[Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly exaggerated?
Dominique McCowan
dmmccowa at gmail.com
Wed Oct 19 12:35:02 EDT 2016
Hi All,
I think that these articles have been a brilliant conversation piece and opportunity to showcase the importance of reefs and their potential loss. I was shocked after the original article came out - that's definitely not the view people should take - but I was relieved and overjoyed to see Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and Terry Hughes (among others) oppose this view and take the opportunity to explain the situation.
I commented on articles and sent links to my PhD dissertation seminar, which was on inter-and intra-specific variation in coral bleaching susceptibility and mortality (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rAo_QrfupB8).
I had to take time off from work due to medical reasons, but I'm back in the running for postdoctoral fellowships to continue my work on defining bleaching and attempting to explain variations in bleaching susceptibility and mortality.
Kind regards,
Dominique McCowan, PhD
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> 1. Re: Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly
> exaggerated?? (Dennis Hubbard)
> 2. Re: Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly
> exaggerated?? (Steve Mussman)
> 3. Re: Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly
> exaggerated?? (Lescinsky, Halard)
> 4. Re: Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly
> exaggerated?? (Damien Beri)
> 5. CSIRO postdoctoral position "genomics of stress tolerance in
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> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 03:58:47 -1000
> From: Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
> To: Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> As I remember, there was a disclaimer that this was a "future" obituary. We
> have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on our hands if we spend any time going
> back and forth on this one.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Doug,
>> Yes, it seems that the article/obituary has set off a firestorm. I took
>> it
>> as satire, but it seems that many readers and scientific purists felt
>> betrayed. Does it hurt legitimate science? Does it fuel indifference and
>> hopelessness? I'm not sure, but it did get people talking about the
>> state
>> of coral reefs and I believe that's better than neglect.. After all, the
>> higher purpose of satire is to be sure to infuse it with "the intent of
>> shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into
>> improvement". You can't deny that in that sense, this is exactly what
>> the
>> coral doctor ordered.
>> Regards, Steve
>> ---Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: Douglas Fenner
>>> Sent: Oct 17, 2016 4:19 AM
>>> To: coral list
>>> Subject: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
>> greatly exaggerated??
>>>
>>> Here's the piece that seems to have started this debate off:
>>>
>>> Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 million BC- 2016)
>>>
>>> http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-
>> barrier-reef-25-milli
>> on-bc-2016
>>>
>>> A quick search on "is the Great Barrier Reef dead" produced a myriad
>> of
>>> hits, including:
>>>
>>> Great Barrier Reef obituary goes viral, to the horror of scientists.
>>>
>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-
>> great-barrier-reef
>> -obituary_us_57fff8f1e4b0162c043b068f
>>> ?
>>>
>>> An irresponsible obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has gone viral-
>> here's
>>> what's actually going on.
>>>
>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-
>> obituary-what-actual
>> ly-going-on-2016-10
>>>
>>> The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead, in spite of its viral obituary
>>>
>>> https://www.yahoo..com/news/great-barrier-reef-isnt-dead-
>> 134129631.html
>>>
>>> and many more.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Douglas Fenner
>>> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
>>> "have regulator, will travel"
>>> PO Box 7390
>>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
>>>
>>> phone 1 684 622-7084
>>>
>>> Join the International Society for Reef Studies. Membership includes
>> a
>>> subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, and there are discounts for
>> pdf
>>> subscriptions and developing countries. Coral Reefs is the only
>> journal
>>> that is ALL coral reef articles, and it has amazingly LOW prices
>> compared
>>> to other journals. Check it out! www.fit.edu/isrs/
>>>
>>> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim
>> Beever.
>>> "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own
>> facts."-
>>> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
>>>
>>> Policy: hasten the end of dated fossil-fuel subsidies
>>> http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v538/n7624/full/
>> 538171c.html?WT.ec_i
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>>>
>>> Visuallizing the warmest August in 136 years.
>>> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/
>> 09/12/heres-how-
>> the-warmest-august-in-136-years-looks-in-chart-form/
>>>
>>> website: http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
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> (440) 775-8346
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> * "When you get on the wrong train.... every stop is the wrong stop"*
> Benjamin Stein: "*Ludes, A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream*"
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:27:51 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
> To: Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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>
> At the very least I think that the wide range of reactions to the Outside
> article would provoke some introspection regarding what and how we choose to
> communicate about the immediate and long term future of coral reefs..
> Admittedly, serious researchers are unlikely to resort to satire, but that
> doesn't necessarily mean that parody has no place in the conversation. Many
> scientists have expressed the view that pieces like this are damaging in
> that they invoke a sense of futility and hopelessness. But what about the
> dangers of framing restoration and resiliency as the best way out? There
> seems to be some potential pitfalls there as well. Why not use the occasion
> to emphasize the fact that often times there can be unintended consequences
> in how information is received and understood? If nothing else the article
> should encourage everyone involved in coral reef conservation to pause and
> reconsider what it is that we want to say and what forms of expression are
> best suited to get the message out there with clarity and purpose. Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Hubbard
> Sent: Oct 18, 2016 9:58 AM
> To: Steve Mussman
> Cc: Douglas Fenner , coral list
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
>
> As I remember, there was a disclaimer that this was a "future" obituary. We
> have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on our hands if we spend any time going
> back and forth on this one.
> Dennis
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Steve Mussman <[1]sealab at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Doug,
> Yes, it seems that the article/obituary has set off a firestorm. I took
> it
> as satire, but it seems that many readers and scientific purists felt
> betrayed. Does it hurt legitimate science? Does it fuel indifference
> and
> hopelessness? I'm not sure, but it did get people talking about the
> state
> of coral reefs and I believe that's better than neglect.. After all,
> the
> higher purpose of satire is to be sure to infuse it with "the intent of
> shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into
> improvement". You can't deny that in that sense, this is exactly what
> the
> coral doctor ordered.
> Regards, Steve
> ---Original Message-----
>> From: Douglas Fenner
>> Sent: Oct 17, 2016 4:19 AM
>> To: coral list
>> Subject: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
>>
>> Here's the piece that seems to have started this debate off:
>>
>> Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 million BC- 2016)
>>
>> [2]http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-
> barrier-reef-25-milli
> on-bc-2016
>>
>> A quick search on "is the Great Barrier Reef dead" produced a myriad
> of
>> hits, including:
>>
>> Great Barrier Reef obituary goes viral, to the horror of scientists.
>>
>> [3]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-
> great-barrier-reef
> -obituary_us_57fff8f1e4b0162c043b068f
>> ?
>>
>> An irresponsible obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has gone viral-
> here's
>> what's actually going on.
>>
>> [4]http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-
> obituary-what-actual
> ly-going-on-2016-10
>>
>> The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead, in spite of its viral obituary
>>
>> [5]https://www.yahoo..com/news/great-barrier-reef-isnt-dead-
> 134129631.html
>>
>> and many more.
>>
>> Cheers, Doug
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Douglas Fenner
>> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
>> "have regulator, will travel"
>> PO Box 7390
>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
>>
>> phone [6]1 684 622-7084
>>
>> Join the International Society for Reef Studies. Membership includes
> a
>> subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, and there are discounts for
> pdf
>> subscriptions and developing countries. Coral Reefs is the only
> journal
>> that is ALL coral reef articles, and it has amazingly LOW prices
> compared
>> to other journals. Check it out! [7]www.fit.edu/isrs/
>>
>> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim
> Beever.
>> "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own
> facts."-
>> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
>>
>> Policy: hasten the end of dated fossil-fuel subsidies
>> [8]http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v538/n7624/full/
> 538171c.html?WT..ec_i
> d=NATURE-20161013&spMailingID=52515861&spUserID=
> MjA1NTA3MjA0OQS2&spJobID=1
> 022286029&spReportId=MTAyMjI4NjAyOQS2
>>
>> Visuallizing the warmest August in 136 years.
>> [9]http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/
> 09/12/heres-how-
> the-warmest-august-in-136-years-looks-in-chart-form/
>>
>> website: [10]http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
>>
>> blog: [11]http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
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> Chair, Dept of Geology-Oberlin College Oberlin OH 44074
> (440) 775-8346
> "When you get on the wrong train.... every stop is the wrong stop"
> Benjamin Stein: "Ludes, A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream"
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:sealab at earthlink.net
> 2. http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-barrier-reef-25-milli
> 3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-great-barrier-reef
> 4. http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-obituary-what-actual
> 5. https://www.yahoo/
> 6. tel:1%20684%20622-7084
> 7. http://www.fit.edu/isrs/
> 8. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v538/n7624/full/538171c.html?WT.ec_i
> 9. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/09/12/heres-how-
> 10. http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
> 11. http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
> 12. mailto:Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> 13. http://coral.aoml/
> 14. http://noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> 15. mailto:Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> 16. http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:49:42 -0400
> From: "Lescinsky, Halard" <hlescinsky at otterbein.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
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>
> The article in question was featured prominently on Facebook, and was
> widely distributed and read by many people with little interest or
> knowledge about reefs. My experience was that over the weekend I was with
> a group of friends and was asked out of the blue if the it was true the
> Great Barrier Reef had died. The conversation stopped as many in the group
> had also heard this and truly want to know. I was a little perplexed not
> having known the origin of the rumor, but filled in the background about El
> Nino and bleaching, and the difference between dead coral and the
> structural reef and its inhabitants. Monday morning I caught up on Coral
> List and sent a rebuttal link to a couple of my friends one of who texted
> back "Good. That makes me feel better" . Today I taught two sections
> of my general ed science course on Coral Reefs and before I had even
> started the first lecture a student had approached me to ask if it was
> true. I had planned ahead and put a link to the original article and a
> rebuttal into my lecture and made it an area of discussion for the
> day. More than half the students in each of the two sections had seen the
> obituary, and I'd say they seemed to have lots of concerns, and not one
> thought is was satirical or a possible future event. They read it as a
> news feed.
>
> While I was glad to have something to discuss and to have some truly
> concerned and interested students, I guess I am more worried about the
> "crying wolf" effect. Its hard to explain both that reefs aren't dead and
> that their predicament was exaggerated while at the same time stressing
> that they are still in fact in dire danger going forward... its easy to
> lose the subtleties in such conversations.
>
> In anycase, this is BIG NEWS among Americans on Facebook (I don't know
> about elsewhere), and at least those in the US should plan a response
> because we will probably be asked..
>
> ...Hal
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> As I remember, there was a disclaimer that this was a "future" obituary. We
>> have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on our hands if we spend any time going
>> back and forth on this one.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Dear Doug,
>>> Yes, it seems that the article/obituary has set off a firestorm. I
>> took
>>> it
>>> as satire, but it seems that many readers and scientific purists felt
>>> betrayed. Does it hurt legitimate science? Does it fuel indifference
>> and
>>> hopelessness? I'm not sure, but it did get people talking about the
>>> state
>>> of coral reefs and I believe that's better than neglect.. After all,
>> the
>>> higher purpose of satire is to be sure to infuse it with "the intent
>> of
>>> shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into
>>> improvement". You can't deny that in that sense, this is exactly what
>>> the
>>> coral doctor ordered.
>>> Regards, Steve
>>> ---Original Message-----
>>>
>>>> From: Douglas Fenner
>>>> Sent: Oct 17, 2016 4:19 AM
>>>> To: coral list
>>>> Subject: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
>>> greatly exaggerated??
>>>>
>>>> Here's the piece that seems to have started this debate off:
>>>>
>>>> Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 million BC- 2016)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-
>>> barrier-reef-25-milli
>>> on-bc-2016
>>>>
>>>> A quick search on "is the Great Barrier Reef dead" produced a
>> myriad
>>> of
>>>> hits, including:
>>>>
>>>> Great Barrier Reef obituary goes viral, to the horror of
>> scientists.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-
>>> great-barrier-reef
>>> -obituary_us_57fff8f1e4b0162c043b068f
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> An irresponsible obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has gone
>> viral-
>>> here's
>>>> what's actually going on.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-
>>> obituary-what-actual
>>> ly-going-on-2016-10
>>>>
>>>> The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead, in spite of its viral obituary
>>>>
>>>> https://www.yahoo..com/news/great-barrier-reef-isnt-dead-
>>> 134129631.html
>>>>
>>>> and many more.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Douglas Fenner
>>>> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
>>>> "have regulator, will travel"
>>>> PO Box 7390
>>>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
>>>>
>>>> phone 1 684 622-7084
>>>>
>>>> Join the International Society for Reef Studies. Membership
>> includes
>>> a
>>>> subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, and there are discounts
>> for
>>> pdf
>>>> subscriptions and developing countries. Coral Reefs is the only
>>> journal
>>>> that is ALL coral reef articles, and it has amazingly LOW prices
>>> compared
>>>> to other journals. Check it out! www.fit.edu/isrs/
>>>>
>>>> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim
>>> Beever.
>>>> "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own
>>> facts."-
>>>> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
>>>>
>>>> Policy: hasten the end of dated fossil-fuel subsidies
>>>> http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v538/n7624/full/
>>> 538171c.html?WT.ec_i
>>> d=NATURE-20161013&spMailingID=52515861&spUserID=
>>> MjA1NTA3MjA0OQS2&spJobID=1
>>> 022286029&spReportId=MTAyMjI4NjAyOQS2
>>>>
>>>> Visuallizing the warmest August in 136 years.
>>>> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/
>>> 09/12/heres-how-
>>> the-warmest-august-in-136-years-looks-in-chart-form/
>>>>
>>>> website: http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
>>>>
>>>> blog: http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dennis Hubbard
>> Chair, Dept of Geology-Oberlin College Oberlin OH 44074
>> (440) 775-8346
>>
>> * "When you get on the wrong train.... every stop is the wrong stop"*
>> Benjamin Stein: "*Ludes, A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream*"
>> _______________________________________________
>> Coral-List mailing list
>> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
>>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:09:38 -0400
> From: Damien Beri <beridl at g.cofc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
> greatly exaggerated??
> To: Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
> Cc: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
> <CAHO+d-F6CQg-Y=9n44goUrfmO1dK1x5r_K5sbXaZdev23ArSmA at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> No this doesn't hurt or affect anything besides bring to attention the
> people that it will "die" sooner than later, and so will the rest of the
> worlds coral reefs. The article does not explicitly say that every single
> section of the great barrier reef is dead and gone and there is nothing
> left, it exaggerates and already powerful massive die-off.
>
> Younger generations didn't care, now they do?. The only ones who should be
> complaining about the miss-use of the word "dead" are Australian
> stakeholders who have something to loose in the tourism sector? which is a
> huge chunk.
>
> All I know is every person who explicitly explained them the severe details
> of the bleaching event didn't quite get it? then they heard about that
> article, and Eureka?. they get it now?.
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> As I remember, there was a disclaimer that this was a "future" obituary. We
>> have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on our hands if we spend any time going
>> back and forth on this one.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Dear Doug,
>>> Yes, it seems that the article/obituary has set off a firestorm. I
>> took
>>> it
>>> as satire, but it seems that many readers and scientific purists felt
>>> betrayed. Does it hurt legitimate science? Does it fuel indifference
>> and
>>> hopelessness? I'm not sure, but it did get people talking about the
>>> state
>>> of coral reefs and I believe that's better than neglect.. After all,
>> the
>>> higher purpose of satire is to be sure to infuse it with "the intent
>> of
>>> shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into
>>> improvement". You can't deny that in that sense, this is exactly what
>>> the
>>> coral doctor ordered.
>>> Regards, Steve
>>> ---Original Message-----
>>>
>>>> From: Douglas Fenner
>>>> Sent: Oct 17, 2016 4:19 AM
>>>> To: coral list
>>>> Subject: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
>>> greatly exaggerated??
>>>>
>>>> Here's the piece that seems to have started this debate off:
>>>>
>>>> Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 million BC- 2016)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-
>>> barrier-reef-25-milli
>>> on-bc-2016
>>>>
>>>> A quick search on "is the Great Barrier Reef dead" produced a
>> myriad
>>> of
>>>> hits, including:
>>>>
>>>> Great Barrier Reef obituary goes viral, to the horror of
>> scientists.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-
>>> great-barrier-reef
>>> -obituary_us_57fff8f1e4b0162c043b068f
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> An irresponsible obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has gone
>> viral-
>>> here's
>>>> what's actually going on.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-
>>> obituary-what-actual
>>> ly-going-on-2016-10
>>>>
>>>> The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead, in spite of its viral obituary
>>>>
>>>> https://www.yahoo..com/news/great-barrier-reef-isnt-dead-
>>> 134129631.html
>>>>
>>>> and many more.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Douglas Fenner
>>>> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
>>>> "have regulator, will travel"
>>>> PO Box 7390
>>>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
>>>>
>>>> phone 1 684 622-7084
>>>>
>>>> Join the International Society for Reef Studies. Membership
>> includes
>>> a
>>>> subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, and there are discounts
>> for
>>> pdf
>>>> subscriptions and developing countries. Coral Reefs is the only
>>> journal
>>>> that is ALL coral reef articles, and it has amazingly LOW prices
>>> compared
>>>> to other journals. Check it out! www.fit.edu/isrs/
>>>>
>>>> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim
>>> Beever.
>>>> "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own
>>> facts."-
>>>> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
>>>>
>>>> Policy: hasten the end of dated fossil-fuel subsidies
>>>> http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v538/n7624/full/
>>> 538171c.html?WT.ec_i
>>> d=NATURE-20161013&spMailingID=52515861&spUserID=
>>> MjA1NTA3MjA0OQS2&spJobID=1
>>> 022286029&spReportId=MTAyMjI4NjAyOQS2
>>>>
>>>> Visuallizing the warmest August in 136 years.
>>>> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/
>>> 09/12/heres-how-
>>> the-warmest-august-in-136-years-looks-in-chart-form/
>>>>
>>>> website: http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
>>>>
>>>> blog: http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Dennis Hubbard
>> Chair, Dept of Geology-Oberlin College Oberlin OH 44074
>> (440) 775-8346
>>
>> * "When you get on the wrong train.... every stop is the wrong stop"*
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:00:55 +1000
> From: Madeleine van Oppen <M.vanoppen at aims.gov.au>
> Subject: [Coral-List] CSIRO postdoctoral position "genomics of stress
> tolerance in coral symbionts"
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> * An exciting opportunity to conduct novel research with real-world impact!
> * Work with leaders in the field to help preserve and protect our coral reefs
> * Join CSIRO Land & Water and kick-start your research career!
>
> The Position
> CSIRO offers PhD graduates an opportunity to launch their scientific careers through our Postdoctoral Fellowships. These fellowships provide experience that will enhance career prospects and facilitate the development of potential leaders for CSIRO.
>
> Applications are invited for a three-year CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship investigating the molecular basis of heat stress tolerance in Symbiodinium microalgae of corals. Coral bleaching is a major problem threatening coral reefs worldwide, including large sections of the Great Barrier Reef.
>
> Coral bleaching is caused by a heat stress-induced expulsion of the corals' algal symbionts, and there is growing evidence that thermal tolerance in the symbionts may contribute to climate resilience in corals.
>
> In this role you will apply a combined transcriptomic and metabolomic approach to achieve a mechanistic understanding of these heat tolerance traits in Symbiodinium.
>
> Specifically you will:
> * Under the direction of senior research scientists, carry out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
> * Working with CSIRO colleagues and collaborators at University of Melbourne and AIMS, design experiments to investigate the molecular basis for traits in Symbiodinium microalgae that may contribute to heat stress tolerance in corals and carry out the genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic components of those experiments.
> * Undertake regular reviews of relevant literature and patents.
> * Produce high quality scientific and/or engineering papers suitable for publication in quality journals, for client reports and granting of patents.
>
> Location: Canberra, ACT
> Salary: AUS$81K - AUS$88K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
> Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
> Reference: 26942
>
> To be successful you will need:
> * A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area.
>
> Owing to terms of the fellowship, candidates must have no more than 3 years full-time postdoctoral research experience.
>
> Before applying, we encourage you to read the full position description for this role. This document can be viewed at:
> Position details document<http://www.csiro.au/~/media/Positions/2016/LW/26942_Postdoc_Fellow_genomics_stress_tolerance_PD.docx>
>
> Who we are: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)<http://www.csiro.au/>
> AT CSIRO WE INVENT THE FUTURE - We do this by using science and technology to solve real issues. Our solutions make a difference to industry, people and the planet.
> As Australia's national science agency, we've been pushing the edge of what's possible for almost 90 years. Today we have thousands of talented people working across Australia and internationally. Our people work closely with industry and communities to leave a lasting legacy. Collectively, our innovation and excellence places us in the top ten applied research agencies in the world. - WE COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE
>
> How to Apply: Please upload one document only containing both your CV/Resume and cover letter, ensuring that you have provided enough information relevant to the selection criteria for this position to enable the selection panel to determine your suitability. If your application proceeds to the next stage you may be asked to provide additional information.
>
> Applications Close: 11:59pm AEST, 31 October 2016
>
>
> Prof Madeleine van Oppen
> Australian Institute of Marine Science
> PMB No 3, Townsville, MC
> Queensland 4810
> Australia
> Ph: +61-7-47534370
> Mobile: 0409267577
>
> School of BioSciences
> The University of Melbourne
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