Essays about: "Lake District National Park"

Found 3 essays containing the words Lake District National Park.

  1. 1. Perceptions and landscape values in the English Lake District : a case study of Troutbeck Valley

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Edina Szász; [2017]
    Keywords : diversity; ecosystem services; Lake District National Park; landscape development; landscape meanings; land use change; locals; pasture; perception; sense of place; sense of wilderness; sheep farming; tourists; upland agriculture;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore residents’ and visitors’ sense of place, in the form of a case study in the English Lake District National Park, which is under environmental, social, and economic pressures. It addresses the issue of local land use changes from an agroecological perspective and an attempt is being made to use the knowledge of landscape values and meanings for enhancing and sustaining the upland landscape. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cross-sectional study of bovine anaplamosis in South-western Uganda : the impact of wildlife-livestock interface

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikael Palmfjord; [2015]
    Keywords : Anaplasma marginale; bovine anaplasmosis; cattle; Uganda; wildlife-livestock inferface;

    Abstract : The tick-borne disease bovine anaplasmosis is primarily caused by Anaplasma marginale. A variety of wild animals act as reservoirs for A. marginale, but the understanding of their role in the epidemiology of A. marginale is yet poor. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of Babesia bigemina in Uganda : wildlife-livestock interface at and around LMNP

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Anna Schischke; [2015]
    Keywords : Babesia bigemina; wildlife-livestock interface; cattle; Uganda; vilda djur; nötkreatur;

    Abstract : Ticks and the diseases they transmit are of major importance throughout the world. In Uganda, cattle are the most important livestock from an economic point of view. Livestock keepers fear bi-directional transmission of tick-borne pathogens between their livestock and wild animals. READ MORE