Results 11 to 20 of about 418,191 (223)
Cancer incidence in the Falkland Islands [PDF]
British Journal of Cancer, 2001 Cancer incidence in the Falkland Islands, 1989-2000, was compared with rates in England and Wales, from which most Islanders originate. Colon and rectum cancer incidence was significantly raised 1989-93 but greatly reduced after 1994, when colonoscopic screening in high-risk families and sigmoidoscopic screening in the general population were ...
Swerdlow, AJ, Elsby, B, Qiao, Z
openaire +5 more sources
52 degrees south: mental health services in the Falkland Islands. [PDF]
BJPsych Int, 2018 This article discusses the factors that have shaped the development of the new mental health legislation within the Falkland Islands. The process of implementing new legislation within this remote island community is discussed, including the aspirations ...
Rimicans K, McInerny T.
europepmc +2 more sources
Genomic analyses of giant kelp reveal restricted connectivity across the Southern Hemisphere and striking diversity in Aotearoa (New Zealand). [PDF]
J PhycolAbstract The macroalga Macrocystis pyrifera (“giant” or “bladder” kelp) plays a vital role in cold‐temperate marine ecosystems but faces increasing threats from ongoing environmental change. Understanding its population diversity and connectivity is essential for predicting future range shifts and assessing the ecological consequences of such shifts in
Liu XP +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Borehole core recovered from the Late Carboniferous to early Permian Fitzroy tillite and Port Sussex formations, Falkland Islands : geological background and sample details [PDF]
, 2011 Within the Palaeozoic sedimentary succession of the Falkland Islands the Fitzroy Tillite Formation is the local representative of glacigenic strata deposited widely across Gondwana during Late Carboniferous glaciation.
Stone, P.
core +3 more sources
Medicine in the Falkland Islands [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2003 A unique healthcare system The Falklands are a British overseas territory just to the east of the southern tip of South America that came to world attention during the 1982 conflict with Argentina. The archipelago comprises two main islands and some 20 other inhabited islands and upwards of 300 smaller ones, covering an area about the size of half of ...
openaire +2 more sources
Translocation of reindeer from South Georgia to the Falkland Islands
Rangifer, 2010 This report describes the first translocation of reindeer Rangifer tarandus from South Georgia to the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Reindeer were introduced from Norway to the subantarctic island of South Georgia on three occasions in ...
Cameron M. Bell, Robert A. Dieterich
doaj +1 more source
A revised position for the rotated Falkland Islands microplate [PDF]
, 2019 The early stages of transform margin formation are associated with crustal fragmentation and block rotation. The restricted size of the resultant microcontinental blocks precludes palaeogeographical reconstructions and reliable estimations of the amount ...
Hodgson, DM +9 more
core +2 more sources
Life, 2022 Health diagnostics of wildlife have historically relied on the evaluation of select serum biomarkers and the identification of a contaminant or pathogen burden within specific tissues as an indicator of a level of insult.
Lizabeth Bowen +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Valuation of kelp forest ecosystem services in the Falkland Islands: A case study integrating blue carbon sequestration potential [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2021 Kelp forests provide many important ecosystem services to people, including mitigating storm damage, cycling nutrients, and providing commercially-harvestable resources.
Daniel Bayley +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Frontiers in Zoology, 2008 Background The Falkland Islands and Patagonia are traditionally assigned to the Magellan Biogeographic Province. Most marine species in Falkland waters are also reported from southern Patagonia.
Kop Anna +3 more
doaj +1 more source