Essays about: "agricultural intensity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 essays containing the words agricultural intensity.

  1. 16. The effect of habitat type on farmland bird populations : In Tarnava Mare Natura2000 reserve, Romania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ekologi och genetik

    Author : Krisztina Csiki; [2020]
    Keywords : farmland; birds; agriculture; Tarnava; Mare; Natura2000; reserve; yellowhammer; tree sparrow; skylark; red-backed shrike; common whitethroat;

    Abstract : Widespread extinction is a critical threat to biodiversity and is largely caused by human overexploitation of habitat and populations. A widely used and hence well studied organism group for indication of biodiversity is birds. READ MORE

  3. 17. Land redistributions in Denmark: can agricultural exceptionalism produce multifunctional landscapes? : An analysis of the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund and its likely implications for future land use in Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sara Kjær Rasmussen; [2020]
    Keywords : multifunctionality; agricultural exceptionalism; consensus; land use governance; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the Multifunctional Land Redistribution Fund, launched in March 2020 by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, and the outcomes this policy may propel. The Fund takes aim at multiple issues of sustainability related to land use: biodiversity loss, groundwater contamination, nutrient leaching, and rural development. READ MORE

  4. 18. Decreasing organic nitrogen concentrations in European water bodies - links to organic carbon trends and land cover

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alexis Cazorla; [2020]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; physical geography; organic nitrogen; organic carbon; land cover; eutrophication; Europe; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : European rivers experience increasing concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC) from terrestrial sources due to factors involving changes in land use, climate and soil acidity. However, low interest is given to the evolution of total organic nitrogen (TON) concentrations in surface waters, the links with TOC concentrations and the influence of the surrounding land cover on nutrient inputs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Appropriate experimental design and pre-commercial thinning regime in Norway spruce stands on former agriculture lands in Latvia

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Aksels Edgars Loks; [2020]
    Keywords : management regime; heureka; randomized complete block design; density; economical rotation age; land expectation value;

    Abstract : Recent decades Latvian land usage has change and lot of unused agricultural lands has been reforested. These areas show difference by increased growth from typical forest land, because of this trait stands need different silvicultural treatments, implementation time and intensity. READ MORE

  6. 20. Impact of agroforestry on soil loss mitigation in the sloping land of Northwest Vietnam

    University essay from

    Author : Hanna Thelberg; Birgitta Sjödell; [2020]
    Keywords : Conservation agriculture; Erosion; Grass barriers; Upland cropping; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Soil erosion is one of the major threats to soil functions in many parts of the world. To- day’s challenge is to adapt agriculture practices in order to reduce soil erosion and at the same time consider local conditions. READ MORE