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Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Ionian Sea in the eastern Mediterranean.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
Three eastern Mediterranean deep-sea cores, all from the Ionian Sea, have been investigated to assess late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change. The high resolution record of planktonic foraminiferal variations for the ...
Civil society participation volunteerism - A geographical analysis
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
Civil Society Participation & Volunteerism: A Geographical Analysis. A Comparative Case Study of Limerick City & North Tipperary
Active citizenship is expressed through participation in civil society and voluntary activity. ...
Neo- and palaeolimnological investigations in a humic and a clear water lake in the west of Ireland
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
Surface waters draining peat catchments often have a characteristic brown colour due to
the presence of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compounds. A rise in DOC
concentrations has been documented in rivers and lakes in ...
A spatial analysis of the suppliers of nature based tourism in Ireland, insights into the provision of walking tourism on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula, Co. Cork.
(2014)
The tourism industry from 2012 to 2022 is expected to grow by an average of 4% annually
to constitute 10% of global GDP (US$10 trillion). It is also predicted by 2022, globally,
one in every ten jobs (328 million) will ...
Using lake sediment records to examine recent productivity in Lough Gur, Co. Limerick
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)
Lough Gur is a small, shallow lake located on limestone bedrock in County Limerick which has been classed as hypereutrophic in recent decades. The lake has no surface inflow and water level is maintained by groundwater and ...
Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction in Galway Bay, a shallow coastal embayment along Ireland’s North-East Atlantic margin
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)
Coastal environments are highly dynamic and complicated systems that vary spatially and temporally over a range of timescales. This study explores the paleoenvironmental changes recorded in sediment cores taken from Galway ...
Local government and local economic development: perceptions and experiences of the Local Government (Reform) Act 2014
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
Local government is an important service provider to the people of Ireland. It is also a key
component in the democratic structures of the State. However in comparison with other
countries, Ireland is seen as highly ...
An assessment of algal biodiversity and water quality in Loughs Atedaun, Cullaun and Inchiquin, three lakes on the river Fergus.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
This study uses limnological techniques and numerical methods to examine the periphyton and phytoplankton assemblages of Lough Atedaun, Cullaun and Inchiquin. Monthly and seasonal variations in periphyton and phytoplankton ...
Rural restructuring and rural in-migration patterns in Ireland
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
In recent decades, the rural economic base in Ireland, similar to that of other developed countries across the globe, has witnessed a period of significant structural change, with academic literature coining the term rural ...
Public Health & Housing in Limerick City 1850 -1935 - A Geographical Analysis
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
While the industrial era was underway in Europe during the nineteenth century, Ireland was also faced with the issues of epidemic disease and slum housing. Most of the research undertaken to date has focused on the ...