Del discurso poblador a la praxis latifundista: la distribución de la tierra pública en la Patagonia

Una de las tareas fundamentales cumplidas por el Estado nacional consolidado a partir de 1880 fue la de continuar con las prácticas de los anteriores gobiernos de aplicar una política sistemática de transferencia de tierras públicas a manos privadas a través de la donación, la venta o la recompensa por servicios prestados a la Nación. La concentración de la tierra en pocas manos y la expansión de las grandes propiedades fueron las consecuencias más conocidas de estas políticas, incrementadas a partir del avance de las fronteras internas por las campañas militares de ocupación de los espacios indígenas. En este trabajo se estudian las características del proceso de acumulación terrateniente en la Patagonia, mediante compras de tierras al Estado durante el proceso de expansión de las fronteras que desalojó a la sociedad preexistente y consolidó la propiedad terrateniente sin generar un proceso masivo de aparición de sectores de medianos y pequeños propietarios rurales, ni núcleos de población efectivos en las nuevas fronteras, tal y como el discurso oficial parecía sugerir.

Del discurso poblador a la praxis latifundista: la distribución de la tierra pública en la Patagonia

Una de las tareas fundamentales cumplidas por el Estado nacional consolidado a partir de 1880 fue la de continuar con las prácticas de los anteriores gobiernos de aplicar una política sistemática de transferencia de tierras públicas a manos privadas a través de la donación, la venta o la recompensa por servicios prestados a la Nación. La concentración de la tierra en pocas manos y la expansión de las grandes propiedades fueron las consecuencias más conocidas de estas políticas, incrementadas a partir del avance de las fronteras internas por las campañas militares de ocupación de los espacios indígenas. En este trabajo se estudian las características del proceso de acumulación terrateniente en la Patagonia, mediante compras de tierras al Estado durante el proceso de expansión de las fronteras que desalojó a la sociedad preexistente y consolidó la propiedad terrateniente sin generar un proceso masivo de aparición de sectores de medianos y pequeños propietarios rurales, ni núcleos de población efectivos en las nuevas fronteras, tal y como el discurso oficial parecía sugerir.

Del discurso poblador a la praxis latifundista: la distribución de la tierra pública en la Patagonia

Una de las tareas fundamentales cumplidas por el Estado nacional consolidado a partir de 1880 fue la de continuar con las prácticas de los anteriores gobiernos de aplicar una política sistemática de transferencia de tierras públicas a manos privadas a través de la donación, la venta o la recompensa por servicios prestados a la Nación. La concentración de la tierra en pocas manos y la expansión de las grandes propiedades fueron las consecuencias más conocidas de estas políticas, incrementadas a partir del avance de las fronteras internas por las campañas militares de ocupación de los espacios indígenas. En este trabajo se estudian las características del proceso de acumulación terrateniente en la Patagonia, mediante compras de tierras al Estado durante el proceso de expansión de las fronteras que desalojó a la sociedad preexistente y consolidó la propiedad terrateniente sin generar un proceso masivo de aparición de sectores de medianos y pequeños propietarios rurales, ni núcleos de población efectivos en las nuevas fronteras, tal y como el discurso oficial parecía sugerir.

1016-010 Iowa Great Lakes Watershed Final Report

Part of a phased approach, an intensive information and education program, construction of erosion control practices, and sediment control on construction sites is proposed. These proposed practices will manage sediment runoff and nutrient runoff on agricultural and urban areas. Sediment control “structures” such as waterways, wetlands, modified terraces, grade stabilization structures, sediment basins, and rain gardens is proposed and will be combined with nutrient and pesticide management and reduced tillage to reduce non-point source pollution. A reduction of 15% of the sediment and phosphorus delivered to a water body from priority areas will be looked at as a success in this short-term project focused primarily at education within the project area which is also, for the most part, the top 25% sediment load producing sub-watersheds. In addition, four urban areas have been identified as part of this project as needing immediate assistance. A combination of urban and agricultural conservation practices, shoreline revegetation, and education of landowners will be used to achieve these results on both the urban and the agricultural arena.

On land management: landowners' attitudes to land and farming in Valdera, Tuscany

This thesis aims at explaining the intersecting dynamics of structural changes in agriculture and urbanisation, which involves changes in urban-rural relationships. The research questions are: how and why do landowners differ in their attitudes to land and farming? what are the main implications on rural landscapes and the policy implications? Relationships between urbanisation and agriculture are firstly analysed through a critical literature review; the analysis focuses on the 'landowner' as the key actor who actively takes decisions on the rural landscape From the empirical study – which is based on a Tuscan area (Valdera), and addressed through qualitative methods – a great diversity of landowners' attitudes to land and farming emerge, thus contributing to the agricultural restructuring, such as: 1) the emphasis on recreational function of the countryside for urban people 2) contracting out of land management, especially when landowners live or/and have 'urban' employment 3) the active role of hobby farmers in land management 4) agricultural operations simplification and lack of investments (especially in case of property rights expropriation). The thesis is framed in three papers, with the same methods and research questions. It seems evident that rural landscapes is subjected to functional changes (e.g. residential) and structural changes (landscape polarisation), which requires the need 1) to consider that rural landscape management is increasingly less connected to agricultural production as economic activity; 2) to give a coherence to the range of policy interventions (physical planning, landscape, sectoral).

Address to the landowners of England on the corn laws /

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 27335.1.

Gregory the Great

Gregory the Great was one of the four great fathers of the western Church, quickly rising from a monk, to a deacon, and eventually to the papal office (590-604). This book provides an introduction to the life and times of Gregory the Great. Particular attention is paid to his thinking and his writings including translations of his commentaries on translating the Bible, his sermons to the people, his reflections on the human condition, and, perhaps his most important work, his commentary on the Book of Job. A great addition to the series. 177p (The Early Church Fathers, Routledge 2005)

Observations on the diet and feeding habits of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre), on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

The diet and feeding habits of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, were investigated through stomach content analysis. Five groups of prey items were found. The index of relative importance showed worms and crabs,to be of greatest value at 51.3% and 40.1% respectively. The three minor prey groups were shrimps (7.7%), small fishes (0.7%) and amphipods (0.3%). Epaulette sharks tend to be crepuscular, although feeding bouts may occur at any time. They appear to be opportunistic predators, using olfaction and electroreception in prey capture. This species appears to be an important benthic predator in the reef flat environment on Heron Island Reef.

The genus Deretrema Linton, 1910 (Digenea : Zoogonidae) from southern Great Barrier Reef fishes, with a description of Deretrema woolcockae n. sp.

Two species of Deretrema (Zoogonidae) are reported from labrid fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. D. nahaense Yamaguti, 1942 is recorded from the gall-bladders of the labrids Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett), T. jansenii (Bleeker), T. lunare (Linnaeus) and T. lutescens (Lay & Bennett). This species is recognised, despite having been formerly synonymised with D. pacificum Yamaguti, 1942. In addition to morphological distinction, D. nahaense appears to have strict host-specificity for the genus Thalassoma. D. woolcockae n.sp. is described from the gall-bladder of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch). The new species is close to D. acutum Pritchard, 1963 and D. plotosi Yamaguti, 1940, but differs slightly in the distribution of the vitelline follicles, the sucker-ratio and the position of the cirrus-sac. In addition, this species also appears to have a distinct host-specificity, being restricted to one labrid species.

Structure of the tegument and ectocommensal microorganisms of Gyliauchen nahaensis (Digenea : Gyliauchenidae), an inhabitant of herbivorous fish of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

The ultrastructure of the tegument and tegument-associated microorganisms of the gyliauchenid digenean Gyliauchen nahaensis is described by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The tegument is devoid of surface spines and is characterized by a moderately folded apical membrane, abundant vesicles, basal mitochondria, a folded basal plasma membrane, and a thick basal matrix. Microorganisms form a dense biofilm on the tegument of the posterodorsal surface and the excretory papilla. At least 7 microbial morphotypes were identified, including eubacteria, spirochaetes, and nanobacteria.

Changes in quantum efficiency of Photosystem II of symbiotic dinoflagellates of corals after heat stress, and of bleached corals sampled after the 1998 Great Barrier Reef mass bleaching event Ross J. Jones , Selina Ward, Affendi Yang Amri and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Pulse-amplitude-modulation chlorophyll fluorometry was used to examine changes in dark-adapted F-v/F-m of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate microalgae within the tissues of the temperate coral Plesiastrea versipora exposed to elevated seawater temperature. The F-v/F-m was markedly reduced following exposure of corals to 28 degrees C for 48 h. When corals were returned to ambient (24 degrees C) conditions, F-v/F-m increased in an initial rapid and then secondary slower phase. Tissue discolouration (coral bleaching), caused by a significant decrease in the density of algae, was observed during the first 2-3 days of the recovery period. After 14 days, F-v/F-m was still significantly lower than in control corals. The recovery of F-v/F-m is discussed in terms of repair processes within the symbiotic algae, division of healthy algae and also the selective removal of photo-damaged dinoflagellates. Under field conditions, bleached corals sampled at Heron Island Reef during a bleaching event had significantly lower F-v/F-m than non-bleached colonies; four months after the bleaching event, there were no differences in F-v/F-m or algal density in corals marked as having bleached or having shown no signs of colour loss. The results of this laboratory and field study are consistent with the hypothesis that an impairment of photosynthesis occurs during heat-stress, and is the underlying cause of coral bleaching.