Remote detection of invasive alien species

The spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is recognized as the most severe threat to biodiversity outside of climate change and anthropogenic habitat destruction. IAS negatively impact ecosystems, local economies, and residents. They are especially problematic because once established, they give rise to positive feedbacks, increasing the likelihood of further invasions and spread. The integration of remote sensing (RS) to the study of invasion, in addition to contributing to our understanding of invasion processes and impacts to biodiversity, has enabled managers to monitor invasions and predict the spread of IAS, thus supporting biodiversity conservation and management action. This chapter focuses on RS capabilities to detect and monitor invasive plant species across terrestrial, riparian, aquatic, and human-modified ecosystems. All of these environments have unique species assemblages and their own optimal methodology for effective detection and mapping, which we discuss in detail

An Overview of 9/11 Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61276/1/farfel m, digrande l, brackbill r, galea s, overview of 9-11 experiences and respiratory and mental haelth conditions.pd

THE REACTIONS OF DIOXOBIS(ACETYLACETONATO)MOLYBDENUM, MOO2(ACAC)2, WITH TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AND TETRATHIOTUNGSTATE - HIGH FORMATION TENDENCY OF THE (MVI(MU-S)2MOIVO(MU-S)2MVI) GROUP AND THE [MVIS3(S2)]2- TYPE LIGAND (M = MO, W)

Herberhold M, Jin GX, Müller A, Penk M. THE REACTIONS OF DIOXOBIS(ACETYLACETONATO)MOLYBDENUM, MOO2(ACAC)2, WITH TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AND TETRATHIOTUNGSTATE - HIGH FORMATION TENDENCY OF THE (MVI(MU-S)2MOIVO(MU-S)2MVI) GROUP AND THE [MVIS3(S2)]2- TYPE LIGAND (M = MO, W). ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES. 1991;46(1):25-34.Tetraphenylphosphonium tetrathiometalates, (PPh4)2MS4 (M = Mo, W), react with MoO2(acac)2 (2:1) in boiling acetonitrile in redox processes to give mixed-crystal compounds (as expected) of the approximate composition (PPh4)2[Mo3O1.9S8.1] (1) and (PPh4)2[Mo1.4W1.6O1.3S8.3] (2), respectively. 1 and 2 were characterized by single crystal X-ray structure analyses. The various anions of 1 and 2 contain {M(VI)(mu-S)2Mo(IV)O(mu-S)2M(VI)} cores (M = Mo (1); Mo, W (2); bond angle M...Mo...M = 151.3-degrees (1), 152.2-154.3-degrees (2)), which have high formation tendencies. The terminal positions are occupied by S and O atoms. The trinuclear anions of 1 correspond to the type [XYMo(mu-S)2MoO(mu-S)2MoSX]2- (X = O, S; Y = S, S2). In 2 there are two sets of anions of the type [XYM(mu-S)2MoO(mu-S)2WS2]2- and [ZSM(mu-S)2MoO(mu-S)2MZS]2- (Z = S(n)/O(m)) in the ratio of 2:1, occupying two symmetry-independent sites in the unit cell. Complex 2 is the first structurally characterized mixed-metal Mo-W thiometalate

Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2023. Chapter 8. Land Ocean Aquatic Continuum.

This report is intended to summarise the current trends in Ireland’s ocean climate. Use has been made of archived marine data held by a range of organisations to elucidate some of the key trends observed in phenomena such as atmospheric changes, ocean warming, sea level rise, acidification, plankton and fish distributions and abundance, and seabirds. The report aims to summarise the key findings and recommendations in each of these areas as a guide to climate adaptation policy and for the public. It builds on the previous Ocean Climate & Ecosystem Status Report published in 2010. The report examines the recently published literature in each of the topic areas and combines this in many cases with analysis of new data sets including long-term time series to identify trends in essential ocean variables in Irish waters. In some cases, model projections of the likely future state of the atmosphere and ocean are presented under different climate emission scenarios