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Volcan Orosí, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, as viewed from El Centro de Conservación, Lodge Los Inocentes
Photo by Alan Journet, January 1998

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Schedule Fall 2009 (in 30 minute cells)

Office Hours: These are listed above. Other conference times designated by an * or as 'Not Available' can be arranged by appointment - but be sure to keep the appointment!  Because the recently imposed Dobbins Animal Control Policy bans dogs from campus buildings, I will be less available in my office than has historically been the case. Appointments, however, may be scheduled in class or through telephone or e-mail contact (Office -651-2366, Home 651-4182). Students should feel comfortable asking any questions, checking assignments or whatever by phone or e-mail.  If students have ANY doubt about what the assignments are, or how to address them, it is always better to check than struggle on blindly and maybe on the wrong work or in the wrong direction.  If students wish to make an appointment to see me, I suggest they do it in person after class or by e-mail.  If by e-mail, they should not  assume the appointment has been confirmed until I have agreed upon a time, which I will do by return e-mail.   The times that I am generally unavailable are given in the schedule above, but committee meetings and other events may make other times also unavailable.  If students have an appointment, they should be there on time, or e-mail me that they wish to cancel or re-schedule, at the latest by first thing on the morning of the appointment. If I travel into my office, or arrange my day especially for an appointment, and students don't show up, I'll be seriously irritated. So, here is a reward/penalty system; if students miss an agreed appointment,  I will deduct 10% from their grade.  If I miss an agreed appointment without contacting the student to reschedule, I will award the student 10% on his/her course grade.

        E-mail can be used for written assignments. This may be especially useful for students who know they will miss class; and can submit assignments beforehand.

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EDUCATION:

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Personal Comments:
        I prefer to be called 'Alan,' but other names, titles, and designations are often used when they are appropriate...but, please,  not 'Al.'

A Personal History:

        I was born just north of London, England, in the U.K., which, for those who aren't too sure, is the United Kingdom of Great Britain (= England, Scotland, and Wales) combined with Northern Ireland.

        I spent several years in western England, near Bristol,  Gloucestershire) and attended grammar school (equivalent to High School in the U.S.) in eastern London. I then obtained undergraduate degrees in Wales, from the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

        After graduating with a baccalaureate in science (designated a B.Sc in the U.K.) majoring in Zoology and Botany, and an Honors B.Sc. in Zoology, I attended graduate school at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada obtaining a Ph.D. in Entomology (the study of insects).

        Following that, I spent 4 years in Australia, the first two as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, conducting ecological research on plant/herbivore interactions (animals that eat plants) in Canberra (the nation's capital) and the second two years teaching at the University of New South Wales in Sydney (on the coast of New South Wales), during which period I lived in a flat (apartment) on the beach.

        I then taught for a couple of years at Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas -home of the Aggies, deserved butts of many jokes- and located between Houston and Dallas). Then in 1980, I moved to the United States (pause for drum roll!) to take up the appointment at Southeast Missouri State University.

CURRENT  PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

        Since coming to Southeast Missouri State University in 1980 I have conducted research in science education, ecological restoration of floodplain hardwood forests at Meramec State Park, near Sullivan, MO, and ecological management of an old growth bottomland and swamp forest Natural Area at Big Oak Tree State Park in Mississippi County, in the Missouri Bootheel.

TROPICAL CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

        Since 1990, I have been traveling to Costa Rica (in Central America, between Nicaragua and Panamá), where I have a field site in the Tropical Moist Forest Life Zone of northwestern Costa Rica at  Los Inocentes in Guanacaste located between La Cruz and Santa Cecilia, on the northern slope of extinct Orosí volcano within 15 km of the Nicaraguan border.   The location for the Conservation Research research is El Centro de Conservación, Lodge Los Inocentes  is a tourist hotel where visitors can see one of the widest arrays of tropical moist forest fauna (featuring, especially, birds, monkeys, two-toed sloths and many small mammal species) available in Costa Rica while staying in comfortable and relaxing surroundings with a friendly hotel staff. 

Los Dueños y Administradores de Los Inocentes - The Owners and Managers of Los Inocentes
Patricia Murillo Castrillo, Jaime Viquez Ramirez, and daughter Karina Viquez Murillo (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998)

        Several projects under the general heading Conservation Research at Los Inocentes have been conducted or are underway at the moment.  Since 1990,  I have spent over a year (adding up the visits) studying various ecological and conservation issue, looking particularly at monkeys, small mammals (rats and mice) and the regeneration of forest in abandoned pastures released from cattle grazing. Most recently, we have begun a project designed to promote restoration of tropical moist forest from abandoned cattle pasture by growing various species of figs in the pastures. We hope the fruit of these figs will attract birds which will bring with them forest seeds. When they defecate, these seeds, we hypothesize, will introduce a greater diversity of forest species into the regenerating pasture than seems to be present in unmanaged regeneration.  In both 1993 and 1997, Kathy, Kiva, and I drove down to Costa Rica spending several weeks on the road en route there and back. 
A report of the current tropical forest restoration project can be found here.

BIG OAK TREE STATE PARK,
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

        With a number of undergraduate and graduate students, I have also been working with the state of Missouri's Department of Natural Resources  on projects designed to develop an understanding of the structure of the vegetation community at Big Oak Tree State Park in Southeast Missouri, and to explore management techniques that might promote restoration of the canopy in the old growth Wet Mesic Bottomland Hardwood and Swamp  sections of the park

SOUTHEAST PUBLIC RADIO

        Since February 1981 I have been hosting a weekly two hour program entitled A Musical Meander.  It features my personal musical selections from our music library at home, and is aired on KRCU Cape Girardeau,  Southeast Public Radio, 90.9 fm on your dial 

LOS INOCENTES DEL NORTE

        Kathy (Dr. Kathy Conway), Chaco, and I live about 7 miles north of town on 37 acres of  Ozark Borders oak-hickory forest in a wildlife sanctuary we have called Los Inocentes del Norte, named in honor of our field site in Costa Rica.

WHAT'S A MCFC?

            The Missouri Community Forestry Council was a group of volunteers with interests in urban trees and forest management organized regionally through the Missouri Department of Conservation's Division of Forestry to promote the management and conservation of urban trees. One achievement of the local Southeast Missouri Regional group has been to encourage the city of Cape Girardeau to adopt a Tree Ordinance and acquire the status of a Tree City U.S.A. from the National Arbor Day Foundation. Tree plantation activities such as that illustrated below are organized by the group.

Courses Taught:

At Southeast, I teach the following biology courses (web pages are linked):

BS107 Laboratory Investigations in Biology, a university studies laboratory course emphasizing the process of science. Multiple sections, offered every semester.

BI125 Research Methods in Biology (no longer taught) another a university studies course but primarily for biology majors, which introduces to students some basic principles of experimental design and literature researching. Multiple sections, offered every semester.

BS105, Environmental Biology, another university studies course which deals with environmental issues.  Multiple sections, offered every semester, though I teach this irregularly.

BI332, General Ecology a majors course introducing the basic principles and issues in ecology. Multiple sections, offered every Fall semester

BI432/632, Advanced Ecology, a majors and graduate course dealing with  advanced issues in ecology.  Offered Odd Years - Spring semester only

BI435/635, Conservation Biology, a majors and graduate course dealing with principles and issues in the conservation of global biological diversity. Offered Even Years, Spring semester only.

BI551/2/3 Biology Field Studies, an ecological field course that focuses on field research techniques and projects and has bee conducted in the Chihuahua Desert of Southwestern Texas, the Great Basin Desert, (Big Bend national Park), Utah, (Canyonlands N.P.), and the Tropical Moist Forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.  Offered irregularly as demand and interest dictate.

BI684 Readings in Conservation Issues:  A graduate course that focuses on reading and evaluating current literature addressing issues in conservation biology, or a project requiring exploration of a current topic with an evaluative term paper.  Offered irregularly, time permitting, upon indication of student interest; the topic is determined by mutual interest.

BI689/690 Graduate Seminar: A graduate course required of students in the Biology graduate program. The primary activity in the courses is the organization and presentation of seminars.  BI689, taken during the first semester of graduate study, provides students with an opportunity to develop their presentation skills based on contemporary technology.  This is continued in BI690, taken during the final semester of graduate study, when students have the opportunity to practice presenting the results of their research.  The courses also provide experience in rules, regulations, and safety issues associated with biological research, discussion of the philosophical basis of scientific research, and ethical issues essential to a research career.  

EV201/ 401 Environmental Science Seminar: A seminar course taken by students in the first (201) and final (401) semesters in the Environmental Science program.

EV483 Environmental Science Internship: A practicum course taken by Environmental Sciences students to meet their experiential learning requirement.  This internship was undertaken in Costa Rica in Summer 2002.

Who is Chaco?

        If you see me around town, or visit my home, you will most assuredly meet Chaco. He is a German Shepherd, born November 10th 2003.  Up until the Fall 2009 Chaco came to my office with me every day. Unfortunately, during the summer of 2009, President Dobbins developed established an Animal Control Policy banning animals from university buildings.  As a result, Chaco has relocated his office to our home, where he can be seen by appointment (made with me; he is not very effective at keeping a calendar). He used to enjoy far more visits from students than did I, which made me quite jealous on occasions.  But, regrettably, no longer is he available to provide students missing their pets with a 'doggie fix.'

        The Southwestern U.S. Pueblo Indians, who now live in New Mexico and environs, include amongst their ancestors the Anasazi Indians (well known from their pueblo ruins at Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Canyon de Chelly, and the four corners area) for whom evidence indicates a presence in the area from around 1 to 1300 A.D.  Before relocating in the cliff pueblos of Mesa Verde, a large canyon in Northwestern New Mexico supported a series of villages that formed an important cultural and trade crossroads for the Anasazi. This Canyon is now Chaco Cultural National Historic Park.

        It is from this canyon that our trusty German Shepherd earned his name. It has no special significance other than at the time we sought a name for him, it just seemed like a good idea, and mow he seems to respond to it.  When Kathy and I visited Chaco in December 2002, a light snow was falling.  Chaco, it turns out, has whit toes on his back paws, so he has adopted the snow-covered shoes appearance.

        The rest of his registered Universal Kennel Club name (he is Sooo proud!) includes WaYa (Cherokee for 'wolf') and Sunkmanitu Tanka. This part also has significance; first, it was also the name of his antecedent (though no relative) in our family, Kiva Sunkamanitu Tanka, and second it is Lakota (the language of the Dakota Peoples ) for 'wolf,' (listen closely to the sound track of the movie 'Dances With Wolves,' and you'll here this expression used by the Chief to describe Kevin Costner) and both Kiva and Chaco do look a little like one.  Since Kiva was acquired on a trip back from South Dakota, this name seemed doubly appropriate for him. If you click on his name above, you will see his Home Page.

Origin Myths and Biology Courses?

        Most peoples throughout the world have their own stories about how human beings arrived here. The origin myth of the Haida Indians of the Pacific Northwest involves the black bird, Raven, frequently seen on their totem poles, and now, of course, on T-Shirts. Raven cracked open an oyster shell, and out popped 'The People,' as the name Haida is translated.

        As you'll notice, like the Pueblo story, this fails to explain how the previous ancestors came to be, or how the 'people' got in the shell. Other stories deal with these issues. However, it is quite clear that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of different stories or myths about human origins. Each group, naturally, thinks its story is the 'right' one.

        A course in comparative religions would be an appropriate place to discuss such an array of origin beliefs. However, in biology courses we do not generally discuss, or attempt to evaluate these conflicting beliefs. If you are interested in exploring such issues, you will need to find a more appropriate venue.

Personal Biological Views:

        As an ecologist I have developed a great appreciation for the interconnectedness of life on this planet, and our need to maintain the diversity of species currently present, not merely for their utilitarian value (i.e. what we can gain economically from them), but also because of the inherent rights of species to continue to exist.

        Just as students of medicine advocate healthy lifestyles (generally), and agriculturists serve as advocates for improving food production and harvest techniques, Conservation Biologists serve, without apology, as advocates for maintaining the biological diversity of the planet. I consider myself a Conservation Biologist, and am a member of the International Society for Conservation Biology, as well as its Missouri Chapter. For 2000, I am the Vice President of the Missouri Chapter.

        The American Cancer Society reports the probability that men will suffer some form of serious invasive cancer during their lifetimes is now 1 in 2, while for women that probability is 1 in 3. Many of the cancers that are now suffered by humans are induced by artificial chemicals released into the environment by human industrial and agricultural activity.

        As one who has been through several months of cancer treatment, incorporating extended stays on cancer wards both in Cape Girardeau and Saint Louis, and as a professional ecologist with an interest in conservation, I feel very strongly about both human health and environmental health issues. It is for this reason that I am an active member of the local Trail of Tears Group of the Ozark Chapter, of the Sierra Club, where I currently serve as the Conservation Chair (go to Trail of Tears Group and click on Conservation Page).  The Trail of Tears Group has frequent outings (to local interesting conservation areas and events, as well as day hikes or camping/canoeing trips purely for enjoyment) to which Southeast students are invited. I usually announce such events to the Departmental Student Biological Society members through their e-mail list.  
        I am also an active member of the Sound Science Initiative of the Union of Concerned Scientists.   This is a network of scientists who actively engage in correcting the disinformation campaigns that are so heavily funded and successfully prosecuted by individuals, groups, and companies with vested interests in persuading the electorate that neither environmental nor human health problems exist.
        Individuals concerned about environmental issues, and wishing to take action might like to visit my Environmental Activist Page. This offers  links to organizations that provide opportunities to 'take action' by writing to federally elected officials and other relevant individuals involved in environmental issues.

A Final Personal Note:

        While the following should not have any impact on the conduct of current courses, it might be helpful for students to know, since it may serve to explain somewhat my interests and concerns.

        In Spring 1995 I was diagnosed with leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer that results in inadequate blood cell production. I underwent several sequences of chemotherapy during 1995, terminating with total body irradiation and a bone marrow transplant. Fortunately, I have been in complete remission since, and am happy to report a very positive and encouraging prognosis. However, I remain under medical supervision, and am required to undergo occasional check-ups to determine my current condition. This medical condition does not influence my regular activities, and, as you will note from the above, does not interfere with field trips, or prevent continued flying and driving trips down to Costa Rica. All being well, therefore, this will have no impact on class activities the coming semester.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS

* = Graduate Student Coauthor
+ = Undergraduate Student Coauthor

RECENT BOOKS OR CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

2005

Journet  Alan R.P. BS107 Laboratory Investigations in Biology. (Twelfth Edition) Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. 362 pp.

Journet, Alan R.P. BI225 Research Methods in Biology. (Fifth Edition) Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. 314 pp.

Alan R.P. Journet & Christine E. Logan Ecological Sustainability 60 – 83; In Toward Sustainability for Missouri Forests. Flader, S [Ed] United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, North Central Experiment Station General Technical report NC 239 251 pp.

Chapters in Silverthorn DU, Johnson BR, Mills, AC Laboratory Manual for Physiology, Vol 1. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.

Alan R. P. Journet.  Skill Building: An Introduction to the Process of Science as Conjecture and Refutation.  399 – 404.

Alan R. P. Journet & Kathleen D. Conway.  Skill Building: Using Scientific Inquiry to Discover Natural Laws: The Process of Science in a Jumbo Universe. 405 – 410.

Alan R. P. Journet & Richard J. Bryant.  Generating and Testing Hypotheses About Water Flow Across Cell Membranes.  377– 398.

Alan R. P. Journet & Richard J Bryant. Generating and Testing Chemical Hypotheses.  411 – 442.

Alan R. P. Journet.  Guidelines for Writing the Formal Scientific Report and Abstract.  443 – 458.

1993

Journet, Alan R.P. and Spratt, H., Jr. (Editors) Towards a Vision for Missouri's Public Forests. Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, March.

RECENT ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS

2005

Journet, Alan R.P. and Conway, Kathy D. Figs as Potential Recruitment Foci in Abandoned Neotropical Pastures – Status Report (Costa Rica). In Press- Ecological Restoration.

Gordinnier, C, Conway, K, Journet A.R.P Facilitating Teacher Candidate’s Reflective Development through the Use of Portfolios, Teacher Work Sample, and Guided Reflections. In Review Journal of Teaching and Learning.

2004

Margaret Kalascka, Arturo Sanchez-Asofeifa, B. Rivard, C.J. Calvaro-Alvarado, A.R.P. Journet, D. Ortiz Ortiz.  Leaf Area Index measurements in a Tropical Moist Forest: A case study from Costa Rica. Remote Sensing of Environment.  91 (2) 134-152.

2002

Journet, Alan R.P. and Conway, Kathy D. Introduction of Figs in Abandoned Pastures May Promote Recovery of Tropical Moist Forest Species (Costa Rica).  Ecological Restoration 20 (1) 49-50. 

1997

Hormann, J.W., Taylor, S.H, and .Journet, Alan R.P.  Restoration Experiments Underway in Old-Growth Bottomland Hardwood Forest (Missouri). Restoration & Management Notes, 15 (1) 83-84

1996

Journet, Alan R.P, Young, Cindy C,  Stanley, C. Michael,  and Scheibe, John S.   Cognitive development in general biology laboratory Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science vol 28. 24-38

McDaniel, Patricia S. and Journet, Alan R.P. Correlates with Student Performance in General Biology Lecture and Laboratory Courses. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science vol 28. 39-54

1993

Journet, Alan R.P. Using a deck of playing cards to illustrate the process of science. Journal of College Science Teaching, 23 (3) 177-179.

RECENT NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

2005

Journet Alan R.P.  We’ve Been Framed: Lakoff Lessons for Progressives. Ozark Sierran 37 (2): 2, 10.

2004

Journet Alan R.P. Franken and Moore: Two Antidotes to Right Wing Polemic. Ozark Sierran 36 (1) 4.

2003:

Journet, Alan R.P. Kinder-Morgan Withdraws from Missouri.  Ozark Sierran 35 (1):1-2

Journet, Alan R.P. The St. John’s Basin – New Madrid Floodway Project: The Gap that’s Far from the Mall: I. The Project.  Ozark Sierran 35 (2) 3-4,8-9.

Journet, Alan R.P. The St. John’s Basin – New Madrid Floodway Project: The Gap that’s Far from the Mall: II Project Update. Ozark Sierran 35 (3) 1, 6-8.

Journet, Alan R.P. The St. John’s Basin – New Madrid Floodway Project: The Gap that’s Far from the Mall: III. Project Update and Current Concerns. Ozark Sierran  35 (4) 3 – 6.

Reeves Christopher D, and Alan R.P. Journet: “Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Composition and Structure of Vegetation in Four Central Missouri Ozarks Savanna Remnants.” Technical report submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. May

2001

Journet, Alan R.P. "Conservation IS Conservative: Not all Republicans are anti-environmental."  Ozark Sierran September/October 33 ( 4): 7

2000
Journet, Alan R.P. “Corps’ Projects Questioned”. Ozark Sierran, 32 (5: September/October ) 1, 9-10.

Journet, Alan R.P. Northern Spotted Owl Turns Out to be an Economic Boon. Ozark Sierran, 32 (6:November/December) 4.    

1999

Journet, Alan R. P. and Logan, Christine E.  Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Reasonable Goal for Forestry in the Next Millenium: III – Management Implications. Ozark Sierran November-December 13 (6): 5-9.

Reeves, Christopher, and Journet, Alan.  Monitoring Composition, Recruitment, and Regeneration in the Bottomland Hardwood and Swamp Forest Communities of Big Oak Tree State Park, Mississippi County, Southeast Missouri  Technical Report Submitted to Natural History Division, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, September . 

Journet, Alan R. P.and Conway, Kathy “A passive solar, energy-efficient home in Southeast Missouri  Ozark Sierran”  July-August 31(4) 12 – 13.    

Journet, Alan R. P. and Logan, Christine E. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Reasonable Goal for Forestry in the Next Millenium: II – Ecological Sustainability (continued)" Ozark Sierran September-October 13 (5): 6 - 13.

Journet, Alan R. P. and Conway, Kathy D. A passive solar, energy-efficient home in Southeast Missouri.  Ozark Sierran July-August 31(4) 12-13

Journet, Alan R. P. and Logan, Christine E. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Resonable Goal for Forestry in the Next Millenium: I – Ecological Sustainability" Ozark Sierran July-August 13(4): 5-9,14.

Journet, Alan R.P. How much cancer pays for pollution - Commentary (Op-Ed column) St. Louis Post Dispatch, September 25

Journet, Alan R.P. Opinion: The Conservatism of Conservation. Ozark Sierran 27 (2) 6

1994

Journet, Alan R.P. Feral Horses in the Ozarks. Ozark Sierran 26 (1): 4.

Journet, Alan R.P. A Wet Refuge in the Southeast. Ozark Sierran 26 (1): 1, 6.

Journet, Alan R.P. The Endangered Endangered Species Act. Part I: Protecting Biodiversity: The importance of species and habitats. Ozark Sierran 26 (2): 4, 7.

Journet, Alan.R.P. The Endangered Endangered Species Act. Part II: Protecting Biodiversity: In defense of the Act. Ozark Sierran 26 (3): 4-5.

Journet, Alan.R.P. The Endangered Endangered Species Act. Part III: What's so important about a spotted owl?  The Pacific northwest. Ozark Sierran 26 (4) 10.

Journet, Alan R.P. and Kathleen D Conway.  “Can figs contribute to the restoration of tropical moist forest from abandoned cattle pastures in northwestern Costa Rica? A progress report” Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach.

2003

Reeves C. D. and Journet, Alan R. P.   “Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Composition and Structure of Vegetation in Four Central Missouri Ozarks Oak Savanna Remnants.” Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Lake of The Ozarks, February

Journet, Alan R.P. and Kathy Conway. "Cultivating figs (Ficus spp.) to promote restoration of a tropical moist forest in Northwestern Costa Rica?".  Society for Ecological Restoration 13th Annual International Conference, October 4 - 6th, 2001, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Journet, Alan R.P. and Kathy Conway Tropical Moist Forest Restoration Efforts On A Private Ecological Reserve in Northwestern Costa Rica.  Missouri Natural Resources Conference,  Lake of the Ozarks: Jan/Feb

Reeves, C. and Journet Alan R. P. Monitoring composition, recruitment and regeneration in the bottomland hardwood and swamp forest communities of Big Oak Tree State Park, Mississippi County, Southeast Missouri Natural Areas Association Annual Conference, Saint Louis MO, October,

1999

Journet Alan R. P. Ecological Sustainability, Biodiversity, and the Forests of Southern Missouri..  Governor's Executive Committee on Chip Mills. June, Poplar Bluff, MO.

Journet, Alan R. P., and Christine E. *Logan, Ecological Sustainability. Towards a Vision for Missouri's Private Forests.  Environmental Sustainability and Public Policy Conference, March 4-5, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO,  1999 

1998

Journet, Alan R. P., Conway, K. D., Viquez, J., & Ortiz, D. Figs'in the Forest: A Conservation Partnership in Costa Rica. Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, February

1997

Reeves, C. Journet, A. R. P., Hormann, J. W., Taylor, S. H., Williams, M., Larson, B., Exploring Forest Community Composition and Management Techniques in the Bottomland Forest Communities of Big Oak Tree State Park, Mississippi County, Southeast Missouri. Natural Areas Symposium at Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April, Warrensburg, MO.

1996

Journet, Alan R. P. Proof in science? Sorry, Can't Do it. Interface B- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Conference for Teachers of Grades 6-12, February, Osage Beach, MO.

1995

Journet, Alan R. P., Sylvia H. *Taylor, James W. *Hormann, Brad +Larson and Michael H +*Williams. Manipulating the disturbance regime in a southeast Missouri bottomland hardwood forest to promote overstory species recruitment and regeneration. International Conference of the Society for Restoration Ecology, September,  Seattle. WA

Journet, Alan R. P., Walt W. Lilly, Linda Carder and Pat Willingham Starting out on the superhighway: the literature component of an introductory science research methods course. Annual meeting of the Society for General and Liberal Studies, October, San Antonio, TX.

Taylor, S. H., and Journet, Alan R. P. Structure and composition of the bottomland hardwood forest at Big Oak Tree State Park. 8th Missouri Forest, Fish and Wildlife Conference, February, Osage Beach, MO.

Blake, M. L., Journet, Alan R. P., +Gross, P, and Becknell, R., The impact of grazing on bottomland forest restoration at Meramec State Park. 8th Missouri Forest, Fish and Wildlife Conference, February, Osage Beach, MO.

Hormann, J. W., Journet, Alan R. P., and  Domazlicky, R., Promoting regeneration in the old-growth bottomland forest at Big Oak Tree State Park. 8th Missouri Forest, Fish and Wildlife Conference, February, Osage Beach, MO.

Journet, Alan R. P. and Plake, J., Hypothesis Testing: It's in the Cards. A Workshop presentation at Interface B, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Conference for teachers Grades 6- 12, February, Osage Beach, MO.

1994

Journet, Alan R. P.  Habitat Use of Small Mammals in a Tropical Moist Forest in Northwestern Costa Rica. 7th Missouri Forest, Fish & Wildlife Conference, February, Osage Beach, MO.

Journet, Alan R. P.  La Distribución de los Mamiferos Pequeños en un Bosque Humedo en el Noroeste de Costa Rica. Segundo Congreso Nacional de Mastozoología, March, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Journet, Alan R. P. From Dry to Wet: Seasonal and Site Variability in Environmental Conditions in a Regenerating Costa Rican Tropical Moist Forest. Annual Meeting of Missouri Academy of Science, April, Cape Girardeau, MO..

Journet, Alan R. P. Habitat Use of Small Mammals in a Tropical Moist Forest in Northwestern Costa Rica. Annual Meeting of Missouri Academy of Science, April, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Journet, Alan R. P.  Rodent Views of Regeneration in a Costa Rican Tropical Moist Forest. Joint Meeting of Society for Conservation Biology and Association for Tropical Biology. June,  Guadalajara, Mexico.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS:

2004:

Journet Alan R.P. and Kathleen D. Conway “Can Figs Promote the Restoration of Tropical Moist Forest in Abandoned Cattle Pastures in Northwestern Cost Rica?”
Invited seminar presentation to:
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, March 19^th.
Department of Zoology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, July 7^th
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, July 8^th       
Department of Biological Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, July 9^th.
Department of Biology, University of Western Sydney, July 12^th.
Department of Biology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, August 5^th.

2003:

Journet Alan R.P. and Kathleen D. Conway “Can Figs Promote the Restoration of Tropical Moist Forest in Abandoned Cattle Pastures in Northwestern Cost Rica?”
Invited seminar presentation to:
Department of Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, December 6^th.

2001:

Journet, Alan R.P. “Studies in ecology and conservation in the tropical moist forest of northwestern Costa Rica.” Presentations delivered at: 
            - Earth Observation Systems Laboratory of University of Alberta (Edmonton) including a discussion of Costa Rica research and potential collaboration with Dr. Arturo Sanchez and his tropical deforestation research group. November.
            - Environmental Science Program, Southeast Missouri State University, April 10^th.
            - Swansea Environment Science Center, Swansea, S. Wales, May 24^th.
            - Two Pre-Service Teacher Education Classes, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, May 24^th.             - Department of Biological Sciences, Cardiff University, S. Wales, May 30^th

                        Conway, Kathleen D., and Journet, Alan R.P.  ‘Science process’ to two pre-service teacher education classes at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, May 24^th. 

1981– : Journet, Alan R.P. Host of weekly classical music program on KRCU Radio (Southeast Public Radio, an NPR, PRI affiliate).

1993:   Journet, Alan R.P.   “Fragmentation in the tropical moist forest of northwestern Costa Rica.”  University of British Columbia, October.

Journet, Alan R.P. “Climate and the Ecology of Costa Rica” (El Clima y La Ecología de Costa Rica) AND “Ecological Research at Hacienda Los Inocentes” (Investigaciones Ecológicas en Hacienda Los Inocentes). Frequent presentations at Hacienda Los Inocentes, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, funded by La Universidad de La Paz, Costa Rica. 

1992:   Journet, Alan R.P. “Some ecological consequences of tropical forest fragmentation in northwestern Costa Rica.” 
            Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Australia
            Tropical Forest Research Laboratory, CSIRO, Atherton, Queensland, Australia

Chair, Organizing Committee, "Towards a Vision for Missouri's Public Forests" March 1992 a conference jointly sponsored by the Sierra Club, College of Science and Technology (Southeast Missouri State University), School of Natural Resources (University of Missouri-Columbia), Missouri Department of Conservation, Mark Twain National Forest, Four Seasons Audubon Society.

1991 – :   Journet, Alan R.P.  Trail of Tears Group, Ozark (Missouri) Chapter, Sierra Club, Conservation Chairman.

1990:   Journet, Alan R.P. Earth Day 1990 - Heartland Region Co-coordinator 1989 - 1991

1990:   Gathman, Allen, and Journet, Alan R.P.  “The construction of ideas.”  Critical Thinking across the Curriculum: Dispositions and Skills, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, October.

1986: Journet, Alan R.P.  “Pecan aphid populations and food plant quality.”

                                    Department of Ecosystem Management, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia, December.

                                    Department of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization, Canberra, ACT., Australia, December.

            Journet, Alan R.P.  “Writing in the academic disciplines.” In Symposium. "Writing Across the Curriculum: Towards Excellence in Composition." Southeast Missouri State University.

                                    Journet, Alan R.P. “Publishable activities in biology.” Workshop on Using the Classroom as a Research Laboratory. College of Science and Technology, Southeast Missouri State University. January. 

1985:   Journet, Alan R.P.   “Food plant quality and the population dynamics of pecan aphids.” Victoria Plant Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. January

                        Journet, Alan R.P. The Science in Biology. Third Annual Department of Biology Scholarship Day Competition, Southeast Missouri State University. March.

            Journet, Alan R.P. The Laboratory-Inductive Field Experience Method. Teaching Excellence Seminar, Southeast Missouri State University. March.

                                    Journet, Alan R.P. There'll always be an England. Department of History, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. April.

                                    Journet, Alan R.P. Plant-Herbivore Interactions: A Model of Biochemical Co-evolution. Annual Meeting of SEMO Chapter of Sigma Xi, Cape Girardeau, Mo. September. 

1984: Journet, Alan R.P.   “Nitrogen quality and the population dynamics of pecan aphids.”  At:
            Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tx. July
            Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, S.   Wales. July
            Department of Biology, Liverpool Polytechnic Institute, Liverpool, England. July

 1983:   Journet, Alan R.P. “The scientific method and the technical research report.”
            Department of English, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tx. June

 1982:   Journet, Alan R. P.   “Insect-host plant interactions: psyllids on eucalypts and aphids on pecans” At :                                    Department of Biology, St. Louis University, March
                         Department of Zoology and Botany and Plant Pathology, University of Maine, May

            The use of multivariate analyses in manuscript studies.     
                        Department of English, Texas A&M University , August.

Herbivory in the Australian eucalypt woodland.  Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois State University, Carbondale, Illinois, December.

1981:   Journet, Alan R.P.   Presentation on Graphics in Technical Writing. Department of English Clemson University, South Carolina. October

1980:   Journet, Alan R.P. Presentation on Graphics in Technical Writing. Department of English, Texas A&M  University, College Station, Texas. October

 1978:   Journet, Alan R.P. Presentation on Plant/Herbivore Interactions in the Australian Eucalypt Woodland:

                                    Department of Entomology, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Aukland, New Zealand. February

                                    Department of Biology Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford California. February

                                    Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. February

                                    Department of Zoology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. February

                                    Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Washington, N.C. March

                                    Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. November

                                    Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. October