Harris, E. M; Leão, D. F. and Rhodes, P. J. , Law and Drama in Ancient Greece, Duckworth, London, 2010, vii + 200 pp.

Fil: Fernández Deagustini, María del Pilar. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.

El drama griego y romano y La Eneida

A partir del énfasis en aproximaciones culturales que exceden la visión de la literatura como el mero reflejo de la política y las instituciones, este articulo estudia la influencia del drama griego y romano en la Eneida. Haciendo uso de los conceptos de "problematización" y "dramatización", se analizan separadamente la apropiación virgiliana de la tragedia griega, la relación de los trágicos y de Virgilio con Homero, el final de la Eneida y el nexo entre Virgilio y el drama romano, derivándose de este último punto la injerencia de la recepción virgiliana de la tragedia en los trágicos romanos posteriores

El drama de la traducción

Victoria Ocampo ha sido reconocida como una de las más grandes traductoras de nuestra historia intelectual. No tanto por su pericia técnica o su riqueza expresiva como por los resultados innegables de su empeño, por los efectos aún hoy palpables de sus emprendimientos en el área de las publicaciones y la industria editorial. Victoria Ocampo, entonces, es traductora pero también instigadora de traducciones. En este trabajo me propongo estudiar su conflictiva relación con la tarea que le dio sus mayores palmas. La directora de Sur no se sentía cómoda en las aguas de la traducción, tarea que por otro lado la definía como intelectual relevante. Esta incomodidad, lo que ella ha llamado su drama, reclama ser pensada y revisada. Para ello, nos detendremos en los numerosos textos que Ocampo dedicó a la traducción, y en aquellas páginas que destina a elaborar su relación con el francés. Las incisivas preguntas de Derrida en su "El monolingüismo del otro", abrirán este recorrido crítico textual a una consideración de la cultura argentina moderna.

Contribution of woody habitat islands to the conservation of birds and their potential ecosystem services in an extensive Colombian rangeland

The conservation of birds and their habitats is essential to maintain well-functioning ecosystems including human-dominated habitats. In simplified or homogenized landscapes, patches of natural and semi-natural habitat are essential for the survival of plant and animal populations. We compared species composition and diversity of trees and birds between gallery forests, tree islands and hedges in a Colombian savanna landscape to assess how fragmented woody plant communities affect forest bird communities and how differences in habitat characteristics influenced bird species traits and their potential ecosystem function. Bird and tree diversity was higher in forests than in tree islands and hedges. Soil depth influenced woody species distribution, and canopy cover and tree height determined bird species distribution, resulting in plant and bird communities that mainly differed between forest and non-forest habitat. Bird and tree species and traits widely co-varied. Bird species in tree islands and hedges were on average smaller, less specialized to habitat and more tolerant to disturbance than in forest, but dietary differences did not emerge. Despite being less complex and diverse than forests, hedges and tree islands significantly contribute to the conservation of forest biodiversity in the savanna matrix. Forest fragments remain essential for the conservation of forest specialists, but hedges and tree islands facilitate spillover of more tolerant forest birds and their ecological functions such as seed dispersal from forest to the savanna matrix.

Spatiotemporal monitoring of water quality in coral reefs of Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean, 2011-2013

Tayrona National Natural Park (TNNP; 11°17' - 11°22' N and 73°53' - 74°12' W) is a hotspot of coral reef biodiversity in the Colombian Caribbean, located between the city of Santa Marta (>455,000 inhabitants) and several smaller river mouths (Rio Piedras, Mendihuaca, Guachaca). The region experiences a strong seasonal variation in physical parameters (temperature, salinity, wind, and water currents) due to alternating dry seasons with coastal upwelling and rainy seasons. Here, a range of water quality parameters relevant for coral reef functioning is provided. Water quality was measured directly above local coral reefs (~10 m water depth) by a monthly monitoring for up to 25 months in the four TNNP bays (Chengue, Gayraca, Neguanje, and Cinto) and at sites with different degree of exposition to winds, waves and water currents (exposed vs. sheltered sites) within each bay. The water quality parameters include: inorganic nutrient (nitrate, nitrite and soluble reactive phosphorus), chlorophyll a, particulate organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations (with a replication of n=3) as well as oxygen availability, biological oxygen demand, seawater pH, and water clarity (with a replication of n=4). This is by far the most comprehensive coral reefs water quality dataset for the region. A detailed description of the methods can be found within the referenced publications.