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From Albania to Brazil: Ismail Kadaré's Broken april and its filmic adaptation, Walter Salles' Abril despedaçado
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2007The aim of the present study is to analyse how issues of Albanian national identity are portrayed in Ismail Kadaré's novel Broken April (Prilli i Thyer), and how such features have been appropriated and translated onto the screen into a Northeastern Brazilian context. I depart from the premise that, even though Brazilian elements are indeed shown in the film, the non existence of the Kanun in Brazil, and the use of narrative techniques different from the ones employed in the novel render the story of the blood feuds in the film more universal than the genuinely Albanian reality depicted in the novel. In sum, the appropriation transcends the Albanian reality into a universal context, showing, at the same time, elements which are typical of the Brazilian culture.O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar como questões sobre a identidade nacional Albanesa são retratadas no romance Abril Despedaçado (Prilli i Thyer), de Ismail Kadaré, e como tais questões foram apropriadas e traduzidas para a tela num contexto Nordestino-Brasileiro. O estudo parte do princípio que, embora elementos tipicamente Brasileiros sejam mostrados no filme, a não existência do Kanun no Brasil, e o uso de técnicas narrativas diferentes das empregadas no romance ajudam a deixar a história das brigas de família no filme com um aspecto mais universal do que a realidade genuinamente Albanesa representada na romance. Em suma, a apropriação transcende a realidade Albanesa para um contexto mais universal, sem deixar de mostrar também elementos típicos da cultura Brasileira
Shoreline changes and its impact on the mangrove ecosystems of some islands of Indian Sundarbans, North-East coast of India
No full textThis study aims to analyse the shoreline oscillations of three estuarine Islands in Sundarban delta and its impact on mangrove forests around the Islands. Six multi-temporal Landsat images spanning 42 years (1975–2017) have been used in the study. Band ratio was computed to discriminate the water line from the land, which was later digitized. Digital shoreline analysis system (DSAS) was employed for estimation and analysis of the shorelines changes by End point rate (EPR) model and Linear regression rate (LRR) model after laying transects offshore of the baseline. Sea level and topography of the islands have also been analyzed. To assess the mangrove health, time series Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis has been performed using the Mann Kendall Tau statistics and Sen's slope. Mangrove degradation maps were produced from the data and combined with evidences collected from field works. The results point to a very dynamic shoreline ensuing in erosion of mangrove forests while some areas do show encouraging trends due to sustained accretion especially in the southern and eastern parts. Overall erosion is higher than accretion in the Islands. Results show that NDVI has been decreasing along patches that are near to erosion hotspots irrespective of climatic trends. Thus it can be concluded that mangrove forests are under severe stress due to shoreline ingression and sea level rise and not climatic alterations. Going forward this work could provide significant information on the nature of shoreline changes and could assist in sustainable development for Sundarban biodiversity niche management.</p
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No full textTyphlodromalus peregrinus (Muma)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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No full textNeoseiulus planatus (Muma)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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No full textAmblyseius aerialis (Muma)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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No full textNeoseiulus marinellus (Muma)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
Trooppisten turvemaiden ekohydrologisten prosessien ja metsädynamiikan seuranta
No full textAbstractEnvironmental impacts from intensive draining and land use in tropical peatlands urge the need for ecosystem protection and peatland restoration. However, our understanding of tropical peatlands is too poor to support the implementation of such mitigation initiatives. We carried out environmental monitoring on Padang Island, Indonesia, which suffers from peatland degradation and forest disturbances that is representative of peatlands across Southeast Asia. The main environmental parameters of hydrology (water-table depth (WTD), rainfall), micrometeorology (radiation, air temperature, and relative humidity), and tree physiologies (sap-flux velocity, radial growth) of several native and one non-native species were recorded by ground sensors, while forest disturbances were monitored using remote sensing. We found out that the spatial and temporal variability in WTD was high, which was mainly controlled by rainfall and the presence of drainage. The response of vegetations to the temporal change in WTD varied based on response parameters and species groups, native versus non-native species. Vapor pressure deficit and photosynthetic active radiation had a profound effect toward temporal variation in sap-flux velocity, while the effect of wind speed was only found in some species. Non-linear relationships between sap-flux velocity and WTD were observed, regardless of the species groups. Sap-flux velocity was slightly higher during transitional WTD, -1.0 to -1.4 m below the ground. The radial growth of non-native species tended to drop with a deeper WTD, while growth of native species did not show a similar trend. We also observed a weak-to-moderate inverse linear relationship between daily radial growth and daily sap-flux velocity. Peatland draining and land use were strongly intertwined with forest disturbances. Up to one third of the island had been deforested for non-native monoculture plantation which was associated with intensive drainages, and another one third were cultivated for small-scale farming with less intensive drainage. The spatial and temporal variability of forest degradation was also high. Prior to 2011, forest disturbances were mainly driven by industrial logging, but then shifted to low-intensive logging and deforestation for plantation and farm thereafter.Original papersOriginal papers are not included in the electronic version of the dissertation.Ikkala, L., Ismail, J., Wolff, F., Marttila, H., Ronkanen, A., Alekseychik, P., Rana, P., Tolvanen, A., Haghighi, A. T., Kohv, A., Osborne, C., & Räsänen, A. (2022). Remote sensing methods for northern peatland restoration monitoring - a literature review. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Ismail, I., Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Kurniawan, U., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2021). Water table variations on different land use units in a drained tropical peatland island of Indonesia. Hydrology Research, 52(6), 1372–1388. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2021.062Self-archived versionIsmail, Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2022). Recent results from
an ecohydrological study of forest species in drained tropical. Manuscript submitted for publication.Ismail, Solberg, S., Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2022). Understanding the dynamics of forest disturbance in tropical peat swamp forest using active remote sensing. Manuscript submitted for publication.TiivistelmäTrooppisten turvemaiden ojitusten ympäristövaikutukset lisäävät tarvetta ekosysteemien suojelun ja soiden ennallistamisen lisäämistä. Ymmärrys trooppisten turvemaiden prosesseista on kuitenkin vielä liian vähäistä tätä toimintaa tukemaan. Tutkimuksessa suoritettiin ympäristön tilan seurantaa Indonesiassa Padang Islandin tutkimuskohteella, joka kärsii turpeen ja metsän häiriintymisestä, mikä on tyypillistä Kaakkois-Aasian turvemaille. Tutkimuksessa kerättiin maasensoreilla aineistoa keskeisimmistä ympäristön tilasta kertovista parametreista hydrologiassa (vesisyvyys (WTD), sadanta), mikrometeorologiassa (säteily, ilman lämpötila, suhteellinen kosteus) ja puuston fysiologiassa (mahlan virtausnopeus, säteen kasvu), kun taas metsän häiriintyneisyyttä seurattiin kaukokartoituksen avulla. Tutkimuksessa havaittiin korkeaa spatiaalista ja ajallista vaihtelua WTD:ssä riippuen pääasiassa sadannasta ja kuivatustilanteesta. Kasvillisuuden vaste WTD:n ajalliseen muutokseen vaihteli riippuen vasteparametristä ja lajiryhmästä (paikallinen/ei-paikallinen puulaji). Höyrynpaineen alijäämällä ja fotosynteettisesti aktiivisella säteilyllä oli merkittävä vaikutus mahlan virtausnopeuden ajalliseen vaihteluun, kun taas tuulennopeus vaikutti vain joihinkin lajeihin. Mahlan virtausnopeuden ja WTD:n välillä havaittiin epälineaarisia vuorovaikutuksia riippumatta puulajista. Mahlan virtausnopeus oli hiukan suurempi keskitason WTD:llä -1.0–1.4 m. Ei-paikallisten lajien säteen kasvu yleensä väheni suurilla WTD:llä, kun taas paikallisille lajeille ei löydetty samanlaista trendiä. Lisäksi ei-paikallisen puulajin päiväkohtaisen säteen kasvun ja mahlan virtausnopeuden välille löydettiin heikko–kohtalainen negatiivinen lineaarinen riippuvuus. Soiden ojitus ja maankäyttö kietoutuivat voimakkaasti yhteen metsän häiriintyneisyyden kanssa. Jopa kolmasosa saaren metsistä oli hävinnyt ei-paikallisten puulajien monokulttuurisen kasvatuksen myötä, mikä yhdistettiin voimakkaan kuivatukseen. Lisäksi toinen kolmasosa oli otettu viljelyskäyttöön vähemmän intensiivisellä kuivatuksella. Metsän tilan heikkenemisen spatiaalinen ja ajallinen vaihtelu oli merkittävää. Ennen vuotta 2011 metsiä heikensivät lähinnä metsäteollisuuden hakkuut, mutta sen jälkeen aiheuttajia olivat matalan intensiteetin hakkuut ja hakkuut plantaasi- ja maanviljelyä varten.OsajulkaisutOsajulkaisut eivät sisälly väitöskirjan elektroniseen versioon.Ikkala, L., Ismail, J., Wolff, F., Marttila, H., Ronkanen, A., Alekseychik, P., Rana, P., Tolvanen, A., Haghighi, A. T., Kohv, A., Osborne, C., & Räsänen, A. (2022). Remote sensing methods for northern peatland restoration monitoring - a literature review. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Ismail, I., Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Kurniawan, U., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2021). Water table variations on different land use units in a drained tropical peatland island of Indonesia. Hydrology Research, 52(6), 1372–1388. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2021.062Rinnakkaistallennettu versioIsmail, Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2022). Recent results from
an ecohydrological study of forest species in drained tropical. Manuscript submitted for publication.Ismail, Solberg, S., Haghighi, A. T., Marttila, H., Karyanto, O., & Kløve, B. (2022). Understanding the dynamics of forest disturbance in tropical peat swamp forest using active remote sensing. Manuscript submitted for publication.Academic dissertation to be presented, with the assent of the Doctoral Programme Committee of Technology and Natural Sciences of the University of Oulu, for public defence in the Wetteri auditorium (IT115), Linnanmaa, on 12 December 2022, at 12 noonAbstract
Environmental impacts from intensive draining and land use in tropical peatlands urge the need for ecosystem protection and peatland restoration. However, our understanding of tropical peatlands is too poor to support the implementation of such mitigation initiatives. We carried out environmental monitoring on Padang Island, Indonesia, which suffers from peatland degradation and forest disturbances that is representative of peatlands across Southeast Asia. The main environmental parameters of hydrology (water-table depth (WTD), rainfall), micrometeorology (radiation, air temperature, and relative humidity), and tree physiologies (sap-flux velocity, radial growth) of several native and one non-native species were recorded by ground sensors, while forest disturbances were monitored using remote sensing. We found out that the spatial and temporal variability in WTD was high, which was mainly controlled by rainfall and the presence of drainage. The response of vegetations to the temporal change in WTD varied based on response parameters and species groups, native versus non-native species. Vapor pressure deficit and photosynthetic active radiation had a profound effect toward temporal variation in sap-flux velocity, while the effect of wind speed was only found in some species. Non-linear relationships between sap-flux velocity and WTD were observed, regardless of the species groups. Sap-flux velocity was slightly higher during transitional WTD, -1.0 to -1.4 m below the ground. The radial growth of non-native species tended to drop with a deeper WTD, while growth of native species did not show a similar trend. We also observed a weak-to-moderate inverse linear relationship between daily radial growth and daily sap-flux velocity. Peatland draining and land use were strongly intertwined with forest disturbances. Up to one third of the island had been deforested for non-native monoculture plantation which was associated with intensive drainages, and another one third were cultivated for small-scale farming with less intensive drainage. The spatial and temporal variability of forest degradation was also high. Prior to 2011, forest disturbances were mainly driven by industrial logging, but then shifted to low-intensive logging and deforestation for plantation and farm thereafter.Tiivistelmä
Trooppisten turvemaiden ojitusten ympäristövaikutukset lisäävät tarvetta ekosysteemien suojelun ja soiden ennallistamisen lisäämistä. Ymmärrys trooppisten turvemaiden prosesseista on kuitenkin vielä liian vähäistä tätä toimintaa tukemaan. Tutkimuksessa suoritettiin ympäristön tilan seurantaa Indonesiassa Padang Islandin tutkimuskohteella, joka kärsii turpeen ja metsän häiriintymisestä, mikä on tyypillistä Kaakkois-Aasian turvemaille. Tutkimuksessa kerättiin maasensoreilla aineistoa keskeisimmistä ympäristön tilasta kertovista parametreista hydrologiassa (vesisyvyys (WTD), sadanta), mikrometeorologiassa (säteily, ilman lämpötila, suhteellinen kosteus) ja puuston fysiologiassa (mahlan virtausnopeus, säteen kasvu), kun taas metsän häiriintyneisyyttä seurattiin kaukokartoituksen avulla. Tutkimuksessa havaittiin korkeaa spatiaalista ja ajallista vaihtelua WTD:ssä riippuen pääasiassa sadannasta ja kuivatustilanteesta. Kasvillisuuden vaste WTD:n ajalliseen muutokseen vaihteli riippuen vasteparametristä ja lajiryhmästä (paikallinen/ei-paikallinen puulaji). Höyrynpaineen alijäämällä ja fotosynteettisesti aktiivisella säteilyllä oli merkittävä vaikutus mahlan virtausnopeuden ajalliseen vaihteluun, kun taas tuulennopeus vaikutti vain joihinkin lajeihin. Mahlan virtausnopeuden ja WTD:n välillä havaittiin epälineaarisia vuorovaikutuksia riippumatta puulajista. Mahlan virtausnopeus oli hiukan suurempi keskitason WTD:llä -1.0–1.4 m. Ei-paikallisten lajien säteen kasvu yleensä väheni suurilla WTD:llä, kun taas paikallisille lajeille ei löydetty samanlaista trendiä. Lisäksi ei-paikallisen puulajin päiväkohtaisen säteen kasvun ja mahlan virtausnopeuden välille löydettiin heikko–kohtalainen negatiivinen lineaarinen riippuvuus. Soiden ojitus ja maankäyttö kietoutuivat voimakkaasti yhteen metsän häiriintyneisyyden kanssa. Jopa kolmasosa saaren metsistä oli hävinnyt ei-paikallisten puulajien monokulttuurisen kasvatuksen myötä, mikä yhdistettiin voimakkaan kuivatukseen. Lisäksi toinen kolmasosa oli otettu viljelyskäyttöön vähemmän intensiivisellä kuivatuksella. Metsän tilan heikkenemisen spatiaalinen ja ajallinen vaihtelu oli merkittävää. Ennen vuotta 2011 metsiä heikensivät lähinnä metsäteollisuuden hakkuut, mutta sen jälkeen aiheuttajia olivat matalan intensiteetin hakkuut ja hakkuut plantaasi- ja maanviljelyä varten
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No full textProprioseiopsis carolinianus (Muma, Metz & Farrier)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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No full textAmblyseius curiosus (Chant & Baker)–Female (A–E): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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No full textProprioseius meridionalis Chant–Female (A–F): A. Dorsal shield, B. Ventral idiosoma, C. Chelicera, D. Spermatheca, E. Leg IV, F. Sub-cylindrical erect structure on dorsal shield. Scale bars = 100 μm for A, B; 30 μm for C, D, F; 60 μm for E (Photo credit: Ismail Döker).</p
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