu Sep 3 08:21:25 2009 Subject: [Ecophysiology] New Book -- Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology Message-ID: <20090902190048.M38904@oikos.unam.mx> Dear All: Just a quick note to share with you the information about the book that William K. Smith and I have recently edited honoring the career of Prof. Park S. Nobel. Because Mexican university presses do not promote the books (it was published by Universidad Nacional Aut?noma de M?xico) we decided to share the information via the ecophys list server. Both the paperback and the hardcover versions of the book are available through Amazon.com and other online retailers and can be previewed in Google Book Search. Please check the link below, at my lab's website, for more information. Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology: A Tribute to Park S. Nobel Edited by: Erick de la Barrera and William K. Smith Universidad Nacional Aut?noma de M?xico (2009) Book Info: http://tinyurl.com/5vrvba + + >From the back cover: Park S. Nobel pioneered the coupling of cellular physical chemistry with plant physiology, providing a sound physicochemical interpretation of the laws of diffusion to a rapidly expanding field of plant physiological ecology. His classical textbook is the only one of its kind to provide an extensive array of quantitative problems and solutions in the field of plant biophysics and ecophysiology, extending from the molecular to the ecological level. In this festschrift, former graduate students and postdocs, as well as colleagues of Prof. Nobel present a series of reviews that include scales from sub-cellular to global, and topics that range from desert succulent biology to the physiology of alpine plants, encompassing basic research and applications in agronomy and conservation biology. This state-of-the-field survey provides current and useful information for professionals and graduate students, while illustrating the broad span of the influence that Nobel's career has had on modern ecophysiology. Best regards, Erick Dr. Erick de la Barrera ----- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas UNAM Campus Morelia Tel +52(443)322-3810 (desde el D.F. 5623-2810) Fax +52(443)322-2719 (desde el D.F. 5623-2719) Extensi?n UNAM: x3-2810 www.oikos.unam.mx/laboratorios/lafea/ From rdevans from wsu.edu Tue Sep 8 14:11:22 2009 From: rdevans from wsu.edu (Evans, R. Dave) Date: Tue Sep 8 14:28:53 2009 Subject: [Ecophysiology] POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION: ECOSYSTEM C AND N DYNAMICS AND SYNTHESIS Message-ID: <4C5B01F39D4F9249B2F9CEA44A9DC7D904F8FCF4@EXCHANGEVS-02.ad.wsu.edu> POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION: ECOSYSTEM C AND N DYNAMICS AND SYNTHESIS A two-year post-doctoral position is available to work on a multi-investigator, DOE-funded project that examines the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on ecosystem C and N dynamics in the Mojave Desert. The post-doctoral research associate will be responsible for synthesizing and modeling existing data from the 10-year Nevada Desert FACE project in a collaborative project between Washington State University, the University of Wyoming, University of Nevada Las Vegas, and the University of Nevada Reno. A primary goal of the synthesis work is to explore the combined effects of elevated carbon dioxide and precipitation variability on the functioning of arid ecosystems. Data are to be synthesized within a hierarchical Bayesian framework that facilitates simultaneous coupling of diverse data sources and mechanistic models. To apply please email an application letter with professional interests, research experience and goals, CV, reprints, and names, addresses, and E-mail addresses of three references to Dr. R. Dave Evans (rdevans@wsu.edu) and Dr. Kiona Ogle (kogle@uwyo.edu). Review of applications will begin 1 October and will continue until the position is filled. *************************** R. Dave Evans School of Biological Sciences PO Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA?? 99164-4236 Office: 509-335-7466 Lab:??? 509-335-6154 FAX:??? 509-335-3184 http://sbs.wsu.edu/faculty/?faculty/48 http://www.isotopes.wsu.edu From cwcook from duke.edu Wed Sep 9 13:03:50 2009 From: cwcook from duke.edu (Will Cook) Date: Wed Sep 9 13:13:29 2009 Subject: [Ecophysiology] Student award winners: Physiological Ecology Section Message-ID: <4AA7EE06.50606@duke.edu> Begin forwarded message: *From: *Kiona Ogle > *Date: *September 8, 2009 8:22:15 PM EDT *Subject: **Student award winners: Physiological Ecology Section* Dear Section Members, We hope you were able to attend some of the talks or posters of students who entered the Billings and New Phytologist (NP) Poster award at this year’s ESA meeting. We had a great (and relatively large) bunch of students competing this year, although we had almost five times more students giving talks compared to posters. Because of this imbalance, we awarded two honorable mentions for the Billings award, which is in addition to the overall winners of the Billings and New Phytologist Poster awards. The awardees are (drum roll...): Billings award: Winner: Doug Aubrey, University of Georgia, gave an oral presentation on “Root-derived CO2 efflux via xylem stream rivals soil CO2 efflux” with co-author R.O. Teskey. Honorable mention: Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona, gave a presentation on “Integrating estimates of ecosystem respiration from eddy covariance towers with automated measures of soil respiration: Examining the development and influence of hysteresis in soil respiratory fluxes along a woody plant encroachment gradient” with co-authors R. Scott, G.D. Jennerette, and T.E. Huxman. Honorable mention: Dena Vallano, Cornell University, gave a presentation on “Effects of direct foliar uptake of gaseous nitrogen dioxide on plant-herbivore interactions” with co-author S. Campbell. New Phytologist Poster award: Winner: Allyson Eller, Cornell University, presented a poster on “Influence of changing air chemistry on plant growth and reproduction: Effects of rising carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone on a model species” with co-author J. Sparks. The winners of the Billings and New Phytologist Poster awards will receive a cash prize, and the winners and honorable mentions will also receive a complimentary book of their choice from Elsevier. Thanks to both New Phytologist, which contributes to the Billings fund (source of cash prize) and Elsevier for supporting our Section’s awards competition. To learn more about these awards and their history, please visit our Section’s Web page, maintained by Rob Jackson at Duke: http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/ecophys/ Sincerely, Kiona Ogle and Zoe Cardon ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kiona Ogle Assistant Professor Departments of Botany & Statistics University of Wyoming http://www.uwyo.edu/oglelab Contact information: Department of Botany, 3165 University of Wyoming 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071 Tel: (307) 766-3219 Fax: (307) 766-2851 -----------------------------------------------------------------