Essays about: "Contorta"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the word Contorta.

  1. 1. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Kailey Tentis; [2023]
    Keywords : plant-soil feedback; plant economic spectrum; biotic feedback; abiotic feedback; sterilization-inoculation experiment; conspecifics and heterospecifics;

    Abstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of heat and UVC treatments on seed germination and seed-borne fungi of Pinus sylvestris, Pinus contorta and Pseudotsuga menziesii used in Swedish nurseries

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Wiktoria Breza; [2023]
    Keywords : seed-borne pathogens; artificial regeneration; conifers; thermotherapy;

    Abstract : Pathogen free seeds are critical to produce healthy plants for forest regeneration. However, recent studies have shown that tree seed carry a high diversity of fungi including known and unknown pathogens. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparison of native and introduced tree species in a range from low to high productivity sites in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Gailene Brazaityte; [2023]
    Keywords : introduced tree species; low productivity sites; moderate productivity sites; high productivity sites; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Betula pendula; Picea glauca; Picea mariana; Picea sitchensis; Pinus contorta; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Abies grandis; Populus balsamifera; Larix x eurolepis; Populus tremula × Populus tremuloides;

    Abstract : The dilemma of climate change, biodiversity conservation and economic efficiency in nowadays forestry leads us to search for the new solutions. Introduction of non-native tree species becomes a more frequently explored field as a solution for the future problems. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vinterbetesområdets förändring för Flakabergsgruppen i Gällivare skogssameby över två renskötande generationer : hur betesresursen har nyttjats för renskötsel och påverkats av skogsbruk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Elle Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : skogsbruk; renskötsel; vinterbetesområde; traditionell kunskap; Flakabergsgruppen; Gällivare skogssameby; RenGIS;

    Abstract : The Sámi is an indigenous people in Sweden, and they have the right to carry out reindeer herding. The knowledge that exists within reindeer herding is included in traditional Sámi knowledge, which is centred around the relationship between nature, animal and human. Today the situation between reindeer herding and forestry is relevant. READ MORE

  6. 5. Trait variation in Lodgepole Pine : do populations differ in traits depending on if they are invasive or in their home range?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Lisa Lindberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Invasive species; traits; introductions; native; Pinus contorta; Lodgepole pine;

    Abstract : As a result of the global world we today live in, species are transported outside of their native range to new areas. Some of these species becomes invasive, which can cause a variety of negative effects. Traits are often thought to play an important role in invasion success. READ MORE