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Fire in the forest
\"How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship with it. Exploring the physics of how a single flame burns, the journey continues through how whole forests burn and the anatomy of firestorms. The positive and negative ecological effects of fires are explored, from plants and wildlife to whole landscapes. The journey ends with how fires are controlled, and a look to the future. This book will be of interest to ecologists, biogeographers and anyone with an interest in forest fires and the role they play\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Landscape-Scale Analysis of Interactions between Insect Defoliation and Forest Fire in Central Canada
Analysis of Ontario's historical records from 1941-1996 showed that spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) caused whole tree mortality within 389x103 km2. This amounted to 9.2% of the annually cumulative area with moderate-severe defoliation. Large (greater than 2 km2) fires were reported in approximately 65,000 km2 and overlapped only 2.8% of the area of reported spruce budworm (SBW) caused tree mortality. Within the 417x103 km2 defoliated by SBW at least once in 1941-1996, the maximum total area recorded as defoliated in any year was over 20 times the maximal area burnt. In the 19,950 km2 experiencing both wildfire and SBW defoliation, analysis of the spectra of time lags between the two disturbance types indicated that fires occurred 3-9 years after a SBW outbreak disproportionately often. This 'window of opportunity' for wildfire varies geographically: it starts later after SBW outbreak and lasts longer in western than in eastern Ontario. In addition, 7.5% of the areas containing SBW killed trees were burnt in western compared to 4.8% in eastern Ontario. These geographical differences may result at least partly from slower decomposition of dead fuels in the drier climates of the western SBW belt compared to the eastern SBW belt. The implications for climatic change are discussed.
Journal Article
Fire in the Forest
How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship with it. Exploring the physics of how a single flame burns, the journey continues through how whole forests burn and the anatomy of firestorms. The positive and negative ecological effects of fires are explored, from plants and wildlife to whole landscapes. The journey ends with how fires are controlled, and a look to the future. This book will be of interest to ecologists, biogeographers and anyone with an interest in forest fires and the role they play.
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Fire in the forest / Peter A. Thomas and Rob McAlpine ; with contributions from Kelvin Hirsch and Peter Hobson
How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this richly illustrated book, written in non-technical language. The journey starts in the long geological history of fire leading up to our present love-hate relationship with it. Exploring the physics of how a single flame burns, the journey continues through how whole forests burn and the anatomy of firestorms. The positive and negative ecological effects of fires are explored, from plants and wildlife to whole landscapes. The journey ends with how fires are controlled, and a look to the future. This book will be of interest to ecologists, biogeographers and anyone with an interest in forest fires and the role they play.
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IMPULSE, YOUR REVIEWS: COCA-COLA'S C2, It's just halfway all right
Pouring it from the can to the cup, it looks just like regular Coca-Cola. Drinking it, it tastes like regular Coca-Cola with a little less fizz. I like my soda with a lot of sparkle, but if I did a blind taste test, I don't think I would be able to tell the difference between Coca-Cola and C2. C2 is worth the investment for anyone caught up in the carb-counting craze. I'm not a big fan of the low-carb craze to begin with, so the idea of drinking low-carb soda is a little much. C2 is a cross between Coca-Cola and Diet Coke with an added aftertaste that lasts well after you drink it. I don't think I will be making the switch from Diet Coke anytime soon! If you are a regular drinker of Coca- Cola and are watching your carbs, you may want to check it out yourself, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Newspaper Article
IMPULSE!, YOUR REVIEWS: BOARDY BARN, LI's own 'Animal House'
1) Photo-Boardy Barn. 2) [Krista West], 22, Melville. 3) [Megan McAlpine], 25, Hicksville. 4) [Chealynn Feaster], 23, Stony Brook. 5) [Rob DiMartino], 25, Port Jefferson Station. 6) [Joseph Scuderi], 24, Lindenhurst The extremely long line to get in is well worth the wait! How would I describe the Boardy Barn? A crazy mess and I mean that in a good way. The beer is $1 a cup and goes down very easy, so most people have \"had enough\" within an hour of being there. Be sure to wear old clothes and shoes, since you will be dancing through puddles of beer to some great old-school music. And definitely take the train or a taxi!
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The Interplay between SF and AGN Activity, and its role in Galaxy Evolution
It has become apparent that active galactic nuclei (AGN) may have a significant impact on the growth and evolution of their host galaxies and vice versa but a detailed understanding of the interplay between these processes remains elusive. Deep radio surveys provide a powerful, obscuration-independent tool for measuring both star formation and AGN activity in high-redshift galaxies. Multiwavelength studies of deep radio fields show a composite population of star-forming galaxies and AGN, with the former dominating at the lowest flux densities (S\\(_{1.4\\mathrm{GHz}}<\\)100~\\(\\mu\\)Jy). The sensitivity and resolution of the SKA will allow us to identify, and separately trace, the total star formation in the bulges of individual high-redshift galaxies, the related nuclear activity and any star formation occurring on larger scales within a disc. We will therefore gain a detailed picture of the apparently simultaneous development of stellar populations and black holes in the redshift range where both star-formation and AGN activity peak (1\\(\\leq\\)z\\(\\leq\\)4). In this chapter we discuss the role of the SKA in studying the connection between AGN activity and galaxy evolution, and the most critical technical requirements for such of studies
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Radio Continuum Surveys with Square Kilometre Array Pathfinders
In the lead-up to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, several next-generation radio telescopes and upgrades are already being built around the world. These include APERTIF (The Netherlands), ASKAP (Australia), eMERLIN (UK), VLA (USA), e-EVN (based in Europe), LOFAR (The Netherlands), Meerkat (South Africa), and the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). Each of these new instruments has different strengths, and coordination of surveys between them can help maximise the science from each of them. A radio continuum survey is being planned on each of them with the primary science objective of understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies over cosmic time, and the cosmological parameters and large-scale structures which drive it. In pursuit of this objective, the different teams are developing a variety of new techniques, and refining existing ones. Here we describe these projects, their science goals, and the technical challenges which are being addressed to maximise the science return.
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IMPULSE!, YOUR REVIEWS: MIRAGE, Drinks, sphinx and high jinks
T.G.I.F. at Mirage. Get out of work in time to rock happy hour here! No cover, free buffet and half-price drinks until 8 p.m. Try to snag any of the booths that wrap around the inside of the dance floor area and you have found yourself prime VIP-style seating. Mirage offers a great decor/atmosphere with one of the better after- work deals on Long Island. Inside tip: For parking, the early bird catches the worm. This place was good! Not too far, not too expensive, but nice and big and lots of fun. Three huge bars, lots of random places to sit and have a moment and - if you can sweet-talk your way in - several VIP areas. With its cool Egyptian theme, this club looked awesome, all the way down to the sexy go-go dancers in tiny golden outfits. The giant dance floor was the perfect playground for the great mix of music and people there on a Saturday night. Definitely not an illusion, it's a Mirage worth seeing for yourself.
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