Tourism in Pacific islands: current issues and future challenges     

John Connell 《The Australian geographer》2018,49(4):553-554

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Oil exploration on Great Barrier Reef     

D. W. Connell 《Marine pollution bulletin》1970,1(12):188-189

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Occurrence and seasonal variations of algal toxins in water, phytoplankton and shellfish from North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Takahashi E  Yu Q  Eaglesham G  Connell DW  McBroom J  Costanzo S  Shaw GR 《Marine environmental research》2007,64(4):429-442

A number of marine microalgae are known to produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish and when eaten, lead to toxic and potentially fatal reactions in humans. This paper reports on the occurrence and seasonal variations of algal toxins in the waters, phytoplankton and shellfish of Southeast Queensland, Australia. These algal toxins include okadaic acid (OA), domoic acid (DA), gymnodimine (GD), pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2) and pectenotoxin-2-seco acid (PTX-2-SA), which were detected in the sampled shellfish and phytoplankton, via HPLC-MS/MS. Dissolved OA, PTX-2 and GD were also detected in the samples collected from the water column. This was the first occasion that DA and GD have been reported in shellfish, phytoplankton and the water column in Queensland waters. Phytoplankton tows contained both the toxic Dinophysis and Pseudo-nitzschia algae species, and are suspected of being the most likely producers of the OA, PTX-2s and DA found in shellfish of this area. The number of cells, however, did not correlate with the amount of toxins present in either shellfish or phytoplankton. This indicates that toxin production by algae varies with time and the species present and that number of cells alone cannot be used as an indicator for the presence of toxins. The presence of OA and PTX-2s were more frequently seen in the summer, while DA and GD were detected throughout the year and without any obvious seasonal patterns.  相似文献   

Mean horizontal wind profiles measured in the atmospheric boundary layer about a simulated block building     

Walter Frost  George Fichtl  J. R. Connell  M. L. Hutto 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1977,11(2):135-145

Instrumented wind towers are used to measure the three components of wind about a simulated block building. The mean horizontal wind profiles over the building are compared with wind profiles measured in the absence of the building and the wind speed deficit in the wake of the building is correlated.Horizontal mean wind speeds measured in the natural atmospheric boundary layer with and without the presence of a simulated building show excellent reproducibility and agreement with fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics. The data possess all the characteristic features reported from wind-tunnel studies of building flows. In the present study the turbulence intensity is of the order of 20% in the undisturbed flow whereas the free stream turbulence intensity of wind-tunnel studies is generally not more than 5%. The effect of smaller averaging periods and the structure of the turbulence will be reported at a later time.The velocity profiles measured in the undisturbed flow zones support the representation of a neutrally stable atmospheric boundary layer with a logarithmic wind profile.  相似文献   

Conference report: ‘How is geography going to help me when I leave school?’ A secondary teacher's perspective on the International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference,Brisbane, Australia,July 2006     

Geoff Connell 《New Zealand geographer》2006,62(3):221-221

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Risks posed by trace organic contaminants in coastal sediments in the Pearl River Delta, China   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

Fung CN  Zheng GJ  Connell DW  Zhang X  Wong HL  Giesy JP  Fang Z  Lam PK 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(10):1036-1049

Local marine environments in China's Pearl River Delta (PRD), the most rapidly developing region in one of the world's fastest growing economies, have been experiencing significant environmental stress during the past decades. This investigation was conducted to determine the status and trends of persistence organic pollutants (POPs) such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine (OC) pesticides and dioxin-related compounds in marine sediments collected from sixteen coastal stations in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in March 2003. Elevated concentrations of PAHs (94-4300 ng/g), PCBs (6.0-290 ng/g), PHCs (14-150 microg/g), and DDTs (1.4-600 ng/g) were detected in sediment samples. In addition, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-like activities in the sediment samples were estimated to range from 0.3 to 440 pg TCDD-EQ/g. Sediments collected from Xiashan contained the greatest concentrations of trace organic contaminations amongst all the sampling stations in the present study. The degree of trace organic contamination was, in general, more severe at stations situated along the west shores of the PRD than their counterparts in the east. A preliminary assessment was performed to examine the probable risks to the marine ecosystem due to POPs. The results showed that OC pesticide contamination in the PRD was particularly serious and might pose a threat to the health of the marine inhabitants.  相似文献   

Technical change and british naval policy 1860–1939: edited by Bryan Ranft Hodder and Stoughton,London, 1977, 178pp     

D.P. O&#x;Connell 《Marine Policy》1979,3(1):73-74

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Sport,leisure and culture in the postmodern city     

John Connell 《The Australian geographer》2014,45(1):97-99

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Environmental restoration measures on the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway – an update     

N. D. McClure IV  N. L. Connell Sr. 《Environmental Geology》2001,40(4-5):566-570

 The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn–Tom) was one of the first and largest water resources projects constructed after the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. This highly controversial project was in litigation for 9 of the 13 years it was under construction. Substantial and innovative measures were incorporated into the project design to minimize environmental damage and to promote environmental protection. Additionally, a wide variety of environmental mitigation measures, including the acquisition and management of 35,614 ha of wildlife habitat to compensate for unavoidable impacts. This paper, which updates a paper published by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1996, presents an update of the environmental and restorative measures incorporated into the design, construction, operation, and management of the Tenn–Tom some 15 years after it was opened for navigation. The paper examines the accuracy of selected predicted impacts, waterway utilization, and the effectiveness of environmental measures. Received: 13 March 2000 · Accepted: 12 June 2000  相似文献   

Increasing Use of Human-Dominated Habitats as CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Emissions Warm and Acidify Oceans     

Katherine A. Heldt  Sean D. Connell  Pablo Munguia 《Estuaries and Coasts》2018,41(6):1660-1666

Urban and artificial structures are increasingly added to the world’s coasts during a time in which changing climate is forecast to drive shifts in naturally occurring habitats. We ask whether the role of artificial structures as marine habitats will increase in importance relative to their natural counterparts, particularly as natural habitats are negatively affected by ocean warming and acidification. To evaluate this model, we contrasted use of natural (kelp forest and turfing algae) and artificial habitat (plastic pier-piling) by a nest-building amphipod (Cymadusa pemptos) under current and future climate conditions of CO₂ and temperature. Under future conditions, amphipod populations in mesocosms increased, but this did not lead to greater proportional colonization of kelp and turf. Instead, colonization doubled in artificial habitats, and there was increasing production and occupation of nests on artificial habitats relative to natural habitats. In an age when human modification of natural substrata is increasingly cited as an agent of wildlife decline, understanding the future role of artificial habitats as replacement dwellings for natural habitats is critical. We pioneer an understanding of the future role of natural and artificial habitats, identifying the possibility that the role of urban structures as marine habitats may only increase.  相似文献