Essays about: "Snow White"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Snow White.

  1. 1. Predicting the future summer range of a declining Arctic waterfowl: the Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris)

    University essay from

    Author : Emil Lundahl; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study investigates what the future might hold for an endemic goose species, found exclusively in the low Arctic region of West Greenland. Facing a decline since four decades, the Greenland White-fronted Goose constitutes one of few goose populations showing a declining trend. READ MORE

  3. 2. Snow cover related camouflage mismatch decreases survival

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Pieter Otte; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; snow cover; seasonal colour coat; crypsis; mismatch; camera trap; survival analysis;

    Abstract : Climate change is expected to decrease winter severity at high latitudes, resulting in reduced days of snow cover. Several mammalian and avian species in the northern hemisphere express a seasonal colour coat (SCC) making them white in winter periods and brown or dark in summer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards a generational transformation of the role and meaning of friendship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Julie Kirketorp; [2021]
    Keywords : Friendships; individualization; biographical narrative; identity; life witnesses; intimacy; and care.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis sets out to explore the role and meaning of friendships across two age groups. This is attained by a generational interview design where the groups are separated by nearly 20 years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vägsaltets påverkan på närliggande vegetation, mark samt närliggande slitlager

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Jakob Frängsmyr; Stina Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : vägsalt; struktur; halkbekämpning; jord; lignoser; påverkan;

    Abstract : Syftet med detta arbete är att göra en litteraturstudie och sammanställa fakta om hur vägsalt (NaCl, natriumklorid) påverkar vår stadsmiljö samt att få en överblick hur vegetation, slitlager och markytor i närheten av saltbehandlade vägar påverkas av den höga saltningsintensiteten. I arbetet ingår också en kartläggning av vilka andra alternativ och metoder till salt som provats för att eventuellt kunna vara likvärdiga eller bättre i sin funktion och inte vara lika skadliga som salt är för miljön. READ MORE

  6. 5. Drivers of domestic cat movement in Scotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Fiona White; [2019]
    Keywords : Domestic cat; movement; Scotland; Scottish wildcat; conservation; GPS;

    Abstract : Free-roaming domestic cats are an increasing concern for biodiversity conservation. Cats prey on wildlife, spread disease and breed with native wildcat species leading to hybridisation. It is therefore useful to know what factors influence the movement of domestic cats. READ MORE