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◇回国时间很长，忘记办理；
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◇申请留学生创业基金
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1:该专业认证可证明留学生真实身份
2:同时对留学生所学专业登记给予评定
3:国家专业人才认证中心颁发入库证书
4:这个认证书并且可以归档倒地方
5:凡事获得留信网入网的信息将会逐步更新到个人身份内，将在公安局网内查询个人身份证信息后，同步读取人才网入库信息
6:个人职称评审加20分
7:个人信誉贷款加10分
8:在国家人才网主办的国家网络招聘大会中纳入资料，供国家高端企业选择人才
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- 1. What and Where are the Ecosystem Services of Lake Erie? J. D. Allan, N.F. Manning, S.D.P. Smith, C. Dickinson and C.A. Joseph Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Water Center Lightning Session 1/21/2016
- 2. Water Center Lightning Session 1/21/2016 Service General Examples Great Lakes examples Included Data Layers Supporting Primary production, nutrient cycling, habitat supporting biodiversity Primary production, nutrient cycling, habitat supporting biodiversity • Coastal terrestrial biodiversity significance • Coastal wetland biodiversity significance • Important Bird Areas Regulating Climate regulation, pest control, water purification, waste decomposition Water purification, nutrient and organic matter processing, resistance to invasion None Provisioning Seafood, wild rice, fresh water, energy production Commercial fishing, drinking water, water for thermo-electric plant cooling, hydro- and wind power • Commercial fishing port landings • Municipal water withdrawals • Water withdrawals for thermo- electric plant cooling Cultural Spiritual, recreational, aesthetic Nature and viewscape enjoyment, recreational experiences, spiritual and historical • Sport fishing angler effort • Recreational boating • Beach use • Park use – state/provincial • Park use - municipal • Birding activity Categories of ecosystem services, following the classification of the Millennial Ecosystem Assessment (2005), with some possible Great Lakes examples.
- 3. Water Center Lightning Session 1/21/2016 Mapping an ecosystem service – birding activity within 5 km of shoreline using e-bird data from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Top: “Hotspot” locations ranked by number of birding records using quintile breaks. Insets show Long Point, ON, and area around Magee Marsh, OH. Bottom: Locations of birding festivals and birding trails
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