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Scaphisoma desertorum Casey 1893
No full textScaphisoma desertorum Casey, 1893 Figs 13-14 Material examined: MHNG, WBWC; 16 specimens; Arizona, Maricopa Co. along Sycamore Creek at Sunflower; 33.8651°N, 111.4657°W, July 16 - Aug. 4, 2019. – WBWC; 2 specimens; Arizona, Santa Cruz Co. 3.7 rd. mi. SE of Patagonia on Harshaw RD; 31.5163°N, 110.7043°W; July 24 - Aug. 6, 2019. – MHNG, WBWC; 32 specimens; Arizona, Santa Cruz Co. Palo Prado Rd., east side Santa Cruz R.; 31.531°N, 111.016°W; July 11-16, 2018. – WBWC; 5 specimens; Arizona, Gila Co. along Tonto Ck., 0.2 mi. S of Gisela; 2845 ft., 34.0862°N, 111.2874°W, July 6-21, 2018. – MHNG, WBWC; 25 specimens; Arizona, Santa Cruz Co. Duquesne Rd., 2.3 rd. Mi E jct. Hwy 82; Santa Cruz R.; 31.3757°N, 110.8406°W, Aug. 3-14, 2018. – MHNG, WBWC; 13 specimens; Arizona, Cochise Co. Huachuca Mts., 0.8 rd. mi. SW Reef; 31.4238°N, 110.2991°W, Aug. 31 - Sept. 28, 2018. – WBWC; 7 specimens; Arizona, Cochise Co. Huachuca Mts.; 0.8 rd. mi. SW Reef; 31.4238°N, 110.2991°W, July 4-24. 2019. – WBWC; 2 specimens; Arizona, Pima Co.; 0.3 km W Hwy 83 on Gardner Cyn. Rd., 4722 ft., 31.7367°N, 110.6663°W, July 5 - Aug. 6, 2019. Remarks: The species was based on an unknown number of specimens from Arizona and Texas (Casey, 1893: 530). The senior author has examined a male syntype labelled “Williams Ariz” / “TYPE USNM 48161” / “desertorum” (handwritten). As its aedeagal characters have not yet been published, respective illustrations are given here (Figs 13, 14). An examined male syntype of Scaphisoma dakotanum Fall, 1910, originally spelled dakotana, labelled “Wickham, Bismarck, N. Dak.” / “dakotana TYPE” / “M.C.Z. Type 24119” / “H.C.Fall collection” / “ Scaphisoma dakotana Fall ” is found conspecific with S. desertorum. It is here designated as lectotype, and bears respective label, dated 1987. Hence, Scaphisoma dakotanum Fall, 1910, syn. nov. = S. desertorum Casey, 1893. This species is reported from Arizona, North Dakota and Texas, the vouchers from Texas were not examined.Published as part of Löbl, Ivan, Leschen, Richard A. B. & Warner, William B., 2021, Scaphisomatini of Arizona (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) collected by V-Flight Intercept Traps, pp. 173-185 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 128 (1) on pages 180-182, DOI: 10.35929/RSZ.0043, http://zenodo.org/record/563987
A Model Explaining Medusahead Invasion and Novel Targeted Grazing Approaches of Control
No full textMedusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski) is currently one of the biggest threats to rangelands and livestock operations in the Western US. High silica concentrations in medusahead contribute to its invasiveness. I developed a model to explain how silica is involved in the invasion process, and attempted to manipulate silica to increase use of the grass by livestock. Experiments were conducted to determine: 1) whether rotational grazing on established forages of improved nutritional quality would provide supplemental nutrients to increase cattle use of medusahead; 2) evaluate intake of and preference for medusahead treated with a glyphosate herbicide at different rates by sheep; and 3) evaluate intake and selection of medusahead by cattle by separating the effects of a glyphosate herbicide (Roundup®) from other chemicals in the formulation (salt, adjuvant). Additionally, experiments were conducted to 4) determine the nutritional value and digestibility of medusahead treated with Roundup® at different rates and at different plant particle sizes; and 5) determine if cattle grazing with trampling can increase seeding success on medusahead-invaded rangelands. Rotational grazing from supplemental pastures to medusahead-invaded pastures increased medusahead use by cattle during the second year of the study. Furthermore, glyphosate did not increase medusahead consumption in a choice between three glyphosate treatments, but did in a two-way choice test. Cattle grazed glyphosate-treated medusahead more than that of the non-treated grass and completely avoided the salt-treated grass. The active ingredient in a glyphosate herbicide increased consumption of medusahead while other ingredients in the herbicide (i.e., salt and adjuvant) had no influence on this choice. A smaller particle size increased the digestibility of medusahead compared to larger particle sizes. Glyphosate also increases digestibility, but not as much as particle size. Finally, cattle trampling did not help establish seeded plant species, and the seeding attempt was unsuccessful. Thus, grazing rotations between improved pastures and medusahead-infested rangeland, and the combined glyphosate application-grazing are new approaches for medusahead control, as they prepare a seed bed for revegetation and increase the nutritional quality of the grass for improved livestock nutrition
Casey Station Terrestrial Laser Scanning Project (TLS) - 2019
No full textProgress Code: completedThis dataset contains data collected at Casey Station as part of the Laser Scanning Pilot Project<br/><br/>The goals of the project were to test the viability of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) as a method of accurately documenting existing infrastructure at the four stations, to reduce expenses and wastage related to sending materials South that aren't necessarily required. With flow on effects forecast to help departments such as Shipping, Logistics and Supply services. <br/><br/>The scans were completed by AAD personnel using a FARO® Focus S-350+ Automation-Ready TLS <br/><br/>Timeframe of works<br/>Phase One Obtain the loan of Scanner from Faro. Get approval for travel to Casey Station November 2018 to January 2019<br/>Phase Two Laser scanning of infrastructure at Casey station by AAD personnel. February/March, 2019<br/>Phase Three Develop BIM models of station infrastructure. March-May, 2019<br/>Phase Four Utilize BIM for the design and upgrade of the Main Plant Room in the Domestic Building Living Quarters. March – September, 2019<br/>Phase Five Produce media release on the collaboration and project. March, 2019<br/>Phase Six Assess the Success of the Pilot and put forth to the AAD executive to roll out the same process for the remaining stations. March, 2019 to March, 2020; Implement VR technologies for AAD. Ongoin
International Antarctic Glaciological Project Data for 1978 From Casey
No full textProgress Code: completedA collection of data/observations recorded during the 1978 International Antarctic Glaciological Project (IAGP) traverse from Casey. Included in the collection are accumulation stake height readings, barometric levelling observations, precise distance calculations between canes in the ice movement network (along with the resulting ice velocity calculation results), and an instrumentation report.<br/><br/>A copy of the report is available for download from the provided URL
Master planned communities and the re-formation of cities for health and wellbeing
No full textMaster planned estates are a common feature of modern cities. This paper explores residents’ social practices to reveal connections between spatial and social features, daily routines and health and wellbeing.
AbstractMaster planned communities (MPCs) are designed to give residents a ‘complete living experience’ including access to educational facilities, shopping centres and parks. Although MPCs aspire to be suburban utopias much research focuses on identifying negative outcomes to reinforce notions that dreams of utopian futures are rarely realised. However, as a dynamic form of city re-formation, MPCs create an opportunity to ‘get it right’ by putting into practice lessons learnt from the past and principles of best practice planning. Selandra Rise is an MPC in Melbourne, Australia that has been designed to maximise the health and wellbeing of residents. Key elements incorporate access to nature, open space for physical activity, diverse housing, access to education, public transport, a local town centre and a focus on generating employment.
This paper presents the details of a study designed to measure the role of built, natural, social and economic environments in the health and wellbeing of residents, taking account of the key design features listed. Using a social practice approach rather than taking an individual behavioural stance, the research focuses on households as a unit of study to reveal the connection between spatial and social features, daily routines and health and wellbeing. The paper presents the methods, outlines findings to date, and reflects on potential policy implications for creating neighbourhoods and cities to improve social and physical health.
Presented at the International Making Cities Livable Conference –20-24 May, 2012, Portland, Oregon US
Leadership Development in the Social Sector: A Framework for Supporting Strategic Investments
No full text· While much of the research on leadership and leadership development has historically studied private sector settings, recent work has begun to build knowledge about leaders in public and community settings.
· New models of leadership, including collective leadership, are being developed and implemented by foundations.
· A framework for identifying the level of intervention (individual, team, organization, network, or system) and the level of impact (individual, team, organization, community, or field of policy and practice) is proposed as a tool for more strategic investing in leadership development
Vertebrate Ecologists Report, Davis, Casey and Heard Island 1986 - Nick Gales
No full textProgress Code: completedStatement: The quality of the scanned pages may vary. An OCR process has been run over the document.Scanned copy of the report by the vertebrate ecologist (Nick Gales) at Davis Station in 1986. Work was also carried out at Casey Station and Heard Island.<br/><br/>The report includes information on:<br/><br/>Elephant Seals<br/> - Census and tagging programme<br/> - Past status of the southern elephant seal of the Vestfold Hills<br/> - Evaluation of blubber thickness<br/> - Electroejaculation programme<br/> - Casey census<br/><br/>Weddell Seals<br/> - Dietary Study<br/> - Tagging programme<br/><br/>Immobilisation of Antarctic seals<br/><br/>Emperor Penguins<br/> - Energetic study<br/> - Dietary Study<br/><br/>Adelie penguins<br/> - Dietary study<br/> - Census, chick banding and weighing<br/><br/>General ornithology<br/> - Antarctic petrels and southern fulmars<br/> - Southern giant petrels<br/><br/>Heard Island Work<br/> - Elephant seal census<br/> - Evaluation of blubber thickness<br/> - Electrophoresis programm
Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus Casey 1884
No full textStenus (Nestus) vinnulus Casey, 1884 Stenus vinnulus Casey, 1884: 112. Stenus vinnulus – Fall 1926: 61. — Puthz 1972d: 107. Stenus (Nestus) vinnulus – Puthz 1972b: 171. — Ryvkin 1987: 159. — Silfverberg 1988: 20 . — Ryabukhin 1999: 46. Stenus (s. str.) vinnulus – Campbell & Davies 1991: 112. Stenus (Nestus) confusoides Renkonen, 1935: 27. Stenus confusoides – Strand 1954: 66. — Puthz 1970a: 39. Stenus (Nestus) confusoides – Renkonen 1936: 179. — Palm 1961: 90. — Puthz 1965: 27. — Puthz 1967a: 49. — Tichomirova 1973: 173. Material examined RUSSIA: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Karelia, White Sea, Bay of Kandalaksha, N shore of Chupa Inlet, 500 m NE of Nizhnyaya Polunga: Blizhneye Lake, 18–19 Jul. 2005, P. Petrov leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Tuva, Todjenskiy District, Azas Nature Reserve, environs of Azas Lake, Zelyonoye Lake, 980 m a.s.l., mossy swamps with Ledum palustre, Eriophorum sp., Carex spp., Rubus chamaemorus, Rhododendron sp. etc. near banks of rill (rhadon!) – in moss, 3 Jun. 1990, A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Evenkia, Baykitskiy District, Central Siberian Biosphere Reserve, Stolbovaya River 8 km up-stream of river mouth, 60 m a.s.l., mosses and litter on open swamp with Carex spp., Comarum palustre, sparse Menyanthes trifoliata, true mosses, Sphagnum spp. etc., 20 Sep. 1991, A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Evenkia, Central Siberian Biosphere Reserve, Stolbovaya River basin: lower flow of Birapchana River near Kruten’kiy Stream, 110 m a.s.l., backwashing of limestone shingles at river bank, 29 Jun. 1993, V.B. Semenov leg. (AR); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Putorana Highland, nr. Ayan Lake, Kapchug River, riverside ‘tundroid’, bog with mosses and Eriophorum sp., 11 Jun. 1983, K.Yu. Eskov leg. (AR); 1 ♂, Yakutia, Vilyui River basin, Kempendyayi River upstream of Kempendyay Village, 5 Aug. 1988, V. Blagoderov & V. Zherikhin leg. (AR); 1 ♂, Magadan Area, 3 km N of Shirokoye, 7 Jul. 1974, B.A. Korotyayev leg. (AR + 1ex: IBPM); 1 ♀, Amur Area, Selemdzhinskiy District, near Fevral’sk, 268th km of Belogorsk–Fevral’sk road, Tikhiy rill, 275 m a.s.l., mosses and plant debris between sedge & gramineous tussocks among Alnus sp., Salix sp., Spiraea sp. with Sphagnum squarrosum, Sph. spp., etc., 8 Oct. 2008, A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 2 ♂♂, Amur Area, near Zeya Town, 4 Jun. 1978, V.V. Belov & S.A. Kurbatov leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Amur Area, near Zeya Town, Gulik, 19 Oct. 1979, S.A. Serbenyuk leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Amur Area, Selemdzhinskiy District, Norskiy Nature Reserve, Nora River basin, 2 km up-stream of Gryashchinskaya Mt., mosses and plant debris on small open swamp on high flood-plain: tussocks of Calamagrostis sp. and Carex spp. with Sphagnum ? girgensohnii, Sph. squarrosum, Sph. centrale, Sph. spp., Rubus arcticus, Convallaria keiskei, Salix sp., etc., 22 Aug. 2004, A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 1 ♀, Amur Area, Selemdzhinskiy District, Norskiy Nature Reserve, Nora River basin near Maltsevskiy cordon, E side of Maltsevskoye Lake, 210 m a.s.l., sweeping on Carex spp., Poaceae gen. spp. & motley grass, 1 Oct. 2008, E.M. Veselova & A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 1 ♂, Khabarovsk Territory, Jewish Autonomous Area, Obluchenskiy District, SE of Radde, Dichun River, about 2 km off river mouth, near water, 7 Aug. 1977, A.B. Ryvkin leg. (AR); 2ex, [Khabarovsk Territory,] Ussuri River basin, Bikinskiy District, Birskoye, 27 Jun. 1958, O.N. Kabakov leg. (ONK); 1 ex, same locality, 1 Jul. 1958, O.N. Kabakov leg. (ONK); 1 ♀, Maritime Province, Spasskiy District, nr. Novoselskoye, rice field, t=27°, pH =5.8, 11 Aug. 1986, A. Shatrovskiy leg. (AR); 1 ♂, Maritime Province, Spasskiy District, Yevseyevka, in stream, 17 Jul. 1976, E. Berlov leg., ‘ Stenus sp. ’, ‘ Stenus vinnulus Cas., det. V. Puthz 2006 ’ (ASh). CANADA: 1 ♀, Yukon Territory, Klokut Archeol. Site, 6 mi. N of Old Crow, 67°54’N 136°36’W, ex. shallow margin of small lake, 19 Jul. 1977, R.E. Morlan, J.V. Matthews, R.E. Roughley leg. (Yukon Refugium Project) (UASM); 1 ♀, ‘N.W.T. - 21 m. e. Tuktoyaktuk. 17–21.vii. [19]71. D.M. Wood’, ‘ Stenus illotulus Puthz det. V. Puthz 1978’, ‘ob abw. vinnulus ?’, ‘ Eigentum CNC!’ (CNC). Remarks Originally described from the USA. When revising Casey’ s heterogeneous type series, Puthz (1972a) designated the specimen from Cambridge, Massachusetts as the lectotype and placed S. confusoides Renkonen, 1935, that had been known until then from Fennoscandia (Renkonen 1936; Strand 1954; Palm 1961; Puthz 1965, 1970) and E Siberia (Puthz 1967a: Chita Area: ‘Dorf Udotschnoje am Ingodazufluss’), in the synonymy of S. vinnulus. The specimens from Isle Royale, Lake Superior and Marquette, Michigan, were also attributed to the latter species, but the paralectotypes from White Fish Point were identified as S. brivioi Puthz, which was described in the same year (Puthz 1972c). The same author cited E Siberian ‘Poppius-Funde von Ytyk-haja, Ust Aldan und Olekminsk’ for S. vinnulus in the same year (Puthz 1972d). Campbell & Davies (1991), without providing material, reported the species for Alaska and most provinces of Canada, excluding British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland (the first records for Alaska and the Yukon Territory had been provided by Fall 1926). Ryabukhin (1999) mentioned a single specimen of this species from the Magadan Area, Russia, based on my identifications from the IBPM collection (see Material examined above).Published as part of Ryvkin, Alexandr B., 2012, New species and records of Stenus (Nestus) of the canaliculatus group, with the erection of a new species group (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae), pp. 1-62 in European Journal of Taxonomy 13 on pages 37-38, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.13, http://zenodo.org/record/385777
Nyssodrysina Casey 1913
No full text<i>Nyssodrysina</i> Casey, 1913 <p> <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i> (Bates, 1864)</p> <p> <i>Nyssodrys cinerascens</i> Bates, 1864: 151.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Bates (1864: 151) described <i>Nyssodrys cinerascens</i> (currently <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i>) based on six specimens of both sexes. According to the author, it would be common in Pará, Brazil. Currently, the species is widely distributed in northern South America, in Amazonian regions. On the next page of the same work, Bates (1964: 152) described (in note) <i>Nyssodrys lignaria</i> (currently <i>Nyssodrysina lignaria</i> (Bates, 1864)). This last species was described based on a couple specimens from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently, this species occurs in the eastern littoral of Brazil (Atlantic Forest), in Paraguay and Argentina. Although the two species have disjunct distribution, they are extremely similar. Neither Bates (1984) nor other authors made any comparison between them, and in order to aid future identifications, we examined both species and we noticed some differences that we think are useful for separating them.</p> <p> <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i> differs from <i>N. lignaria</i> by the posterior margin of the pronotum without punctures or with these sparsely distributed; by the elytra without longitudinal carinae and by scutellum sparsely pubescent. In <i>N. lignaria</i> the posterior margin of pronotum has a row of punctures (closely distributed); the elytra have carinae (or longitudinal elevations) and the scutellum presents a central area of contrasting whitish pubescence.</p> <p> <b>Geographical distribution:</b> Trinidad, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> COLOMBIA, Atlántico: Usiacurí, Reserva Campesina La Montaña, 260m, 10° 46′2,6′′ N 75° 0,2′34′′ W, 1 female, 15–16. II.2018, UV light-trap, García, K. col. (UARC); Bolívar: San Jacinto, Reserva La Flecha, 324 m, 09° 51′ 12,4′′ N 75° 10′ 41,4′′ W, 1 male, 16. II.2018, white light-trap, García, K. col. (UARC). <b>New country record.</b></p>Published as part of <i>García, Kimberly P., Nascimento, Oe. De L. & Hernandez, Neis José Martínez, 2019, A new species, new distribution records, and taxonomic notes in Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Colombia, pp. 363-372 in Zootaxa 4559 (2)</i> on page 365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2627039">http://zenodo.org/record/2627039</a>
Correction to: Genetic variant predictors of gene expression provide new insight into risk of colorectal cancer (Human Genetics, (2019), 138, 4, (307-326), 10.1007/s00439-019-01989-8)
No full textEvery author has erroneously been assigned to the affiliation "62". The affiliation 62 belongs to the author Graham Casey
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