PERCEPTIONS OF SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WELL-BEING IN MARINE SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Perceptions of shellfish aquaculture in British Columbia and implications for well-being in marine social-ecological systems

Shellfish aquaculture is often positioned as an adaptive alternative to traditional resource industries, but the social and cultural effects of expanding production on coastal/marine social-ecological systems are unclear.Reporting on a multimethods study, we present perceptions about shellfish aquaculture collected through interviews, participant-e

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Issues related to velocity structure estimation in small coastal sedimentary plains: case of Tottori plain facing the Sea of Japan

Abstract Issues of predominant period of ground motion and Quilting Gift Items derived underground velocity structure model are investigated in the coastal plains affected by the shallow soft sedimentary layer after the last ice age.It is found that two predominant periods due to the shallow soft layer and deeper drastic sedimentary boundaries are

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Assessment of Chrysoperla comanche (Banks) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) as Biological Control Agents of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under Glasshouse Conditions

We tested the predatory capacity of newly-hatched or newly-molted Chrysoperla comanche (Banks) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) larvae after a 24 h fasting period on adults of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) that were feeding on tomato plants (at vegetative and blooming stage) under glasshouse conditions.We also recorded fruit damage by the th

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