Conceptual model of salt marsh management on Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida: final report

Diking and holding water on salt marshes ("impounding" the marsh) is a management technique used on Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) and elsewhere in the Southeast to: a) prevent the reproduction of saltmarsh mosquitos, and b) attract wintertering waterfowl and other marsh, shore, and wading birds. Because of concern that diking and holding water may interfere with the production of estuarine fish and shellfish, impoundment managers are being asked to consider altering management protocol to reduce or eliminate any such negative influence. How to change protocol and preserve effective mosquito control and wildlife management is a decision of great complexity because: a) the relationships between estuarine organisms and the fringing salt marshes at the land-water interface are complex, and b) impounded marshes are currently good habitat for a variety of species of fish and wildlife. Most data collection by scientists and managers in the area has not been focused on this particular problem. Furthermore, collection of needed data may not be possible before changes in protocol are demanded. Therefore, the purpose of this document is two-fold: 1) to suggest management alternatives, given existing information, and 2) to help identify research needs that have a high probability of leading to improved simultaneous management of mosquitos, waterfowl, other wildlife, freshwater fish, and estuarine fish and shellfish on the marshland of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. (92 page document)

Descripção dos emblemas allegoricos, e seus epigramas, com que se adornou a illuminação que na fachada das cazas de sua residencia apresentou ao publico o coronel Antonio José da Silva Braga, na noute de 6 de fevereiro de 1818, em que se celebrou com pompa verdadeiramente real a feliz, e gloriosa acclamação do muito alto, e poderoso Rei Nosso Senhor D. João Sexto, e nas tres noites seguintes dos dias 7, 8, e 9 em memoria do seu reconhecimento, amor, e lealdade, que professa ao mesmo Augusto senhor, cuja preciosa vida os ceos dilatem por longos annos para gloria e delicia de toda a naçam portugueza

Coleção Marcio Moreira Alves.

A journey in Brazil

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz foi professor e naturalista suíço naturalizado americano. Nasceu em Motiers, em 28 de maio de 1807, e morreu em Cambridge, em 1873. Estudou em Universidades suíças e alemãs, doutorando-se em Medicina, em Munique, em 1830. Em 1846, fixou-se nos Estados Unidos, onde lecionou em Harvard, e, em 1861, tornou-se cidadão americano. O estudo e a classificação de espécies de peixes brasileiros despertou-lhe o interesse pelo Brasil e , em 1865, chegou ao País à frente de uma expedição científica, que ficou conhecida como Thayer Expedition, custeada pelo milionário americano Nathanael Thayer e patrocinada pelo Imperador D. Pedro II. Permaneceu no País por quinze meses, explorando o Rio Amazonas e o interior cearense, período em que classificou 1.800 espécies da fauna ictiológica. Dessa viagem, resultou o livro A journey in Brasil. Seus estudos de Zoologia e Paleontologia, assim como os dos glaciares da Europa e da América, tornaram-se célebre. A obra científica de Agassiz é constituída por mais de quatrocentos volumes.

Collecção das Leis do Brazil de 1818

Parte 1 - Cartas de Lei, Alvarás, Decretos e Cartas Régias.

Instrucção para os viajantes e empregados nas colonias sôbre a maneira de colher, conservar, e remetter os objectos de historia natural /arranjada pela Administração do R. Museu de Historia Natural de Paris ; traduzida por Ordem de Sua Magestade Fidelissima, expedida pelo Excellentissimo Ministro e Secretario de Estado dos Negocios do Reino do original francez impresso em 1818 ; augmentada, em notas, de muitas das instruções aos correpondentes da Academia R. das Sciencias de Lisboa, impressas em 1781 e precedida de algumas reflexões sôbre a historia natural do Brazil, e estabelecimento do museu e jardim Botanico em a Côrte do Rio de Janeiro

Referência: Bibliografia da Impressão Regia do Rio de Janeiro / Ana Maria de Almeida Camargo, Rubens Borba de Moraes, 1993. v. 1, p. 220

Synopsis of biological data on shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum LeSueur 1818

Information on the biology and populations of the shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, is compiled, reviewed, and analyzed in the FAO species synopsis style. New information indicates this species exhibits biological and life-cycle differences over its north-south latitudinal range and that it is more abundant than previously thought. (PDF file contains 51 pages.)

Applications of in situ Fluorometers in Nearshore waters, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, February 2-4,2005: workshop proceedings

The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) Workshop "Applications of in situ Fluorometers in Nearshore Waters" was held in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, February 2-4,2005, with sponsorship by the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS), one of the ACT partner organization. The purpose of the workshop was to explore recent trends in fluorometry as it relates to resource management applications in nearshore environments. Participants included representatives from state and federal environmental management agencies as well as research institutions, many of whom are currently using this technology in their research and management applications. Manufacturers and developers of fluorometric measuring systems also attended the meeting. The Workshop attendees discussed the historical and present uses of fluorometry technology and identified the great potential for its use by coastal managers to fulfill their regulatory and management objectives. Participants also identified some of the challenges associated with the correct use of Fluorometers to estimate biomass and the rate of primary productivity. The Workshop concluded that in order to expand the existing use of fluorometers in both academic and resource management disciplines, several issues concerning data collection, instrument calibration, and data interpretation needed to be addressed. Participants identified twelve recommendations, the top five of which are listed below: Recommendations 1) Develop a "Guide" that describes the most important aspects of fluorescence measurements. This guide should be written by an expert party, with both research and industry input, and should be distributed by all manufacturers with their instrumentation. The guide should also be made available on the ACT website as well as those of other relevant organizations. The guide should include discussions on the following topics: The benefits of using fluorometers in research and resource management applications; What fluorometers can and cannot provide in terms of measurements; The necessary assumptions required before applying fluorometry; Characterization and calibration of fluorometers; (pdf contains 32 pages)

A modelling approach to the development of an active management strategy for the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir

This article outlines the outcome of work that set out to provide one of the specified integral contributions to the overarching objectives of the EU- sponsored LIFE98 project described in this volume. Among others, these included a requirement to marry automatic monitoring and dynamic modelling approaches in the interests of securing better management of water quality in lakes and reservoirs. The particular task given to us was to devise the elements of an active management strategy for the Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir. This is one of the larger reservoirs supplying the population of the London area: after purification and disinfection, its water goes directly to the distribution network and to the consumers. The quality of the water in the reservoir is of primary concern, for the greater is the content of biogenic materials, including phytoplankton, then the more prolonged is the purification and the more expensive is the treatment. Whatever good that phytoplankton may do by way of oxygenation and oxidative purification, it is eventually relegated to an impurity that has to be removed from the final product. Indeed, it has been estimated that the cost of removing algae and microorganisms from water represents about one quarter of its price at the tap. In chemically fertile waters, such as those typifying the resources of the Thames Valley, there is thus a powerful and ongoing incentive to be able to minimise plankton growth in storage reservoirs. Indeed, the Thames Water company and its predecessor undertakings, have a long and impressive history of confronting and quantifying the fundamentals of phytoplankton growth in their reservoirs and of developing strategies for operation and design to combat them. The work to be described here follows in this tradition. However, the use of the model PROTECH-D to investigate present phytoplankton growth patterns in the Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir questioned the interpretation of some of the recent observations. On the other hand, it has reinforced the theories underpinning the original design of this and those Thames-Valley storage reservoirs constructed subsequently. The authors recount these experiences as an example of how simulation models can hone the theoretical base and its application to the practical problems of supplying water of good quality at economic cost, before the engineering is initiated.

Casa de ciência, casa de educação: Ações educativas do Museu Nacional (1818-1935)

O museu como instituição de produção, guarda e difusão de conhecimentos necessita criar e desenvolver estratégias que se encontram articuladas a demandas sociais de um determinado tempo histórico, assim como àquelas que lhes são próprias. O estudo das ações educativas desenvolvidas pelo Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro no período entre sua criação em 1818 e a década de 1930 com os objetivos de divulgar o conhecimento científico por ele produzido e apoiar o ensino das ciências naturais é objeto deste trabalho, na tentativa de compreendê-las enredadas no contexto mais amplo de institucionalização da educação, racionalização da pedagogia, formação do caráter público dos museus e construção da nação brasileira. Operando com as continuidades e descontinuidades dessas ações no período proposto, a pesquisa foi desenvolvida através da investigação de um conjunto documental, composto dos seguintes tipos: a) legislação brasileira, pertinente à educação e ao Museu Nacional; b) correspondência efetivada entre o Museu, ministérios, instituições e autoridades; c) relatórios de Diretores, Secretário, pesquisadores do Museu Nacional; dos ministérios; de naturalistas e professores; d) livros de registros do Museu Nacional; e) catálogos, programas e guias de exposições nacionais e internacionais; f) publicações de diretores do Museu Nacional e de professores; g) conferências sobre ciência e educação; h) periódicos; i) quadros murais e coleções didáticas. Desse conjunto tratamos em especial os materiais que serviram de suporte e veículo de comunicação, com a pretensão de evidenciar o museu como espaço educativo, valorizando suas ações dirigidas para a instrução pública. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, foi possível observar que ao longo do Império e nas quatro primeiras décadas da República no Brasil o Museu Nacional atuou como agência de consultoria de governo, ampliando suas ações educativas para atender às necessidades de diferentes segmentos da sociedade e às suas demandas internas. Nesse sentido, contribuiu para afirmar estudos em História Natural apoiados na teoria evolucionista; inserir o Brasil no cenário científico internacional; instruir e ampliar os conhecimentos sobre o país, valorizando suas riquezas naturais, estimulando no público, especialmente o escolar, o caráter prático do ensino e um sentimento de pertencimento e de identidade nacional.

Fishery resources and some economic aspects of four fishing villages on Lakes George and Edward in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

The fishery resources of Lake George and Ugandan waters of Lake Edward are described. The main fish species currently observed in the commercial catches were determined and the reasons of changes in species composition of the catches. that occurred in the recent years, are explained. The fishing activity and some economic and nutritional aspects of four fishing villages, selected among the ten present within the Queen Elizabeth National Park boundaries, are analyzed, In the end some suggestions are given for management of the fishery resources of these lakes.

Avaliação do efeito do Baculovirus anticarsia sobre Podisus nigrispinus (DALLAS, 1851), predador da lagarta da soja Anticarsia gemmatalis (HUBNER, 1818).

Este trabalho tem como objetivo conhecer os efeitos da ingestão de lagartas da soja infectadas com B. anticarsia pelo predador Podisus nigrispinus, avaliando-se os parâmetros biológicos de cada inseto.

'Rudenesse itselfe she doth refine': Queen Elizabeth I as Lady Alchymia

Archer, J. (2008). 'Rudenesse itselfe she doth refine': Queen Elizabeth I as Lady Alchymia. In A. Connolly and L. Hopkins (Eds.), Goddesses and Queens: The Iconography of Queen Elizabeth I (pp. 45- 66). Manchester: Manchester University Press. RAE2008

Women's contribution to the development of the English novel: 1621-1818

Women's contribution to literature is no arbitrary or artificial distinction. However much the reformer may welcome, or the conservative lament, the growth of a harmonious sharing of ideals between men and women, that growth has been a hard-fought struggle. It has been an escape from a prison, which, when it did not entirely shut out the greater world, at least enclosed a little world of education meant for women, literature adapted to the supposed limitations of their intellect, and a course of action prescribed by the other sex. To show how the literary efforts of women developed and justified their claims to free activity is the purpose of this thesis.

Additions à la bibliographie de Charles Porset sur les sciences du langage de Port-Royal aux Idéologues (1660-1818)

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