Browsing NSIS Volume 42 by Issue Date
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The Chemical Oceanography of the Bras d'Or Lakes
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The Physical Oceanography of the Bras d'Or Lakes
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The Oceanography of the Bras d'Or Lakes: General Introduction
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Large Epibenthic Invertebrates in the Bras d'Or Lakes
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2002)The distribution of large epibenthic invertebrates (lobster and crabs, bivalve molluscs and echinoderms) in the Bras d’Or Lakes is reviewed, and possible limiting factors are identified. The review is based on published ... -
The Geology of the Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2002)The evolution of the Bras d’Or Lakes since the retreat of the last ice sheets c. 15 ka (thousands of radiocarbon years before present, where present is defined as 1950) is inferred from multibeam bathymetry, seismic ... -
Coastal Character and Coastal Barrier Evolution in the Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2002)Little coastal geological research has been conducted in the Bras d’Or Lakes. This is the first reexamination of the coastline since the early 1900s. The 1234 km of coastline is extremely varied in relief and morphology. ... -
Overview of the Ecology of the Bras d'Or Lakes with Emphasis on the Fish
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Proceedings of The NSIS Sessions including Presidential addresses and reports from the Council Officers: Seesion 2000-2001; Session 2001-2002; and Session 2002-2003
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Gene Expression During Indirect Somatic Embryogenesis of Plants
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)Somatic embryogenesis is the process by which somatic cells are induced into an embryogenic state, followed by differentiation into embryos. Somatic embryogenesis, in addition to being a method of propagation, can serve ... -
Road Density and the Potential Impact on Wildlife Species such as American Moose in Mainland Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)Habitat conversion, degradation and fragmentation, and the introduction of exotic species are among the primary factors causing the loss of biodiversity. Road density is a valuable indicator of these anthropogenic factors. ... -
Ultrastructure and Characteristics of a Deep-Sea Bacterium
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The ultrastructure of a bacterium, isolated from rusticles found on the wreck of the Royal Mail Steamship (R.M.S.) Titanic, was studied. The bacterium was rod-shaped, gram-negative and produced circular, off-white, opaque ... -
Annotated List of the Mammals of Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The latest taxonomic, distributional, habitat and conservation status information is presented for a total of 91 species of marine and terrestrial mammals presently or historically known from Nova Scotia. Four of them are ... -
General Introduction: Conserving Nova Scotia's Biodiversity
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The papers on biodiversity in this issue focus on the richness of life in Nova Scotia, and the means by which this richness might be conserved. Mammals, birds, fish, beetles, and diatoms are examples of the richness of ... -
Do We Know Beetles? Lessons from New Records of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) for Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are taxonomically relatively well known in North America and can potentially serve as an important forest biomonitoring tool. For such a tool to work accurate distributional ... -
Changes in Populations of Nesting Seabirds on the Bird Islands, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The Bird Islands support the largest colonies of nesting seabirds in Nova Scotia. From a continental perspective the islands host one of the largest Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) colonies in North America and a ... -
Developing an Index of Sustainable Coldwater Streams Using Fish Community Attributes in River Philip, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)An Index of Sustainable Coldwater Streams (ISCS) was developed to quantify fish community changes affected by water temperature and physical habitat quality for small streams in the River Philip Watershed, Nova Scotia. The ... -
Status and Management of Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) in Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)The most important breeding colonies for endangered roseate terns in Canada occur on coastal islands in Nova Scotia. The main threat to productivity at these sites appears to be predation, particularly from gulls. The goal ... -
Observational Record Epilthic Diatoms of the Stream Outflow of Williams Lake, Halifax, Nova Scotia, with New Records for the Province
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)A December 2000 sampling of epilithic diatoms from the outflow of Williams Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, recorded 31 species not previously known from Nova Scotia. -
Beetle Diversity Associated with Forest Structure including Deadwood in Softwood and Hardwood Stands in Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)Associations between beetles and forest stand characteristics, as well as beetle diversity, were investigated for 41 forest stands in Nova Scotia, Canada. Over 200 morphospecies from 45 Families of beetles were caught using ... -
The Distribution, Status and Habitat Associations of Moose in Mainland Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2004)Throughout the Nova Scotia mainland, small and fragmented moose populations remain at varying densities and may be limited or regulated by a number of factors including interspecific competition, disease, habitat ...