Browsing Vol. 47 (2012–2013) by Title
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First Verified Record for Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum LeSueur, 1818, in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)A shortnose sturgeon was caught in fisherman Wayne Linkletter’s intertidal fish weir in Minas Basin near Economy, Nova Scotia, on June 29, 2013. It was an adult, 73.7 cm fork length and weighed ~4.5 kg. Fishers in Minas ... -
The Fishery for Speckled Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, Over a 28-Year Period in the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)The Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area (16,000 ha) is located about 100km east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and supports a popular fishery for speckled trout. The purpose of this study was to assess the status of the trout ... -
Growth and Overpopulation of Yellow Perch and the Apparent Effect of Increased Competition on Brook Trout in Long Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)A fish survey was conducted on Long Lake, Woodens River, Halifax County, Nova Scotia during May 2005. A total of 2711 yellow perch were captured over a twelve day period and were the most abundant fish. Fifty-eight yellow ... -
Inductees into the NSIS Hall of Fame: William S. Boyle and Kenneth Henry Mann
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Reports from the Nova Scotian Institute of Science Council
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A Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis of Morphogenesis and Embryos and Juveniles of the Direct Developing Isopod, Cyathura polita (Stimpson, 1855)
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Isopods are a species rich, morphologically diverse group characterised by direct development of young within a marsupium. Collectively, these traits make isopods excellent models for understanding the changes to morphogenesis ... -
Student Science Writing Competitions Award-Winning Papers 2011 and 2102
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Turbidity Currents: A Unique Part of Nova Scotia's African Geological Heritage
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Four hundred million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangea was torn apart, a piece of the continental crust from material that is now part of Africa broke off on the North American side. That piece of Africa became ... -
The Use and Influence of Scientific Information in Environmental Policy Making: Lessons Learned from Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Governmental organisations produce vast quantities of scientific information on the state of the marine and coastal environment which is often intended to guide policy-making to mitigate or reverse the declining trends in ... -
The Use of Aloe Constituents in Self-Administered Cancer Treatment
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) include many different biologic substances that may be ingested or applied topically in an effort to mitigate disease. One source of such substances is the Aloe, a plant that ... -
Voyage of Discovery: Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Announcement of a forthcoming survey of BIO research results on the oceanography of Arctic and Eastern Canada. It will be the most extensive survey of the history and scientific accomplishments of the Bedford Institute of ... -
Voyage of Discovery: Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Announcement of the forthcoming publication of Voyage of Discovery Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography, edited by D.N. Nettleship, D.C. Gordon, C.F.M. Lewis and M.P. Latremouille.