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Study of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radon/Thoron Release Potential of Bedrock and Soil in Southeastern Ireland
(2021)Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) account for almost two-thirds of the annual average radiation dose received by the Irish population. A detailed study of natural radioactivity levels and radon and thoron exhalation rates ... -
A study of natural radioactivity levels and radon/thoron release potential of bedrock and soil in southeastern ireland', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
(2021)Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) account for almost two-thirds of the annual average radiation dose received by the Irish population. A detailed study of natural radioactivity levels and radon and thoron exhalation rates ... -
A study of Rock Coast Erosion on the Atlantic coast of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geography, 2019)The rate and processes of erosion on a coastal rock cliff on the west coast of Ireland are investigated. The links between site characteristics (wave climate, nearshore bathymetry, foreshore characteristics (platform ... -
Surviving in a warmer world: environmental and genetic responses
(2012)There are numerous reports in the literature of advancing trends in phenophases of plants, insects and birds attributed to rising temperature resulting from human-driven climate warming. One mechanism that enables a ... -
Susceptibility and mortality in honeybees (Apis mellifera) infested with the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2007)The tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), is an obligate parasite of the honeybee. It was first discovered in 1919 by Rennie during his investigation into the widespread deaths of honeybee colonies in Europe in the early ... -
Sustainable bogs: Challenges in transition
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geography, 2022)In January 2021, Bord na Móna chief executive Tom Donnellan announced that the company had ended its peat production business. The closure of the industrial bogs has led to calls for a just transition for those affected. ... -
Sustainable development and dispersed rural housing : an analysis of policy and practices
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2012)Building on analyses of the merits/drawbacks of employing a strategic spatial planning agenda to promote the sustainable development of rural areas (Hadjmichalis, 2003; Scott 2005), this research conducts an in-depth ... -
Sustainable harvesting of the ecosystem engineer Corallina officinalis for biomaterials
(2019)Macroalgae are of increasing interest for high-value biotechnological applications, but some seaweeds, such as coralline red algae, cannot be grown in cultivation cost-effectively. Wild harvesting of seaweeds, particularly ... -
Systematics of Arundinelleae and Andropogoneae subtribes Chionachninae, Dimeriinae and Germainiinae (Poaceae:Panicoideae) in Thailand
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2009)This thesis has provided a comprehensive taxonomic account of tribe Arundinelleae, and subtribes Chionachninae, Dimeriinae and Germainiinae of the tribe Andropogoneae in Thailand. Complete floristic treatments of these ... -
Systematics of Eriocaulaceae in Thailand
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2006)This thesis aimed to provide a complete account of the family Eriocaulaceae for Thailand, to resolve the identity of unknown Thai taxa in the family and to investigate the relationship between Thai species using morphological, ... -
Systematics of Juncaceae
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2008)The systematics of Juncaceae is investigated using morphological and molecular data. A study of the anatomy of Juncaceae is presented as anatomical descriptions of the leaves, including observations of previously undescribed ... -
Systematics of Syzygium Gaertner (Myrtaceae) in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2010)The genus Syzygium (Myrtaceae) is fully revised for Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam). The species key, descriptions, typification, ecology, conservation status, phenology, vernacular names, usages, distribution maps, ... -
Systematics of the genus Gmelina L. (Lamiaceae) in Southeast Asia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2009)The systematics of Gmelina is investigated using morphological, anatomical, palynological and molecular data.The genus is revised for Southeast Asia and 31 taxa are recognised consisting of 26 species, 1 subspecies, and 4 ... -
Systematics of the Thai Hypericaceae Juss. and Kielmeyeroideae (Clusiaceae Lindl.)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2009)The Clusiaceae (Subfamily Kielmeyeroideae) and Hypericaceae families are fully revised for Thailand. 33 species are recognised in six genera, these are; Calophyllum Linnaeus, Kayea Wallich, Mammea Linnaeus and Mesua Linnaeus ... -
Systematics of the Thai Vitaceae
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2010)The Vitaceae family (excluding Tetrastigma (Miq.) Planch.) are fully revised for Thailand. A total of 48 species in nine genera are revised as follows: Ampelocissus Planch., Ampelopsis Michx., Cayratia Juss., Cissus L., ... -
Systematics of the woody bamboos (tribe Bambuseae)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2002)In this thesis the monophyly of the tribe Bambuseae and the inter-relationships of its constituents were assessed using comparative morphological character analysis and sequence analysis of four non-coding DNA regions, ... -
Syzygium jambos(L.)Alston(Myrtaceae) control, conservation and restoration of the threatened native flora of Pitcairn Island, South Central Pacific
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2008)To fully fulfil the many aspirations of plant conservation, a quantitative, practical and economic approach to the problems in hand must be taken. Modem conservation biology involves recovering lost habitat and thwarting ...