... spotlight Since he is exposed, it becomes obvious that his character changes Unlike any other character inthe novel, Nick undergoes a change from the beginning to the end Even the "Great Gatsby" ... and society even accepts affairs -the ultimate dishonesty in relationships At the beginning ofthe story, Nick tries to become part ofthe rich society by accepting Jordan's dishonesty He rationalizes ... "Great Gatsby" stays the same still believing he will obtain Daisy and happiness with the acquisition of money The society accepts that Jordan, Nick's new girlfriend, cheats in golf and society...
... illustrated using plenty of detail, and the characters were develloped to be as beleivable and genuine as possible Inthe end it is the realistic recognition of life's imperfections that give TheGreat ... end it is the realistic recognition of life's imperfections that give TheGreat Gatsby its continuing appeal ...
... short-term indebtedness provide an indication ofthe scales ofthe international aspects ofthe two banking crises, international banking is only part ofthe totality of banking Total bank deposits therefore ... behind the differences in official reactions in Section Finally, Section concludes The magnitude ofthe crises 2.1 Introduction There is no single measure ofthe magnitude of a financial crisis Indeed, ... with the avoidance ofthe monetary policy error of not intervening inthe face of banking crises The policies ofthe major central banks – the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank...
... learning curves 100 Wi ∈C The dominance score ofthe class C inthe deceptive corpus D is then defined as the ratio between the coverage ofthe class inthe corpus D with respect to the coverage of ... coverage ofthe same class inthe corpus T : To gain further insight into the variation of accuracy with the amount of data available, we also plotted the learning curves for each ofthe data sets, ... on the topic Next, they were asked to prepare a second brief speech expressing the opposite of their opinion, thus lying about their true beliefs about the topic In both cases, the guidelines...
... B.Sc in civil engineering in 1969 from the Catholic University of Louvain, his M.Sc in civil and geological engineering in 1970 from Princeton University, and his Ph.D in environmental engineering ... establishment ofthe Australian Institute of Marine Science more than 25 years ago This book contains important chapters dealing with different aspects ofthe functioning ofthe ecosystem in relation to the ... was concentrated inthe hands of a very few people, many of whom resented the introduction of any new or competitive effort into the area The establishment, in 1961, ofthe Townsville-based University...
... they can glue onto them and entrain them downward to their death The water circulation over the mud shoals fringing the mangroves encourages the recruitment of prawn larvae spawned offshore The ... alone Reinforcing the findings of McCook et al., Fabricius and De’ath (Chapter 9, this book) quantify the influence of turbidity in determining spatial patterns of soft coral biodiversity on the ... between the location of these warm water masses and the incidence of bleaching They also show that vertical mixing was enhanced in areas of high reef density In these areas excessive surface heating...
... references therein) More recently, the role ofthe grazing industry has received attention as a sediment source since grazing is the dominant land use upstream ofthe coastal floodplains of many of Queensland’s ... Quantifying the inputs of pesticides and other contaminants to theGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park—a case study inthe Herbert River catchment of North-East Queensland Marine Pollution Bulletin, in ... intensity greater than 50 mm dϪ1 The samples were collected either by lowering a bucket from a bridge at a point above the centre ofthe flowing part ofthe channel, or more directly by wading into the...
... European cropping and pastoral activities inthe catchments adjoining the GBR CATCHMENTS ADJOINING THE GBR Continental drainage basins with an aggregate area of 425,000 km drain into theGreat Barrier ... entering at the upper end In contrast, the integrated flux of DON at Ingham is circa 87% ofthe nominal input flux Particulate N fluxes at the downstream site are approximately 1.8 times the input ... area ofthe GBR catchment is or was covered by woodlands or savanna woodlands Open range cattle grazing is the principal land use in these areas The most complete record of gauged runoff into the...
... nutrient against light limitation of seagrass growth, the light condition bringing about the elevated amino acid content inthe plants 13 In response to shading and increased water depth, the carbon ... Ecosystems ofthe World 24, Intertidal and Littoral Ecosystems Elsevier, Amsterdam, 572 pp Brown, B.E & Holley, M.C 1981 The influence of tin smelting and tin dredging on the intertidal reef flats of ... forms to a more branching habit, and decrease species diversity (Dodge & Vaisnys, 1977) The diversity of corals on all intertidal flats inthe vicinity of tin dredging and smelting activities around...
... implications in terms of attributing causality ofthe decline in coral cover The immediate cause ofthe coral death may be natural, but the failure to recover, and consequent long-term decline in reef ... the moving indicator on the graph The changes between algal and coral dominance are portrayed by the varying proportion ofthe two scenes at the bottom Initial conditions were set to be low in ... across the shelf The effect ofthe flood plumes are simulated by brief “nutrient pulses” of decreasing strength to the north ofthe mouth ofthe Herbert River, simultaneous with disturbances The...
... Biodiversity on theGreat Barrier Reef 141 FIGURE Map ofthe GBR indicating the locations ofthe sampled reefs Colour codes define the position ofthe sampling points on the continental shelf: inner-shelf ... is similarly defined as the distance to the northern end ofthe GBR divided by the sum of distances to the northern and southern ends ofthe GBR This has the effect of mapping the GBRMP to a rectangle, ... edge ofthe GBR at increasing levels of turbidity Although such decrease in visibility is hypothetical, the model nevertheless points at the importance of protecting the water quality inthe wet...
... determine the origins of lower salinity events (Ͻ34 ppt) within the reef matrix ofthe GBR Further, understanding the possible fates of river plumes is a key question for the management ofthe ... inthe central section ofthe GBR DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS OFTHE CENTRAL GBR REGION The rainfall catchment area adjoining and impacting the GBR Marine Park totals 424,000 km not including the ... from the mouth) and the local wind forcing inthe far field Thus, each year, one would expect different plume trajectories depending on the time-varying nature of both the wind and the rainfall The...
... farther offshore inthe GBRWHA have since been examined within the context of “outwelling” the export of nutrients or organic detritus from fertile estuarine areas to support productivity of offshore ... biotopes The montage of biotopes at the bottom of Figure 1, and Figures to 7, summarise the habitats linked in some way to the ecology ofthe lutjanid family (and others) of fish Beginning upstream ... inthe western Indo-Pacific The early closure during any ice age ofthe shallow Torres Straits seaway to the north ofthe GBR ensured that the Coral Sea was the principal connection in spread of...
... habitats rather than inthe more accessible inshore edge ofthe reef shoal and inter-reef The rationale for these increasing costs was the increased fuel required, loss of fishing gear inthe rougher ... to the inter-reef habitat, and M endeavouri straddled both habitats The trawl fleet could fish in both the inshore lagoon and the inter-reef but the cost of fishing increased farther offshore into ... indigenous communities in northern Queensland, therefore this catch together with the trawl bycatch was included inthe “Fleet” fishing component ofthe model Inthe absence of hard data these catches...
... most inthe characterization of near-reef communities and that Psene arafuensis was instrumental in distinguishing the late evening, far-grid community The relevance of these key taxa in defining ... and ebbing to the northeast (King & Wolanski, 1996), modulate the persistent southward flow pushing the resultant current more to the east during falling tide and more to the west during rising ... swimming when they were within 800 m ofthe crest If fish were washed out of this 800-m-wide envelope by local currents, they again swam directly toward the crest, stopping when they reached the...
... i.e., the reefs block about 90% ofthe length along the shelf Offshore, inthe adjoining Coral Sea, the net flow is southward with the East Australian current (Wolanski, 1994) In this area the ... Bathymetry ofthe model domain ofthe central region ofthe GBR The area shown in Figure is a subset of this figure ANIMATION Three-dimensional visualisation ofthe measured currents at the mooring ... Visualization ofthe measured currents during spring tides and calm weather The red arrows indicate the tidally predicted currents and the blue arrows the wind-driven currents (the latter are...
... During the winter (the dry season) the dominant winds are the southeast trades, which can create a northward current over the shelf During the summer monsoon, the winds can be more fickle In ... the top ofthe key inthe lower left ofthe screen As shown in Animation 3, the beginning ofthe warm period corresponded to to February, when both the wind and tidal range were at a minimum This ... bleaching more often During the GBR 1998 bleaching event, bleaching only occurred inthe absence of mixing In all bleaching cases, the winds were low Many reefs seemed to escape the bleaching temperatures...
... Senate Inquiry into Hinchinbrook was under way In her foreword to the final report the Chair ofthe Inquiry wrote: Inthe committee’s view the management of development proposals at Oyster Point ... “would you kindly advise whether Oyster Point and the rest ofthe Hinchinbrook Channel is within theGreat Barrier Reef Region” (letter obtained under Freedom of Information legislation) The Attorney ... process itself In hinterland and coastal land use that affects the GBR INNER REEFS Land clearing inthe river catchments draining into the GBR has been rapid and is still continuing, and the landscape...
... region of south-western Europe Journal ofthe Marine Biological Association ofthe United Kingdom 84, 205–227 Sekiguchi H (1978) Larvae of pinnotherid crab, Pinnixa rathbuni Sakai Proceedings ofthe ... ecology of commensal crabs of family Pinnotheridae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) ofthe Sea Okhotsk and northern part ofthe Japan Sea Proceedings ofthe Zoological Institute, Leningrad 218, ... stages of brachyuran crabs (age distinctions) are easily determined using the number of natatory setae on the exopods of maxillipeds, the number of setae along the posterior telsonal margin, the...