Essays about: "burned area"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words burned area.
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1. Vedlevande skalbaggar 10–20 år efter brand i tallskog : en jämförelse mellan hällmark och produktiv mark
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The Swedish boreal forests have changed drastically in the last century. Intensive forestry with clear-cuttings and fire-prevention, cause a lack in dead wood diversity and volume. The current research on forests mainly focuses on productive forests and there is a knowledge gap regarding the importance of low-productive forest for biodiversity. READ MORE
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2. Where there is road, there is fire (influence): An exploratory study on the influence of roads in the spatial patterns of Swedish wildfires of 2018
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : This study focuses on the Swedish wildfire season of 2018, when the country incurred ten times more than the average burnt area that occurred in previous years. The study aims to address a broad research question: Do roads influence the size of the burned area? This study fills the gap in research on the effects of roads in the spatial patterns of wildfires. READ MORE
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3. Influence of forest mires on wildfire : a landscape analysis of the 2014 Västmanland forest fire
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Forest fire is a major natural disturbance that influence forest ecosystem structure and composition at both the stand and landscape level. In boreal Fennoscandia fire frequency has been very low over the last c.150 years due to effective fire suppression, although occasionally high-intensity fires escape initial attack and grow big. READ MORE
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4. Microsatellite Constellation for Wildfire Monitoring
University essay from KTH/GeoinformatikAbstract : I flera års tid har antalet svåra och okontrollerade skogsbränder ökat i antal. Det finns ett behov av att detektera skogsbränder med hjälp av satelliter som har högre tidsupplösning samt högre geometrisk upplösning än de satelliter som är i bruk idag. READ MORE
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5. Fröträdens överlevnad tre år efter skogsbranden i Västmanland 2014
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : Efter den stora skogsbranden i Västmanland 2014 avverkades drygt 4 000 ha skog i området, varav fröträd friställdes på ca 150 ha. Tre år efter branden väcktes intresset för en inventering av dessa fröträd för att se var fröträd lämnats och vilken mängd de utgjorde avseende antal, volym och medelstam. READ MORE