... households inthe Lower Mekong Basin are involved in fisheries, both for their own consumption and for sale Women and children are very active inthe fishery, in both catching and processing/marketing ... declining13 It is true that many fishers report declines in their catches but the problem is that the numbers of fishers are increasing Total catches may therefore be maintained (or be increasing) ... farming is particularly prominent inthe Thai part of the Mekong Basin, andinthe delta in Viet Nam Not surprisingly, small-scale aquaculture tends to develop best in areas that are away from the...
... Fisheries Departments In Lao PDR they were the deputy chief of section and above inthe DoLF In Cambodia, they are Chief and Vice-chief of the section and above inthe DoF andinthe Provincial Fisheries ... Mekong Basin (ii) Involvement in land fisheries by gender in Tra Vinh province,Viet Nam The Network for the Promotion of Gender in Fisheries Development inthe Mekong Basin (NGF) was established in ... Recognising and valuing the role women play inthe fisheries sector and empowering them at all decision-making levels — from the household to government — will require both dedicated training and the...
... lost, the shift in specialists thinking about the kind of roles that people can play in development, and associated training and orientation needs, the shift in skills from telling to listening, and ... the builders andthe funders, might be to promote the development of the villagers Yet the dam, inthe eyes of the villagers, may be interrupting the flow of the river, negatively impacting their ... fisheries in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam are beginning to think of themselves as part of a community within a common river basin This is a different way of thinking; managing the fisheries...
... lost, the shift in specialists thinking about the kind of roles that people can play in development, and associated training and orientation needs, the shift in skills from telling to listening, and ... the builders andthe funders, might be to promote the development of the villagers Yet the dam, inthe eyes of the villagers, may be interrupting the flow of the river, negatively impacting their ... fisheries in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam are beginning to think of themselves as part of a community within a common river basin This is a different way of thinking; managing the fisheries...
... within the v-KIND KIND2 domain contain the MAP2-binding core site (A) Division of the KIND2 domain (456–620) into five subregions: KIND2-1 (amino acids 456–487), KIND2-2 (amino acids 456–521), KIND2-3 ... obtained indicate that the KIND2 domain is necessary and sufficient for the targeting of v-KIND to dendrites of neurons To investigate the MAP2-binding characteristics of the KIND domain protein ... KIND1 and v-KIND KIND2) showed that only v-KIND KIND2 could bind to GST-CD2 (Fig S2B) Taken together, these results reveal the specific protein–protein interaction between the v-KIND KIND2 domain and...
... only inthe U.K., Russia, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore The widespread falls in bank deposits in 1931 were only the beginning of the story and they were followed in most countries by further ... and Austria and Germany on the other obstructed the functioning of the international monetary system The data in table 3.2 suggest that the Netherlands and Switzerland, too, did not recycle the ... before the failure of Lehman Brothers, after which output declined precipitously ABEOR show that thedeclinein manufacturing globally inthe twelve months following the global peak in industrial...
... managers andthe public Interbasin diversions shown inthe tables as a positive number (e.g without a minus sign) indicate water leaving theGreatLakes basin; interbasin diversions shown inthe tables ... transferred from theGreatLakesbasin into another watershed < interbasin diversion (negative): water transferred from another watershed into theGreatLakesbasin < intrabasin diversion (positive): ... database: interbasin (transfers that take place between theGreatLakesbasinand another watershed) and intrabasin (transfers that take place between one of theGreatLakes watersheds and another);...
... due the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected thegrowthand survival of the clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production of the clam was significant increased ... difference (p>0.05) inthe biomass gained inthe treatment T5 and T6 nor percentage of biomass gained inthe treatments T7 and T8 In both size groups, the increase in biomass certainly impacted net ... & T4) As all other costs are fixed, the increase in stocking biomass increased the total cost invested Although total production increased with the increase in stocking biomass, the economic analysis...
... to the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected thegrowthand survival of the clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production of the clam was significantly increased ... difference (p>0.05) inthe biomass gained inthe treatment T5 and T6 nor percentage of biomass gained inthe treatments T7 and T8 In both size groups, the increase in biomass certainly impacted on ... farming in China In this method, the seed production was artificially produced indoor for over winter andthe grow-out phase was conducted inthe intertidal with appropriate stocking size, stocking...
... determinant of agricultural land-use change, its form andthe intensity of change inthe Mekong River Basinin a particular locale are influenced by other factors, including land-tenure policies, international ... shows the increase inthe crop-area demand inthe whole Mekong River Basin projected by this study as compared against the 2000 observed paddy area data inthe Mekong parts of Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, ... manufacturing, and farm and market waste (postharvesting, transport, and retail losses) Discussing Food Demand Estimates Year 2000 cereal (rice, maize, and wheat) demand inthe Mekong River Basin was...
... of the chlorides absorbed by the needle are released during rinsing Inthe rainwater samples there can be interferences with atmospheric dust and dry deposits of nonmarine origin In any case, the ... etc) The ratio that is most probably the closest to the original ratio inthe aerosol is that recorded inthe rainwater gathered near the coastline, ie the one closest to the source Here the MBAS/Cl ... of P pinea, P tobira, Q ilex and A opalus growing When interpreting the results of the chemical analysis of rainwater and deposits it is necessary to bear in mind the interactions between the matrix...
... suspend treatment of the spine temporarily while treatment of the brain continues Since the brain and spine are in communication via the cerebrospinal fluid, holding treatment in one compartment ... the ultimate goal of evaluating and optimizing therapeutic intervention within the contexts of these models [11] In this report we describe a kinetic model of tumor transport inthe craniospinal ... other cells when they are flowing inthe CSF The values for kshed and kadh are both modulated by the values γf and γt, as described above The value for Qf, the volumetric flow rate andthe spine...
... two domains and a secretion signal The N-terminal expansin domain andthe C-terminal expansin domain are homologous to the catalytic domain of glycoside hydrolase family 45 (GH45) proteins and a ... participated inthe synchronization and RNA-extraction andinthe interpretation of the data JG and LDV participated inthe design of the experiments DI and WV conceived and supervised the study ... (TEM) and stained with GFP antibodies and protein A-gold to investigate whether the MdEXP2-GFP protein localizes into the secondary cell wall Indeed, a positive signal was observed inthe secondary...
... prevented andthe incidence of coral bleaching was reduced MANAGEMENT As Suzuki stated inthe Introduction, all the GBR management program can focus on is human beings andthe way they interact with the ... they can glue onto them and entrain them downward to their death The water circulation over the mud shoals fringing the mangroves encourages the recruitment of prawn larvae spawned offshore The ... reduces the tidal asymmetry andthe natural self-scouring effect resulting in siltation of mangrove channels The vegetation generates small-scale turbulence maintaining the sediment in suspension in...
... 1991 and references therein) More recently, the role of the grazing industry has received attention as a sediment source since grazing is the dominant land use upstream of the coastal floodplains ... most likely to be occurring on the fertile coastal floodplains immediately adjacent to the GBRMP In contrast to the bigger basins, in particular the Fitzroy andthe Burdekin, substantial conversion ... approximately 78% There have also been significant reductions in other wetland categories, including a 64% reduction in palm- and pandanus-dominated wetlands and a 55% reduction in freshwater reed...
... and pastoral activities inthe catchments adjoining the GBR CATCHMENTS ADJOINING THE GBR Continental drainage basins with an aggregate area of 425,000 km drain into theGreat Barrier Reef World ... between the tip of Cape York and Fraser Island (Figure 1, Table 1) A variety of vegetation types and land uses occur in these basins In areas of high rainfall, particularly between 15 and 18°S, rainforest ... (Gilbert, 2000) Most of the remaining area of the GBR catchment is or was covered by woodlands or savanna woodlands Open range cattle grazing is the principal land use in these areas The most complete...
... nutrient against light limitation of seagrass growth, the light condition bringing about the elevated amino acid content inthe plants 13 In response to shading and increased water depth, the carbon ... by Boto and Wellington (1983) and Feller (1995) Growth of Rhizophora apiculata seedlings living at the edge of progressing mangrove forests at the study sites inthe Philippines and Thailand is ... apiculata seedlings living at the edge of progressing mangrove forests at the study sites inthe Philippines and Thailand is directly correlated to the nutrient and silt contents within the sediments...
... concepts and interactions and their consequences, and to effectively portray them to a non-expert audience; The increased rigour in understanding the concepts and processes involved, required in order ... Townsville, and includes the Palm Islands, Hinchinbrook Island, and Goold and Brook Islands The view is vertically distorted in order to emphasize the coral reef lagoon area The mouth of the Herbert ... bleaching) are uniform in timing and frequency across the continental shelf, but vary within cross-shelf regions in frequency (100 or 200 time units) andin timing Finally, inshore and midshelf reefs...
... cover was greatest (~30%) inthe area covering the Whitsunday to Palm Islands groups (Figure 10) It was low in- shore inthe area extending from south of Townsville to the Daintree River inthe north ... It was also low on the outermost reefs inthe southern corner (Pompeys and Swains), and on the northern mid- and outershelf reefs The spatial model explained 46% of variation in soft coral cover ... unrelated to that of the zooxanthellate hard and soft corals The total cover of soft and hard corals on the GBR remained uninfluenced by turbidity and sedimentation This finding indicates the potential...