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Economics Of The Queensland Mud Crab Fishery, Tor Hundloe Jan 2015

Economics Of The Queensland Mud Crab Fishery, Tor Hundloe

Tor Hundloe

A series of analyses of catch-effort data from compulsory commercial logbooks and from the Department’s Long-Term Monitoring Programme (LTMP) were conducted after the Workshop. Although not part of the Project plan, these were initiated as a result of questions arising from the Workshop participants about the reliability of the data used in the simulation modelling. Exploration of the logbook data and results of the analyses suggest that biases in the data (from a variety of sources, but principally the widespread use of more than the permitted number of pots) may be giving an over-optimistic view of the status of the …


Bottlenecks In The Open-Access System: Voices From Around The Globe, Shaily Menon Dec 2013

Bottlenecks In The Open-Access System: Voices From Around The Globe, Shaily Menon

Shaily Menon

A level playing field is key for global participation in science and scholarship, particularly with regard to how scientific publications are financed and subsequently accessed. However, there are potential pitfalls of the so-called “Gold” open-access (OA) route, in which author-paid publication charges cover the costs of production and publication. Gold OA plans in which author charges are required may not solve the access problem, but rather may shift the access barrier from reader to writer. Under such plans, everyone may be free to read papers, but it may still be prohibitively expensive to publish them. In a scholarly community that …


The Effects Of Land Sparing And Wildlife-Friendly Practices On Grassland Bird Abundance Within Organic Farmlands, John Quinn Dec 2011

The Effects Of Land Sparing And Wildlife-Friendly Practices On Grassland Bird Abundance Within Organic Farmlands, John Quinn

John E Quinn

No abstract provided.


Diversity Of Bacteria And Archaea In Hypersaline Sediment From Death Valley National Park, California, J.-S. Kim, M. Makama, J. Petito, N.-H. Park, Frederick M. Cohan, R. S. Dungan Dec 2011

Diversity Of Bacteria And Archaea In Hypersaline Sediment From Death Valley National Park, California, J.-S. Kim, M. Makama, J. Petito, N.-H. Park, Frederick M. Cohan, R. S. Dungan

Frederick M. Cohan

No abstract provided.


Are Species Cohesive?—A View From Bacteriology, Frederick M. Cohan Dec 2010

Are Species Cohesive?—A View From Bacteriology, Frederick M. Cohan

Frederick M. Cohan

No abstract provided.


Q&A: Frederick Cohan Dec 2010

Q&A: Frederick Cohan

Frederick M. Cohan

No abstract provided.


Land Cover Classification And Economic Assessment Of Citrus Groves Using Remote Sensing, Jennifer Gebelein Jan 2007

Land Cover Classification And Economic Assessment Of Citrus Groves Using Remote Sensing, Jennifer Gebelein

Jennifer Gebelein

The citrus industry has the second largest impact on Florida's economy, following tourism. Estimation of citrus area coverage and annual forecasts of Florida's citrus production are currently dependent on labor-intensive interpretation of aerial photographs. Remotely sensed data from satellites has been widely applied in agricultural yield estimation and cropland management. Satellite data can potentially be obtained throughout the year, making it especially suitable for the detection of land cover change in agriculture and ...


How Earth Remote Sensing From The International Space Station Complements Current Satellite‐Based Sensors, Jennifer Gebelein, Dean Eppler Jul 2006

How Earth Remote Sensing From The International Space Station Complements Current Satellite‐Based Sensors, Jennifer Gebelein, Dean Eppler

Jennifer Gebelein

The International Space Station (ISS) will provide an Earth‐and space‐observing platform that will support sensors built by 16 different countries and deliver data and images for local, regional and global research. When complete, it will be an exceptional platform for conducting remote sensing of the Earth, astrophysics, and space physics research programmes. Additionally, the ISS will operate as a testbed for engineering studies and complex technological developments that will benefit future Earth‐observing capabilities. ...