1 Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 3 Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 4 Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 5 Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec (QC), Canada 6 United...

Organizers: Tomasz Kalicki, Institute of Geography, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland/Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland Bartłomiej Szmoniewski, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland Valentina P. Zernitskaya, Institute for Problems of Natural Resources Use and Ecology, National Academy o...

Commentary Introduction I volunteered at a hospital in Haiti for one week in the month following the disastrous earthquake of January 12, 2010. This article discusses natural disasters in general with a focus on earthquakes , and the geography and timing of patient presentation. I will also discuss the role of family physicians in disaster response, and share my own experience as a resident fam...

Marine Geomatics Research Lab, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Centre for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Marine Habitat Mapping Group, Departments of Geography and Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Department ...

Plague in Brazil is poorly known and now rarely seen, so studies of its ecology are difficult. We used ecological niche models of historical (1966-present) records of human plague cases across northeastern Brazil to assess hypotheses regarding environmental correlates of plague occurrences across the region. Results indicate that the apparently focal distribution of plague in northeastern Brazi...

background: the effect of natural background radiation on health is still controversial. however, it is clear that it depends on the dose received by the population. the estimation of external natural background gamma rays received by the population of caspian coastal provinces in the northern part of iran was the main goal of this study. materials and methods: gamma rays was measured using cal...

This memo addresses the general prospects for Russia's policy in the Caspian Sea, particularly in light of the ongoing financial crisis and domestic political turmoil. After touching on uncertainties regarding the Caspian's significance as a source of hydrocarbon reserves, I will consider Russia's evolving policy preferences and diplomatic relations, environmental issues, and the broader politi...

Kutum is considered as one of the anadramous species of the Caspian Sea. Due to continuous population decline of the fish since 1975, Iranian fisheries organization started to restock this species. Nowadays, there is growing concern over the effects of restocking on natural populations. For this purpose, population structure and genetic variation of this species in the Iranian coastline of Casp...