Space-time block coding (STBC) and Spatial multiplexing (SM) or BLAST (Bell Labs Layered Space-Time) are promise approaches that exploit the MIMO channel to provide higher data rates and diversity gains with no sacrifice in bandwidth. In this work, we present a hybrid MIMO scheme that combines transmit diversity and spatial multiplexing. The proposed scheme can achieve arbitrary number of multi...

Recent research in community genetics has examined the effects of intraspecific genetic variation on species diversity in local communities. However, communities can be structured by a combination of both local and regional processes and to date, few community genetics studies have examined whether the effects of instraspecific genetic variation are consistent across levels of diversity. In thi...

The diversity and distribution of the rotifers family Notommatidae was studied in the northwest, the south and the southwest of Iran. In total, 29 species were identified, of which, 25 are new records for the country. New records include the following species: Cephalodella forficata, C. cf. mus, C. vittata, C. ventripes, C. lepida, C. inquilina, C. gibboides, C. tincaformis , C. obvia, C. stere...

0378-1127/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.07.011 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (B. Young). This study empirically evaluates and maps the relationships between recruitment and species and tree size diversity, as measured with the Shannon’s index, within mixed poplar/birch and mixed spruce stands across the boreal forest of Alaska. Da...

This thesis consists of five included papers plus an introduction. The majority of the papers are devoted to performance analysis of an adaptive coded modulation (ACM) scheme based on multidimensional trellis codes. Primarily, single-user systems exploiting spatial diversity are analysed, but results are also presented for a multiuser system exploiting multiuser diversity. The performance of th...

Biogeography and metacommunity ecology provide two different perspectives on species diversity. Both are spatial in nature but their spatial scales do not necessarily match. With recent boom of metacommunity studies, we see an increasing need for clear discrimination of spatial scales relevant for both perspectives. This discrimination is a necessary prerequisite for improved understanding of e...