337 research outputs found
Coastal carbon opportunities: technical report on carbon storage and accumulation rates at three case study sites
No full textPaul Lavery, Anna Lafratta, Oscar Serrano, Pere Masque, Alice Jones, Milena Fernandes, Sam Gaylard and Bronwyn Gillander
Fish-trawling impacts in the recent sedimentary record on the Barcelona continental margin and their consequences on organic carbon fluxes
No full textTrabajo final presentado por Sarah Paradis Vilar para el Máster en Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), realizado bajo la dirección del Dr. Pere Puig del Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) y del Dr. Pere Masqué de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).-- 30 pages, 5 figures, 2 tablesBottom fish-trawling of crustaceans is one of the most important commercial fishing resource in the Catalan margin, while its fishing grounds have been extending to greater depths associated to the modernization of its fishing fleet. The impacts of this activity have been studied in detail in La Fonera Canyon, off Palamós, during the past decade, but no similar studies have been carried out elsewhere in the Catalan margin. For this study, two sediment cores were retrieved on the flanks of Morràs Canyon, off Barcelona, where trawling takes place, and two more coreswere obtained from the adjacent untrawled canyon axis. Different sediment characteristics (dry bulk density and grain size) were analyzed for all cores, as well as the radioisotopic concentrations of 210Pband 137Cs, and theorganic carbon fraction, which were used to assess the impacts on fishing grounds and on the presumed sediment depocenter. Results indicate that trawled areas have superficial over consolidated sediments depleted of 210Pb and organic carbon as a consequence of scraping superficial sediments by trawling, or reworked sediments piled up on eroded sub-layers, attributed to remobilization of sediment from plowing the sea-floor.
In the canyon’s axis, an almost tripling of sedimentation rates was quantified in one of the sediment cores from 0.12 ± 0.02cm·y-1to 0.32 ± 0.01cm·y-1, dated to the late sixties. This increase was attributed to trawling activities due to their proximity and the simultaneous industrialization of fishing fleet, causing a doubling of total vessel horsepower. Only one sedimentation rate was quantified for the other sediment core, although the resemblance of 210Pb and 137Cs concentration profiles and the proximity of both cores in this wide canyon axis suggest that both cores should have similar inputs of sediments. Further analyses need to be done to quantify changes in sedimentation rates in this second cor
Data from: Effects of small-scale, shading-induced seagrass loss on blue carbon storage: Implications for management of degraded seagrass ecosystems
No full text<b>External Organisations</b><br/>University of Technology Sydney; Deakin University; University of South Alabama; Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory<b>Associated Persons</b><br/>Pere Masque Barri (Contributor)Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett (Creator); Caitlin Wessel (Creator); Just Cebrian (Creator); Peter J. Ralph (Creator); Peter I. Macreadie (Creator)1. Seagrass meadows are important global ‘blue carbon’ sinks. Despite a 30% loss of seagrasses globally during the last century, there is limited empirical research investigating the effects of disturbance and loss of seagrass on blue carbon stocks. 2. In this study, we hypothesised that seagrass loss would reduce blue carbon stocks. Using shading cloth, we simulated small-scale die-offs of two subtropical seagrass species, Halodule wrightii and Thalassia testudinum, in a dynamic northern Gulf of Mexico lagoon. The change in quantity and quality of sediment organic matter and organic carbon were compared among kill, control and bare plots before the kill treatment, shortly after the kill treatment and 11 months after the kill treatment. 210 Pb age dating was performed on bare and Thalassia plots at 11 months to evaluate the impact of sediment erosion in the absence of vegetation. 3. The small-scale die-off led to a 50-65% organic matter (OM) loss in the sediment in the top 8 cm of Halodule plots. Thalassia plots lost significant portions OM (50%) and organic carbon (C; 21-47%) in only the top 1 cm of sediment. The 210 Pb profiles indicated Thalassia die-off reduced the C sequestration rate by 10%, in addition to a loss of ~1 years’ worth of C stocks (~22 g m-2,Trevathan-Tackett_etal_JAE_rawdataAll data is included in one file and includes, sampling descriptions, GPS points, organic matter data, elemental and isotope data, thermogravimetric analysis data, and age-dating data.
6 The Jacobean Masque: Jonson, Authorship, and Royal Address
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This chapter takes as its subject the development of Jacobean masques, Jonson's construction of himself as an author, and his relationship with royalty. There are two important royal presentation manuscripts by Jonson, of the Masque of Blacknesse and the Masque of Queenes, and they are considered alongside other relavant texts including printed prefaces and scenes from his early plays Cynthia's Revels and Poetaster. During the first half of James's reign there developed conventions for masque pamphlets, by Jonson, Samuel Daniel, and others, with Jonson in particular emphasising their literary nature, but this was followed by a significant shift in the way masque texts appeared in the second half of the reign, with pamphlets printed for limited circulation (known as pre‐performance quartos) and some masques circulating in manuscript.</jats:p
‘The unacceptability of the erasures’: John Hejduk’s texts for the ‘Berlin Masque’
No full textEngaging Hejduk’s compelling project, ‘Berlin Masque’ (1981), this paper looks into writing’s power to develop unforeseen possibilities of architectural program. In his ‘Berlin Masque’ proposal, unlike his earlier ‘Masques’, Hejduk clearly prioritizes his prose – not his small accompanying sketches – as the place where the architectural proposition is primarily portrayed. Unpacking these texts in detail will indicate how language represents spatial elements and allow one to imagine moments of spatial appropriation, thus creating original architectural images of cultural significance.Furthermore, the paper demonstrates how Hejduk’s texts and new programmatic possibilities aspire to reconcile Berlin with the trauma of the Second World War. His proposal intends to remind the city’s inhabitants that history is not something that is limited to the past, but a development that involves new, everyday happenings and their interaction with memory. Expanding on the rituals of inhabitation for each suggested structure, as narrated in the texts, the paper outlines how the new stories proposed by the architect acknowledge the city’s existing narratives while creating the necessary space for new ones to appear.The conclusion extracts the significance and uniqueness of the ‘Berlin Masque’ as an architectural project, as well as the significance of language for Hejduk as an architect. It discusses briefly the noted interest in architecture and language nowadays, reminding us of the value of literary imagination.TEXT Special issue 55: Writing | ArchitectureSituated Architectur
Masque et tragédie dans le roman <i>En silence</i> (Daniel Arsand)
No full textSi l'un des symboles du masque est constitué par l'identification à un autre différent de soi, Edgar Flétan s'y applique jour et nuit. Nous saurons bientot a travers les souvenirs d'Adelaïde, sa femme, qu'il y a eu dans la vie de son mari deux événements éprouvants: d'abord le suicide de son pere qui s'est pendu a la suite de la mort de sa femme. Plus tard, lors de ses rencontres furtives avec Adelai'de, la seule femme de sa vie, une ruée de coups reçus de la part des freres de la jeune filie. Ceux-ci, apres s'etre acharnés sur lui, l'ont pendu par les pieds afín de lui rappeler la mort du pere et lui infliger ainsi une derniere humiliation. Il est évident que dans la formation de l'identité de cet homme la mort des parents, surtout celle du pere, a opéré comme une structure menaçante.Trabajo publicado en Blarduni de Bugallo, E. y Moronell, C. (comps.). El cuerpo, las máscaras y otros temas en literatura de habla francesa. La Plata: Ediciones Al Margen, 2008.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació
"Derrière le masque"
No full textThis article deals with the survival of Coast Salish Spirit Dancing and the persistence of ceremonialism as an expression of Indian identity. Looking back to the Indian Reorganization Act, the author draws the reader's attention to unexpected or neglected aspects of tribalism, which go beyond John Collier's intention to preserve and protect the specific values of Indian cultures.Cet article traite de la survivance de la danse des esprits des Salish côtiers et de la persistance du cérémonialisme en tant qu'expression de l'identité indienne. Dans un retour en arrière l'auteur examine l'Indian Reorganization Act de 1934 et appelle l'attention du lecteur sur certains aspects inattendus ou négligés du tribalisme, qui vont au-delà de l'intention exprimée par John Collier de préserver et de protéger les valeurs spécifiques des cultures indiennes.Schulte-Tenckhoff Isabelle. "Derrière le masque". In: Revue Française d'Etudes Américaines, N°38, novembre 1988. L'indianité : contextes et perspectives. pp. 342-348
Chronic and intensive bottom trawling impairs deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
No full text6 pages, 4 figuresBottom trawling has many impacts on marine ecosystems, including seafood stock impoverishment, benthos mortality, and sediment resuspension. Historical records of this fishing practice date back to the mid-1300s. Trawling became a widespread practice in the late 19th century, and it is now progressively expanding to greater depths, with the concerns about its sustainability that emerged during the first half of the 20th century now increasing. We show here that compared with untrawled areas, chronically trawled sediments along the continental slope of the north-western Mediterranean Sea are characterized by significant decreases in organic matter content (up to 52%), slower organic carbon turnover (ca. 37%), and reduced meiofauna abundance (80%), biodiversity (50%), and nematode species richness (25%). We estimate that the organic carbon removed daily by trawling in the region under scrutiny represents as much as 60-100% of the input flux. We anticipate that such an impact is causing the degradation of deep-sea sedimentary habitats and an infaunal depauperation. With deep-sea trawling currently conducted along most continental margins, we conclude that trawling represents a major threat to the deep seafloor ecosystem at the global scaleThis study was conducted within the framework of the Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man’s Impact On European Seas European Union Collaborative Project (EC Contract 226354). The oceanographic cruise was funded by the Spanish Research Plan (Project CTM2010-11084-E). This study was supported by the Project Ricerca Italiana per il Mare. J.M. received funding from a Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios contract granted by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and cofinanced by the European Social Fund. P.M. acknowledges funding from the Government of Catalonia through the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats Academia prizePeer Reviewe
Music and power at the English court, 1575-1624
No full textThis thesis examines the functions of music and dance in English occasional entertainments between 1575 and 1624 by considering masques, country house entertainments, royal entries and civic pageantry. It explores the changing discourse of music's place within court entertainments, and the ways that different types of entertainment present music. Music's associations with court power are tested through an examination of the ways in which it is adopted and adapted on non-courtly public occasions.
This thesis contends that musical provision and musicality were crucial to the prestige of a particular event, and are therefore crucial to a contextualised interpretation of the textual traces the events have left behind. It seeks to understand the role of music in these events, both in terms of the way its particular qualities are deployed, and also
the way those qualities are presented and exploited within the allegorical schemes of the entertainments themselves.
This study interrogates the circumstances of particular occasions, including aspects such as the place and time of an event, the political standing of the people who attended
and commissioned it, and the resources and personnel available to provide the music and dance for such events. Rather than seeking to separate out these elements, this
thesis examines the way they interact, showing both how music can bring connotative meaning to the events it is part of, and also how the events themselves shape musical
meaning in particular ways. This thesis demonstrates that music's meanings are shaped by the extra-musical factors that surround it, and that music is able both to absorb and
bestow meaning across the boundaries of social differentiation that it is enlisted to reinforce
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