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On the generation and degradation of emerged coral reef terrace sequences: First cosmogenic 36Cl analysis at Cape Laundi, Sumba Island (Indonesia)
2021
(IF 4.45: Q1); International audience; The emerged coral reef terrace sequence at Cape Laundi, on the north coast of Sumba Island (Indonesia), with at least 18 successive strandlines, remains poorly dated in spite of numerous previous data. The age discrepancies within these coral reef terraces (CRTs) were previously explained by their polycyclic nature, triggered by marine erosion and reoccupation of old coral colonies by new ones. This study aims at highlighting these processes, as well as the continental denudation that participates in the partial stripping of the thin superficial coral reef layer overlying the pre-existing surface, exhuming older coral colonies. For this purpose, we use…
Experimental Study on the Diet of Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) under Different Ecological Conditions in a Shallow Lake
2004
We studied the diet of the eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki with in situ experimental mesocosms located in a shallow lake. Different nutrient concentrations (phosphorus and nitrogen) and fish population densities were tested. Our results confirm that it is a planktivorous species, with also a great ingestion of algae and detritus. Nutrient fertilization caused almost no changes in this species feeding behavior, but larger mosquitofish stocks induced a shift to zooplanktivory and a decline in detritivory. When macrophytes were present, the predation effect focused on zooplankton and plant-associated animals, otherwise predation on bottom macroinvertebrates increased. Females preyed up…
Exploring theoretical frameworks for the analysis of fertility fluctuations
1988
The Easterlin theory, popular during the 1970s, explained population fluctuations in terms of maximization of choice, based on the evaluation of previously acquired information. Fluctuations in procreational patterns were seen as responses to conflict between 2 consecutive generations in which the propensity to procreate is inversely related to cohort size. However, the number of demographic trends not directly explainable by the hypothesis imply that either the model must be extended over a longer time frame or that there has been a drastic change of regime, i.e., a basic change in popular attitudes which determine decision making behavior. 4 strategic principles underlie reproductive deci…
Advanced Services and European Integration. The Potential of Regions in East Central and Eastern European Countries.
2006
Advanced services and city globalization on the Eastern fringe of Europe
2007
Capital cities in East Central and Eastern European Countries (ECEEC) are changing rapidly. Since the 1990s, the ECEEC capitals have faced the double challenge of the market (the transition process) and of integration in the world economy (the globalization process), which supposes a sufficient development of coordination functions and thus of advanced services concentrated in these cities (city globalization). Their capacity to join the network of global cities is evaluated on the basis of their relative specializations in advanced services and their connections with the rest of the world. The comparative analysis leads to contrasted globalization perspectives. Thus, Budapest, Prague and W…
O przemianach obrzędowości Świąt Wielkanocnych w Polsce (na przykładzie święcenia potraw)
2019
Przedmiotem refleksji są wybrane aspekty dotyczące przeobrażeń obrzędowości Świąt Wielkanocnych w Polsce. W artykule skupiono uwagę przede wszystkim na tradycji święcenia pokarmów w Wielką Sobotę, omówiono dawne i współczesne praktyki zwyczajowe z nią związane. Podstawą opracowań jest dostępna literatura etnograficzna, pilotażowe badania terenowe prowadzone przez autorkę w różnych częściach Polski, w tym głównie w województwach śląskim, opolskim i łódzkim oraz materiały internetowe.
Materiały do znajomości ryjkowców (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Beskidu Wschodniego
2017
The paper presents new data on the distribution of the superfamily Curculionoidea in the Eastern Beskidy Mountains. The study was carried out between 2003 and 2015 in the south-western part of this region. A list of 134 species of Curculionoidea classified into 7 families (Anthribidae, Attelabidae, Rhynchitidae, Nanophyidae, Apionidae, Curculionidae, Erirhinidae) is presented. Some of them are rare in Poland or have been collected in this region for the first time: Chonostropheus tristis, Aspidapion validum, Barynotus moerens, Dodecastichus inflatus, Otiorhynchus obsidianus, Lixus punctiventris, Tachyerges rufitarsis and Lignyodes suturatus.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF SOFT-BOTTOM IN HAIFA BAY (ISRAEL): AMPHIPOD ASSEMBLAGES
2016
Ecological information concerning amphipods and representation of their spatial distribution through GIS provides an estimate of local environmental quality.
European Capital of Culture Designation as an Initiator of Urban Transformation in the Post-socialist Countries
2012
Since 1985, the EU has designated cities as European Capital of Culture (ECOC) for 1 year at a time. Various ECOCs have used the designation as a tool to revive the city space. The cultural initiatives, such as the ECOC designation, are the EU's political instruments, whose significance has increased during the recent decades, and through which the EU aims to influence various political objectives, such as the unity of the Union and economic growth. These particular objectives were brought into the focus of the ECOC initiative during the Eastern enlargement of the Union. Since 2007, various Central and Eastern European cities have aimed to regenerate their economy through large construction…