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Díaz, Ameneiro Purificación. "Pateando el litoral : la construcción del territorio del turismo de masas." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/373217.
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Esta tesis se formula desde la hipótesis de que el litoral es un territorio singular con características propias que propician la localización de usos concretos y el desarrollo de modelos de ocupación territorial específicos que, como tales, deberían ser estudiados y considerados dentro de la
ordenación territorial.
El análisis del crecimiento de población y vivienda en las provincias costeras desde inicios del siglo XX permite cuantificar la incidencia que el turismo ha tenido en la transformación del territorio litoral. La mapificación de las transformaciones urbanas ocurridas a partir de medidos del
siglo XX en la franja costera que va desde Portbou a Ayamonte permite caracterizar las formas de crecimiento del litoral. A partir de estas formas se identifican los patrones de ocupación litorales característicos de una nueva ciudad difusa construida de forma masiva sobre el borde del mar,
por y para la actividad turística, una actividad generadora de urbanidad con unas condiciones diferentes a la de la ciudad tradicionalThis thesis is founded upon the hypothesis that the coastline is a unique territory with particular features that lead to specific uses and to the development of specific land-use models, which, given this specificity, should be viewed within the framework of spatial planning. The analysis of population and housing growth in Spanish coastal provinces since the early twentieth century Purificación permits the quantifying of tourism’s impact upon the transformation of the coastal territory. The mapping of urban transformations in the coastal strip, from Portbou to Ayamonte, during the second half of the twentieth century permits the characterization of the forms of coastal growth. And from these forms of growth it is possible to identify the characteristic occupation patterns of a new form of dispersed coastal city constructed on a massive scale on the coastline, by and for tourism; it as an activity that creates a form of urbanism with conditions vastly different than those of the traditional city.
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Peros, Matthew Charles. "Coastal environments and Taino occupation at Los Buchillones, Cuba." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0015/MQ59194.pdf.
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Maggard, Greg J. "Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Occupations of the North Coast Of Perú." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/113377.
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On Perú’s North Coast, the earliest documented lithic traditions are collectively known as the El Palto Phase (~14,200-9600cal BP). This phase, which spans the Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene, contains evidence for several contemporary or overlapping traditions, including early unifacial assemblages, and the Fishtail and Paiján complexes. Recent study of El Palto phasesites in the lower Jequetepeque Valley focused on evaluating the relationships between these assemblages and the populations who manufactured them. The results of this study indicate a greater degree of intratype diversity among point types than previously recognized and call into question the descendant relationships between Fishtail and Paiján. The results from several long-term regional studies are combined with these analyses to provide new insight regarding early settlement and technological change in this region of the Central Andes.En la costa norte del Perú, las tradiciones líticas más tempranas documentadas se conocen, en conjunto, como la fase El Palto (~14.200-9600 cal AP). Esta fase, que abarca desde el Pleistoceno Final hasta el Holoceno Temprano, contiene evidencias de varias tradiciones contemporáneas o que coinciden parcialmente en el tiempo, lo que incluye conjuntos unifaciales tempranos y los complejos Cola de Pescado y Paiján. Un reciente estudio de los sitios de la fase El Palto en el valle bajo de Jequetepeque se enfocó enla evaluación de los vínculos entre estos conjuntos y las poblaciones que los produjeron. Los resultados obtenidos indican un grado mayor de diversidad tipológica entre los tipos de puntas que lo que previamente se había reconocido y cuestionan las relaciones tecnológicas entre las tradiciones líticas Paiján y Cola de Pescado. Asimismo, los resultados de varios estudios regionales de largoplazo se combinan con estos análisis con el objeto de proporcionar una nueva comprensión acerca del asentamiento temprano y el cambio tecnológico en esta región de los Andes Centrales.
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Norrie, Kathleen Margaret. "Family patterns in French films of the 1930s and of the Occupation." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24388.
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This thesis comprises a study of the inscription of father, son, and daughter figures in French films of the 1930s and of the Occupation. Using the tool of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, Part One looks at the inscription of patriarchy and the positions allotted within it to mature men, young men and young women in classic poetic-realist texts and run-of-the-mill productions of the 1930s, in order to identify the latent collective tensions in the society of that period. Part Two compares the inscription of father, son and daughter figures, together with certain stylistic features and themes, in a variety of films of the Occupation with the paradigm derived from the foregoing analysis, in order to qualify the widely held view that French films changed little between 1929 and 1945.
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Schell, Lamar. "Information on occupation tax for education, an influence on voting patterns: an experiment." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1986. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2387.
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This dissertation illustrates, experimentally, how the voting patterns of a population can be changed by an informative presentation. In 1979 an occupational tax was brought before the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia and it was voted down. There are many indications that this tax would be an excellent source of income for a city such as Atlanta. Because of certain factors, a new source of income for public education will be needed through the eighties and nineties, particularly for regions of the country like Georgia. Some of the factors that will influence educational finance are: 1. changes in the Federal Government's finance policy to public schools, 2. The influences from pressure groups on financing public education, 3. The projected future funding for public education, and finally, why should professional educators be concerned with a topic as political as changing voting patterns?
Two groups of people from Atlanta were given an instrument designed to determine if they would vote for or against the occupation tax. The first group was given the instrument without any type of briefing beforehand and the second group was given a presentation before completing the instrument. The presentation showed the many benefits of the occupation tax to people who live in Atlanta. The first group (control) voted against the tax and the second group (experimental) voted for the tax. This experiment illustrated that voting patterns of a population could be changed by an informative presentation.
It is hoped that this dissertation will add to the factual knowledge that educators need to know about voting patterns. It is also hoped that this paper makes the public aware of an alternative revenue for financing public education.
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Joyner, Stefanie L. "Slave housing patterns within the plantation landscape of coastal Georgia." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0000714.
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Peterson, Cassidy. "Patterns of Abundance and Community Dynamics in Atlantic Coastal Sharks." W&M ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617961.
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Moura, Marisa Ribeiro. "Coastal dynamics and vulnerability to the coastal erosion of the cities Caucaia and Aquiraz, CearÃ." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2012. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8712.
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FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgicoThe coastal plains are one of the most fragile ecosystems known, however, have the highest rate of use, occupation, urbanization and population density in the world. This fact demonstrates the need to require specific studies in this area so that your planning is done sustainably. Thus, the present thesis held in the coastal municipalities of Caucaia and Aquiraz, CearÃ, located in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, aimed to analyze the socio-environmental dynamics of the coastal zone, assessing the levels of vulnerability to erosion of the site. The methodology was performed by monitoring the 12 points marked, in which they were made, field work with the realization of profiles transverse, measurements of height, period and direction of waves and sediment samples collected in the beach zone, dunes and frontal dunes to back morphoscopy and analysis granulometric, and survey data such as winds, rainfall, currents, temperature and tidal fluctuations. According to the results given that the coastal area studied had almost entirely, urbanization and occupation by tourist activities, and this in some specific environments have lower intensity due to unattractive and/or speculation has yet to be inserted so active on the beach. The evolution of the urban city of Caucaia occurred more intensely compared to the occupation of Aquiraz, even the latter has a history older than the first city, a fact proven by the characteristics social and economic. In the oceanographic aspects there was tidal amplitudes monthly maximum 3.1 minimum 2,3 m. In Caucaia the wave height ranged from 0,60 m to 2,10 m Aquiraz a variation of 1,5 m and 0,50 m wave predominance of type sea. The morphoscopy identified in dune environments and beach sediments matte and shiny, which demonstrate the existence of interaction between environments underwater and wind transport. As the modal states, the coast of Caucaia characterized by beaches with a tendency to intermediate stages, resulting in certain periods of the year in the reflective beach stages in Iparana and dissipative stages in Pacheco and IcaraÃ. Already in Aquiraz modal stages were also characterized by beaches tend to intermediate stages, only in getting internships reflective stages in Iguape. It was confirmed the retreat of the shoreline around the coastline studied based on the program DSAS 4.2, with rates ranging from -4,10 m/year to 0,35 m/year in Caucaia and -1,4 m/year to -0,25 m/year in Aquiraz. In view of the foregoing it was found that the coast of Caucaia showed average to high vulnerability to erosion taking place as a major problem in the forms of use and occupancy of interaction between environments of the coastal zone, while in Aquiraz was low to high along its entire length, with the most problematic areas of real estate speculation should be preserved. These implications may clarify why the erosion processes are more intense in coastal Caucaia in relation to coastal Aquiraz, mainly because of the position of the coastline, that is, how the elements studied oceanographic reached the coast, in the case, in coastal Caucaia these are much more intenseIt is concluded that, in comparative diagnosis of the two cities through the methodologies, the erosion indicators, the categories and morphodynamics that, the vulnerability to coastal together with conditions receding coast line and reduced sediment supply, is related mainly with the evolution of the occupation, the use and the forms of dynamic coastal area.
As planÃcies litorÃneas sÃo um dos ecossistemas mais frÃgeis conhecidos, que, no entanto, apresentam o maior Ãndice de uso, ocupaÃÃo, urbanizaÃÃo e densidade demogrÃfica em todo o mundo. Tal fato demonstra a necessidade dessa Ãrea requerer estudos especÃficos para que seu ordenamento seja feito de forma sustentÃvel. Dessa forma, a presente tese, realizada no litoral dos municÃpios de Caucaia e Aquiraz, CearÃ, localizados na regiÃo metropolitana de Fortaleza, teve como objetivo analisar a dinÃmica socioambiental da zona costeira, avaliando os Ãndices de vulnerabilidade à erosÃo do local. A metodologia foi realizada por meio do monitoramento de 12 pontos demarcados, nos quais foram feitos, trabalhos de campo com a realizaÃÃo de perfis transversais, mediÃÃes da altura, perÃodo e direÃÃo das ondas e coletas de amostras de sedimentos na faixa praial e campos de dunas mÃveis e frontais para posterior anÃlise granulomÃtrica e morfoscopia e levantamentos de dados como ventos, pluviometria, correntes, temperatura e oscilaÃÃes das marÃs. Nos resultados obtidos conferiu-se que, a zona costeira estudada apresentou em quase sua totalidade, ocupaÃÃo por urbanizaÃÃo e atividades turÃsticas, tendo esta em alguns pontos especÃficos menor intensidade devido possuir ambientes sem atrativos e/ou a especulaÃÃo imobiliÃria ainda nÃo ter se inserido de forma na praia. A evoluÃÃo urbana do municÃpio de Caucaia se deu de forma mais intensa se comparada à ocupaÃÃo de Aquiraz, mesmo esta Ãltima tendo um histÃrico mais antigo que a do primeiro municÃpio, fato comprovado pelas caracterÃsticas sociais e econÃmicas locais. Nos aspectos oceanogrÃficos verificou-se amplitudes de marÃs mensais com mÃximas de 3,1 m e mÃnimas de 2,3 m. Em Caucaia a altura da onda variou de 0,60 m a 2,10 m e em Aquiraz apresentou variaÃÃo de 1,5 m e 0,50 m e predominÃncia de ondas do tipo sea. A morfoscopia identificou nos ambientes dunares e praiais sedimentos foscos e brilhosos, o que constata a existÃncia da interaÃÃo entre ambientes de transportes eÃlicos e subaquÃticos. Conforme os estados modais, o litoral de Caucaia caracterizou-se com praias de tendÃncia a estÃgios intermediÃrios, obtendo em certos perÃodos do ano estÃgios reflexivos na praia de Iparana e estÃgios dissipativos nas praias de Pacheco e IcaraÃ. Jà em Aquiraz os estÃgios modais tambÃm caracterizaram-se por praias de tendÃncia a estÃgios intermediÃrios, obtendo estÃgios reflexivos apenas na praia do Iguape. Confirmou-se o recuo da linha de costa em todo o litoral analisado, com base no programa DSAS 4.2, com taxas entre -4,10 m/ano a 0,35 m/ano em Caucaia e de -1,4 a -0,25 em Aquiraz. Diante do que foi exposto constatou-se que o litoral de Caucaia apresentou vulnerabilidade mÃdia à alta à erosÃo tendo como problema maior no local as formas de uso e ocupaÃÃo dos ambientes de interaÃÃo entre a zona costeira, enquanto que em Aquiraz foi de baixa à alta em toda sua extensÃo, tendo como problemÃtica maior a especulaÃÃo imobiliÃria de Ãreas que deveriam ser preservadas. Tais implicaÃÃes podem esclarecer o porquà dos processos erosivos serem mais intensos no litoral de Caucaia em relaÃÃo ao litoral de Aquiraz, principalmente por causa da posiÃÃo da linha de costa, isto Ã, da forma como os elementos oceanogrÃficos chegam à costa estudada, no caso, no litoral de Caucaia estes sÃo bem mais intensos. Conclui-se que, no diagnÃstico comparativo dos dois municÃpios por meio das metodologias, dos indicadores erosivos e das categorizaÃÃes morfodinÃmicas que a vulnerabilidade costeira, em conjunto com as condiÃÃes de recuo da linha costa e a diminuiÃÃo do suprimento sedimentar, està relacionada, sobretudo, com a evoluÃÃo da ocupaÃÃo, das formas de uso e da dinÃmica costeira da Ãrea.
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Jennings, Richard. "Neanderthal and modern human occupation patterns in southeastern Iberia during the late Pleistocene period." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443808.
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Thompson, Christine Mingione. "Species-specific patterns in bivalve larval supply to a coastal embayment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62785.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Larval supply is an important process linking reproductive output to recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates. Few species-specific studies of bivalve larvae have been performed due to the lack of suitable methods for species identification. This thesis focused on applying a method to identify larvae from field samples from Waquoit Bay, MA using shell birefringence patterns. This method was then used to address variability in larval supply for three bivalve species on weekly, tidal, and hourly scales. Sampling weekly for six months during two years showed large variability in larval concentrations on this time scale. Abundances of most species were related to bay temperature, and species distributions among sampling sites were indicative of transport potential and population coherence. Greater growth of larvae in 2009 compared to 2007 was attributed to more wind-induced mixing and better food availability in 2009. Integrative samples over each tidal event for a 14-day period demonstrated that larvae were mostly constrained by water masses. During a period when there were sharp tidal signals in temperature and salinity, larval concentrations were higher in bay water compared to coastal waters on incoming tides. After a storm event, water mass properties were less distinct between tidal events and a semidiurnal signal in larval concentrations was no longer apparent. The timing of periods of high larval concentrations did not always coincide with periods of highest water mass flux reducing net export in some cases. On an hourly scale, the vertical distribution of larvae affected by water column stratification and strength of tidal flow. Strong currents and a fresh upper layer both prevented larvae from concentrating at the surface. There was little evidence of peaks in larval concentrations associated with a given tidal period. Species-specific data can provide new perspectives on larval transport. For the three species studied, Anomia simplex, Guekensia demissa, and Mercenaria mercenaria, different source areas, patterns for growth, and potential for export were observed. Applying species-specific identification methods to future studies of bivalve larval transport has the potential to relate larval abundance to settlement patterns, an important component of larval ecology and shellfish management.
by Christine Mingione Thompson.
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Jaumain, Sophia. "Changing coastal access patterns - A study of the Richards Bay Coast." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4864.
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Sang, Sunhee. "Examining Commuting Patterns and Spatial Mismatch by Occupation and Gender: Disaggregate Journey-to-Work Model." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1230873662.
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Porcasi, Judith F. "Subsistence patterns of prehistoric coastal California : investigating variations of early maritime adaptation." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490852.
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An expansive spatio-temporal approach is used to pattern variations in exploitation of faunal resources at 14 mainland coastal, island, and pericoastal sites with occupations spanning nearly 10,000 years. These sites are arrayed along 500 miles (6 degrees of latitude) of the Central and Southern California coast. An allometric method for estimating faunal biomass is used along with chronological sequences of abundance indices to explore the nature ofthe initial maritime adaptation to the West Coast ofNorth America and changes to this economic strategy over time. Data reveal that throughout prehistorY, California's coastal hunter-gatherers obtained the majority oftheir animal protein from large quantities ofmarine shellfish while vertebrate taxa played a lesser role in the diet. Unexpectedly, however, consumption ofall types of animal flesh, especially the chiefresource (shellfish), declined severely over time. This suggests that: (1) non-trivial dietary changes were \videspread along the entire coast and persisted throughout the Holocene; and (2) major lifeway adaptations involving lesser use of animal protein became the norm throughout prehistory as coastal settlements grew and populations expanded. Although several causal theories are discussed, it appears that ecological changes marking the Late PleistoceneIHolocene transition are the likely root ofthe observed dietary changes. Based on these data, the Paleocoastal colonisers ofthe California coast subsisted on a diet rich in animal protein compatible with a Pleistocene environment and were more 'maritime' than later prehistoric groups based 0t:I their more intensive use ofmarine fauna. Post- Paleocoastal populations subsisted on less animal protein in a pattern consistent with the adoption ofa more carbohydrate-focused diet incorporating resources increasingly available in the emergent Holocene and the more southern latitudes. Scenarios presupposing increasingly intensive exploitation ofmarine mammals and fish over time fostered by technological or cultural elaboration are not supported by the dietary data.
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Miller, Jessica Adele. "Local and regional patterns of transport, dispersal, and exchange in coastal fishes /." view abstract or download file of text, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3136435.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-240). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Wenburg, John Keim. "The Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) : genetic population structure, migration patterns, and life history traits /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/5291.
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Carlson, Gretchen Stuppy Konrad Charles Edward. "Spatial and temporal patterns of summer season precipitation across the Carolina coastal region." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2557.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 5, 2009). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Geography." Discipline: Geography; Department/School: Geography.
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Sato, Aya. "Patterns of species assemblages and geographical distributions of coastal tiger beetles in Japan." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/147851.
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Mück, Isabel Magdalena. "Effects of Nest Spacing on Nest Occupation, Mating Success and Mating Behaviour in the Two-spotted Goby (Gobiusculus flavescens)." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-12756.
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I investigated hoe different spacing of breeding sited affects different aspects of mating behaviour in the two-spotted goby. I found that clumped nest spacing affects nest occupations and reproductive success negatively. Clumped nest spacing incresed male agonistic behaviour and led to a higher variance in reproductive success.
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Pearson, Audrey F. "Natural disturbance patterns in a coastal temperate rain forest watershed, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/5513.
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Quinney, Tom. "The Diel Patterns of Glucosidase Activity and Dissolved Carbohydrates in South Florida Coastal Waters." NSUWorks, 1998. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/324.
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The response of diel extracellular α and β-glucosidase activity to in situ dissolved carbohydrates was explored in coastal marine waters. The hypothesis being tested was to determine whether natural substrate could regulate enzyme activity. Relative enzyme activity was determined using artificial 4-methylumbelliferone (MUF) substrate derivatives at low substrate concentrations (300 nM). Disssolved carbohydrate concentrations were measured using the 3-methyl-2-benzothlazolinone hydrazone hydrochloride (MBTH) method: a spectrophotometric determination of monosaccharide concentrations. Six studies were conducted and p-glucosidase activity (BOA) was found to be positively correlated with dissolved polysaccharide concentrations (PCHO) in two studies which suggests that PCHO can potentially regulate BOA. A significant inverse correlation (Spearman) between dissolved monosaccharides (MCHO) and β-glucosidase activity was found in one study suggesting that MCHO was capable of repressing and/or inhibiting the activity of β-glucosidase under some conditions. Three significant positive relationships were found between α-glucosidase (AOA) and BOA suggesting that there was a tight coupling between substrate release and hydrolysis. No obvious relationships were found between hydrolytic enzymes and dissolved carbohydrates in three diel studies. This may have been due to uncontrollable factors such as nutrient limitation, grazing and the inability to distinguish between α- and β-glucans. Combined data for PCHO and BOA showed an inverse relationship suggesting that high levels of naturally occurring PCHO may compete with MUF-β-glucans for β-glucosidase active sites causing a lower rate of MUF-β-glucan hydrolysis.
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Brandén, Maria. "Gendered Migration Patterns within a Sex Segregated Labor Market." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-97099.
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When a couple moves, the woman is often placed at a disadvantage. Moves are more often motivated by men’s career advancement opportunities, and men tend to gain more economically from moving. In this thesis, these patterns are examined with an eye on the role of sex segregation on the labor market. Results from the four studies indicate that there exist gender differences in couples’ migration patterns in Sweden. These differences cannot be completely explained by occupational sex segregation or by traditional gender ideologies. I. Compared to men, women are more willing to move for the sake of their partner’s employment opportunities. Further, fathers move for the sake of their own career more often than mothers. Gender differences in these patterns are greater among individuals with gender traditional attitudes, but also exist in more egalitarian relationships. II. In a couple, the man’s educational attainment affects couples’ mobility more than the woman’s. This is because highly educated men’s occupations have more career advancement opportunities and larger differences in wages between regions, whereas women’s occupations have higher geographic ubiquity. Both partners’ occupational characteristics have an equal impact on the couple’s mobility. III. When a couple moves, the man benefits more financially than the woman. This differential cannot be wholly explained by occupational differences. Some of the lag in women’s earnings development can be accounted for by childbearing following a move. Occupations’ with greater geographic ubiquity correlate with more positive financial outcomes for both men and women following a move. IV. At the start of co-residence, it is more common that the woman moves to the man than vice versa, and women generally move longer distances than men. Age differentails between partners explain part of these migration differences. Furthermore, men’s migration propensities and distance moved are more affected by labor market ties than women’s.At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 1: Accepted.
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Bierly, S. Marshall. "Terminal-occupation community patterns at Lyon's Bluff (22OK520) in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi sedimentological, molluscan, artifactual, and geophysical evidence /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2008. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-04012008-115933.
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Newmaster, Steven G. "Patterns of bryophyte diversity in the interior and coastal cedar-hemlock forests of British Columbia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0011/NQ59644.pdf.
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Adami, E. T. "GIS-based modelling of nutrient transfers from land to coastal waters for understanding eutrophication patterns." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.595342.
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This research develops an integrated approach for understanding coastal eutrophication processes. This is based upon numerical modelling of the production of land-based nutrients and their transport to coastal waters, using GIS and remote sensing. This addresses primarily non-point sources (e.g. runoff from agricultural land and soil erosion), but recognises the importance of point sources (e.g. sewerage effluent). Whereas the latter are discharged at identifiable locations with quantified runoff volumes, non-point sources are diffuse and seasonably variable depending on the climate and rainfall. This makes their determination using a modelling approach especially important. The specific focus was the south-east of Malta. The methodology was based upon: 1) a flow routing model, derived from a DEM, to determine the patterns of drainage to the coast; 2) coupling this with the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) model to estimate runoff volumes for given rainfall and classified land use data. 3) an Export Coefficient (EC) Model to estimate nitrate and phosphate loadings; 4) the EROSION 3D model to predict the rate of soil erosion as a potential source of soil-bound phosphorus and contributor to turbidity in coastal waters; 5) inclusion of sewage discharge volumes and nutrient input from coastal point sources; 6) estimation of the spatial distribution of the water mixing time, using Rhodamine dye tracing techniques, in order to quantify dilution; and 7) water quality mapping in coastal waters to assess the effects of nutrient loading upon coastal waters. Corrections for the interfering influences of bottom effects were implemented.
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Wimberly, Brent. "Identification of spatiotemporal nutrient patterns and associated ecohydrological trends in the tampa bay coastal region." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/642.
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Improvements for environmental monitoring and assessment were achieved to advance our understanding of sea-land interactions and nutrient cycling in a coastal bay.; The comprehensive assessment techniques for monitoring of water quality of a coastal bay can be diversified via an extensive investigation of the spatiotemporal nutrient patterns and the associated eco-hydrological trends in a coastal urban region. With this work, it is intended to thoroughly investigate the spatiotemporal nutrient patterns and associated eco-hydrological trends via a two part inquiry of the watershed and its adjacent coastal bay. The findings show that the onset of drought lags the crest of the evapotranspiration and precipitation curve during each year of drought. During the transition year, ET and precipitation appears to start to shift back into the analogous temporal pattern as the 2005 wet year. NDVI shows a flat receding tail for the September crest in 2005 due to the hurricane impact signifying that the hurricane event in October dampening the severity of the winter dry season in which alludes to relative system memory. The k-means model with 8 clusters is the optimal choice, in which cluster 2 at Lower Tampa Bay had the minimum values of total nitrogen (TN) concentrations, chlorophyll a (Chl-a) concentrations, and ocean color values in every season as well as the minimum concentration of total phosphorus (TP) in three consecutive seasons in 2008. Cluster 5, located in Middle Tampa Bay, displayed elevated TN concentrations, ocean color values, and Chl-a concentrations, suggesting that high colored dissolved organic matter values are linked with some nutrient sources. The data presented by the gravity modeling analysis indicate that the Alafia River Basin is the major contributor of nutrients in terms of both TP and TN values in all seasons. Such ecohydrological evaluation can be applied for supporting the LULC management of climatic vulnerable regions as well as further enrich the comprehensive assessment techniques for estimating and examining the multi-temporal impacts and dynamic influence of urban land use and land cover.B.S.C.E.
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Rantis, Polly-Anne. "Patterns of natural regeneration in pine and hardwood forests of the Upper Coastal Plain, Virginia." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11072008-063527/.
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Keymer, Daniel Paul. "A multiphasic study of patterns in diversity and structure within a coastal Vibrio cholerae population /." May be available electronically:, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.
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Kirkwood, Donovan. "Establishment patterns of thicket and forest species in coastal dune landscapes of the southern Cape." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26396.
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Evans, Samantha Lorraine. "Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopic Patterns in South Florida Coastal Ecosystems: Modern and Paleoceanographic Perspectives." FIU Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/189.
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Long term management plans for restoration of natural flow conditions through the Everglades increase the importance of understanding potential nutrient impacts of increased freshwater delivery on coastal biogeochemistry. The present study sought to increase understanding of the coastal marine system of South Florida under modern conditions and through the anthropogenic changes in the last century, on scales ranging from individual nutrient cycle processes to seasonal patterns in organic material (OM) under varying hydrodynamic regime, to century scale analysis of sedimentary records. In all applications, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopic compositions of OM were examined as natural recorders of change and nutrient cycling in the coastal system. High spatial and temporal variability in stable isotopic compositions were observed on all time scales. During a transient phytoplankton bloom, ä15N values suggested nitrogen fixation as a nutrient source supporting enhanced productivity. Seasonally, particulate organic material (POM) from ten sites along the Florida Reef Tract and in Florida Bay demonstrated variable fluctuations dependent on hydrodynamic setting. Three separate intra-annual patterns were observed, yet statistical differences were observed between groupings of Florida Bay and Atlantic Ocean sites. The POM ä15N values ranged on a quarterly basis by 7‰, while ä13C varied by 22‰. From a sediment history perspective, four cores collected from Florida Bay further demonstrated the spatial and temporal variability of the system in isotopic composition of bulk OM over time. Source inputs of OM varied with location, with terrestrial inputs dominating proximal to Everglades freshwater discharge, seagrasses dominating in open estuary cores, and a marine mixture of phytoplankton and seagrass in a core from the boundary zone between Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Significant shifts in OM geochemistry were observed coincident with anthropogenic events of the 20th century, including railroad and road construction in the Florida Keys and Everglades, and also the extensive drainage changes in Everglades hydrology. The sediment record also preserved evidence of the major hurricanes of the last century, with excursions in geochemical composition coincident with Category 4-5 storms.
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Haque, Sarah R. "Movement patterns of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) in South Puget Sound, Washington 2006-2007." Online pdf file accessible through the World Wide Web, 2008. http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession86-10MES/Haque_SRMESThesis2008.pdf.
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Lawrie, Misty Suanne. "Patterns of coastal tourism growth and multiple dwelling : implications for informal camping along the Ningaloo coastline." University of Western Australia. School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, 2008. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0222.
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Over the past few decades, the development of coastal areas has become an increasingly contested arena. For many years, tourism in remote coastal areas has been the preserve of a few intrepid campers, surfers and recreational fishers. More recently, however, numbers along parts of the coast have increased rapidly, not only contributing to an expansion of camping activity, but also pressure for more commercially oriented tourism. This has contributed to concerns about the environmental sustainability of tourism in remote coastal areas. Governments have increasingly been faced with the challenge of balancing ecological concerns with the pursuit of economic development. Adding to the complexity are the differing needs and demands of various segments of the tourism market all looking to enjoy particular places. Balancing the demands of campers, backpackers, package tourists and others in a single place is often wrought with conflict. This study explores some of these issues in a remote coastal area in Western Australia. The Ningaloo coast has evolved from a difficult to reach destination used by a small number of campers, to one of Western Australia's most popular tourist destinations in just two decades. The thesis examines the factors underlying the growth and change of tourism in the region, tracing its evolution from a few small rudimentary campsites to proposals for large scale resort developments. Of particular interest to this thesis is how planning and policy processes aim to address developmental pressures and resource use/planning conflicts. Additionally, this study provides an insight into the issues facing the informal, long term camper as the traditional segment of Ningaloo's tourism market. It examines how current planning and policy for the Ningaloo coastline affects this group by reshaping traditional tourism use of the area.
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Jackelman, James J. "Patterns of establishment of Acacia cyclops Cunn. ex G.Don seedlings in consolidated and unconsolidated coastal sands." Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26716.
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Kafaru, Abiodun Babatunde. "An exploration of painting aesthetics, signs, symbols, motifs and patterns of coastal Yoruba land of Nigeria." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2014. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/8864/.
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Wood, Joseph. "SEASONAL PATTERNS OF NUTRIENT RETENTION IN A RESTORED TIDAL FRESHWATER STREAM OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2085.
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Nutrient retention is governed by the interplay between physical processes that control the throughput of water and materials (i.e., water residence time), and by biological processes that govern transformation and uptake (e.g., microbial denitrification). A partial breach of the dam located on Kimages Creek (VA) re-established the historical (pre-1920) connection to the James River and provided a well-defined channel to gauge tidal exchange. We quantified tidal exchange as well as non-tidal (watershed) inputs on a monthly basis to assess Nitrogen (N) retention. Water and N fluxes were dominated by tidal exchange which was typically three times greater than inputs from the upper watershed. Exchange volumes varied by 20-fold in response to seasonal variation in water elevation of the James River Estuary. Comparison of input and output fluxes suggest that the tidal segment of Kimages Creek acted as a source of dissolved inorganic N in the winter and a N sink in other months. Seasonal variation in N retention was significantly related to water temperature and estimates of ecosystem metabolism derived from diel dissolved oxygen data.
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Eloire, Damien. "Spatial and temporal patterns of plankton in European coastal waters : analysis and comparison of zooplankton time series." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010MON20059.
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Le changement climatique est incontestable et affecte les océans. L'observation à long terme d'indicateurs comme le plancton peut permettre l'étude de ces changements. Le suivi du plancton dans les eaux côtières d'Europe représente une source de données importante actuellement sous-exploitée et sur laquelle cette étude est basée. Des outils analytiques ont d'abord été conçus pour résoudre des divergences taxonomiques entre les données et pour réaliser l'analyse temporelle. L'étude du plancton à L4 de 1998 à 2007 révèle de profonds changements dans la composition phytoplanctonique des blooms de printemps et d'automne, et des variations à long terme dans l'abondance des taxa dominants du zooplancton. Le phytoplancton gouverne la succession saisonnière des larves méroplanctoniques. Les changements de température de surface et de vent contrôlent les variations temporelles des communautés planctoniques. Les variations spatio-temporelles du zooplancton ont été comparées à 4 sites de 1998 à 2007 : Ston (Mer du Nord), L4 (Manche), MC (Mer Tyrrhénienne ), et C1 (Mer Adriatique). La structure des communautés est globalement stable, la saisonnalité étant la principale source de variabilité à long terme. La chlorophylle a et le vent expliquent les variations de la communauté zooplanctonique à Ston et L4 alors que c'est la température à MC et C1. Cette étude confirme l'extrême adaptabilité des communautés zooplanctoniques à un environnement variable. Elle souligne l'importance de facteurs tels que taxonomie et échelle temporelle pour l'analyse de séries, et la nécessité de maintenir les séries à long terme pour le suivi de futurs changements dans le contexte du changement climatiqueClimate change is unequivocal and dramatic changes are under way in the world's oceans. Long-term observations of indicators such as plankton can provide a better understanding of these changes. Considerable efforts have been made to monitor plankton in European coastal waters and have produced a large amount of datasets yet to be fully exploited. Analytic tools were first developed to solve taxonomic discrepancies in datasets and for temporal analyses. Time series analysis of plankton at L4 from 1988 to 2007 reveals profound changes in the composition of the spring and autumn phytoplankton blooms, and long-term variations in abundance of the dominant zooplankton taxa. Phytoplankton is driving the seasonal succession of meroplanktonic larvae. Changes in sea surface temperature and wind conditions control temporal patterns of plankton communities. Spatio-temporal patterns of zooplankton are compared at 4 sites: Ston (northern North Sea), L4 (wes tern English Channel), MC (Tyrrhenian Sea), and C1 (Adriatic Sea) from 1998 to 2007. The communities structure is on average stable and seasonal variations are the main source of long-term variability. Chlorophyll a and wind are responsible for the community patterns observed at Ston and L4 whereas temperature is the main driver at MC and C1. This study supports evidences of the extreme flexibility of zooplankton communities in adjusting to a variable environment. We highlighted the importance of factors such as taxonomy and temporal scale on time series analysis, and the necessity of maintaining long-term series to monitor future changes in the context of climate change
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Rodrigues, Rosa Alice. "Os impactos do desenvolvimento nas comunidades litorÃneas do municÃpio de Aquiraz - CearÃ." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2004. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=3242.
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A intensa ocupaÃÃo urbana da zona costeira altera as caracterÃsticas do meio ambiente, gera impactos e compromete a qualidade de vida das populaÃÃes. O municÃpio de Aquiraz, regiÃo metropolitana de Fortaleza, nÃo difere dos demais
municÃpios que compÃem a zona costeira cearense. Representa um potencial turÃstico para a regiÃo, alÃm do uso recreativo de suas praias abriga diversas atividades econÃmicas e de lazer. No entanto, a partir de uma sÃrie de medidas de ordem pÃblica e privada, objetivando promover o desenvolvimento local e implantar o turismo na regiÃo, uma seqÃÃncia de impactos tem surgido nos Ãltimos anos, tendo como marco a dÃcada de 1980. O estudo dessa Ãrea tem como objetivo identificar a relaÃÃo entre o desenvolvimento local e a qualidade de vida da
populaÃÃo, utilizando como ferramenta uma sÃrie temporal de imagens de sensoriamento remoto, indicadores demogrÃficos, anÃlises da qualidade dÂÃgua consumida pela populaÃÃo e o diagnÃstico sÃcio-econÃmico da comunidade de pescadores. Os levantamentos cartogrÃficos realizados a partir da anÃlise
multitemporal das imagens de sensoriamento permitiram monitorar o desenvolvimento urbano na zona costeira de Aquiraz que comporta trÃs unidades de ConservaÃÃo. Do mesmo modo, os dados relativos aos indicadores demogrÃficos deram a dimensÃo do comprometimento do territÃrio com a urbanizaÃÃo. As anÃlises fÃsica e bacteriolÃgica da Ãgua permitiram avaliar a qualidade da Ãgua consumida e a carÃncia dos serviÃos de infra-estrutura de saneamento urbano. O atual sistema de esgoto e abastecimento dÂÃgua à deficiente, incompatÃvel com a qualidade da Ãgua exigida, alÃm de comprometer a qualidade de vida da comunidade, pÃe em risco a capacidade de suporte do meio. O diagnÃstico sÃcio-econÃmico forneceu informaÃÃes sobre as caracterÃsticas dos pescadores artesanais da colÃnia do
Iguape e os impactos relacionados Ãs alteraÃÃes ambientais, sociais e econÃmicas.
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Lozada, M. Tannya. "Plant communities in land-use systems of coastal Ecuador diversity patterns, endemism, and species turnover at landscape scale /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/diss/2006/lozada.
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Goudie, E. Dwayne. "Characterization of bacteria from the sediment-water interface of Newfoundland coastal waters using patterns of carbon source utilization." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0024/MQ36127.pdf.
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Harvey, Mhairi Mikasi. "Geomorphological controls on the sedimentation patterns of, and distribution of anthropogenic radionuclides in, coastal saltmarshes, south-west Scotland." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394946.
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Amieroh, Abrahams. "Detecting patterns of upwelling variability in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems with special emphasis on the Benguela region." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7827.
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Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)Coastal upwelling is one of the most important oceanographic processes relating to ecosystem function at local and global spatial scales. To better understand how changes in upwelling trends may occur in the face of ongoing anthropogenically induced climate change it is important to quantify historical trends in climatic factors responsible for enabling coastal upwelling. However, a paucity of conclusive knowledge relating to patterns concerning changes in upwelling across the world’s oceans over time makes such analyses difficult. In this study I aimed to quantify these patterns by first identifying when upwelling events occur using a novel method for predicting the behaviours of coastal upwelling systems over time. By using remotely sensed SST data of differing resolutions as well as several wind variables I was able to identify and quantify upwelling signals at several distances away from the coastline of various upwelling systems. Using this novel method of determining upwelling, I then compared upwelling patterns within all Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS) over a period of 37 years, with the assumption that climate change was likely to have driven variable wind patterns leading to a more intense upwelling over time. Overall, upwelling patterns and wind variables did not intensify overtime. This method of identifying upwelling may allow for the development of predictive capabilities to investigate upwelling trends in the future.
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Zhang, Qibin. "Modern and late Holocene climate-tree-ring growth relationships and growth patterns in Douglas-fir, coastal British Columbia, Canada." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ52780.pdf.
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Lacroix, Deborah L. "Foraging impacts and patterns of wintering surf scoters feeding on bay mussels in coastal Strait of Georgia, British Columbia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ61575.pdf.
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Olivier, Pieter Ignatius. "Patterns of species diversity in coastal forests : case studies on tree and bird assemblages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46216.
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Habitat loss and fragmentation drives the current extinction crisis. The processes through which it affects biodiversity, however, are complex and poorly understood. This is especially true for spatially complex regions that comprise a mosaic of land-use types, which often range from protected areas to dense human settlements. In such human-modified landscapes, it is important to determine the extent and impact of changing land-use patterns on biodiversity if we are to meet conservation targets or regain ecosystem services. My analyses of coastal forests in KwaZulu-Natal suggest that extensive loss of forests (82%) incurred an extinction debt, modelled to match the 11 bird species now listed as threatened locally. Forest fragments are now also smaller, fewer, further apart and more encroached by human land uses than in the past. Yet, species interactions with the gradient of habitat conditions that now surround forest fragments may have forestalled the realisation of predicted extinctions. I found that natural matrix habitats adjacent forest fragments (e.g. grasslands and woodlands) may facilitate dispersal, enable species spillover from forest fragments, and buffer forest interiors from changes in abiotic conditions associated with high contrast matrix habitats (e.g. agricultural plantations). However, when natural matrix habitats were transformed, these processes were disrupted, which suggest that the effect of landscape change on coastal forest diversity may stretch beyond forest loss per se and the deterministic extinctions predicted by conventional species-area relationships.
Next, I determined that the response of different bird species to habitat fragmentation parameters (i.e. area, connectivity and matrix habitats), depended on life-history traits such as body size, feeding guild and habitat specialization. Extinction risk was, however, not a function of species traits or the fragmentation parameter species responded to. This means that a conservation approach that only focuses on restoring a single fragmentation parameter (e.g. area) may not be successful in halting predicted extinctions, simply because multiple factors may determine extinction risk in coastal forests.
The interpretation of biodiversity patterns in fragmented landscapes may, however, also be influenced by spatial scale. I therefore used a fractal-based sampling design to test how sampling at fine, intermediate and coarse scales influences (1) beta diversity of and (2) inferences from the modelled contribution of niche- versus dispersal-based assembly processes in structuring tree and bird assemblages. I showed that inferences from beta diversity are scale dependent. As a result, studies with similar sampling effort and temporal sampling protocol, but with different sampling grains are likely to report dissimilar ecological patterns, which may ultimately lead to inappropriate conservation strategies.
This thesis provides information of how land-use changes impact on biodiversity patterns and derived processes in a human-modified landscape. It also highlights some conservation opportunities in the coastal forest landscape mosaic, where conservation and restoration actions should focus on both forest fragments and on the surrounding matrices. The conservation of natural matrices may buffer forest communities from impacts associated with high contrast habitat edges, enhance natural plant regeneration through species spillover, provide important linkages between forest fragments, boost regional diversity and allow coastal forests to track environmental change under changing climatic conditions.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Oliveira, Glacianne GonÃalves de. "AnÃlise Integrada da Linha de Costa entre o Riacho Barro Preto e Rio Catu, Aquiraz-CE." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2009. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=5171.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorConsiderada a primeira capital do CearÃ, o MunicÃpio de Aquiraz, dotado de caracterÃstica Ãmpar, guarda em seu entorno um arcabouÃo histÃrico e cultural, possui belas praias, morfologias e importantes ecossistemas, dos quais se integram e resultam numa complexidade geoambiental, do qual faz parte costa leste do Estado do CearÃ, dista da capital em 24,7km e apresenta um litoral com 10,5 km representados pelas praias da Prainha, PresÃdio, Iguape e Barro Preto. AtraÃdos pela beleza deste espaÃo, provocou um crescimento repentino da populaÃÃo abastarda de Fortaleza ocupando setores do litoral sem a mÃnima infra-estrutura e suporte ambiental iniciado no fim da dÃcada de 1960. As casas de veraneio foram o ponto de partida na construÃÃo sobre as dunas, faixa de praia e margens dos recursos hÃdricos, seguidas por investimentos pÃblicos e privados ligados ao turismo na implementaÃÃo de estruturas de grande porte a nÃvel internacional. Desprovidos de compromisso para com o meio ambiente e desrespeito as comunidades tradicionais, apoiado pelo poder pÃblico, refletiram numa sÃrie de degradaÃÃes ambientais com alteraÃÃes na dinÃmica sedimentar costeira. Nessa perspectiva, a pesquisa se deu em compreender os processos morfodinÃmicos local de forma a permitir tendÃncias de erosÃo e/ou progradaÃÃo da linha de costa. O monitoramento promoveu a caracterizaÃÃo das variÃveis intrÃnsecas nos processos de suprimento e retirada dos sedimentos da faixa de praia. Associando as atividades humanas, foi realizado um levantamento do processo de ocupaÃÃo no litoral e dos aspectos socioeconÃmicos, bem como na aplicaÃÃo de questionÃrios as comunidades e turistas. Problemas como: poluiÃÃo das Ãguas, retirada da mata ciliar e do mangue, desmonte de dunas, compactaÃÃo da areia de praia, dÃficit sedimentar e avanÃo do mar, desvio do curso d Ãgua, invasÃo da areia sobre as casas e conflitos sociais, foram os impactos negativos encontrados na Ãrea mediante a falta de leis ambientais e uso irracional dos recursos naturais.Urge a adoÃÃo de medidas preventivas e corretivas que contemplem o ordenamento territorial e a elaboraÃÃo do plano de gestÃo costeira para o litoral leste de Aquiraz criando Ãreas de proteÃÃo aos ambientes de importÃncia ecolÃgica e vulnerÃveis à ocupaÃÃo visando à qualidade de vida e sobrevivÃncia das comunidades locais e dos que deles provirÃo.
Considered the first capital of CearÃ, the City of Aquiraz, with unique feature, saves a framework in their environment and cultural history, has beautiful beaches, morphologies and important ecosystems, which are integrated and result in environmental complexity, which is part east coast of Cearà State, located 24.7 kilometers from the capital in and presents with a 10.5 kilometers coastline represented by the beaches of Prainha, Presidio, Iguape and Barro Preto. Attracted by the beauty of this area, caused a sudden growth of the population of Fortaleza corrupt occupying the coastal areas without any infrastructure and environmental support starts at the end of the 1960s. The houses of summer were the starting point in building on the dunes, beach and range of margins of water bodies, followed by public and private investments related to tourism in the implementation o structures of large internationally. Lack of commitment to the environment and disrespect the traditional communities, supported by the public, reflected in a number of environmental damage with changes in coastal sediment dynamics. Accordingly, the research was to understand the local morphodynamic processes to enable trends of erosion and / or advanced line of coast. Tracking promoted the characterization of the variables inherent in the processes of sediment supply and removal of the strip of beach. Involving human activities, a survey was performed of the occupation on the coast and the socioeconomic aspects as well as the application of questionnaires communities and tourists. Problems such as water pollution, deforestation of riparian forest and mangrove, removal of sand dunes, the compaction of beach sand, sediment deficit and advance of the sea, diversion of water courses, the invasion of sand on the homes and social conflicts were negative impacts found in the area by the lack of environmental laws and irrational use of natural resources. It is urgent the adoption of preventive and corrective measures that address the planning and development of coastal management plan for the east coast of Aquiraz creating areas of protection of the environment and vulnerable ecological importance to the occupation to the quality of life and survival of local communities and they will come.
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Newton, Ian Paul. "Recent transformations in West-Coast Renosterveld: patterns, processes and ecological significance." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8396_1263521893.
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Schmid, Jeffrey R. "Activity patterns and habitat associations of Kemp's ridley turtles, Lepidochelys kempi, in the coastal waters of the Cedar Keys, Florida." Connect to this title online, 2000. http://etd.fcla.edu/etd/uf/2000/amt2435/SchmidDiss.pdf.
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Heydenrych, Barry. "Utilization patterns in some indigenous coastal forest patches in the Transkei - the role of different management practices on forest structure." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26101.
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Lister, Andrew Joseph. "Spatial Patterns in a 40-year-old Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) Forest in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36472.
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A study was conducted at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, SC to: 1) characterize the spatial patterns of soil and forest floor variables (moisture, pH, soil phosphate, forest floor and soil carbon and nitrogen, and soil available nitrogen), 2) assess the spatial patterns of the plant community, and 3) investigate spatial relationships among the variables and between the variables and woody vegetation. Spatial soil and litter samples were collected on five 0.25 hectare plots, and relationships were explored using Pearson's correlation tests, canonical correlation analysis, variogram modeling and kriging.
The average range of spatial autocorrelation for the forest floor variables was >45 m, while that for soil variables was 12 m. Woody stem basal area exhibited spatial autocorrelation at ranges of less than 12 m, and was only weakly correlated with forest floor and soil resource patterns. Few strong spatial correlations among the forest floor and soil variables were observed. The means and variances of the variables were low, and differences in resource levels probably had little impact on the spatial pattern of vegetation. Results indicate a weak, differential effect of species group on litter quality, a weak relationship between large pine trees and soil nitrogen patterns, and a general homogeneity of the stands.Master of Science
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Hoffman, Daniel K. "The Fate of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Along Hydrologic Continuums: Patterns of Transformation and Recycling in a Eutrophic Lake and Coastal Marine Sediments." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1598886275031918.
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Ritchie, Graham. "The changing coastal landscapes of Sicily : sea-level change, natural catastrophe and geomorphological modification of the Sicilian coastline : their impact on the visibility of archaeological evidence for human occupation." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25792.
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Deteriorating climate in the period leading up to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) 20,000 years ago caused global sea levels to fall to a lowstand of 125m below modern levels. This resulted in the recession of the Sicilian palaeoshoreline by up to 150km and the emergence of vast tracts of coastal lowland. Following climate amelioration and deglaciation, rising sea levels inundated these formerly exposed areas. The earliest indication of a modern human presence on Sicily comes from Fontana Nuova, in the southeast of the island. The timing of this occupation, on the basis of cross-dating of Aurignacian lithic typology, is about 37,000 BP – a time when sea levels around the Sicilian coastline were some 40-80m lower than at present. The oldest scientifically-dated human remains come from Addaura Caprara, dated to 15,643–15,177 cal BP. Some archaeologists interpret the evidence as suggesting a brief, solitary visit to the island at around 37,000 BP followed by a gap of some 20,000 years before the establishment of a permanent presence during the 16th millennium BP. Others dismiss the veracity of the evidence from Fontana Nuova and hold that Sicily was never settled until some considerable time after the LGM. Until late 20th-century studies demonstrated the attractions of coastal ecotones, absence of evidence was sometimes interpreted as a rejection of coastal landscapes by Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. My thesis will argue that Sicily was not uninhabited for 20,000 years or more but that any evidence for human coastal presence throughout prehistory is potentially submerged. I consider the attractions of coastlands for early modern humans. I discuss the physical background to glaciation and deglaciation resulting in sea-level change. By combining data on absolute sea-level change with evidence for terrestrial displacement resulting from tectonic forces, I have determined relative sea-level change affecting the coastlines of Sicily from 37,000 BP until the Iron Age (ending c750 BC). The results have been combined with digital bathymetric data within an ESRI ArcMap GIS program to produce a series of maps at archaeologically-significant dates. The very areas that are now recognised as being attractive to modern humans will be shown to be submerged today. With reference to modern scientific techniques and their application by specialists in a variety of locations, I shall demonstrate that the successful recovery of submerged archaeological evidence is achievable. I shall also consider a number of phenomena revealed by my field observations that have conspired to conceal or destroy the coastal archaeological record, the absence of such evidence being used illegitimately to support claims for an unpopulated island. These phenomena include natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and related tsunamis, volcanic activity and landslides. Additionally, coastline modification resulting from river estuary migration, and anthropogenic impacts will be considered.