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Swartz et al_2023_Bird functional traits and ecosystem services
No full textDatasets and code necessary to reproduce analyses described in Swartz et al. (2023) "A functional trait approach reveals the effects of landscape context on ecosystem services provided by urban birds" published in Landscape and Urban Planning</p
Swartz et al._2023_Littered food removal by urban birds and squirrels
No full textData and code to accompany Swartz et al. (2023) "Squirrels just wanna eat crumbs: Context-dependency of littered food removal ecosystem services by urban vertebrates".</p
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Farm ponds of the eastern Great Plains: Key challenges and opportunities for conserving amphibians in these novel ecosystems
No full textFarm ponds are numerous in the agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Great Plains of the United States. These ponds are constructed to support a variety of functions, including erosion control, cattle grazing, and recreational fishing, but their role in supporting native biodiversity, including amphibians, remains poorly understood. In addition, it is unclear how farm ponds fit into existing frameworks of restoration and conservation. Despite their abundance, there are no large-scale initiatives in place to enhance the biodiversity value of farm ponds in the United States. Emerging frameworks like the novel ecosystems concept could provide a path forward for farm pond conservation, but the concept remains controversial and its applicability largely untested.
Consequently, my goal was to address both the ecological and philosophical aspects of farm ponds as refuges for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. First, I sought to identify the important biophysical components of amphibian breeding habitat in farm ponds and assess the species-specific effects of cattle and fish presence. I then used a chronosequence approach to determine whether pond renovation, which often occurs when ponds are 35 years old, threatens the development of amphibian habitat. I found that farm ponds support amphibian reproduction, but habitat use varied by species, underscoring the importance of species-specific approaches. In addition, pond renovation threatens the development of pH, pond slope, and emergent vegetation conditions predictive of amphibian breeding. Moving forward, it will be important to develop ecological and conceptual approaches to balance the agricultural and biodiversity values of these sites. By enabling us to explicitly acknowledge the anthropogenic nature of farm ponds without disregarding them as ‘degraded’, the novel ecosystems concept provides a framework for articulating the conservation value of these ecosystems.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2020-08-01The student, Timothy Swartz, accepted the attached license on 2018-07-10 at 09:20.The student, Timothy Swartz, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-07-10 at 09:21.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-07-10 at 15:14.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12791 on 2018-09-27 at 11:36:31Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-27T16:47:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Swartz and Miller_2019_Managing farm ponds as breeding sites for amphibians_Ecological Applications
No full textMetadata for raw data used for analyses in: T. M. Swartz and J. R. Miller. 2019. Managing farm ponds as breeding sites for amphibians: key trade-offs in agricultural function and habitat conservation. Ecological Applications.Files:1.DataS1_unmarkedAnalyses.csv2.DataS2_Chronosequence_Analysis.csvDescriptions:File 1: DataS1_unmarkedAnalyses.csv •contains all data used to perform the single season ocucpancy analyses described in the manuscript: Swartz and Miller (2019) Managing farm ponds •PondID: represents the coded name given to each pond (site)•Amphibian species: names are abbreviated as follows: HYLA: Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor (Cope's/Eastern gray treefrog) ACBL: Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's cricket frog) LIBL: Lithobates blairi (Plains leopard frog) LICA: Lithobates catesbeianus (American bullfrog) oIn all cases, the year being analyzed is denoted as either "16" or "17", and the number of sites included is denoted with "51" oFor each species, there are 8 columns containing a "1", "0", or "NA", to signify whether the species was present, absent, or no surveys were performed during the 8 sampling occasions (four in each year). oThe sampling occasions are denoted as the 3rd number in the column headings for the amphibian species.•Habitat variables, the following abbreviations are used in the column headings: oFL= Floating vegetation percent cover o EM= Emergent vegetation percent cover oAQ= submerged/aquatic vegetation percent cover oLogArea= log-transformed area of each pond (in meteres^2) ocattle= presence or absence of cattle around the pond oFish= presence or absence of fish in the pond•Detection Covariates: oColumns containing "J", "Temp", or "T", represent Julian date, Mean daily temperature, or sampling occasion number, respectively, followed by the year ("16" or "17", where applicable) and the sampling occasion number.File 2: DataS2_Chronosequence_Analysis.csv•contains all data used to perform the chronosequence analyses described in the manuscript. oPondID: represents the coded name given to each pond (site)•Habitat variables, the following abbreviations are used in the column headings: FL= Floating vegetation percent cover EM= Emergent vegetation percent cover AQ= submerged/aquatic vegetation percent cover LogArea= log-transformed area of each pond (in meteres^2) cattle= presence or absence of cattle around the pond oFor each variable, the year of the measurement was taken is noted as either a "1617" to indicate that measurements from 2016 and 2017 were averaged for this comparison. pH, was only measured in 2017 so no year is listed.</div
Money piece by Timothy P. Agnew, chief executive officer of the Finance Author
No full textMoney piece by Timothy P. Agnew, chief executive officer of the Finance Authority of Maine, about the increased availability of credit for Maine\u27s small businesses
Timothy Meyer serves as a contributing author for UN report
No full textAssistant Professor Timothy Meyer served as a contributing author for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization\u27s report titled Networks for Prosperity: Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015. The document, which was released during November, analyzes the nexus between the global connectedness of a country and its economic success, sustainability and government effectiveness. Meyer was one of only approximately 20 academic and practical experts from around the world selected to serve as a contributor after a global call for proposals.
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Selected Contributions of Sister Mary Berenice Beck, O.S.F. to Nursing in the United States, 1923-1956
No full textby Sister M. Timothy Costello.Typescript.Thesis (M.S.N.)--Catholic University of America.Bibliography: leaves 44-47.Also available in microfilm
The Baptismal Liturgy of Theodore of Mopsuestia
No full textTimothy A. Curtin.Typescript.Thesis (S.T.D.)--Catholic University of America, 1971.Bibliography: leaves 368-393
Five minutes with Timothy Gowers: “academics can publish journals of the highest quality without a commercial entity”
No full textFields Medal-winning Cambridge mathematician Sir Timothy Gowers and a team of colleagues have recently launched a new editor-owned Open Access (OA) journal for mathematics. Discrete Analysis is an arXiv overlay journal, which means articles are submitted and hosted via the preprint server arXiv first. The journal coordinates peer-review and publishes via Scholastica with no cost to reader or author. Gowers reflects here on his vision for the future of editor-owned journals
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