Association Genetics of Chemical Wood Properties in Black Poplar (Populus Nigra). Guerra, F. P., Wegrzyn, J. L., Sykes, R., Davis, M. F., Stanton, B. J., & Neale, D. B. 197(1):162–176. Paper doi abstract bibtex [::] Black poplar (Populus nigra) is a potential feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production, although breeding for this specific end use is required. Our goal was to identify associations between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers within candidate genes encoding cellulose and lignin biosynthetic enzymes, with chemical wood property phenotypic traits, toward the aim of developing genomics-based breeding technologies for bioethanol production. [::] Pyrolysis molecular beam mass spectrometry was used to determine contents of five- and six-carbon sugars, lignin, and syringyl~:~guaiacyl ratio. The association population included 599 clones from 17 half-sib families, which were successfully genotyped using 433 SNPs from 39 candidate genes. Statistical analyses were performed to estimate genetic parameters, linkage disequilibrium (LD), and single marker and haplotype-based associations. [::] A moderate to high heritability was observed for all traits. The LD, across all candidate genes, showed a rapid decay with physical distance. Analysis of single marker-phenotype associations identified six significant marker-trait pairs, whereas nearly 280 haplotypes were associated with phenotypic traits, in both an individual and multiple trait-specific manner. [::] The rapid decay of LD within candidate genes in this population and the genetic associations identified suggest a close relationship between the associated SNPs and the causative polymorphisms underlying the genetic variation of lignocellulosic traits in black poplar.
@article{guerraAssociationGeneticsChemical2013,
title = {Association Genetics of Chemical Wood Properties in Black Poplar ({{Populus}} Nigra)},
author = {Guerra, Fernando P. and Wegrzyn, Jill L. and Sykes, Robert and Davis, Mark F. and Stanton, Brian J. and Neale, David B.},
date = {2013-01},
journaltitle = {New Phytologist},
volume = {197},
pages = {162--176},
issn = {0028-646X},
doi = {10.1111/nph.12003},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12003},
abstract = {[::] Black poplar (Populus nigra) is a potential feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production, although breeding for this specific end use is required. Our goal was to identify associations between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers within candidate genes encoding cellulose and lignin biosynthetic enzymes, with chemical wood property phenotypic traits, toward the aim of developing genomics-based breeding technologies for bioethanol production. [::] Pyrolysis molecular beam mass spectrometry was used to determine contents of five- and six-carbon sugars, lignin, and syringyl~:~guaiacyl ratio. The association population included 599 clones from 17 half-sib families, which were successfully genotyped using 433 SNPs from 39 candidate genes. Statistical analyses were performed to estimate genetic parameters, linkage disequilibrium (LD), and single marker and haplotype-based associations. [::] A moderate to high heritability was observed for all traits. The LD, across all candidate genes, showed a rapid decay with physical distance. Analysis of single marker-phenotype associations identified six significant marker-trait pairs, whereas nearly 280 haplotypes were associated with phenotypic traits, in both an individual and multiple trait-specific manner. [::] The rapid decay of LD within candidate genes in this population and the genetic associations identified suggest a close relationship between the associated SNPs and the causative polymorphisms underlying the genetic variation of lignocellulosic traits in black poplar.},
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number = {1}
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More than the Sum of Their Parts? Interdisciplinarity and Sustainability. Jones, P., Selby, D., & Sterling, S. R. In Sustainability Education : Perspectives and Practice across Higher Education. Earthscan. Paper bibtex @incollection{jonesMoreSumTheir2010,
title = {More than the Sum of Their Parts? {{Interdisciplinarity}} and Sustainability},
booktitle = {Sustainability Education : Perspectives and Practice across Higher Education},
author = {Jones, Paula and Selby, David and Sterling, Stephen R.},
date = {2010},
publisher = {{Earthscan}},
url = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9781844078776},
isbn = {978-1-84407-877-6},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-11620837,cross-disciplinary-perspective,education,local-over-complication,sustainability,transdisciplinary-research}
}
Absence of Geographical Structure of Chloroplast DNA Variation in Sallow, Salix Caprea L. Palme, A. E., Semerikov, V., & Lascoux, M. 91(5):465–474. Paper doi abstract bibtex In the present study, we have used PCR-RFLP markers to investigate the chloroplast DNA variation in 24 European populations of Salix caprea L. A subset of these populations has also been analysed with chloroplast microsatellites. The main feature of both markers is the absence of a clear geographic structure (GST(PCR-RFLP)=0.090, GST(microsatellites)=-0.017) and high levels of variation within populations. This lack of phylogeographic structure in S. caprea is suggested to be the consequence of the joint action of several factors: (i) presence of intermediate latitude refugia with large population sizes during the last glacial maximum, (ii) a high speed of recolonisation and dispersal ability, (iii) a high mutation rate and (iv) extensive hybridisation with other willow species. In addition to the S. caprea samples, a limited number of individuals from several other Salix species were also analysed with PCR-RFLP: S. cinerea, S. aurita, S. purpurea, S. atrocinerea, S. appendiculata, S. elaeagnos, S. fragilis and S. alba. Many of the haplotypes found in Salix caprea were also detected in S. cinerea, S. aurita, S. purpurea, S. atrocinerea and/ or S. appendiculata but not in S. alba, S. elaeagnos or S. fragilis. Our data suggest that hybridisation and gene flow have occurred within these two groups but not between them.
@article{palmeAbsenceGeographicalStructure2003,
title = {Absence of Geographical Structure of Chloroplast {{DNA}} Variation in Sallow, {{Salix}} Caprea {{L}}.},
author = {Palme, A. E. and Semerikov, V. and Lascoux, M.},
date = {2003-11},
journaltitle = {Heredity},
volume = {91},
pages = {465--474},
issn = {0018-067X},
doi = {10.1038/sj.hdy.6800307},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800307},
abstract = {In the present study, we have used PCR-RFLP markers to investigate the chloroplast DNA variation in 24 European populations of Salix caprea L. A subset of these populations has also been analysed with chloroplast microsatellites. The main feature of both markers is the absence of a clear geographic structure (GST(PCR-RFLP)=0.090, GST(microsatellites)=-0.017) and high levels of variation within populations. This lack of phylogeographic structure in S. caprea is suggested to be the consequence of the joint action of several factors: (i) presence of intermediate latitude refugia with large population sizes during the last glacial maximum, (ii) a high speed of recolonisation and dispersal ability, (iii) a high mutation rate and (iv) extensive hybridisation with other willow species. In addition to the S. caprea samples, a limited number of individuals from several other Salix species were also analysed with PCR-RFLP: S. cinerea, S. aurita, S. purpurea, S. atrocinerea, S. appendiculata, S. elaeagnos, S. fragilis and S. alba. Many of the haplotypes found in Salix caprea were also detected in S. cinerea, S. aurita, S. purpurea, S. atrocinerea and/ or S. appendiculata but not in S. alba, S. elaeagnos or S. fragilis. Our data suggest that hybridisation and gene flow have occurred within these two groups but not between them.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-8507731,genetic-variation,geographic-variation,salix-caprea},
number = {5}
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An Atlas of Past and Present Pollen Maps for Europe, 0-13,000 Years Ago. Huntley, B. & Birks, H. J. B. Cambridge University Press. Paper doi abstract bibtex The present work is a palynological study presenting the synthesis of available pollen-analytical data for the European Late-Glacial and Holocene, and demonstrating the palaeo-ecological value of isopoll mapping of many pollen types at a broad geographical scale. The included maps are concerned with the frequencies of pollen of all the major European trees and shrubs and of many of the important dwarf-shrubs and herbs at 500- or 1000-year intervals. They are shown to provide a number of possible applications in formulating hypotheses on the taxonomical and ecological relationships of certain taxa and on their present distribution, on the directions and rates of migration of the major European trees and the changing composition of vegetation in Europe, and on past climatic changes, soil development and man's activities. The Atlas contains present-day and fossil pollen maps of various taxa, a list of sites included in the database and 34 overlay maps in a separate folder. As a first synthesis of European pollen data for the 13000 years since the last glaciation, the book will certainly be of great interest and value to specialists in palynology and related fields. - Review (J. Tupy)
@book{huntleyAtlasPresentPollen1983,
title = {An {{Atlas}} of Past and Present Pollen Maps for {{Europe}}, 0-13,000 {{Years Ago}}},
author = {Huntley, B. and Birks, H. J. B.},
date = {1983},
publisher = {{Cambridge University Press}},
doi = {10.1016/0034-6667(86)90044-8},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(86)90044-8},
abstract = {The present work is a palynological study presenting the synthesis of available pollen-analytical data for the European Late-Glacial and Holocene, and demonstrating the palaeo-ecological value of isopoll mapping of many pollen types at a broad geographical scale. The included maps are concerned with the frequencies of pollen of all the major European trees and shrubs and of many of the important dwarf-shrubs and herbs at 500- or 1000-year intervals. They are shown to provide a number of possible applications in formulating hypotheses on the taxonomical and ecological relationships of certain taxa and on their present distribution, on the directions and rates of migration of the major European trees and the changing composition of vegetation in Europe, and on past climatic changes, soil development and man's activities. The Atlas contains present-day and fossil pollen maps of various taxa, a list of sites included in the database and 34 overlay maps in a separate folder. As a first synthesis of European pollen data for the 13000 years since the last glaciation, the book will certainly be of great interest and value to specialists in palynology and related fields. - Review (J. Tupy)},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13406102,maps,paleo-climate,pollen-records,vegetation-composition},
number = {pt. 2}
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Trading Water for Carbon with Biological Carbon Sequestration. Jackson, R. B., Jobbágy, E. G., Avissar, R., Roy, S. B., Barrett, D. J., Cook, C. W., Farley, K. A., le Maitre, D. C., McCarl, B. A., & Murray, B. C. 310(5756):1944–1947. Paper doi abstract bibtex Carbon sequestration strategies highlight tree plantations without considering their full environmental consequences. We combined field research, synthesis of more than 600 observations, and climate and economic modeling to document substantial losses in stream flow, and increased soil salinization and acidification, with afforestation. Plantations decreased stream flow by 227 millimeters per year globally (52%), with 13\,% of streams drying completely for at least 1 year. Regional modeling of U.S. plantation scenarios suggests that climate feedbacks are unlikely to offset such water losses and could exacerbate them. Plantations can help control groundwater recharge and upwelling but reduce stream flow and salinize and acidify some soils.
@article{jacksonTradingWaterCarbon2005,
title = {Trading Water for Carbon with Biological Carbon Sequestration},
author = {Jackson, Robert B. and Jobbágy, Esteban G. and Avissar, Roni and Roy, Somnath B. and Barrett, Damian J. and Cook, Charles W. and Farley, Kathleen A. and le Maitre, David C. and McCarl, Bruce A. and Murray, Brian C.},
date = {2005},
journaltitle = {Science},
volume = {310},
pages = {1944--1947},
issn = {1095-9203},
doi = {10.1126/science.1119282},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1119282},
abstract = {Carbon sequestration strategies highlight tree plantations without considering their full environmental consequences. We combined field research, synthesis of more than 600 observations, and climate and economic modeling to document substantial losses in stream flow, and increased soil salinization and acidification, with afforestation. Plantations decreased stream flow by 227 millimeters per year globally (52\%), with 13\,\% of streams drying completely for at least 1 year. Regional modeling of U.S. plantation scenarios suggests that climate feedbacks are unlikely to offset such water losses and could exacerbate them. Plantations can help control groundwater recharge and upwelling but reduce stream flow and salinize and acidify some soils.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14007245,carbon-sequestration,water-resources},
number = {5756},
options = {useprefix=true}
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Lexicographic Optimisation for Water Resources Planning: The Case of Lake Verbano, Italy. Weber, E., Soncini-Sessa, R., & Castelletti, A. In Rizzoli, A. & Jakeman, A. J., editors, Proceedings of the iEMSs First Biennial Meeting: Integrated Assessment and Decision Support, pages 235–240. International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs). Paper abstract bibtex Lake Verbano is a natural lake used as multipurpose reservoir. The lake supplies water for irrigation and hydropower generation to downstream users, while flood controls are applied to protect the lake shores and the downstream populations on the Ticino river, and environmental preservation constraints must be respected. All these objectives are conflicting and they have different priorities, as stated by the Italian regulation on water use. This paper explores a methodology aimed at solving this conflict. The stakeholders involvement in the decision making process is supported by a Multi Objective Decision Support System for the management of water reservoirs. It is designed to be used at the planning level by water agencies to generate management policies and release plans over various time horizons. The DSS also supports the analysis of various scenarios of possible structural modification of the lake outlet and the introduction of a minimum flow rate on the Ticino river. Solving a multi-objective problem, the DSS algorithm generates ”set-valued” policies, providing the decision makers with multiple choices, thus integrating, not substituting, human intelligence. The knowledge of a set of equivalent controls instead of a single value can be advantageous for decision makers since they can choose the control most suitable to a particular situation on the basis of their experience and information. This set-valued policy, obtained solving the primary optimal control problem, can also be exploited for a further lexicographic optimisation. The primary policy, ensuring the performance of a prioritised group of objectives, can be used to define the feasible set of controls for the secondary optimal control problem, defined for a new set of secondary objectives.
@incollection{weberLexicographicOptimisationWater2002,
title = {Lexicographic Optimisation for Water Resources Planning: The Case of {{Lake Verbano}}, {{Italy}}},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {{iEMSs First Biennial Meeting}}: {{Integrated Assessment}} and {{Decision Support}}},
author = {Weber, Enrico and Soncini-Sessa, Rodolfo and Castelletti, Andrea},
editor = {Rizzoli, Andrea-Emilio and Jakeman, Anthony J.},
date = {2002},
pages = {235--240},
publisher = {{International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs)}},
url = {https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/iemssconference/2002/all/44/},
abstract = {Lake Verbano is a natural lake used as multipurpose reservoir. The lake supplies water for irrigation and hydropower generation to downstream users, while flood controls are applied to protect the lake shores and the downstream populations on the Ticino river, and environmental preservation constraints must be respected. All these objectives are conflicting and they have different priorities, as stated by the Italian regulation on water use. This paper explores a methodology aimed at solving this conflict. The stakeholders involvement in the decision making process is supported by a Multi Objective Decision Support System for the management of water reservoirs. It is designed to be used at the planning level by water agencies to generate management policies and release plans over various time horizons. The DSS also supports the analysis of various scenarios of possible structural modification of the lake outlet and the introduction of a minimum flow rate on the Ticino river. Solving a multi-objective problem, the DSS algorithm generates ”set-valued” policies, providing the decision makers with multiple choices, thus integrating, not substituting, human intelligence. The knowledge of a set of equivalent controls instead of a single value can be advantageous for decision makers since they can choose the control most suitable to a particular situation on the basis of their experience and information. This set-valued policy, obtained solving the primary optimal control problem, can also be exploited for a further lexicographic optimisation. The primary policy, ensuring the performance of a prioritised group of objectives, can be used to define the feasible set of controls for the secondary optimal control problem, defined for a new set of secondary objectives.},
isbn = {88-900787-0-7},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14376771,integrated-water-resources-management,italy,lexicographic-optimisation,lexicographic-ranking,multi-criteria-decision-analysis,multiplicity,optimisation,precursor-research,water-resources}
}
Soil Erosion as a Driver of Land-Use Change. Bakker, M. M., Govers, G., Kosmas, C., Vanacker, V., Oost, K., & Rounsevell, M. 105(3):467–481. Paper doi abstract bibtex Although much research has been carried out on the crop productivity response to soil erosion, little is known about the role of soil erosion as a driver of land-use change. Given, however, the some-times large erosion-induced reductions in crop yields, it appears likely that erosion has a strong impact on land-use. Abandonment of arable land due to declining productivity is a land-use change that may result from soil erosion. To test this hypothesis, the western part of Lesvos, Greece, was chosen as a case study area. Lesvos has experienced accelerated erosion on marginal soils over the last century during which important land-use changes have taken place. Of the 3211 ha that were under cereals in 1886, 53\,% (1711 ha) was converted to rangeland (only used for extensive grazing) by the mid-20th century. At the same time, however, cereals partly returned to neighbouring areas that were previously rangeland, implying that certain processes at the local scale resulted in land becoming unsuitable in one place and (relatively) more suitable in other places. In order to identify the relationship between these land-use changes and the occurrence of soil erosion, erosion was modelled backwards for the period 1886-1996 and soil depths reconstructed for the time when the land-use was assumed to have changed (the mid-1950s). A logistic regression was performed with soil depth, erosion and slope as explanatory variables and land-use change as the response variable. Abandonment/reallocation of cereals was found to be fairly well predicted by slope and soil depth. Path analysis showed erosion to be an important driver for the abandonment and reallocation of cereals, although next to slope and soil depth it has little additional predictive value. Based on the logistic model, it is anticipated that cereal cultivation in western Lesvos will probably be abandoned in the near future.
@article{bakkerSoilErosionDriver2005,
title = {Soil Erosion as a Driver of Land-Use Change},
author = {Bakker, Martha M. and Govers, Gerard and Kosmas, Costas and Vanacker, Veerle and Oost, Kristof and Rounsevell, Mark},
date = {2005-02},
journaltitle = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment},
volume = {105},
pages = {467--481},
issn = {0167-8809},
doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2004.07.009},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2004.07.009},
abstract = {Although much research has been carried out on the crop productivity response to soil erosion, little is known about the role of soil erosion as a driver of land-use change. Given, however, the some-times large erosion-induced reductions in crop yields, it appears likely that erosion has a strong impact on land-use. Abandonment of arable land due to declining productivity is a land-use change that may result from soil erosion. To test this hypothesis, the western part of Lesvos, Greece, was chosen as a case study area. Lesvos has experienced accelerated erosion on marginal soils over the last century during which important land-use changes have taken place. Of the 3211 ha that were under cereals in 1886, 53\,\% (1711 ha) was converted to rangeland (only used for extensive grazing) by the mid-20th century. At the same time, however, cereals partly returned to neighbouring areas that were previously rangeland, implying that certain processes at the local scale resulted in land becoming unsuitable in one place and (relatively) more suitable in other places. In order to identify the relationship between these land-use changes and the occurrence of soil erosion, erosion was modelled backwards for the period 1886-1996 and soil depths reconstructed for the time when the land-use was assumed to have changed (the mid-1950s). A logistic regression was performed with soil depth, erosion and slope as explanatory variables and land-use change as the response variable. Abandonment/reallocation of cereals was found to be fairly well predicted by slope and soil depth. Path analysis showed erosion to be an important driver for the abandonment and reallocation of cereals, although next to slope and soil depth it has little additional predictive value. Based on the logistic model, it is anticipated that cereal cultivation in western Lesvos will probably be abandoned in the near future.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13445906,ecology,ecosystem-change,land-use,soil-erosion,soil-resources},
number = {3}
}
How to Fight Corruption. Fisman, R. & Golden, M. 356(6340):803–804. Paper doi abstract bibtex Anticorruption initiatives are often put forth as solutions to problems of waste and inefficiency in government programs. It's easy to see why. So often, somewhere along the chain that links the many participants in public service provision or other government activities, funds may get stolen or misdirected, bribes exchanged for preferential treatment, or genuine consumers of public services supplemented by ” ghost” users. As a result, corruption reduces economic growth and leaves citizens disillusioned and distrustful of government (1). It is tempting to think that more monitoring, stricter sanctions, or positive inducements for suitable behavior will reduce corruption. But every anticorruption or antifraud program elicits a strategic response by those who orchestrated and benefited from wrongdoing in the first place. How can these unintended consequences be anticipated and avoided?
@article{fismanHowFightCorruption2017,
title = {How to Fight Corruption},
author = {Fisman, Raymond and Golden, Miriam},
date = {2017-05},
journaltitle = {Science},
volume = {356},
pages = {803--804},
issn = {1095-9203},
doi = {10.1126/science.aan0815},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0815},
abstract = {Anticorruption initiatives are often put forth as solutions to problems of waste and inefficiency in government programs. It's easy to see why. So often, somewhere along the chain that links the many participants in public service provision or other government activities, funds may get stolen or misdirected, bribes exchanged for preferential treatment, or genuine consumers of public services supplemented by ” ghost” users. As a result, corruption reduces economic growth and leaves citizens disillusioned and distrustful of government (1). It is tempting to think that more monitoring, stricter sanctions, or positive inducements for suitable behavior will reduce corruption. But every anticorruption or antifraud program elicits a strategic response by those who orchestrated and benefited from wrongdoing in the first place. How can these unintended consequences be anticipated and avoided?},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14363300,bias-toward-primacy-of-theory-over-reality,complexity,emergent-property,ethics,feedback,indicator-driven-bias,open-loop-control,paradox,social-learning,social-system,theory-driven-bias,theory-vs-actual-implemetation,unexpected-effect},
number = {6340}
}
Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Distillate of Fermented Sorbus Domestica Fruit. Vyviurska, O., Pysarevska, S., Jánošková, N., & Špánik, I. Paper doi abstract bibtex The Slovak-Czech spirit distilled from Sorbus domestica was analyzed by GCxGC with headspace solid phase microextraction and liquid-liquid extraction. Two column combinations, nonpolar × medium-polar and polar × medium-polar were tested. The second column setup provided more exploited 2D separation space with better distribution of peaks in chromatogram. Effects of the first column on the elution order of γ-lactones, benzyl esters, and unsaturated aldehydes in the second separation were observed. More than 500 compounds were detected; nearly 100 were confirmed with standards.
@article{vyviurskaComprehensiveTwodimensionalGas2015,
title = {Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Distillate of Fermented {{Sorbus}} Domestica Fruit},
author = {Vyviurska, Olga and Pysarevska, Solomiya and Jánošková, Nikoleta and Špánik, Ivan},
date = {2015-01},
journaltitle = {Open Chemistry},
volume = {13},
issn = {2391-5420},
doi = {10.1515/chem-2015-0007},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2015-0007},
abstract = {The Slovak-Czech spirit distilled from Sorbus domestica was analyzed by GCxGC with headspace solid phase microextraction and liquid-liquid extraction. Two column combinations, nonpolar × medium-polar and polar × medium-polar were tested. The second column setup provided more exploited 2D separation space with better distribution of peaks in chromatogram. Effects of the first column on the elution order of γ-lactones, benzyl esters, and unsaturated aldehydes in the second separation were observed. More than 500 compounds were detected; nearly 100 were confirmed with standards.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13435050,alcoholic-beverage,sorbus-domestica,two-dimensional-gas-chromatography},
number = {1}
}
Pin Oak (Quercus Palustris Muenchh.). McQuilkin, R. A. In Burns, R. M. & Honkala, B. H., editors, Silvics of North America. Vol 2: Hardwoods, of Agriculture Handbook 654, pages 1366–1377. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Paper abstract bibtex Pin oak (Quercus palustris), also called swamp oak, water oak, and swamp Spanish oak, is a fast-growing, moderately large tree found on bottom lands or moist uplands, often on poorly drained clay soils. Best development is in the Ohio Valley. The wood is hard and heavy and is used in general construction and for firewood. Pin oak transplants well and is tolerant of the many stresses of the urban environment, so has become a favored tree for streets and landscapes.
@incollection{mcquilkinPinOakQuercus1990,
title = {Pin {{Oak}} ({{Quercus}} Palustris {{Muenchh}}.)},
booktitle = {Silvics of {{North America}}. {{Vol}} 2: {{Hardwoods}}},
author = {McQuilkin, Robert A.},
editor = {Burns, Russell M. and Honkala, Barbara H.},
date = {1990},
pages = {1366--1377},
publisher = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service}},
location = {{Washington, DC.}},
url = {http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/palustris.htm},
abstract = {Pin oak (Quercus palustris), also called swamp oak, water oak, and swamp Spanish oak, is a fast-growing, moderately large tree found on bottom lands or moist uplands, often on poorly drained clay soils. Best development is in the Ohio Valley. The wood is hard and heavy and is used in general construction and for firewood. Pin oak transplants well and is tolerant of the many stresses of the urban environment, so has become a favored tree for streets and landscapes.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13603979,monography,pin-oak,quercus-palustris,silviculture,united-states},
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Introduction to the Command Line. Free Software Foundation, Abernathy, W., Anderson, G., Anhalt, C., Bai, L., Baptista, V., Barakat, M., Batini, E., Bavier, E., Becher, J., Becher, V., Biberg Kristensen, L., Boyle, T., Brown, P., Catkan, B., Charzat, S., Cherlin, E., Compall, S., Davies, P., de Rigo, D., Devarajan, D., Dorrington, M., Fernández Piñas, D., Fortin, P., Gauland, M., Gillmor, D. K., Goh, T., Golin, R., Haichao, X., Hall, D., Hyde, A., Innoccenti, B., Jonsson, A., Kibbe, D., Kochenderfer, V., Krampis, N., Lee, M., Lockwood-Childs, S., Lucifredi, F., Magallon, M., Martin, A., McConnaughey, W., McNeely, M., Mengel, M., Merriam, W., Nair, S., Newell, M., Oliver, J., Oram, A., Oranen, J., Pawson, D., Prastowo, T., Ravikumar, S., Revilak, S., Schaumburg, S., Skwarecki, B., Sullivan, J., Tange, O., Tenney, K., Thahir, S., Walck, S., Weissmann, B., Wells, S., Williams, C., Woodacre, B., Woof, J., & et al. FLOSS Manuals. Paper abstract bibtex [Excerpt: Outline] This book is an introduction to using the shell with a focus on empowering GNU/Linux newbies. This page has an outline. The book itself is being written at: [\n] http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/CommandLineIntro/WebHome [\n] It is meant to be fun and encourage the reader to play, so it is not organized in a formal manner (for instance, discussing all metacharacters in one place). Instead, features are introduced in the context of useful tasks. Rarely used features are not discussed. [\n] The main topic is the GNU/Linux Bash shell, but useful features of the Korn shell and zsh may be introduced in advanced chapters. The C family of shells and non-Unix shells are beyond the scope of the book. [\n] It assumes the reader is familiar with graphical interfaces, and refers to one or more free desktop environments where discussions of GUIs are necessary. [::Getting Started] Modern computing is highly interactive, and using the command line is just another form of interaction. Most people use the computer through its desktop or graphical interface, interacting at a rapid pace. They click on an object, drag and drop it, double-click another to open it, alter it, etc. Although interactions happen so fast you don't think about it, each click or keystroke is a command to the computer, which it reacts to. Using the command line is the same thing, but more deliberate. [...] [::Multiple files] After getting used to the command line, you will start looking for ways to do more in less time. One of the easiest ways to achieve that is to work on multiple files at the same time [...][...] [::Processes] Processes are programs in action. Programs in binary/executable form reside on your disk; when they are executed (run), they are moved into memory and become a process. Each and every program we run is a process. [...] [::Piping] Pipes let programs work together by connecting the output from one to be the input for another. The term "output" has a precise meaning here: it is what the program writes to the standard output, via C program statements such as printf or the equivalent, and normally it appears on the terminal screen. And "input" is the standard input, usually coming from the keyboard. Pipes are built using a vertical bar ("|") as the pipe symbol. [...] [::Permissions] Your computer system stores a lot of information about files that normally remains hidden as you create and play with the files. One set of file attributes you'll run into, though, is permissions. Who's able to edit your files? Hopefully not every person who logs in to the system (and many systems are still shared by multiple people nowadays). [...] [::Scripting] If you have a collection of commands you'd like to run together, you can combine them in a script and run them all at once. You can also pass arguments to the script so that it can operate on different files or other input. [...] [::Other scripting languages] The shell is a wonderful friend. If you have read the rest of the book up to this point, you may well be dizzy with the possibilities it presents. But the shell is still tremendously limited compared to many languages. We'll give you just a taste of other tools and languages you can explore. [...]
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title = {Introduction to the {{Command Line}}},
author = {{Free Software Foundation} and Abernathy, William and Anderson, Gareth and Anhalt, Carolyn and Bai, Luigi and Baptista, Vitor and Barakat, Michel and Batini, Edoardo and Bavier, Eric and Becher, Johannes and Becher, Viktor and Biberg Kristensen, Leif and Boyle, Tom and Brown, Peter and Catkan, Barbaros and Charzat, Sylvain and Cherlin, Edward and Compall, Stephen and Davies, Peter and de Rigo, Daniele and Devarajan, Dev and Dorrington, Michael and Fernández Piñas, David and Fortin, Pierre and Gauland, Michael and Gillmor, Daniel K. and Goh, Tim and Golin, Renato and Haichao, Xie and Hall, Darren and Hyde, Adam and Innoccenti, Bernie and Jonsson, Andreas and Kibbe, Dennis and Kochenderfer, Vance and Krampis, Ntino and Lee, Matt and Lockwood-Childs, S. and Lucifredi, Federico and Magallon, Marcelo and Martin, Austin and McConnaughey, William and McNeely, Mike and Mengel, Marc and Merriam, William and Nair, Sreeraj and Newell, Max and Oliver, Julian and Oram, Andy and Oranen, Jarkko and Pawson, Dave and Prastowo, Tadeus and Ravikumar, Siddharth and Revilak, Steve and Schaumburg, Steffen and Skwarecki, Beth and Sullivan, John and Tange, Ole and Tenney, Kent and Thahir, Sameer and Walck, Scott and Weissmann, Ben and Wells, Scott and Williams, Colin and Woodacre, Ben and Woof, Jason and {et al.}},
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[\textbackslash n] http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/CommandLineIntro/WebHome
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[\textbackslash n] The main topic is the GNU/Linux Bash shell, but useful features of the Korn shell and zsh may be introduced in advanced chapters. The C family of shells and non-Unix shells are beyond the scope of the book.
[\textbackslash n] It assumes the reader is familiar with graphical interfaces, and refers to one or more free desktop environments where discussions of GUIs are necessary.
[::Getting Started] Modern computing is highly interactive, and using the command line is just another form of interaction. Most people use the computer through its desktop or graphical interface, interacting at a rapid pace. They click on an object, drag and drop it, double-click another to open it, alter it, etc. Although interactions happen so fast you don't think about it, each click or keystroke is a command to the computer, which it reacts to. Using the command line is the same thing, but more deliberate. [...]
[::Multiple files] After getting used to the command line, you will start looking for ways to do more in less time. One of the easiest ways to achieve that is to work on multiple files at the same time [...][...]
[::Processes] Processes are programs in action. Programs in binary/executable form reside on your disk; when they are executed (run), they are moved into memory and become a process. Each and every program we run is a process. [...]
[::Piping] Pipes let programs work together by connecting the output from one to be the input for another. The term "output" has a precise meaning here: it is what the program writes to the standard output, via C program statements such as printf or the equivalent, and normally it appears on the terminal screen. And "input" is the standard input, usually coming from the keyboard. Pipes are built using a vertical bar ("|") as the pipe symbol. [...]
[::Permissions] Your computer system stores a lot of information about files that normally remains hidden as you create and play with the files. One set of file attributes you'll run into, though, is permissions. Who's able to edit your files? Hopefully not every person who logs in to the system (and many systems are still shared by multiple people nowadays). [...]
[::Scripting] If you have a collection of commands you'd like to run together, you can combine them in a script and run them all at once. You can also pass arguments to the script so that it can operate on different files or other input. [...]
[::Other scripting languages] The shell is a wonderful friend. If you have read the rest of the book up to this point, you may well be dizzy with the possibilities it presents. But the shell is still tremendously limited compared to many languages. We'll give you just a taste of other tools and languages you can explore. [...]},
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Rethinking the Contribution of Drained and Undrained Grasslands to Sediment-Related Water Quality Problems. Bilotta, G. S., Brazier, R. E., Haygarth, P. M., Macleod, C. J. A., Butler, P., Granger, S., Krueger, T., Freer, J., & Quinton, J. 37(3):906–914. Paper doi abstract bibtex Grass vegetation has been recommended for use in the prevention and control of soil erosion because of its dense sward characteristics and stabilizing effect on the soil. A general assumption is that grassland environments suffer from minimal soil erosion and therefore present little threat to the water quality of surface waters in terms of sediment and sorbed contaminant pollution. Our data question this assumption, reporting results from one hydrological year of observations on a field-experiment monitoring overland flow, drain flow, fluxes of suspended solids, total phosphorus (TP), and molybdate-reactive phosphorus ($<$0.45 μm) in response to natural rainfall events. During individual rainfall events, 1-ha grassland lysimeters yield up to 15 kg of suspended solids, with concentrations in runoff waters of up to 400 mg L-1 These concentrations exceed the water quality standards recommended by the European Freshwater Fisheries Directive (25 mg L-1) and the USEPA (80 mg L-1) and are beyond those reported to have caused chronic effects on freshwater aquatic organisms. Furthermore, TP concentrations in runoff waters from these field lysimeters exceeded 800 μg L-1 These concentrations are in excess of those reported to cause eutrophication problems in rivers and lakes and contravene the ecoregional nutrient criteria in all of the USA ecoregions. This paper also examines how subsurface drainage, a common agricultural practice in intensively managed grasslands, influences the hydrology and export of sediment and nutrients from grasslands. This dataset suggests that we need to rethink the conceptual understanding of grasslands as non-erosive landscapes. Failure to acknowledge this will result in the noncompliance of surface waters to water quality standards.
@article{bilottaRethinkingContributionDrained2008,
title = {Rethinking the Contribution of Drained and Undrained Grasslands to Sediment-Related Water Quality Problems},
author = {Bilotta, G. S. and Brazier, R. E. and Haygarth, P. M. and Macleod, C. J. A. and Butler, P. and Granger, S. and Krueger, T. and Freer, J. and Quinton, J.},
date = {2008-05},
journaltitle = {Journal of Environment Quality},
volume = {37},
pages = {906--914},
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doi = {10.2134/jeq2007.0457},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2007.0457},
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Arctic Tree Rings as Recorders of Variations in Light Availability. Stine, A. R. & Huybers, P. Paper doi abstract bibtex Annual growth ring variations in Arctic trees are often used to reconstruct surface temperature. In general, however, the growth of Arctic vegetation is limited both by temperature and light availability, suggesting that variations in atmospheric transmissivity may also influence tree-ring characteristics. Here we show that Arctic tree-ring density is sensitive to changes in light availability across two distinct phenomena: explosive volcanic eruptions (P$<$0.01) and the recent epoch of global dimming (P$<$0.01). In each case, the greatest response is found in the most light-limited regions of the Arctic. Essentially no late 20th century decline in tree-ring density relative to temperature is seen in the least light-limited regions of the Arctic. Consistent results follow from analysis of tree-ring width and from individually analysing each of seven tree species. Light availability thus appears an important control, opening the possibility for using tree rings to reconstruct historical changes in surface light intensity.
@article{stineArcticTreeRings2014,
title = {Arctic Tree Rings as Recorders of Variations in Light Availability},
author = {Stine, A. R. and Huybers, P.},
date = {2014-05},
journaltitle = {Nature Communications},
volume = {5},
issn = {2041-1723},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms4836},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4836},
abstract = {Annual growth ring variations in Arctic trees are often used to reconstruct surface temperature. In general, however, the growth of Arctic vegetation is limited both by temperature and light availability, suggesting that variations in atmospheric transmissivity may also influence tree-ring characteristics. Here we show that Arctic tree-ring density is sensitive to changes in light availability across two distinct phenomena: explosive volcanic eruptions (P{$<$}0.01) and the recent epoch of global dimming (P{$<$}0.01). In each case, the greatest response is found in the most light-limited regions of the Arctic. Essentially no late 20th century decline in tree-ring density relative to temperature is seen in the least light-limited regions of the Arctic. Consistent results follow from analysis of tree-ring width and from individually analysing each of seven tree species. Light availability thus appears an important control, opening the possibility for using tree rings to reconstruct historical changes in surface light intensity.},
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Is Digital Inclusion a Good Thing? How Can We Make Sure It Is?. Stallman, R. M. 48(2):112–118. Paper doi abstract bibtex Activities directed at "including" more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we also judge in terms of human rights, whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work toward digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind. [Excerpt: Introduction] Digital information and communication technology offers the possibility of a new world of freedom. It also offers possibilities of surveillance and control which dictatorships of the past could only struggle to establish. The battle to decide between these possibilities is being fought now. [\n] Activities directed at ” including” more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we judge also in terms of human rights, the question of whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work toward digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind. [\n] The digital world today faces six major threats to users' freedom: [::] surveillance, [::] censorship, [::] proprietary software, [::] restricted formats, [::] software as a service, and [::] copyright enforcement. [\n] A program to promote ” digital inclusion” must take account of these threats, so as to avoid exposing its intended beneficiaries to them. First we look at the nature of these threats; then we propose measures to resist them, collectively and individually. [\n] [...]
@article{stallmanDigitalInclusionGood2010,
title = {Is Digital Inclusion a Good Thing? {{How}} Can We Make Sure It Is?},
author = {Stallman, Richard M.},
date = {2010-02},
journaltitle = {Communications Magazine, IEEE},
volume = {48},
pages = {112--118},
issn = {0163-6804},
doi = {10.1109/mcom.2010.5402673},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.2010.5402673},
abstract = {Activities directed at "including" more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we also judge in terms of human rights, whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work toward digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind.
[Excerpt: Introduction] Digital information and communication technology offers the possibility of a new world of freedom. It also offers possibilities of surveillance and control which dictatorships of the past could only struggle to establish. The battle to decide between these possibilities is being fought now.
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Pyrus Pyraster. Wagner, I. In Roloff, A., Weisgerber, H., Lang, U. M., Stimm, B., & Schütt, P., editors, Enzyklopädie Der Holzgewächse: Handbuch Und Atlas Der Dendrologie. Wiley-Vch Verlag. Paper abstract bibtex Pyrus pyraster ist die wichtigste Birnen-Art in Mitteleuropa. In der gemäßigten Zone besiedelt sie ein vergleichsweise großes Areal, ist aber nahezu im gesamten Verbreitungsgebiet extrem selten und gilt als stark gefährdet. Die Wildbirne hat mit ihrem charakteristischen schlanken Habitus, ihren leuchtend weißen Blüten im Frühjahr und ihrer auffallend bunten Blattfärbung im Herbst einen ästhetischen Aspekt und ist damit ein Element der Landschaftsgestaltung. Sie ist forstliche Genressource und eine Bereicherung der ökologischen Vielfalt. Sie gilt als wenig anfällig gegenüber Krankheiten, Trockenstress und Luftverschmutzung. Ihr Potenzial als Resistenzdonor in der Obstzüchtung ist zu überprüfen und ggf. zu nutzen. Bei fortschreitendem Klimawandel verbessert sich möglicherweise ihre Zukunftsperspektive. Die Früchte, roh nicht wirklich geniessbar, lassen sich in der Kosmetikindustrie verwenden.
@incollection{wagnerPyrusPyraster2009,
title = {Pyrus Pyraster},
booktitle = {Enzyklopädie Der {{Holzgewächse}}: {{Handbuch}} Und {{Atlas}} Der {{Dendrologie}}},
author = {Wagner, I.},
editor = {Roloff, Andreas and Weisgerber, Horst and Lang, Ulla M. and Stimm, Bernd and Schütt, Peter},
date = {2009},
publisher = {{Wiley-Vch Verlag}},
location = {{Weinheim}},
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An Evaluation of the Pesera Soil Erosion Model and Its Application to a Case Study in Zakynthos, Greece. Tsara, M., Kosmas, C., Kirkby, M. J., Kosma, D., & Yassoglou, N. 21(4):377–385. Paper doi abstract bibtex The Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment (pesera) model was evaluated using existing soil erosion data collected under various types of climate, vegetation, landscape and soil conditions. The data used represent a variety of typical Mediterranean land uses such as winter wheat, vines, olives and bare, stony land prevailing in hilly areas. Using this data, the model was calibrated for sediment transport by overland flow and results compared to measured soil erosion values from runoff plots and a watershed on a monthly basis. The performance of the model was assessed statistically, showing that it can be satisfactorily used for predicting soil erosion rates under the conditions included in the study. The overall model estimate including all the available experimental data was 0.69 t ha-1 yr-1 with a maximum error of 1.49 t ha-1 yr-1. After validation, the model was applied to a small watershed (60 ha) of great ecological importance for the sea turtle Caretta caretta. For this purpose, soil and vegetation maps were compiled from all the necessary data for applying the model. The model was run for three years using daily data from an existing nearby meteorological station. The predicted and measured soil erosion rates for a 7-month period were 0.31 t and 0.18 t, respectively. Application of the model to each mapping unit showed the over-riding importance of land use for sediment generation under the given climatic conditions. Bare land, occupying 5.5\,% of the watershed area, generated up to 69\,% of the total sediments estimated for the watershed. It is concluded that the pesera model can be used as a regional diagnostic tool under a range of soil, topographic and climatic conditions for identifying the best land use type and vegetation cover to protect hilly areas from soil erosion. The calculated overall root mean square error for the model is 0.06 t ha-1 yr-1, compared to a soil erosion rate of 0.04 t ha-1 yr-1, which can be tolerated for protecting the area for the sea turtle.
@article{tsaraEvaluationPeseraSoil2005,
title = {An Evaluation of the Pesera Soil Erosion Model and Its Application to a Case Study in {{Zakynthos}}, {{Greece}}},
author = {Tsara, M. and Kosmas, C. and Kirkby, M. J. and Kosma, D. and Yassoglou, N.},
date = {2005-12},
journaltitle = {Soil Use and Management},
volume = {21},
pages = {377--385},
issn = {0266-0032},
doi = {10.1079/sum2005322},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1079/sum2005322},
abstract = {The Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment (pesera) model was evaluated using existing soil erosion data collected under various types of climate, vegetation, landscape and soil conditions. The data used represent a variety of typical Mediterranean land uses such as winter wheat, vines, olives and bare, stony land prevailing in hilly areas. Using this data, the model was calibrated for sediment transport by overland flow and results compared to measured soil erosion values from runoff plots and a watershed on a monthly basis. The performance of the model was assessed statistically, showing that it can be satisfactorily used for predicting soil erosion rates under the conditions included in the study. The overall model estimate including all the available experimental data was 0.69 t ha-1 yr-1 with a maximum error of 1.49 t ha-1 yr-1. After validation, the model was applied to a small watershed (60 ha) of great ecological importance for the sea turtle Caretta caretta. For this purpose, soil and vegetation maps were compiled from all the necessary data for applying the model. The model was run for three years using daily data from an existing nearby meteorological station. The predicted and measured soil erosion rates for a 7-month period were 0.31 t and 0.18 t, respectively. Application of the model to each mapping unit showed the over-riding importance of land use for sediment generation under the given climatic conditions. Bare land, occupying 5.5\,\% of the watershed area, generated up to 69\,\% of the total sediments estimated for the watershed. It is concluded that the pesera model can be used as a regional diagnostic tool under a range of soil, topographic and climatic conditions for identifying the best land use type and vegetation cover to protect hilly areas from soil erosion. The calculated overall root mean square error for the model is 0.06 t ha-1 yr-1, compared to a soil erosion rate of 0.04 t ha-1 yr-1, which can be tolerated for protecting the area for the sea turtle.},
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Screening European Elms for Resistance to Ophiostoma Novo-Ulmi. Solla, A., Bohnens, J., Collin, E., Diamandis, S., Franke, A., Gil, L., Burón, M., Santini, A., Mittempergher, L., Pinon, J., & Broeck, A. V. 51(2):134–141. Paper abstract bibtex Resistance breeding of the native elms against Dutch elm disease, caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Brasier, is a major objective in Europe for the conservation of this tree species. More than 2,500 cuttings of 324 elm clones (Ulmus minor Miller, U. glabra Huds., U. laevis Pall., U. pumila L., U. minor x U. glabra, and U. minor x U. pumila) from eight European countries, planted in several randomized two-block designed plots were inoculated with various O. novo-ulmi strains. Crown wilting and dieback were recorded during the first year after inoculation. The wilting of the control trees varied among the plots, making the results difficult to compare, but analysis of variance (ANOVA) within each plot showed significant differences in disease severity among the clones tested, allowing study of the variation of the response among elm taxa. Results showed that 19 European inoculated clones recovered from O. novo-ulmi attack, giving hope for the reestablishment of native elms in countryside hedges and forests. FOR. SCI. 51(2):134-141.
@article{sollaScreeningEuropeanElms2005a,
title = {Screening {{European Elms}} for {{Resistance}} to {{Ophiostoma}} Novo-Ulmi},
author = {Solla, Alejandro and Bohnens, Jürgen and Collin, Eric and Diamandis, Stephanos and Franke, Albrecht and Gil, Luis and Burón, Margarita and Santini, Alberto and Mittempergher, Lorenzo and Pinon, Jean and Broeck, An V.},
date = {2005-04},
journaltitle = {Forest Science},
volume = {51},
pages = {134--141},
issn = {0015-749X},
url = {https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=4684918061381991617},
abstract = {Resistance breeding of the native elms against Dutch elm disease, caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Brasier, is a major objective in Europe for the conservation of this tree species. More than 2,500 cuttings of 324 elm clones (Ulmus minor Miller, U. glabra Huds., U. laevis Pall., U. pumila L., U. minor x U. glabra, and U. minor x U. pumila) from eight European countries, planted in several randomized two-block designed plots were inoculated with various O. novo-ulmi strains. Crown wilting and dieback were recorded during the first year after inoculation. The wilting of the control trees varied among the plots, making the results difficult to compare, but analysis of variance (ANOVA) within each plot showed significant differences in disease severity among the clones tested, allowing study of the variation of the response among elm taxa. Results showed that 19 European inoculated clones recovered from O. novo-ulmi attack, giving hope for the reestablishment of native elms in countryside hedges and forests. FOR. SCI. 51(2):134-141.},
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number = {2}
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Analysis of Dyes in Textiles from the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran. Mouri, C., Aali, A., Zhang, X., & Laursen, R. 2(1):20. Paper doi abstract bibtex This study describes the analysis of dyes from three textile specimens associated with human remains found in the Chehrabad salt mine in northwestern Iran dating to 2000\,±\,400 years BP. They are unique for this part of the world not only because of their age, but because they represent textiles used by common people (salt miners) as opposed to funerary garments of the wealthy. Samples of yarns from these specimens were extracted and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array and mass spectrometric detection. The red dye was obtained from madder (specifically Rubia tinctorum L.), and the blue was from an indigo plant, probably woad (Isatis tinctoria L.), both of which are known in Iran. Two yellow, plant-derived, flavonol dyes were found. The first seems to be from a species of tamarisk (Tamarix sp.), whereas the second, found in both yellow and green yarns, is from a so-far unidentified plant. This work represents the first detailed study of these salt mine dyes, and the first evidence for the use of tamarisk as a dyestuff.
@article{mouriAnalysisDyesTextiles2014,
title = {Analysis of Dyes in Textiles from the {{Chehrabad}} Salt Mine in {{Iran}}},
author = {Mouri, Chika and Aali, Abolfazl and Zhang, Xian and Laursen, Richard},
date = {2014},
journaltitle = {Heritage Science},
volume = {2},
pages = {20},
issn = {2050-7445},
doi = {10.1186/s40494-014-0020-3},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-014-0020-3},
abstract = {This study describes the analysis of dyes from three textile specimens associated with human remains found in the Chehrabad salt mine in northwestern Iran dating to 2000\,±\,400 years BP. They are unique for this part of the world not only because of their age, but because they represent textiles used by common people (salt miners) as opposed to funerary garments of the wealthy. Samples of yarns from these specimens were extracted and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array and mass spectrometric detection. The red dye was obtained from madder (specifically Rubia tinctorum L.), and the blue was from an indigo plant, probably woad (Isatis tinctoria L.), both of which are known in Iran. Two yellow, plant-derived, flavonol dyes were found. The first seems to be from a species of tamarisk (Tamarix sp.), whereas the second, found in both yellow and green yarns, is from a so-far unidentified plant. This work represents the first detailed study of these salt mine dyes, and the first evidence for the use of tamarisk as a dyestuff.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13589725,~to-add-doi-URL,forest-resources,iran,secondary-production,tamarix-spp},
number = {1}
}
Particulate Pollution Capture by Urban Trees: Effect of Species and Windspeed. Beckett, K. P., Freer-Smith, P. H., & Taylor, G. 6(8):995–1003. Paper doi abstract bibtex Particulate pollution is a serious health problem throughout the world, exacerbating a wide range of respiratory and vascular illnesses in urban areas. The use of trees to reduce the effects of these pollutants has been addressed in the literature, but has rarely been quantified. The aim of the present study was to quantify the effectiveness of five tree species~2212~pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima), cypress (~נCupressocyparis leylandii), maple (Acer campestre), whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia), poplar (Populus deltoides~נtrichocarpa'Beaupré')~2212~in capturing pollutant particles. This was achieved by exposing them to NaCl droplets of approximately 1~03BCm diameter at a range of windspeeds in two windtunnels. The deposition velocity (Vg) and particle trapping efficiency (Cp) were calculated from these exposures. In addition, a variable dependent on foliage structure [Stokes number (St)] was correlated with Cp to gauge the effect of tree morphology on particle capture. Maximum Cp values ranged from 2.8\,% for P. nigra, to 0.12\,% and 0.06\,% for P. trichocarpa×deltoides and A. campertre, respectively. The finer, more complex structure of the foliage of the two conifers (P. nigra and C. leylandii) explained their much greater effectiveness at capturing particles. The data presented here will be used to model the effectiveness of tree planting schemes in improving urban air quality by capturing pollutant particles.
@article{beckettParticulatePollutionCapture2000,
title = {Particulate Pollution Capture by Urban Trees: Effect of Species and Windspeed},
author = {Beckett, K. Paul and Freer-Smith, P. H. and Taylor, Gail},
date = {2000-12},
journaltitle = {Global Change Biology},
volume = {6},
pages = {995--1003},
issn = {1354-1013},
doi = {10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00376.x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00376.x},
abstract = {Particulate pollution is a serious health problem throughout the world, exacerbating a wide range of respiratory and vascular illnesses in urban areas. The use of trees to reduce the effects of these pollutants has been addressed in the literature, but has rarely been quantified. The aim of the present study was to quantify the effectiveness of five tree species~2212~pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima), cypress (~נCupressocyparis leylandii), maple (Acer campestre), whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia), poplar (Populus deltoides~נtrichocarpa'Beaupré')~2212~in capturing pollutant particles. This was achieved by exposing them to NaCl droplets of approximately 1~03BCm diameter at a range of windspeeds in two windtunnels. The deposition velocity (Vg) and particle trapping efficiency (Cp) were calculated from these exposures. In addition, a variable dependent on foliage structure [Stokes number (St)] was correlated with Cp to gauge the effect of tree morphology on particle capture. Maximum Cp values ranged from 2.8\,\% for P. nigra, to 0.12\,\% and 0.06\,\% for P. trichocarpa×deltoides and A. campertre, respectively. The finer, more complex structure of the foliage of the two conifers (P. nigra and C. leylandii) explained their much greater effectiveness at capturing particles. The data presented here will be used to model the effectiveness of tree planting schemes in improving urban air quality by capturing pollutant particles.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-4173358,pollution,species,urban-trees},
number = {8}
}
Tilio Platyphylli-Acerion Pseudoplatani Klika. Müller, T. In Süddeutsche Pflanzengesellschaften, Band 4: Wälder Und Gebüsche, pages 173–192. Gustav Fischer Verlag. abstract bibtex Mit Teil IV der "Süddeutschen Pflanzengesellschaften" wird dieses pflanzensoziologische Standardwerk in zweiter, völlig neu bearbeiteter und stark erweiterter Auflage abgeschlossen. Die drei Autoren haben tausende Vegetationsaufnahmen zu vielen synthetischen Tabellen verarbeitet; so entsteht ein umfassendes Bild der standortsbedingten Gliederung und geographischen Abwandlung der Wald- und Gebüschgesellschaften, das vielfach weit über Süddeutschland hinaus die Gesamtstruktur wichtiger Einheiten umfaßt und damit ein unentbehrliches Vergleichsmaterial für weite Gebiete Europas bereitstellt. Gerade die Wälder bieten - als von Natur aus in Mitteleuropa absolut dominante Vegetationsformation von großer praktischer, wirtschaftlicher und kultureller Bedeutung - die entscheidende Grundlage für das Verständnis der landwirtschaftlichen Vegetationsstrukturen und ihrer durch die Nutzung verursachten tiefgreifenden Veränderungen. Forstliche Praxis und Lehre erhalten somit kompetente und aktuelle pflanzensoziologische Grundlagen für einen naturgemäßen, umweltbewußten Waldbau.
@incollection{mullerTilioPlatyphylliAcerionPseudoplatani1992,
title = {Tilio Platyphylli-{{Acerion}} Pseudoplatani {{Klika}}},
booktitle = {Süddeutsche {{Pflanzengesellschaften}}, {{Band}} 4: {{Wälder}} Und {{Gebüsche}}},
author = {Müller, T.},
editor = {Oberdorfer, Erich},
date = {1992},
pages = {173--192},
publisher = {{Gustav Fischer Verlag}},
location = {{Jena}},
abstract = {Mit Teil IV der "Süddeutschen Pflanzengesellschaften" wird dieses pflanzensoziologische Standardwerk in zweiter, völlig neu bearbeiteter und stark erweiterter Auflage abgeschlossen. Die drei Autoren haben tausende Vegetationsaufnahmen zu vielen synthetischen Tabellen verarbeitet; so entsteht ein umfassendes Bild der standortsbedingten Gliederung und geographischen Abwandlung der Wald- und Gebüschgesellschaften, das vielfach weit über Süddeutschland hinaus die Gesamtstruktur wichtiger Einheiten umfaßt und damit ein unentbehrliches Vergleichsmaterial für weite Gebiete Europas bereitstellt. Gerade die Wälder bieten - als von Natur aus in Mitteleuropa absolut dominante Vegetationsformation von großer praktischer, wirtschaftlicher und kultureller Bedeutung - die entscheidende Grundlage für das Verständnis der landwirtschaftlichen Vegetationsstrukturen und ihrer durch die Nutzung verursachten tiefgreifenden Veränderungen. Forstliche Praxis und Lehre erhalten somit kompetente und aktuelle pflanzensoziologische Grundlagen für einen naturgemäßen, umweltbewußten Waldbau.},
isbn = {3-334-60385-7},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13805608,forest-resources,forest-types,germany,vegetation-composition}
}
Uncertainty in Simulating Wheat Yields under Climate Change. Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Rosenzweig, C., Jones, J. W., Hatfield, J. L., Ruane, A. C., Boote, K. J., Thorburn, P. J., Rötter, R. P., Cammarano, D., Brisson, N., Basso, B., Martre, P., Aggarwal, P. K., Angulo, C., Bertuzzi, P., Biernath, C., Challinor, A. J., Doltra, J., Gayler, S., Goldberg, R., Grant, R., Heng, L., Hooker, J., Hunt, L. A., Ingwersen, J., Izaurralde, R. C., Kersebaum, K. C., Müller, C., Naresh Kumar, S., Nendel, C., O'Leary, G., Olesen, J. E., Osborne, T. M., Palosuo, T., Priesack, E., Ripoche, D., Semenov, M. A., Shcherbak, I., Steduto, P., Stöckle, C., Stratonovitch, P., Streck, T., Supit, I., Tao, F., Travasso, M., Waha, K., Wallach, D., White, J. W., Williams, J. R., & Wolf, J. 3(9):827–832. Paper doi abstract bibtex Projections of climate change impacts on crop yields are inherently uncertain1. Uncertainty is often quantified when projecting future greenhouse gas emissions and their influence on climate2. However, multi-model uncertainty analysis of crop responses to climate change is rare because systematic and objective comparisons among process-based crop simulation models1, 3 are difficult4. Here we present the largest standardized model intercomparison for climate change impacts so far. We found that individual crop models are able to simulate measured wheat grain yields accurately under a range of environments, particularly if the input information is sufficient. However, simulated climate change impacts vary across models owing to differences in model structures and parameter values. A greater proportion of the uncertainty in climate change impact projections was due to variations among crop models than to variations among downscaled general circulation models. Uncertainties in simulated impacts increased with CO2 concentrations and associated warming. These impact uncertainties can be reduced by improving temperature and CO2 relationships in models and better quantified through use of multi-model ensembles. Less uncertainty in describing how climate change may affect agricultural productivity will aid adaptation strategy development and policy making.
@article{assengUncertaintySimulatingWheat2013,
title = {Uncertainty in Simulating Wheat Yields under Climate Change},
author = {Asseng, S. and Ewert, F. and Rosenzweig, C. and Jones, J. W. and Hatfield, J. L. and Ruane, A. C. and Boote, K. J. and Thorburn, P. J. and Rötter, R. P. and Cammarano, D. and Brisson, N. and Basso, B. and Martre, P. and Aggarwal, P. K. and Angulo, C. and Bertuzzi, P. and Biernath, C. and Challinor, A. J. and Doltra, J. and Gayler, S. and Goldberg, R. and Grant, R. and Heng, L. and Hooker, J. and Hunt, L. A. and Ingwersen, J. and Izaurralde, R. C. and Kersebaum, K. C. and Müller, C. and Naresh Kumar, S. and Nendel, C. and O'Leary, G. and Olesen, J. E. and Osborne, T. M. and Palosuo, T. and Priesack, E. and Ripoche, D. and Semenov, M. A. and Shcherbak, I. and Steduto, P. and Stöckle, C. and Stratonovitch, P. and Streck, T. and Supit, I. and Tao, F. and Travasso, M. and Waha, K. and Wallach, D. and White, J. W. and Williams, J. R. and Wolf, J.},
date = {2013-06},
journaltitle = {Nature Climate Change},
volume = {3},
pages = {827--832},
issn = {1758-678X},
doi = {10.1038/nclimate1916},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1916},
abstract = {Projections of climate change impacts on crop yields are inherently uncertain1. Uncertainty is often quantified when projecting future greenhouse gas emissions and their influence on climate2. However, multi-model uncertainty analysis of crop responses to climate change is rare because systematic and objective comparisons among process-based crop simulation models1, 3 are difficult4. Here we present the largest standardized model intercomparison for climate change impacts so far. We found that individual crop models are able to simulate measured wheat grain yields accurately under a range of environments, particularly if the input information is sufficient. However, simulated climate change impacts vary across models owing to differences in model structures and parameter values. A greater proportion of the uncertainty in climate change impact projections was due to variations among crop models than to variations among downscaled general circulation models. Uncertainties in simulated impacts increased with CO2 concentrations and associated warming. These impact uncertainties can be reduced by improving temperature and CO2 relationships in models and better quantified through use of multi-model ensembles. Less uncertainty in describing how climate change may affect agricultural productivity will aid adaptation strategy development and policy making.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-12438735,agricultural-land,agricultural-resources,climate-change,crop-yield,integrated-natural-resources-modelling-and-management,integration-techniques,multiauthor,science-policy-interface,transdisciplinary-research,uncertainty,wheat},
number = {9}
}
Rapid Growth in CO2 Emissions after the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis. Peters, G. P., Marland, G., Le Quéré, C., Boden, T., Canadell, J. G., & Raupach, M. R. 2(1):2–4. Paper doi abstract bibtex Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and cement production grew 5.9\,% in 2010, surpassed 9 Pg of carbon (Pg C) for the first time, and more than offset the 1.4\,% decrease in 2009. The impact of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (GFC) on emissions has been short-lived owing to strong emissions growth in emerging economies, a return to emissions growth in developed economies, and an increase in the fossil-fuel intensity of the world economy.
@article{petersRapidGrowthCO22011,
title = {Rapid Growth in {{CO2}} Emissions after the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis},
author = {Peters, Glen P. and Marland, Gregg and Le Quéré, Corinne and Boden, Thomas and Canadell, Josep G. and Raupach, Michael R.},
date = {2011-12},
journaltitle = {Nature Climate Change},
volume = {2},
pages = {2--4},
issn = {1758-678X},
doi = {10.1038/nclimate1332},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1332},
abstract = {Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and cement production grew 5.9\,\% in 2010, surpassed 9 Pg of carbon (Pg C) for the first time, and more than offset the 1.4\,\% decrease in 2009. The impact of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (GFC) on emissions has been short-lived owing to strong emissions growth in emerging economies, a return to emissions growth in developed economies, and an increase in the fossil-fuel intensity of the world economy.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-10096561,anthropogenic-impacts,carbon-emissions,climate-change,crisis,economic-impacts,global-scale},
number = {1}
}
Wildfire Effects on Water Quality in Forest Catchments: A Review with Implications for Water Supply. Smith, H. G., Sheridan, G. J., Lane, P. N. J., Nyman, P., & Haydon, S. 396(1-2):170–192. Paper doi abstract bibtex Wildfires burn extensive forest areas around the world each year. In many locations, fire-prone forest catchments are utilised for the supply of potable water to small communities up to large cities. Following wildfire, increased erosion rates and changes to runoff generation and pollutant sources may greatly increase fluxes of sediment, nutrients and other water quality constituents, potentially contaminating water supplies. Most research to date has focused on suspended sediment exports and concentrations after wildfire. Reported first year post-fire suspended sediment exports varied from 0.017 to 50~t~ha-1~year-1 across a large range of catchment sizes (0.021-1655~km2). This represented an estimated increase of 1-1459 times unburned exports. Maximum reported concentrations of total suspended solids in streams for the first year after fire ranged from 11 to ∼500,000~mg~L-1. Similarly, there was a large range in first year post-fire stream exports of total N (1.1-27~kg~ha-1~year-1) and total P (0.03-3.2~kg~ha-1~year-1), representing a multiple change of 0.3-431 times unburned, while exports of 0.04-13.0~kg~ha-1~year-1 (3-250 times unburned) have been reported. , , and NH3/ concentrations in streams and lakes or reservoirs may increase after wildfire but appear to present a generally low risk of exceeding drinking water guidelines. Few studies have examined post-fire exports of trace elements. The limited observations of trace element concentrations in streams after wildfire found high levels (well over guidelines) of Fe, Mn, As, Cr, Al, Ba, and Pb, which were associated with highly elevated sediment concentrations. In contrast, Cu, Zn, and Hg were below or only slightly above guideline values. Elevated Na+, Cl- and solute yields have been recorded soon after fire, while reports of concentrations of these constituents were mostly confined to coniferous forest areas in North America, where maximum sampled values were well below recommended limits. Likewise, reported wildfire effects on dissolved organic carbon were generally minor and elevated concentrations largely reflected background conditions. Available cyanide concentrations in small streams may approach levels of concern soon after fire, but increases are likely to be of short duration. Post-fire concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in streams have been found to increase but remained within the recommended limit. Large increases in exports and concentrations of some constituents after wildfire indicate the potential for impacts on water supply from forest catchments. In response, various water treatment measures may be required and in the absence of adequate treatment facilities or alternative sources, water supplies may be vulnerable to disruption. ⺠Wildfire effects on water quality vary substantially. ⺠Large post-fire increases to sediment, nutrient and trace element fluxes reported. ⺠Wildfires may disrupt the supply of potable water from forest catchments.
@article{smithWildfireEffectsWater2011,
title = {Wildfire Effects on Water Quality in Forest Catchments: A Review with Implications for Water Supply},
author = {Smith, Hugh G. and Sheridan, Gary J. and Lane, Patrick N. J. and Nyman, Petter and Haydon, Shane},
date = {2011-01},
journaltitle = {Journal of Hydrology},
volume = {396},
pages = {170--192},
issn = {0022-1694},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.10.043},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.10.043},
abstract = {Wildfires burn extensive forest areas around the world each year. In many locations, fire-prone forest catchments are utilised for the supply of potable water to small communities up to large cities. Following wildfire, increased erosion rates and changes to runoff generation and pollutant sources may greatly increase fluxes of sediment, nutrients and other water quality constituents, potentially contaminating water supplies. Most research to date has focused on suspended sediment exports and concentrations after wildfire. Reported first year post-fire suspended sediment exports varied from 0.017 to 50~t~ha-1~year-1 across a large range of catchment sizes (0.021-1655~km2). This represented an estimated increase of 1-1459 times unburned exports. Maximum reported concentrations of total suspended solids in streams for the first year after fire ranged from 11 to ∼500,000~mg~L-1. Similarly, there was a large range in first year post-fire stream exports of total N (1.1-27~kg~ha-1~year-1) and total P (0.03-3.2~kg~ha-1~year-1), representing a multiple change of 0.3-431 times unburned, while exports of 0.04-13.0~kg~ha-1~year-1 (3-250 times unburned) have been reported. , , and NH3/ concentrations in streams and lakes or reservoirs may increase after wildfire but appear to present a generally low risk of exceeding drinking water guidelines. Few studies have examined post-fire exports of trace elements. The limited observations of trace element concentrations in streams after wildfire found high levels (well over guidelines) of Fe, Mn, As, Cr, Al, Ba, and Pb, which were associated with highly elevated sediment concentrations. In contrast, Cu, Zn, and Hg were below or only slightly above guideline values. Elevated Na+, Cl- and solute yields have been recorded soon after fire, while reports of concentrations of these constituents were mostly confined to coniferous forest areas in North America, where maximum sampled values were well below recommended limits. Likewise, reported wildfire effects on dissolved organic carbon were generally minor and elevated concentrations largely reflected background conditions. Available cyanide concentrations in small streams may approach levels of concern soon after fire, but increases are likely to be of short duration. Post-fire concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in streams have been found to increase but remained within the recommended limit. Large increases in exports and concentrations of some constituents after wildfire indicate the potential for impacts on water supply from forest catchments. In response, various water treatment measures may be required and in the absence of adequate treatment facilities or alternative sources, water supplies may be vulnerable to disruption. ⺠Wildfire effects on water quality vary substantially. ⺠Large post-fire increases to sediment, nutrient and trace element fluxes reported. ⺠Wildfires may disrupt the supply of potable water from forest catchments.},
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number = {1-2}
}
Segment-before-Detect: Vehicle Detection and Classification through Semantic Segmentation of Aerial Images. Audebert, N., Le Saux, B., & Lefèvre, S. 9(4):368+. Paper doi abstract bibtex Like computer vision before, remote sensing has been radically changed by the introduction of deep learning and, more notably, Convolution Neural Networks. Land cover classification, object detection and scene understanding in aerial images rely more and more on deep networks to achieve new state-of-the-art results. Recent architectures such as Fully Convolutional Networks can even produce pixel level annotations for semantic mapping. In this work, we present a deep-learning based segment-before-detect method for segmentation and subsequent detection and classification of several varieties of wheeled vehicles in high resolution remote sensing images. This allows us to investigate object detection and classification on a complex dataset made up of visually similar classes, and to demonstrate the relevance of such a subclass modeling approach. Especially, we want to show that deep learning is also suitable for object-oriented analysis of Earth Observation data as effective object detection can be obtained as a byproduct of accurate semantic segmentation. First, we train a deep fully convolutional network on the ISPRS Potsdam and the NZAM/ONERA Christchurch datasets and show how the learnt semantic maps can be used to extract precise segmentation of vehicles. Then, we show that those maps are accurate enough to perform vehicle detection by simple connected component extraction. This allows us to study the repartition of vehicles in the city. Finally, we train a Convolutional Neural Network to perform vehicle classification on the VEDAI dataset, and transfer its knowledge to classify the individual vehicle instances that we detected.
@article{audebertSegmentbeforeDetectVehicleDetection2017,
title = {Segment-before-{{Detect}}: {{Vehicle Detection}} and {{Classification}} through {{Semantic Segmentation}} of {{Aerial Images}}},
author = {Audebert, Nicolas and Le Saux, Bertrand and Lefèvre, Sébastien},
date = {2017-04},
journaltitle = {Remote Sensing},
volume = {9},
pages = {368+},
doi = {10.3390/rs9040368},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9040368},
abstract = {Like computer vision before, remote sensing has been radically changed by the introduction of deep learning and, more notably, Convolution Neural Networks. Land cover classification, object detection and scene understanding in aerial images rely more and more on deep networks to achieve new state-of-the-art results. Recent architectures such as Fully Convolutional Networks can even produce pixel level annotations for semantic mapping. In this work, we present a deep-learning based segment-before-detect method for segmentation and subsequent detection and classification of several varieties of wheeled vehicles in high resolution remote sensing images. This allows us to investigate object detection and classification on a complex dataset made up of visually similar classes, and to demonstrate the relevance of such a subclass modeling approach. Especially, we want to show that deep learning is also suitable for object-oriented analysis of Earth Observation data as effective object detection can be obtained as a byproduct of accurate semantic segmentation. First, we train a deep fully convolutional network on the ISPRS Potsdam and the NZAM/ONERA Christchurch datasets and show how the learnt semantic maps can be used to extract precise segmentation of vehicles. Then, we show that those maps are accurate enough to perform vehicle detection by simple connected component extraction. This allows us to study the repartition of vehicles in the city. Finally, we train a Convolutional Neural Network to perform vehicle classification on the VEDAI dataset, and transfer its knowledge to classify the individual vehicle instances that we detected.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14531661,deep-learning,object-classification,semantic-segmentation,vehicle-detection},
number = {4}
}
Beyond Hierarchical One-on-One Mentoring. Sills, J., Horner-Devine, M. C., Gonsalves, T., Margherio, C., Mizumori, S. J., & Yen, J. W. 362(6414):532. Paper doi abstract bibtex [Excerpt] [...] traditional hierarchical mentoring relationships, when they work, can be sources of incredible psychosocial and practical support. However, when these relationships are not strong, they can hinder or even harm mentees [...]. The unequal power dynamic of a senior mentor [...] and junior mentee can be especially problematic for individuals belonging to systematically marginalized identity groups [...] and can exacerbate a sense of isolation for the mentee. [...] A mentoring network with multiple modes of mentoring dismantles the guru mentor myth, which suggests that one senior mentor is a necessary and sufficient source of mentoring. Instead, a mentoring network framework centers on the mentees and what they need and desire to thrive in their career; it then meets their varied needs through a host of mentoring relationships [...] Evidence suggests that peer mentoring is most effective with groups of five to eight participants who are all at a similar career stage, have complementary fields of expertise, and share social identities [...]. There is no senior mentor, and thus the model asserts that each peer mentoring participant has useful wisdom and perspectives to share as well as areas in which they need advice. [...]
@article{sillsHierarchicalOneononeMentoring2018,
title = {Beyond Hierarchical One-on-One Mentoring},
author = {Sills, Jennifer and Horner-Devine, M. Claire and Gonsalves, Torie and Margherio, Cara and Mizumori, Sheri J. and Yen, Joyce W.},
date = {2018-11},
journaltitle = {Science},
volume = {362},
pages = {532},
issn = {1095-9203},
doi = {10.1126/science.aav7656},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav7656},
abstract = {[Excerpt] [...] traditional hierarchical mentoring relationships, when they work, can be sources of incredible psychosocial and practical support. However, when these relationships are not strong, they can hinder or even harm mentees [...]. The unequal power dynamic of a senior mentor [...] and junior mentee can be especially problematic for individuals belonging to systematically marginalized identity groups [...] and can exacerbate a sense of isolation for the mentee. [...] A mentoring network with multiple modes of mentoring dismantles the guru mentor myth, which suggests that one senior mentor is a necessary and sufficient source of mentoring. Instead, a mentoring network framework centers on the mentees and what they need and desire to thrive in their career; it then meets their varied needs through a host of mentoring relationships [...] Evidence suggests that peer mentoring is most effective with groups of five to eight participants who are all at a similar career stage, have complementary fields of expertise, and share social identities [...]. There is no senior mentor, and thus the model asserts that each peer mentoring participant has useful wisdom and perspectives to share as well as areas in which they need advice. [...]},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14652924,education,research-management,scientific-community-self-correction,scientific-creativity,scientific-knowledge-sharing,team-diversity},
number = {6414}
}
Threats to Soil Quality in Europe. Tóth, G., Montanarella, L., & Rusco, E. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Paper abstract bibtex This report is summarizing the results of recent research activities on the fields of soil degradation, soil quality and soil information systems performed in the Joint Research Center, in collaboration with partner institutions. An overview is given about the main soil threats (erosion, compaction, salinisation, landslides, decline of soil organic matter, biodiversity decline and contamination) and a soil quality concept with relevance to the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection.
@book{tothThreatsSoilQuality2008,
title = {Threats to {{Soil Quality}} in {{Europe}}},
author = {Tóth, G. and Montanarella, L. and Rusco, E.},
date = {2008},
publisher = {{Office for Official Publications of the European Communities}},
issn = {1018-5593},
url = {http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esdb_archive/eusoils_docs/other/EUR23438.pdf},
abstract = {This report is summarizing the results of recent research activities on the fields of soil degradation, soil quality and soil information systems performed in the Joint Research Center, in collaboration with partner institutions. An overview is given about the main soil threats (erosion, compaction, salinisation, landslides, decline of soil organic matter, biodiversity decline and contamination) and a soil quality concept with relevance to the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection.},
isbn = {978-92-79-09529-0},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-12027607,europe,european-commission,joint-research-centre,soil-resources},
number = {EUR 23438 EN},
series = {{{EUR}} - {{Scientific}} and {{Technical Research}} Series}
}
Estimation of Live Fuel Moisture Content from MODIS Images for Fire Danger Assessment in Southern Gran Chaco. Arganaraz, J. P., Landi, M. A., Bravo, S. J., Gavier-Pizarro, G. I., Scavuzzo, C. M., & Bellis, L. M. Paper doi abstract bibtex Moisture content of live fuels (LFMC) is one of the main factors determining fuel flammability and, therefore, a key indicator of fire danger. In this study, we modeled the relationship between spectral indices derived from satellite imagery and field estimations of LFMC in the Chaco Serrano subregion; then, we analyzed the relationship between fire danger estimations based on LFMC calculations and fire activity. Empirical LFMC models fitted for grasslands, Chaco Serrano forests, and glossy privet forests may be considered very accurate R2 $>$ 0.80, whereas the model corresponding to shrublands still needs to be improved (R2 = 0.57). Monthly maps of fire danger reflected the occurrence of fires consistently during years of both high and low fire activity. Most fires occurred mainly in areas with high or extreme fire danger, demonstrating a clear relationship between LFMC and fire activity in the Chaco Serrano subregion. Our LFMC models may be useful to assess the spatiotemporal distribution of fire danger in the Chaco Serrano subregion using remote sensing data. The associated fire danger maps represent a valuable tool for improving decision making processes to organize early warning and fire suppression activities.
@article{arganarazEstimationLiveFuel2016,
title = {Estimation of Live Fuel Moisture Content from {{MODIS}} Images for Fire Danger Assessment in {{Southern Gran Chaco}}},
author = {Arganaraz, Juan P. and Landi, Marcos A. and Bravo, Sandra J. and Gavier-Pizarro, Gregorio I. and Scavuzzo, Carlos M. and Bellis, Laura M.},
date = {2016},
journaltitle = {IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing},
pages = {1--11},
issn = {1939-1404},
doi = {10.1109/jstars.2016.2575366},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2016.2575366},
abstract = {Moisture content of live fuels (LFMC) is one of the main factors determining fuel flammability and, therefore, a key indicator of fire danger. In this study, we modeled the relationship between spectral indices derived from satellite imagery and field estimations of LFMC in the Chaco Serrano subregion; then, we analyzed the relationship between fire danger estimations based on LFMC calculations and fire activity. Empirical LFMC models fitted for grasslands, Chaco Serrano forests, and glossy privet forests may be considered very accurate R2 {$>$} 0.80, whereas the model corresponding to shrublands still needs to be improved (R2 = 0.57). Monthly maps of fire danger reflected the occurrence of fires consistently during years of both high and low fire activity. Most fires occurred mainly in areas with high or extreme fire danger, demonstrating a clear relationship between LFMC and fire activity in the Chaco Serrano subregion. Our LFMC models may be useful to assess the spatiotemporal distribution of fire danger in the Chaco Serrano subregion using remote sensing data. The associated fire danger maps represent a valuable tool for improving decision making processes to organize early warning and fire suppression activities.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14143650,argentina,empirical-equation,live-fuel-moisture-content,mapping,modis,natural-hazards,remote-sensing,risk-assessment,wildfires}
}
How Global Is the Global Biodiversity Information Facility?. Yesson, C., Brewer, P. W., Sutton, T., Caithness, N., Pahwa, J. S., Burgess, M., Gray, W. A., White, R. J., Jones, A. C., Bisby, F. A., & Culham, A. 2(11):e1124. Paper doi abstract bibtex There is a concerted global effort to digitize biodiversity occurrence data from herbarium and museum collections that together offer an unparalleled archive of life on Earth over the past few centuries. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility provides the largest single gateway to these data. Since 2004 it has provided a single point of access to specimen data from databases of biological surveys and collections. Biologists now have rapid access to more than 120 million observations, for use in many biological analyses. We investigate the quality and coverage of data digitally available, from the perspective of a biologist seeking distribution data for spatial analysis on a global scale. We present an example of automatic verification of geographic data using distributions from the International Legume Database and Information Service to test empirically, issues of geographic coverage and accuracy. There are over 1/2 million records covering 31\,% of all Legume species, and 84\,% of these records pass geographic validation. These data are not yet a global biodiversity resource for all species, or all countries. A user will encounter many biases and gaps in these data which should be understood before data are used or analyzed. The data are notably deficient in many of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The deficiencies in data coverage can be resolved by an increased application of resources to digitize and publish data throughout these most diverse regions. But in the push to provide ever more data online, we should not forget that consistent data quality is of paramount importance if the data are to be useful in capturing a meaningful picture of life on Earth.
@article{yessonHowGlobalGlobal2007,
title = {How Global Is the {{Global Biodiversity Information Facility}}?},
author = {Yesson, Chris and Brewer, Peter W. and Sutton, Tim and Caithness, Neil and Pahwa, Jaspreet S. and Burgess, Mikhaila and Gray, W. Alec and White, Richard J. and Jones, Andrew C. and Bisby, Frank A. and Culham, Alastair},
date = {2007-11},
journaltitle = {PLoS ONE},
volume = {2},
pages = {e1124},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0001124},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001124},
abstract = {There is a concerted global effort to digitize biodiversity occurrence data from herbarium and museum collections that together offer an unparalleled archive of life on Earth over the past few centuries. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility provides the largest single gateway to these data. Since 2004 it has provided a single point of access to specimen data from databases of biological surveys and collections. Biologists now have rapid access to more than 120 million observations, for use in many biological analyses. We investigate the quality and coverage of data digitally available, from the perspective of a biologist seeking distribution data for spatial analysis on a global scale. We present an example of automatic verification of geographic data using distributions from the International Legume Database and Information Service to test empirically, issues of geographic coverage and accuracy. There are over 1/2 million records covering 31\,\% of all Legume species, and 84\,\% of these records pass geographic validation. These data are not yet a global biodiversity resource for all species, or all countries. A user will encounter many biases and gaps in these data which should be understood before data are used or analyzed. The data are notably deficient in many of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The deficiencies in data coverage can be resolved by an increased application of resources to digitize and publish data throughout these most diverse regions. But in the push to provide ever more data online, we should not forget that consistent data quality is of paramount importance if the data are to be useful in capturing a meaningful picture of life on Earth.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-8051779,dataset,global-biodiversity-information-facility,global-scale,multiauthor},
number = {11}
}
Assessing the Impact of Integrated Natural Resource Management: Challenges and Experiences. Gottret, M. V. & White, D. 5(2):17++. Paper abstract bibtex Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact assessment for INRM combines the traditional "what" and "where" factors of economic and environmental priorities with newer "who" and "how" aspects of social actors and institutions. This paper presents an analytical framework and methodology for assessing the impact of INRM. A key feature of the proposed methodology is that it starts with a detailed planning process that develops a well-defined, shared, and holistic strategy to achieve development impact. This methodology, which is known as the "paths of development impact" methodology, includes the mapping of research outputs, intermediate outcomes, and development impacts. A central challenge is to find a balance between the use of generalizable measures that facilitate cross-site comparison and slower participatory process methods that empower local stakeholders. Sufficient funding for impact assessment and distinct stakeholder interests are also challenges. Two hillside sites in Central America and one forest margin site in Peru serve as case studies.
@article{gottretAssessingImpactIntegrated2001,
title = {Assessing the {{Impact}} of {{Integrated Natural Resource Management}}: {{Challenges}} and {{Experiences}}},
author = {Gottret, Maŕıa V. and White, Douglas},
date = {2001},
journaltitle = {Ecology and Society},
volume = {5},
pages = {17++},
issn = {1708-3087},
url = {https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=16305702295665706190},
abstract = {Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact assessment for INRM combines the traditional "what" and "where" factors of economic and environmental priorities with newer "who" and "how" aspects of social actors and institutions. This paper presents an analytical framework and methodology for assessing the impact of INRM. A key feature of the proposed methodology is that it starts with a detailed planning process that develops a well-defined, shared, and holistic strategy to achieve development impact. This methodology, which is known as the "paths of development impact" methodology, includes the mapping of research outputs, intermediate outcomes, and development impacts. A central challenge is to find a balance between the use of generalizable measures that facilitate cross-site comparison and slower participatory process methods that empower local stakeholders. Sufficient funding for impact assessment and distinct stakeholder interests are also challenges. Two hillside sites in Central America and one forest margin site in Peru serve as case studies.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-12604018,assessment,integration-techniques,mesoamerica,multi-stakeholder-decision-making,participation,participatory-modelling,peru},
number = {2}
}
Reframing Ecosystem Management in the Era of Climate Change: Issues and Knowledge from Forests. Mori, A. S., Spies, T. A., Sudmeier-Rieux, K., & Andrade, A. 165:115–127. Paper doi abstract bibtex We discuss ” ecosystem management (EM)” to face contemporary climate change issues. EM focuses on sustaining ecosystems to meet both ecological and human needs. EM plans have been largely developed independent of concerns about climate change. However, EM is potentially effective for climate change mitigation and adaptation. We provide the principle guidelines based on EM to adaptively tackle the issues. Climate change is one of the significant concerns in land and resource management, creating an urgent need to build social-ecological capacity to address widespread and uncertain environmental changes. Given the diversity and complexity of ecological responses to climate change ” ecosystem management” approaches are needed to provide solutions for meeting both ecological and human needs, while reducing anthropogenic warming and climate-related impacts on society. For instance, ecosystem management can contribute to a reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions through improved land-use and reduced deforestation at a regional scale. Further, conserving and restoring naturally-functioning ecosystems, which is often one of the goals of ecosystem management can significantly contribute to buffering ecological responses to climate extremes such as droughts and wildfires. Moreover, ecosystem management helps build capacity for learning and adaptation at multiple scales. As a result, societies will be better prepared to respond to surprises and uncertainties associated with climate change. In this regard, it is imperative to reframe climate change issues based on the ecosystem approach. Although climate change and ecosystem management plans have largely developed independently, it is now essential for all stakeholders to work together to achieve multiple goals. The ecosystem-based approaches can enable flexible and effective responses to the uncertainties associated with climate change. Reframing ecosystem management helps to face an urgent need for reconsideration and improvement of social-ecological resilience in order to mitigate and adapt to the changing climate. [Excerpt: Conclusion] Novel approaches underpinned by sociology, ecology and climate science are necessary to perform assessments that reflect the many roles that ecosystem management can play in mitigating and adapting to climate change. No single method and focal scale for addressing the effects or causes of climate change exists. Indeed, there are often trade-offs such as those between the goals of building resilience (learning from failure) and reducing vulnerability (minimizing failure) (Adger et al., 2008), suggesting some policies aimed at minimizing exposure to any hazards at the regional scale can potentially conflict with the proactive implementation of adaptive management at the local scale. In this article, we have discussed reframing ecosystem management as an effective way to address the uncertainties of climate change. It is therefore necessary to adopt flexible and robust management strategies that consider various scenarios, rather than adopting a single measure. Similar to climate change, which is intricately connected to other issues beyond physical climatic change, ecological issues are deeply associated with global issues. A number of environmental policies and plans have been historically developed with little consideration of climate instability. Among them, our attempt that integrates different management considerations into the common context lends a strong support for the objectives and approaches of ecosystem management as an effective tool to face climate change uncertainties. [\n] It is important for all stakeholders to work together to identity multiple goals. Ecologists need to address ecosystem processes and functions in the context of possible future conditions; resource managers and policymakers need to build capacity for learning and adaptation; and all stakeholders need to share a recognition that social-ecological systems are interacting not only with each other (social-ecological interdependence) but also with the climate system. In keeping with the view of Moss et al. (2010) that the future climate largely depends on the behaviour of global society, the fates of ecosystems will strongly depend on how human society faces climate change. In particular, there are still important gaps in the combined study of climate and ecosystem science that need to be addressed. At the time of UNFCCC meetings in Copenhagen in 2009, UNEP (2009a) stated that climate information, when coupled with other information such as ecology and socio-economics, should be centralized within policy formulation and decision making process for practical ecosystem management at local and regional scales with reasonable timescales of the next several decades. Bringing different fields together is essential to tackle future complexity. The constructive improvements that come from an ecosystem management strategy, as summarized in Table 2, has the potential to effectively fill the gaps among disciplines and stakeholders.
@article{moriReframingEcosystemManagement2013,
title = {Reframing Ecosystem Management in the Era of Climate Change: Issues and Knowledge from Forests},
author = {Mori, Akira S. and Spies, Thomas A. and Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen and Andrade, Angela},
date = {2013-09},
journaltitle = {Biological Conservation},
volume = {165},
pages = {115--127},
issn = {0006-3207},
doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.020},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.020},
abstract = {We discuss ” ecosystem management (EM)” to face contemporary climate change issues. EM focuses on sustaining ecosystems to meet both ecological and human needs. EM plans have been largely developed independent of concerns about climate change. However, EM is potentially effective for climate change mitigation and adaptation. We provide the principle guidelines based on EM to adaptively tackle the issues. Climate change is one of the significant concerns in land and resource management, creating an urgent need to build social-ecological capacity to address widespread and uncertain environmental changes. Given the diversity and complexity of ecological responses to climate change ” ecosystem management” approaches are needed to provide solutions for meeting both ecological and human needs, while reducing anthropogenic warming and climate-related impacts on society. For instance, ecosystem management can contribute to a reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions through improved land-use and reduced deforestation at a regional scale. Further, conserving and restoring naturally-functioning ecosystems, which is often one of the goals of ecosystem management can significantly contribute to buffering ecological responses to climate extremes such as droughts and wildfires. Moreover, ecosystem management helps build capacity for learning and adaptation at multiple scales. As a result, societies will be better prepared to respond to surprises and uncertainties associated with climate change. In this regard, it is imperative to reframe climate change issues based on the ecosystem approach. Although climate change and ecosystem management plans have largely developed independently, it is now essential for all stakeholders to work together to achieve multiple goals. The ecosystem-based approaches can enable flexible and effective responses to the uncertainties associated with climate change. Reframing ecosystem management helps to face an urgent need for reconsideration and improvement of social-ecological resilience in order to mitigate and adapt to the changing climate.
[Excerpt: Conclusion]
Novel approaches underpinned by sociology, ecology and climate science are necessary to perform assessments that reflect the many roles that ecosystem management can play in mitigating and adapting to climate change. No single method and focal scale for addressing the effects or causes of climate change exists. Indeed, there are often trade-offs such as those between the goals of building resilience (learning from failure) and reducing vulnerability (minimizing failure) (Adger et al., 2008), suggesting some policies aimed at minimizing exposure to any hazards at the regional scale can potentially conflict with the proactive implementation of adaptive management at the local scale. In this article, we have discussed reframing ecosystem management as an effective way to address the uncertainties of climate change. It is therefore necessary to adopt flexible and robust management strategies that consider various scenarios, rather than adopting a single measure. Similar to climate change, which is intricately connected to other issues beyond physical climatic change, ecological issues are deeply associated with global issues. A number of environmental policies and plans have been historically developed with little consideration of climate instability. Among them, our attempt that integrates different management considerations into the common context lends a strong support for the objectives and approaches of ecosystem management as an effective tool to face climate change uncertainties.
[\textbackslash n] It is important for all stakeholders to work together to identity multiple goals. Ecologists need to address ecosystem processes and functions in the context of possible future conditions; resource managers and policymakers need to build capacity for learning and adaptation; and all stakeholders need to share a recognition that social-ecological systems are interacting not only with each other (social-ecological interdependence) but also with the climate system. In keeping with the view of Moss et al. (2010) that the future climate largely depends on the behaviour of global society, the fates of ecosystems will strongly depend on how human society faces climate change. In particular, there are still important gaps in the combined study of climate and ecosystem science that need to be addressed. At the time of UNFCCC meetings in Copenhagen in 2009, UNEP (2009a) stated that climate information, when coupled with other information such as ecology and socio-economics, should be centralized within policy formulation and decision making process for practical ecosystem management at local and regional scales with reasonable timescales of the next several decades. Bringing different fields together is essential to tackle future complexity. The constructive improvements that come from an ecosystem management strategy, as summarized in Table 2, has the potential to effectively fill the gaps among disciplines and stakeholders.},
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}
Hylobius Abietis (Large Pine Weevil). CABI Paper abstract bibtex [Excerpt: Preferred Scientific Name] Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Preferred Common Name] large pine weevil [Other Scientific Names] Curculio abietis Linnaeus, 1758; Curculio pini Marsham, 1802; Hylobitelus abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) [International Common Names] English: fir-tree weevil; large brown pine weevil. Spanish: gorgojo del abeto. French: charançon de l'épinette; charançon européen; grand charançon du pin; hylobe du pin. Russian: bolshoy sosnovy dolgonosik [] [...] [Description] The egg is less than 1 mm long and less than 0.5 mm wide, pearly-white and oval (Salisbury and Leather, 1998). [] The cream-coloured larva is soft, curved and legless. It has a large, light-brown head, with strong mandibles, which are flattened and as wide as the first segment of the body. Mature larvae are 10-15 mm long. There are five larval instars; the widths of the head capsule measure 0.6-0.8 mm (first instar), 0.9-1.1 mm (second instar), 1.1-1.7 mm (third instar), 1.6-2.5 mm (fourth instar) and 2.5-3.5 mm (fifth instar) (Bakke and Lekander, 1965). [] The pupa is 8-10 mm long, exarate (appendages are free) and unpigmented. [] The adult is 9-15 mm long. A hard chitinous covering protects the body. The wing cases, which completely cover the abdomen, are purple-brown in young adults and later become black. There are patches of yellow scales on the wing cases and on the thorax. The thorax is slightly broader than it is long, strongly convex and constricted at the front. The surface of the thorax is punctured and wrinkled with a raised central line. The head is extended to form a strong snout with mandibles at the tip. The antennae are elbowed and attached to the snout near the end. The large eyes are positioned on either side at the base of the snout. The legs have sharp claws with a strong tooth on the inner edge of each femur. [Distribution] H. abietis is a pest of coniferous plantations in many European countries. It also occurs in Russia, Japan and China. [] [...]
@article{cabiHylobiusAbietisLarge2015,
title = {Hylobius Abietis (Large Pine Weevil)},
author = {{CABI}},
date = {2015},
url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/13687894},
abstract = {[Excerpt: Preferred Scientific Name]
Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
[Preferred Common Name]
large pine weevil
[Other Scientific Names]
Curculio abietis Linnaeus, 1758; Curculio pini Marsham, 1802; Hylobitelus abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
[International Common Names]
English: fir-tree weevil; large brown pine weevil. Spanish: gorgojo del abeto. French: charançon de l'épinette; charançon européen; grand charançon du pin; hylobe du pin. Russian: bolshoy sosnovy dolgonosik
[] [...] [Description] The egg is less than 1 mm long and less than 0.5 mm wide, pearly-white and oval (Salisbury and Leather, 1998).
[] The cream-coloured larva is soft, curved and legless. It has a large, light-brown head, with strong mandibles, which are flattened and as wide as the first segment of the body. Mature larvae are 10-15 mm long. There are five larval instars; the widths of the head capsule measure 0.6-0.8 mm (first instar), 0.9-1.1 mm (second instar), 1.1-1.7 mm (third instar), 1.6-2.5 mm (fourth instar) and 2.5-3.5 mm (fifth instar) (Bakke and Lekander, 1965).
[] The pupa is 8-10 mm long, exarate (appendages are free) and unpigmented.
[] The adult is 9-15 mm long. A hard chitinous covering protects the body. The wing cases, which completely cover the abdomen, are purple-brown in young adults and later become black. There are patches of yellow scales on the wing cases and on the thorax. The thorax is slightly broader than it is long, strongly convex and constricted at the front. The surface of the thorax is punctured and wrinkled with a raised central line. The head is extended to form a strong snout with mandibles at the tip. The antennae are elbowed and attached to the snout near the end. The large eyes are positioned on either side at the base of the snout. The legs have sharp claws with a strong tooth on the inner edge of each femur.
[Distribution] H. abietis is a pest of coniferous plantations in many European countries. It also occurs in Russia, Japan and China.
[] [...]},
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series = {Invasive {{Species Compendium}}}
}
Reproducible Research: Moving toward Research the Public Can Really Trust. Laine, C., Goodman, S. N., Griswold, M. E., & Sox, H. C. 146(6):450+. Paper doi abstract bibtex A community of scientists arrives at the truth by independently verifying new observations. In this time-honored process, journals serve 2 principal functions: evaluative and editorial. In their evaluative function, they winnow out research that is unlikely to stand up to independent verification; this task is accomplished by peer review. In their editorial function, they try to ensure transparent (by which we mean clear, complete, and unambiguous) and objective descriptions of the research. Both the evaluative and editorial functions go largely unnoticed by the public - the former only draws public attention when a journal publishes fraudulent research. However, both play a critical role in the progress of science. This paper is about both functions. We describe the evaluative processes we use and announce a new policy to help the scientific community evaluate, and build upon, the research findings that we publish.
@article{laineReproducibleResearchMoving2007,
title = {Reproducible {{Research}}: {{Moving}} toward {{Research}} the {{Public Can Really Trust}}},
author = {Laine, Christine and Goodman, Steven N. and Griswold, Michael E. and Sox, Harold C.},
date = {2007-03},
journaltitle = {Annals of Internal Medicine},
volume = {146},
pages = {450+},
issn = {0003-4819},
doi = {10.7326/0003-4819-146-6-200703200-00154},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-6-200703200-00154},
abstract = {A community of scientists arrives at the truth by independently verifying new observations. In this time-honored process, journals serve 2 principal functions: evaluative and editorial. In their evaluative function, they winnow out research that is unlikely to stand up to independent verification; this task is accomplished by peer review. In their editorial function, they try to ensure transparent (by which we mean clear, complete, and unambiguous) and objective descriptions of the research. Both the evaluative and editorial functions go largely unnoticed by the public - the former only draws public attention when a journal publishes fraudulent research. However, both play a critical role in the progress of science. This paper is about both functions. We describe the evaluative processes we use and announce a new policy to help the scientific community evaluate, and build upon, the research findings that we publish.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13160988,reproducible-research,science-society-interface,scientific-communication,transparency},
number = {6}
}
Characterization of Fusarium Circinatum from Pinus Spp. in Northern Spain. Pérez-Sierra, A., Landeras, E., León, M., Berbegal, M., Garćıa-Jiménez, J., & Armengol, J. 111(7):832–839. Paper doi abstract bibtex Pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum was recently reported on Pinus spp. in Spain. In this study, a collection of 157 isolates of F. circinatum obtained from different geographical origins and hosts in northern Spain were identified and characterized by cultural and morphological features, PCR-RFLPs of the histone H3 gene, IGS region, and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene (TEF). Mating types were determined by multiplex PCR and sexual compatibility was performed under laboratory conditions. Both mating types were present in Spain and were able to form the teleomorph Gibberella circinata. Morphological differences between mating types, not previously reported, were observed: MAT-1 isolates showed clear, coiled, sterile hyphae characteristic of F. circinatum, whereas MAT-2 isolates presented sterile hyphae but not coiled. Virulence of representative isolates was tested on seven to eight-month-old P. nigra, P. pinaster and P. sylvestris seedlings. All isolates tested were pathogenic to these pine species, MAT-1 isolates being more virulent than MAT-2 isolates.
@article{perez-sierraCharacterizationFusariumCircinatum2007,
title = {Characterization of {{Fusarium}} Circinatum from {{Pinus}} Spp. in Northern {{Spain}}},
author = {Pérez-Sierra, Ana and Landeras, Elena and León, Maela and Berbegal, Mónica and Garćıa-Jiménez, José and Armengol, Josep},
date = {2007-07},
journaltitle = {Mycological Research},
volume = {111},
pages = {832--839},
issn = {0953-7562},
doi = {10.1016/j.mycres.2007.05.009},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycres.2007.05.009},
abstract = {Pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum was recently reported on Pinus spp. in Spain. In this study, a collection of 157 isolates of F. circinatum obtained from different geographical origins and hosts in northern Spain were identified and characterized by cultural and morphological features, PCR-RFLPs of the histone H3 gene, IGS region, and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene (TEF). Mating types were determined by multiplex PCR and sexual compatibility was performed under laboratory conditions. Both mating types were present in Spain and were able to form the teleomorph Gibberella circinata. Morphological differences between mating types, not previously reported, were observed: MAT-1 isolates showed clear, coiled, sterile hyphae characteristic of F. circinatum, whereas MAT-2 isolates presented sterile hyphae but not coiled. Virulence of representative isolates was tested on seven to eight-month-old P. nigra, P. pinaster and P. sylvestris seedlings. All isolates tested were pathogenic to these pine species, MAT-1 isolates being more virulent than MAT-2 isolates.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13837676,forest-pests,forest-resources,fusarium-circinatum,gibberella-circinata,pinus-nigra,pinus-pinaster,pinus-sylvestris,spain},
number = {7}
}
Solar Radiation and Forest Fuel Moisture. Byram, G. M. & Jemison, G. M. 67(4):149–176. Paper abstract bibtex A major contribution to progress in forest fire prevention and control during the past 10 years has been the development and widespread application of methods of rating forest fire danger. Fire danger rating systems are now in use in all the forest regions of the United States. They have been described by Gisborne, Brown and Davis, Curry et al., Matthews, Jemison, and others. Under each of these systems the major factors affecting fire danger are measured and the measurements are integrated by means of charts, tables, or some mechanical device into ratings, on a numerical scale, which are free from the serious errors common in estimates of fire danger based on personal judgment alone. The numerical ratings are usually defined in terms of probable fire behavior or of manpower required for suppression. They serve as a guide to efficient distributIon of fire-control funds and personnel. [Excerpt: Summary] Forest fire-danger rating systems, now in use in all forest regions of the United States, are based chiefly on measurement of wind and of fuel moisture. While many workers have investigated atmospheric and related elements that control fuel moisture, little research has be.en done on solar radiation and its influence on fuel moisture equilibria and rates of drying. With a view to contributing to the refinement of fire-danger rating systems and application of the ratings, a study of solar radiation and fuel moisture was begun in the southern Appalachians in 1938. [] A method has been developed whereby radiation intensity can be determined for any season of year, hour of day, slope, and aspect. Examples are given showing the widely different radiation intensities that are to be expected under different combinations of these factors even though atmospheric conditions are the same. The relation of solar radiation intensity to surface fuel moisture equilibria and, to a lesser extent, its relation to rates of drying have been established on the basis of theory and of data obtained by use of an "artificial sun" apparatus, a specially constructed weather synthesizer. This apparatus permits both field and laboratory observation of moisture equilibria and rates of drying under various combinations of radiation, Wind, and humidity. Formulae have been developed so that for any combination of air temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity, equilibrium moisture content of forest litter can be derived for any season, slope, and aspect. These formulae can be used universally, provided radiation intensities are adjusted for latitude. [] The influence of wind on fuel drying is emphasized. In bright sunlight, contrary to popular belief, wind maintains levels of fuel moisture higher than those in calm air. The reason is that for fuels in the sun the wind's cooling action more than offsets its drying action. This is important in some regions where fuels are fully exposed to sunlight during the fire season. [] Fuel moisture equilibrium maps are presented showing variations with season, aspect, and slope that result from variations 1n radiation intensity alone. A table is presented showing differences in drying rates caused by differences in radiation.
@article{byramSolarRadiationForest1943,
title = {Solar Radiation and Forest Fuel Moisture},
author = {Byram, George M. and Jemison, George M.},
date = {1943},
journaltitle = {Journal of Agricultural Research},
volume = {67},
pages = {149--176},
issn = {0095-9758},
url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/14073812},
abstract = {A major contribution to progress in forest fire prevention and control during the past 10 years has been the development and widespread application of methods of rating forest fire danger. Fire danger rating systems are now in use in all the forest regions of the United States. They have been described by Gisborne, Brown and Davis, Curry et al., Matthews, Jemison, and others. Under each of these systems the major factors affecting fire danger are measured and the measurements are integrated by means of charts, tables, or some mechanical device into ratings, on a numerical scale, which are free from the serious errors common in estimates of fire danger based on personal judgment alone. The numerical ratings are usually defined in terms of probable fire behavior or of manpower required for suppression. They serve as a guide to efficient distributIon of fire-control funds and personnel.
[Excerpt: Summary] Forest fire-danger rating systems, now in use in all forest regions of the United States, are based chiefly on measurement of wind and of fuel moisture. While many workers have investigated atmospheric and related elements that control fuel moisture, little research has be.en done on solar radiation and its influence on fuel moisture equilibria and rates of drying. With a view to contributing to the refinement of fire-danger rating systems and application of the ratings, a study of solar radiation and fuel moisture was begun in the southern Appalachians in 1938.
[] A method has been developed whereby radiation intensity can be determined for any season of year, hour of day, slope, and aspect. Examples are given showing the widely different radiation intensities that are to be expected under different combinations of these factors even though atmospheric conditions are the same. The relation of solar radiation intensity to surface fuel moisture equilibria and, to a lesser extent, its relation to rates of drying have been established on the basis of theory and of data obtained by use of an "artificial sun" apparatus, a specially constructed weather synthesizer. This apparatus permits both field and laboratory observation of moisture equilibria and rates of drying under various combinations of radiation, Wind, and humidity. Formulae have been developed so that for any combination of air temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity, equilibrium moisture content of forest litter can be derived for any season, slope, and aspect. These formulae can be used universally, provided radiation intensities are adjusted for latitude.
[] The influence of wind on fuel drying is emphasized. In bright sunlight, contrary to popular belief, wind maintains levels of fuel moisture higher than those in calm air. The reason is that for fuels in the sun the wind's cooling action more than offsets its drying action. This is important in some regions where fuels are fully exposed to sunlight during the fire season.
[] Fuel moisture equilibrium maps are presented showing variations with season, aspect, and slope that result from variations 1n radiation intensity alone. A table is presented showing differences in drying rates caused by differences in radiation.},
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number = {4}
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Advances in Pan-European Flood Hazard Mapping. Alfieri, L., Salamon, P., Bianchi, A., Neal, J., Bates, P., & Feyen, L. 28(13):4067–4077. Paper doi abstract bibtex Flood hazard maps at trans-national scale have potential for a large number of applications ranging from climate change studies, reinsurance products, aid to emergency operations for major flood crisis, among others. However, at continental scales, only few products are available, due to the difficulty of retrieving large consistent data sets. Moreover, these are produced at relatively coarse grid resolution, which limits their applications to qualitative assessments. At finer resolution, maps are often limited to country boundaries, due to limited data sharing at trans-national level. The creation of a European flood hazard map would currently imply a collection of scattered regional maps, often lacking mutual consistency due to the variety of adopted approaches and quality of the underlying input data. In this work, we derive a pan-European flood hazard map at 100\,m resolution. The proposed approach is based on expanding a literature cascade model through a physically based approach. A combination of distributed hydrological and hydraulic models was set up for the European domain. Then, an observed meteorological data set is used to derive a long-term streamflow simulation and subsequently coherent design flood hydrographs for a return period of 100\,years along the pan-European river network. Flood hydrographs are used to simulate areas at risk of flooding and output maps are merged into a pan-European flood hazard map. The quality of this map is evaluated for selected areas in Germany and United Kingdom against national/regional hazard maps. Despite inherent limitations and model resolution issues, simulated maps are in good agreement with reference maps (hit rate between 59\,% and 78\,%, critical success index between 43\,% and 65%), suggesting strong potential for a number of applications at the European scale. Copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
@article{alfieriAdvancesPanEuropeanFlood2014,
title = {Advances in Pan-{{European}} Flood Hazard Mapping},
author = {Alfieri, Lorenzo and Salamon, Peter and Bianchi, Alessandra and Neal, Jeffrey and Bates, Paul and Feyen, Luc},
date = {2014-06},
journaltitle = {Hydrological Processes},
volume = {28},
pages = {4067--4077},
issn = {0885-6087},
doi = {10.1002/hyp.9947},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9947},
abstract = {Flood hazard maps at trans-national scale have potential for a large number of applications ranging from climate change studies, reinsurance products, aid to emergency operations for major flood crisis, among others. However, at continental scales, only few products are available, due to the difficulty of retrieving large consistent data sets. Moreover, these are produced at relatively coarse grid resolution, which limits their applications to qualitative assessments. At finer resolution, maps are often limited to country boundaries, due to limited data sharing at trans-national level. The creation of a European flood hazard map would currently imply a collection of scattered regional maps, often lacking mutual consistency due to the variety of adopted approaches and quality of the underlying input data. In this work, we derive a pan-European flood hazard map at 100\,m resolution. The proposed approach is based on expanding a literature cascade model through a physically based approach. A combination of distributed hydrological and hydraulic models was set up for the European domain. Then, an observed meteorological data set is used to derive a long-term streamflow simulation and subsequently coherent design flood hydrographs for a return period of 100\,years along the pan-European river network. Flood hydrographs are used to simulate areas at risk of flooding and output maps are merged into a pan-European flood hazard map. The quality of this map is evaluated for selected areas in Germany and United Kingdom against national/regional hazard maps. Despite inherent limitations and model resolution issues, simulated maps are in good agreement with reference maps (hit rate between 59\,\% and 78\,\%, critical success index between 43\,\% and 65\%), suggesting strong potential for a number of applications at the European scale. Copyright 2013 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
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Patterns of Post-Glacial Spread and the Extent of Glacial Refugia of European Beech (Fagus Sylvatica). Magri, D. 35(3):450–463. Paper doi abstract bibtex [Aim] Establishing possible relationships between the magnitudes of the glacial distribution of the European beech, Fagus sylvatica L., and its post-glacial spread. [Location] Europe. [Methods] A database of over 400 pollen records has been used to locate Fagus populations at the end of the last glacial and during the post-glacial in Europe and to assess the areal extent of their past distribution. [Results] The rate of late-glacial and post-glacial increase in the number of pollen sites where Fagus was locally present conforms well to a logistic model of population growth. This suggests that the area occupied by beech populations expanded exponentially from the glacial refugia for a duration of over 10,000~years, until about 3500~yr bp. In the past three millennia beech populations increased at a slower rate, tending towards an equilibrium value. [Main conclusions] The conformity of the increase in beech distribution to the classical logistic model of population growth indicates that: [::(1)] a multiplicative biological process was the main factor shaping the pattern of the post-glacial expansion of F. sylvatica in Europe, [::(2)] climate conditions, human activity and competition may have influenced its rate of spread, and [::(3)] beech populations did not expand with a moving closed front, but with a diffuse spread from scattered nuclei. [\n] The distribution of Fagus in Europe at the end of the last glacial appears to have been of two orders of magnitude less extensive than at present. Pleistocene refugia were likely to have been a mosaic of sparse stands of small populations scattered in multiple regions. Fagus populations appear to have increased very slowly and to a moderate extent in southern Europe, where they are now declining slightly. The central European populations increased quickly and extensively, reaching northern Europe, and are now approaching their carrying capacity.
@article{magriPatternsPostglacialSpread2008,
title = {Patterns of Post-Glacial Spread and the Extent of Glacial Refugia of {{European}} Beech ({{Fagus}} Sylvatica)},
author = {Magri, Donatella},
date = {2008-03},
journaltitle = {Journal of Biogeography},
volume = {35},
pages = {450--463},
issn = {0305-0270},
doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01803.x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01803.x},
abstract = {[Aim]\hspace{0.6em} Establishing possible relationships between the magnitudes of the glacial distribution of the European beech, Fagus sylvatica L., and its post-glacial spread.
[Location]\hspace{0.6em} Europe.
[Methods]\hspace{0.6em} A database of over 400 pollen records has been used to locate Fagus populations at the end of the last glacial and during the post-glacial in Europe and to assess the areal extent of their past distribution.
[Results]\hspace{0.6em} The rate of late-glacial and post-glacial increase in the number of pollen sites where Fagus was locally present conforms well to a logistic model of population growth. This suggests that the area occupied by beech populations expanded exponentially from the glacial refugia for a duration of over 10,000~years, until about 3500~yr bp. In the past three millennia beech populations increased at a slower rate, tending towards an equilibrium value.
[Main conclusions]\hspace{0.6em} The conformity of the increase in beech distribution to the classical logistic model of population growth indicates that: [::(1)] a multiplicative biological process was the main factor shaping the pattern of the post-glacial expansion of F. sylvatica in Europe, [::(2)] climate conditions, human activity and competition may have influenced its rate of spread, and [::(3)] beech populations did not expand with a moving closed front, but with a diffuse spread from scattered nuclei. [\textbackslash n] The distribution of Fagus in Europe at the end of the last glacial appears to have been of two orders of magnitude less extensive than at present. Pleistocene refugia were likely to have been a mosaic of sparse stands of small populations scattered in multiple regions. Fagus populations appear to have increased very slowly and to a moderate extent in southern Europe, where they are now declining slightly. The central European populations increased quickly and extensively, reaching northern Europe, and are now approaching their carrying capacity.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-2386050,europe,fagus-sylvatica,forest-resources,migration-history},
number = {3}
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An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm. Dinerstein, E., Olson, D., Joshi, A., Vynne, C., Burgess, N. D., Wikramanayake, E., Hahn, N., Palminteri, S., Hedao, P., Noss, R., Hansen, M., Locke, H., Ellis, E. C., Jones, B., Barber, C. V., Hayes, R., Kormos, C., Martin, V., Crist, E., Sechrest, W., Price, L., Baillie, J. E. M., Weeden, D., Suckling, K., Davis, C., Sizer, N., Moore, R., Thau, D., Birch, T., Potapov, P., Turubanova, S., Tyukavina, A., de Souza, N., Pintea, L., Brito, J. C., Llewellyn, O. A., Miller, A. G., Patzelt, A., Ghazanfar, S. A., Timberlake, J., Klöser, H., Shennan-Farpón, Y., Kindt, R., Lillesø, J. B., van Breugel, P., Graudal, L., Voge, M., Al-Shammari, K. F., & Saleem, M. Paper doi abstract bibtex We assess progress toward the protection of 50\,% of the terrestrial biosphere to address the species-extinction crisis and conserve a global ecological heritage for future generations. Using a map of Earth's 846 terrestrial ecoregions, we show that 98 ecoregions (12\,%) exceed Half Protected; 313 ecoregions (37\,%) fall short of Half Protected but have sufficient unaltered habitat remaining to reach the target; and 207 ecoregions (24\,%) are in peril, where an average of only 4\,% of natural habitat remains. We propose a Global Deal for Nature – a companion to the Paris Climate Deal – to promote increased habitat protection and restoration, national- and ecoregion-scale conservation strategies, and the empowerment of indigenous peoples to protect their sovereign lands. The goal of such an accord would be to protect half the terrestrial realm by 2050 to halt the extinction crisis while sustaining human livelihoods.
@article{dinersteinEcoregionbasedApproachProtecting2017,
title = {An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm},
author = {Dinerstein, Eric and Olson, David and Joshi, Anup and Vynne, Carly and Burgess, Neil D. and Wikramanayake, Eric and Hahn, Nathan and Palminteri, Suzanne and Hedao, Prashant and Noss, Reed and Hansen, Matt and Locke, Harvey and Ellis, Erle C. and Jones, Benjamin and Barber, Charles V. and Hayes, Randy and Kormos, Cyril and Martin, Vance and Crist, Eileen and Sechrest, Wes and Price, Lori and Baillie, Jonathan E. M. and Weeden, Don and Suckling, Kierán and Davis, Crystal and Sizer, Nigel and Moore, Rebecca and Thau, David and Birch, Tanya and Potapov, Peter and Turubanova, Svetlana and Tyukavina, Alexandra and de Souza, Nadia and Pintea, Lilian and Brito, José C. and Llewellyn, Othman A. and Miller, Anthony G. and Patzelt, Annette and Ghazanfar, Shahina A. and Timberlake, Jonathan and Klöser, Heinz and Shennan-Farpón, Yara and Kindt, Roeland and Lillesø, Jens-Peter B. and van Breugel, Paulo and Graudal, Lars and Voge, Maianna and Al-Shammari, Khalaf F. and Saleem, Muhammad},
date = {2017-04},
journaltitle = {BioScience},
issn = {0006-3568},
doi = {10.1093/biosci/bix014},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014},
abstract = {We assess progress toward the protection of 50\,\% of the terrestrial biosphere to address the species-extinction crisis and conserve a global ecological heritage for future generations. Using a map of Earth's 846 terrestrial ecoregions, we show that 98 ecoregions (12\,\%) exceed Half Protected; 313 ecoregions (37\,\%) fall short of Half Protected but have sufficient unaltered habitat remaining to reach the target; and 207 ecoregions (24\,\%) are in peril, where an average of only 4\,\% of natural habitat remains. We propose a Global Deal for Nature -- a companion to the Paris Climate Deal -- to promote increased habitat protection and restoration, national- and ecoregion-scale conservation strategies, and the empowerment of indigenous peoples to protect their sovereign lands. The goal of such an accord would be to protect half the terrestrial realm by 2050 to halt the extinction crisis while sustaining human livelihoods.},
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Waterways as Invasion Highways - Impact of Climate Change and Globalization Biological Invasions. Galil, B. S., Nehring, S., & Panov, V. In Biological Invasions, volume 193, of Ecological Studies, pages 59–74. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Paper doi abstract bibtex The earliest civilizations flourished on the banks of navigable rivers. Indeed, their first monumental hydrological construction projects were concerned with irrigation and transport: around 2200 b.c., the first navigable canal, the Shatt-el-hai, linking the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, was excavated; in the 6th century b.c., a canal was built which joined the Nile with the northern Red Sea and, in the 4th century b.c., the Grand Canal in China connected Peking to Hangzhou, a distance of almost 1,000 km.The technological innovations of the 18th century led to an expansion of the network of navigable inland waterways, followed in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century by the excavation of two interoceanic canals: the Suez Canal, which opened a direct route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, and the Panama Canal, which afforded passage between the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans. Canals connecting rivers over watersheds or seas across narrow land bridges ” dissolve” natural barriers to the dispersal of aquatic organisms, thereby furnishing these with many opportunities for natural dispersal as well as for shipping-mediated transport. The introduction of alien aquatic species has proven to be one of the most profound and damaging anthropogenic deeds - involving both ecological and economic costs. Globalization and climate change are projected to increase aquatic bioinvasions and reduce environmental resistance to invasion of thermophilic biota. Navigable waterways serving as major invasion corridors offer a unique opportunity to study the impact of these processes.
@incollection{galilWaterwaysInvasionHighways2007,
title = {Waterways as Invasion Highways - {{Impact}} of Climate Change and Globalization Biological Invasions},
booktitle = {Biological {{Invasions}}},
author = {Galil, Bella S. and Nehring, Stefan and Panov, Vadim},
editor = {Nentwig, Wolfgang},
date = {2007},
volume = {193},
pages = {59--74},
publisher = {{Springer Berlin Heidelberg}},
location = {{Berlin, Heidelberg}},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-36920-2\\_5},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36920-2_5},
abstract = {The earliest civilizations flourished on the banks of navigable rivers. Indeed, their first monumental hydrological construction projects were concerned with irrigation and transport: around 2200 b.c., the first navigable canal, the Shatt-el-hai, linking the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, was excavated; in the 6th century b.c., a canal was built which joined the Nile with the northern Red Sea and, in the 4th century b.c., the Grand Canal in China connected Peking to Hangzhou, a distance of almost 1,000 km.The technological innovations of the 18th century led to an expansion of the network of navigable inland waterways, followed in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century by the excavation of two interoceanic canals: the Suez Canal, which opened a direct route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, and the Panama Canal, which afforded passage between the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans. Canals connecting rivers over watersheds or seas across narrow land bridges ” dissolve” natural barriers to the dispersal of aquatic organisms, thereby furnishing these with many opportunities for natural dispersal as well as for shipping-mediated transport. The introduction of alien aquatic species has proven to be one of the most profound and damaging anthropogenic deeds - involving both ecological and economic costs. Globalization and climate change are projected to increase aquatic bioinvasions and reduce environmental resistance to invasion of thermophilic biota. Navigable waterways serving as major invasion corridors offer a unique opportunity to study the impact of these processes.},
isbn = {978-3-540-77375-7},
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Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the U.S. – the First Sixteen Years. Benbrook, C. M. 24(1):24+. Paper doi abstract bibtex Background. Genetically engineered, herbicide-resistant and insect-resistant crops have been remarkable commercial successes in the United States. Few independent studies have calculated their impacts on pesticide use per hectare or overall pesticide use, or taken into account the impact of rapidly spreading glyphosate-resistant weeds. A model was developed to quantify by crop and year the impacts of six major transgenic pest-management traits on pesticide use in the U.S. over the 16-year period, 1996-2011: herbicide-resistant corn, soybeans, and cotton; Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn targeting the European corn borer; Bt corn for corn rootworms; and Bt cotton for Lepidopteron insects. Results. Herbicide-resistant crop technology has led to a 239 million kilogram (527 million pound) increase in herbicide use in the United States between 1996 and 2011, while Bt crops have reduced insecticide applications by 56 million kilograms (123 million pounds). Overall, pesticide use increased by an estimated 183 million kgs (404 million pounds), or about 7\,%. Conclusions. Contrary to often-repeated claims that today's genetically-engineered crops have, and are reducing pesticide use, the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds in herbicide-resistant weed management systems has brought about substantial increases in the number and volume of herbicides applied. If new genetically engineered forms of corn and soybeans tolerant of 2,4-D are approved, the volume of 2,4-D sprayed could drive herbicide usage upward by another approximate 50\,%. The magnitude of increases in herbicide use on herbicide-resistant hectares has dwarfed the reduction in insecticide use on Bt crops over the past 16\,years, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
@article{benbrookImpactsGeneticallyEngineered2012,
title = {Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the {{U}}.{{S}}. -- the First Sixteen Years},
author = {Benbrook, Charles M.},
date = {2012},
journaltitle = {Environmental Sciences Europe},
volume = {24},
pages = {24+},
issn = {2190-4715},
doi = {10.1186/2190-4715-24-24},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/2190-4715-24-24},
abstract = {Background.
Genetically engineered, herbicide-resistant and insect-resistant crops have been remarkable commercial successes in the United States. Few independent studies have calculated their impacts on pesticide use per hectare or overall pesticide use, or taken into account the impact of rapidly spreading glyphosate-resistant weeds. A model was developed to quantify by crop and year the impacts of six major transgenic pest-management traits on pesticide use in the U.S. over the 16-year period, 1996-2011: herbicide-resistant corn, soybeans, and cotton; Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn targeting the European corn borer; Bt corn for corn rootworms; and Bt cotton for Lepidopteron insects.
Results.
Herbicide-resistant crop technology has led to a 239 million kilogram (527 million pound) increase in herbicide use in the United States between 1996 and 2011, while Bt crops have reduced insecticide applications by 56 million kilograms (123 million pounds). Overall, pesticide use increased by an estimated 183 million kgs (404 million pounds), or about 7\,\%.
Conclusions.
Contrary to often-repeated claims that today's genetically-engineered crops have, and are reducing pesticide use, the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds in herbicide-resistant weed management systems has brought about substantial increases in the number and volume of herbicides applied. If new genetically engineered forms of corn and soybeans tolerant of 2,4-D are approved, the volume of 2,4-D sprayed could drive herbicide usage upward by another approximate 50\,\%. The magnitude of increases in herbicide use on herbicide-resistant hectares has dwarfed the reduction in insecticide use on Bt crops over the past 16\,years, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.},
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First Report of Root Rot of Pedunculate Oak and Other Forest Tree Species Caused by Phytophthora Plurivora in the Czech Republic. Mrazkova, M., Cerny, K., Tomsovsky, M., Holub, V., Strnadova, V., Zlatohlavek, A., & Gabrielova, S. 94(2):272. Paper doi abstract bibtex From 2006 to 2008, several similar Phytophthora isolates were obtained from roots of mature Quercus robur and other tree species (Acer platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior, Q. rubra, and Tilia cordata) in forests and parks in several areas in the Czech Republic. The trees were characterized by chlorotic and reduced foliage, crown dieback, and reduced root hairs. Several isolates of Phytophthora were obtained from necrotic roots of these trees and identified as Phytophthora plurivora Jung & Burgess (1). Isolated colonies grown on V8A medium were radiate to slightly chrysanthemum shaped with limited aerial mycelium in the center. Optimum growth was at 25°C, minimum at 5°C and maximum at 32°C. Radial growth of colonies averaged 6.4 mm/day at 20°C. The isolates were homothallic and produced abundant smooth-walled, spherical oogonia (23.3 to 29.1 μm in diameter), oospores were nearly plerotic or plerotic (21.8 to 26.9 μm in diameter), and the oospore wall was 1.2 to 1.4 μm thick. Antheridia were usually paragynous and measured 8.4 to 12 × 6.5 to 8 μm, but amphigynous antheridia were occasionally observed. Noncaducous, semipapillate sporangia formed on simple or sympodial sporangiophores, were obpyriform, ovoid, ellipsoid or irregular in shape, and occasionally distorted with more than one apex. Sporangia dimensions were 33 to 65 × 24 to 33 μm; L/B ratio 1.2 to 1.6 (-2.1). Comparison of DNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of isolates (representative strain GenBank Accession No. FJ952382) confirmed the 100\,% identity of P. plurivora (1). The soil infestation test was conducted using a P. plurivora isolate acquired from roots of Q. robur and 20 3-year-old plants of Q. robur. Sterilized millet seeds colonized by pathogen with the method as described (2) were used as inoculation medium and added into sterilized peat substrate at the rate of 0.5\,% (vol/vol). The plants were cultivated in 5.8-liter pots in a greenhouse (20°C, 16-h/8-h photoperiod). After 4 months, the roots of all plants were washed, dried, and weighed. The root biomass of 20 infected plants was significantly reduced by approximately 25\,% on average compared with the control 20 plants (P $<$ 0.05, t-test, Statistica 7.1). The pathogen was consistently reisolated from the roots of infected plants but not from control plants. Stem inoculation tests were conducted with 20 replicates in each group of 2-year-old plants of oak, maple, ash, and lime and isolates acquired from the hosts. On each seedling, a 5-mm-diameter bark plug was removed 5 cm above the collar. The inoculum (5-mm-diameter V8A agar plug with actively growing mycelium) was applied to the exposed substrate. The wounds were sealed with Parafilm. Stem necrosis developed in all cases after 1 to 2 weeks, whereas control plants remained healthy. The pathogen was successfully reisolated from necrotic stem tissues. To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. plurivora causing root rot on oak, maple, ash, and lime in the Czech Republic. On the basis of the host range and distribution of P. plurivora in the Czech Republic, it can be assumed that, as elsewhere in Europe (1), this pathogen is widespread and is a common cause of decline of many tree species.
@article{mrazkovaFirstReportRoot2010,
title = {First Report of Root Rot of Pedunculate Oak and Other Forest Tree Species Caused by {{Phytophthora}} Plurivora in the {{Czech Republic}}},
author = {Mrazkova, M. and Cerny, K. and Tomsovsky, M. and Holub, V. and Strnadova, V. and Zlatohlavek, A. and Gabrielova, S.},
date = {2010-02},
journaltitle = {Plant Disease},
volume = {94},
pages = {272},
issn = {0191-2917},
doi = {10.1094/pdis-94-2-0272b},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-94-2-0272b},
abstract = {From 2006 to 2008, several similar Phytophthora isolates were obtained from roots of mature Quercus robur and other tree species (Acer platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior, Q. rubra, and Tilia cordata) in forests and parks in several areas in the Czech Republic. The trees were characterized by chlorotic and reduced foliage, crown dieback, and reduced root hairs. Several isolates of Phytophthora were obtained from necrotic roots of these trees and identified as Phytophthora plurivora Jung \& Burgess (1). Isolated colonies grown on V8A medium were radiate to slightly chrysanthemum shaped with limited aerial mycelium in the center. Optimum growth was at 25°C, minimum at 5°C and maximum at 32°C. Radial growth of colonies averaged 6.4 mm/day at 20°C. The isolates were homothallic and produced abundant smooth-walled, spherical oogonia (23.3 to 29.1 μm in diameter), oospores were nearly plerotic or plerotic (21.8 to 26.9 μm in diameter), and the oospore wall was 1.2 to 1.4 μm thick. Antheridia were usually paragynous and measured 8.4 to 12 × 6.5 to 8 μm, but amphigynous antheridia were occasionally observed. Noncaducous, semipapillate sporangia formed on simple or sympodial sporangiophores, were obpyriform, ovoid, ellipsoid or irregular in shape, and occasionally distorted with more than one apex. Sporangia dimensions were 33 to 65 × 24 to 33 μm; L/B ratio 1.2 to 1.6 (-2.1). Comparison of DNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of isolates (representative strain GenBank Accession No. FJ952382) confirmed the 100\,\% identity of P. plurivora (1). The soil infestation test was conducted using a P. plurivora isolate acquired from roots of Q. robur and 20 3-year-old plants of Q. robur. Sterilized millet seeds colonized by pathogen with the method as described (2) were used as inoculation medium and added into sterilized peat substrate at the rate of 0.5\,\% (vol/vol). The plants were cultivated in 5.8-liter pots in a greenhouse (20°C, 16-h/8-h photoperiod). After 4 months, the roots of all plants were washed, dried, and weighed. The root biomass of 20 infected plants was significantly reduced by approximately 25\,\% on average compared with the control 20 plants (P {$<$} 0.05, t-test, Statistica 7.1). The pathogen was consistently reisolated from the roots of infected plants but not from control plants. Stem inoculation tests were conducted with 20 replicates in each group of 2-year-old plants of oak, maple, ash, and lime and isolates acquired from the hosts. On each seedling, a 5-mm-diameter bark plug was removed 5 cm above the collar. The inoculum (5-mm-diameter V8A agar plug with actively growing mycelium) was applied to the exposed substrate. The wounds were sealed with Parafilm. Stem necrosis developed in all cases after 1 to 2 weeks, whereas control plants remained healthy. The pathogen was successfully reisolated from necrotic stem tissues. To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. plurivora causing root rot on oak, maple, ash, and lime in the Czech Republic. On the basis of the host range and distribution of P. plurivora in the Czech Republic, it can be assumed that, as elsewhere in Europe (1), this pathogen is widespread and is a common cause of decline of many tree species.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13829088,acer-platanoides,czech-republic,forest-pests,forest-resources,fraxinus-excelsior,phytophthora-plurivora,quercus-robur,quercus-rubra,tilia-cordata},
number = {2}
}
The Induction of Spinescence in European Holly Leaves by Browsing Ungulates. Obeso, J. R. 129(2):149–156. Paper doi abstract bibtex Evidence is presented which suggests that the spinescence of leaves of European holly, Ilex aquifolium, deters feeding by ungulates and is induced by browsing. Spinescence decreased as leaf size increased; hence, spinescence may be achieved by reducing adult leaf size. Holly shrubs with very spiny leaves were browsed less often than less spiny shrubs. In the absence of browsing ungulates during a one year period, the spinescence of leaves of holly shrubs significantly decreased. Browsed shrubs exhibited reduced annual shoot growth, increased branching, and produced smaller leaves with high spinescence. The regrowth on browsed branches of holly trees was characterized by increased leaf spinescence relative to unbrowsed branches. Hence, the induced response was localized, thereby reducing the ability of browsing ungulates to exert selective pressures on holly trees.
@article{obesoInductionSpinescenceEuropean1997,
title = {The Induction of Spinescence in {{European}} Holly Leaves by Browsing Ungulates},
author = {Obeso, J. R.},
date = {1997},
journaltitle = {Plant Ecology},
volume = {129},
pages = {149--156},
doi = {10.1023/A:1009767931817},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009767931817},
abstract = {Evidence is presented which suggests that the spinescence of leaves of European holly, Ilex aquifolium, deters feeding by ungulates and is induced by browsing. Spinescence decreased as leaf size increased; hence, spinescence may be achieved by reducing adult leaf size. Holly shrubs with very spiny leaves were browsed less often than less spiny shrubs. In the absence of browsing ungulates during a one year period, the spinescence of leaves of holly shrubs significantly decreased. Browsed shrubs exhibited reduced annual shoot growth, increased branching, and produced smaller leaves with high spinescence. The regrowth on browsed branches of holly trees was characterized by increased leaf spinescence relative to unbrowsed branches. Hence, the induced response was localized, thereby reducing the ability of browsing ungulates to exert selective pressures on holly trees.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13631674,forest-resources,ilex-aquifolium,species-ecology,ungulate-browsing},
number = {2}
}
Extensive Sharing of Chloroplast Haplotypes among European Birches Indicates Hybridization among Betula Pendula, B. Pubescens and B. Nana. Palme, A. E., Su, Q., Palsson, S., & Lascoux, M. 13(1):167–178. Paper doi abstract bibtex Extensive sharing of chloroplast haplotypes among the silver birch, Betula pendula Roth., the downy birch, B. pubescens Ehrh., and the dwarf birch, B. nana L., was discovered using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymporphism markers. The geographical component of the genetic variation was stronger than the species component: the species were not significantly different while 11\,% of the variation could be attributed to differentiation between the two main regions studied, Scandinavia and western Russia. All haplotypes occurring in more than 2\,% of the individuals were shared among the species and the introgression ratios were quite large: 0.79 between B. pubescens and B. pendula and 0.67 between B. pubescens and B. nana. The data also indicate that B. pendula individuals are more similar to sympatric B. pubescens than to B. pendula individuals from nearby forests. However, this trend is not as pronounced when B. pubescens is considered, suggesting that introgression is not symmetrical. The haplotype sharing among the three Betula species is most likely caused by hybridization and subsequent cytoplasmic introgression.
@article{palmeExtensiveSharingChloroplast2004,
title = {Extensive Sharing of Chloroplast Haplotypes among {{European}} Birches Indicates Hybridization among {{Betula}} Pendula, {{B}}. Pubescens and {{B}}. Nana},
author = {Palme, A. E. and Su, Q. and Palsson, S. and Lascoux, M.},
date = {2004-01},
journaltitle = {Molecular Ecology},
volume = {13},
pages = {167--178},
issn = {0962-1083},
doi = {10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.02034.x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.02034.x},
abstract = {Extensive sharing of chloroplast haplotypes among the silver birch, Betula pendula Roth., the downy birch, B. pubescens Ehrh., and the dwarf birch, B. nana L., was discovered using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymporphism markers. The geographical component of the genetic variation was stronger than the species component: the species were not significantly different while 11\,\% of the variation could be attributed to differentiation between the two main regions studied, Scandinavia and western Russia. All haplotypes occurring in more than 2\,\% of the individuals were shared among the species and the introgression ratios were quite large: 0.79 between B. pubescens and B. pendula and 0.67 between B. pubescens and B. nana. The data also indicate that B. pendula individuals are more similar to sympatric B. pubescens than to B. pendula individuals from nearby forests. However, this trend is not as pronounced when B. pubescens is considered, suggesting that introgression is not symmetrical. The haplotype sharing among the three Betula species is most likely caused by hybridization and subsequent cytoplasmic introgression.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13628397,~to-add-doi-URL,betula-nana,betula-pendula,betula-pubescens,europe,forest-resources,hybridisation},
number = {1}
}
Nature vs. Nurture: Managing Relationships between Forests, Agroforestry and Wild Biodiversity. McNeely, J. A. 61-62(1-3):155–165. Paper doi abstract bibtex Many agroforestry systems are found in places that otherwise would be appropriate for natural forests, and often have replaced them. Humans have had a profound influence on forests virtually everywhere they both are found. Thus 'natural' defined as 'without human influence' is a hypothetical construct, though one that has assumed mythological value among many conservationists. Biodiversity is a forest value that does not carry a market price. It is the foundation, however, upon which productive systems depend. The relationship between agroforestry and the wild biodiversity contained in more natural forests is a complicated one, depending on the composition of the agroforestry system itself and the way it is managed. Complex forest gardens are more supportive of biodiversity than monocrop systems, shade coffee more than sun coffee, and systems using native plants tend to be more biologically diverse. Nonnative plants, especially potentially invasive alien species, threaten biodiversity and need to be avoided. The relationship between forests, agroforestry and wild biodiversity can be made most productive through applying adaptive management approaches that incorporate ongoing research and monitoring in order to feed information back into the management system. Maintaining diversity in approaches to management of agroforestry systems will provide humanity with the widest range of options for adapting to changing conditions. Clear government policy frameworks are needed that support alliances among the many interest groups involved in forest biodiversity.
@article{mcneelyNatureVsNurture2004,
title = {Nature vs. Nurture: Managing Relationships between Forests, Agroforestry and Wild Biodiversity},
author = {McNeely, J. A.},
date = {2004},
journaltitle = {Agroforestry Systems},
volume = {61-62},
pages = {155--165},
issn = {1572-9680},
doi = {10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028996.92553.ea},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028996.92553.ea},
abstract = {Many agroforestry systems are found in places that otherwise would be appropriate for natural forests, and often have replaced them. Humans have had a profound influence on forests virtually everywhere they both are found. Thus 'natural' defined as 'without human influence' is a hypothetical construct, though one that has assumed mythological value among many conservationists. Biodiversity is a forest value that does not carry a market price. It is the foundation, however, upon which productive systems depend. The relationship between agroforestry and the wild biodiversity contained in more natural forests is a complicated one, depending on the composition of the agroforestry system itself and the way it is managed. Complex forest gardens are more supportive of biodiversity than monocrop systems, shade coffee more than sun coffee, and systems using native plants tend to be more biologically diverse. Nonnative plants, especially potentially invasive alien species, threaten biodiversity and need to be avoided. The relationship between forests, agroforestry and wild biodiversity can be made most productive through applying adaptive management approaches that incorporate ongoing research and monitoring in order to feed information back into the management system. Maintaining diversity in approaches to management of agroforestry systems will provide humanity with the widest range of options for adapting to changing conditions. Clear government policy frameworks are needed that support alliances among the many interest groups involved in forest biodiversity.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13938673,~to-add-doi-URL,agroforestry,asia,biodiversity,central-america,europe,forest-management,forest-resources,integration-techniques,mediterranean-region,multi-criteria-decision-analysis,multi-objective-planning,multi-stakeholder-decision-making,multiplicity,north-america,south-america},
number = {1-3}
}
BSBI Big Database. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Paper abstract bibtex Launched in 1950, it is one of the world's longest-running natural history distribution mapping projects. It is constantly updated and improved by the BSBI's networks of volunteers, county recorders and referees, and it is always in use by scientists, conservationists and governmental bodies for determining the abundance, range and changes in the distribution of vascular plants and charophytes in the British Isles.
@article{botanicalsocietyofbritainirelandBSBIBigDatabase2015,
title = {{{BSBI Big Database}}},
author = {{Botanical Society of Britain \& Ireland}},
date = {2015},
url = {http://bsbidb.org.uk/maps/},
abstract = {Launched in 1950, it is one of the world's longest-running natural history distribution mapping projects. It is constantly updated and improved by the BSBI's networks of volunteers, county recorders and referees, and it is always in use by scientists, conservationists and governmental bodies for determining the abundance, range and changes in the distribution of vascular plants and charophytes in the British Isles.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13758884,forest-resources,species-distribution,united-kingdom}
}
Welcome to Postnormal Times. Sardar, Z. 42(5):435–444. Paper doi abstract bibtex All that was 'normal' has now evaporated; we have entered postnormal times, the in-between period where old orthodoxies are dying, new ones have not yet emerged, and nothing really makes sense. To have any notion of a viable future, we must grasp the significance of this period of transition which is characterised by three c's: complexity, chaos and contradictions. These forces propel and sustain postnormal times leading to uncertainty and different types of ignorance that make decision-making problematic and increase risks to individuals, society and the planet. Postnormal times demands, this paper argues, that we abandon the ideas of 'control and management', and rethink the cherished notions of progress, modernisation and efficiency. The way forward must be based on virtues of humility, modesty and accountability, the indispensible requirement of living with uncertainty, complexity and ignorance. We will have to imagine ourselves out of postnormal times and into a new age of normalcy – with an ethical compass and a broad spectrum of imaginations from the rich diversity of human cultures.
@article{sardarWelcomePostnormalTimes2010,
title = {Welcome to Postnormal Times},
author = {Sardar, Ziauddin},
date = {2010-06},
journaltitle = {Futures},
volume = {42},
pages = {435--444},
issn = {0016-3287},
doi = {10.1016/j.futures.2009.11.028},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2009.11.028},
abstract = {All that was 'normal' has now evaporated; we have entered postnormal times, the in-between period where old orthodoxies are dying, new ones have not yet emerged, and nothing really makes sense. To have any notion of a viable future, we must grasp the significance of this period of transition which is characterised by three c's: complexity, chaos and contradictions. These forces propel and sustain postnormal times leading to uncertainty and different types of ignorance that make decision-making problematic and increase risks to individuals, society and the planet. Postnormal times demands, this paper argues, that we abandon the ideas of 'control and management', and rethink the cherished notions of progress, modernisation and efficiency. The way forward must be based on virtues of humility, modesty and accountability, the indispensible requirement of living with uncertainty, complexity and ignorance. We will have to imagine ourselves out of postnormal times and into a new age of normalcy -- with an ethical compass and a broad spectrum of imaginations from the rich diversity of human cultures.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-6230082,~to-add-doi-URL,chaos,complexity,deep-uncertainty,ethics,feedback,mitigation,non-linearity,post-normal-science,science-ethics,science-society-interface,social-system,technocracy,trade-offs,uncertainty,unknown},
number = {5}
}
Estimation of Genetic Diversity in Some Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus Mas L.) Accessions Using ISSR Markers. Hassanpour, H., Hamidoghli, Y., & Samizadeh, H. 48:257–262. Paper doi abstract bibtex Iran is an important producer of cornelian cherries (Cornus mas L.). Seed propagation and long term human selection have given rise to a great diversity of trees. In this study, ISSR marker was used for genetic diversity evaluation of 40 accessions of cornelian cherries (C. mas L.). With 20 ISSR primers, 171 polymorphic bands were detected with polymorphism ratio range of 80-100\,%. The average polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.46, which shows that the majority of primers are informative. The average values of Effective Multiplex Ratio (EMR), Marker Index (MI), effective number of alleles (Ne), Nei's gene diversity (He) and Shannon's information index (I) for all primers were 8.0, 3.75, 1.756, 0.416 and 0.595 respectively. Based on these results, ISSR analysis can be used for the characterization and grouping of cornelian cherry accessions. This is the first study demonstrating that ISSR analyses can be used to differentiate and classify cornelian cherry accessions.
@article{hassanpourEstimationGeneticDiversity2013,
title = {Estimation of Genetic Diversity in Some {{Iranian}} Cornelian Cherries ({{Cornus}} Mas {{L}}.) Accessions Using {{ISSR}} Markers},
author = {Hassanpour, Hamid and Hamidoghli, Yousef and Samizadeh, Habibollah},
date = {2013},
journaltitle = {Biochemical Systematics and Ecology},
volume = {48},
pages = {257--262},
issn = {0305-1978},
doi = {10.1016/j.bse.2013.01.002},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2013.01.002},
abstract = {Iran is an important producer of cornelian cherries (Cornus mas L.). Seed propagation and long term human selection have given rise to a great diversity of trees. In this study, ISSR marker was used for genetic diversity evaluation of 40 accessions of cornelian cherries (C. mas L.). With 20 ISSR primers, 171 polymorphic bands were detected with polymorphism ratio range of 80-100\,\%. The average polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.46, which shows that the majority of primers are informative. The average values of Effective Multiplex Ratio (EMR), Marker Index (MI), effective number of alleles (Ne), Nei's gene diversity (He) and Shannon's information index (I) for all primers were 8.0, 3.75, 1.756, 0.416 and 0.595 respectively. Based on these results, ISSR analysis can be used for the characterization and grouping of cornelian cherry accessions. This is the first study demonstrating that ISSR analyses can be used to differentiate and classify cornelian cherry accessions.},
keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13553767,cornus-mas,forest-resources,genetic-conservation,iran}
}