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2. SUSSEX EUROPEAN STUDIES.
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Briggs, Asa
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NEW schools ,EDUCATION research ,EDUCATIONAL planning ,CURRICULUM evaluation ,GENERAL education ,EUROPEAN studies - Abstract
The article offers information about the School of European Studies, considered as one of the first three schools established at the new University of Sussex in Brighton, England. The School of European Studies has been instituted to help the University realize its aim of combining the benefits of specialist and general education for its undergraduates. In this school, all students are tasked to work the papers "The Foundations of Europe," where they will exposit the origins and unity of the European intellectual inheritance, and "The Modern European Mind," which will pertain on the history of Europe during the 20th century. Other than these, they will also do special works in history, economics, politics and sociology, French, German, and Russian.
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- 1962
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3. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
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Duffey, E. A. G. and Goodman, G. T.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,ANNUAL meetings ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the 50th Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held at the Botany Lecture Room at the University of London in England on January 3, 1969. The minutes of the 49th Annual General Meeting were taken as read, approved and signed. The report of the Honorary Secretaries was presented for discussion of the members present.
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- 1969
4. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JANUARY 5th-7th, 1956.
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Hughes, R. Elfyn
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the University of Oxford in Oxford, England on January 5 to 7, 1956. A soirée was held at the university's Department of Botany at which exhibits illustrating the ecological work in progress at Oxford were shown. A series of coloured slides of New Zealand vegetation were shown by professor Gordon of New Zealand. Some of the topics of the papers read at the meeting, include field populations of Calliphorine flies.
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- 1956
5. AUTUMN MEETING.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,PROFESSIONAL associations ,ECOLOGY - Abstract
Information about the autumn meeting of the British Ecological Society is presented. The meeting was held at the Department of Botany of the University of Manchester in England from September 28-29, 1951. Papers discussed at the meeting include problems in the ecology of the lejeuneaceae, geographical affinities of the bryophytes and habitat preferences of mosses.
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- 1952
6. EASTER MEETING.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,PROFESSIONAL associations ,ECOLOGY ,HABITATS ,CONSERVATION of natural resources - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Easter meeting of the British Ecological Society held in London, England from April 3-4, 1951 is presented. Topics include the ecology of Hydropsychideae, or Tricoptera, the localization of Cladocera in lakes and ponds and the relationship between the natural habitat preferences of a particular animal and the choice of alternative ones' in towns. A topic on nature conservation was also discussed.
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- 1952
7. Labour's Nationalisation Programme.
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W. A. R.
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GOVERNMENT ownership ,INDUSTRIES ,BUSINESS enterprises ,ECONOMIC history - Abstract
The author discusses the conflict over nationalization as an economic policy in London, England. The proposal for nationalization of the British industries is from White Paper titled "The Regeneration of British Industry," by the Labour Party. It is stated that the paper deals mainly with planning agreements of assistance between major companies. The author suggests that the concerned parties should be wise and informed in making decisions about the economy.
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- 1974
8. Examples of Techniques in Medieval Building Accounts.
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Myatt-Price, E. M.
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CONSTRUCTION industry accounting ,HISTORY of accounting ,RECEIPTS (Acknowledgments) ,CASTLES ,CONSTRUCTION industry finance - Abstract
The article examines a group of secular accounts, dating between 1434 and 1446, kept during the building of Tattershall Castle in Lincolnshire, England. To explain and illustrate the methods shown in this group, reference will be made to other building accounts with dates ranging from 1237 to 1538. The accounts are compotus rolls, designed to provide annual statements of receipts and expenditure. Each Tattershall account consists of a series of paragraphs. In the first is stated the name of the person rendering the account, three of the accounts being attributed to Thomas Croxby, overseer or supervisor of the works of Ralph, Lord Cromwell, and the fourth to John Southell, clerk of the works. In the rolls for 1438-40 and 1445-46, which appear to be fair copies of a final account, the sum of the items in each paragraph is put at the end of it, in the centre of the page, in an orderly fashion. A closer examination of separate paragraphs leads to the deduction that the compotus rolls have been drawn up by reference to other, more detailed, books and papers and provides some indication of their nature. However, the accounts are too fragmentary to do more than sketch the stages in rendering an account.
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- 1966
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9. SUMMER MEETING ON FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AT EXETER 3-7 JULY 1964.
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Goodman, G. T.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,FRESHWATER ecology ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,RESEARCH - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the summer meeting on freshwater ecology at Exeter held by the British Ecological Society on July 3-7, 1964. It was held at the University of Exeter in Devon, England, by invitation of Professor L. A. Harvey and the university authorities. H. Gruffydd's paper entitled "The Population Biology of Chaetogaster limnaei" pointed out there were morphological and behavioral differences between a form of Chaetogaster limnaei living in the kidney of Lymnaea pereger and a form living on the outer surface of this snail.
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- 1965
10. TROPICAL ECOLOGY GROUP--1962.
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Southwood, T. R. E.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,SOCIETIES ,RED locust ,TSETSE-flies ,MOSQUITOES - Abstract
The article highlights a joint meeting of the British Ecological Society's Tropical Ecology Group with the Royal Entomological Society, held at Imperial College in London, England on March 30, 1962. The meeting opened with a paper by P. M. Symmons who spoke on the effect of climate and weather on numbers of the red locust in its outbreak areas. J. P. Glasgow then spoke on the interrelations of tsetse with their habitat. The last paper in the morning session was by Gordon Surtees on the factors limiting mosquito distribution.
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- 1964
11. WINTER AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 4 AND 5 JANUARY 1961.
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Gimingham, C. H., Le Cren, E. D., and Greig-Smith, P.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY conferences ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the winter and annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society in the Botany School in Cambridge, England from January 4-5, 1961. In the first paper, titled "Aquatic and Swamp Vegetation in Scotland," D. H. N. Spence discussed the results of a study of lochs. In his presentation, titled "Dormancy in the Freshwater Copepoda," J. P. Smyly explored the function of resting-stages as an ecological adaptation to allow species to survive.
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- 1961
12. BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY conferences ,ENVIRONMENTAL sciences - Abstract
The article offers information about the British Ecological Society' spring meeting held in Cambridge, England from March 27-29, 1957. The section reports on various papers presented at the event, including information on several sessions held during the meeting. Nearly fifty members and guests gathered for the meeting.
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- 1958
13. AUTUMN MEETING AT LONDON SEPTEMBER 19th-20th, 1955.
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Hughes, R. Elfyn
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,CALLUNA ,ERICACEAE ,FORAGE plants ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the autumn meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the Department of Botany at Bedford College in London, England on September 19 and 20, 1955. Several papers dealing with various aspects of the ecology of Calluna vulgaris were presented on the 19th, including a paper on experimental work to determine the effect of grazing wether sheep on enclosed areas of Calluneta. A discussion of the effects of burning heather is provided.
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- 1956
14. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8 JANUARY 1955.
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Hughes, R. Elfyn
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ANNUAL meetings ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ECOLOGY ,EXHIBITIONS - Abstract
The article reports on the highlights of the annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society that was held at the Department of Zoology of the Imperial College of Science and Technology in South Kensington, England on January 7-8, 1955. Exhibits have been featured during the event, including two actinometers for solar radiation, illustrations of the ecology of a rock pool and the breeding of Atlantic seals.
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- 1955
15. EASTER MEETING AT LONDON 2-3 APRIL 1954.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The article reports on the highlights of the Easter Meeting of the British Ecological Society that was held in London, England on April 2-3, 1954. A. R. Clapham, a professor and president of the British Ecological Society, commenced the morning session on April 2, 1954. Several research papers were presented during the meeting, including those from Dr. Eville Gorham, Professor W. H. Pearsall and J. Brereton. On behalf of the Honorary Treasurer, the auditors' account was discussed by E. D. Le Cren during the meeting.
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- 1955
16. EASTER MEETING IN LONDON.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ECOLOGY ,PLANT physiology ,AGRICULTURE ,RABBITS - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Easter Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in Burlington House in London, England on April 7-8, 1952 is presented. Topics include the impact of rabbit to the agriculture in West Wales discussed by Prof. A. N. Worden and Ms. Winifred M. Phillips, the physiology of plants and plant ecology. Furthermore, the meeting was headed by Dr. C. B. Williams, president of the society and was attended by nearly one hundred members.
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- 1953
17. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held at University College London in England on January 6, 1953 is presented. The author cited the presentations of different researchers during the event including the Chemical aspects of humus type natural conditions by E. Gorham and C. C. Dadd and the Bird migration by J. Fisher. Furthermore, the meeting was chaired by Dr. C. B. Williams, and was attended by over 100 members.
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- 1953
18. Hon. Secretaries' Report for the year 1940.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,NATURAL resources ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Information on several papers discussed at the 27th annual meeting of the British Ecological Society that was held in 1941 at the Botany School in Cambridge, England, is presented. Topics include the secretaries' report for the year 1940, the recent expansion in the research staffs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the recent observations of the soils of lowland topical regions. The symposium featured notable persons including P. W. Richards, G. E. Blackman and M. F. Mare.
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- 1941
19. Quantitative and Other Evidence on Labour Productivity in Agriculture, 1850-1914.
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Hunt, E. H.
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LABOR productivity ,AGRICULTURAL productivity ,REGIONAL differences ,RURAL geography - Abstract
Responds to the comment made by economist Paul A. David on the author's paper on agricultural labor productivity in rural England from 1850 to 1914. Attempt of the author to demonstrate the existence of regional variations in farm labour productivity; Factors influencing the pattern of regional differences in productivity; Comment of the author on the analytical style of David.
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- 1970
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20. Social Mobility in the Eighteenth Century: the Whitbreads of Bedfordshire, 1720-1815 .
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Rapp, Dean
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SOCIAL mobility ,SOCIAL status ,PRESTIGE ,LANDOWNERS - Abstract
The article examines upward social mobility in England in the eighteenth century with reference to the Whitbread family of Bedfordshire, England. Among those families often cited as notably successful in using wealth from trade to found a landed family are the Whitbreads of Bedfordshire, who in the eighteenth century took the circuitous route from Bedfordshire lesser gentry, to London brewers, and finally back to Bedfordshire as great landowners. The Whitbreads provide a good opportunity for studying upward social mobility in the eighteenth century from the viewpoint of one family's experience over several generations. Their rise is analyzed by applying to eighteenth-century England the five scales of the social hierarchy: the ideological, economic, social status, legal, and political. The article examines both the particular combination of these scales that was important to the rise of the Whitbreads and the height to which they climbed each of them. By the seventeenth century the social status of the Whitbreads was already well advanced.
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- 1974
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21. Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus, its Effect on Yield and its Control in the Lea Valley, England.
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Fletcher, J. T., George, A. J., and Green, D. E.
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CUCUMBER disease & pest resistance ,CUCUMBER mosaic virus ,CROP yields ,CONTROL of agricultural pests & diseases - Abstract
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus was very widespread in cucumber crops in the Lea Valley in 1964. Experiments on the effect of this virus on yield indicated that losses of approximately 15 per cent occurred with early infection. Later infection had little effect on yield. Dry heat treatment of infected cucumber seeds at 70°C for more than one day was sufficient to inactivate the virus and these results were also confirmed using virus-impregnated filter paper squares. Cucumber seeds were found to tolerate dry heat treatment at temperatures of 75°C and 80°C with little adverse effect but, at 80°C, germination was delayed and the cotyledon leaves were distorted. In a commercial trial, over 45,000 cucumber plants free from symptoms of the virus were raised from infected seeds which had previously been heat treated at 70°C for three days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1969
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22. The chemical composition and flow of the River Frome and its main tributaries.
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Casey, H. and Newton, Patricia V. R.
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COMPOSITION of water ,WATER chemistry ,WATER sampling ,RIVERS - Abstract
Weekly measurements of chemical composition were made at sixteen sampling points on the River Frome and its main tributaries from October 1970 until December 1971. At fourteen of these points stream discharge was measured. Water samples from each sampling point were analysed for alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, pH, conductivity, reactive phosphate and nitrate. Magnesium varied little in concentration; alkalinity and calcium concentrations decreased in time of flood. The highest concentration of sodium occurred after snow had melted from salted roads; otherwise it showed little variation. The highest values for nitrate nitrogen were at peak flows but otherwise it altered little. Phosphorus and potassium varied most and both showed a reduction between February and May. These results are part of a survey of the chemical composition of the waters of rivers in the south of England. This survey is aimed at providing a picture of the chemical environment of the rivers as a background for ecological work on the biota, and to investigate the factors influencing variations in chemical composition (Westlake et al., 1972). A preliminary paper (Casey, 1969) has described the flow and chemistry at one point (East Stoke) on the lower part of the river. The present paper is an attempt to discover the contribution each main source makes to the flow and chemistry of the whole river. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1973
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23. BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY WINTER AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3-5 January 1966.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
Information about the Winter and Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held at the Science Lecture Theatre of Goldsmith College in London, England on January 3-5, 1966 is presented. Various papers regarding ecology were discussed in the event. Also, exhibits were conducted which showcased ecological dynamics.
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- 1966
24. SPRING MEETING AT DURHAM MARCH 29th-31st, 1955.
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Hughes, R. Elfyn
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,ZOOLOGY ,EARTHWORMS ,ANIMAL droppings ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the spring meeting of the British Ecological Society held at the Departments of Zoology and Botany in the University of Durham in Durham, England on March 29 to 31, 1955. A general account of zoological work in progress at Moor House was given by professor J. B. Cragg. J. A. Svendsen discussed the ecological studies on the earthworms associated with sheep dung at Moor House. It offers an overview of the group of papers on the ecology of litter fauna and flora.
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- 1956
25. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,PROFESSIONAL associations ,ECOLOGY ,ANNUAL meetings - Abstract
Information about the annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society is presented. The meeting was held at the Department of Botany of the University of Oxford in England on January 5, 1952. It focused on the reporting of the honorary secretaries on the activities of the past year, which include the minutes of the previous annual meeting, the summer meeting and autumn meeting.
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- 1952
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26. LONDON MEETING.
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A. R. C.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,FORESTRY conventions - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the British Ecological Society's symposium on ash as a forest tree in the British Isles on February 25, 1950 at the University College in London, England is presented. E. W. Jones iniated a discussion titled "Some features of the biology of ash," differentiating the F. excelsior tree from other British trees. A. H. Popert gave a lecture titled "Sylviculture of ash in Great Britain." Other speakers included W. B. Turrill, Arthur Tansley and J. Chear.
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- 1950
27. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
Information about the annual general meeting of the British Ecological Society held at the University College in London on January 6-7, 1949 and its thirty-fourth annual meeting held at Bristol University in London on January 9, 1948 are presented. Various woods and rare plants in Great Britain were discussed in the 1949 event accompanied by exhibits of various photographs of species while the 1948 meeting was about hydrography and ecology.
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- 1949
28. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY, 11 JANUARY 1947.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the Department of Botany, University College in London, England on January 11, 1947. It was attended by Dr. A. S. Watt, chairman of the society, and approximately 100 members of the organization. During the event, the minutes of the previous meeting were presented and signed by the officers.
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- 1947
29. The Relevancy of Some Newer American Treatment Approaches for England.
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Brill, Leon and Jaffe, Jerome H.
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TREATMENT of drug addiction ,PEOPLE with drug addiction ,DRUG abuse treatment ,DRUG therapy - Abstract
Copyright of British Journal of Addiction (to Alcohol & Other Drugs) is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 1967
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30. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETIES.
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A.P.
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JUNGIAN psychology ,PSYCHOANALYSIS ,PSYCHOLOGY ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Highlights the Fifth International Congress of Analytical Psychology in London, England on September 1-8, 1971. Theme of the congress; List of the proceedings; Structure and organization of the congress.
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- 1972
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31. The Working of Local Government in Leeds Part 1. Party control of Council and Committees.
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Wiseman, H. V.
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MUNICIPAL government ,CITIES & towns ,LOCAL government ,CITY councils ,LEGISLATIVE bodies ,LABOR ,LABOR supply - Abstract
The article discusses the first of the two papers that are concerned with the political and informal sides of the government of Leeds, England in contrast with its officials and legal sides. The material for the two papers on Leeds local government has been gathered by the author during the nine year's membership of the Leeds City Council. The author of the papers has been a member of the majority group and of its Advisory Committee, as well as a Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee. The first part of the discussion is about the role of the Labour Group as the majority group on the Council.
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- 1963
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32. Social Status and Clique Formation Among Grammar School Boys.
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Oppenheim, A. N.
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SOCIAL status ,CLIQUES (Sociology) ,PUBLIC schools ,SOCIAL classes ,WORKING class ,FRIENDSHIP - Abstract
This article discusses a study on social status and clique formation among grammar school boys in London, England. This paper reports on another aspect of the inquiry into the effects of social class at adolescence, which has been carried out at the London School of Economics and Political Science in England under the direction of Doctor H. T. Himmelweit. Within the broad framework of the research project, an important place was allotted to problems of peer group selection. Moreover, the paper is based on information from three sources: a choice of friend questionnaire, a sociometric questionnaire and an open-ended question on the attributes of a good friend. The most interesting conclusion which has emerged from these data points to an important difference between this country and the U.S. In both countries, the adolescent's value system largely determines his friendship choices. In England, it has been shown that similar class stereotypes may be found and it is quite possibly true that such friendship criteria as are embodied in the choice of a friend questionnaire reflect parental values. It could also be argued, that the working class boys in the grammar school are exceptional, in that they come from homes where middle class values are prevalent. In England, it may be said in general that by having secondary grammar and secondary modern schools, the working class pupils are divided into those who will be given an opportunity for social ascent and those who will not. England deliberately segregates the new recruits to the higher social levels and gives them more advanced training in separate schools. Under these conditions, several factors combine to give the working class boy those attitudes, interests and motives which are concomitant with his future social position.
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- 1955
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33. PERIODICAL LITERATURE, 1971 (Book).
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Coleman, Olive, Clark, Peter, Quinault, R., and Floud, Roderick
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ECONOMIC history ,ECONOMIC structure ,AGRICULTURE ,PUBLIC records ,ART metalwork ,METAL industry - Abstract
This article discusses several papers on the economic history of England. In the journal "Sussex Archaeological Collections," P.F. Brandon discusses the fortunes of agriculture at Barnholme, Sussex, which was a home farm of Battle Abbey and included heavy uplands and exposed marshlands both much affected by weather conditions. His documentation is largely for the period after the Black Death and his verdict on the farming techniques practiced there is generally favorable. Two more articles are concerned with problems on a larger scale. In a fascinating attempt to explain the background to the astonishing parliament of 1386 and its attack on the king, J.J.N. Palmer reconstructs the business of the previous parliament, the official records of which are lamentably unrevealing. C.S. Cattel's paper "An Evaluation of the Loseley List of Ironworks Within the Weald in the Year 1588," suggests that iron making was fairly stagnant ill the first part of Elizabeth's reign. In an interesting paper on the "Genesis and Structure of the Foley "Ironworks in Partnership" of 1692," R.G. Schafer describes how the Foley brothers settled their personal rivalry by establishing a protean board of directors, creating a form of corporate entity which was not only unusual for its time but allowed the Foleys to control the charcoal iron industry well into the eighteenth century.
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- 1972
34. PERIODICAL LITERATURE.
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Ross, C. D., Supple, Barry, Mathias, Peter, and Thompson, F. M. L.
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ECONOMIC history ,PERIODICALS ,MONETARY policy ,BUSINESS cycles ,ECONOMIC indicators - Abstract
This article presents information on several papers and studies, which deal with the economic history of Great Britain. Two studies of general interest concern secular trends in the late medieval economy. The concept of the thirteenth century as a period of boom forms the target for a lively onslaught by E. Miller, "The English Economy in the Thirteenth Century: Implications of Recent Research" in the periodical "Past and Present." For all the signs of expansion, he argues, thirteenth-century England did not enjoy a growth economy in the technical sense. People increased more rapidly than the capacity to produce, and society faced a progressive crisis, in which average production per head was falling. Yet this does not permit us to go to the opposite extreme and make the period after 1350 an epoch of economic growth. Another paper discussed is "Monetary Movements and Market Structure: Forces for contraction in Fourteenth-and Fifteenth-Century England" by H.A. Miskimin that was published in a previous issue of the periodical "Journal of Economic History." In a discussion in fact confined to the fourteenth century, Miskimin attempts to reconcile the demographic and monetary theories of recession. Population changes caused a secular shift in demand, altering market structure and prices.
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- 1965
35. (iii) ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS TO LIFE IN TROPICAL SWAMPS.
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SWAMPS ,VEGETATION & climate ,ANIMAL-water relationships ,ANIMAL adaptation ,AQUATIC animals ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
This article provides a summary of the paper "Adaptations of Animals to Life in Tropical Swaps" presented by L. C. Beadle at the Spring Meeting of the Tropical Group of the British Ecological Society held in London, England, on April 24, 1969. The paper defines a swamp as a stretch of shallow and slow-flowing water in which the conditions are dominated by the effects of closely-packed emergent vegetation. It discusses the possible conditions in swamps that might be expected seriously to affect aquatic animals.
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- 1970
36. (i) POPULATION STUDIES OF INSECTS IN WATER-FILLED TREE-HOLES.
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INSECTS ,AQUATIC habitats ,HABITATS ,CHIRONOMIDAE ,CERATOPOGONIDAE - Abstract
A conference paper about insects in water-filled tree-holes is presented. It describes the population variations and life-histories of the insect species chironomid Metriocnemus martinii Thienemann and the ceratopogonid Dasyhelea found regularly in Wytham Woods, in Berkshire, England. In this study, the population curves for larvae and pupae had been recorded in various tree-holes and varied from hole to hole as well as from season to season.
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- 1969
37. THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, 1957.
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Fletcher, Ronald
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SOCIOLOGY - Abstract
This article provides information on the biennial conference of the British Sociological Association at Queen Elizabeth College in London, England on March 22 to 24, 1957. The theme Sociology in Retrospect and Prospect was an appropriate one in view of the increasingly felt need to undertake a systematic re-assessment and clarification of the main issues involved in sociological theory and practice. A large theme of this nature could not be pursued in exhaustive detail, but the papers in both the plenary and the group sessions were such as to stimulate much thought, and the degree of interest shown in the conference was such as to suggest that this theme was one of central concern to all. The attendance was greater than had been anticipated. Although not central to the theme of the conference, perhaps one of the most significant facts about it was that it became the basis for a consciously contrived effort to begin and foster co-operative relations between the British Association and the American Sociological Society. Another encouraging feature was that 39 students were sufficiently interested to become student members of the association. The executive officers were very helpful throughout, and finally it proved possible to send over a small delegation.
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- 1957
38. BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY TROPICAL GROUP.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECOLOGY ,SWAMPS ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
This article introduces the summaries of papers presented at the Spring Meeting of the Tropical Group of the British Ecological Society held at the University College in London, England, on April 24, 1969. The African papers concentrated mainly on conditions in freshwater swamps. The South American papers were more general. The summaries of the main contributions are grouped according to continent.
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- 1970
39. PHILIP ANDREWS: EDITOR AND COLLEAGUE.
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Wilson, Tom
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ECONOMISTS ,PERIODICALS ,PREPRINTS ,HYPOTHESIS ,ECONOMICS ,PHILOSOPHY - Abstract
The article is in memory of Philip Andrews, with whom the author has worked in the journal, "Oxford Economic Papers." Philip's enthusiasm was unflagging and his energy inexhaustible. He was always full of ideas about the ways in which the policy should evolve and, at the same time, he was ready to devote unlimited effort to the exacting labor of producing the journal without secretarial assistance. Philip had a strong sense of continuity. He was anxious to ensure that the lines of research, both empirical and theoretical, with which he had been associated should be carried forward and he became the leading member of the Oxford Economists' Research Group. Philip read widely, far beyond the field of economics, both in philosophy and in general literature. Moreover, if he was, in one sense, a genuine revolutionary in his own subject, he was also a traditionalist in that he looked back with regret to the works of an earlier generation when the subject was less narrowly confined within a barrier of conventional assumptions and less exclusively concerned with the manipulation of equations.
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- 1971
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40. The Eighth British Weed Control Conference; Brighton, 1966.
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Robson, T. O.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,WEED control ,HERBICIDES - Abstract
Highlights the 8th British Weed Control Conference held in Brighton, England from November 22 to 24, 1966. Organizer of the conference; Topics and invited papers; Activities included.
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- 1967
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41. Training for the Accountancy Profession in England and Wales.
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Bourn, A.M.
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ACCOUNTING education ,PROFESSIONAL education ,CERTIFICATION ,BUSINESS education ,TRAINING - Abstract
The article reports on the training practices for the profession of accounting in England and Wales. There are four professional organizations in Wales and England that influence training for accounting and they are: the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants, the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants, and the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants. There are chartered accountants and certified accountants with 50% of those chartered and 35% of certified employed as partners or employees of firms in public practice.
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- 1966
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42. THE MOVEMENT AND BENEFIT TO ANGLING OF HATCHERY-REARED BROWN TROUT RELEASED INTO THE RIVER TWEED.
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Mills, D. H. and Ryan, R. M.
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TROUT , *FISHERY sciences , *RESEARCH - Abstract
The article presents a reprint of the research paper which appeared in the Tweed Commissioners Annual Report for 1972 released in April 2, 1973. The paper reflects the results of the study on the growth of the 500 hatchery reared tagged brown trout with an average fork length of 25.0 centimeters which were released into the River Tweed, Scotland on March 29, 1972.
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- 1973
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43. An External Ringspot of Potatoes.
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Richardson, D. E.
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POTATO diseases & pests ,TOBACCO rattle virus ,PLANT viruses ,RNA viruses ,PLANT diseases ,AGRICULTURAL pests - Abstract
This article cites a study that reported on a disease resembling corky ringspot of potato caused by tobacco rattle virus (TRV) in parts of the U.S. in Yorkshire, England. The ringspot symptoms were closely associated with TRV, although varietal reactions did not always correspond. Likewise, varietal reactions did not always correspond with those caused by potato mop top virus. A condition similar to the canker type of internal rust spot was present in some tubers bearing ringspots. In the test reported in this paper, the control cultivar was changed from Pentland Dell to Pentland Ivory because of the susceptibility to tuber blight in the former.
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- 1973
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44. The Layfield Report on the Greater London Development Plan.
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Foster, C.D. and Whitehead, C.M.E.
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URBAN planning & redevelopment law ,QUESTIONING ,TRENDS ,POPULATION ,EMPLOYMENT ,HIGHWAY planning ,TRANSPORTATION - Abstract
This article focuses on the Layfield report on Greater London Development Plan, plan that requires local authorities to state their objectives, present alternative strategies for their future development and evaluate the alternative strategies for their future development. Begun when the Greater London Council (GLC) was formed, its origins ante-dated the 1968 Town and Country Planning Act. GLDP is an attempt to define planning objectives and to evaluate a plan for London, England it was backed by many research papers and studies and it was subjected to detailed examination by inquiry. Named the Layfield Inquiry after its chairman, the GLDP was the largest planning inquiry held in the country. The Inquiry accused the GLC of over-ambition for trying to argue as if it could alter population and employment trends when it had neither the statutory powers, nor the real power to do so; variable quality in the treatment of issues--so that, for example, it took much more seriously highway planning where it had responsibility than public transport where it had not (until it took over London Transport in 1970); no logical connection between facts and policies, or between objectives and policies; and describing objectives so vaguely that they were not operational.
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- 1973
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45. Linguistic and Communicative Competence.
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Paulston, Christina Bratt
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COMMUNICATIVE competence ,FOREIGN language education ,COMPETENCE & performance (Linguistics) ,SOCIAL interaction ,LANGUAGE teachers ,PSYCHOLINGUISTICS ,FLUENCY (Language learning) ,DIALECTS - Abstract
The article examines the notion of communicative competence and the implications that can be drawn from it for language teaching. The impetus for the paper came from the author's experience in Sweden last year. Within the last five years there has been an increasing and justified concern for communicative activities in language teaching. The evidence of it can be seen in the titles of papers, articles and dissertations. A conference was held in England last year on "The Communicative Teaching of English." Communicative competence is not simply a term, but is a concept basic to understanding social interaction. It is commonplace to point out that the tenets and concepts of a discipline profoundly influence the questions one asks and the solutions one seeks. The author suggests a model for language teaching which sets a framework for identifying and discussing strategies and techniques in the teaching process, taking into account the social meaning of language. The necessity to develop communicative competence is especially important in second language and second dialect teaching.
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- 1974
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46. SOLAR RADIATION IN CROP CANOPIES.
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Szeicz, G.
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS ,PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY active radiation (PAR) ,EFFECT of light on plants ,RADIATION ,CROPS - Abstract
The paper analyzes penetration of total solar, T, near infrared and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). PAR, measured by tube solarimeters at Rothamsted, England in five different crops, includes sugar beet, field beans, kale, and spring wheat. The measurements are used to obtain the sunfleck parameters in Monteith's theory. Crop transmission parameters calculated from the daily radiation totals changed little when crop cover was full.
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47. JOB DESIGN AND PRODUCTIVITY.
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KEMPNER, T. and WILD, RAY
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WORK design ,LABOR productivity ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,WORK measurement ,JOB satisfaction ,PSYCHOLOGY ,PERSONNEL management ,FACTORS of production ,EMPLOYEE attitudes - Abstract
Six years ago a small research unit was established at the Management Centre of the University of Bradford, with the purpose of investigating the effects of changes in job design and job content on worker productivity. Since that time a number of studies have been completed, and the philosophy and strategy of the programme of research have changed. This paper describes the evolution of the project and summarizes the major results obtained up to the present date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1973
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48. COST FUNCTIONS FOR THE WATER INDUSTRY.
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Ford, J. L. and Warford, J. J.
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WATER supply ,WATER utilities ,COST accounting ,TIME series analysis ,COST ,PUBLIC utilities - Abstract
This short paper presents some results of an attempt to derive a suitable function to explain unit costs in the water supply industry in England and Wales. The data we used were the latest available at the time of writing. The data, in effect, were for the year 1965-66. It was not possible, because of lack of data, to carry out a time-series analysis to supplement our cross-section findings. At the moment the industry is composed of some 331 undertakings; our sample, which is based on data provided by I.M.T.A.,' covers 162 of those under- takings. In effect, it covers: 67 local authorities; 75 water boards; and 20 water companies. In this paper then we are concerned with the derivation of an industry average cost curve, or function. Although the resulting curve could be similar to the envelope curve, or to part of the envelope curve, as we know it, it will differ from the usual conception of that curve because of the nature of production conditions in the water supply industry. Section II notes the type and characteristics of the four cost functions we have fitted to the data. Section III briefly presents and assesses the statistical results obtained from using those functions. Section IV then makes some comments on the major issue of amalgamation in the light of the statistical results.
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- 1969
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49. The use of chironomid pupal exuviae for characterizing streams.
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Wilson, R. S. and Bright, P. L.
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CHIRONOMIDAE ,DIPTERA ,PUPAE ,RIVERS ,FRESHWATER biology ,AQUATIC biology ,AQUATIC sciences ,BIOLOGY - Abstract
Samples of chironomid pupal exuviae were collected by drift netting in the River Chew, Somerset, over a period of 4 years. The samples were analysed for percentage composition of types, and in some cases for numbers of exuviae per unit volume of water sampled. Surface samples were shown to contain many more exuviae per unit volume sampled than subsurface samples in the same place, and the catch taken by adjacent nets varied by up to four times. On the other hand, the percentage composition of exuvial types remained very consistent under all sampling conditions. Hourly samples from midday to midnight were made at four seasons in the year, showing that the variation in numbers and proportion of types remained approximately constant throughout the afternoon, but altered at the time of the evening emergence of adults. Samples taken from other rivers show both similarities and differences between themselves and the River Chew in percentage composition of types. In the River Biss, Wiltshire, a marked change in the exuvial types collected downstream from a sewage effluent outfall was shown after improvements had been made to the sewage works. Spring samples from the River Chew showed a change from Tanytarsini- to Orthocladiinae-dominated populations between 1970 and 1972. In the River Chew, exuviae suspended in the stream disintegrated after approximately 1–2 weeks. Coloured polystyrene balls were used to investigate the downstream movement of floating material in the River Chew. In August, balls released 400 m upstream of the sampling nets failed to reach them in 3 h sampling. The average stream flow rate was 0.36 m/s. Some evidence is presented to show that the exuviae float for only about 2 h in the River Chew before sinking. It is suggested that the area from which most of the sampled exuviae are derived is limited on the River Chew to, at most, 400 m upstream. Provisional identification to genus is given for those exuvial types mentioned in the paper. The possibility of using chironomid exuvial analysis as a method of characterizing streams is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1973
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50. A survey of the animal community of the main pond at Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve, near Peterborough.
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Palmer, Margaret
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POND animals ,ANIMAL communities ,POND ecology ,PONDS ,NATURE reserves - Abstract
(1) This paper gives an account of the rich fauna of a pond in a hard-water district. (2) A comparison is made with the fauna of Hodson's Tarn, which contains soft water. (3) Some attempt has been made to correlate the presence of various species with the environmental conditions provided by the pond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1973
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