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Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape (2008)
Journal Article
Gledhill, D., James, P., & Davies, D. (2008). Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape. Landscape Ecology, 23(10), 1219-1230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-008-9292-x

Green spaces within urban areas provide services and benefits to human populations and habitat for a variety of species. Freshwater, in the form of rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and ponds, is an important component of urban greenspaces. This pape... Read More about Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape.

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2) (2008)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2008). The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(2), 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X347300

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region for understanding the archaeolog... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2).

Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment (2008)
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Mondal, D., & Polya, D. (2008). Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment. Applied Geochemistry, 23(11), 2987-2998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.025

The importance or otherwise of rice as an exposure pathway for As ingestion by people living in Bengal and other areas impacted by hazardous As-bearing groundwaters is currently a matter of some debate. Here this issue is addressed by determining th... Read More about Rice is a major exposure route for arsenic in Chakdaha block, Nadia district, west Bengal, India: A probabilistic risk assessment.

A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal (2008)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Adamson, G., Nickson, R., & Polya, D. (2008). A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal. Applied Geochemistry, 23(11), 2999-3009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.009

Calculation of excess disease burden for As exposed populations is becoming increasingly important to enable quantitative estimation of the impacts of various As mitigation options. There are several methods by which such calculations may be carried... Read More about A comparison of two techniques for calculating groundwater arsenic-related lung, bladder and liver cancer disease burden using data from Chakdha block, west Bengal.

Urban green spaces: natural and accessible? (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., James, P., & Armitage, R. (2008, May). Urban green spaces: natural and accessible?. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology: Urban Biodiversity and Design, Erfurt, Germany

Delivering cleaner, greener, safer city environments: Youth Roots Manchester (2008)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Warren, J., & Greening, K. (2008, May). Delivering cleaner, greener, safer city environments: Youth Roots Manchester. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends (2008)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2008, May). Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Biodiversity and usability of green spaces in Greater Manchester, UK (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2008, May). Biodiversity and usability of green spaces in Greater Manchester, UK. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for Allobates femoralis, an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog (2008)
Journal Article
an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8, 1326-1328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02304.x

Within the anuran amphibians, dendrobatoids (poison-arrow frogs) are renowned for their parental care, but the lack of highly variable DNA markers so far precluded precise and comprehensive measurements of their genetic mating system. Here we prese... Read More about Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for Allobates femoralis, an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog.

Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian amphibian (2008)
Journal Article
amphibian. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, 309A, 460-467

An exceptional form of parental care has recently been discovered in a poorly known caecilian amphibian. Mothers of the Taita Hills (Kenya) endemic Boulengerula taitanus provide their own skin as a food source for their offspring. Field data sugges... Read More about Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian amphibian.

Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings (2008)
Journal Article
Morley, E., Williams, R., Hughes, J., Thomasson, D., Terry, R., Duncanson, P., …Hide, G. (2008). Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings. Parasitology, 135, 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182007003721

A study carried out on a sheep farm examined whether Toxoplasma gondii foetal infection and associated abortion occur in successive lambings. We identified 29 ewes that gave birth to lambs on at least 2 successive years over our study period,2000–200... Read More about Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings.

Rethinking urban blue spaces from a landscape perspective: species, scale and the human element (2008)
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species, scale and the human element

The term “green space” is commonly applied to all open natural and semi-natural areas in built areas. This term can be misleading as a proportion of urban “green” spaces are, in fact, “blue”; that is to say that they contain surface water. As well... Read More about Rethinking urban blue spaces from a landscape perspective: species, scale and the human element.

Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester (2008)
Journal Article
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2008). Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester

Recent emphasis on the need for biodiversity protection outside designated areas has resulted in the growing popularity of ecological networks as a planning tool. However, in urban areas high levels of habitat fragmentation and ever present developme... Read More about Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester.

Understanding species dispersal in an urban green infrastructure (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A., & James, P. (2008, January). Understanding species dispersal in an urban green infrastructure. Presented at 15th Annual IALE(UK) Conference : Landscape Ecology and Conservation, Murray Edwards College Cambridge

The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation (2008)
Journal Article
Magee, P., Pearson, S., & Allen, J. (2008). The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation. Lipids in Health and Disease, 7(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-7-24

Background: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is a -3 polyunsaturated fatty acid with antiinflammatory and anti-cachetic properties that may have potential benefits with regards to skeletal muscle atrophy conditions where inflammation is present. It is al... Read More about The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation.

Climatic warming, glacier recession and runoff from Alpine basins after the little ice age maximum (2008)
Journal Article
Collins, D. (2008). Climatic warming, glacier recession and runoff from Alpine basins after the little ice age maximum. Annals of Glaciology, 48(1), 119-124. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756408784700761

Records of discharge of rivers draining Alpine basins with between 0 and ∼70% ice cover, in the upper Aare and Rhône catchments, Switzerland, for the period 1894-2006 have been examined together with climatic data for 1866-2006, with a view to assess... Read More about Climatic warming, glacier recession and runoff from Alpine basins after the little ice age maximum.

Are textbook references to Darwin close to extinction? (2008)
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Rees, P. (2008). Are textbook references to Darwin close to extinction?. School science review, 331, 43-48

The textbooks used to teach GCE A-level biology 30 years ago tended to concentrate on traditional zoology and botany, with just a passing reference to evolution. As biology established itself as a new discipline, books (and syllabuses) began to tak... Read More about Are textbook references to Darwin close to extinction?.

Mining the archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue proteome: opportunities and challenges (2008)
Journal Article
Nirmalan, N., Harnden, P., Selby, P., & Banks, R. (2008). Mining the archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue proteome: opportunities and challenges. Molecular BioSystems, 4(7), 712-720. https://doi.org/10.1039/b800098k

The significant potential of tissue-based proteomic biomarker studies can be restricted by difficulties in accessing samples in optimal fresh-frozen form. While archival formalinfixed tissue collections with attached clinical and outcome data repre... Read More about Mining the archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue proteome: opportunities and challenges.

Mobilisation of sediment-associated metals from historical Pb working sites on the River Sheaf, Sheffield, UK (2008)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, S., & Rothwell, J. (2008). Mobilisation of sediment-associated metals from historical Pb working sites on the River Sheaf, Sheffield, UK. Environmental Pollution, 155(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.10.033

Spatial and temporal patterns of metal mobilisation from former water-powered, Pb working sites in a suburban area of Sheffield (UK) were investigated. Twelve time-integrated mass flux samplers were strategically deployed over two contrasting campai... Read More about Mobilisation of sediment-associated metals from historical Pb working sites on the River Sheaf, Sheffield, UK.