Vol. 49 No. 1 (2017)

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Published: 2017-03-28

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Editorial

Nova Scotia science – accomplishments and challenges

Peter G. Wells

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Commentaries

Where have all the swallows gone?

Tara L. Imlay

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History of research at the St. Andrews Biological Station – a perspective

Jennifer M. Hubbard

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NSIS and Atlantic ecosystems initiative to make data accessible – one dataset at a a time

Geoff Brown, Mary Kennedy, Andrew Sherin, Ward Appeltans, Eric L. Mills, Lance Laviolette

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The centenary of the Canadian Fisheries Expedition (1914/15): an important milestone in the history of North American marine research

Michael Sinclair

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Arthur B. McDonald – a recent Nobel Laureate

Roby Austin

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Mary Anne White – a distinguished NSIS member

Nola Etkin

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Contributions

The lichen-forming fungi in the Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia

Anwar Tumur, David H.S. Richardson

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Natural history of the terrestrial green alga, Prasiola crispa (Trebouxiophyceae), and associated Herring Gulls on Brier Island, Nova Scotia

David J. Garbary, Nicholas M. Hill

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A survey of the seaweeds of Lennox Passage and St. Peters Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Herb Vandermeulen

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Serendipity in the sciences – exploring the boundaries

Lori McCay-Peet, Peter G. Wells

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Student Papers

The student science writing competition of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science

Hank Bird

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Estimage: A mobile application in agriculture for image to object count estimation

Yonghong Chen

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A review of the monitoring and management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in lowbush blueberries

Carolyn Wilson

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Book Reviews

A Century of Maritime Science: The St. Andrews Biological Station

Alain Sinclair

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Science, Information and Policy Interface for Effective Coastal and Ocean Management

Dan Walmsley

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NSIS Council Reports

PNSIS 49:1 Council Reports

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Membership Form

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BIO Voyage of Discovery Book Ad

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Instructions to Authors / Recommendations au auteurs

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