Essays about: "The Overstory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words The Overstory.

1. 1. The Overstory: A Blueprint for Cultural Change in the Anthropocene

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Isak Sköld; [2023]
   Keywords : the Anthropocene; Cultural Change; Richard Powers; The Overstory; Trees; Literature; Climate Change Literature; Ecocriticism; Activism; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Within the field of ecocriticism, there is an ongoing discussion about climate change fiction and the capacity for literature to inspire cultural change in relation to the climate crisis of the Anthropocene. Relatively new novels explore the inherent conflict between consumerist features of contemporary human culture and scientific facts regarding human impact on life on Earth. READ MORE

3. 2. Forest regeneration and edge effects : an ecophysiological analysis after gap-cutting

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

   Author : Tyra Tornberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Regeneration; Edge effects; Edge zone; Continuous cover forestry; Gap-cutting; Isotope analysis; 15N; Nitrogen; Carbon;

   Abstract : As continuous cover forestry is an ongoing topic in todays forest debate, questions are raised about eventual issues connected to the management. It is known that seedling performance can be poor near the edge of harvested areas, and around retained trees. This is a critical issue in transitioning toward continuous cover forestry. READ MORE

4. 3. Riparian buffer zones in agricultural landscapes : Their status today and their future as an ecological tool in Sweden

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Mikaela Ignatiou Hadjicharalambous; [2021]
   Keywords : Riparian buffer zones; agriculture lanscapes; ecological tool; streams; kantzoner; lantbrukslandskap; ekologisk vertyg; vattendrag;

   Abstract : The application of intensive farming and cultivation practices, resulting in large-scale modification of the hydrology of streams and rivers and of the natural vegetation, has increased the need to find ways to mitigate the negative impact of this habitat degradation. Suitable design and creation of riparian buffer zones in agriculture areas, is by many considered the best remedial measure. READ MORE

5. 4. Management and site conditions drive carbon dynamics of Forest understory vegetation

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Emily Delin; [2021]
   Keywords : carbon sequestration; forest floor vegetation; ground vegetation; mixed model; Sweden;

   Abstract : The forest understory vegetation is largely disregarded in studies of carbon sequestration despite notable contribution to storage and cycling in the ecosystem. In addition to already lacking knowledge on this pool independently, further uncertainty and change is introduced by forest management and the changing climate. READ MORE

6. 5. Overstory dynamics as an indicator of ecosystem services from the understory vegetation in coniferous forests in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Daniel Boczniewicz; [2017]
   Keywords : berry production; biodiversity; ecosystem services; game potential; overstory vegetation dynamics; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; understory vegetation; Vaccinium myrtillus; Vaccinium vitis-idaea;

   Abstract : Understory vegetation is a wide and diverse part of the forest environment, which provides a lot of information about the forest, its condition and ecosystem services. Understory vegetation is affected and moulded by the species composition and density of the overstory, which changes growth conditions and productivity in the lower layers during the whole rotation period. READ MORE