Mono Basin Clearinghouse Updates for May 2, 2002From: Greg Reis
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:37 PM
Subject: Mono Basin Clearinghouse Updates for May 2, 2002
Dear Friends,
New additions to www.monobasinresearch.org this month:
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CURRENT RESEARCH
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Speciation in the rotifer species complex Brachionus plicatilis, by Lisa Suatoni,
Yale Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Mate recognition Systems in Rotifers
Lisa Suatoni, an EEB graduate students, is studying the role of mate recognition
divergence in speciation in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. This
entails looking for large-scale and small-scale patterns of divergence in the
mate recognition system within this species complex. She is quantifying and
mapping degrees of mate recognition onto a phylogeny of populations from around
the world. Imbedded in a branch of this phylogeny will be a smaller scale
phylogeny of populations in a local and regional area. This will help to
ascertain what evolutionary forces (drift, selection) are playing the largest
role in the divergence of this mate recognition system.
See http://www.monobasinresearch.org/research/
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RAW DATA
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April 2002 Lee Vining Weather Summary.
A pretty average April compared to the last few years. Warmth prior to April 15
caused snowmelt to begin but cold weather later in the month caused snow to
accumulate again (in the high country).
See http://www.monobasinresearch.org/data/weather.htm
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GIS
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Map of Mono Lake, showing water level (6384.5) and shoreline based on August 26,
1998 USGS Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs). Produced by the USFS to use in
their update of the Inyo National Forest Map. Scale 1:126,720. 1MB download in
.jpg format.
See http://www.monobasinresearch.org/gis/
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HISTORICAL INFO & LINKS
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USFS Image Database
2172 images in a searchable database. 7 records found for the Inyo National
Forest. Most black and white and from the 1930s-1960s. None appear to be of the
Mono Basin, however.
References on the American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems
A link to a short overview of the subject followed by an extensive list of
references. Compiled by the USFS.
See http://www.monobasinresearch.org/historical/
Western Shorebird Survey
The Western Shorebird Survey (WSS) was initiated in 2000 by the US Fish and
Wildlife Survey and the US Geological Survey to enhance shorebird monitoring
during the non-breeding period, especially in the western United States. The
goal of the WSS is to monitor numbers of shorebirds at major stop-over sites,
with specific survey areas being chosen to include the most heavily used areas
at each site and areas that are of special interest to local managers.
See http://www.monobasinresearch.org/links/
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Greg
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Greg Reis, Information Specialist, (760) 647-6386 x41
Mono Lake Committee, ph (760) 647-6595, fax 647-6377
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