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October 2002

Increased CO2 Levels Are Mixed Blessing for Agriculture
(Newswise, 05 October 2002) 

August 2002

Position Announcement
Immediate opening for a FACE Site Operator for the Duke Forest FACE Project located at Duke Forest, North Carolina, USA, with a permanent duty station near Duke University. For information, contact George Hendrey (hendrey@bnl.gov).

July 2002

Position Announcement
Professional Staff Position available for Site Manager of the Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) facility located in the Duke Forest, Orange County, North Carolina. For information, contact George Hendrey (hendrey@bnl.gov).

June 2002

Researchers Discovering How Air Pollutants impact Northern Trees
(News & Features, 07-June-02) 

April 2002

Forest experiment questions greenhouse gas strategy
(NewScientist.com, 15-Apr-02) 

Position Announcement
A postdoctoral position is available at Duke University as part of the Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) experiment to understand relationships involving tree demography and ecophysiology. The study will involve how leaf-level CO2 effects and C allocation to growth, storage, and reproduction relate to demographic variables.

The two-year position is available beginning June 2002. For information, contact Jim Clark (jimclark@duke.edu).

November 2001

Position Announcement
Nevada Desert FACE Facility Research Ecologist
Consideration of applications will begin on January 4, 2002

August 2001

Forests May Not Absorb Extra CO2
(ScienceNOW 10 August 2001)

Attending the 86th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)? if so, make plans to visit the nearby Aspen FACE site!
(ESA Annual Meeting, 5-12 August 2001, Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

April 2001

OzFACE - this new FACE experiment, located in a tropical savanna site in northern Australia, is now fully operational!

Variety's Key Role In Green Future Grassland study trumpets biodiversity
(Newsday.com 12 April 2001)

GREENHOUSE EFFECTS: High CO2 Levels May Give Fast-Growing Trees an Edge
(Science 06 April 2001)

November 2000

Sweetgums taste the future: ORNL team rises to the task of shaping energy policy
(KnoxNEWS.com 06 November 2000)

Vicious cycle: Global warming feeds fire potential
(CNN.com 02 November 2000)

Deserts Threatened by Climate Change
(ScienceNOW 02 November 2000)

Study: Deserts Burn with Rising CO2
(Discovery.com News 01 November 2000)


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