We studied the spatial variability and within-year temporal changes in hydrological features, grain size composition and chemical characteristics of sediments, as well as macrofaunal assemblages, along a heavily modified inlet in the Gulf of Oristano (western Sardinia, Italy). The inlet connects the Cabras lagoon to the gulf through a series of convoluted creeks and man-made structures, includi...

Toxoplasmosis is generally asymptomatic in immunocompetent subjects, however serious manifestations of the disease may develop in immunocompromised patients and in pregnant women. The mean Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence which is approximately 40% in Turkish population, indicates the high risk for the development of acute toxoplasmosis in those cases. One of the transmission ways of T.gondii i...

While two independent Chinook populations have been identified within WRIA 8 by the PSTRT, Marshall (2000) indicated that there might be enough difference between the North Lake Washington Chinook (Bear/Cottage Lake creeks) and fish returning to Issaquah Creek to consider them separate from one another. WRIA 8 would then contain three distinct Chinook populations (Cedar River, Bear/Cottage Lake...

Environmental variation is a potent force affecting phenotypic expression. While freshwater fishes have provided a compelling example of the link between the environment and phenotypic diversity, few studies have been conducted with arid-zone fishes, particularly those that occur in geographically isolated regions where species typically inhabit intermittent and ephemeral creeks. We investigate...

The effects of livestock grazing on selected riparian and stream attributes, water chemistry, and algal biomass were investigated over a two-year period using livestock enclosures and by completing stream surveys in the Cypress Hills grassland plateau, Alberta, Canada. Livestock enclosure experiments, partially replicated in three streams, comprised four treatments: (1) early season livestock g...

Stem density patterns for smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, are highly variable both among years and within the growing season. These variations can have consequences for the overall primary productivity of the salt marsh system, as well as its ability to provide essential ecosystem functions. In this study, I explored factors that could be driving observed variations in four tidal creek...

Este ensaio analisa o amor na poesia de Herberto Helder, e a sua conceção erótica poema: transpondo noção penetração fusão para uma teoria escrita leitura. O poema amoroso define-se como reconstrução violenta da amada, criação musa que inspira escrita, num ciclo onanístico. afastamento do Outro é impossibilidade leitura, incessante incitação ao leitor, nunca conseguirá ler totalmente poema, ass...