========================================================================= Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 09:50:38 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Liu Jie Subject: ENTONEMA discussion list Comments: cc: ENTOMO-L@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear All: Sorry for cross-posting but this discussion list is about Entomology and Nematology (entomopathogenic nematodes). ========================================================================= Welcome to the ENTONEMA discussion list: ENTONEMA@mail.orst.edu YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE MAILING LIST EntoNema WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AMONG INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES. RESEARCH AND USE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES HAS INCREASED OVER THE RECENT YEARS AND THERE IS AN INCREASING NEED FOR RESEARCHER AND USERS TO HAVE A RAPID FORM OF COMMUNICATION TO SHARE INFORMATION. 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Entomology Fax:(541) 737-3643 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 E-mail: jiel@bcc.orst.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 11:08:23 -0500 Reply-To: mcarthur@onyx.si.edu Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: "Dr. Andrew G. McArthur" Organization: LMS, Smithsonian Institution Subject: Help with Thermanermertes Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Colleagues, In the process of maintaining our deep-sea hydrothermal vent faunal database, I have come across the nemertean genus Thermanermertes for which I was unable to find any records in the CD-ROM version of the Zoological Record (1978-1996). If anyone can help me with citations to Thermanermertes, I would be very appreciative. I am after systematic citations and information on its distribution as I need to know if it is endemic to hydrothermal vents. Much thanks! Dr. Andrew G. McArthur Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746 Phone: (301) 238-3444 Ext. 112, Fax: (301) 238-3059 mcarthur@onyx.si.edu, http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8431/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The DEEPSEA Research Newsgroup: BIONET.BIOLOGY.DEEPSEA More Info: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8431/deepsea.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 18:01:18 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Guillermo Cap MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Please I am looking for a vital stain for Meloidogyne J2. Thanks, Guillermo Cap Laboratorio de Nematolgogia IMYZA-CICA-INTA CC25 (1712) Castelar Buenos Aires-Argentina ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 16:46:33 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Howard Ferris Subject: NEMABASE now available on WWW In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII NEMABASE - A database of the host status of plants to plant-parasitic nematodes (with currently approx. 42000 entries) can now be downloaded with its built-in search engine and report generator. NEMABASE does not require any database software. For efficient use of NEMABASE yo need: A Pentium or 486 PC Windows 3.1 or 95 At least 8 Mb of RAM (preferably 16) Approx. 20Mb available disk space There is no cost for NEMABASE downloaded from the Web (other than any connect-time charges). Download NEMABASE from: www.ipm.ucdavis.edu. NEMABASE comes with an installer for Windows and instructions. Alternatively, NEMABASE can be ordered on disk for $12.00 (checks payable to UC Regents) from: Software Distribution Statewide IPM Project University of California Davis, CA 95616-8621 Further information is available at the web site. Howard Ferris Department of Nematology University of California Davis, CA 95616 hferris@ucdavis.edu ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 11:29:30 +0100 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Diana Wall Freckman In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" hi ho, how's life!? Diana Diana Wall Freckman, Director and Professor Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Associate Dean, College of Natural Resources Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 ____ Phone: 970/491-2504 FAX: 970/491-3945 EMAIL: dfreckman@Lternet.edu NREL WWW server is http://www.nrel.colostate.edu Soil Biodiversity home page is http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/soil ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 06:58:50 -0400 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: "Richard S. Hussey" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi young lady. I have been trying to download the UC-Davis Nemabase without any luck. Oh well, will buy the disks. How have you been? Heard you applied and made the short list for a Riverside position. How did that come out? Not sure why you would want to leave beautiful Colorado! I know you are keeping busy, running around the world etc. Things are the same here, keeping busy and trying to get some projects done. Not taking on anymore projects until a chapter gets done this summer. Head to the Netherlands in a couple of weeks for the annual meeting with the Dutch. Other than that the usual is going on. I look forward to seeing you this summer in Tucson.... Take care, Dick ================================================================== Dick Hussey "The difficulty lies not in University of Georgia new ideas, but in escaping Voice: 706-542-1254 from the old ones." FAX: 706-542-1262 E-mail: hussey@uga.cc.uga.edu John Maynard Keynes ================================================================== ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 09:59:49 -0400 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: David Bird In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Guillermo, >Please I am looking for a vital stain for Meloidogyne J2. Thanks If you do find one, could you please post it; I too would be interested in a vital stain. However, being dauers, J2s might be somewhat recalcitrant to staining. By the way, you didn't list an e-mail address; I apologise for replying to the entire group. What is your e-mail address? Best regards, dave David McK. Bird Associate Professor Department of Plant Pathology North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 Office: (919) 515-6813 Fax: (919) 515-9500 http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/plantpath/Personnel/Faculty/bir d.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 11:12:15 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Guillermo Cap Subject: Re: RKN vital stain MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit OK David, I will. My mail-address is . Thanks for your help. Best regards, Guillermo Cap ---------- > From: David Bird > To: NEMA-L@crcvms.unl.edu > Subject: > Date: lunes 12 de mayo de 1997 6:59 > > Guillermo, > >Please I am looking for a vital stain for Meloidogyne J2. Thanks > > If you do find one, could you please post it; I too would be interested in > a vital stain. However, being dauers, J2s might be somewhat recalcitrant to > staining. By the way, you didn't list an e-mail address; I apologise for > replying to the entire group. What is your e-mail address? > Best regards, > dave > > > David McK. Bird > Associate Professor > Department of Plant Pathology > North Carolina State University > Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 > > Office: (919) 515-6813 > Fax: (919) 515-9500 > http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/plantpath/Personnel/Faculty/bir d. html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 09:27:18 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: "Michael A. McClure" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Diana: I think that you got your mailing lists confused. mc. ====================================================== At 11:29 AM 5/10/97 +0100, you wrote: >hi ho, >how's life!? > >Diana > >Diana Wall Freckman, Director and Professor >Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, >Associate Dean, College of Natural Resources >Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 >____ >Phone: 970/491-2504 >FAX: 970/491-3945 >EMAIL: dfreckman@Lternet.edu > >NREL WWW server is http://www.nrel.colostate.edu >Soil Biodiversity home page is http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/soil > > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 11:52:07 +0000 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Jon Pickup Subject: Re: (No Subject) In-Reply-To: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; X-MAPIextension=".TXT" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hello Diana Life is great - but hectic! Sorry - I didn't reply to your earlier conta= ct, but I am here - just! Too busy with administration, management and the rest, with too little = time for any real science. How are you? Best wishes Jon JON PICKUP Zoology Section Scottish Agricultural Science Agency East Craigs Edinburgh, EH12 8NJ Tel: 0131-244-8859 Fax: 0131-244-8940 e-mail: pickup@sasa.gov.uk ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 09:45:59 +0000 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List Comments: Authenticated sender is From: Allen Szalanski Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Subject: NEMA-L UPDATE Comments: To: NEMA-L@UNL.EDU MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Recently there has been several questions concerning the general use of this list. Please remember that when you respond to a posted message, the response will go to the list (which has over 200 subscribers) and not to the individual who posted the message. To assist with subscribing, unsubscribing, postponing messages etc, a WWW site (http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/plntpath/nematode/nema_l.htm) has been set up to assist with many of these commands. Subscriber changes to both nema-l and entonema can be made at this site. To get a list of the most common subscriber options for nema-l, send a message to listserv@unl.edu and type help in the body of the message. Allen Szalanski nema-l moderator *************************************************************** Allen L. Szalanski Ph.D. Phone: 402/472-3167 Research Associate Fax: 402/472-2853 406 Plant Science Email: aszalans@unlinfo.unl.edu Dept. Plant Pathology University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68583-0722 WWW: http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/plntpath/nematode/aszalans.htm *************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 11:44:02 +0000 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: "Linda M. Treeful" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sorry, How to unsubscribe? ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 10:39:02 +0200 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Wilfrida Decraemer Subject: what is a publication Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear colleagues, I would like to submit the following taxonomic problem for discussion. How do we have to interpret new taxonomic names in abstracts published in the journal of "Dissertation Abstracts International" or "Helminthological/Nematological Abstracts" and without any description (apart from the one in the dissertation itself)? According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985) Art. 9 (=what does not constitute publication) enumerates a number of procedures or acts which do not constitute publication within the meaning of the Code; among them "microfilm" e.g. the way by which U.S.A. Ph.D. dissertations are available. Additionally in a recent discussion draft of the Proposed Fourth Edition of the Code (1995) are also mentioned: abstracts of articles of meetings, symposia, congresses only for distribution to participants, even if obtainable by non-participants. So, a Ph.D. dissertation is not a publication nor are abstracts of meetings which have not been published later on in a journal. However, Ph.D. dissertation abstract in the U.S.A. e.g. is published in the journal: Dissertation Abstracts International" which to my knowledge does not include a taxonomic disclaimer. Now here comes my question: how do we interpret taxonomic names in abstracts published in journals based on databases? (1) Do we consider abstracts published in such journals as "no publications" and so do we ignore new taxonomic names in such abstracts and consider them as non-existant? This would mean that they are available in the future and may cause confusion or (2) Do we consider these abstracts as publications and the new taxonomic names in them as "nomen nuda"? since according to Art. 13 of the Code, scientific names which do not satisfy the provisions of Art. 11 (= on requirements for a name of a nomenclatural act) are not valid. Following option 2, what if for some of these names in an abstract the description has been published on a later date than in the abstract published in "Dissertation Abstract International " using the same scientific name and to make if more complicated in collaboration with other authors (= co-authors)? Concrete example: Rodriguez-Montessoro, R. (Dissertation Abstracts International, 1977, see Helminthological Abstracts 1979) mentioned two new genera (Allotrichodorus and Varodorus) and 7 new species, 2 new subfamilies and 2 new combinations (subgenera Nanidorus and Atlantadorus raised to genus level). Apparently the author did not consider his dissertation as a publication since one year later (1978) he published in two separate papers respectively (1) three new species (= Trichodorus intermedius, T. dilatatus and Paratrichodorus (Atlantadorus) grandis) with co-author Bell and (2) one new genus Allotrichodorus and two of the new species (Allotrichodorus vangundyi and Paratrichodorus(Nanidorus) westindicus) with two other co-authors (Sher & Siddiqi), hereby leaving Atlantadorus and Nanidorus at subgenus level. Remain unpublished from the abstract: the new genus Varodorus with two new species V. bullatus and V. grandis. Meanwhile, the proposed combination of Atlantadorus and Nanidorus to genus level has been published by Siddiqi (1980) and the new subfamily Paratrichodorinae has been introduced by Siddiqi (1983). Concusion It seems that according to option 2 part of the discussed abstract (names or nomenclatural acts) is not conform to the Code. In the example the genus Allotrichodorus is published twice and with different authors; the taxonomic ranking of Atlantadorus and Nanidorus differs and nomen nuda have been used again. In option 1 Scientific names and nomenclatural acts described in abstracts published in journals based on databases have to be considered as non-existant so may not be reffered to e.g. in taxonomic species lists. -------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrida DECRAEMER Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen Departement Invertebraten Vautierstraat 29 B-1000 Brussel, Belgium Tel. 32.2.62.74.335 Fax. 32.2.627.41.41 e-mail: decraemer@kbinirsnb.be ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:00:56 -0400 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Ian MacLatchy Subject: Host range of golden nematode Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu Does anyone out there (on NEMA-L server) know if peppers (Capsicum or Piper) have ever been reported as a host for golden nematode (Globodera rostochiensis). I have seen one general reference to "peppers" as a host in a Canadian Landscape-Trades publication (magazine-type article) but can find no other similar reference in the scientific literature (e.g., CAB-Pest CD's, various databases, nematology text books, USDA handbooks, EPPO factsheets, etc..). Ian MacLatchy Program Plant Pathologist Plant Health Risk Assessment Unit Canadian Food Inspection Agency 3851 Fallowfield Road, Nepean, Ontario CANADA K2H-8P9 phone 613-228-6698 fax 613-228-6662 e-mail maclatci@em.agr.ca ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 13:10:48 -0500 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Byron Adams Subject: Re: what is a publication In-Reply-To: <9705160839.AA12296@d5100.kbinirsnb.be> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Wilfrida Decraemer wrote: >Dear colleagues, >I would like to submit the following taxonomic problem for discussion. >How do we have to interpret new taxonomic names in abstracts published in >the journal of "Dissertation Abstracts International" or >"Helminthological/Nematological Abstracts" and without any description >(apart from the one in the dissertation itself)? -snipped- This has been an active topic on the TAXACOM list-serv group recently, where a lot of light (as well as heat) has been generated. Before we take up this thread here, it might be handy to go over what has already been said by several other taxonomists from a variety of different fields. Archives of this discussion can be found under the topic "validity of taxonomic publication" et al. for the month of February and a continuing thread into latter months under "thesis publications." For the February threads, try: http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/archive/gophtax.feb.97/index.html for the current one try: http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/archive/gophtax/index.html cheers, byron ______________________________________________________________________ Byron J. Adams Department of Plant Pathology 406 Plant Sciences Hall P.O. Box 830722 Lincoln, NE 68583-0722 lab (402) 472 5598 fax (402) 472-2853 http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/plntpath/nematode/wormhome.htm _____________________________________________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 02:09:38 -0400 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: KingFsher@AOL.COM Subject: The one book that every serious ecologist needs to read!!! Comments: To: mollusca@ucmp1.berkeley.edu, morphmet@cunyvm.cuny.edu, MOSQUITO-L@iastate.edu, msbherp-l@mail.unm.edu, msuentom@msu.edu, museum-l@unmvma.unm.edu, napfsc@reeusda.gov, natlit-l@netcom.com, natura-l@uchcecvm.bitnet, natureconnect@store-forward.mindspring.com, NATURENB@hermes.csd.unb.ca, nciw-l@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu, nema-l@unl.edu MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable The one book that every serious ecologist needs to read!!! Deeper Ecology: Essays on Ecological Spirituality Dear Colleagues: I have recently published a book entitled "Deeper Ecology: Essays on Ecological Spirituality," which outlines and discusses a protocol for the preservation and restoration of global ecology, wildlife populations, and ecosystems based on the degradation due to human exploitation. This book also delves into the "connectedness" aspect of humans to the natural worl= d, with my own personal reflections on our role in the scheme of the finer workings of the world's flora and fauna. The Journal of Mammalogy and The Canadian Field Naturalist, as well as a dozen other publications, are planning to review this book in the near future. I invite you to read samples of the text; directly following. Ordering instructions for the book are shown at the end of these abstracts from the entire, 50 page text (8 1/2=94 x 11=94 format). Please share this information with others, and enjoy! Note: The price for each copy has been drastical= ly reduced to only $5.95 for each copy!!! ************************************************************** "The figures are astounding in their portrayal of the worldwide rape of the land: Nearly 100% of the face of the earth in Ethiopia, Japan, an= d The United Kingdom has been disturbed; with a similar 75% rate in the U.S= ., Mexico, and China. Also, 95% of the forests in the U.S. have been lost, while only 10.5% of the total land area in the country is protected there (The rest (89.5%) is exploited). As can be seen, the cancerous growth of human invasion has spread to the far reaches of every continent on mother earth. We have set aside fo= r parks and refuges, which have shown to be increasingly ineffectual, becau= se of the island biogeography theory of poor dispersal and geographic isolat= ion, which causes populations of wildlife to go extinct. We simply can't section off a small plot of real estate in the midst= of civilization and expect it to function as a micro-ecosystem with unlimite= d potential. Furthermore, zoos and captive breeding programs are hardly a match for true wilderness, for these animals are far less keen to predators, and often become habitualized and imprinted to humans and their interactions. Healthy populations must consist of a great amount of individuals in order to persist. This is because of genetic traits, mutation, inbreeding, and general heterozygosity of alleles in the traits shared and passed on to the offspring. Dispersal, via proximate patch availability and transportation corridors is the salvation of these remnants of the dissolved landscape, within which the flora and fauna have free reign. A long time before I learned this in my college courses, I keyed in = to this process in the city park bordering nearby hillsides, which at that t= ime were undeveloped due to rough, mountainous terrain. Over the years, as I hiked there, I noticed that the city was spreading up the hill, and proba= bly now over, spilling into another valley, like an explosion with no end. What was once a wilderness park, with it=92s coyotes, deer, and rattlesna= kes, readily witnessed; has now become just what I described: A city park, with a manicured lawn equipped with sprinkler systems and picnic tables for a Sunday afternoon for the family to =93get out into nature.=94 I bring to this discussion the recurrent buzzword called rainforest, which evokes majestic visions of valleys filled with rivers of fog, brigh= tly colored birds; and low and behold, a pair of massive tractors, with a 50-meter length of chain sweeping every tree in it=92s wake, decimating a grove in a matter of minutes. Yes, the tropical rainforest is the most diverse ecosystem on the planet, primarily because of the highly-specialized niches, incredible nutrient availability, and proportional energy influx from the rich and abundant biomass, which seemingly litters the terrain. Unfortunately, a large proportion of this quality habitat is found in undeveloped countries, where conservation is a luxury. A common practice which nearly literally brings tears to my eyes is the slash-and-burn technique of agricultural clearing of land of which impoverished, indigenous peoples practice for their livelihood. For, aft= er a minimal amount of time, the soil in one area becomes nutrient-depleted, thus a new site must be obtained to produce viable crops, thus forests are decimated at a sickening and utterly evil rate. I became morbidly depressed in ecology course years ago when I saw satellite photographs of the earth taken at night, which showed scores of =93wildfires=94 burning across the planet, primarily located in rainf= orests, caused by what I have just described. The feelings that are conjured by this atrocity are those of deep pain and a very strong motherly instinct for the nurturing and healing of this sickness, which is plainly seen to those, who, like me, have the stomach, or perhaps the honesty to look upo= n. The naturalist side of me cannot bear the site of a tree which has b= een harvested for human use. For the dismembered stump which remains is a mockery of the dignity once claimed by the testimonial lifesource by the one who wields the ax. The simple fact is that trees produce the oxygen which we breathe. It is pitiful enough to have to stay indoor= s on a warm day in a large city to avoid being rendered unconscious from the poisonous fumes of industry. The accounts of air pollution are endless, with some of the most striking to my mind being the Black Forest in Germany, which is nearly gone, from acid rain caused by the rapid advancement of modern machinery in that country. A professor of mine once told the class that air pollution didn=92t matter, because it was simply blown =93somewhere e= lse.=94 This did not sit well with me, and does not to this day. This will not suffice. Another example of corporate madness is in a seemingly pristine, alpine lake, located outside of New York City, where another professor of mine expected to find countless circles on the top of the water in the morning from trout foraging for insects (A common site in a typical wilderness setting). Yet, he found the lake to be entirely, and without exception, a motionless void of highly acidic water. Furthermore, scientists have documented a one degree overall increas= e in global temperature in recent history, giving evidence to the =93greenh= ouse effect=94 of the diminishment of the ozone layer; this perverse, proverbi= al newsflash, which has captured the interest of millions over the last few decades. Again, satellite images show that this risk in our protective coating from the sun=92s ultraviolet rays is increasing as time goes on, caused by the build-up of carbon dioxide, stemming from the overharvest o= f trees. Thus I pose a solution in the broadest sense, to deal with a combine= d sum of local catastrophes, which has become a global epidemic. What is needed is a committee composed of leaders from each and every country, representing each city, state, and tribe which consists of that region. There must be a protocol for every nation to follow, in order to succeed = in our goal as a race, in the longevity of Homo sapiens as well as all other forms of life on the biosphere.=20 I would hope that the petty wars would end, which to outside observe= rs must seem as trivial as the "too many rats in a cage with no place to go" syndrome. First and foremost on the agenda will be a global birth rate of one-child-per-couple throughout their lifetime, and subsidies, as in China, for those who willingly go without giving birth at all, and severe penalties for those who exceed this one-child limit. We must incorporate scientists into our political systems, for any o= f this to succeed. My fear and dread comes with the urgency that this proc= ess must be implemented within the next 25 years, or the doom-and-gloom philosophies of many ecologists will come to prevail. For even though I may not see one of the mighty black rhinos in Africa in my lifetime, it simply feels good to know that they are there, and that they are well. For how can we have respect for ourselves as a species, if we do not treat other organisms with the same honor and integrity? As a final note= , to synthesize this whole establishment of population control, I believe t= hat once this is in effect, many, if not all, of our environmental problems w= ill take care of themselves, since the basic premise of this movement is that too many humans, requiring too many resources, have basically mucked it all up." **************************************************************** "The universe is in a constant state of entropy; that is, all matter= is trying to break into a simpler form, and life strives to alter this cours= e by building and creating an environment of sustainable use. As someone once told me: Going against nature is a part of nature too. I think that this is why I prefer simpler living, because it is quite frankly an easie= r mode of existence, in such a world of molecular diffusion. For this thought I introduce, finally, my concept of Deeper Ecology, which to my thinking is a synthesis of what the Native American Indians and Buddhists and Taoists were trying to accomplish. With these three disciplines I shed a light of science and biology into the grand scheme of cosmic, inter-related metaphysics which seem to dominate the Homo sapien struggle to at once master the planet and attain a sense of humili= ty through the process. Deeper Ecology is a realization that we are composed of the same elements that exist in nature, and thus we are no more import= ant than all living and non-living material around us. Some suggest that I am giving up the cause of environmental restoration, and perhaps denying my species of it's grandeur (Which for some odd reason individuals insist on promoting). All I am trying to do is propose a level of consciousness whi= ch surpasses most modern belief systems, and which I believe can lead to a richer and more fulfilling span of life on Spaceship Earth, before each and every one of our physical bodies returns to the soil. To me this is reality in it's truest form. This is the skeleton of every argument pose= d by every critical thinker that has ever been, and that will set foot upon this realm. Humans have only been on the biosphere for a fraction of it's entirety, and we must keep this in mind when trying to establish notions of mastery and dominance over an entity which gave birth to us to begin with and will persist long after we have wasted much valuable time, attempting to reverse it=92s inherent processes of homeostasis." ***************************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Sequoia sempervirens =20 2. Homo sapiens 3. Extinction 4. Genetic Viability 5. Hierarchy 6. Homo sapiens II 7. Ursus americanus 8. Lions, Tigers, and Bears 9. Social Darwinism 10. Spaceship Earth 11. Biology 12. Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 13. Nirvana 14. Cyanocitta stelleri 15. Carpe diem 16. First Law of Thermodynamics 17. Ecological Angst 18. Homo sapiens III 19. Eve 20. The Circus 21. Tyto alba 22. Lady of the Lake 23. Iguana iguana 24. Tyto alba II 25. =93Spotted Owl Tastes Like Chicken=94 26. Coexistence 27. Anthropocentrism 28. Tyto alba III 29. Academia 30. Deeper Ecology 31. Colaptes auratus 32. =93The Chicken or the Egg=94 Hypothesis 33. Ignorance is Bliss 34. Reality Check 35. Homo sapiens IV 36. Global Ecology 37. Earth Day 38. Canis lupus 39. The =93Umbrella=94 Approach 40. Man=92s Best Friend 41. The Killing Jar 42. Stochasticity 43. Earth Summit 44. Ecosystems 45. Testament EPILOGUE APPENDIX A: Bear Myths and Neanderthals APPENDIX B: Important Ecological Reasons For Conserving Ecosystems Rather Than Simply Individual Species ************************************************************* To order a copy of "Deeper Ecology: Essays on Ecological Spiritualit= y,=94 send your name and address and a check or money order (in U.S. funds) for $5.95 for each copy, plus $3.00 ($1.50 for each additional copy after= the first) to pay for shipping and handling ($10 shipping to countries outsid= e of U.S. and Canada, $5.00 for additional copies after the first) to: =20 Wild Side Publishing P.O. Box 5241 Eureka, CA 95502 U.S.A. Please make your check or money order out to Wild Side Publishing. You will receive your copie(s) within 4 to 6 weeks from the time we receive your order! Orders will be sent as Priority First Class U.S. Mai= l. For orders of 10 or more copies of the book, please inquire as to discoun= t rates! =20 Thank you very much for your order! David Doyle Wild Side Publishing P.S. My apologies for any cross-postings and/or duplications of this message. =20 P.P.S. All text in this message is copywritten by Wild Side Publishing, 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- --------- ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 09:05:51 +0000 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: MARTIE GREEFF X 238 Organization: TOBACCO & COTTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE Subject: Sincocin Good Morning to all! We would like to obtain more information on the effect of Sincocin on nematodes. I have found the new publication in Nematropica and would like to obtain a copy of the reference: El-Nagar H I, H H Hendy, A A Osman & A A Farahat 1994 The impact of organic soil supplement on Rotylenchus reniformis infecting cowpea, Vigna sinensis. Bulletin of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cairo 45: 895 - 904 Can anybody out there help out with any info, other references, comments? Martie Botha ******************************************* Dr Martie Botha-Greeff Tobacco and Cotton Research Institute Private Bag X82075 0300 Rustenburg, South Africa Tel: 27-142-993150 Fax: 27-142-993113 E-Mail: MARTIE@NITK1.AGRIC.ZA ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 09:57:14 +0200 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Tomminen Jyrki Subject: longidorus? MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Does anyone know if there is any Longidorus species with maximum length of an adult within an approximate range of 1.2-2.0 mm! jyrki ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 08:50:53 -0700 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Sally Schneider Subject: GPS and GIS Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Greetings, Everyone! I have been asked to write a chapter for the Annual Review of Phytopath on GPS/GIS/geo-referencing and pest management. I'm trying to find out what is being done (published or not), so I can try to give the readership the most current info in a rapidly changing area! I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who is using these technologies or knows of anyone using them in the pest management arena. Please reply to me at sschneid@asrr.arsusda.gov We are investigating site-specific technologies with respect to weeds, diseases, and nematodes in potato cropping systems as part of the precision ag research team in the Columbia River basin. Thanks for your help! Sally Schneider **************************************************************** Sally Schneider Research Plant Pathologist/Systems Engineer USDA ARS 24106 N. Bunn Rd. Prosser, WA 99350 509-786-9242 (phone) 509-786-9277 (fax) sschneid@asrr.arsusda.gov ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 09:28:20 +0100 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Susanne Mommertz Subject: horizontal gene-transfer Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu Dear nema-l members, I am looking for informations if nematodes (phytophages, bacterivores, fungivores) may contribute directly or indirectly to horizontal gene transfer in the rhizosphere of plants (i.e. gene transfer between bacteria - plant roots - mycorrhizae). One hypothesis would be for example that the grazing by nematodes increases bacterial activitiy - and hence gene transfer between bacteria. I would be very grateful for any hint if already studies exist in this area. Thanks a lot Susanne Mommertz GSF-Institute of Soil Ecology Postfach 1129 D-85758 Oberschleissheim Germany Tel. 0049-89-3187-3479 FAX 0049-89-3187-3376 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 10:10:56 -0500 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Johan Uytterhoeven Subject: Economic relevance MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear Nema-L-members, I'm currently writing a paper on the ECONOMIC RELEVANCE (the benefits and cost) of nematodes. Typical questions of interest are : What crops are mainly affected ? What production /yield can be expected ? (regional or global figures) What are the estimated losses ? What is the cost of treatment ? Can anybody tell me where I can find such specific information ? - Literature references; - People working on this topic; - Institutes; - ... . Thank You very much, Johan Uytterhoeven Johan.Uytterhoeven@student.kuleuven.ac.be Johan Uytterhoeven Vinkenlaan 39 3001 Leuven Belgium tel : +32(16)/23 19 29 fax : +32(16)/23 32 34 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 14:38:16 -0500 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: Patricia Donald Subject: Re: GPS and GIS MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sally Bill Wiebold and I have a project using GPS and looking at SCN interaction with susceptible and resistant soybeans under different SCN infestation levels. A group of us have just finished and are writing up a study in southeastern Missouri not using GPS but using grid sampling to look at SCN distribution over the field and over time. Pat Donald At 08:50 AM 5/21/97 -0700, you wrote: >Greetings, Everyone! > > I have been asked to write a chapter for the Annual Review of Phytopath on >GPS/GIS/geo-referencing and pest management. I'm trying to find out what >is being done (published or not), so I can try to give the readership the >most current info in a rapidly changing area! I'd appreciate hearing from >anyone who is using these technologies or knows of anyone using them in the >pest management arena. Please reply to me at sschneid@asrr.arsusda.gov > > We are investigating site-specific technologies with respect to weeds, >diseases, and nematodes in potato cropping systems as part of the precision >ag research team in the Columbia River basin. > >Thanks for your help! > >Sally Schneider > >**************************************************************** > >Sally Schneider >Research Plant Pathologist/Systems Engineer >USDA ARS >24106 N. Bunn Rd. >Prosser, WA 99350 > >509-786-9242 (phone) >509-786-9277 (fax) >sschneid@asrr.arsusda.gov > ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 02:34:50 -0500 Reply-To: NEMA Discussion List Sender: NEMA Discussion List From: "Jimmy R. Rich, NFREC-Quincy, FL" Subject: THINC Abstracts Comments: To: nema-l@unl.edu MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT THINC Abstracts will be published soon in Nematropica 26 (3) and I now have page numbers. If you need page numbers of your abstracts for citation purposes, please let me know. Otherwise, ONTA members should receive the printed version in about a month. Also, extra copies will be available for purchase by non-ONTA members. Jimmy R. Rich University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center Route 3 Box 4370 Quincy, FL 32351 Phone (904) 875-7130 Fax (904) 875-7148 Email jrich@icon.qcy.ufl.edu