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Surveying Wildlife in the Chilterns
This guide grew out of a series of workshops for volunteers within the Chilterns Commons Project. It focuses on surveying wildlife on particular sites, such as the Chiltern commons, rather than surveying across the wider landscape, but we hope that the ideas suggested here will be of use to anyone wanting to know how to get more involved in wildlife surveys
Simple identification tools in FishBase
Simple identification tools for fish species were included in the FishBase information system from its inception. Early tools made use of the relational model and characters like fin ray meristics. Soon pictures and drawings were added as a further help, similar to a field guide. Later came the computerization of existing dichotomous keys, again in combination with pictures and other information, and the ability to restrict possible species by country, area, or taxonomic group. Today, www.FishBase.org offers four different ways to identify species. This paper describes these tools with their advantages and disadvantages, and suggests various options for further
development. It explores the possibility of a holistic and integrated computeraided strategy
Data management of on-line partial discharge monitoring using wireless sensor nodes integrated with a multi-agent system
On-line partial discharge monitoring has been the subject of significant research in previous years but little work has been carried out with regard to the management of on-site data. To date, on-line partial discharge monitoring within a substation has only been concerned with single plant items, so the data management problem has been minimal. As the age of plant equipment increases, so does the need for condition monitoring to ensure maximum lifespan. This paper presents an approach to the management of partial discharge data through the use of embedded monitoring techniques running on wireless sensor nodes. This method is illustrated by a case study on partial discharge monitoring data from an ageing HVDC reactor
Interpretation of surface water monitoring results in the authorisation procedure of plant protection products in the Netherlands
As part of the βSurface Waters Decision Treeβ project a new authorisation procedure for plant protection products (PPPs) has been developed. The feedback of monitoring results in the authorisation procedure consists of 3 main steps: 1. Identification and ranking of problematic substances 2. Analysis of plausible causes 3. Feedback procedure In this report, a methodology for all three steps is describe
United States data collection activities and requirements, volume 1
The potential market for a data collection system was investigated to determine whether the user needs would be sufficient to support a satellite relay data collection system design. The activities of 107,407 data collections stations were studied to determine user needs in agriculture, climatology, environmental monitoring, forestry, geology, hydrology, meteorology, and oceanography. Descriptions of 50 distinct data collections networks are described and used to form the user data base. The computer program used to analyze the station data base is discussed, and results of the analysis are presented in maps and graphs. Information format and coding is described in the appendix
Multidisciplinary study of chemical and biological factors related to lead accumulation in sorghum crops grown in contaminated soils and their toxicological implications
In this study, the content of Pb, the physico-chemical and biological parameters in soils, and the metal transfer to vegetative and reproductive Sorghum bicolor plants were evaluated along with their relationship with the toxicological risk of crop consumption. To carry this out, soil and sorghum samples at different growth stages were collected near to a former battery recycling plant. The results showed that the concentrations of Pb in soils at several sites were above the maximum permissible levels. Metal bioavailability was not directly related to the pH, OM% or EC, while no association between metals and the different genera of fungi was observed. Sorghum crops accumulated Pb mainly in the roots in all of the growth stages, and therefore presented low levels of Pb in aerial parts without toxicological risk due to direct consumption. Taken together, our results revealed that sorghum could be employed as a potential phytostabilizator of lead in soils associated with crop production. However, further studies are necessary to extend these findings.Fil: Blanco, AndrΓ©s. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Salazar, MarΓa Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Vergara Cid, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Pereyra, Carina Maricel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de RΓo Cuarto; ArgentinaFil: Cavaglieri, Lilia ReneΓ©. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de RΓo Cuarto; ArgentinaFil: Becerra, Alejandra Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Pignata, Maria Luisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Judith Hebelen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientΓficas y TΓ©cnicas. Centro CientΓfico TecnolΓ³gico Conicet - CΓ³rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de CΓ³rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas FΓsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologΓa Vegetal; Argentin
A Review on the Application of Natural Computing in Environmental Informatics
Natural computing offers new opportunities to understand, model and analyze
the complexity of the physical and human-created environment. This paper
examines the application of natural computing in environmental informatics, by
investigating related work in this research field. Various nature-inspired
techniques are presented, which have been employed to solve different relevant
problems. Advantages and disadvantages of these techniques are discussed,
together with analysis of how natural computing is generally used in
environmental research.Comment: Proc. of EnviroInfo 201
Ascertaining the nature and timing of mire degradation : using palaeoecology to assist future conservation management in Northern England
This study was initiated under contract VT0419 from English Nature (Natural England) to CECQR. In 2015, additional funding was provided by the Yorkshire Peat Partnership, for 210Pb dating, to refine ageβdepth estimates. We thank the following for fieldwork co-ordination, logistics or field assistance: Miriam Baynes, Mike Sutcliffe, Martin Furness, Gez Marshall, Paul Duncan, Tim Page, Andrew Windrum, Craig Sandham and Jackie Smith. We thank the Editor and two anonymous reviewers for suggestions for improvements.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
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