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Implications of Increased SST on Sula Dactylatra in Rapa Nui Marine Park
Get PDFMarine protected areas are a relatively new conservation tool intended to remove harmful anthropogenic practices and influences to enable ecological processes to occur normally, but they cannot protect ecosystems from global impacts like climate change. One such MPA, Rapa Nui Marine Park in Chile, is home to the Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra. Though not currently endangered, their population numbers decrease annually, and seabirds are among the most threatened species in the face of climate change. This study seeks to examine the spatial ecology of the Sula dactylatra against the context of the MPA and examines whether increasing sea surface temperatures (SST) will render the protected area insufficient. This study used statistical analyses in R using open datasets from the World Database on Protected Areas, Movebank, and NOAA. Our findings indicate that on average, SST increased 0.1 degrees per year from 2010 to 2020, culminating in a 1-degree increase over that decade. There is no indication this pattern will subside. The global nature of climate change, evidence of local SST increase, and lack of MPA management suggests that the boundaries of Rapa Nui Marine Park do nothing to protect enclosed masked booby foraging range from climate change effects. As climate conditions continue to change, it is likely that the spatial ecology of the masked booby and other species in Rapa Nui will be impacted in some way. There needs to be more research done to evaluate how ENSO or seasonal changes contribute to increasing SST in this area, as well as what effect this may have on the prey species of the Sula dactylatra. It may also be valuable to understand the varying management needs across Rapa Nui, as many islets are subjected to different conditions and may require different oversight. Aside from climactic factors, park effectiveness is still dependent upon funding and to what extent the regulations are enforced
APPC Minutes - September 7, 2021
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APPC Minutes - September 14, 2021
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Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2021 - Special Supplement
Get PDFWhat’s Special about Special Collections? (Robin Wagner)
Rare Books: Cooper Fund Supports First Editions (Carolyn Sautter)
Manuscripts and Letters: Letter-Writing Seminar Draws from Many Eras (Magdalena Sánchez)
Almanacs: Colonial America Comes Alive with Poor Richard’s (Timothy Shannon)
Maps: Geography Sparks Discussion
Asian Art: Students Get Hands-on Curatorial Experience
Photographs: Photographs Transport Students to Another Time (Shannon Egan)
Posters: Wartime Attitudes Revealed through Propaganda Posters (Jill Titus)
Artifacts: Monsters Break the Ice Policing the Boundaries of the Possible (Mercedes Valmisa Oviedo)
Bookmaking: Old Technology Blends with Digital Humanities
Conservation: Pennsylvania College Class of 1854 Gets a Facelift (Mary Wootton
Criminal Justice Update - September 2021
Get PDFThe Criminal Justice Update is a monthly newsletter created by the Adams County Bar Foundation Fellow providing updates in criminal justice policy coming from Pennsylvania\u27s courts and legislature as well as the US Supreme Court.
Contents: Updates from PA Governor\u27s Office (no updates this month) Updates from the PA Legislature: Criminal Law & Procedure Updates from the Courts U.S. Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure (no updates this month) PA Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure PA Superior Court: Criminal Law & Procedur
Creating a Home Base for Treatment in Homeless Courts
Get PDFAs the number of unsheltered homeless increases, an alternative to criminalization, homeless courts, have also become more common. 18 States currently have one or more specialty court programs dedicated to meting out alternative sentencing to the local homeless. Homeless courts are a rehabilitative process with the end goal of reintegration into society. They allow nonviolent misdemeanors to be resolved without jail time or fines. In lieu of traditional sentencing is community service and mandated self-improvement. This chapter examines the current criminalization, and history, of homelessness in the United States. Of primary interest is the development of homeless courts as an attempt to respond to the underlying problems causing homelessness. Going back to the nation’s first in San Diego, the purpose of this investigation is to compare and contrast the strategies and goals of different specialty courts and to determine which if any have been successful in reducing the homeless population