Dear Colleagues
I'm currently on the "hunt" for a challenging research opportunity at
the level of a post-doc position in ecology.
The focus of my experiences and future interests lies mainly in
aquatic/community ecology and environmental management, with
particular interests encompassing inter alia:
- stable isotopes to trace material flows through communities and
ecosystems
- competition and predation as structuring forces in ecological
communities (e.g. soft-bottom benthos)
- patterns of resource utilisation, spatial and temporal density
variation
- definition of anthropogenic habitat modifications, environmental
stress, and development of environmental management strategies
I have extensive experience in working with brackish water, estuarine
systems and a solid footing in both field and laboratory techniques
(including biostatistics & community analysis which I currently teach
here at Vienna University).
I look greatly forward to hearing from you at:
MONIKA.HOENLINGER at UNIVIE.AC.AT
and attach in the meanwhile a CV so you can form at least a cursory picture of that suddenly
appearing figure.
Regards
Thomas
RESUME
THOMAS SCHLACHER
************************** EDUCATION & ***************************
QUALIFICATIONS
1996, April 20: Ph.D. in Zoology
University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
1990, March 20: M.Sc. in Zoology, cum laude
University of Vienna, Austria.
1990, January 19: B.Sc. Hons., cum laude
University of Vienna, Austria.
1987, March 27: B.Sc., cum laude
University of Salzburg, Austria.
*********************** PUBLICATIONS ******************************
1.) INTERNATIONAL, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Schlacher T.A., K.J. Wittmann and A.P. Ariani. 1992. Comparative
morphology and actuopalaeontology of mysid statoliths (Crustacea,
Mysidacea). Zoomorphology 112: 67-79.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. 1994. Tidal influence on
distribution and behaviour of the estuarine oppossum-shrimp
Gastrosaccus brevifissura. pp . 314-318. In: K. Dyer & R.J. Orth
(ed.) Changes in fluxes in estuaries: implications for science and
management. Olsen & Olsen, Fredensborg, Denmark.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. wooldridge. 1995. Small-scale distribution
and variability of demersal zooplankton in a shallow, temperate
estuary: tidal and depth effects on species-specific heterogeneity.
Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 36:211-227.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. in press. Patterns of selective
predation by juvenile, benthivorous fish on estuarine macrofauna.
Marine Biology.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. in press. Can retention of
benthic macrofauna by a particular mesh size be reliably predicted
from body size of organisms ? Hydrobiologia
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. in press. Axial zonation patterns
of subtidal macrozoobenthos in the Gamtoos estuary, South Africa.
Estuaries
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. in press. Origin and trophic
importance of detritus - evidence from stable isotopes in the
benthos of a small, temperate estuary. Oecologia
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. in press. How sieve mesh size
affects sample estimates of estuarine benthic macrofauna. Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
Soares A.G., McLachlan A. and T.A. Schlacher. in press. Disturbance
effects of stranded kelp on populations of the sandy beach bivalve
Donax serra, Roeding. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and
Ecology
Wittmann K.J., Schlacher T.A. and A.P. Ariani. 1993. Structure of
recent and fossil mysid statoliths (crustacea, mysidacea). Journal
of Morphology 215: 31-49.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. submitted. Ecological responses
to reductions in freshwater supply - lessons for management and
conservation of South Africa's estuaries. Aquatic Conservation:
Marine and Freshwater Systems.
Soares A.G., Schlacher T.A. and A. McLachlan. submitted. Carbon and
nitrogen exchange between sandy beach clams and kelp beds in the
Benguela coastal upwelling area. Marine Biology.
Webb P., Wooldridge T.H. and T.A. Schlacher. submitted.
Osmoregulation and spatial distribution in four species of mysid
shrimp. Journal of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry.
Winter P.E.D., Schlacher T.A. and D. Baird. submitted. Flux of carbon
between an estuary and the ocean: a case for outwelling.
Hydrobiologia.
2.) BOOK REVIEWS
Schlacher T. A. 1996. The Brackish-water fauna of northwestern
Europe: a guide to brackish water habitats ecology and macrofauna
for field workers, naturalists and students. By R.S.K. Barnes,
Cambridge University Press, 1994. Estuaries, 19(1): 164.
3.) THESES
Schlacher T. A. 1990. Studies on comparative morphology, biometry and
actuopalaeontology of mysid statoliths. M.Sc.- thesis. University of
Vienna.
Schlacher T. A. 1995. Bentho-pelagic crustacean fauna of upper
estuarine regions. Ph.D.-thesis. University of Port Elizabeth.
4.) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Schlacher T.A. 1991. Preliminary observations on the small-scale
lateral distribution of euryhaline zooplankton. Marine, Estuarine
and Freshwater Ecosystems Conference, 9-11 July 1991, Grahamstown,
South Africa. Poster.
Schlacher T.A. 1991. Small-scale temporal and spatial distribution of
euryhaline zooplankton in the upper reaches of the Gamtoos estuary,
southern Africa. 26th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS),
17-21 Sept. 1991, Middelburg, The Netherlands. Poster.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. 1992. Tidal influence on
distribution and behaviour of the estuarine oppossum-shrimp
Gastrosaccus brevifissura. Joint ECSA/ERF Conference, 13-18 Sept.
1992, Plymouth, U.K. Paper.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. 1995. Ecological responses to
reductions in freshwater supply: lessons for management and
conservation of South Africa's estuaries. ECSA symposium on
strategies and methods in coastal and estuarine management. 11-16
Sept. 1995, Dublin, Ireland. Paper (voted best student paper of the
conference).
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. 1995. Stable isotope ratios as
traces of detritus pathways in the benthos of an estuary. 30th
European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS). 18-22 Sept. 1995,
Southampton, U.K. Paper.
Cronin G., T. A. Schlacher, M. Nielsen, K. Wissing, and D. Lodge.
1996. Herbivory on water -lilies, feeding specificity of the
herbivores, and indirect effects of a predator on the plants. 44th
Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 3-7
June 1996, Kalispell, Montana, USA.
Cronin G., T. A. Schlacher, E. Siska, and D. Lodge. 1996. Host
preference of Pyrrhalta nymphaeae (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera):
Intraspecific behavioural variation due to genetic or environmental
factors ? Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC), April
12-14 1996, Michigan State University, Wisconsin, USA. Poster.
Schlacher T.A. submitted. Competition for Space in Estuarine Soft
Sediment Habitats - Evidence from Emigration Experiments. Ecology of
Estuaries and Soft Sediment Habitats. 3-8- February 1997, Deakin
University, Vicotria, Australia. Paper.
Schlacher T.A. and T.H. Wooldridge. submitted. Freshwater diversion
from estuaries: from ecological consequences to conservation
strategies. submitted to: Ecology of Estuaries and Soft Sediment
Habitats. 3-8- February 1997, Deakin University, Vicotria,
Australia. Poster.
************************** POSITIONS HELD ************************
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 1996 - Lecturer in Ecology - Biostatistics
current Dep. Medical Biol., Univ. Vienna. Austria
Sept. 1995 - Research Fellow
Dec. 1995 Dep. Zoology & Inst.Coastal Res.
Univ. Port Elizabeth. South Africa
Jul. 1995 - Research Assistant (Post-doc)
Aug. 1995 Dep. Biol. Siences, University of Notre Dame. USA.
March 1995 - Lecturer in Ecology - Biostatistics
July 1995 Dep. Medical Biol., Univ. Vienna. Austria
March 1990 - Research Assitant (temp.)
Feb. 1995 Dep. Zoology & Inst.Coastal Res.
Univ. Port Elizabeth. South Africa
*********************** TEACHING EXPERIENCE **********************
COMMUNITY ANALYSIS (1995, 1996)
Community Ecology, Patterns of Biodiversity, Design of Ecological
Sampling Programmes, Multivariate Statistical Analysis
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN URBAN ECOLOGY (1996)
Community Structure of Soil Arthropods in Relation to Anthropogenic
Habitat Modifications (Heavy Metal Pollution)
*********************** ACADEMIC AWARDS **************************
1995: Institute for Coastal Research, Prestige Travel Award
(ECSA 25 and EMBS 30 in Dublin and Southampton).
1995: Best student paper at ECSA symposium on Strategies and Methods
in Coastal and Estuarine Management, Dublin, Ireland.
1991: Ph.D.- scholarship by SA Department of National Education.
******************** INVITED LECTURES ****************************
1995: Freshwater Diversion, stable isotopes and benthic detritus in
estuaries. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre
Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
1995: A day in the life of an estuarine amphipod.Institute for
Coastal Research Annual Symposium. University of Port Elizabeth,
P.E., SA.
1993: Variability in the estuarine plankton. Department of Zoology
Symposium Series, University of Port Elizabeth, P.E., S.A.
*********************** FIELD COURSES *****************************
1989: Croatia, advanced marine biology
1989: Jordan: desert ecosystems, coral reefs
1988: Croatia: ecology of Mediterranean islands
1987: Croatia: marine biology
*********************** LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ********************
English 100 %
German 100 %
French 20 %
*********************** EXTRAMURAL INTERESTS ********************
Mountaineering, Cycling, Skiing, Travelling, Scuba
*********************** PEER REVIEWING FOR **********************
Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Systems
Estuaries
*********************** REFERENCES *******************************
Prof. Tris Wooldridge
Department of Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth, P O Box 1600,
Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa.
Voice: +27 41 5042 425, Fax: +27 41 5042 317,
E-mail: zlathw at zoo.upe.ac.za
Prof. Karl Wittmann
Institut für Medizinische Biologie, Universität Wien,
Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
Voice: +43 1 40480 354, Fax: +43 1 40480 456
E-mail: karl.wittmann at univie.ac.at
Prof. David Lodge
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556, U.S.A.
Voice: (219) 631 6094, Fax: (219) 631 7413
E-mail: david.m.lodge.1 at nd.edu
Dr. Hendrik Jerling
Department of Zoology, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001,
Kwadlangezwa 3886, South Africa.
Voice: +27 351 93911 2317, Fax: +27 351 93735 549
E-mail: hjerling at pan.uzulu.ac.za
************************** POSTAL ADDRESS ***********************
Jungstraße 4/27, A-1020 Wien, Austria.
Voice: +43 1 7285943, Fax: +43 1 40480 456
e-mail: monika.hoenlinger at univie.ac.at
************************** PERSONAL DATA ************************
Surname: Schlacher First Name: Thomas
Date of birth: 7 April 1965 Place of birth: Bad Aussee, AUT
Citizenship: Austrian Marital status: Single
Dependants: None Health: Excellent
Driving License: Code A & B Highest academ.
Qualification: Ph.D. (Zoology)
