Essays about: "conservation of forest"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 409 essays containing the words conservation of forest.

1. 21. The Impact of Human Presence on Terrestrial Mammals in Secondary Regenerating Forest of the Peruvian Amazon

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Duncan Pandya; [2023]
   Keywords : Neotropics; camera traps; terrestrial mammals; human presence; species richness; diversity index;

   Abstract : Human disturbance is becoming an ever-bigger threat to biodiversity across the globe and should continue to be a field of conservation priority. Urbanisation, research and tourism put unavoidable pressure on the surrounding flora and fauna, therefore we need to gain knowledge on how to reduce future harm. READ MORE

3. 22. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Xiaoming Wang; [2023]
   Keywords : boreal forest; conservation; restoration; connectivity; green infrastructure; GIS; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE

4. 23. ”Slåttermarken var troligtvis stängslad, och korna fick bo i skogen” : en jämförande studie av skogsbeten i Örebro och Västerbottens län

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

   Author : Sofie Ekestubbe; Wilma Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Extensivt bete; Naturbeten; Betesmark; Naturvård;

   Abstract : En studie som jämfört skillnader i skogsbeten i två delar av Sverige, Örebro län och Västerbottens län. Genom interjuver med lantbrukare och tjänstemän har denna studie samlat in data gällande deras drivkraft till att bevara traditionen bakom skogsbeten. READ MORE

5. 24. FOREST LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE OF CAPERCAILLIE (TETRAO UROGALLUS) LEK SITES IN NORTHERN SWEDEN : Analysis of lek site characteristics

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

   Author : Agnes Blomgren; [2023]
   Keywords : capercaillie Tetrao urogallus ; habitat selection; forest landscape structure; lek site;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze which variables influence the capercaillie’s (Tetrao urogallus) selection of lek sites in northern Sweden by using remote sensing data. The lek site is a crucial area for the species’ reproductive success. READ MORE

6. 25. Carabidocoenoses and Fragments of Forests : exploring the Carabid Landscape

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

   Author : Simon Heinrich Arns; [2023]
   Keywords : biodiversity; Carabidae; carabid diversity; entomology; Fragmentation; Fragstats; habitat fragmentation; habitat Heterogeneity; landscape; landscape ecology; landscape Heterogeneity; pitfall trap; quantifying fragmentation;

   Abstract : Epigeic ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were sampled between 2021-06-28 and 2021-07-09 using pitfall traps in the Swedish counties Värmland and Gävleborg. The structural properties of the landscapes surrounding these points were estimated from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s national land cover databases and the Swedish Forest Agency’s data for all formally protected and high conservation value forests using patch-based configurational metrics. READ MORE