Browsing NSIS Volume 44, Part 2 by Title
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Are Industrialized Fisheries Sustainable?
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Fish stock assessment and management is currently based on the concept of sustainable surplus production. This essay argues that this concept is fallacious and that the assessment/management models which assume its existence ... -
Assessment of Environmental Conditions in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia: General Introduction
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By-laws of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (revised 2008)
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Heavy Metal Distributions in the Waters of Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Four surveys of total Hg and dissolved Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations in Sydney Harbour waters were conducted between 1999 and 2001. Suspended particulate matter samples were analysed for Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, ... -
New Distribution Records for Flowering Plants in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Distributions of over 50 species of flowering plants from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia are presented based on collections made primarily over the last ten years. Some of these are new county records representing range ... -
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science Student Awards 2007
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NSIS Presidential Address and Reports from Council Officers, Session 2006-2007
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Pseudoscience and the Paranormal: Obligations and Opportunities for Scientists and Science Educators
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Despite increasing reliance on science and technology in everyday life, public surveys conducted over the past decade have shown consistently low levels of general science literacy, both factual and conceptual, and ... -
Risk Estimates: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sydney Harbour Sediments and Lobster
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)For nearly a century, the effluents from the Sydney Tar Ponds were discharged into Muggah Creek. As this creek opens into the South Arm of Sydney Harbour, this discharge resulted in appreciable levels of polyaromatic ... -
Sources and Distribution of Metal Contamination in Surficial Sediments of Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Geochemical studies in Sydney Harbour indicate that its sediments are contaminated to varying degrees with ’pollution’ metals such as As, Cd, Hg and Pb. Results based on the analyses of 119 surface sediment samples show ... -
Squalene in Nova Scotian Deep-Sea Sharks and in the Pacific Eulachon
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)The occurrence of the hydrocarbon, squalene, in diverse marine organisms is not uncommon, but quantities of commercial interest are generally limited to the livers of a few members of the shark family. Nova Scotia shallow-water ... -
Turmeric: Not So Spicy After All
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Turmeric, also known as saffron Indian, prepared from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L. has an aromatic pepper-like, but somewhat bitter taste and gives curry dishes their characteristic yellowish colour. Curcumin, a non-toxic ...