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NeoCons, Vol. 5. No. 1. Febrero / Fevereiro / Février / February 2005 Boletín Neotropical de Biología de la Conservación / Boletim Neotropical de Biologia da Conservação / Bulletin Néotropical de Biologie de la Conservation / Neotropical Conservation Biology Bulletin http://www.conservationbiology.org/SCB/Publications/NeoCons/
NeoCons es publicado por la Sociedad para la Biología de la Conservación, una comunidad global de profesionales de la conservación dedicada a la promoción del estudio científico de los fenómenos que afectan el mantenimiento, pérdida y restauración de la diversidad biológica (http://www.conservationbiology.org/). NeoCons é publicado pela Sociedade para a Biologia da Conservação, uma comunidade global de profissionais em conservação dedicada à promoção do estudo científico dos processos que afectam a conservação, perda e restauração da diversidade biológica (http://www.conservationbiology.org/). NeoCons est publié par la Société pour la Biologie de la Conservation, une communauté mondiale de professionnels de la conservation visant à promouvoir l'étude scientifique des phénomènes qui influencent le maintien, la perte et la restauration de la diversité biologique (http://www.conservationbiology.org/). NeoCons is published by the Society for Conservation Biology, a global community of conservation professionals dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity (http://www.conservationbiology.org/).
PARTE I / PART I: Conservation Biology (2005) Vol. 19, No. 1 CONTENIDO (Castellano solamente / Spanish only) Los resúmenes de los artículos en castellano pueden ser consultados en: http://www.conservationbiology.org/SCB/Publications/ConsBio/Search/ English titles and abstracts can be found at the SCB website: http://www.conservationbiology.org/SCB/Publications/ConsBio/Search/
PAUL BEIER <paul.beier@nau.edu> Siendo Éticos como Biólogos de la Conservación y como Sociedad, pp. 1-2 Código de Ética de la Sociedad para la Conservación Biológica, pp. 3-3 GERMÁN I. ANDRADE <gandrade@aya.yale.edu> Ciencia y Sociedad en el Congreso Mundial de Parques, pp. 4-5JOHN TERBORGH <manu@acpub.duke.edu> Ciencia y Sociedad en el Congreso Mundial de Parques, pp. 5-6 YOLANDA VAN HEEZIK <yolanda.vanheezik@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> y PHILIP JOHN SEDDON Estructura y Contenido de Programas de Postgrado en Gestión de Vida Silvestre y Biología de la Conservación: una Perspectiva Internacional, pp. 7-14 BILA-ISIA INOGWABINI <bin@kinpost.com>, OMARI ILAMBU y MBAYMA ATALIA GBANZI Áreas Protegidas en la República Democrática del Congo, pp. 15-22 JULIANNE LUTZ NEWTON <jnewton@uiuc.edu> y ERIC T. FREYFOGLE Sustentabilidad: un Desacuerdo, pp. 23-32 DAVID EHRENFELD <dehrenfeld@aesop.rutgers.edu> Sustentabilidad: Viviendo con las Imperfecciones, pp. 33-35 ROBERT PAEHLKE <rpaehlke@trentu.ca> Sustentabilidad como un Concepto Unificador, pp. 36-38 CHRISTINE PADOCH <cpadoch@nybg.org> y ROBIN R. SEARS Conservando Conceptos: en Elogio a la Sustentabilidad, pp. 39-41 JULIANNE LUTZ NEWTON y ERIC T. FREYFOGLE <efreyfog@law.uiuc.edu> Todo Sobre la Naturaleza, pp. 42-44 DAVID J. GOWER <d.gower@nhm.ac.uk> y MARK WILKINSON Biología de la Conservación de Anfibios Caecilianos, pp. 45-55 RHYS E. GREEN <reg29@hermes.cam.ac.uk>, ANDREW BALMFORD, PETER R. CRANE, GEORGINA M. MACE, JOHN D. REYNOLDS y R. KERRY TURNER Un Marco para Mejorar el Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Respuestas a la Cumbre Mundial de Desarrollo Sustentable, pp. 56-65 ANGELA D. ANDERS <ada128@psu.edu> y MATTHEW R. MARSHALL Incremento en la Precisión de Estimaciones de Productividad y Supervivencia en la Evaluación del Estatus de Poblaciones de Aves Terrestres, pp. 66-74 W. J. TREWHELLA <will.trewhella@nottingham.ac.uk> , K. M. RODRIGUEZ-CLARK, N. CORP, A. ENTWISTLE, S. R. T. GARRETT, E. GRANEK, K. L. LENGEL, M. J. RABOUDE, P. F. REASON y B. J. SEWALL Educación Ambiental como un Componente de Programas Multidisciplinarios de Conservación: Lecciones de Iniciativas de Conservación para Murciélagos Frugívoros en Peligro Crítico en el Océano Índico Occidental, pp. 75-85 MARK A. ZACHARIAS <mark.zacharias@csuci.edu> y EDWARD J. GREGR Sensibilidad y Vulnerabilidad en Ambientes Marinos: Una Metodología para Identificar Áreas Marinas Vulnerables, pp. 86-97 HELEN E. FOX <helen.fox@wwfus.org>, PETER J. MOUS, JOS S. PET, ANDREAS H. MULJADI y ROY L. CALDWELL Evaluación Experimental de la Rehabilitación de Arrecifes de Coral Después de Pesca con Explosivos, pp. 98-107 THORSTEN WIEGAND <thorsten.wiegand@ufz.de>, ELOY REVILLA y KIRK A. MOLONEY Efectos de la Pérdida y Fragmentación del Hábitat sobre la Dinámica Poblacional, pp. 108-121 N. BARVE <, M. C. KIRAN, G. VANARAJ, N. A. ARAVIND, D. RAO, R. UMA SHAANKER, K. N. GANESHAIAH <kng@vsnl.com> y J. G. POULSEN Medición y Mapeo de Amenazas a un Santuario de Vida Silvestre en el Sur de India, pp. 122-130
SHIRLI BAR-DAVID <bardavid@nature.berkeley.edu>, DAVID SALTZ, TAMAR DAYAN, AMIR PERELBERG y AMIT DOLEV Modelos Demográficos y la Realidad en
GUY COWLISHAW <guy.cowlishaw@ioz.ac.uk>, SAMANTHA MENDELSON y J. MARCUS ROWCLIFFE Estructura y Organización de una Cadena de Comercialización de Carne Silvestre en el Suroeste de Ghana, pp. 139-149 EVA BELLEMAIN <eva.bellemain@ujf-grenoble.fr>, JON E. SWENSON, DAVID TALLMON, SVEN BRUNBERG y PIERRE TABERLET Estimación del Tamaño Poblacional de Animales Elusivos con ADN de Heces Colectadas por Cazadores: Cuatro Métodos para Osos Pardos, pp. 150-161 MATHIEU DENOEL <mathieu.denoel@ulg.ac.be>, GEORG DZUKIC y MILOS L. KALEZIC Efectos de Introducciones de Peces sobre Tritones Pedomórficos en Europa, pp. 162-170 PETER B. MCINTYRE <pbm3@cornell.edu>, ELLINOR MICHEL, KRISTIN FRANCE, ADAM RIVERS, PAUL HAKIZIMANA y ANDREW S. COHEN Efectos a Nivel Individual y de Ensamble de la Sedimentación Antropogénica sobre Caracoles en el Lago Tanganyika, pp. 171-181 DON A. DRISCOLL <don.driscoll@flinders.edu.au> y TOM WEIR Las Respuestas de Escarabajos a la Fragmentación de Hábitat Dependen de los Atributos Ecológicos, Condición del Hábitat y Tamaño Remanente, pp. 182-194 LAURENCE PACKER <bugsrus@yorku.ca>, AMRO ZAYED, JENNIFER C. GRIXTI, LUISA RUZ, ROBIN E. OWEN, FELIPE VIVALLO y HAROLDO TORO Genética de la Conservación de Mutualismos Potencialmente en Peligro: Bajos Niveles de Variación Genética en Abejas Especialistas Versus Generalistas, pp. 195-202 GÉRALDINE LOOT <loot@cict.fr>, MARCELA ALDANA y SERGIO A. NAVARRETE Efectos de Exclusión Humana sobre Parasitismo en Redes Tróficas Intermareales del Centro de Chile, pp. 203-212 SHANNON M. WEIGLE <sweigle@comcast.net>, L. DAVID SMITH, JAMES T. CARLTON y JUDITH PEDERSON Evaluación del Riesgo de Introducciones de Especies Exóticas a través del Comercio de Especies Marinas Vivas, pp. 213-223 YUAN-YUAN LI, XIAO-YONG CHEN <xychens@hotmail.com o xychen@des.ecnu.edu.cn>, XIN ZHANG, TIAN-YI WU, HUI-PING LU y YUE-WEI CAI Diferencias Genéticas entre Poblaciones Silvestres y Artificiales de Metasequoia glyptostroboides: Implicaciones para la Recuperación de Especies, pp. 224-231 JOSE L. VILLASEÑOR <vrios@ibiologia.unam.mx>, GUILLERMO IBARRA-MANRÍQUEZ, JORGE A. MEAVE y ENRIQUE ORTÍZ Taxa Mayores como Sustitutos de Biodiversidad de Plantas en un País Megadiverso, pp. 232-238 COLIN J. YATES <coliny@calm.wa.gov.au> y PHILIP G. LADD Importancia Relativa de la Biología Reproductiva y la Ecología para la Persistencia de una Hierba Rara en un Paisaje Fragmentado, pp. 239-249 PAULA SIITONEN <paula.siitonen@hut.fi>, ANTTI LEHTINEN y MIKKO SIITONEN Efectos de los Bordes de Bosque sobre la Distribución, Abundancia y Persistencia Regional de Hongos de Madera en Pudrición, pp. 250-260 PAUL J. ROBACK y ROBERT A. ASKINS <raask@conncoll.edu> Uso Juicioso de Pruebas de Hipótesis Múltiples, pp. 261-267 DAVID S. WILKIE <dwilkie@wcs.org>, MALCOLM STARKEY, KATE ABERNETHY, ERNESTINE NSTAME EFFA, PAUL TELFER y RICARDO GODOY Papel de los Precios y Riqueza en la Demanda de Consumo de Carne Silvestre en Gabón, África Central, pp. 268-274 CAMPBELL O. WEBB <campbell.webb@yale.edu> Diseñando Esperanza, pp. 275-277 DAVID BARTON BRAY <brayd@fiu.edu> Desafiando al Método Que Mejor Conocemos, pp. 278-279
GRUPO DE TRABAJO CENTREAD <ggilbert@ucsc.edu> Logrando que los Parques
KAMALJIT S. BAWA <kamal.bawa@umb.edu> Más que una Evaluación de Conservación, pp. 281-282 LARRY D. HARRIS <ldharris@ufl.edu> Dimensiones Humanas ... y luego Algunas, pp. 282-284 Libros Recibidos Recientemente, pp. 285
PARTE II: OTRAS INFORMACIONES / OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES / AUTRES INFORMATIONS / OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
1. Training opportunity / Oportunidad de entrenamiento: CONSERVATION INTERN, DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN PROGRAM (English only / Sólo inglés) 2. Fellowship spportunity / Oportunidad de beca: INTERNATIONAL PhD OPPORTUNITIES IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (4 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo inglés)
3. Job announcement / Oferta de empleo: DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (10 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo
4. Oportunidad de entrenamiento / Training opportunity: BECAS DE TRABAJO/INVESTIGACIÓN PARA DOCTORADO, UNIVERSIDAD DE ALASKA FAIRBANKS (Sólo castellano / Spanish only) 5. Job announcement / Oferta de empleo: VENEZUELA COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (18 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo inglés)
1. Training opportunity / Oportunidad de entrenamiento: CONSERVATION INTERN, DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN PROGRAM (English only / Sólo inglés) Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the leader in wetlands and waterfowlconservation, is seeking an intern for the Latin America and Caribbean Program at its National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Start date is May/June 2005. Responsibilities: include assisting the director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program with project management, keeping contact with colleagues in Latin America and the Caribbean, and other related program matters. The intern serves as one of the primary contacts for conservation inquiries about LAC. Qualifications: a wildlife, wetlands, natural resources, or earth science background is necessary. Strong interest in the wetlands and waterfowl of the Latin American and Caribbean region is required. Some GIS/RS experience is a plus. Master of Science degree is preferred. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills in English and Spanish. Knowledge of Portuguese language is also a plus. Deadline for applications: open until filled. Salary: $1300 a month stipend (does not include health insurance, travel or visa expenses)
Please send resume (maximum 2 pages) and cover letter in either English or Spanish to: Dr. Montserrat Carbonell, Director, Latin America and Caribbean Program, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120, USA.
2. Fellowship spportunity / Oportunidad de beca: INTERNATIONAL PhD OPPORTUNITIES IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (4 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo inglés) The European Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Research is pleased to announce topics for a cohort of international PhD studentships, to start in Autumn 2005. These EU-funded studentships are designed in part to foster mobility, and so are open to applicants from anywhere in the world except the UK - for specific eligibility rules see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/european/information/marie_curie/marie_est.html Marie Curie students will be treated as University employees, and so each of the projects listed below has both a project description and a job description associated with it. The closing date for applications is March 4th 2005. Interviews will be held in March/April 2005. Marie Curie Studentship topics:
The causes and consequences of population size for genetic diversity and population viability: an experimental study.
Biodiversity impacts of invasive species at multiple spatial scales.
How does biodiversity affect critical ecosystem functions in tropical forests?
Understanding species responses to environmental change: Insect-plant interactions at range margins
Modelling disease threats to island biodiversity
Biological invasions does enemy release affect invasion success?
Biodiversity response to climate change during the Late Cretaceous (~70Ma) in Antarctica: investigating extinctions and radiations of Antarctic palynomorph floras
Project descriptions and details can be found on the EBI studentship
http://www.ebi.org.uk/studentships-proposals-mc.htm Applicants for Marie Curie doctoral studentships in Biodiversity and Conservation research should apply through the Graduate School of the Faculty of Biological Sciences: http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/gradschool/how_to_apply.htm Make sure to note on your application form that you are applying for a studentship through the Marie Curie EST in Biodiversity and Conservation Research, and name the project and supervisor(s) of interest. Marie Curie studentships are administered as contracts of employment, and consequently a separate job application will be required by successful studentship applicants at a later date. If you have additional queries concerning a particular project, please contact the proposed supervisor(s). Queries about the Biodiversity and Conservation Research EST programme as a whole can be addressed to its co-ordinator, Dr. William Kunin (Tel: +44 113 343 2857; e-mail: w.e.kunin@leeds.ac.uk).
3. Job announcement / Oferta de empleo: DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (10 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo
American Bird Conservancy, an international bird conservation organization, has a new opening for a Director of International Programs to develop and direct bird conservation programs in Latin American and the Caribbean. The Director of International Programs leads ABC's efforts to conserve resident and migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean and to integrate these efforts with the ABC's domestic program. The Director manages ABC international programs and staff, and leads in developing ABC international projects and programs. The Director of International Programs works with ABC's Chief Conservation Officer and other conservation staff to develop an integrated conservation program and participates in issue selection and strategic planning as a part of ABC's Planning Team. S(he) works in close collaboration with the ABC's President and Chief Conservation Officer and other NGO leaders to set international bird conservation priorities that can be most effectively! accomplished by ABC and partner organizations. S(he) ensures that ABC develops and maintains effective liaisons with resource management agencies and NGO leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Director also plays a major role in finding and obtaining funding for international programs. The successful candidate will have an advanced degree in biological sciences or related field. At least five years experience in Latin American or Caribbean conservation is desirable. Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Send cover letter, resume, and three references by 10 March 2005 to: George E. Wallace, VP and Chief Conservation Officer, American Bird Conservancy, P.O. Box 249, The Plains, VA or e-mail: gwallace@abcbirds.org. No phone calls, please.
George E. Wallace
4. Oportunidad de entrenamiento / Training opportunity: BECAS DE TRABAJO/INVESTIGACIÓN PARA DOCTORADO, UNIVERSIDAD DE ALASKA FAIRBANKS (Sólo castellano / Spanish only) Una beca de asistencia de investigación/enseñanza para graduados está disponible para participar en la investigación del fondo de NSF sobre denética de poblaciones y propiedades adaptativas de proteínas respiratorias de hemoglobina de aves acuáticas de la Cordillera de los Andes de Sur América. El estudio incluirá varias expediciones a Sur América, así como trabajo de laboratorio y análisis de datos en la Universidad de Alaska Fairbanks. Becas de asistencia de investigación/enseñanza de $18,000/año estarán disponibles para comenzar tan pronto como en junio del 2005. El postulante escogido deberá saber hablar Castellano (e Inglés), y se dará cierta prioridad a postulantes de Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador, y Colombia. Se espera cierta experiencia en investigación basada en colecta, así como en colecta y análisis de datos genéticos. Los postulantes deben mandar:
(1) Carta de presentación
Dr. Kevin G. McCracken, Institute of Arctic Biology & Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA. Tel. office 1 (907) 474-6419 Rm. 228 WRRB, fax 1 (907) 474-6967, email: fnkgm@uaf.edu, http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/~kevin_mccracken/
5. Job announcement / Oferta de empleo: VENEZUELA COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (18 March 2005 deadline) (English only / Sólo inglés) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The Venezuela Country Representative is the legal representative and the spokesperson of TNC in the country. This position does not manage or oversee TNC's programmatic and project work in Venezuela, which is being managed by the corresponding Conservation Programs. She/he guides the Conservancy's efforts to develop and implement high-leverage conservation policy strategies in Venezuela, and develops and maintains the relationships between TNC and Venezuelan governmental authorities, as well as with the Venezuela-related staff of bilateral and multilateral agencies and private industry, representing the Conservancy with these audiences to promote the success of TNC's conservation strategies in Venezuela. In addition, the Venezuela Country Representative is part of a team with the Conservation Programs in the development of high-leverage conservation strategies that promote the organization's mission in Venezuela, providing a political vision for conservation in the country, focusing on actions that increase public- and private-sector commitment and funding to biodiversity conservation, and specifically generating policy actions by governments and multilateral agencies that support conservation of portfolio sites identified in ecoregional assessments. These actions could include long-term financial mechanisms such as national-level trust funds for protected-area management, implementation of international conservation treaties like the Convention of Biological Diversity, implementation of user fees mechanisms or ecosystem services markets applied for conservation, proposing, promoting and participating in the design of projects and negotiating and leveraging funds from bilateral and multilateral sources, and building support for national "Conservation Blueprint" of priority sites. The Venezuela Country Representative also works in partnership with other conservation organizations based in the country to complement and enhance their policy efforts in support of shared goals. The Venezuela Country Representative is supervised by the South American Region External Affairs Director.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS: 1.Graduate degree in natural resource management, economics, finance, law or other relevant fields and proven track record (5+
COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING: 1. Negotiates and produces solutions under pressure. 2. Diagnoses complex problems and identifies creative solutions. Also, cultivates the creative ideas of others to identify potential solutions. 3. Designs, implements and directs multiple complex projects, setting and meeting deadlines and ensuring program accountability. 4. May coordinate the work of other professional's inside/outside the organization. DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING: 1. Significant opportunity to act independently within broad program goals and in coordination with Operating Unit. 2. Makes strategic decisions based on analysis, experience and judgement. 3. Decisions may have program-wide and international impac. 4. Opportunity to enhance his/her action in the frame of broader program goals, under SACR-XA guidance and in coordination with the corresponding OUs. 5. Errors in judgement could have wide scope and lasting effect. RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT -FINANCIAL & SUPERVISORY: 1. May supervise professional staff with responsibility for performance management, training and career development. Establishes clear directions and sets stretch objectives. 2. Ensures in-country regional program meets country-specific legal requirements. 3. Responsibility and accountability for meeting external affairs department strategic goals and objectives at the regional and global levels. 4. Legal representation of TNC is part of this position and requires close coordination with Operating Unit Directors, External Affairs Director, and Legal Department. 5. Financial responsibility includes setting and meeting fundraising objectives, operating within budget guidelines and developing corrective strategies as needed. 6. Responsible for ensuring in-country regional program and projects comply with TNC policies and external (donor, USG grant) requirements. COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS: 1. Excellent team work skills; ability to work as part of a professional team. 2. Communicates professionally with a wide variety of people of diverse cultural professional and economic backgrounds for the purpose of developing, negotiating and/or implementing functional programs. 3. Prepare and present project proposals and negotiate with bilateral and multilateral agencies to achieve program goals. 4. Solicit program support through clear written communications, including proposal writing and other written materials. 5. Strong communications and presentation skills; ability to persuasively convey Country Program projects and priorities to diverse groups, including donors, partners and TNC domestic audiences. 6. Sensitivity to working in an advisory role with partner organizations. 7. Effectively directs/participates in complex negotiations. Ability to work well under pressure. 8. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to coordinate and lead the efforts of other professionals to effectively meet In-country regional program needs. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT: 1. Willing to travel 33% of time. 2. Work requires only minor physical exertion and/or physical strain. Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements.
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