Global Warming Threatens Pacific Northwest Coast http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/07... The Pacific Northwest is blessed with an amazing diversity of coastal habitats. These habitats support thousands of species of fish and wildlife, and they are crucial for the regional economy, culture and quality of life. However, the region39;s coastal habitats and wildlife are under pressure from human activities such as development and pollution. Now, sealevel rise due to global warming will create even greater challenges for our coasts.
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CRUISING CAVAN http://www.askpaddy.com/cruising-cavan.html#mor... The Shannon-Erne Waterway is a canal that serves as a channel that links the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland along with the river Erne in Northern Ireland. Handled by Waterways Ireland, the canal is 63 kilometers long and comprises of 16 locks, 34 stone bridges and 6 perfectly completed services as well as secure vicinity while it presently flows from Leitrim village in County Leitrim to Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
TropHort: Biology, Agriculture and Geography http://trophort.com... TropHort.com provides links to websites and science articles in biology and in the applied life sciences agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The site focusses on the horticulture of vegetables and fruits and contains information on numerous aspects of biology, agriculture and forestry. Other categories deal with environmental topics including biodiversity and global warming.
A contribution to rational transport systems in agriculture http://trophort.com/research/000/002... Transport time, or the productivity of transport, is determined by the time used in loading and unloading, the distance, the speed on the journey, the weight of the load and the waiting time.
Maximising shelf-life of Chinese waterchestnut http://trophort.com/research/000/000... During 1997 to 1999, we studied the effects of open storage, two packing materials and two different storage temperatures on transpiration, respiration, and external and internal quality of waterchestnuts. In contrast to open storage where corms lost about five percent of their fresh weight in one week, high-humidity storage in both materials [low-density polyethylene (LDPE) Snap-lock bags, and perforated high relative humidity (HRH) Long-life bags] reduced transpirational weight loss to about 0.5-2.5 percent within six months. Average weight loss across these materials was about 0.5-3.0 percent when stored at average 1° C and 9° C, respectively. Compared with other horticultural crops the measured respiration rate which did not exceed 1.2 ml CO2 kg-1 h-1, can be considered low to very low. Therefore, vacuum packaging might be suitable for waterchestnuts. Higher storage temperature reduced loss in visual quality as indicated by discolouration of the internal flesh but increased infection by fungal microorganisms. In contrast to potato where loss of quality is associated with sweetening, high contents of total soluble solids (TSS) are an indicator of good internal quality in waterchestnut. TSS significantly increased over 3-4 months storage, particularly under the lower storage temperature.
