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Hydrology and management of turloughs (temporary lakes) affect marsh fly (sciomyzidae: diptera) communities
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-11-01)
Hydrology and management affect dipteran communities in wetlands and they, themselves, have the potential to influence prey communities.
Turloughs are temporary lakes unique to Ireland. Their vegetation is ecotonal on a ...
Vegetation community change points suggest that critical loads of nutrient nitrogen may be too high
(Elsevier BV, 2016-12-01)
Trends, over 14 years, in the ground cover on an unimproved western hill grazed by sheep, and associated trends in animal performance
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2016-01-01)
The frequency of individual plant species at ground level and the species composition of the unimproved vegetation on a western hill farm, stocked with Scottish Blackface sheep, were monitored from 1995 to 2008. Performance ...
The role of private medical insurance in socio-economic inequalities in cancer screening uptake in ireland
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-09-09)
Fishery discards in the irish sea exhibit temporal oscillations and trends reflecting underlying processes at an annual scale
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010-11-17)
Non-inclusion of discard data in stock assessment can lead to underestimation of biomass and fishing mortality; this is of particular concern if there have been changes in discard practices over time. Although variability ...
Effects of seal predation on a modelled marine fish community and consequences for a commercial fishery
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-11-14)
We constructed a size- and trait-based dynamic marine community model of the Celtic Sea/Biologically Sensitive Area, including grey seals Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius 1791) and harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina (Linnaeus ...
The impact of a values-based supply chain (vbsc) on farm-level viability, sustainability and resilience: case study evidence
(MDPI AG, 2017-02-14)
The 'Agriculture of the Middle' (AotM) development paradigm emphasises that in order to survive, family farms must transition from a supply chain approach to a values-based supply chain (VBSC) approach, involving amendments ...
Psychosocial intervention use in long-stay dementia care
(SAGE Publications, 2016-07-09)
The objective of this study was to develop a substantive grounded theory of staff psychosocial intervention use with residents with dementia in long-stay care. Becoming a person again emerged as the core category accounting ...
Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based rehabilitation programme (progressive goal attainment program) for patients who are work-disabled due to back pain: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
(Springer Nature, 2013-01-01)
Background: Psychologically informed rehabilitation programmes such as the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) have the potential to address pain-related disability by targeting known psychological factors that ...