Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1966. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves xvi-xxxvii) and index.

As a member state of the European union, Sweden is obligated to report the status of the species and habitats protected under the Habitats Directive every sixth year. Calypso bulbosa is one such species. Currently, there is suspicion that the true Swedish population size might have been heavily underestimated, as the habitat the species inhabits is relatively common. To address this uncertainty, Stephan et al. (2022) from SLU Artdatabanken produced a species distribution model (SDM) relating the presence/pseudo absence of C. bulbosa to a series of selected environmental factors. The model was then used to map potential growth sites as continuous probabilities across northern Sweden on a hectare level. In this report I test the accuracy of the above-mentioned model and provide data to be used in future improvements of this model. I visited 13 areas across Jämtland county, collecting presence/absence data from hectare squares with varying probabilities of presence according to the species distribution model. Logistic regression was then used on four data sets to determine if the probabilities of the model could explain the presence/absence observed in the field. I also recorded presence/absence of eight other plant species to determine if their presence/absence were associated with the presence/absence of C. bulbosa.  The results showed a significant positive relationship (p = 0,0167) between the probabilities of the SDM and the presence of C. bulbosa recorded in the field for one of the data sets. This data set included data from a simultaneous study in the Lapland part of Norrbotten county but excluded locations with previous recordings of the species. However, the probabilities only explained 1% of the variation in the field data. There were indeed also significant associations between the presence of four out of eight suggested associated species and that of C. bulbosa. These species were, in order of declining association: Goodyera repens, Maianthemum bifolium, Daphne mezereum and Gymnocarpium dryopteris.  Evidently, more factors than those used in the SDM affect the distribution of C. bulbosa. Nevertheless, the results show that the model could be made more useful by using the newly collected data to make future improvements.

L'introduction du cerf de Virginie sur l'île d'Anticosti (Québec, Canada) en 1896 a engendré des modifications profondes de la végétation. En effet, la superficie des sapinières a diminué de moitié et elles sont graduellement remplacées par des pessières blanches. Ce phénomène risque d'appauvrir la diversité écologique et d'affecter notamment les espèces végétales rares associées aux vieilles sapinières comme le calypso bulbeux {Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes (Orchidaceae)). Dans ce mémoire, j'ai mis en évidence l'importance de l'île d'Anticosti comme refuge pour le calypso dans le Nord-Est de l'Amérique du Nord, et j'ai caractérisé l'habitat propice de cette espèce sur l'île. J'ai aussi évalué l'envergure de la menace que représente le cerf sur les colonies de cette orchidée. Un inventaire des colonies de calypso a été réalisé au cours de l'été 2004 pour connaître sa répartition géographique et caractériser son habitat. Plus de la moitié (63 %) des colonies recensées sur l'île ont été trouvées sous un couvert dominé par le sapin. Un modèle de régression logistique binomiale a mis en évidence que la probabilité de trouver le calypso augmente lorsque l'abondance des sapins vivants et celle des arbres morts augmentent, et que la concentration en calcium dans le sol est élevée. Par contre, on a moins de chance de trouver le calypso dans un milieu où les couverts de végétation (couverts arborescent et muscinal) sont denses, c'est-à-dire là où peu de lumière parvient à la surface du sol, et où la concentration en magnésium dans le sol est élevée. Si on trouve autant de calypsos dans les sapinières de l'île, c'est peut-être moins en raison de la présence des sapins que du fait que ces sapinières soient en général très âgées, et donc ouvertes avec abondance de tiges arborescentes mortes et peu de végétaux compétiteurs. Puisque le calypso et plusieurs autres organismes dépendent des vieux peuplements, il est important de développer une stratégie d'aménagement qui maintiendra sur pied des forêts âgées, et ce, malgré les populations de cerfs, les coupes forestières et les perturbations naturelles (feux, épidémies d'insectes, etc.).

Thesis (D.M.A.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106).

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The purpose of this study is to locate spatial manifestations of power, and acts of agency, by conducting a subversive reading of the female immortal threats in Homer’s Odyssey. With an aim to question preconceived notions on sexuality, gender and power, I draw on the theoretical perspectives of gender theorists J. Butler and J. Halberstam in my reading of non-normative female displays of power. The material in question is the adventures in the Odyssey that present female immortals, functioning as antagonists in the epos’ narrative structure. Space and power make the foundation in the deconstruction of these adventures. I approach the subject using analytical tools from the spatial methodology of K. Knott. Starting with ‘location’ I apply analytical categories such as ‘physical space’, ‘social space’, ‘properties of space’ and ‘spatial aspects’ in order to critically analyze spatial manifestations of power in each adventure. By placing the female immortal in the subject position, this work shows how she utilizes her space in order to dominate the mortal man she encounters. This is conducted through non-normative acts such as isolation and restriction. The study highlights the problem of putting ‘sex’ as the only, or dominant, focus in the reading of these adventures. The female immortals that Odysseus encounters, can by spatial analysis be shown to act autonomously towards mortal intruders that enter their territory.  They present themselves as having the right to take a mortal man for a husband, as well as kill him or keep him as a prisoner. This suggests that their status as immortal exceeds Odysseus’ male gender, whilst still being restricted by the gender hierarchy of her immortal society. The spatial analysis show that the female immortal possesses the agency of the mortal female as well as of the mortal male within in their oikos. The female immortal displays power by sustaining her space, as well as by regulating the movements of the mortal man, in and out of, and sometimes beyond, her space.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:57:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Expedito Leandro Silva.pdf: 3042477 bytes, checksum: ef042b73879624fe00872eea9b852612 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The analysis of this study addresses how and to what extent a mass culture and popular excluded from the mainstream media, interact to achieve and maintain their space as well as the popular music of Pará state, specifically the style cheesiness, and playful as a manifestation interactive sociability in the popular culture of Para, in addition to its important relationship and proximity to the Caribbean musicality. Since the bolero, merengue and style corny, interact with the panorama of the Brazilian cultural industry and local music, specifically the stamp. The style is tacky understood as a popular manifestation which brings its historical legacies, today called corny calypso. Analyzes the festive sociability, culture and leisure itself in the Amazon region as it integrates inland populations and large cities. Finally, there is the productive chain of musical manifestation, leisure and entertainment around the tecnobrega, in Bethlehem, took a prominent position, has emerged as a means of source of income and employment, through live presentations, the festivals, recordings from CD and DVD among others. Movement tecnobrega introduced a model of the music market and culture that is not restricted to economic issues, but also to social factors of local culture. It appears that the actors in this market range from artists (composer, singers, dancers, members of bands), DJs, sound systems and studios (producers and music players), vendors (vendor), party planners and homeowners to festivals, presenters and program directors of radio and TV, among others / A análise deste trabalho aborda como e em que dimensão uma cultura de massa e popular, excluída da grande mídia, interage para conquistar e manter o seu espaço, assim como a música popular do estado do Pará, especificamente o estilo brega, como manifestação lúdica e interativa na sociabilidade da cultura popular paraense, além de sua importante relação e proximidade com a musicalidade caribenha. Visto que o bolero, o merengue e o estilo brega, interagem com o panorama da indústria cultural brasileira e a musicalidade local, especificamente o carimbó. O estilo brega é compreendido como uma manifestação popular que traz em si suas heranças históricas, hoje denominada de brega calypso. Analisa a sociabilidade festiva, a cultura e o próprio lazer na região amazônica, na medida em que integra as populações do interior e das grandes cidades. Finalmente, observa-se a cadeia produtiva da manifestação musical, lazer e entretenimento em torno do tecnobrega que, em Belém, assume uma posição de destaque, firmando-se como um meio de fonte de renda e trabalho, por meio das apresentações ao vivo, das festas, das gravações de CD e DVD entre outros. O movimento tecnobrega introduziu um modelo de mercado fonográfico e cultural que não se restringe à questão econômica, mas também aos fatores sociais da cultura local. Verifica-se que os atores desse mercado vão desde artistas (compositor, cantores e cantoras, bailarinos, integrantes de bandas), DJs de aparelhagens e de estúdios (produtores e reprodutores musicais), vendedores ambulantes (camelô), festeiros e proprietários de casas de festas, apresentadores e diretores de programas de rádio e TV, entre outros

This study examines how gender influences the performance practice of calypso, soca, steel band music, and other related musical genres in contemporary Trinidad. I address the history of these musical genres in this nation, and how they developed into their present form. My study of women in contemporary Trinidadian music examines how popular musicians bring together personal opinion, public persona, and musical structure, to create commentaries upon the contemporary moment (instrumental political agency) as well as emotional bonds with their intended audiences and show that an alternate way of organizing gender representations and inter-gender relations is possible (constitutive political agency). I use a performance based approach to studying various aspects of musical practice within Trinidad, and how this enhances women's agency within the public sphere of popular music, creating new kinds of cultural capital for previously underrepresented members of the population. Many different aspects of Trinidad’s expressive culture are discussed and related to the musical genres discussed therein. Trinidad Carnival, its history and aesthetics, receives particular attention. Performance practice within the musical genres of calypso and soca and the music of the steel orchestra are discussed in detail. Within Trinidad, expressive culture, including popular music, is a strong forum for communicating possible inter-personal and inter-gender relations. Thus, music in the Trinidadian context takes an important place alongside larger political projects and concerns. / text

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