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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences"”.
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Population dynamics and succession strategies of rural industry producers
… the family farm, the occupation of sheep farming and the personal identity around being a sheep farmer. This tradition appears to be under threat, due to a combination of hard times and the long-term and inexorable decline in the terms of trade. I examined this threat to the continuation of family …
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Responses of an Environmental Gram-negative Bacterium to Pollutant Stress
… which are normally found in natural water and soil environments, including Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and strains initially identified as Pseudomonas paucimobilis and Pseudomonas maltophilia, were used in this thesis and their stress responsive proteins were surveyed …
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An investigation into factors affecting the efficacy of oil removal from wildlife using magnetic particle technology
… from a variety of matrices, including feathers and plumage, have been investigated. Employing electron microscopy and an established gravimetric methodology, detailed investigations into the effect of particle size, particle structure and surface texture have been carried out, demonstrating that …
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Regeneration mechanisms in Swamp Paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.) and their implications for wetland rehabilitation
… have implications for the ecology, management and restoration of wetlands occupied by the species: i) seed germination responses and tolerances; ii) clonal growth characteristics; and iii) safe sites for recruitment. Laboratory studies included the responses and tolerances of seed to three key …
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Using human-environment theory to investigate human valuing in protected area management
… for the environment has become a global issue, and the role of national parks in preserving species and environments has taken on renewed importance. Many consider that national parks are places to learn and experience nature, and from this experience can come positive conservation behaviour. A …
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A Method for replacing serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) with kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) in lowland native grassland remnants
A 'spray and hay' method was developed which replaces the noxious weed serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Arech.) with indigenous kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra Forrsk.) in partly disturbed remnants of western (basalt) plains indigenous grassland, a community listed as vulnerable to …
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Structural and contractile alterations in skeletal muscles from the genetically obese (ob/ob) mouse: impairment or adaptation?
… by variables that are difficult to control and are restricted by ethical considerations. Given that they display many of the common attributes of obese humans, animal models of obesity have become invaluable tools for studying the etiology and related pathologies of the obese condition. …