M/V WELLWOOD Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Report, Monitoring Events 2004-2006. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Monroe County, Florida

This document presents the results of the first two monitoring events to track the recovery of a repaired coral reef injured by the M/V Wellwood vessel grounding incident of August 4, 1984. This grounding occurred within the boundaries of what at the time was designated the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary (NMS), now designated the Key Largo NMS Existing Management Area within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (FKNMSPA) of 1990, NOAA is the federal trustee for the natural and cultural resources of the FKNMS. Under Section 312 of the NMSA, NOAA has the authority to recover monetary damages for injury, destruction, or loss of Sanctuary resources, and to use the recovered monies to restore injured or lost sanctuary resources within the FKNMS. The restoration monitoring program tracks patterns of biological recovery, determines the success of restoration measures, and assesses the resiliency to environmental and anthropogenic disturbances of the site over time. To evaluate restoration success, reference habitats adjacent to the restoration site are concurrently monitored to compare the condition of restored reef areas with “natural” coral reef areas unimpacted by the vessel grounding or other injury. Restoration of the site was completed on July 22, 2002, and thus far two monitoring events have occurred; one in the Fall of 2004, and one in the Summer/Fall of 2006. The monitoring has consisted of: assessment of the structural stability of restoration modules and comparison of the coral recruitment conditions of the modules and reference sites. Corals are divided into Gorgonians, Milleporans, and Scleractinians and (except where noted) recruits are defined as follows: Gorgonians—maximum size (height) 150 mm at first monitoring event, 270 mm at second; Milleporans—maximum size (height) 65 mm at first event, 125 mm at second; Scleractinians—maximum size (greatest diameter) 50 mm at second event (only one species was size-classed at first event, at smaller size). Recruit densities at the restored and reference areas for each event are compared, as are size-class frequency distributions. For the Scleractinians, number and percentage of recruits by species, as well as several common biodiversity indices are provided. Finally, a qualitative comparison of recruit substrate settlement preference is indicated. Generally, results indicate that restored areas are converging on reference areas, based on almost all parameters examined, with one noted exception. Further monitoring is planned and the trends are anticipated to continue; close attention will be paid to the indicated anomaly. (PDF contains 63 pages.)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: Un paradigma de transferencia cultural y literaria

Santamaría, José Miguel; Pajares, Eterio; Olsen, Vickie; Merino, Raquel; Eguíluz, Federico (eds.)

The question of cultural transfer: Martial arts fiction in English translation

Santamaría, José Miguel; Pajares, Eterio; Olsen, Vickie; Merino, Raquel; Eguíluz, Federico (eds.)

Cross-cultural communication in film translation a study of the english subtitled and dubbed versions of "Le déclin de l' Empire américain"

Santamaría, José Miguel; Pajares, Eterio; Olsen, Vickie; Merino, Raquel; Eguíluz, Federico (eds.)

Traducción y construcción cultural

Santamaría, José Miguel; Pajares, Eterio; Olsen, Vickie; Merino, Raquel; Eguíluz, Federico (eds.)

Guia de preservação do patrimônio cultural da Câmara dos Deputados

Guia, escrito em linguagem de fácil compreensão, que visa permitir que cada servidor e colaborador possa atuar efetivamente como um agente da preservação de nosso patrimônio cultural, à medida que compreenda os impactos que ele e seu ambiente de trabalho podem ter sobre documentos, móveis, obras de arte e outros bens culturais da Casa.

Translating Spanish Literature into English: Some cross-cultural pragmatic issues

Eterio Pajares, Raquel Merino y José Miguel Santamaría (eds.)

Incorporating American Dreams into Australian Stories: Political Erasure and cultural transference in film adaptations of Australian Literary Classics

Eterio Pajares, Raquel Merino y José Miguel Santamaría (eds.)

Some remarks on asymmetrical cultural transfer. (The Case of Slovenian Literature for Italian Readers)

Eterio Pajares, Raquel Merino y José Miguel Santamaría (eds.)

Enriching the content provided by cultural catalogues with data from institutional repositories

[EN] This paper is an outcome of the ERASMUS IP program called TOPCART, there are more information about this project that can be accessed from the following item:

Iriyaweb 3, portal web de una asociación cultural

El proyecto consiste en la renovacion (rediseño y nueva construccion) del portal web de la asociacion de la tamborrada Iriyarena, que organiza la Unibertsitateko Danborrada. El actual sitio es un sitio estatico que necesita una actualizacion hacia un entorno dinamico. Dado que Iriyarena es una asociacion sin animo de lucro, todas las herramientas que se empleen deben ser de codigo abierto y gratuito que incluya los principales estandares web.

Control y cultura en la empresa : un cuaderno de viaje sobre la crítica del control cultural en las organizaciones

486 p. : gráf.

El impacto de la diversidad socio-cultural en la escuela primaria desde la perspectiva del docente : perfil psico-social y (re)construcción de significados

416 p.

Impacto biológico y cultural del Neolítico en poblaciones del Norte de la Península Ibérica

340 p.

Caballos de monte y carne de potro. Análisis antropológico de un proceso contemporáneo de construcción identitaria, cultural y económica en la Montaña Alavesa

El fenómeno estudiado consiste en una estrategia de desarrollo local emprendida en algunas zonas de montaña de Álava. Se trata de la revitalización sociocultural y económica de las mismas a partir de la recuperación, mejora y refuncionalización de una raza equina autóctona: la yegua de monte alavés. Este proyecto cumple una doble función, la reafirmacion identitaria de la comunidad por un lado y la promoción económica del lugar mediante el producto local por otro. Esta estrategia queda anualmente reafirmada ante la comunidad local y la audiencia gracias al poder evocador de la fiesta. Por ello, se estudia con particular interés "El Día del Caballo en la Montaña Alavesa". A pesar de que tanto la estrategia como la fiesta estudiadas no representan prácticas aisladas dentro del marco rural europeo actual, este caso en concreto posee particularidades que proceden de la propia naturaleza del elemento patrimonializado, el caballo y más concretamente, la carne de potro. Al éxito que la construcción del animal como símbolo local ha tenido para la comunidad local se le contrapone algunos límites culturales como las aversiones alimentarias hacia esta carne en nuestra cultura. A partir del marco teórico ofrecido por la antropología de la alimentación, la antropología del desarrollo y la antropología del patrimonio, la autora investiga de una manera holística el fenómeno propuesto.