Recueil de voyages intéressans pour l'instruction et l'amusement de la jeunesse /

Translation of: Sammlung interessanter und durchgängig zweckmässig abgefasster Reisebeschreibungen für die Jugend.

Recueil d'observations faites en plusieurs voyages par ordre de Sa Majesté, pour perfectionner l'astronomie et la geographie : avec divers traitez astronomiques /

Port. con grab. cal.

Archives des voyages; ou, Collection d'anciennes relations inédites ou très-rares, de lettres, mémoires, itinéraires et autres documents relatifs à la géographie et aux voyages, suivies d'analyses d'anciens voyages et d'anecdotes relatives aux voyageurs tirées des mémoires du temps; ouvrage destiné à servir de complément à tous les recueils de voyages français et étrangers,

"Chaque volume, divisé en deux livraisons, forme un ouvrage complet en lui-même."--p. [4] of cover of v.1 and 2.

Traité élémentaire de géographie; contenant un abrégé méthodique du Précis de la géographie universelle en quatre volumes. Divisé en deux parties, celle des principes et celle des descriptions, précédé d'une introduction historique, et suivi d'un aperçu de la géographie ancienne, sacree et profane,

On spine: Gèographie de Malte-Brun.

Memoires du capitaine Landolpe, contenant l'histoire de ses voyages pendant trente-six ans, aux cotes d'Afrique et aux deux Ameriques;

Mode of access: Internet.

Anecdotes historiques sur Pierre-le-Grand et sur ses voyages en Hollande et à Zaandam : dans les années 1697 et 1717/

Translation of: Peter de Groote, keizer van Rusland in Holland en te Zaandam, in 1697 en 1717.

De Marseille a Genes par la corniche ; En Algerie : souvenirs et notes de voyages /

Mode of access: Internet.

Faune entomologique française: Lépidoptères; descriptions de tous les papillons qui se trouvent en France, indiquant l'époque de l'éclosion de chaque espèce, les localités qu'elle fréquent, la plante qui nourrit la chenille, le moment ou il convient de la chasser précédées de renseignements sur la chasse, la préparation et la conservation, etc.

Mode of access: Internet.

Histoire maritime de France, contenant l'histoire des provinces et villes maritimes, des combats de mer depuis la fondation de Marseille, 600 ans avant J.-C., de la flibuste, des navigations, voyages autour du monde, naufrages célèbres, découvertes, colonisations, de la marine en général, avant, pendant et depuis le règne de Louis XIV jusqu'à l'année 1850.

Mode of access: Internet.

Oceanie; ou cinquieme partie du monde revue geographique et ethnographique de la Malaisie, de la Micronesie, de la Polynesie et de la Melanesie; offrant les resultats des voyages et des decouvertes de l'auteur et de ses devanciers, ainsi que ses nouvelles classifications et divisions de ces contrees.

Mode of access: Internet.

Annales des voyages de la géographie et de l'histoire ; ou, Collection des Voyages Nouveaux les Plus Estimés, Traduit de Toutes les Langues Européenes

Mode of access: Internet.

A field agronomic evaluation of Typha grass in Tomas dam Kano State Nigeria

The study was carried out by measuring plant height, length of leaves, width of the leaves, length of inflorescent, length of inflorescent tip were also measured with a measuring tape. Number of tillers per plants was counted. Soil auger was used to take soil samples randomly from ten different locations in Tomas Dam Kano states Nigeria. At the depths of 0-5cm, 5cm 13 10cm, 10cm 13 15cm. The soil samples were put into polyethylene bags and labelled according to their depth for mineral analyses. In the two season calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus constitute the highest concentration of the minerals at 0 155 cm depth. There is no significant differences in terms of mineral composition between wet season and dry season. (P<0.005).There is significance differences between plant Length of inflorescent and length of inflorescent tip when the two season are compared. KEYWORDS: Typha grass, field, agronomic evaluation,

Phylogenetic relationships among members of the Comamonadaceae, and description of Delftia acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Tamaoka et al. 1987) gen. nov., comb. nov.

The phylogenetic relationships among members of the family Comamonadaceae and several unclassified strains were studied by direct sequencing of their PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, members of the family formed a coherent group. The closest relatives are species of the Rubrivivax sub-group: Leptothrix discophora, Ideonella dechloratans and Rubrivivax gelatinosus. The genus Hydrogenophaga formed two subclusters, as did the species of Acidovorax, whereas the five species of the genus [Aquaspirillum] were polyphyletic. Comamonas acidovorans was phylogenetically distant from the type species of Comamonas, Comamonas terrigena. On the basis of this work and previous studies, Comamonas acidovorans is removed from the genus Comamonas and renamed as Delftia acidovorans gen. nov., comb, nov. Descriptions of the new genus Delftia and of the type species Delftia acidovorans, for which the type strain is ATCC 15668(T), are presented.

Deep ocean species. The little that is known mostly comes from collected specimens. Comment on L.A. Rocha et al. Letter "Specimen collection: An essential tool" (23 May, 344: 814).

Deep Ocean Species. The little that is known mostly comes from collected specimens. L.A. Rocha et al. Letter "Specimen collection: An essential tool" (23 May, 344: 814) brilliantly discuss the importance of specimen collection and present the evolution of collecting since the mid-19th century until our present strict codes and conducts. However, it is also important to emphasize the fact that the vast majority of deep ocean macro-organisms are only known to us because of collection and this is a strong argument that should be present in our actions as scientists. If the deep is considered the least known of Earth’s habitats (1% or so according to recent estimates) then what awesome collection of yet to discover species are still there to be properly described? As the authors point citing (1), something around 86% of species remain unknown. Voucher specimens are fundamental for the reasons pointed out and perhaps the vast depths of the World’s oceans are the best example of that importance. The resumed report of 2010 Census of Marine Life (2) showed that among the millions of specimens collected in both familiar and seldom-explored waters, the Census found more than 6,000 potentially new species and completed formal descriptions of more than 1,200 of them. It also found that a number of rare species are in fact common. Voucher specimens are essential and, again agreeing with L.A. Rocha et al. Letter (see above), the modern approach for collecting will not be a cause for extinctions but instead a valuable tool for knowledge, description and even, as seen above, a way to find out that supposed rare species may not be that rare and even prove to reach abundant populations.

Notes sur la géologie et la paléontologie du Miocène de Lisbonne. XXI Primeira caracterização de dinoflagelados dos níveis mais baixos da série miocénica de Lisboa

This is the first report on Dinoflagellata from lowermost Miocene beds in Portugal (Tagus basin, Lisbon region, exposure at Benfica). Some general data about Dinoflagellata are presented. Descriptions are provided for some forms: Gonyaulacysta tenuitabulata, Spiniferites ramosus, Achomosphaera sp., Hystrichokolpoma rigaudae, Homotriblium cf. pallidum, Cordosphaeridium sp, and Lingulodinium machaerophorum. Lithostratigraphical study of an important section along Circular highway at Benfica has shown that there is a hitherto unknown sedimentary cycle in Lisbon's lowermost Miocene (upper Oligocene?). Pollen and Ostracoda point out to an Lower Aquitanian or even Upper Chattian age for the first Neogene marine transgression in Portugal, previously considered as Upper Aquitanian or Lower Burdigalian.