Analysis of the E-J Curve of HTS Tapes Under DC and AC Magnetic Fields at 77 K

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

中国东北样带（NECT）羊草种群数量特性变化及其与环境因子的直接梯度分析

陆地样带研究是国际地圈一生物圈计划( IGBP)全球变化研究中最引入注目的创新之一。目前，国际上已经设立了15条陆地样带，而且正在开展各项研究工作。现有关于陆地样带的研究报道多集中在环境梯度分析、气候变化对植被初级生产力的影响及环境变化与植被变化的对应关系等方面，而关于陆地样带环境梯度变化上植物种群生态学的研究尚未见报道。 本研究以东北样带为平台，研究北纬43。31' - 44041'，东经125018’-115。31'范围内，即由湿润到干旱的环境梯度变化系列，羊草主要形态特征、种群密度、生物量、种子生产、生物量分配比例等变化规律及其与环境因子的相关关系，初步探讨了中国东北大尺度环境变化对羊草种群的影响及羊草对变化环境的适应规律。 在本研究的环境变化系列上，羊草种群外部形态的突出变化是种群植株高度由东至西沿降水量逐渐下降的梯度逐级递减，而且植株高度与生长季前期的降水量呈显著正相关关系。除旗叶外，羊草种群各叶片长度具有相似的变化趋势，即长春地区种群叶片长度远远大于其它种群，阿巴嘎旗地区种群叶片长度远远小于其它种群，其它8个种群叶片长度变化不大，呈平缓波动状态。除长春地区羊草叶片宽度显著大于其它种群外，其它9个种群间虽有一定的差异，但基本是处于波动状态。这说明羊草的各形态特征对该梯度环境变化的反映是不同的。 在该环境梯度上，羊草种群总密度、营养枝密度和生殖枝密度具有非常相似的变化趋势，均为由东至西呈先增后减的趋势，并且最大值都在长岭种马场地区。而且，无论是种群总密度，还是营养枝和生殖枝密度均与9月份平均温度显著相关，这是因为秋季高温对地上部分的营养物质向地下根茎转移及地下根茎芽的形成有利，丰富的物质积累和发育良好的地下根茎芽是翌年种群具有较高密度的保障。在本研究的10个种群中，除长春地区种群生殖枝分化率显著低于其它种群外，各羊草种群生殖枝分化率相对稳定，而且羊草种群生殖枝分化率与环境梯度上各环境因子间的相关性均不显著。 在本研究中，种群总生物量、营养枝生物量、生殖枝生物量和个体生物量等指标具有不同的变化趋势。表现为由东至西或由湿润到干旱，除生殖枝生物量在最东端的各种群中呈增加趋势外，种群总生物量和地上群体生物量（营养枝生物量和生殖枝生物量）均呈逐级盘低走势，而且干燥系数和生长季前期的降水量是决定总生物量和地上群体生物量变化的主要因素。地下根茎生物量表现为从湿润的长春市地区到半干旱的绍根地区呈缓慢盘低，而后随干旱程度的加重迅速增加，但至最干旱的阿巴嘎旗地区又迅速下降。在半干旱和干旱地区，植物根系生物量增加能使植物更有效地利用有限的水资源。羊草种群个体生物量的变化趋势基本一致，即除长春地区种群个体生物量远远大于其它9个种群外，各羊草种群个体生物量虽有所差异，但变化不大，基本水平波动状态。个体生物量的相对稳定是羊草能适应各种变化生境的重要保障，而且在该实验梯度上个体生物量的相对稳定是通过种群密度变化来调节的。 在本研究梯度上，虽然各种子生产指标有一定的变化，如锡林郭勒草原定位站种群和阿巴嘎旗种群的种穗长度、结实数和单位面积种子产量均较低等，但这些指标的变化与由东至西的降水量递减等气候因子变化是不一致的，如结实数、单位面积种子产量和种子重量等基本呈波动状态，只是在实验梯度的西端才有明显的下降。这说明在本研究的环境梯度系列上，环境因子对羊草种子生产有一定的影响，但最主要的影响可能是其自身遗传因素，这有待于今后的深入研究。 在本研究的环境梯度上，由东至西或由湿润到干旱的气候变化系列上，羊草种群根茎、营养枝、生殖枝和种子生物量分配比例呈现明显的规律性变化。最显著的表现是羊草种群根茎生物量分配比例随降水量的减少而逐渐增加。在水资源有限的生境下，大比例的根茎生物量分配能增加根系对地下水分的吸收，同时有利于物质和能量在根部的贮藏，这种机制能确保植物在干旱气候条件下生存。相反，羊草种群地上营养枝生物量分配比例由东至西逐渐下降，减少营养枝生物量分配比例可以降低营养枝水分蒸腾量，协调根部水分吸收和枝条蒸腾的关系，保持整个植物体的水分平衡。羊草种群生殖枝和种子生物量分配比例均呈两头低，中间高的变化趋势。这说明降水充足和严重干旱均不利于羊草有性生殖体的生产，半湿润和半干旱气候区是羊草种子生产的理想地域，这也可能是羊革能在半湿润和半干旱气候区大面积分布的原因。

Análisis de las relaciones bilaterales entre Estados Unidos y Colombia en el contexto de la cooperación internacional en materia de extradición periodo 1997-2008

Esta monografía busca identificar y analizar los efectos de la cooperación internacional en materia de extradición en las relaciones bilaterales de Estados Unidos y Colombia durante 1997 y 2008. Para la obtención de lo anterior, se analizaron los motivos que indujeron tanto a Estados Unidos como a Colombia para llevar a cabo este tipo de procesos; igualmente se analizó la reciprocidad en materia de extradición en las relaciones bilaterales entre dichos actores internacionales; las condiciones favorables y/o desfavorables que trae consigo la cooperación internacional en materia de extradición; y finalmente, determinar si la relación costo-beneficio es el móvil para la ejecución de los procesos de extradición o si existen otras circunstancias que motivan a los Estados objeto de investigación a mantener dicha relación bilateral. El análisis de las relaciones bilaterales entre Estados Unidos y Colombia en el contexto de la cooperación internacional en materia de extradición se realizó con base en la teoría de la interdependencia compleja de Keohane y Nye, y el análisis de la relación costo-beneficio de dicha relación bilateral se basó en la teoría del neoliberalismo.

Uma investigação empírica sobre a moderna teoria financeira

Some of The Modern Portfolio Theory hypotheses are tested in the Brazilian capital market. Econometric tests and a risk-return relation analysis were made over 79 Brazilian and American financial time series from January to November 1995. The main conclusion is that the series are not described according to the MPT and the Brazilian and American series have different behavior.

A construção da representação dos nomes: processos qualitativos e quantitativos na categorização dos substantivos concretos e abstratos

Pós-graduação em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa - FCLAR

Influência da bacia hidrográfica e características espaço-temporais de variáveis limnológicas sobre reservatórios no Rio Jacuí - RS

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Relação espacial dos óbitos e internações por tuberculose com indicadores sociais em Ribeirão Preto (SP)

Objetivo: Propôs-se analisar a relação espacial dos óbitos e internações evitáveis por TB com indicadores sociais em Ribeirão Preto/SP. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico em que foram considerados os casos de óbitos e internações, tendo como causa básica do óbito e motivo principal da internação, a tuberculose (CID A15.0 a A19.9), ocorridos na zona urbana de Ribeirão Preto e registrados respectivamente no Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade e no Sistema de Internação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde no período de 2006 a 2012. Foi realizada a análise univariada das variáveis sociodemográficas e operacionais dos casos investigados. Para construção dos indicadores sociais utilizou-se a análise de componentes principais, sendo selecionados dados das áreas de abrangência do município, considerando os dados do Censo Demográfico de 2010. A geocodificação dos casos foi processada no TerraView versão 4.2.2. Recorreu-se à regressão linear múltipla, pelo método dos mínimos quadrados e à regressão espacial para análise da relação de dependência espacial entre os indicadores sociais e as taxas de mortalidade e de internações por TB. A autocorrelação nos resíduos da regressão linear múltipla foi testada por meio do Teste Global de Moran, as análises foram realizadas considerando os softwares Arcgis-versão 10.1, Statistica versão 12.0, OpenGeoDa versão 1.0 e R versão 3.2.3. Para o diagnóstico do melhor modelo de regressão espacial, utilizou-se o teste Multiplicador de Lagrange. Em todos os testes, foi fixado o nivel de significancia de alfa em 5% (p< 0,05). Resultados: Foram registrados 50 casos de óbitos e 196 casos de internações por TB. A maioria dos casos registrados em ambos os sistemas se deu em pessoas do sexo masculino (n=41; 82%/n=146; 74,5%) e com a forma clínica pulmonar (n=44; 80,0%/n=138; 67,9%). Na construção dos indicadores sociais, três novas variáveis surgiram, apresentando respectivamente variância total de 46,2%, 18,7% e 14,6% sendo denominadas como indicadores de renda, desigualdade social e equidade social. Na modelagem para verificar relação espacial entre os óbitos e os indicadores sociais observou-se que a equidade social foi indicador estatisticamente significativo (p=0,0013) com relação negativa a mortalidade, sendo o Modelo da Defasagem Espacial o melhor método para testar a dependência espacial, com valor de ? (rho) estimado em 0,53 e altamente significativo (p=0,0014). Já na modelagem da relação espacial entre as internações por tuberculose e os indicadores sociais, o indicador de renda apresentou-se estatisticamente significativo (p=0,015) com relação negativa a internação e o melhor método para testar a dependência espacial também foi o Modelo da Defasagem Espacial com valor de ? (rho) estimado em 0,80 e altamente significativo (p<0,0001). Conclusão: O estudo contribuiu no avanço do conhecimento de que a mortalidade e as internações por tuberculose são eventos socialmente determinados, o que sugere investimento por parte da gestão

How buildings visualise client and architect: The problem that today’s user is typically not the client

An article presented at the last ICAT- conference stated at the end that buildings at all times tend to picture the people who had them erected. This paper aims to show the correctness of that statement. To this end, it will examine a number of typical residential buildings dating from the beginning of the seventeenth century up to today, investigate who had the buildings erected, and relate that to the performance of the buildings. This relation analysis will mainly use the scale but also the degree of diversity in function and appearance as factors. Furthermore, using economic data and data on the buildings to identify patterns, it will investigate how size of the property and relative size of the capital interest behind the building has developed. Since the authors live in Copenhagen and Copenhagen is very typical in its historical development, buildings and environments in and around the centre of Copenhagen are used as examples.

An analysis of holding cost impact on housing affordability in relation to midsized Greenfield residential property developments in South East Queensland

The position of housing demand and supply is not consistent. The Australian situation counters the experience demonstrated in many other parts of the world in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, with residential housing prices proving particularly resilient. A seemingly inexorable housing demand remains a critical issue affecting the socio-economic landscape. Underpinned by high levels of population growth fuelled by immigration, and further buoyed by sustained historically low interest rates, increasing income levels, and increased government assistance for first home buyers, this strong housing demand level ensures problems related to housing affordability continue almost unabated. A significant, but less visible factor impacting housing affordability relates to holding costs. Although only one contributor in the housing affordability matrix, the nature and extent of holding cost impact requires elucidation: for example, the computation and methodology behind the calculation of holding costs varies widely - and in some instances completely ignored. In addition, ambiguity exists in terms of the inclusion of various elements that comprise holding costs, thereby affecting the assessment of their relative contribution. Such anomalies may be explained by considering that assessment is conducted over time in an ever-changing environment. A strong relationship with opportunity cost - in turn dependant inter alia upon prevailing inflation and / or interest rates - adds further complexity. By extending research in the general area of housing affordability, this thesis seeks to provide a detailed investigation of those elements related to holding costs specifically in the context of midsized (i.e. between 15-200 lots) greenfield residential property developments in South East Queensland. With the dimensions of holding costs and their influence over housing affordability determined, the null hypothesis H0 that holding costs are not passed on can be addressed. Arriving at these conclusions involves the development of robust economic and econometric models which seek to clarify the componentry impacts of holding cost elements. An explanatory sequential design research methodology has been adopted, whereby the compilation and analysis of quantitative data and the development of an economic model is informed by the subsequent collection and analysis of primarily qualitative data derived from surveying development related organisations. Ultimately, there are significant policy implications in relation to the framework used in Australian jurisdictions that promote, retain, or otherwise maximise, the opportunities for affordable housing.

Response to chemotherapy is predictive in relation to longer overall survival in an individual patient combined-analysis with pleural mesothelioma

Background: There is currently no early predictive marker of survival for patients receiving chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Tumour response may be predictive for overall survival (OS), though this has not been explored. We have thus undertaken a combined-analysis of OS, from a 42 day landmark, of 526 patients receiving systemic therapy for MPM. We also validate published progression-free survival rates (PFSRs) and a progression-free survival (PFS) prognostic-index model. Methods: Analyses included nine MPM clinical trials incorporating six European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) studies. Analysis of OS from landmark (from day 42 post-treatment) was considered regarding tumour response. PFSR analysis data included six non-EORTC MPM clinical trials. Prognostic index validation was performed on one non-EORTC data-set, with available survival data. Results: Median OS, from landmark, of patients with partial response (PR) was 12·8 months, stable disease (SD), 9·4 months and progressive disease (PD), 3·4 months. Both PR and SD were associated with longer OS from landmark compared with disease progression (both p < 0·0001). PFSRs for platinum-based combination therapies were consistent with published significant clinical activity ranges. Effective separation between PFS and OS curves provided a validation of the EORTC prognostic model, based on histology, stage and performance status. Conclusion: Response to chemotherapy is associated with significantly longer OS from landmark in patients with MPM. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Analysis of the needs of the East Coast cluster regional natural resource management bodies in relation to planning for climate change adaptation

The Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management (NRM) in East Coast Australia Project aims to foster and support an effective “community of practice” for climate change adaptation within the East Coast Cluster NRM regions that will increase the capacity for adaptation to climate change through enhancements in knowledge and skills and through the establishment of long‐term collaborations. It is being delivered by six consortium research partners: * The University of Queensland (project lead) * Griffith University * University of the Sunshine Coast * CSIRO * New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage * Queensland Department of Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts (Queensland Herbarium). The project relates to the East Coast Cluster, comprising the six coastal NRM regions and regional bodies between Rockhampton and Sydney: * Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) * Burnett‐Mary Regional Group (BMRG) * SEQ Catchments (SEQC) * Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) (NRCMA) * Hunter‐Central Rivers CMA (HCRCMA) * Hawkesbury Nepean CMA (HNCMA). The aims of this report are to summarise the needs of the regional bodies in relation to NRM planning for climate change adaptation, and provide a basis for developing the detailed work plan for the research consortium. Two primary methods were used to identify the needs of the regional bodies: (1) document analysis of the existing NRM/ Catchment Action Plans (CAPs) and applications by the regional bodies for funding under Stream 1 of the Regional NRM Planning for Climate Change Fund, and; (2) a needs analysis workshop, held in May 2013 involving representatives from the research consortium partners and the regional bodies. The East Coast Cluster includes five of the ten largest significant urban areas in Australia, world heritage listed natural environments, significant agriculture, mining and extensive grazing. The three NSW CMAs have recently completed strategic level CAPs, with implementation plans to be finalised in 2014/2015. SEQC and FBA are beginning a review of their existing NRM Plans, to be completed in 2014 and 2015 respectively; while BMRG is aiming to produce a NRM and Climate Variability Action Strategy. The regional bodies will receive funding from the Australian Government through the Regional NRM Planning for Climate Change Fund (NRM Fund) to improve regional planning for climate change and help guide the location of carbon and biodiversity activities, including wildlife corridors. The bulk of the funding will be available for activities in 2013/2014, with smaller amounts available in subsequent years. Most regional bodies aim to have a large proportion of the planning work complete by the end of 2014. In addition, NSW CMAs are undergoing major structural change and will be incorporated into semi‐autonomous statutory Local Land Services bodies from 2014. Boundaries will align with local government boundaries and there will be significant change in staff and structures. The regional bodies in the cluster have a varying degree of climate knowledge. All plans recognise climate change as a key driver of change, but there are few specific actions or targets addressing climate change. Regional bodies also have varying capacity to analyse large volumes of spatial or modelling data. Due to the complex nature of natural resource management, all regional bodies work with key stakeholders (e.g. local government, industry groups, and community groups) to deliver NRM outcomes. Regional bodies therefore require project outputs that can be used directly in stakeholder engagement activities, and are likely to require some form of capacity building associated with each of the outputs to maximise uptake. Some of the immediate needs of the regional bodies are a summary of information or tools that are able to be used immediately; and a summary of the key outputs and milestone dates for the project, to facilitate alignment of planning activities with research outputs. A project framework is useful to show the linkages between research elements and the relevance of the research to the adaptive management cycle for NRM planning in which the regional bodies are engaged. A draft framework is proposed to stimulate and promote discussion on research elements and linkages; this will be refined during and following the development of the detailed project work plan. The regional bodies strongly emphasised the need to incorporate a shift to a systems based resilience approach to NRM planning, and that approach is included in the framework. The regional bodies identified that information on climate projections would be most useful at regional and subregional scale, to feed into scenario planning and impact analysis. Outputs should be ‘engagement ready’ and there is a need for capacity building to enable regional bodies to understand and use the projections in stakeholder engagement. There was interest in understanding the impacts of climate change projections on ecosystems (e.g. ecosystem shift), and the consequent impacts on the production of ecosystem services. It was emphasised that any modelling should be able to be used by the regional bodies with their stakeholders to allow for community input (i.e. no black box models). The online regrowth benefits tool was of great interest to the regional bodies, as spatial mapping of carbon farming opportunities would be relevant to their funding requirements. The NSW CMAs identified an interest in development of the tool for NSW vegetation types. Needs relating to socio‐economic information included understanding the socio‐economic determinants of carbon farming uptake and managing community expectations. A need was also identified to understand the vulnerability of industry groups as well as community to climate change impacts, and in particular understanding how changes in the flow of ecosystem services would interact with the vulnerability of these groups to impact on the linked ecologicalsocio‐economic system. Responses to disasters (particularly flooding and storm surge) and recovery responses were also identified as being of interest. An ecosystem services framework was highlighted as a useful approach to synthesising biophysical and socioeconomic information in the context of a systems based, resilience approach to NRM planning. A need was identified to develop processes to move towards such an approach to NRM planning from the current asset management approach. Examples of best practice in incorporating climate science into planning, using scenarios for stakeholder engagement in planning and processes for institutionalising learning were also identified as cross‐cutting needs. The over‐arching theme identified was the need for capacity building for the NRM bodies to best use the information available at any point in time. To this end a planners working group has been established to support the building of a network of informed and articulate NRM agents with knowledge of current climate science and capacity to use current tools to engage stakeholders in NRM planning for climate change adaptation. The planners working group would form the core group of the community of practice, with the broader group of stakeholders participating when activities aligned with their interests. In this way, it is anticipated that the Project will contribute to building capacity within the wider community to effectively plan for climate change adaptation.

Fatty acids, fibre, carotenoids and tocopherols in relation to glucose metabolism in subjects at high risk for type 2 diabetes : a cross-sectional analysis

Fatty acids, fibre, carotenoids and tocopherols in relation to glucose metabolism in subjects at high risk for type 2 diabetes a cross-sectional analysis Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disorder of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism, resulting from genetics, environmental influences and interactions between these. The disease is characterized by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, hepatic glucose overproduction and disordered fat mobilization and storage. The literature on associations between dietary factors and glucose metabolism is inconsistent. One factor behind the discrepant results may be genetic heterogeneity of study populations. Data on nutrient-gene interactions in relation to glucose metabolism are scarce. Thus, investigating high-risk populations and exploring nutrient-gene interactions are essential for improving the understanding of T2D aetiology. Ideally, this information could help to develop prevention programmes that take into account the genetic predisposition to the disease. In this study, associations between measures of glucose metabolism predicting T2D and fatty acids, antioxidative nutrients and fibre were examined in a high-risk population, i.e., in non-diabetic relatives of affected patients. Interactions between the PPARG Pro12Ala polymorphism and fatty acids on glucose metabolism were taken into consideration. This common polymorphism plays an important role in the regulation of glucose metabolism. The inverse associations observed between dietary fibre and insulin resistance are consistent with the prevailing recommendations urging increased intake of fibre to prevent T2D. Beneficial associations observed between the intake of carotenoids and glucose levels stress that a high consumption of vegetables, fruits and berries rich in carotenoids might also play a role in the prevention of T2D. Whether tocopherols have an independent association with glucose metabolism remains questionable. Observed interactions between fatty acids and glucose metabolism suggest that a high intake of palmitic acid is associated with high fasting glucose levels mainly in female Ala allele carriers. Furthermore, the PPARG Pro12Ala polymorphism may modify the metabolic response to dietary marine fat. The beneficial associations of high intake of marine n 3 fatty acids with insulin resistance and glucose levels may be restricted to carriers of the Ala allele. The findings pertain to subjects with a family history of T2D, and the cross-sectional nature of the study precludes inferences about causality. Results nevertheless show that associations of dietary factors with glucose metabolism may be modulated by the genetic makeup of an individual. Additional research is warranted to elucidate the role of probably numerous nutrient-gene interactions, some of which may be sex-specific, in the aetiology of T2D.

Structure of Ce1-xSnxO2 and its relation to oxygen storage property from first-principles analysis

CeO2-SnO2 solid solution has been reported to possess high oxygen storage/release property which possibly originates from local structural distortion. We have performed first-principles based density functional calculations of Ce1-xSnxO2 structure (x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) to understand its structural stability in fluorite in comparison to rutile structure of the other end-member SnO2, and studied the local structural distortion induced by the dopant Sn ion. Analysis of relative energies of fluorite and rutile phases of CeO2, SnO2, and Ce1-xSnxO2 indicates that fluorite structure is the most stable for Ce1-xSnxO2 solid solution. An analysis of local structural distortions reflected in phonon dispersion show that SnO2 in fluorite structure is highly unstable while CeO2 in rutile structure is only weakly unstable. Thus, Sn in Ce1-xSnxO2-fluorite structure is associated with high local structural distortion whereas Ce in Ce1-xSnxO2-rutile structure, if formed, will show only marginal local distortion. Determination of M-O (M=Ce or Sn) bond lengths and analysis of Born effective charges for the optimized structure of Ce1-xSnxO2 show that local coordination of these cations changes from ideal eightfold coordination expected of fluorite lattice to 4+4 coordination, leading to generation of long and short Ce-O and Sn-O bonds in the doped structure. Bond valence analyses for all ions show the presence of oxygen with bond valence similar to 1.84. These weakly bonded oxygen ions are relevant for enhanced oxygen storage/release properties observed in Ce1-xSnxO2 solid solution. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics.

The Distribution of Juvenile Fishes in Maryland Coastal Bays in Relation to Environmental Factors: a Multivariate Analysis

Fish assemblage structure of Maryland's coastal lagoon complex was analyzed for spatial and seasonal patterns for the period 1991-2000. Data was made available by Maryland Department of Natural Resources from their MD Coastal Bays Finfish Survey. Dominant species from separate trawl and wiw surveys included blue crab Callinectes sapidus (erroneously included here as a "fish" due to its dominance and commercial importance), bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli, spot Leiostomous xanthurus, silver perch Bairdiella ehrysoura, and Atlantic menhaden Brevwrtia tyrannus. Ninety-four fish species were identified in the two surveys, a diversity substantially higher than other survey records for Middle Atlantic Bight estuarine and lagoon systems (richness=26 to 78 species). Total species richness for the trawl survey was highest in Chincoteague and lowest in Assawoman and Sinepuxent. On the other hand, mean richness per tow (-area) and related Shannon Weiner Diversity Index were significantly higher in the northern two bays (Assawoman and Isle of Wight Bays) than in the two southern bays (Chincoteague or Sinepuxent Bays). For the seine survey, effort-adjusted diversity indices were significantly lower for Chincoteague Bay than for the other three bays. Higher relative abundances were observed in the northern bays than in the southern bays. The trawl survey exhibited the lowest catch-per-site in Sinepuxent Bay and the highest in Assawoman Bay. The seine survey had the lowest catch-per-site in Chincoteague Bay while the other three embayments were of similar magnitude. There was clear seasonality in assemblage structure with peak abundance and diversity in the summer compared to other seasons. Blue crabs in particular showed a c. 2-fold decline in relative abundance from early summer to fall, which is likely attributable to harvest removals (i.e., an exploitation rate of c. 50%). Seagrass coverage, although increasing over the course of the 10 year survey, did not have obvious effects on species diversity and abundance across or within the embayments, although it did have positive associations with two important species: bay anchovy and summer flounder Pavalich thys dentatus. Atlantic menhaden were most dominant in Assawoman Bay, which could be related to higher primary production typically observed in this Bay in comparison to the other three. (PDF contains 99 pages)