Proceedings of the NSIS – Volume 45, Part 2 – 2010

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Halifax, Nova Scotia
ISSN 0078-2521
Vol 45 2010 Part 2 (Price $9)

CONTENTS

 

P.G.Wells and D.H.S. Richardson – Editorial

1

A. W. McCullochSir John William Dawson: A Profile of a Nova Scotian Scientist

3

J. W. N. Steenberg and P.N. DuinkerPost-hurricane coniferous regeneration in Point Pleasant Park

26

J. A. Poissant and H. G. BrodersDifferentiation of two Myotis species (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae) at Hayes Cave, Nova Scotia, based on echolocation call characteristics

55

Zoe N Lucas and Lisa J NatansonTwo shark species involved in predation on seals at Sable Island, Nova Scotia,Canada

64

NSIS Student Science Awards 2009-2010Prize Winning Papers

89

G. R. G. HuttonUnderstanding influence of scientific information in the digital age: a study of the grey literature of a United Nations advisory group

91

B. LangerThe Middle Ground. Why we can’t save nature for nature? 102
R.M. MurphyWaiting for a cure: balancing medicine and quality of life for people living with cancer 112
NSIS Reports from Council Officers(Sessions 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010)President’s report, Editors Report, Treasurers Report Librarians Report

125

Inductees to the NS Scientific Hall of FameCarlyle Smith Beals 2008Constance Ida MacFarlane

Margaret Sibella Brown

148


Editorial Board: S Stevenson, R Austin, N Etkin, D Garbary, B Hatcher, M Jones, A Hamilton-Wright, E Mills, M Dadswell, B Petrie, DJW Piper, M Willison

Editor: Peter Wells

Associate Editor: David H.S. Richardson

@NOVA SCOTIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, 2010

Layout by Gail LeBlanc; Printing by Saint Mary’s University

Date of Publication: November 2010


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