Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region and Western Region

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
DNN ◽  
D. Stokes ◽  
L. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Field Guide

scholarly journals Regional and Local Moisture Gradients Drive the Resistance to and Recovery from Drought of Picea crassifolia Kom. in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingnan Zhang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Yilin Ran ◽  
Keyi Wang ◽  
Xiaomin Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Growth ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Qilian Mountains ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Drought Event ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Picea Crassifolia ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
The Qilian Mountains

Increasing evidence suggests that extreme droughts cause more frequent tree growth reduction. To understand the consequences of these droughts better, this study used tree-ring cores from nine sites to investigate how moisture and altitudinal gradients affect the radial growth of Picea crassifolia Kom., a common species in the Qilian Mountains in northwest China. The total annual precipitation and mean annual temperature in the eastern region were higher than those in the western region of the Qilian Mountains. The trees in the eastern region showed stronger resistance to drought than those in the west, as they had a smaller difference in radial growth between drought disturbance and pre-drought disturbance. At the same time, the trees in the east showed weaker ability to recover from drought, as they had a subtle difference in radial growth between post-drought disturbance and drought disturbance. Furthermore, the trees in the east also showed weaker relative resilience to drought, as they had a small difference in radial growth between post-drought and drought disturbance weighted by growth in pre-drought disturbance. For trees below 3000 m a.s.l., trees with high resistance capacity usually had low recovery capacity and low relative resilience capacity. Trees at higher altitudes also showed stronger resistance to drought and weaker ability to recover from drought after a drought event than those at lower altitudes in the middle of the Qilian Mountains. Trees at lower altitudes in the middle of the Qilian Mountains had more difficulties recovering from more severe and longer drought events. In the context of global warming, trees in the western region and at lower altitudes should be given special attention and protection in forest management to enhance their resistance to extreme droughts.

Wood anatomy of Cupressus and its relation to geographical distribution

IAWA Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Román-Jordán ◽  
Luis G. Esteban ◽  
Paloma de Palacios ◽  
Francisco G. Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Wood Anatomy ◽  
Central American ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Axial Parenchyma ◽  
Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis ◽  
The North ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Ray Parenchyma Cells

The wood anatomy of 14 species of Cupressus was studied to determine whether there is a pattern of wood anatomical diversity between the species from the North and Central American (western) region and the Eurasian (eastern) region. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (syn. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis) were also studied to compare their wood anatomy, given their recent inclusion by some authors in Cupressus. The arrangement of the axial parenchyma, morphology of the transverse end walls of the axial parenchyma, presence of ray tracheids, typology of the end walls of the ray parenchyma cells and ray height support to some extent the division of Cupressus into two large groups: the American group (western region) and the Eurasian group (eastern region), as proposed in molecular phylogenetic studies. The wood anatomy of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis shares the presence of ray tracheids and the same ray typology with American Cupressus, and has the same ray height as Eurasian Cupressus. In contrast, Xanthocyparis vietnamensis shares the absence of ray tracheids and the same ray typology with Eurasian Cupressus, and has the same ray height as American Cupressus.

The Food and Growth of the Maskinonge (Esox masquinongy Mitchill) in Canadian Waters

1952 ◽  
Vol 8c (5) ◽  
pp. 347-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Hourston
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Weight Relationship ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
St Lawrence River

Maskinonge from three regions were studied: the Lake of the Woods district in Ontario (called Western); the Kawartha Lakes and Georgian Bay district in Ontario (Central) and the St. Lawrence River district in Quebec (Eastern). Examination of 202 stomachs, 81 containing food, showed the maskinonge to be a general carnivore, preying mainly on fish over 150 mm. in length. The families Percidae, Catostomidae, Ameiuridae, Centrarchidae, Hiodontidae, Esocidae and Cyprinidae were represented, along with at least one Cambarus. The yellow perch, Perca flavescens, was the species eaten most frequently in all three regions. A common white sucker (Catostomus commersonnii) was found in a stomach of the hybrid E. masquinongy × E. lucius. Examination of the teeth of each specimen showed that they were being continuously replaced throughout the summer season.Rate of growth varied with sex and locality. Females had a significantly faster rate of growth, both in length and in weight, than did males. Maskinonge from the Western Region were shorter and weighed less than fish of the same age from the other two regions. Maskinonge of the Eastern and Central Regions reached the legal size of 30 inches fork length during their fifth summer, but in the Western Region they did not attain this size until their seventh summer. The length-weight relationship appears to be the same in the Eastern and Central Regions, whereas maskinonge from the Western Region tended to be heavier than those of comparable lengths from the other two regions. In all regions the length-weight relationship was a straight line when plotted logarithmically, its slope being estimated as 3.26 in the Eastern Region. Sexual maturity occurs first between the ages of three and six years, or about 575 to 800 mm. fork length. Specimens of a E. masquinongy × E. lucius hybrid appeared to be infertile. They did not differ from the maskinonge specimens in their length-weight relationships but made faster growth than did the maskinonge from the same region.

High Toxoplasma Seroprevalence Associated with Meat Eating Habits of Locals in Nepal

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiba Kumar Rai ◽  
Takeo Matsumura ◽  
Kazuo Ono ◽  
Ayako Abe ◽  
Kazuko Hirai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Habits ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Meat Eating ◽  
The People ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Western Region ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection ◽  
Apparently Healthy

A serosurvey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in apparently healthy subjects (n=404) living in Achham (n=215) and Dang (n=189) districts in western Nepal was carried out. An interview with 249 participants, each representing a household, was also conducted. This interview pertained to their meat eating habits and the keeping of cats in their houses. Toxoplasma antibodies were detected by using the microlatex agglutination test. The overall seroprevalence was 65.3% with no significant difference in the two districts (Achham: 66.9% and Dang: 63.5%) included ( p=0.546). Females and the Indo-Aryan ethnic-group showed marginally higher prevalence compared with their male ( p=0.545) and Tibeto-Burman ( p=0.075) counterparts. The majority of the infections was found to have occurred during childhood. The frequency of meat eating in western and eastern regions differed greatly ( p=0.000) with the people in the eastern region being frequent meat eaters than those in the western region. About one-third of the subjects, all Indo-Aryans, in the western region had the raw meat eating habit but none in the eastern region. Approximately 7.0% of households in both western and eastern regions kept cats. The present findings demonstrated a typical role of meat eating habits of people in the high Toxoplasma seroprevalence in Nepal.

scholarly journals Origin, Genetic Diversity, and Population Structure of Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Auma Owuor ◽  
Edward George Mamati ◽  
Remmy Wekesa Kasili
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Low Genetic Diversity ◽  
Loop Region ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
D Loop ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Geographic Regions

To evaluate the origin, genetic diversity, and population structure of domesticated rabbits in Kenya, a 263-base pair region of mtDNA D-loop region of 111 rabbits sampled from Kakamega, Vihiga, and Bungoma counties in the western region, Laikipia and Nyandarua counties in the central region, and Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni in the eastern region of the country were analyzed. The average haplotype (0.40702) and nucleotide (0.01494) diversities observed were low, indicating low genetic diversity of domesticated rabbits in Kenya. This study resolved 5 unique haplotypes in the mtDNA D-loop region. A population genetic structure distinguishing Europe grouping and domesticated rabbits in Kenya was obtained on incorporating 32 known haplotypes. Domesticated rabbits in Kenya clustered together with rabbits from other geographic regions, suggesting common origin. The results suggested that the Kenyan domesticated rabbits may have originated from Europe. Integration of exotic breeds into breeding programmes could have contributed to the low genetic diversity. These results provide useful information for breeding and conservation decisions by the relevant stakeholders in the agriculture industry in Kenya.

scholarly journals Seasonal Contrast in Precipitation Mechanisms over Nepal Deduced from Relationship with the Large-Scale Climate Patterns

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madan Sigdel ◽  
Motoyoshi Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Summer Precipitation ◽  
Walker Circulation ◽  
Moisture Flux ◽  
Rain Gauge ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The Relationship

Summer precipitation dominates over winter one for the annual total in south Asia, while the winter condition is still important for agricultural productions. Rain gauge data over Nepal were analyzed with large-scale atmospheric patterns such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). In the period of June to September, summer monsoon rainfall over Nepal (SMRN) is generally higher in the eastern region along with a peak in the central region associated with the local orography. Its interannual variability was found to be correlated with the southern oscillation index (SOI): i.e., when La Niña occurs, eastward moisture flux is blocked over Bay of Bengal (BOB) by the anomalous Walker circulation extending from the Pacific. The local-scale condition for higher SMRN is implied by a main moisture route along the eastern arm of the low pressure in northeastern India, as proved by a significant correlation between SMRN and the northward moisture flux. In winter (DJFM), precipitation occurs more in the western region. The higher winter precipitation over Nepal (WPN) was correlated almost equally with positive Dipole Mode Index (DMI) over the Indian Ocean and also SOI, while the relationship with SOI is reversed from summer. A clear linkage was suggested with moisture flux from the Arabian Sea and the further western region. Thus, possible impacts of anomalous precipitation have to be predicted under the relationship with the large-scale indices depending on seasons. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 13, No. 1 (2012) 115-123 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i1.7450

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