The impact of acidification on the chironomid profundal fauna was studied by comparing chironomid head capsule deposits from different sediment layers . The 14-15 cm level was regarded as relatively unaffected by acid precipitation and therefore used as a control . The total number of capsules decreased, especially the number of Tanytarsinii capsules, from deeper to more superficial layers . Phaenopsectra and Psectrocladius showed a relative increase towards the surface level of the sediment . Probable causes for these changes are discussed .
We present an experiment where natural language processing tools are used to automatically identify potential constructions in a corpus. The experiment was conducted as part of the ongoing efforts to develop a Swedish constructicon. Using an automatic method to suggest constructions has advantages not only for efficiency but also methodologically: it forces the analyst to look more objectively at the constructions actually occurring in corpora, as opposed to focusing on “interesting” constructions only. As a heuristic for identifying potential constructions, the method has proved successful, yielding about 200 (out of 1,200) highly relevant construction candidates.
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