Skylab

The Skylab program is presented to show the construction of the space vehicle and the facilities provided. The projects to be conducted during Skylab missions are described. The cost of the program is discussed and plans for future Skylab vehicles and missions are analyzed. Photographs of the interior of Skylab simulators are included to clarify the report

Is 500m2 an effective plot size to sample floristic diversity for Queensland’s vegetation?

Species area curves from 37 sites spanning the diversity of native vegetation in Queensland were examined. For the majority of sites investigated a 500 m2 plot captured about 80–90% of the vascular plant species present at the time of sampling. Floristic data collected for grassland, heathland, acacia shrublands and most eucalypt woodlands using a 500 m2 plot is appropriate for floristic analysis and adequately represent the vascular plants present at the site at the time. Using a larger plot would only slightly increase the species capture at a site but it would generally be more efficient to increase the number of sites sampled to more adequately capture the diversity across the extent of the vegetation type. However for many Queensland rainforest communities, a much larger sample size is required to capture the full species richness of a site

FORTRAN programming - A self-taught course

Comprehensive programming course begins with numerical systems and basic concepts, proceeds systematically through FORTRAN language elements, and concludes with discussion of programming techniques. Course is suitable either for individual study or for group study on informal basis