Wetlands are very sensitive to ecosystem changes, so integrated analyses and modeling of their process dynamics as well as their interaction with other hydrologic and ecological components provide valuable information for impact assessment. However, since wetland processes are complex, research methods aiming to improve the understanding of wetland dynamics in a landscape perspective must compr...

Cultural landscapes are increasingly understood as something not merely to be protected. The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) and the European Landscape Convention (ELC) as well as the new Concepts and Strategies for Spatial Development in Germany propose considering cultural landscapes also as a force to promote cooperative regional development. Common historical roots, special ...

OBJECTIVE Orbital exenteration results in devastating functional, aesthetic and psychological losses. We studied the psycho-social challenges of patients following orbital exenteration. DESIGN Retrospective descriptive study. SETTING Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, eye clinic, Accra. SUBJECTS Ten surviving patients, at least six months post orbital exenteration. RESULTS Though all the patie...

E. COSYNS*, A. DELPORTE*, L. LENS† and M. HOFFMANN*‡ * Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 – S8, Ghent, Belgium, † Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, and ‡ Institute of Nature Conservation, Section Landscape Ecology and Nature Management, Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussels, Be...

The relationship between landscape patterns and functions is the central research theme of landscape ecology and forest management. This study assesses the interactive relationship of landscape heterogeneity with the carbon stock of urban forests in the city of Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, using spatial and statistical analyses. The objectives of this study are to explore the most appropriat...

Landscape Ecology Group, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany Institute of Geoecology, University of Potsdam, D-14415 Potsdam, Germany Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Field Station Fabrikschleichach, University of Würzburg, Glashuettenstrasse 5, 96181 Rauhenebrach, Germany Institute of ...

abstract in current world environmental and mainly urban wastes are originated mostly from massive human habitat areas, and have caused disturbance, uncomfortable landscape, environmental risks and dissatisfaction. saqqez city with a population of 140000 is one of the largest cities in kurdistan province. due to population increase, consumptions and changes in nutritional habits of people, the ...

—Donald Rumsfeld, 2002 In the era of evidence-based medicine, case reports, presenting anecdotal experience of a practitioner, are a vanishing entity in medical journals. It is even more unusual to write an editorial on a case report. But 2 case reports in this issue of the Journal by Drummond et al. touch on the important issue of the role of intraoperative hypotension in the development of ne...

Popcorn fractals are instances of Integrated Fractal Systems involving trigonometric functions. In this paper, we study the effect of spherical, swirl and pseudo-horseshoe functions on popcorn fractals to produce talismanic and tantric designs. General Terms Fractal, Algorithm, Turbo C++, Program.