The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 3, No. 2 - 2010: Recent submissions
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Beneficial roles of microorganisms in the coral reef ecosystem
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Coral reef biodiversity has declined over the past few decades and despite recent significant scientific interest in reefs in light of noticeable effects of climate change on this fragile habitat there is still much ... -
An investigation of the risks for human health from bio-available and bio-accessible arsenic in the Tamar catchment using human hair bio-markers and geochemical data
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Geologic mineralisation and anthropogenic exploitation in the Tamar catchment of south-west England have resulted in an environment enriched with arsenic, a recognised carcinogen and systemic toxicant that can target many ... -
Holocene sea-level changes in the Bristol Channel - Evidence from Porlock, Somerset, UK
(University of Plymouth, 2010)The surface distribution and elevation of contemporary intertidal foraminifera can be used as modern analogues to reconstruct former sea levels based on fossil foraminifera assemblages. A transfer function for southwest ... -
Mate choice in fish: a review
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Developing students as researchers – it’s all a muddle
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Prof Pauline Kneale, Director, The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences -
The effect of forest edges on the community structure of tropical fruit-feeding butterflies
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Artificial edges in tropical forests are known to have profound effects on microclimate, tree mortality, forest structure, and community composition. While edges between continuous forest and clear felled stands have been ... -
The effect of different dosages of caffeine on time to exhaustion in prolonged exercise in trained athletes (a meta analysis)
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Background The world anti doping organisation removed caffeine from the banned list of substances in 2004; yet, research shows over recent years caffeine has become one of the most widely used ergogenic aids by athletes ... -
The therapeutic effects of working with Dartmoor Ponies: a pathfinding project
(University of Plymouth, 2010)The area of Animal Assisted Therapy, and in particular therapy with Equines, was investigated to assess whether this sort of therapy could contribute to Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL). It was proposed ... -
Case JP: Twenty experiments on a person with Congenital Prosopagnosia and inability to experience visual imagery from birth
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Congenital Prosopagnosia and inability to experience visual imagery was investigated through administration of neuropsychological, face processing and visual imagery tests on a single patient, JP. JP had no general ... -
Nine Years On: Revisiting the Pond Communities of the Lizard Peninsula, UK
(University of Plymouth, 2010)Ponds contribute in various amounts to freshwater biodiversity and in some regions can be of considerably high biodiversity value compared to other freshwaters. The ecology of pond communities has been studied by numerous ...
