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Inland diatoms from the McMurdo Dry Valleys and James Ross Island, Antarctica Meise Botanic Garden
Diatom taxa present in the inland streams and lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys and James Ross Island, Antarctica, are presented in this paper. A total of nine taxa are illustrated, with descriptions of four new species (Luticola austroatlantica sp. nov., Luticola dolia sp. nov., Luticola laeta sp. nov., Muelleria supra sp. nov.). In the perennially ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, diatoms are confined to benthic mats within the ...
EUtopia, Mogelijkheid van een Eiland / Possibility of an Island. KU Leuven
Utopia van Thomas More bestaat 500 jaar. Dat vieren we met een tentoonstelling in Museum M, en met een boek. EUtopia – Mogelijkheid van een eiland stelt de vraag naar het kritisch vermogen van de utopie en naar de architectuur als utopische praktijk. Hoe kan het utopisch denken vandaag nog relevant zijn? Kunnen we de utopie nog situeren op een ongerept eiland? Moet goede architectuur niet een beetje utopisch zijn? Het boek van Thomas More is ...
Inland diatoms from the McMurdo Dry Valleys and James Ross Island, Antarctica University of Antwerp
Diatom taxa present in the inland streams and lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys and James Ross Island, Antarctica, are presented in this paper. A total of nine taxa are illustrated, with descriptions of four new species (Luticola austroatlantica sp. nov., Luticola dolia sp. nov., Luticola laeta sp. nov., Muelleria supra sp. nov.). In the perennially ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, diatoms are confined to benthic mats within the ...
To Whom Should We Grant a Power Plant? Economic Effects of Investment in Nuclear Energy in Poland Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Poland is the most coal-dependent economy and one of the biggest polluters in the EU. In order to alleviate this problem, meet CO2 emission requirements set by EU, and improve the country’s energy security, Poland decided to introduce nuclear power to its energy mix. So far, several potential locations for nuclear power plants have been offcially proposed, mainly based on technical parameters, but no comparisons of the economic impact of such ...
Anthropogenic impacts in North Poland over the last 1300 years - A record of Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni and S in an ombrotrophic peat bog Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lead pollution history over Northern Poland was reconstructed for the last 1300years using the elemental and Pb isotope geochemistry of a dated Polish peat bog. The data show that Polish Pb-Zn ores and coal were the main sources of Pb, other heavy metals and S over Northern Poland up until the industrial revolution. After review of the potential mobility of each element, most of the historical interpretation was based on Pb and Pb isotopes, the ...
Poland in the EU Single Market Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper studies the process of integration of Poland in the EU Single Market, to define structural patterns, shedding light on the overall integration of the country with the rest of the world. The results show the structural evolution of the Polish economy, mainly in terms of its integration process within the EU Single Market. The Single Market has indeed provided an urge for Poland’s integration. Poland can so far be considered a success ...
A hierarchical approach on groundwater-surface water interaction in wetlands along the upper Biebrza River, Poland Vrije Universiteit Brussel
As recognized in the European Water Framework Directive, groundwater-dependent wetlands and their diverse ecosystems have important functions which need to be protected. The vegetation in such habitats is often dependent on quality, quantity and patterns of river discharge and groundwater-surface water interaction on a local or reach scale. Since groundwater-surface water exchange studies on natural rivers and wetlands with organic soils are ...
The Study of China in Poland after World War II: Toward the ‘New Sinology’? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study looks at how an understanding of sinology as a discipline evolved among Polish specialists on China against the background of the epistemological debates on the study of China in the Western world. Based on interviews and focusing on two periods in the history of postwar Polish sinology – the 1950s-1960s and then the 1990s and thereafter – it provides insights into the discourses among academics. The findings from an analysis of the ...