Freezing and thawing of the land surface affects ecosystem and hydrological processes, the geotechnical properties of soil and slope stability. Currently, available datasets on land surface state lack either sufficient temporal or spatial resolution to adequately characterize the complexity of freeze/thaw transition period dynamics. Surface state changes can be detected using microwave remote s...

Most aquatic insects do not survive subzero temperatures and, for those that do, the physiology has not been well characterized. Nemoura arctica is a species of stonefly widely distributed throughout arctic and subarctic Alaska. We collected nymphs from the headwaters of the Chandalar River, where we recorded streambed temperatures as low as -12.7 degrees C in midwinter. When in contact with ic...

artists; signatures and monograms, an international directory. Castagno, John. Scarecrow Pr., ©2007 567 p. $225.00 Castagno, a multimedia artist and sculptor and author of other books in the Artists’ Signatures and Monograms series, presents a reference for identifying, authenticating, and verifying signatures and works of wellknown and little-known abstract artists. About 2,300 painters, print...

Plants vary greatly in their ability to survive freezing temperatures. At one extreme are plants from tropical regions that have virtually no capacity to survive even the slightest freeze. In contrast, herbaceous plants from temperate regions generally survive freezing temperatures ranging from 25°C to 230°C, depending on the species, whereas perennials in the boreal forests routinely survive w...

This paper summarizes the current knowledge on winter active Carabidae in Central and Northern Europe. In total 73 winter active species are listed, based on literature and own observations. Ground beetles are among the three most numerous Coleoptera families active during the autumn to spring period. The winter community of Carabidae is composed both of larvae (mainly autumn breeding species) ...

certainly not given to a case reported in the early autumn. According to a local newspaper, a middle-aged couple were evicted from their house by the local housing authority because they had failed to pay rent.

Welcome, dear readers, to the third issue of the current 22nd volume of our journal. As I write, the heat and humidity of summer are slowly giving way the cooler nights which presage the first welcome days of autumn. The Japanese semi (cicadas) are singing away during their short but frenetic 72 hours of life above the ground, but the droning “meeee-meeee” semi of high summer is giving way to t...

Gut pigment content of the mesozooplankton community in Santa Monica Basin, California, USA was examined on 3 winter-spring and 3 autumn cruises between October 1985 and February 1988. Mean chlorophyll concentrations for the upper 70 m varied from 0.30 to 0.32 mg m-3 for autumn cruises and from 0.35 to 1.7 mg m-3 for winter-spring cruises. Larger crustacean zooplankton species, particularly the...

Overwintering and spring recovery of pine needles have important ecological significance. The natural changes in physiological state, photosynthetic function, material metabolism Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc. from the autumn 2020 to 2021 were assessed. rate (Pn) P. decreased first then increased, with maximum Pn observed autumn. After experiencing sub-zero temperatures winter, still perf...