Rocking the Boat: Damage to Eelgrass by Swinging Boat Moorings

Rocking the Boat: Damage to Eelgrass by Swinging Boat Moorings

Seagrass meadows commonly reside in shallow sheltered embayments typical of the locations that provide an attractive option for mooring boats. Given the potential for boat moorings to result in disturbance to the seabed due to repeated physical impact, these moorings may present a significant threat to seagrass meadows. The seagrass Zostera marina (known as eelgrass) is extensive across the nor...

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Rocking the boat: challenges ahead for continuing education providers.

Recent evidence has provided a clear mandate for change in the way that registered nurses are educated-in both academic and continuing nursing education environments. This article explores strategies for changing the usual and customary approaches to better meet the needs of learners and prepare them to function effectively in a complex and challenging health care environment.

Alteration of benthic communities associated with copper contamination linked to boat moorings

Although copper (Cu) is an essential element for life, leaching from boat paint can cause excess environmental loading in enclosed marinas. The effects of copper contamination on benthic macrofaunal communities were examined in three San Diego Bay marinas (America’s Cup, Harbor Island West and East) in Southern California, USA. The distribution of Cu concentration in sediments exhibited a clear...

Rocking the boat An approach to facilitate formation of effective student teams

Teamwork has been identified as an important skill for Software Engineering. Apart from being a skill required by industry for Software Engieering, teamwork is extensively applied in educational settings to support collaborative learning in all disciplines. We describe a process we applied for teaching teamwork in a Software Engineering module. We dubbed the process rocking the boat. Our object...