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IN A PERFECT OCEAN THE STATE OF FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN pdf
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06/03/2014, 18:21
... model of tested methodologies for analyzing and assessing the condition of other seas and ecosystems as well The project was called The Sea Around Us, a name drawn from the outstanding book of this ... few hundred years of the appearance of humans Thus disappeared the giant kangaroos and wombats of Australia 50,000 years ago, and the elephant-like mastodons and the sloth of North America about ... pressure and increasing demand from each of us, we have the opportunity to reverse the clearly declining nature of the planet’s oceanic ecosystems The mapping approach that forms the basis of much of...
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pastor - mathematical ecology of populations and ecosystems (blackwell, 2008)
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03/04/2014, 12:02
... made of my colleagues Bruce Peckham and Harlan Stech of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Yossi Cohen of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife ... several of the topics and Harlan Stech read through the entire book and made many helpful comments and suggestions and corrected some errors Tom Andersen of the University of Oslo also read many of ... to handle Mathematics provides a more precise way than the spoken word of thinking and talking about the rates of change, nonlinearities, and feedbacks characteristic of populations and ecosystems...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies pot
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... understanding of the aquatic environment and its response to disturbances The book as a whole promotes the understanding of the structure, function, and performance of healthy and damaged aquatic ecosystems ... expense of each other The complexity of aquatic ecosystems requires consideration of both exposure to chemicals and effects of chemicals, as well as the interaction between organisms and the ... Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, and the Netherlands Society of Toxicology The concept of sustainable development necessitates the integration of ecotoxicological...
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Reproductive health in nomadic communities: Challenges of culture and choice pdf
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14/03/2014, 16:20
... ON HIV AND AIDS, SEXUALITY AND GENDER ON HIV AND AIDS, SEXUALITY AND GENDER distance to health services, high levels of illiteracy and local beliefs and practices On the other hand, HIV incidence ... risks of unplanned pregnancies, STI s and HIV Improvement and increase of FP services uptake and use of health facility-based maternal health care services will contribute to the achievement of ... the mobile communities who live in the vast and sparsely populated dry lands of the Rift Valley Moreover, delivery facilities are often inappropriate for the needs and preferences of the population...
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Polar Lakes and Rivers Limnology of Arctic and Antarctic Polar Lakes and Rivers Limnology of Arctic and Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystems docx
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29/03/2014, 17:20
... objectives of the McMurdo LTER are to understand the influence of physical and biological constraints on the structure and function of dry valley ecosystems, and to understand the modifying effects of ... sentinels of climate change, as refugia for unique species and communities, as sources of greenhouse gases and, in the case of the large Arctic rivers, as major inputs of freshwater and organic ... cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus and the changes in standing stock and productivity of phytoplankton, sediment algae, zooplankton, micro- and macrobenthic invertebrates, bacteria, and emergent...
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HOMINOID EVOLUTION AND CLIMATIC CHANGE IN EUROPE VOLUME 1 The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe ppt
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29/03/2014, 17:20
... reconstruction of past geographical events, and the eVects they had on European environments and the plants and animals living in them Together, they form a coherent and consistent image of environmental and ... Lorenzo Rook and Peter Andrews ´ The late Neogene (the period between − 14 and − 2.4 Ma) is one of the most interesting phases in understand the present conWguration of terrestrial ecosystems It ... present conWguration of the Old World land masses, and the successive drying of inland seas in the European area facilitated faunal interchange between Europe and Central Asia and Africa At the...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care: lessons from the theory of communities of practice" doc
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10/08/2014, 11:20
... Communities of practice A community of practice (CoP) is ‘a group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a particular topic, and who deepen their understanding and ... distinct and partially incompatible epistemic cultures and, especially in the case of medical professionals, supported by powerful professional Page of 10 organisations The problem of interaction and ... uptake of research findings Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005, 58:107-112 Wenger E: Communities of practice and social learning systems: the career of a concept In Social Learning Systems and Communities...
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Báo cáo y học: "Use of communities of practice in business and health care sectors: A systematic review" ppt
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11/08/2014, 05:21
... Year of publication Figure and number of primary studies (N = of practice (N Number 2of papers about community 182) by year = 303) Number of papers about community of practice (N = 303) and number ... characteristics of communities of practice in business and health care The structures of CoP groups in business and health sectors are summarized in Additional files and respectively Learning and sharing ... Soft networks for bridging the gap between research and practice: illuminative evaluation of CHAIN BMJ 2004, 328:1174 Haigh R, Tucker S: Democratic development of standards: the community of communities a...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Use of communities of practice in business and health care sectors: A systematic review" docx
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11/08/2014, 16:20
... Year of publication Figure and number of primary studies (N = of practice (N Number 2of papers about community 182) by year = 303) Number of papers about community of practice (N = 303) and number ... characteristics of communities of practice in business and health care The structures of CoP groups in business and health sectors are summarized in Additional files and respectively Learning and sharing ... Soft networks for bridging the gap between research and practice: illuminative evaluation of CHAIN BMJ 2004, 328:1174 Haigh R, Tucker S: Democratic development of standards: the community of communities a...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 1 docx
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... understanding of the aquatic environment and its response to disturbances The book as a whole promotes the understanding of the structure, function, and performance of healthy and damaged aquatic ecosystems ... understand and comprehend the strengths and limitations of various techniques and providing access to additional literature An overview and synthesis of the current status of techniques and strategies ... Protection Agency, Of ce of Water, Of ce of Research and Development, and U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C USEPA 2001b Methods for the collection, storage and manipulation of sediments...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 2 doc
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems used widely in the context of research, development, and demonstration, and numerous projects have been completed to support the use of DTA to monitor and ... culture of activated sludge The biomass of these cultures, and of controls, is determined The recommended method is measurement of the turbidity in a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 530 nm and ... literature review of the role, application, and guidance for the use of bioassays in the monitoring and management of the water environment (UKEA 2001a, 2001b) The selection of ecotoxicological...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 5 potx
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... pharmacology, toxicology, drug discovery, and so on This chapter gives a broad overview of existing biosensors and bioassays, their principles of action, and their use and applicability, particularly for ... 188 Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems up screening possibilities with bioassays Another major area of advance is the use of spotted arrays of different gene probes with ... great variation in format of bioassays and biosensors is a handicap at this phase of development Future perspectives Modern molecular and cell biology, nanotechnologies, and bioinformation technologies...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 6 potx
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... the CZCS and was one of the first of a new generation of ocean color satellites (Hooker and McClain 2000; Acker et al 2002) Much of the processing, quality control, and initial analysis of SeaWiFS ... sensing and information technologies that are fast evolving, the type of information needed for assessment and management of aquatic ecosystems remains essentially the same History and relevance of ... development of understanding and tools relating to many of the above Light Chlor Pigment/type Dynamics © 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 7 pdf
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... appreciation of the variety of factors that contribute to public perceptions of risk, an understanding of the impact of these factors on the communication of assessment results, and some specific ... testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems of cials) in consultation with the public often make decisions regarding the commitment of political or resource expenditures These decision-makers are often ... (such as selection of assays, exposure assumptions, dose-response curves, and measures of fitness) to obtain maximally relevant lines of evidence (Kapustka and Landis 1998; Otway and von Winterfeldt...
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Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends, and Strategies - Chapter 8 potx
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... 14, 2005 1:32 PM 250 Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems Application of toxicity tests Chapters and provide details of standardized toxicity tests (or bioassays) that ... assessments, bioassays and biomarkers can be used together Having a battery of bioassays and biomarkers enables coverage of a broad spectrum of chemicals and provides better representation of the species ... a thorough balance of protection and susceptibility factors, comparisons of organ and species sensitivity, and links to chemical analysis and causative agents On the other hand, biomarker measurements...
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Trans regional communities and external coupling a geographical perspective on regional development of the chaoshan region, china
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09/09/2015, 10:21
... coupling of a region: (1) trans-regional organization of production and marketing; (2) transregional communities; and (3) state institutions This research identifies causal mechanisms of communities ... helps further the understanding of regional development facilitated by non-local communities If not, unpacking the reasons and changes provides rethinking of the role of these communities in regional ... the case of Chaoshan offers both international and domestic dimensions with regards to external economic transactions and non-local communities Since one of the important contributions of this...
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