We used
local observations recorded within 100 to 150 miles to map the structures at the top of the subducting plate.»
Not exact matches
This was done through a combination of direct
observation and
recording evidence such as footprints and feces, as well as in - depth interviews with landowners and residents, who were quizzed about species presence through photographs, animal noises and
local knowledge.
According to a study published in the journal Conservation Biology by a group of scientists from the University of Notre Dame, Resources for the Future, U.S. Forest Service, University of Michigan and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory, if bighead and silver carp were to establish in Lake Erie,
local fish biomass is not likely to change beyond
observations recorded in the last 3 decades.
The data come from more than 150 years of bird - introduction
records — including government reports, scientific papers, and
observations by
local experts — which were collected and analyzed as part of a European program called Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe.
If bighead and silver carp were to establish in Lake Erie,
local fish biomass is not likely to change beyond
observations recorded in the last three decades, according to a study published in the journal Conservation Biology on Thursday (Aug. 6) by a group of scientists from the University of Notre Dame, Resources for the Future, U.S. Forest Service, University of Michigan and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory.
Landscapes that offer viewing points of the
local area and that provide spaces for
observation and
recording will support this.
Willats engaged members of the
local community to accompany him on walks in the housing estates near the South London Gallery,
recording observations of their environment using photography, audio and Super 8 film.
But might the assumption that the rest of the time the Gomez data reflects SSTs from further afield be more consistent with your
observation, about similarities between the Gomez
record and the ICOADS SST data, than if the Gomez
record always reflected only
local SSTs?
These
records have not been calibrated (though all show positive correlations with
local temperature
observations), but have been smoothed with a 20 - year filter and scaled to have zero mean and unit standard deviation over the period 800 — 1995.
Although it is found that this data can include large biases at
local scales (Pallé & Butler 2002b), a correctly
recorded compilation of these
observations may provide a relatively reliable data source (Angell et al. 1984).
As observed in my own article on the same subject, at best we can believe in the general direction of travel of the
local instrumental
record - especially when backed by such things as crop
records /
observations - but not in their accuracy to tenths of a degree (17)
Data will be collected through a variety of means, including surveys, reviews of program policies, administrative
records, interviews with state administrators, videotaped
observations of selected home visits, web - based surveys of
local staffs, and web - based activity logs kept by home visitors and supervisors.