Essays about: "baltic sea area"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 122 essays containing the words baltic sea area.
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11. Archaeogenomics illuminates 4000 years of Northern European Short Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea region
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Sheep were domesticated ~10 000 years ago from Asiatic Mouflon. They then spread to Europe via the migration of farming human populations and had reached Scandinavia by ~6000 years ago. Another migration of humans stemming from the Pontic-Caspian steppe reached Scandinavia around ~5000 years ago, possibly with new types of sheep. READ MORE
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12. Microplastics in the Gulf of Bothnia, SwedenA comparison between Österfjärden and Örefjärden.
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknikAbstract : Microplastics are emerging pollutants in the marine environment, including a range of polymers modified by varying quantities of additives and sorbed pollutants, differing in size, colour, and shape. This study focuses on characterization and quantification through visual characterization of microplastics >300 μm in surface water and at 5-meter depth in the Gulf of Bothnia. READ MORE
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13. Soil erosion by water : Estimating soil loss and sediment yield in the southern half of Sweden by using the Revised Universal Soil Loss (RUSLE) model
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Soil erosion has been recognized as an increasing threat to the environment and humans worldwide as anthropogenic activities have accelerated the soil degradation rate. In Sweden, it is estimated that 15% of the arable land is affected by soil erosion, and studies have shown that fields in the south of Sweden lose a substantial amount of soil under certain weather conditions. READ MORE
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14. The Wake Effect and Wind Farm Clustering
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaperAbstract : The wind energy industry is growing rapidly and as offshore wind expands in the Baltic sea, more and more clusters will be observed. The purpose of this work is to better understand the impact that wakes have on the electricity production for wind farm clusters in the Southern Middle Bank region. READ MORE
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15. Multi-level policy in the Baltic Sea : An Environmental Policy Integration analysis of the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/SamhällsvetenskapAbstract : It is no secret that policy, to a large degree, informs what policy objectives should and can be pursued given a sector or policy domain. However, what happens when multiple levels of policy exist and regulate the same geographical area? The present study explores how complex multi-leveled policy areas affect Environmental Policy Implementation (EPI) and what happens when policy objectives from one level stand against policy objectives on another. READ MORE
