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JCC too much for ELC
May 1, 2016 Estherville Lincoln Central shot well with four scores under 60, but it wasn't enough against visiting Jackson County Central, who had two players shot under 50 to win 204 to 223 on Friday. more »»
Connelly headed to NJCAA Nationals
May 1, 2016 ANKENY — Iowa Lakes Ashton Connelly was one of five players seeking one of three remaining spots for the 2016 NJCAA Women's National Golf Tournament on Saturda. more »»
ELC 4x100 places 41st at Drake Relays
May 1, 2016 DES MOINES — Estherville Lincoln Central's 4x100-meter relay team ran to a 41st-place finish at the Drake Relays on Friday with a time of 44.3 seconds. more »»
ELC takes on top Lakes teams
April 27, 2016 EMMETSBURG — The Estherville Lincoln Central girls took on a couple of the top Lakes Conference schools on Tuesday and didn't quite have their best day. more »»
ELC 4x100 headed to Drake Relays
April 27, 2016 The Estherville Lincoln Central 4x100-meter relay team of Alex Miller, Dan Christensen, Myles McDonald and Kyle DeVary head to the Drake Relays on Friday to compete against the best teams in the... more »»
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April 27, 2016 HULL — Estherville Lincoln Central continued its winning ways at Hull on Tuesday, defeating two more Lakes Conference foes. more »»
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April 27, 2016 In its second meeting with Le Mars, Estherville Lincoln Central showed improvement by winning a couple matches against the Bulldogs in the 7-2 loss on Monda. more »»
Tornadoes edge past ELC
April 24, 2016 Estherville Lincoln Central had its chances to win against Storm Lake in Lakes Conference girls' tennis on Friday. But the Midgets came up one win short in the 5-4 loss. more »»
ELC improvement continues at home
April 24, 2016 By David Swartz Managing Editor The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Track Team won three events and scored a season-high 109 points to place third in Class A of the 2016 ELC Girls Invitational on... more »»
Bauer wins 1600-meter
April 24, 2016 BUFFALO CENTER — Riley Bauer's first-place finish in the 1600-meter run highlighted North Union's day at the 2016 Bison Boys Relays on Thursday in Buffalo Center. more »»
ELC splits with Tigers, Braves
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ELC girls win in Armstrong
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Warriors win three events at ELC
April 24, 2016 The North Union Girls Track Team ran to fourth place in Class B of the 2016 Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Relays on Friday. more »»
ELC netters earn first win of 2016
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Midgets edge past Huskies
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Titan golfers sweep dual with Mustangs
April 24, 2016 GRAETTINGER — The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire golf teams hosted Newell-Fonda in a dual and won both the girls and boys meets. more »»
Lakers host tournament at Okoboji
April 24, 2016 OKOBOJI - The Iowa Lakes men's and women's golf teams were in action for the final tournament of the regular season. The Lakers hosted the tournament at Brooks Golf Course in Okoboji. more »»
Iowa Lakes golfers play well at Mason City
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The San Diego Chargers are moving along at a break-neck pace so far this offseason, starting with the loss of defensive coordinator Ron Rivera and tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski.
Practice squad additions have been made, contract discussions are likely underway and A.J. Smith and the rest of the Chargers' upper management are putting together draft boards and free agent strategies.
Obviously we can't tackle all of this at once, so let's take it piece by piece, starting with the biggest event of them all: the 2011 NFL Draft.
It may not seem like it, considering how San Diego played on both sides of the ball last year, but the Chargers have a lot of needs to address.
What needs, you might ask? Well, here they are.


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Uplifting Children, Strengthening Families
You're invited to the 2016 Omaha annual dinner and auction. This event is always a fun-filled evening with tons of exciting auction items, an entertaining program and opportunities to change the life of a vulnerable child.
Your support at this year's auction will benefit our Special Needs Adoption Fund (SNAF), which helps bring children with special needs home to their permanent, loving families.
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Make your guest room reservations directly with the hotel by October 12, 2016 to receive the special event rate. Use Internet Explorer or Chrome to click here. You also may reserve by calling the hotel at 1-402-331-7400. Request the Holt International block of rooms and specify guest code HO1.
To reserve a room, call the hotel directly at 1-402-331-7400 by Wednesday, October 12, 2016 to receive the special event rate.
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Department of Energy Investment Helps Support Job Creation, U.S. Economic Competitiveness and Advanced Vehicle Industry
Photovoltaic Manufacturing ConsortiumCX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 09/01/2011Location(s): FloridaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
Florida-City-West Palm BeachCX(s) Applied: A1, A9, B1.32, B2.5, B5.1Date: 08/25/2011Location(s): West Palm Beach, FloridaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research into improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of growing biofuel and bioenergy crops. The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels, providing a more secure future for America's energy needs and creating new opportunities for the American farming industry.
A Lightweight, Direct Drive, Fully Superconducting Generator for Large Wind TurbinesCX(s) Applied: A9Date: 08/11/2011Location(s): FloridaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
RTI International Scale-Up of High-Temperature Syngas Cleanup and Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies, Polk County, Florida (October 2011)
Florida-City-LakelandCX(s) Applied: A1, B2.5, B5.1Date: 07/27/2011Location(s): Lakeland, FloridaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
After hearing the stories about the work that leaders from the gulf coast and their organizations have done, it's clear to me that they are changing the paradigm of gulf coast recovery -- changing the way buildings are developed in the gulf and creating a generation of green builders in New Orleans who work closely with low-income communities.
Demonstration of Enabling Spar-Shell Cooling Technology in Gas TurbinesCX(s) Applied: A1, A9, B3.6Date: 07/06/2011Location(s): Jupiter, FloridaOffice(s): Fossil Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
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A friend of ours who works a lot is about to lose her full-time babysitter, and has asked if we want to do it (4-5 days a week, 8-9 hours a day) and she said she would start paying us for it.
I dont really know what to say.
They are going thru a rough financial situation right now, and they are friends. I have never accepted money to babysit there son before, or any of my friends kids. Its just what you do for your friends sometimes.
I have taken him for long hours before a few times, but never so many days of the week. I would only be watching him for this schedual for the next month or two.
I dont want to do it for free because it would really intereupt our lifestyle watching him so much and would add a lot of extra work for me during the day, but I genuinely feel morally bad taking money from a friend.
I could just flat out tell her no, but we ALL know what trying to find a reliable sitter is like and with everything else going on for her and her family right now she really doesnt need that stress.
What do you think?
Whats a fair price to ask if I do say yes?
How should I break it to her if I say no?


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Australia has produced a distinguished corps of contemporary novelists. None is more quintessentially Australian than Thomas Keneally who, when not writing fiction, has polemicised ceaselessly to break the colonial link with the "mother country" and go republican.
Mother England's initial use for Australia, of course, was as a prison colony. Imprisonment in its many forms has been a keynote theme with Keneally, figuring centrally in many of his 50 novels — notably in the most famous, Schindler's Ark.
Even today what Keneally calls the "genealogical taint" can be awkward in conversation with Australians. "And when did your family come over, Thomas?"


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Congrats to New Roads School's Varsity Baseball Team
Posted May. 27, 2016, 11:31 am
New Roads School's varsity baseball team advanced into the CIF-Southern Division 7 quarter finals after winning their 2nd round playoff game yesterday against Calvary Chapel Christian School from Moreno Valley.
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Brock on Your Block: Phil Brock gets up close with SAMOHI Basketball coach, James Hecht.
Posted Jan. 27, 2016, 10:40 am
Brock on Your Block: Phil Brock gets up close with SAMOHI Basketball coach, James Hecht.
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Kobe Bryan To Play His Final Christmas Day Game Tonight Against Clippers
Posted Dec. 25, 2015, 10:00 am
Kobe Bryant is expected to play his 16th and final Christmas Day game tonight when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
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Los Angeles Clippers To Debut Black Uniforms Tonight
Posted Nov. 7, 2015, 7:59 am
The Los Angeles Clippers will wear their black alternate uniform for the first time at tonight's game against the Houston Rockets at Staples Center.
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Find Out Why Kobe Bryan Will Miss Lakers' Preseason Game Tonight Against Warriors
Posted Oct. 17, 2015, 8:40 am
Kobe Bryant will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason game against the NBA champion Golden State Warriors tonight at Valley View Casino Center because of a leg injury.
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Registration Opens For Fall 2015 Santa Monica YMCA Youth Basketball
Posted Aug. 13, 2015, 9:35 am
Registration has opened for the Fall 2015 youth basketball season at the Santa Monica YMCA. Forms are available in the lobby of the Y at the corner of 6th St. and Santa Monica Blvd., online at ymcasm.org and will be available through the local schools after they re-open for the school year.
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Clippers Defeat Defending Champions In Game 7 To Advance To Next Round
Posted May. 3, 2015, 7:46 am
Chris Paul sank a running bank shot with one second left Saturday night to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 111-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the decisive seventh game of their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series at Staples Center.
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Wisconsin, Arizona To Play At Staples Center For Final Four Berth
Posted Mar. 28, 2015, 9:22 am
Top-seeded Wisconsin will face second-seeded Arizona at Staples Center today with a berth in the Final Four on the line.
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March Madness Continues Today With Doubleheader At Staples Center
Posted Mar. 26, 2015, 9:31 am
Top-seeded Wisconsin will face fourth-seeded North Carolina in the opening game of an NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional semifinal doubleheader at Staples Center today.
Sports, Basketball, Santa Monica
Santa Monica YMCA Seeks Youth Basketball League Coaches, Referees
Posted Mar. 18, 2015, 9:35 am
The Santa Monica YMCA is gearing up for its annual spring youth basketball league, and needs volunteer coaches and especially game referees, who are paid.
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UCLA To Open NCAA Tournament Against Southern Methodist
Posted Mar. 16, 2015, 9:26 am
UCLA received the 11th seed in the South Region on Sunday and will begin play in the NCAA basketball tournament against sixth-seeded SMU Thursday in Louisville.
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UCLA's Dave Meyers, USC's Alex Hannum Selected For Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor
Posted Jan. 15, 2015, 8:38 am
Dave Meyers, a starting forward on UCLA's 1975 NCAA championship team, and the late Alex Hannum, the most valuable player on USC's 1947-48 team, were among the 12-member 2015 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor announced today.
Sports, Basketball, Clippers
Doc Rivers Named 2014 Coach Of The Year For Los Angeles Region
Posted Jan. 13, 2015, 9:36 am
Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers was named on Monday as the 2014 Coach of the Year for the Los Angeles region by the Los Angeles Sports Council.
Sports, Basketball, Santa Monica, Smc
Santa Monica College Is Riding High With First Pac 12 Signee
Posted Jan. 9, 2015, 9:38 am
Hoping to capitalize on new star player Derrien King's signing to Washington State on full scholarship, Santa Monica College Men's Basketball is celebrating a Pac 12 player on the team.
Sports, Basketball, Clippers
Clippers To Raise Funds At Tonight's Jazz Game For Children's Hospital Fund
Posted Dec. 29, 2015, 8:56 am
The Los Angeles Clippers will raise funds for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles' Helping Hands Fund at tonight's game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center, which has been designated as Dedicated Awareness Night.
Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica
Crossroads Basketball Team Defeat St. Bernard In 52-51 Nail-Biter
Posted Dec. 18, 2014, 10:29 am
Crossroads hosted St. Bernard on Tuesday night in basketball with the Santa Monica players finding the visiting team to be a solid competitor.
Sports, Los Angeles, Basketball, Clippers
Clippers To Hold Jewish Heritage Night, Hanukkah Celebration
Posted Dec. 17, 2014, 9:01 am
The Los Angeles Clippers will conduct their fourth annual Jewish Heritage Night at tonight's game against the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center, and the team is dubbing the event, "Chanukah with the Clippers."
Sports, Los Angeles, Lakers, Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers To Honor Wilt Chamberlain At Tonight's Game
Posted Dec. 7, 2014, 9:12 am
The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Wilt Chamberlain at tonight's game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Staples Center in connection with the U.S. Postal Service issuing two stamps depicting him.
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Santa Monica YMCA Opens Registration For Winter Youth Basketball Season
Posted Dec. 3, 2014, 9:50 am
Registration is underway for the winter season of youth Basketball at the Santa Monica YMCA.
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Lakers To Hold School Supplies Drive Tonight As Part Of Chick Hearn Night
Posted Nov. 28, 2014, 9:01 am
The Los Angeles Lakers will hold a school supplies drive at tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in connection with their annual Chick Hearn Night.
Sports, Lakers, Basketball
Preview: Lakers To Face Rockets At Season Opener Tonight
Posted Oct. 28, 2014, 8:49 am
The Los Angeles Lakers will open their season tonight with Byron Scott making his debut as their coach as they face the Houston Rockets at Staples Center.
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Los Angeles Lakers 2014-15 Regular Season Tickets Go On Sale Thursday
Posted Oct. 1, 2014, 9:18 am
Individual game tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers 2014-15 regular season will go on sale at 10 am Thursday.
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Santa Monica YMCA Youth Basketball League Seeks Volunteers, Game Officials
Posted Aug. 27, 2014, 9:32 am
The Santa Monica YMCA Fall 2014 youth basketball league is seeking volunteer coaches and paid game officials.
Sports, Basketball, Santa Monica
Santa Monica YMCA Youth Basketball League Returns June 16
Posted Jun. 11, 2014, 9:29 am
The Santa Monica YMCA is once again offering a unique summer youth basketball experience with its summer kids pickup league.
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Donald Sterling To Still Sue The NBA
Posted Jun. 10, 2014, 9:28 am
Donald Sterling plans to still sue the NBA, according to a statement released by an attorney today.


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Most Cited Ecological Informatics Articles
The most cited articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus.
A review of comparative studies of spatial interpolation methods in environmental sciences: Performance and impact factorsJin Li | Andrew D. Heap
Volume 6, Issues 3-4, July 2011, Pages 228-241
Spatial interpolation methods have been applied to many disciplines. Many factors affect the performance of the methods, but there are no consistent findings about their effects. In this study, we use comparative studies in environmental sciences to assess the performance and to quantify the impacts of data properties on the performance. Two new measures are proposed to compare the performance of the methods applied to variables with different units/scales. A total of 53 comparative studies were assessed and the performance of 72 methods/sub-methods compared is analysed. The impacts of sample density, data variation and sampling design on the estimations of 32 methods are quantified using data derived from their application to 80 variables. Inverse distance weighting (IDW), ordinary kriging (OK), and ordinary co-kriging (OCK) are the most frequently used methods. Data variation is a dominant impact factor and has significant effects on the performance of the methods. As the variation increases, the accuracy of all methods decreases and the magnitude of decrease is method dependent. Irregular-spaced sampling design might improve the accuracy of estimation. The effect of sampling density on the performance of the methods is found not to be significant. The implications of these findings are discussed. © 2010.
An overview of recent remote sensing and GIS based research in ecological informaticsD. S. Boyd | G. M. Foody
Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 25-36
This article provides an overview of some of the recent research in ecological informatics involving remote sensing and GIS. Attention focuses on a selected range of issues including topics such as the nature of remote sensing data sets, issues of accuracy and uncertainty, data visualization and sharing activities as well as developments in aspects of ecological modelling research. It is shown that considerable advances have been made over recent years and foundations for future research established. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Self-Organizing Maps applied to ecological sciencesTae Soo Chon
Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 50-61
Ecological data are considered to be difficult to analyze because numerous biological and environmental factors are involved in a complex manner in environment-organism relationships. The Self-Organizing Map (SOM) has advantages for information extraction (i.e., without prior knowledge) and the efficiency of presentation (i.e., visualization). It has been implemented broadly in ecological sciences across different hierarchical levels of life. Recent applications of the SOM, which are reviewed here, include the molecular, organism, population, community, and ecosystem scales. Further development of the SOM is discussed regarding network architecture, spatio-temporal patterning, and the presentation of model results in ecological sciences. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Participatory design of DataONE-Enabling cyberinfrastructure for the biological and environmental sciencesWilliam K. Michener | Suzie Allard | Amber Budden | Robert B. Cook | Kimberly Douglass | Mike Frame | Steve Kelling | Rebecca Koskela | Carol Tenopir | David A. Vieglais
Volume 11, Issue , September 2012, Pages 5-15
The scope and nature of biological and environmental research are evolving in response to environmental challenges such as global climate change, invasive species and emergent diseases. In particular, scientific studies are increasingly focusing on long-term, broad-scale, and complex questions that require massive amounts of diverse data collected by remote sensing platforms and embedded environmental sensor networks; collaborative, interdisciplinary science teams; and new approaches for managing, preserving, analyzing, and sharing data. Here, we describe the design of DataONE (Data Observation Network for Earth)-a cyberinfrastructure platform developed to support rapid data discovery and access across diverse data centers distributed worldwide and designed to provide scientists with an integrated set of familiar tools that support all elements of the data life cycle (e.g., from planning and acquisition through data integration, analysis and visualization). Ongoing evolution of the DataONE architecture is based on participatory, user-centered design processes including: (1) identification and prioritization of stakeholder communities; (2) developing an understanding of their perceptions, attitudes and user requirements; (3) usability analysis and assessment; and (4) engaging science teams in grand challenge exemplars such as understanding the broad-scale dynamics of bird migration. In combination, the four approaches engage the broad community in providing guidance on infrastructure design and implementation. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Inventory and input-output analysis of COShan Guo | Ling Shao | H. Chen | Z. Li | J. B. Liu | F. X. Xu | J. S. Li | M. Y. Han | J. Meng | Zhan Ming Chen | S. C. Li
2 emissions by fossil fuel consumption in Beijing 2007
Volume 12, Issue , November 2012, Pages 93-100
With the most recent statistics available, a concrete emissions inventory is compiled for an input-output analysis to investigate the embodied CO 2 emissions induced by fossil fuel combustion of Beijing economy in 2007. Results show that the total direct CO 2 emissions amount to 9.45E+07t, within which 56.81% are released from coal combustion, 11.50% from coke combustion, 9.03% from kerosene combustion, 8.70% from natural gas and 6.40% from diesel, respectively. The average intensity of secondary industries (3.12t/1E+4 Yuan) is 0.65 times larger than that of primary industries (1.89t/1E+4 Yuan) and 1.58 times larger than that of tertiary industries (1.21t/1E+4 Yuan). The sector of Construction Industry contributes the largest share (21.98%) of CO 2 emissions embodied in final demand for Beijing due to its considerable capital investment. Beijing is a net importer of embodied CO 2 emissions with total import and export of 3.06E+08 and 2.00E+08t, respectively. Results of this study provide a sound scientific database for effective policy making in Beijing to reduce CO 2 emissions. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
The soundscape methodology for long-term bird monitoring: A Mediterranean Europe case-studyAlmo Farina | Nadia Pieretti | Luigi Piccioli
Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2011, Pages 354-363
The soundscape represents the acoustic footprint of a landscape, and may well be a source of a vast amount of information that could be used efficiently in, for example, long-term bird aggregation monitoring schemes. To depict such soundscape footprint, specific indexes are requested. In particular, the aim of this paper was to extensively describe the Acoustic Complexity Index (ACI) and to successively apply it to process the sound files recorded in an ecologically fragile area in a Mediterranean maqui (Eastern Liguria, Italy). Daily acoustic animal activity was sampled in 90 one-minute files between the end of May and the end of July, 2010, using a pre-programmed recording procedure (Songmeter, Wildlife Acoustic). The WaveSurfer software, powered by the Soundscape Metric plug-in, was then utilized to quickly process these data.This approach allows the identification of the compositional changes and acoustic fluctuations activity of a local community (in the proposed case prevalently composed by birds and cicadas). In particular, two distinct patterns emerged during the investigation. From 20 May to 4 July, the soundscape was dominated by birds but, after that period, the onset of the cicadas' songs completely changed the sound dynamics. The proposed methodology has been demonstrated to be a powerful tool to identify the complex patterns of the soundscape across different temporal scales (hours, days and intraseason). This approach could also be adopted in long-term studies to monitor animal dynamics under different environmental scenarios. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
A comparison of pixel-based and object-oriented approaches to VHR imagery for mapping saltmarsh plantsZu Tao Ouyang | Mo Qian Zhang | Xiao Xie | Qi Shen | Hai Qiang Guo | Bin Zhao
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 136-146
Object-oriented classification (OOC) has shown many significant advantages over other methods for classification of urban or forest ecosystems. However, it remains unclear if this technology could exhibit these advantages on mapping monospecific plant stands in herbaceous plant dominated ecosystems (e.g. saltmarshes). In this study, we compared the effectiveness of OOC and pixel-based classification (PBC) methods for mapping plants in a saltmarsh ecosystem. QuickBird was selected for very high resolution (VHR) imagery. Eleven models defined by classification types, feature spaces, classifiers, and hierarchical approaches with multi-scale segmentation were built for comparison. The results showed that the QuickBird imagery efficiently discriminated saltmarsh monospecific vegetation stands and that OOC performed better than PBC in terms of accuracy. We also found that the improvement of OOC was primarily due to employing membership functions and a hierarchical approach with multi-scale segmentation. Although texture and shape features have been deemed as two major advantages of OOC, enhanced performance was not observed in this study. The results of this study demonstrated that OOC would be superior to PBC for classifying herbaceous plant species in terms of accuracy. To improve the classification accuracy, greater concern should be given to exploration of the relationships between features of both objects and classes and to combining information from different object scales, while shape and texture features can be a minor consideration due to their intricately high spatial variability. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Long term ecological research and information managementWilliam K. Michener | John Porter | Mark Servilla | Kristin Vanderbilt
Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 13-24
The United States Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program has supported research in the ecological and environmental sciences for more than three decades. The Program has grown from six to 26 sites and has been the precursor to a worldwide network of International LTER sites. Extracting knowledge from the massive volume of disparate data collected across ecosystems and decades depends upon robust and evolving information management programs at each site as well as a growing, more centralized Network Information System that facilitates inter-site and network-wide data discovery, integration, and synthesis. This paper: (a) reviews the role of policies and governance in the evolution of LTER information management; (b) identifies the components of the human infrastructure that are employed to perform site- and network-level activities; (c) discusses information management functions that are supported at LTER sites grouped by data life cycle components-data acquisition, metadata annotation, incorporation into databases, data exploration/analysis/visualization, and data curation/preservation; and (d) presents the history of the evolution of network-level services within LTER and describes the overall architecture of the Network Information System. Finally, we review the factors that have driven the evolution of information management in LTER over the past three decades and postulate the factors that will guide further evolution of LTER information management during the upcoming decade. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
The art and science of multi-scale citizen science supportGreg Newman | Jim Graham | Alycia Crall | Melinda Laituri
Volume 6, Issues 3-4, July 2011, Pages 217-227
Citizen science and community-based monitoring programs are increasing in number and breadth, generating volumes of scientific data. Many programs are ill-equipped to effectively manage these data. We examined the art and science of multi-scale citizen science support, focusing on issues of integration and flexibility that arise for data management when programs span multiple spatial, temporal, and social scales across many domains. Our objectives were to: (1) briefly review existing citizen science approaches and data management needs; (2) propose a framework for multi-scale citizen science support; (3) develop a cyber-infrastructure to support citizen science program needs; and (4) describe lessons learned. We find that approaches differ in scope, scale, and activities and that the proposed framework situates programs while guiding cyber-infrastructure system development. We built a cyber-infrastructure support system for citizen science programs (www.citsci.org) and show that carefully designed systems can be adept enough to support programs at multiple spatial and temporal scales across many domains when built with a flexible architecture. The advantage of a flexible, yet controlled, cyber-infrastructure system lies in the ability of users with different levels of permission to easily customize the features themselves, while adhering to controlled vocabularies necessary for cross-discipline comparisons and meta-analyses. Program evaluation tied to this framework and integrated into cyber-infrastructure support systems will improve our ability to track effectiveness. We compare existing systems and discuss the importance of standards for interoperability and the challenges associated with system maintenance and long-term support. We conclude by offering a vision of the future of citizen science data management and cyber-infrastructure support. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Spatial bias in the GBIF database and its effect on modeling species' geographic distributionsJan Beck | Marianne Böller | Andreas Erhardt | Wolfgang Schwanghart
Volume 19, Issue , January 2014, Pages 10-15
Species distribution modeling, in combination with databases of specimen distribution records, is advocated as a solution to the problem of distributional data limitation in biogeography and ecology. The global biodiversity information facility (GBIF), a portal that collates digitized collection and survey data, is the largest online provider of distribution records. However, all distributional databases are spatially biassed due to uneven effort of sampling, data storage and mobilization. Such bias is particularly pronounced in GBIF, where nation-wide differences in funding and data sharing lead to huge differences in contribution to GBIF.We use a common Eurasian butterfly ( Aglais urticae) as an exemplar taxon to provide evidence that range model quality is decreasing due to the spatial clustering of distributional records in GBIF. Furthermore, we show that such loss of model quality would go unnoticed with standard methods of model quality evaluation. Using evaluations of model predictions of the Swiss distribution of the species, we compare distribution models of full data with data where a subsampling procedure removes spatial bias at the cost of record numbers, but not of spatial extent of records. We show that data with less spatial bias produce better predictive models even though they are based on less input data. Our subsampling routine may therefore be a suitable method to reduce the impact of spatial bias to species distribution models.Our results warn of automatized applications of species distribution models to distributional databases (as has been advocated and implemented), as internal model evaluation did not show the decline of model quality with increased spatial bias (but rather the opposite) while expert evaluation clearly did.© 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Renewable resource for agricultural ecosystem in China: Ecological benefit for biogas by-product for plantingJ. S. Li | N. Duan | S. Guo | Ling Shao | C. Lin | J. H. Wang | J. Hou | Y. Hou | J. Meng | M. Y. Han
Volume 12, Issue , November 2012, Pages 101-110
In China, renewable resources have attracted rising concerns in the sustainable development of circular agricultural economy because renewable resources are considered as a clean energy source and substitutes for chemical fertilizer in rural areas. However, a comprehensive analysis on renewable resources' effect on agricultural ecosystem is still absent. To fill the blank, this paper chose two typical planting-soil ecosystems including greenhouse-soil ecosystem and orchard-soil ecosystem to evaluate the amount of nonrenewable energy (NE) saving, ecological benefits and economic benefits by utilizing biogas fertilizer, in comparison to those by using chemical fertilizer. The results show that compared with chemical fertilizer treatment, in the greenhouse-soil ecosystem, the biogas fertilizer treatment can save 82667.18MJ NE per hectare, reduce 6554.12kg carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission per hectare, improve soil fertility (soil organic matter, ammonia nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium), enhance plant quality (dry matter, solid content, reduced sugar, VC and soluble protein content), increase plant yield and add to 59,232.5Yuan net income per hectare. We also found out that the optimum ratio of irrigation water and biogas fertilizer is water irrigated with 50% biogas slurry, which can lead to best fruit yield and quality in the orchard-soil ecosystem. It is concluded that promotion of biogas fertilizer can help China to realize low-carbon circular development of agriculture. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Assessing the use of camera-based indices for characterizing canopy phenology in relation to gross primary production in a deciduous broad-leaved and an evergreen coniferous forest in JapanTaku M. Saitoh | Shin Nagai | Nobuko Saigusa | Hideki Kobayashi | Rikie Suzuki | Kenlo Nishida Nasahara | Hiroyuki Muraoka
Volume 11, Issue , September 2012, Pages 45-54
Recent studies have reported that seasonal variation in camera-based indices that are calculated from the digital numbers of the red, green, and blue bands (RGB_DN) recorded by digital cameras agrees well with the seasonal change in gross primary production (GPP) observed by tower flux measurements. These findings suggest that it may be possible to use camera-based indices to estimate the temporal and spatial distributions of photosynthetic productivity from the relationship between RGB_DN and GPP. To examine this possibility, we need to investigate the characteristics of seasonal variation in three camera-based indices (green excess index [GE], green chromatic coordinate [rG], and HUE) and the robustness of the relationship between these indices and tower flux-based GPP and how it differs among ecosystems. Here, at a daily time step over multiple years in a deciduous broad-leaved and an evergreen coniferous forest, we examined the relationships between canopy phenology assessed by using the three indices and GPP determined from tower CO 2 flux observations, and we compared the camera-based indices with the corresponding spectra-based indices estimated by a spectroradiometer system. We found that (1) the three camera-based indices and GPP showed clear seasonal patterns in both forests; (2) the amplitude of the seasonal variation in the three camera-based indices was smaller in the evergreen coniferous forest than in the deciduous broad-leaved forest; (3) the seasonal variation in the three camera-based indices corresponded well to seasonal changes in potential photosynthetic activity (GPP on sunny days); (4) the relationship between the three camera-based indices and GPP appeared to have different characteristics at different phenological stages; and (5) the camera-based and spectra-based HUE indices showed a clear relationship under sunny conditions in both forests. Our results suggest that it might be feasible for ecologists to establish comprehensive networks for long-term monitoring of potential photosynthetic capacity from regional to global scales by linking satellite-based, in situ spectra-based, and in situ camera-based indices. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
On variable relations between vegetation patterns and canopy reflectanceHannes Feilhauer | Sebastian Schmidtlein
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 83-92
Statistical relations between the species composition of plant assemblages and canopy reflectance are frequently employed in remote sensing for mapping vegetation at local scales. Reflectance is influenced by species composition but also affected by dynamics such as seasonal vegetation development or plant stress. Due to this variability in time and space, doubts are frequently raised with respect to the transferability of statistical relations in remote sensing of plant assemblages. Hence, this study addresses the stability of statistical relations between species composition and reflectance despite of spatiotemporally changing vegetation conditions. We established permanent plots at three temperate sites (nutrient-poor grassland, wet heath, and floodplain meadow). We measured canopy reflectance at multiple dates over the vegetation period using a field spectrometer with hyperspectral resolution. Simultaneously, plant species composition and other vegetation and surface parameters that may exert influence on reflectance were recorded. Species composition was statistically related to the corresponding reflectance data using ordination (Isometric Feature Mapping) and cross-validated regression models (Partial Least Squares Regression). Time series of model fits as well as regression coefficients were used to estimate the temporal stability of the models. Model fits were further compared to changes in vegetation conditions. Model residuals were tested for co-variable influences. Finally, we tested the transferability of the statistical relations in time. Results showed that species composition could be modeled with rather high accuracies (R2 in validation up to 0.78 and for only three measurements lower than 0.5), with the highest fits near the vegetation optimum (i.e., the date with maximum cover of photosynthetically active vegetation). The transferability in time varied with the vegetation type. Uncertainties in the models were strongly related to variable canopy height and to the occurrence of litter. Since such spatial heterogeneities may be a result of non-stationary processes, we conclude that statistical methods taking into account such effects may further improve the accuracy of vegetation mapping. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
The remote environmental assessment laboratory's acoustic library: An archive for studying soundscape ecologyEric P. Kasten | Stuart H. Gage | Jordan Fox | Wooyeong Joo
Volume 12, Issue , November 2012, Pages 50-67
Acoustic signals constitute a source of information that can be used to measure the spatial and temporal distributions of vocal organisms in ecosystems. Measuring and tracking those species that produce sounds can reveal important information about the environment. Acoustic signals have been used for many years to census vocal organisms. Moreover, acoustics can be used to compute indexes for measuring biodiversity and the level of anthropogenic disturbance. We developed the software and system that automate the process of cataloging acoustic sensor observations into the Remote Environmental Assessment Laboratory (REAL) digital library that can be accessed through a website (http://lib.real.msu.edu). The REAL digital library enables access and analysis of collected acoustic sensor observations. We report on current library status and the mechanisms that enable the selection, extraction and analysis of acoustic data to support investigations on automating species census as well as measuring diversity and disturbance. We implemented numeric and symbolic search mechanisms and unsupervised learning techniques to ease retrieval of acoustic information, including recordings and processed data, pertinent to visitor goals. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Relationship between the hydrological conditions and the distribution of vegetation communities within the Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve, ChinaLili Zhang | Junxian Yin | Yunzhong Jiang | Hao Wang
Volume 11, Issue , September 2012, Pages 65-75
Hydrological characteristics have been recognized as major driving forces for wetland vegetation. The water cycle and hydrological processes of wetland are increasingly influenced by the ongoing climate change and more intensive human activities, which may in turn affect the distribution and structure of vegetation communities. Poyang Lake, located on the south bank of the lower reach of Yangtze River, receives inflows from five tributaries and discharges to the Yangtze River. The unique hydrological conditions of the Poyang Lake wetland create abundant wetland vegetation communities. As a major national hydraulic project, the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River has changed the water regime of Poyang Lake and hence may affect the vegetation distribution. This work aims to investigate the influences of hydrological properties on vegetation structure at broad spatial and temporal scales. Histograms and sensitivity index are used to link the hydrological processes with the vegetation distribution across the Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve. The results show that different vegetation communities react differently to the hydrological conditions. Specifically, certain communities, e.g. Carex and Eremochloa ophiuroides, are able to survive a wide variety of mean water depth and percent time inundated, while others, like Carex-Polygonum criopolitanum, are found to be relatively sensitive to hydrological conditions. It is suggested that this work provides a new insight for evaluating the impact of hydro-engineering projects on vegetation communities and wetland vegetation restoration. © 2012.
The use of acoustic indices to determine avian species richness in audio-recordings of the environmentMichael Towsey | Jason Wimmer | Ian Williamson | Paul Roe
Volume 21, Issue , January 2014, Pages 110-119
Interpreting acoustic recordings of the natural environment is an increasingly important technique for ecologists wishing to monitor terrestrial ecosystems. Technological advances make it possible to accumulate many more recordings than can be listened to or interpreted, thereby necessitating automated assistance to identify elements in the soundscape. In this paper we examine the problem of estimating avian species richness by sampling from very long acoustic recordings. We work with data recorded under natural conditions and with all the attendant problems of undefined and unconstrained acoustic content (such as wind, rain, traffic, etc.) which can mask content of interest (in our case, bird calls).We describe 14 acoustic indices calculated at one minute resolution for the duration of a 24. hour recording. An acoustic index is a statistic that summarizes some aspect of the structure and distribution of acoustic energy and information in a recording. Some of the indices we calculate are standard (e.g. signal-to-noise ratio), some have been reported useful for the detection of bioacoustic activity (e.g. temporal and spectral entropies) and some are directed to avian sources (spectral persistence of whistles). We rank the one minute segments of a 24. hour recording in descending order according to an "acoustic richness" score which is derived from a single index or a weighted combination of two or more. We describe combinations of indices which lead to more efficient estimates of species richness than random sampling from the same recording, where efficiency is defined as total species identified for given listening effort. Using random sampling, we achieve a 53% increase in species recognized over traditional field surveys and an increase of 87% using combinations of indices to direct the sampling.We also demonstrate how combinations of the same indices can be used to detect long duration acoustic events (such as heavy rain and cicada chorus) and to construct long duration (24. h) spectrograms. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
The user's view on biodiversity data sharing - Investigating facts of acceptance and requirements to realize a sustainable use of research data -Neela Enke | Anne Thessen | Kerstin Bach | Jörg Bendix | Bernhard Seeger | Birgit Gemeinholzer
Volume 11, Issue , September 2012, Pages 25-33
Data sharing has become an important issue in modern biodiversity research to address large scale questions. Despite the steadily growing scientific demand, data are not easily accessed. Why is this the case? This study explores the reasons for the reluctance to share data on the one hand and the motivations for sharing on the other by summarising results from > 60 interviews and > 700 survey participants within the biodiversity science community. As result, there is a clear commitment to share biodiversity data, but also a reluctance to actually do so due to a mixture of social and technical impediments, such as loss of control over data and lack of professional reward for sharing. This exploratory study summarises the formal and technical requirements for data sharing and reuse, stated by voluntarily participating scientists worldwide. To ensure sustainable data use, user friendly data infrastructure have to be expanded or newly designed, data management plans for all scientific investigations have to be promoted, training for the users has to be provided and motivational aspects at all stages of data submission and re-use have to be considered. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Two-decade wetland cultivation and its effects on soil properties in salt marshes in the Yellow River Delta, ChinaLaibin Huang | Junhong Bai | Bin Chen | Kejiang Zhang | Chen Huang | Peipei Liu
Volume 10, Issue , July 2012, Pages 49-55
Wetland cultivation and its effects on soil properties in salt marshes in the Yellow River Delta, China were examined by using a combination of the satellite imageries and field experiments. Results showed that the conversions mainly occurred between dry lands and Phragmites australis-Suaeda salsa-Tamarix chinensis marshes (PSTMs). The total area of marsh wetland was reduced by 65.09km 2 during the period from 1986 to 2005, and these conversions might be attributed to a combination of farming, oil exploration and water extraction, as well as soil salinization. Significant differences were observed in bulk density, pH, salinity and NO 3--N between different land-use types (P<0.05). After the conversions from marsh wetlands to dry lands, bulk density, pH, salinity and NH 4+-N decreased slightly, while a significant increase in NO 3--N, TN (total nitrogen), and AP (available phosphorus) (P<0.05) was observed. The more loss of soil nutrient storage also occurred after the maximal area conversion from PSTMs to dry lands compared to other conversions during the study period. The storages of soil organic matter, NH 4+-N and total phosphorus decreased greatly under the conversion from three types of marshes to dry lands, while those of NO 3--N, AP and TN showed an obvious increase during the whole study period. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Predictive modeling of microhabitats for endemic birds in South Chilean temperate forests using Maximum entropy (Maxent)Roberto Moreno | Ricardo Zamora | Juan Ramón Molina | Angélica Vasquez | Miguel Ángel Herrera
Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2011, Pages 364-370
Temperate forests of Chile exhibit high biodiversity, which generates a wide range of habitats for wildlife. These valuable natural ecosystems have been affected by major natural and anthropogenic processes that have reduced habitats, resulting in serious ecological problems, given both the high endemism of certain avian groups in these forests and the complexity of their habitat selection. Continued degradation and ecosystem problems could lead to the extinction of such groups. In spite of this possibility, ecologically valuable wildlife conservation is seldom integrated into forest management decision-making processes. This study aims to integrate wildlife into forest management, identifying potential habitats for two endemic birds of high ecological value, the Black throated Huet-Huet (Pteroptochos tarnii), and the Ochre-flanked Tapaculo (Eugralla paradoxa). Both species inhabit an ecotonal area between evergreen and sclerophyllous forests, making them high-quality bio-indicator species for the degree of conservation of temperate forest. The integration of environmental information and a geostatistical model based on the criterion of maximum entropy (Maxent model) identifies the most important variables that explain the presence of each species. Pteroptochos tarnii is less restrictive in its choice of habitat than Eugralla paradoxa, requiring merely certain topographical condition (elevation, ground slope and aspect). However Eugralla paradoxa requires not only the same topographical features, but also eco-geographical characteristics such as distance to trails, waterways and ecotones. Maxent analysis showed that for both species, the model most capable of predicting their choice of microhabitat was not random based, but rather one based on topographical and environmental variables. The integration of Maxent and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools could help to solve problems of wildlife habitat conservation and forest planning. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Detection and attribution of large spatiotemporal extreme events in Earth observation dataJakob Zscheischler | Miguel D. Mahecha | Stefan Harmeling | Markus Reichstein
Volume 15, Issue , May 2013, Pages 66-73
Latest climate projections suggest that both frequency and intensity of climate extremes will be substantially modified over the course of the coming decades. As a consequence, we need to understand to what extent and via which pathways climate extremes affect the state and functionality of terrestrial ecosystems and the associated biogeochemical cycles on a global scale. So far the impacts of climate extremes on the terrestrial biosphere were mainly investigated on the basis of case studies, while global assessments are widely lacking. In order to facilitate global analysis of this kind, we present a methodological framework that firstly detects spatiotemporally contiguous extremes in Earth observations, and secondly infers the likely pathway of the preceding climate anomaly. The approach does not require long time series, is computationally fast, and easily applicable to a variety of data sets with different spatial and temporal resolutions. The key element of our analysis strategy is to directly search in the relevant observations for spatiotemporally connected components exceeding a certain percentile threshold. We also put an emphasis on characterization of extreme event distribution, and scrutinize the attribution issue. We exemplify the analysis strategy by exploring the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR) from 1982 to 2011. Our results suggest that the hot spots of extremes in fAPAR lie in Northeastern Brazil, Southeastern Australia, Kenya and Tanzania. Moreover, we demonstrate that the size distribution of extremes follow a distinct power law. The attribution framework reveals that extremes in fAPAR are primarily driven by phases of water scarcity. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Data acquisition and management software for camera trap data: A case study from the TEAM NetworkEric H. Fegraus | Kai Lin | Jorge A. Ahumada | Chaitan Baru | Sandeep Chandra | Choonhan Youn
Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2011, Pages 345-353
Camera traps and the images they generate are becoming an essential tool for field biologists studying and monitoring terrestrial animals, in particular medium to large terrestrial mammals and birds. In the last five. years, camera traps have made the transition to digital technology, where these devices now produce hundreds of instantly available images per month and a large amount of ancillary metadata (e.g., date, time, temperature, image size, etc.). Despite this accelerated pace in the development of digital image capture, field biologists still lack adequate software solutions to process and manage the increasing amount of information in a cost efficient way. In this paper we describe a software system that we have developed, called DeskTEAM, to address this issue. DeskTEAM has been developed in the context of the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM), a global network that monitors terrestrial vertebrates. We describe the software architecture and functionality and its utility in managing and processing large amounts of digital camera trap data collected throughout the global TEAM network. DeskTEAM incorporates software features and functionality that make it relevant to the broad camera trapping community. These include the ability to run the application locally on a laptop or desktop computer, without requiring an Internet connection, as well as the ability to run on multiple operating systems; an intuitive navigational user interface with multiple levels of detail (from individual images, to whole groups of images) which allows users to easily manage hundreds or thousands of images; ability to automatically extract EXIF and custom metadata information from digital images to increase standardization; availability of embedded taxonomic lists to allow users to easily tag images with species identities; and the ability to export data packages consisting of data, metadata and images in standardized formats so that they can be transferred to online data warehouses for easy archiving and dissemination. Lastly, building these software tools for wildlife scientists provides valuable lessons for the ecoinformatics community. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Avoiding inaccuracies in tree calibration and phylogenetic community analysis using Phylocom 4.2Markus Gastauer | João Augusto Alves Meira-Neto
Volume 15, Issue , May 2013, Pages 85-90
There is an increased interest in phylogenetic approaches for conservation biology and community analysis. Many of these analyses are carried out using the Phylocom 4.2 package. With this computational tool, already existing trees are pruned to species from community to be studied. For plant communities, a variety of megatrees including all angiosperm families are available for phylogenetic community analysis. Using the bladj algorithm, internal nodes of community trees derived from these megatrees are calibrated on time scales from fossil or molecular data provided in an ages file. The higher precision of tree calibration, the better is the ecological interpretation if we assume that the closest related species have the most superposed set of traits, the highest probability of co-occurrence in case of environmental filter effects and the highest ratio of competitive exclusion. Together with the Phylocom 4.2 package comes an ages file based on Wikstrom's dating of angiosperm families (wikstrom.ages). But there are inconsistencies in syntax and/or nomenclature between internal node names of trees and the ages file from phylocom that influence the tree calibration and the subsequent analysis. To avoid that, we classified all online available megatrees according to their syntax and nomenclatureof internal nodes. For each of the four classes we provide a new, fully compatible ages file in the supplement material. Each online available megatree, pruned to the species from an example community from the Atlantic Rainforest, was calibrated twice running the bladj algorithm using once the original wikstrom.ages file and, additionally, the new ages file prepared for that tree class. Outcomes from trees calibrated by different methods have been compared. To avoid inconsistencies that push results beyond the realistic, we recommend a strict application of the four ages files provided as supplementary files. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Characterization, ecological and health risks of DDTs and HCHs in water from a large shallow Chinese lakeWei He | Ning Qin | Qi Shuang He | Yan Wang | Xiang Zhen Kong | Fu Liu Xu
Volume 12, Issue , November 2012, Pages 77-84
The levels of dichloro diphenyl trichloroethanes (DDTs) and hexachlorocyolohexanes (HCHs) in water from Lake Chaohu were measured. The residues, possible sources and potential ecological and health risks of these compounds were analyzed. The results show that the contents of total DDTs and HCHs in the water varied from 1.52 to 21.79 and from 1.58 to 31.66ngL -1, respectively, which were higher than those in other Chinese lakes. The main sources of HCHs and DDTs were lindane and technical DDT, respectively. The o,p'-DDT/p,p'-DDT ratios indicated the new illegal inputs of DDT in all studied inflow rivers and some lake areas. The MOS10 (margin of safety) values suggested that the Lake was facing a potential ecological risks from p,p'-DDT, whereas the risk of γ-HCH was small. Both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risks of DDTs and HCHs associated with the water use were very low. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Regionalization of forest pattern metrics for the continental United States using contiguity constrained clustering and partitioningJohn A. Kupfer | Peng Gao | Diansheng Guo
Volume 9, Issue , May 2012, Pages 11-18
Technological advances have created new opportunities for defining and mapping ecological and biogeographical regions on the basis of quantitative criteria while generating a need for studies that evaluate the sensitivity of ecoregionalizations to clustering methods and approaches. In this study, we used a novel regionalization algorithm, regionalization with dynamically constrained agglomerative clustering and partitioning (REDCAP), to identify hierarchical regions based on measures of forest extent, connectivity, and change for 2109 watersheds in the continental U.S. Unlike regionalizations developed using non-spatial clustering techniques, REDCAP directly incorporates a spatial contiguity constraint into a traditional hierarchical clustering method, resulting in contiguous regions that optimize a homogeneity measure. Results of our analyses identified nine- and eighteen-class Forest Pattern Regions that reflected the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors structuring forest extent and fragmentation. Because these regions are defined by the forest pattern metrics themselves, rather than pre-defined political or ecological units, they provide a valuable means for visualizing forest pattern information and quantifying forest patterns across a large, diverse geographic area. In contrast, regionalizations of the same data using two non-spatial methods (. k-means clustering and non-spatial average linkage clustering) resulted in more homogeneous classes composed of many discontiguous units. While it should not be viewed as a replacement for non-spatial clustering techniques, REDCAP provides an alternative approach to developing ecological regionalizations by placing greater emphasis on maintaining the spatial contiguity of units, a property that may be desirable in many broad-scale regionalizations because it reduces data complexity and facilitates the visualization and interpretation of ecological or biogeographic data. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Analysis of environmental factors determining the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrate taxa in natural wetlands of Southwest EthiopiaSeid Tiku Mereta | Pieter Boets | Argaw Ambelu Bayih | Asgdom Malu | Zewdu Ephrem | Addisu Sisay | Hailu Endale | Menberu Yitbarek | Amana Jemal | Luc De Meester | Peter L M Goethals
Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 52-61
In Ethiopia, wetland resources play a vital role in the lives of adjacent communities by helping them to achieve food security and livelihoods. However, many wetlands throughout the country are facing degradation as high population growth rate increases the need for more fertile agricultural land. Lack of awareness and logistic constraints are important reasons for the weak consideration of wetland ecosystems by the country's development planners. In this paper, we set out to develop methods for predicting species-environment relationships. Decision tree models and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) were used to identify factors influencing macroinvertebrate community structure in natural wetlands of Southwest Ethiopia. The models were based on a dataset of 109 samples collected from 57 sites located in eight different wetlands. Sixteen macroinvertebrate taxa were selected based on their frequency of occurrence to determine the status of the wetlands. It was found that Corixidae, Baetidae and Hydrophilidae had the highest predictive model performance. This indicates that these taxa have clear requirements regarding their environmental conditions. The low Kappa value combined with the high number of Correctly Classified Instances of Chironomidae may be related to their high frequency of occurrence, so that their presence is of little predictive power. This was also further illustrated by the Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) where the family of Chironomidae, common at nearly every sampling station in the wetlands, was plotted in the centre of the CCA axis. Vegetation cover, water depth, and conductivity were the most important variables determining the presence or absence of macroinvertebrate taxa. These variables were selected in more than 80% of the classification tree models and played a critical role in the ordination analyses. The sensitivity analysis, based on the regression tree models, also showed that vegetation cover and conductivity were affecting the abundance of some macroinvertebrate taxa. Information on habitat quality and environmental factors preserving a high diversity are essential to develop conservation and management programs for wetlands and their related ecosystem services in Ethiopia, where wetland resources are being lost at a high rate, and continue to be at high risk due to expansion of agricultural and other development activities. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.


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