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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Permafrost is rapidly degrading in the sporadic zone, including palsa mires in Scandinavia. Peatlands in the area have likely accumulated heavy metals from atmospheric deposition of industrial contaminants in the wider region. As the palsa mire chemical composition is not well known, and in other permafrost regions the permafrost thaw may ...
Joanna Katarzyna Jóźwik +7 more
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Continental Atlas of Poland for Automobilists – the first road atlas in the independent Poland
Polish Cartographical Review, 2015 The 90th anniversary of the appearance of Atlas Polski Continental dla automobilistów (Continental Atlas of Poland for Automobilists) published by Continental Caoutchouc Compagnie Ltd Warsaw is nearing.
Rutkowski Jan
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes +4 more
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Designing Open Educational Resources through Knowledge Maps to enhance Meaningful learning [PDF]
, 2008 This paper demonstrates some pedagogical strategies for developing Open Educational Resources (OERs) using the knowledge mapping tool Compendium. It also describes applications of Knowledge Maps to facilitate meaningful learning by focusing on specific ...
Connolly, Teresa, Okada, Alexandra
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Oikos, EarlyView.Understanding the ecological implications of species coexistence is central to biodiversity studies and to identify environmental and anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem dynamics, where ecological network analysis offers valuable insights. This study examines the complexity, structure, and potential responses to disturbances of the Strait of Magellan's ...
Claudia D. Andrade +4 more
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A rede hidrográfica no mapa de Portugal de Fernando Álvaro Seco (1560) [PDF]
Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 2000 THE HIDROGRAPHIC NETWORK IN THE MAP OF PORTUGAL BY FERNANDO ÁLVARO SECO (1560). A cartographic examination of the hidrographic network demonstrates, on one hand, its high quality in general and allows us, on the other hand, to seek reasons for the ...
Suzanne Daveau
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Pretty maps: evaluating GIS adoption of cartographic design standards and best practices in professional publications [PDF]
, 2016 The nature of GIS maps, as tools designed for visual communication, puts them in the realm of art that is in many ways unique among scientific tools. As a visual form of communication, maps are responsive to methods of visual design, affecting the map’s ...
Medeiros, David
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Knowledge Cartography for Controversies: The Iraq Debate [PDF]
, 2008 In analysing controversies and debates—which would include reviewing a literature in order to plan research, or assessing intelligence to formulate policy—there is no one worldview which can be mapped, for instance as a single, coherent concept map.
A. Kahane +8 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Outdoor recreation is reported to have many positive effects on individuals and communities. However, when recreationists' presence becomes overcrowding, it can cause ecological damage to natural sites while also reducing the benefits of outdoor recreation for recreationists and local communities.
Giacomo Pagot +2 more
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Lecture III: There are maps and there are maps – motives, markets and users [PDF]
, 2008 This is the third of three lectures given on 5,6 and 8 March 2007 as the Sandars lectures for that year at Cambridge University Library. The text is as read at the time, but includes some later revisions and citations to works used within the text.
Tyacke, Sarah
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