Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS)

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Vol. 53 No. 1 (2023)

Cover photo credit: The monument celebrating “The MI’KMAQ Cultural Landscape at Kejimkujik”, at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia (Peter Wells)

Published: 2023-11-28

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Editorial

Living in a global environmental emergency ward – the need to address problems with science, action and speed

Peter G. Wells

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Commentaries

Turn on the lights! Fundamental science leads to scientific progress: A perspective from developmental biology

Tamara A. Franz-Odendaal, Juan David Carvajal-Agudelo, Tracy Alice O. Apienti, Paige M. Drake, Jordan Eaton, Shea McInnis, Romman Muntzar

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Climate change and the coasts of Maritime Canada: Expect the previously unexpected

Jeff Ollerhead

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All in due time: (Sir) Sandford Fleming arrives in Halifax

Leo J. Deveau

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Ron O’Dor: A life of joy in science

Sara Iverson, Fred Whoriskey

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Alan Ruffman: A noted Nova Scotia scientist and activist

David J.W. Piper, Georgia Pe-Piper

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Research Articles

Arboretum Nova Scotia: Titus Smith Jr’s “observations of the nature and uses of trees”

Richard H. Field

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Population characteristics and movements of striped bass Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) in the Mira River estuary, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Michael J. Dadswell, Colin F. Buhariwalla, Samuel N. Andrews, Michael J.W. Stokesbury, John L. MacMillan

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Student Papers

Diversity of Mycorrhizal fungi in Eastern Hemlock stands will significantly change with the effects of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid infestation in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada

Rebecca M. Mader, Matthew J. Smith, Keith N. Egger, Allison K. Walker

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Book Reviews

The Secret World of Lichens: A Young Naturalists Guide

Kendra Driscoll

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Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest. The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography

Eric L. Mills
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Other Books of Note

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World

David H.S. Richardson

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The Violinist’s Thumb and Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by our Genetic Code

David H.S. Richardson

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NSIS Excursions

NSIS Excursions 2023

Hank M.B. Bird

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NSIS Council Reports

Reports from the Annual General Meeting, May, 2023

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Upcoming Lectures

NSIS 2023-2024 Lecture Series

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Membership Form

Membership Form 2023-2024

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Instructions to Authors

Instructions to Authors

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