Essays about: "a day in the life of a fish"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words a day in the life of a fish.

  1. 1. Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Duncan Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Habitat Modelling; Harbour Porpoise; MaxEnt; Tidal Processes; Conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall Abstract Unintentional by-catch in fishing gear is a significant cause of mortality of harbour porpoises in UK waters. Understanding the spatial distribution of harbour porpoises at fine scales and how this changes over time is essential when trying to understand where these lethal interactions might occur. READ MORE

  3. 2. The secret life of moose : patterns of foraging and behaviour based on video collars

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

    Author : cecilia Åström; [2022]
    Keywords : moose; alces alces; foraging; video footage; herbivory; browsing;

    Abstract : To understand how moose forage in the wild, we have to study them without disturbing them then. Video cameras placed on moose are a novel method to study wild individuals without being intrusive. I analyzed video footage from four moose collars, filmed up to nine times a day and filmed from 4 to 11 months, for maximum of 4,5 minutes a day. READ MORE

  4. 3. Adoption of Sustainable Packaging Solutions for the Fish Industry : A case study on a corrugated cardboard packaging solution for fresh fish

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Andreas Kopp; Robin Falconer; [2020]
    Keywords : Fish industry; sustainable packaging; EPS; corrugated cardboard; diffusion of innovation; innovation adoption; sustainability; Fiskindustrin; hållbara förpackningar; EPS; wellpapp; innovationsspridning; innovationsadoption; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The rapid development of plastic production the last couple of decades has led to extensive use of plastic products and vast problems with littering, waste management and exploitation of natural resources. Due to the cheap and easy production of plastics, the world’s population has extended the limit of acceptable usage. READ MORE

  5. 4. Seasonal changes in clupeids maturation constrains the food quality of chicks of the common guillemot (Uria aalge) : A case study of a potential mismatch, from the perspective of the common guillemot chicks on Stora Karlsö, the Baltic Sea

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Emelie Delphin; [2018]
    Keywords : Common guillemot Uria aalge ; Sprat Sprattus sprattus ; Herring Clupea herengus ; Match-mismatch hypothesis; the Baltic Sea;

    Abstract : Background: Common guillemots are integral elements of the Baltic Sea marine ecosystem. They possess life-history characteristics such as relatively long lifespan, quite low fecundity resulting in only one egg per breeding season – characteristics that make them particularly vulnerable to even small changes in the environment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Embryonal utveckling hos grodor med dygnsgrader som förklarande faktor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Pontus Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Rana temporaria; vanlig groda; dygnsgrader; embryonal utveckling; temperatur; bastemperatur;

    Abstract : Dygnsgrader (ºD) används för att förklara den fysiologiska tiden som krävs för att uppnå olika livsstadier. Det används för fisk för att förklara den embryonala utvecklingen, växter för att uppnå t.ex. blomning och för insekter för att förklara kläckningsmönster. READ MORE