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Are textbook references to Darwin close to extinction? (2008)
Journal Article
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?.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations (2007)
Journal Article
Dodouras, S., & James, P. (2007). Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 50(6), 823-852. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640560701610578

The manner in which different societies and cultures utilise the natural environment for various activities can be myriad and complex to analyse. Whilst experience and the use of accepted methodologies have taught practitioners how to handle many of... Read More about Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations.

The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment (2007)
Journal Article
Hudson, J., & James, P. (2007). The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment. Structural survey, 25(3/4), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800710772836

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the background to the UK Government White Paper on the conservation of the built environment, and particularly to identify drivers for legislative change and possible consequences of new legislation for conservati... Read More about The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment.

Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review (2007)
Journal Article
Tzoulas, K., Korpela, K., Venn, S., Yli-Pelkonen, V., Kazmierczak, A., Niemela, J., & James, P. (2007). Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review. Landscape and Urban Planning, 81(3), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.02.001

Europe is a highly urbanised continent. The consequent loss and degradation of urban and peri-urban green space could adversely affect ecosystems as well as human health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to formulate a conceptual framework of... Read More about Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review.

Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit (2007)
Journal Article
Khojasteh, V., Edwards-Jones, V., Childs, C., & Foster, H. (2007). Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit. Burns, 33(3), 334-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2006.07.009

The aims of the study were to determine the sites in a pediatric burns unit that were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Samples from the environment in bedrooms and the common room were taken monthly for 6 months using blood agar for total cou... Read More about Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit.

Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China (2007)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Yu, L., Lu, M., Hutchinson, S., & Feng, H. (2007). Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China. Environmental Pollution, 147(1), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.08.003

In this study, mineral magnetic, particle size and geochemical analyses were conducted on intertidal sediments from the Yangtze Estuary to examine the feasibility of heavy metal concentrations normalization using magnetic techniques. Susceptibility o... Read More about Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China.

Screening for Echinococcus granulosus in dogs: comparison between arecoline purgation, coproELISA and coproPCR with necropsy in pre-patent infection (2007)
Journal Article
Lahmar, S., Lahmar, S., Boufana, B., Bradshaw, H., & Craig, P. (2007). Screening for Echinococcus granulosus in dogs: comparison between arecoline purgation, coproELISA and coproPCR with necropsy in pre-patent infection. Veterinary Parasitology, 144(3-4), 287-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.10.016

Echinococcus granulosus is an important zoonotic infection of dogs. The purpose of the present study assessed the performance of two laboratory diagnostic methods with arecoline purgation and necropsy in infected dogs. In total 65 dogs were successfu... Read More about Screening for Echinococcus granulosus in dogs: comparison between arecoline purgation, coproELISA and coproPCR with necropsy in pre-patent infection.

Highly bioactive silver and silver/titania composite films grown by chemical vapour deposition (2007)
Journal Article
Brook, L., Evans, P., Foster, H., Pemble, M., Steele, A., Sheel, D., & Yates, H. (2007). Highly bioactive silver and silver/titania composite films grown by chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 187(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2006.09.014

This paper describes how photocatalytically active films of TiO2, grown by thermal CVD, may be functionally and structurally modified by deposition of nano-structured silver via a novel flame assisted CVD process. The resulting composite films are sh... Read More about Highly bioactive silver and silver/titania composite films grown by chemical vapour deposition.

A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany) (2007)
Journal Article
Syrbe, R., Bastian, O., Roder, M., & James, P. (2007). A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany). Landscape and Urban Planning, 79(2), 190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2006.02.005

A framework for landscape monitoring based on a functional approach is presented. Landscape monitoring is defined as regular, long-term surveillance of landscapes. Suitable monitoring resulting in the early recognition of crucial changes in the envir... Read More about A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany).

Forest canopy gap fraction from terrestrial laser scanning (2007)
Journal Article
Danson, F., Hetherington, D., Morsdorf, F., & et, A. (2007). Forest canopy gap fraction from terrestrial laser scanning. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 4(1), 157-160. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2006.887064

A terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) was used to measure
canopy directional gap fraction distribution in forest stands
in the Swiss National Park, eastern Switzerland. A scanner model
was derived to determine the expected number of laser shots in
al... Read More about Forest canopy gap fraction from terrestrial laser scanning.