ESR isochron dating analyses at Bau de l'Aubesier,Provence, France: Clues to U uptake in fossil teeth     

Bonnie A.B. Blackwell  Anne R. Skinner  Joel I.B. Blickstein  Serge Lebel  Helen Y.M. Leung 《Geoarchaeology》2001,16(7):719-761

At Bau de l'Aubesier, Provence, Mousterian artifacts and human teeth occur in inhomogeneous (“lumpy”) sedimentary deposits that include bone and tooth fragments and extensive burnt horizons. Electron spin resonance (ESR) isochron analyses of mammal teeth, which use multiple subsamples with different U concentrations, can measure the external dose rate experienced by the tooth regardless of reworking and sedimentary dose rate changes. Isochron analyses do depend on the U uptake model assumed, but can also identify teeth that have experienced secondary U uptake or leaching. Using 11 teeth from six archaeological layers, the isochrons demonstrate that at least three teeth have experienced secondary uptake. For eight teeth, the U uptake has apparently not followed strictly early (EU), linear (LU), or recent uptake (RU), but more closely approximates LU‐RU. Comparing volumetrically averaged sedimentary geochemistry with thermoluminescent dosimetry suggests that fossil tissues in the sediment have also experienced LU‐RU uptake. LU‐RU uptake can explain standard ESR ages that underestimate the true fossil age. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  相似文献   

Hybrid Neoliberalism: Implications for Sustainable Development     

Claudia Baldwin  Graham Marshall  Helen Ross  Jim Cavaye  Janet Stephenson  Lyn Carter 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(5):566-587

Neoliberalism is frequently blamed for challenges in achieving sustainable development; consequently some also question if sustainability is still a useful concept. Neoliberal influence on natural resource management has evolved over the last 30?years to a hybrid form that seeks to compensate for its negative social and environmental externalities. Through review of literature and critical analysis of three case studies of resource development in Australia and New Zealand, we argue that, in spite of modifications under hybrid approaches, neoliberalism still tests achievement of sustainability goals, due to privileging industry and shifting risk and costs to future generations, through inadequate regulation, neglect of public consultation, lack of transparency, and weak impact assessment. We suggest that while neoliberal approaches bring both benefits and disadvantages, sustainability principles must continue to be kept at the forefront of legislation, regulation and management.  相似文献   

Geochemistry and petrology of howardite Miller Range 11100: A lithologically diverse piece of the Vestan regolith          下载免费PDF全文

Timothy Gregory  Katherine Helen Joy  Stanislav Strekopytov  Natalie Mary Curran 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2017,52(2):206-224

The howardite‐eucrite‐diogenite (HED) clan of meteorites, which most likely originate from the asteroid Vesta, provide an opportunity to combine in‐depth sample analysis with the comprehensive remote‐sensing data set from NASA's recent Dawn mission. Miller Range (MIL) 11100, an Antarctic howardite, contains diverse rock and mineral fragments from common HED lithologies (diogenites, cumulate eucrites, and basaltic eucrites). It also contains a rare pyroxferroite‐bearing lithology—not recognized in HED until recently—and rare Mg‐rich (Fo_86‐91) olivine crystals that possibly represent material excavated from the Vestan mantle. Clast components underwent different histories of thermal and impact metamorphism before being incorporated into this sample, reflecting the diversity in geological histories experienced by different parts of Vesta. The bulk chemical composition and petrography of MIL 11100 suggest that it is akin to the fragmental howardite meteorites. The strong lithological heterogeneity across this sample suggests that at least some parts of the Vestan regolith show heterogeneity on the mm‐scale. We combine the outcomes of this study with data from NASA's Dawn mission and hypothesize on possible source regions for this meteorite on the surface of Vesta.  相似文献   

Selecting MPAs to conserve groundfish biodiversity: the consequences of failing to account for catchability in survey trawls     

Fraser  Helen M.; Greenstreet  S. P. R.; Piet  Gerjan J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2009,66(1):82-89

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Using MPAs to address regional-scale ecological objectives in the North Sea: modelling the effects of fishing effort displacement   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Greenstreet  Simon P. R.; Fraser  Helen M.; Piet  Gerjan J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2009,66(1):90-100

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Effects of the suspension feeding mussel Mytilus trossulus on a brackish water macroalgal and associated invertebrate community     

Jonne Kotta  Kristjan Herkül  Ilmar Kotta  Helen Orav-Kotta  & Velda Lauringson 《Marine Ecology》2009,30(S1):56-64

The importance of suspension-feeding mussels is particularly apparent in benthic communities; however, the role of this feeding strategy on the development of macroalgal and associated invertebrate communities is in general poorly known. The effect of suspension-feeding mussels Mytilus trossulus on benthic communities was studied in an in situ factorial field experiment in the Northern Baltic Sea over one ice-free season. The experiment was performed under different regimes of wave exposure (low and moderate) and on different sedimentary habitats (soft bottom with high organic content, soft bottom with low organic content, and hard bottom). In general the presence of mussels was associated with increased biomass of filamentous algae, herbivores and deposit feeders and decreased biomass of charophytes. The effect of M. trossulus interacted with the effect of exposure and substrate. Stronger responses were observed in moderately exposed than in sheltered areas. The presence of M. trossulus affected charophytes and deposit feeders on sand with low content of organic matter and filamentous algae on pebbles but not on other substrate types. The magnitude of the effects varied between months. The results suggest that (i) even in dynamic coastal systems the biodeposits and excretions of mussels are at least partly assimilated locally and are not flushed away to the open sea, (ii) the accumulation of faecal material induced elevated growth of deposit feeders, (iii) mussels enhanced the growth of ephemeral macroalgae and reduced the growth of perennial macroalgae, and (iv) together with increasing benthic primary production, mussels indirectly increase the production of herbivores.  相似文献   

Comparison of benthic and pelagic suspension feeding in shallow water habitats of the Northeastern Baltic Sea   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Velda Lauringson  Jonne Kotta  Helen Orav-Kotta  Ilmar Kotta  Kristjan Herkül  & Arno Põllumäe 《Marine Ecology》2009,30(S1):43-55

Combining field experiments with the biomass distribution data of dominant suspension feeders we compared the benthic and pelagic suspension feeding rates in shallow non-tidal brackish water coastal habitats. We found that pelagic grazing exceeded benthic grazing in almost all cases, on average from 14 to 4819 times depending on the site. Benthic grazing rates were related to site-specific environmental parameters and showed no relationship with water chlorophyl a (Chl a ) content, whereas pelagic grazing rates varied both spatially and temporally and were related to water Chl a content. Our results indicate that in several shallow coastal habitats, pelagic suspension feeding substantially exceeds benthic suspension feeding. This suggests that pelagic recycling is higher than the amounts of energy redirected from pelagic to benthic food webs by benthic suspension feeders. These results increase our knowledge of the energy flows in coastal ecosystems.  相似文献   

Scheduling for Robonet‐1 homogenous telescope network     

S. N. Fraser 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2006,327(8):779-782

The Robonet‐1 homogenous telescope network consists of 3 fully robotic 2 m class telescopes. I describe how the observation requests submitted by external users and automated user agents are selected for observation by the individual telescope schedulers. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献