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  1. 1. Effects of climate and land-use change on retention of semi-natural grassland plant species : A landscape study in southern and central Sweden

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Malin Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Semi-natural grasslands; Climate change; Land-use changes; Large-scale study; Red list; Hävdgynnade gräsmarker; klimatförändringar; markanvändningsförändringar; storskalig studie; rödlistan;

    Abstract : Plants associated with the historical agricultural landscape are threatened. Land-use changes causing loss, fragmentation and degradation of semi-natural grassland habitats have resulted in many species becoming Red Listed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Är ekologiska marker värdefulla?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Elin Lönnberg; [2021]
    Keywords : ekologiskt; ängs- och betesmarksinventering; gräsmarker; bete; naturbete; äng; biologisk mångfald; växter; miljöstöd;

    Abstract : Hävdade gräsmarker är en av de mest artrika biotoperna i världen, ändå minskar dem i antal. Gräsmarkernas artrikedom kommer från flera århundraden av kontinuerlig hävd som har hållit tillbaka starka konkurrenter som annars riskerade att ta över, vilket tillåtit en stor variation av växter att etablera sig. READ MORE

  4. 3. Restaurerade ängs- och betesmarker : restaureringseffekten på växter och insekter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anna Minnefors; [2013]
    Keywords : restaurerade naturbetesmarker; insekter; restaureringsrespons; växter; responsvariabler; tid;

    Abstract : Semi-natural grasslands have a high biodiversity and host ecologically and economically valuable ecosystems and species. Restoration on these types of land is often done by removing trees and scrubs, mowing, grazing, changing the soil by removing nutrition or changing the structure of the ground. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nationellt miljökvalitetsmål på lokal nivå : en fallstudie av arbetet med miljökvalitetsmålet Ett rikt odlingslandskap i Lunds kommun

    University essay from SLU/Agrosystems (until 121231)

    Author : Fanny Engkvist; [2011]
    Keywords : rikt odlingslandskap; LundaEko; ängs- och betesmarker; ekologiskt jordbruk; exploatering av jordbruksmark; kulturbärande landskapselement; hotade arter;

    Abstract : Several thousand years of human impact on the landscape in the form of cultivation is the reason to many nature- and culture values in the agricultural landscape today. Intensification and rationalization has led to vast monocultures and has forced many farms to close down. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating six crop mixes used for game fields in southwest Sweden : biomass production, fallow deer preference and species diversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Elin Grönberg; [2011]
    Keywords : arthropods ; biomass production; biomass consumption; crop mix; Dama dama; fallow deer; game field; species diversity index;

    Abstract : Game fields are one way to divert animals away from sensitive areas, create shelter and forage, and also to increase the biological diversity. In this study I investigated how the plant composition in six different crop mixes used for game fields affected the biomass production, biomass consumption and biological diversity at the Koberg estate in southwestern Sweden. READ MORE