Octocoral and stony coral communities in the Jardines de la Reina archipelago (Cuba) were studied in 2001 and again in 2005. The incidence of the 2005 bleaching event in the Caribbean was analyzed in the stony coral community. Twelve sampling stations were established: seven in the shallow forereef and five in reef crests, with one square meter qu...
Ecosystem productivity commonly increases asymptotically with plant species diversity, and determining the mechanisms responsible for this well-known pattern is essential to predict potential changes in ecosystem productivity with ongoing species loss. Previous studies attributed the asymptotic diversity–productivity pattern to plant competition an...
Belowground communities can affect interactions between plants and aboveground insect communities. Such belowgroundaboveground interactions are known to depend on the composition of belowground communities, as well as on the plant species that mediates these interactions. However, it is largely unknown whether the effect of belowground communities ...
One of the recurring themes in K-12 public education in the United States is the long-standing debate about teachers' professional competency. Many of the restructuring models of the last two decades have stressed the need to increase teacher professional expertise as a means of fostering student achievement. One of these models, professional learn...
Vegetation survey is an important research agenda in vegetation science. It defines vegetation types and helps understand differences among them, which is essential for both basic ecological research and applications in biodiversity conservation and environmental monitoring. In this editorial, we reflect on the historical development and current st...
Objective To gain more insight into exclusion mechanisms and inclusion strategies in patient–expert partnerships. Background Patient participation in health research, on the level of ‘partnerships with experts’ is a growing phenomenon. However, little research is conducted whether exclusion mechanisms take place and to what extent patients’ perspec...
Objectives In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland, to (a) determine the disease burden of common chronic lung diseases and (b) identify areas of need with respect to lung health services. Methods Literature reviews and analyses of hospitalisation and mortality data were used to describe disease epidemiology and available pro...
När företag ska marknadsföra sig i ett land med en skild kultur kan det utvecklas till enkomplex process om de inte är bekanta och har förståelse för den andra kulturen. Sydkoreahar länge sammankopplats med Koreakriget och Nordkoreas maktspel och har betraktas iskuggan av dess historia. Skillnader mellan den svenska och koreanska kulturen är stor, ...
One of the recurring themes in K-12 public education in the United States is the long-standing debate about teachers' professional competency. Many of the restructuring models of the last two decades have stressed the need to increase teacher professional expertise as a means of fostering student achievement. One of these models, professional learn...
Cet article présente les pratiques en matière de relations avec les communautés de 21 entreprises installées au Québec. Deux tendances lourdes se dégagent des relations existant entre les organisations et les communautés. La première tendance concerne l’exigence de l’acceptabilité sociale des opérations de l’entreprise. Ainsi, les communautés font ...
