Scenarios for the Agricultural Sector in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. MEDPRO Report No. 4, March 2013

The paper builds predictive scenarios for the agricultural sector of eleven southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. First, it assesses the performance trends of the SEMCs’ agricultural sector, with a focus on production, consumption and trade patterns, incentives, trade protection policies and trade relations with the EU, productivity dynamics and their determinants. Second, it presents four scenarios based on the main value chains of the SEMCs’ agriculture sector: animal products, fruit and vegetables, sugar and edible oils, cereals, fish and other sea products. The four scenarios are: business as usual, Mediterranean – one global player, the EU-Mediterranean area under threat and the EU and SEMCs as regional players on the global stage.

Quaternary refugia of the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.): an extended palynological approach

Knowledge about the glacial refugia of the thermophilous European Castanea sativa Mill. (sweet chestnut) is still inadequate. Its original range of distribution has been masked by strong human impact. Moreover, under natural conditions the species was probably admixed with other taxa (such as Quercus, Fraxinus, Fagus, Tilia) and thus possibly represented by low percentages in pollen records. In this paper we try to overcome the difficulties related to the scarcity and irregularity of chestnut pollen records by considering 1471 sites and extending the palynological approach to develop a Castanea refugium probability index (IRP), aimed at detecting possible chestnut refugia where chestnuts survived during the last glaciation. The results are in close agreement with the current literature on the refugia of other thermophilous European trees. The few divergences are most probably due to the large amount of new data integrated in this study, rather than to fundamental disagreements about data and data interpretation. The main chestnut refugia are located in the Transcaucasian region, north-western Anatolia, the hinterland of the Tyrrhenian coast from Liguria to Lazio along the Apennine range, the region around Lago di Monticchio (Monte Vulture) in southern Italy, and the Cantabrian coast on the Iberian peninsula. Despite the high likelihood of Castanea refugia in the Balkan Peninsula and north-eastern Italy (Colli Euganei, Monti Berici, Emilia-Romagna) as suggested by the IRP, additional palaeobotanical investigations are needed to assess whether these regions effectively sheltered chestnut during the last glaciation. Other regions, such as the Isère Département in France, the region across north-west Portugal and Galicia, and the hilly region along the Mediterranean coast of Syria and Lebanon were classified as areas of medium refugium probability. Our results reveal an unexpected spatial richness of potential Castanea refugia. It is likely that other European trees had similar distribution ranges during the last glaciation. It is thus conceivable that shelter zones with favourable microclimates were probably more numerous and more widely dispersed across Europe than so far assumed. In the future, more attention should be paid to pollen traces of sporadic taxa thought to have disappeared from a given area during the last glacial and post-glacial period.

The Shakers, who they are and what they believe.

"Letter from Sherman P. Hand, Natick, Mass, 31 Aug. 1885 with Evans' reply. Reprinted from the Natick Bulletin"--Cf. McKinstry.

Shaker sermons, scripto-rational : containing the substance of Shaker theology : together with replies and criticisms logically and clearly set forth /

Frontispiece is a portrait of H.L. Eads engraved by J.C. Buttre.

Authorized rules of the Shaker community : given for the protection and guidance of the members in the several societies.

LC copy with ms. annotations.

Social life and vegetarianism /

Cooking recipes on p. 17-24.

A juvenile guide, or, Manual of good manners : consisting of counsels, instructions & rules of deportment, for the young /

"Part I. Containing rules of deportment and instructions for the youth. Part II. A juvenile monitor consisting of rules of conduct for youth and children.": p. [3].

Shaker music : original inspirational hymns and songs illustrative of the resurrection life and testimony of the Shakers.

Includes index.

Supplementary rules of the Shaker community : these are published to encourage the spirit of carefulness.

"Pamphlet probably written by H.C. Blinn. Published to accompany Authorized rules of the Shaker Community"--McKinstry.

Nutrition survey.

Cover title.

Tamul hymns set to German tunes : arranged for the voice with an accompaniment for the organ or piano = Krietucapaiyil valak̃iya ñāṉappāṭṭukaḷukkaṭutta almāṇiyarañkañkaḷ /

Mode of access: Internet.

Hymnes pascales /

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

In the wake of Paul Revere; an historical play ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Turkey in Europe,

Disbound Original Held in Oak Street Library Facility.

Aberdeen Angus bloodlines.

Mode of access: Internet.