Essays about: "community forest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 242 essays containing the words community forest.

1. 1. Riparian plant biodiversity and community composition of ditches and straightened streams : identifying key environmental drivers in a boreal forest setting

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

   Author : Rasmus Staaf; [2024]
   Keywords : artificial waterways; riparian zone; novel ecosystems; ; forestry; ditch network maintenance; species richness; hill-diversity; drainage ditches; coarse woody debris; ditch cleaning; ecology;

   Abstract : Modified ecosystems are typically seen as degraded and having no ecological value. In many cases, the modification of the ecosystem was done more than 100 years ago and may have had time to recover and become a refugia for species that were once more common in the landscape. READ MORE

3. 2. Station-level demand prediction in bike-sharing systems through machine learning and deep learning methods

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Nikolaos Staikos; [2024]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Bike-sharing demand; Machine learning; Deep learning; Spatial regression; Graph Convolutional Neural Network; Multiple Linear Regression; Multilayer Perceptron Regressor; Support Vector Machine; Random Forest Regressor; Urban environment; Micro-mobility; Station planning; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Public Bike-Sharing systems have been employed in many cities around the globe. Shared bikes are an efficient and convenient means of transportation in advanced societies. Nonetheless, station planning and local bike-sharing network effectiveness can be challenging. READ MORE

4. 3. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
   Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

5. 4. Nils Bruces park på Krubbemölla

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Magdalena Mononen Persson; [2024]
   Keywords : trädgård; park; grönt kulturarv; 1800-tal; trädgårdsväxter; allmogeträdgård; Christinehof; Krubbemölla; Krageholm; prästgårdsträdgård; Skåne; Vitaby; Andrarum; Piper; hejderidare; trädgårdsförening; trädgårdsmästare;

   Abstract : Öster om Vitaby samhälle och söder om Vitaby kyrkby på Österlen, i en dalgång där Mölleån rinner fram, ligger en möllegård som heter Krubbemölla. Mellan åren 1858 och 1887 bodde arrendatorn Nils Bruce här. Han tillträdde 1858 när han pensionerades från sitt arbete som hejderidare vid Christinehof. READ MORE

6. 5. Dynamic minimum flows in the bypass reach of Juktån : A post-implementation evaluation of the effects on riparian vegetation

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Walter Gezelius Gezelius; [2024]
   Keywords : Restoration; Environmental flows; riparian vegetation;

   Abstract : The purpose of the paper was to evaluate the effects of the restoration efforts in Juktån on the plant species richness and composition, vegetation zonation and soil composition. The restoration involved implementation of a dynamic flow, in addition to hydro-geomorphological alterations. READ MORE