This paper identifies two archetypes in large Canadian law firms to show how ideas of professionalism and partnership are changing, due part shifts discourses the wider institutional context. These changes discourse themselves alter interpretation organizational structures systems. theme is explored through concept tracks sedimentation. We explore emergence an archetype that appears not be secure, which results sedimented with competitive commit ments. The geological metaphor sedimentation...

Buddhist-derived meditation practices are currently being employed as a popular form of health promotion. While programs draw inspiration from Buddhist textual sources for the benefits meditation, these also acknowledge wide range other effects beyond health-related outcomes. The Varieties Contemplative Experience study investigates meditation-related experiences that typically underreported, particularly described challenging, difficult, distressing, functionally impairing, and/or requiring...

SYNOPSIS: We describe case study research and explain its value for developing theory informing practice. While recognizing the complementary nature of many methods, we stress benefits studies understanding situations uncertainty, instability, uniqueness, conflict. introduce concept phronesis—the analysis what actions are practical rational in a specific context—and indicate developing, reflecting on, professional knowledge. Examples managerial accounting, auditing, financial accounting...

Research on the adverse effects of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) has been sparse and hindered by methodological imprecision.The 44-item Meditation Experiences Interview (MedEx-I) was used an independent assessor to measure meditation-related side (MRSE) following three variants 8-week program cognitive therapy (n = 96). Each item queried for occurrence, causal link mindfulness meditation practice, duration, valence, impact functioning.Eighty-three percent MBP sample reported at least one...

The effects of river damming on geomorphic processes and riparian vegetation were evaluated through field studies along the regulated Green River free-flowing Yampa in northwestern Colorado, USA. GIS analysis historical photographs, hydrologic sediment records, measurement channel planform indicate that fluvial two meandering stream reaches examined similar prior to regulation which began 1962. Riparian plant species composition canopy coverage measured during 1994 36, 0.01 ha plots each...

Overbank flooding is recognized by hydrologists as a key process that drives hydrogeomorphic and ecological dynamics in mountain valleys. Beaver create dams some ecologists have assumed may also drive riparian hydrologic processes, but empirical evidence lacking. We examined the influence of two in‐channel beaver 10 year flood event on surface inundation, groundwater levels, flow patterns broad alluvial valley during summers 2002–2005. studied 1.5 km reach fourth‐order Colorado River Rocky...

A decline in the stature and abundance of willows during 20th century occurred throughout northern range Yellowstone National Park, where riparian woody-plant communities are key components multiple-trophic-level interactions. The potential causes willow include climate change, increased elk browsing coincident with loss an apex predator, gray wolf, absence habitat engineering by beavers. goal this study was to determine spatial temporal patterns establishment through identify causal...

Abstract Peatland restoration in North America ( NA ) was initiated approximately 25 years ago on peat‐extracted bogs. Recent advances peatland have expanded the original concepts and methodology. Restoration efforts now include restoring peatlands from many diverse types of disturbances (e.g. roads, agriculture, grazing, erosion, forestry, petrol industry infrastructure impacts) occur a greater array fens swamps). Because are groundwater surface flow driven, techniques to restore hydrology...

Abstract We examined how beaver dams affect key ecosystem processes, including pattern and process of sediment deposition, the composition spatial vegetation, nutrient loading processing. provide new evidence for formation heterogeneous meadows on riverine system floodplains terraces where dynamic flows are capable breaching in‐channel dams. Our data show a 1.7‐m high dam triggered overbank flooding that drowned vegetation in areas deeply flooded, deposited nutrient‐rich spatially floodplain...

Abstract Modification of food webs is a frequent cause shifts in ecosystem states that resist reversal when the web restored to its original condition. We used restoration large carnivore guild including gray wolves ( Canis lupis ), cougars Felis concolor and grizzly bears Ursus arctos horribilis ) northern range Yellowstone National Park as model system understand how ecosystems might reconfiguration after apex predators web. The absence wolves, cougars, for nearly century from was primary...

Abstract Climate change in the Arctic is altering watershed hydrologic processes and biogeochemistry. Here, we present an emergent threat to watersheds based on observations from 75 streams Alaska’s Brooks Range that recently turned orange, reflecting increased loading of iron toxic metals. Using remote sensing, constrain timing stream discoloration last 10 years, a period rapid warming snowfall, suggesting impairment likely due permafrost thaw. Thawing can foster chemical weathering...

Summary The structure and functioning of riverine ecosystems is dependent upon regional setting the interplay hydrologic regime geomorphologic processes. We used a retrospective analysis to study recruitment along broad, alluvial valley segments (parks) canyon unregulated Yampa River regulated Green in upper Colorado basin, USA. precisely aged 811 individuals Populus deltoides ssp. wislizenii (native) Tamarix ramosissima (exotic) from 182 wooded patches determined elevation character...

Declines in cottonwood (Populus spp.) recruitment along alluvial reaches of large rivers arid regions the western United States have been attributed to modified flow regimes, lack suitable substrate, insufficient seed rain, and increased interspecific competition. We evaluated whether how these factors were operating during 1993–1996 influence demographics Fremont (P. deltoides Marshall subsp. wislizenii (Watson) Eckenwalder) Green Yampa Rivers near their confluence northwestern Colorado....

Significant ecological, hydrologic, and geomorphic changes have occurred during the 20th century along many large floodplain rivers in American Southwest. Native Populus forests declined, while exotic Eurasian shrub, Tamarix, has proliferated now dominates most ecosystems. Photographs from late 19th early centuries illustrate wide river channels with largely bare in-channel landforms shrubby higher channel margin floodplains. However, by mid-20th century, floodplains supporting dense Tamarix...

Efforts to restore ecosystems often focus on reintroducing apex predators re-establish coevolved relationships among predators, herbivores and plants. The preponderance of evidence for indirect effects terrestrial plant communities comes from where have been removed. Far less is known about the consequences their restoration. removal restoration are unlikely be symmetrical because removing can create feedbacks that reinforce predator loss. Observational studies suggested reintroduction...

An ecological analysis of wetlands in the high mountain jalca above 3700 m elevation Andes near Cajamarca, Peru, indicated that most are groundwater-supported peat-accumulating fens. The floristic composition fen communities was controlled largely by groundwater chemistry, which highly variable and influenced watershed bedrock composition. Watersheds with mineralized rock discharged water as acidic pH 3.7, CaSO4, while watersheds limestone, marble, skarn produced basic 8.2 CaHCO3. Of 125...