PhyloInformatics 7: 1-66 - 2005 Relational Database Design and Implementation for Biodiversity Informatics Paul J. Morris The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19103 USA Received: 28 October 2004 - Accepted: 19 January 2005 Abstract The complexity of natural history collection information and similar information within the scope of biodiversity informatics poses significant challenges for effective long term stewardship of that information in electronic
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HANDBOOK ON THE ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTION AND POND REARING OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH CLARIAS GARIEPINUS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA A handbook FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 362 i HANDBOOK ON THE ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTION AND POND REARING OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH CLARIAS GARIEPINUS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA A Handbook By Gertjan DE GRAAF and Johannes JANSSEN NEFISCO FOUNDATION AMSTERDAM‚ THE NETHERLANDS FAO‚ FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 362 ROME‚ 1996 ii The designation employed and
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14 (2010) 217–232 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/rser Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review ´ Teresa M. Mata a‚1‚*‚ Antonio A. Martins a‚2‚ Nidia. S. Caetano b‚1 a b Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Porto (FEUP)‚ R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/N‚ 4200-465 Porto‚ Portugal ´nio Bernardino de Almeida‚ 4200-072 Porto‚ Portugal
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Soil Fundamentals CONTENTS Part 1 Soil Mechanics What Is Soil? ...................................................................page 1 Soil Groups .....................................................................page 1 Grain Size Limits.............................................................page 2 Soil Properties and Characteristics...................................page 2 Soil Analysis ....................................................................page 7 Moisture Content....
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Bangladesh is known as the land of the rivers. Dhaka city‚ the capital of Bangladesh is surrounded by the rivers-Turag‚ Buriganga‚ Dhaleshwari‚ Balu and Shitalakhya. A number of canals are connected to these rivers‚ which form a river canal network system. There are both residential and industrial units besides these rivers which are prime source of pollution of these rivers. The untreated waste water discharges by the industries cause serious pollution. Besides
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Biology LabPaq / Published by: Hands-On Labs‚ Inc. sales@HOLscience.com / www.HOLscience.com / Toll Free 866.206.0773 A laboratory Manual of Small-Scale Experiments for the independent Study of general Biology 50-0053-BK-02 LabPaq® is a registered trademark of Hands-On Labs‚ Inc. (HOL). The LabPaq referenced in this manual is produced by Hands-On Labs‚ Inc. which holds and reserves all copyrights on experiences. The laboratory manual included with a LabPaq is intended for the sole use
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SBI3U1-04 Final Exam Study Notes Unit 1: Diversity of Living Things 1.1 Importance of Biodiversity Spotlight on Honeybees Very important‚ pollinate flowers allowing plants to reproduce Play vital role in food chain‚ if they die‚ all organisms that rely on them will die as well Dying because of pesticides‚ parasitic Varroa mite (infects beehives and sucks of bees’ blood)‚ the Israeli acute paralysis virus (immobilizes and kill bees) No genetic diversity = Less resistant to parasites
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Chapter One Ecology – the study of the many interactions in the world around us - body of knowledge concerning the economy of nature‚ investigation of the total relations of the animal both to its biotic and abiotic environment - concept developed by Ernst Haeckel in 1900s - The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment - not “the ecology” (wouldn’t say protect “the physics”) - not Environmental Science – study of how natural world works Ecological
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Answers to Conceptual Integrated Science End-of-Chapter Questions Chapter 1: About Science Answers to Chapter 1 Review Questions 1 The era of modern science in the 16th century was launched when Galileo Galilei revived the Copernican view of the heliocentric universe‚ using experiments to study nature’s behavior. 2 In Conceptual Integrated Science‚ we believe that focusing on math too early is a poor substitute forconcepts. 3 We mean that it must be capable of being proved wrong. 4 Nonscientific
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Ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited spaces (although
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