Pleistocene amphibians and squamates from the Upper Jordan Rift Valley, Gesher Benot Ya’aqov and Nahal Mahanayeem Outlet (MIS 20–18 and MIS 4/3)

2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 345-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Biton ◽  
Salvador Bailon ◽  
Naama Goren-Inbar ◽  
Gonen Sharon ◽  
Rivka Rabinovich
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Rift Valley ◽  
Aquatic Species ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Considerable Part ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Hula Valley ◽  
The Many ◽  
Lake Hula ◽  
Fresh Water Lake

ABSTRACTThe Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY) and the Mousterian site of Nahal Mahanayeem Outlet (NMO) are open-air sites situated on the bank of the Upper Jordan River at its southern estuary in the Hula Valley, Israel. Both sites were deposited on the shore of a paleo-Lake Hula, a shallow body of water that persisted throughout a considerable part of the Pleistocene as a fresh-water lake. Most of the amphibian and squamate taxa recovered are aquatic species related to the natural biota of the Hula Valley, alongside some terrestrial species. Twelve amphibian and squamate taxa were recovered at each site. Most of the species recovered from the archaeological contexts do not differ from extant Hula Valley amphibians and squamates, with the exception of a varanid (Varanussp.) recovered at GBY and the possible presence of the eastern fourlined ratsnake (cf.Elaphe sauromates). The snake’s presence could indicate slightly cooler conditions during human occupation at NMO. A noteworthy continuity in species presence is observed throughout the many archaeological horizons as well as in comparison to the current Hula basin fauna. This suggests a surprising similarity in environmental conditions over a significant portion of the Quaternary in this region.

scholarly journals Absence of Surface Water Temperature Trends in Lake Kinneret despite Present Atmospheric Warming: Comparisons with Dead Sea Trends

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3461
Author(s):  
Pavel Kishcha ◽  
Boris Starobinets ◽  
Yury Lechinsky ◽  
Pinhas Alpert
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Lake Kinneret ◽  
Surface Water Temperature ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Atmospheric Warming ◽  
Fresh Water Lake

This study was carried out using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 1 km × 1 km resolution records on board Terra and Aqua satellites and in-situ measurements during the period (2003–2019). In spite of the presence of increasing atmospheric warming, in summer when evaporation is maximal, in fresh-water Lake Kinneret, satellite data revealed the absence of surface water temperature (SWT) trends. The absence of SWT trends in the presence of increasing atmospheric warming is an indication of the influence of increasing evaporation on SWT trends. The increasing water cooling, due to the above-mentioned increasing evaporation, compensated for increasing heating of surface water by regional atmospheric warming, resulting in the absence of SWT trends. In contrast to fresh-water Lake Kinneret, in the hypersaline Dead Sea, located ~100 km apart, MODIS records showed an increasing trend of 0.8 °C decade−1 in summer SWT during the same study period. The presence of increasing SWT trends in the presence of increasing atmospheric warming is an indication of the absence of steadily increasing evaporation in the Dead Sea. This is supported by a constant drop in Dead Sea water level at the rate of ~1 m/year from year to year during the last 25-year period (1995–2020). In summer, in contrast to satellite measurements, in-situ measurements of near-surface water temperature in Lake Kinneret showed an increasing trend of 0.7 °C  decade−1.

scholarly journals Geo-Dynamics, Salinity Gradient, and Vegetation Interdependence in Chilika Lagoon, a Tropical Wetland in Eastern India

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Kumar Mishra ◽  
Siba Prasad Mishra ◽  
Kalpataru Das
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Hydraulic System ◽  
Salinity Gradient ◽  
Chilika Lagoon ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Geomorphic Features ◽  
Extreme North ◽  
Fresh Water Lake

<p>Chilika a shallow brackish lagoon, India, is shrinking for sediment surplus budget. South Mahanadi deltaic branches <em>i.e.</em> Daya and Bhargavi terminate at the southwest swamps of the Lagoon. The annual average salinity of the lake was depleted from 22.31ppt (1957-58) to 8.5 ppt. (1999-2000) as the mixing process of saline and fresh water was influenced from 1995. Trepidation of conversion of  Chilika to a atrophied fresh water lake due to blooming population and their hydrologic interventions like Kolleru lake in (India), Aral Lake (Uzbekistan) was apprehended by 1950’s and was alarming by 1999 when the shallow inlet(s) shifted extreme north. The shallow mud flats of lean salinity were reclaimed further for agriculture. The ecology and biodiversity degraded with substantial pecuniary loss to the lagoon dependents. Anthropogenic interventions like, Hirakud dam (1956), dredging of Sipakuda Inlet (2000), Naraj barrage at delta head (2004), Gobardhanpur barrages (1998) and Gabkund cut with weir (2014) were made to the hydraulic system. The deteriorating health, perturbed biodiversity and declined ecosystem of the lagoon has forced to have a comparative study of the various morphologic changes passed over the Chilika with time. The meteorological, hydrologic and the salinity study of the lagoon area for the period 1990 to 2016 have shown changes. Topographic study using GIS is developed by collecting data from Glovis Classic (Google) and the interpretation is done using ERDAS 9.2 software for various geomorphic features (1984 and 2017) before and after the current anthropogenic interventions and compared with previous studies.</p>

Blooms of an algophorous amoeba associated with anabaena in a fresh water lake

1974 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. Cook ◽  
D. G. Ahearn ◽  
D. J. Reinhardt ◽  
R. J. Reiber
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Fresh Water Lake

Examining changes in occupational participation in forensic patients using the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 727-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wei Fan ◽  
Mary Morley ◽  
Mike Garnham ◽  
David Heasman ◽  
Renee Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Forensic Patients ◽  
Communication Interaction ◽  
Model Of Human Occupation ◽  
Occupational Participation ◽  
The Many ◽  
Over Time

Introduction In occupational therapy, there has been an increased interest in patients’ occupational participation within forensic settings. This retrospective study involved a longitudinal analysis of occupational participation within six forensic hospitals in England. The aim was to contribute to the understanding of forensic patients’ occupational participation over a two-year period. Methods The Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST) was rated by 78 occupational therapists on 489 patients in low and medium secure units who were receiving occupational therapy over two years. The many-faceted Rasch Model was used to convert their MOHOST scores at each time point into interval scales. Regression analysis was used to examine changes in occupational participation over time. Results Patients’ overall occupational participation improved over time. Specifically, participation improved in five of the six MOHOST subdomains, which included their motivation for occupation, pattern of occupation, communication/interaction skills, process skills, and environment. Patients did not demonstrate significant change in their motor skills, which varied as expected. In addition, patients in low secure units had better occupational participation than those in medium secure settings. Conclusion Our findings indicated improvements in the patients’ occupational participation over the 2-year period. Further investigations are needed to understand factors contributing to change.

Full STR Profile of a 67-Year-Old Bone Found in a Fresh Water Lake

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. S172-S175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelius Courts ◽  
Burkhard Madea
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Water Lake ◽  
Str Profile ◽  
Fresh Water Lake
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