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1	Biodiversity at the ecosystem level : structural variation among food webs in temperate and tropical areas Eriksson, Björn January 2014 (has links) Biodiversity is a fundamental part of the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide ecosystem services. It has been shown that a high biodiversity increases the robustness of an ecosystem according to the insurance hypothesis. I propose that a similar effect can be seen on a higher scale, where a high diversity of ecosystem types might stabilize the ecological functionality of a region. By comparing eleven network characters in 70 tropical and temperate ecosystems, their diversity was measured as Euclidean distance between the systems in the 11-dimensional room defined by these characters. The diversity of ecosystems was shown to be significantly higher in tropical latitudes than in temperate. A possible explanation to this result could be that the higher species diversity in the tropics allows for more types of ecosystems. A higher diversity of ecosystems in a region might indicate a larger amount and variation of possible ecosystem goods and services as well as provide the region with an increased robustness. The measurement of ecosystem diversity between regions might also be of importance in a conservation perspective, where unique and vulnerable ecosystems can be discovered and protected. Biodiversity Ecology Euclidean distance Food webs Latitude Network characters
2	Genre Welcome?: Formula, Genre and Branding in USA Network's Programming and Promotional Content Barker, Cory Andrew 29 March 2012 (has links) No description available. Aesthetics African Studies American Studies Art Criticism Cinematography Communication Film Studies Marketing Mass Communications Mass Media Multimedia Communications Popular Culture Television USA Network Contemporary Television Branding Media Industries Advertising Genre Television Studies Promotions Television Promotions Burn Notice Psych

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Biodiversity at the ecosystem level : structural variation among food webs in temperate and tropical areas

Genre Welcome?: Formula, Genre and Branding in USA Network's Programming and Promotional Content