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This report is an account of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Programme of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew) expedition to the British Virgin Islands (BVI), undertaken from 30 January to 09 February 2018. The visit was undertaken to 1 collect monitoring data for threatened plant species and their habitats; 2 assist the National Parks Trust of...
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... Irma caused catastrophic damage to the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden resulting in the loss or damage of most of the structures and plants throughout the garden: Fishlock Hall and many of the Royal palms were destroyed (Left); the boundary fence was damaged or destroyed (Right). . 24 Figure 30. Most trees in the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden were seriously damaged: remaining trees have few lateral branches and are forming copious amounts of epicormic growth (Left); many trees were uprooted like the large fig in the rainforest section (Right Figure 32. ...
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... trees in the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden were seriously damaged: remaining trees have few lateral branches and are forming copious amounts of epicormic growth (Left); many trees were uprooted like the large fig in the rainforest section (Right Figure 32. QEII Park was impacted by Hurricane Irma with many plant collections lost and structures damaged: Natasha Harrigan examines uprooted Bastardiopsis eggersii (Left); Natasha Harrigan and Dr Martin Hamilton discuss propagation of damaged collections (Right Figure 36. Large clump of Epidendrum ciliare stripped from the rock it was growing over by Hurricane Figure 37. Galactia eggersii in flower at Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda. ...
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... clump of Epidendrum ciliare stripped from the rock it was growing over by Hurricane Figure 37. Galactia eggersii in flower at Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda. ............................ 30 Figure 38. Calyptranthes thomasiana plants uprooted by Hurricane Irma (Left) with seedlings emerging in areas with canopy loss (Right ...
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... Dr Colin Clubbe examines coastal vegetation along the north coast where herbaceous species are colonising areas cleared of plants by storm surge and left exposed roots across the Figure 22. Invasive Casuarina equisetifolia along the south-western coast was heavily impacted with many trees appearing to have died or been set-back (Left and Middle) and no seedlings of the invasive tree were observed (Middle). Invasive Scaevola taccada also appears to have been heavily impacted with many shrubs appearing to have died or been set-back; unfortunately many seedlings were observed, particularly along the south-western coast, and removed (Right). ..................................... 19 Figure 23. Mangroves were heavily impacted with little to no regrowth observed (Left). NPTVI staff have started collecting drone imagery of the mangroves to monitor recovery (Right). ...................... 20 Figure 24. Mangroves were almost completely killed by Hurricane Irma in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola. .. 21 Figure 25. Forest damage caused by Hurricane Irma at Sage Mountain National Park (Left); initial trail clearance has enabled access, but potentially hazardous deadwood is still present above trails (Right Figure 28. Sabal causiarum appear to have weathered the storm well at Shark Bay National Park. .. 23 Figure 29. Hurricane Irma caused catastrophic damage to the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden resulting in the loss or damage of most of the structures and plants throughout the garden: Fishlock Hall and many of the Royal palms were destroyed (Left); the boundary fence was damaged or destroyed (Right). . 24 Figure 30. Most trees in the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden were seriously damaged: remaining trees have few lateral branches and are forming copious amounts of epicormic growth (Left); many trees were uprooted like the large fig in the rainforest section (Right Figure 32. QEII Park was impacted by Hurricane Irma with many plant collections lost and structures damaged: Natasha Harrigan examines uprooted Bastardiopsis eggersii (Left); Natasha Harrigan and Dr Martin Hamilton discuss propagation of damaged collections (Right Figure 36. Large clump of Epidendrum ciliare stripped from the rock it was growing over by Hurricane Figure 37. Galactia eggersii in flower at Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda. ............................ 30 Figure 38. Calyptranthes thomasiana plants uprooted by Hurricane Irma (Left) with seedlings emerging in areas with canopy loss (Right ...
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... Dr Colin Clubbe examines coastal vegetation along the north coast where herbaceous species are colonising areas cleared of plants by storm surge and left exposed roots across the Figure 22. Invasive Casuarina equisetifolia along the south-western coast was heavily impacted with many trees appearing to have died or been set-back (Left and Middle) and no seedlings of the invasive tree were observed (Middle). Invasive Scaevola taccada also appears to have been heavily impacted with many shrubs appearing to have died or been set-back; unfortunately many seedlings were observed, particularly along the south-western coast, and removed (Right). ..................................... 19 Figure 23. Mangroves were heavily impacted with little to no regrowth observed (Left). NPTVI staff have started collecting drone imagery of the mangroves to monitor recovery (Right). ...................... 20 Figure 24. Mangroves were almost completely killed by Hurricane Irma in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola. .. 21 Figure 25. Forest damage caused by Hurricane Irma at Sage Mountain National Park (Left); initial trail clearance has enabled access, but potentially hazardous deadwood is still present above trails (Right Figure 28. Sabal causiarum appear to have weathered the storm well at Shark Bay National Park. .. 23 Figure 29. Hurricane Irma caused catastrophic damage to the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden resulting in the loss or damage of most of the structures and plants throughout the garden: Fishlock Hall and many of the Royal palms were destroyed (Left); the boundary fence was damaged or destroyed (Right). . 24 Figure 30. Most trees in the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden were seriously damaged: remaining trees have few lateral branches and are forming copious amounts of epicormic growth (Left); many trees were uprooted like the large fig in the rainforest section (Right Figure 32. QEII Park was impacted by Hurricane Irma with many plant collections lost and structures damaged: Natasha Harrigan examines uprooted Bastardiopsis eggersii (Left); Natasha Harrigan and Dr Martin Hamilton discuss propagation of damaged collections (Right Figure 36. Large clump of Epidendrum ciliare stripped from the rock it was growing over by Hurricane Figure 37. Galactia eggersii in flower at Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda. ............................ 30 Figure 38. Calyptranthes thomasiana plants uprooted by Hurricane Irma (Left) with seedlings emerging in areas with canopy loss (Right ...
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... Dr Colin Clubbe examines coastal vegetation along the north coast where herbaceous species are colonising areas cleared of plants by storm surge and left exposed roots across the Figure 22. Invasive Casuarina equisetifolia along the south-western coast was heavily impacted with many trees appearing to have died or been set-back (Left and Middle) and no seedlings of the invasive tree were observed (Middle). Invasive Scaevola taccada also appears to have been heavily impacted with many shrubs appearing to have died or been set-back; unfortunately many seedlings were observed, particularly along the south-western coast, and removed (Right). ..................................... 19 Figure 23. Mangroves were heavily impacted with little to no regrowth observed (Left). NPTVI staff have started collecting drone imagery of the mangroves to monitor recovery (Right). ...................... 20 Figure 24. Mangroves were almost completely killed by Hurricane Irma in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola. .. 21 Figure 25. Forest damage caused by Hurricane Irma at Sage Mountain National Park (Left); initial trail clearance has enabled access, but potentially hazardous deadwood is still present above trails (Right Figure 28. Sabal causiarum appear to have weathered the storm well at Shark Bay National Park. .. 23 Figure 29. Hurricane Irma caused catastrophic damage to the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden resulting in the loss or damage of most of the structures and plants throughout the garden: Fishlock Hall and many of the Royal palms were destroyed (Left); the boundary fence was damaged or destroyed (Right). . 24 Figure 30. Most trees in the JR O'Neal Botanic Garden were seriously damaged: remaining trees have few lateral branches and are forming copious amounts of epicormic growth (Left); many trees were uprooted like the large fig in the rainforest section (Right Figure 32. QEII Park was impacted by Hurricane Irma with many plant collections lost and structures damaged: Natasha Harrigan examines uprooted Bastardiopsis eggersii (Left); Natasha Harrigan and Dr Martin Hamilton discuss propagation of damaged collections (Right Figure 36. Large clump of Epidendrum ciliare stripped from the rock it was growing over by Hurricane Figure 37. Galactia eggersii in flower at Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda. ............................ 30 Figure 38. Calyptranthes thomasiana plants uprooted by Hurricane Irma (Left) with seedlings emerging in areas with canopy loss (Right ...
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[pt] Nossa proposta, neste artigo, é discutir a atuação da International Health Division (IHD) da Fundação Rockefeller (FR) na formação de pessoal para a saúde através do programa de concessão de bolsas de estudos da instituição filantrópica norte-americana e, mais especificamente, a atuação da Fundação na formação de profissionais vinculados ao Brasil, destacando o caso de Olympio da Fonseca. Olympio da Fonseca foi um importante pesquisador brasileiro. Entre os cargos ocupados por Fonseca, podemos destacar a direção do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, entre 1949 e 1953, e a organização e direção do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (1954-1955). Diversas fontes nos permitem refletir sobre a trajetória profissional do médico e sua formação a partir da bolsa da FR, como a ficha produzida pela Fundação (Fellowship card) e uma entrevista concedida por Olympio da Fonseca ao Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (CPDOC) da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) em 1977.
