Essays about: "decline of america"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words decline of america.

  1. 1. Estimating historic ranges of extinct scavenging birds from North America during the late Pleistocene using co-occurrence data from the fossil record

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Melissa Miranda; [2023-06-30]
    Keywords : Scavenging birds; Vultures; Co-occurrence Data; Range Estimates; Spatial Autoregressive Models; Co-extinction;

    Abstract : The aim of my study was to estimate and compare the historic range of nine scavenging birds from North America that went jointly extinct with their mammalian megafaunal prey in the Late Pleistocene. Although the severity and timing of their co-extinction are strongly correlated, there has been little analytical support in providing estimates for the possible geographic distribution of scavenging birds prior to the extinction event. READ MORE

  3. 2. “God Lives in Peru Today” : The israelita religious movement and the transmission of faith across digital and transnational networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Andrea Villa Franco; [2022]
    Keywords : AEMINPU; religious transmission; transnationalization; embodied religious practice; modernity; AEMINPU; transmission religieuse; transnationalisation; pratique religieuse; corporalité; modernité; AEMINPU; transmisión religiosa; transnacionalización; práctica religiosa; corporeidad; modernidad;

    Abstract : After emerging from the central Peruvian Andes in the 1950s, the israelita religious movement has expanded across Latin America and beyond, reaching the urban centers of the Global North. The growth of the Peruvian israelitas makes part of a regional trend that has transformed the Latin American religious field. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wetland Precipitationsheds : Assessing the Potential Vulnerability of 40 RAMSAR Wetlands to Upwind Land Cover and Hydroclimatic Change

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Simon Felix Fahrländer; [2022]
    Keywords : Wetlands; precipitationsheds; moisture import; moisture tracking; Lagrangian moisture tracking; land-atmosphere feedback;

    Abstract : Wetland ecosystems play an important role in the global hydrologic cycle, and their hydrologicregime is a major factor for their general functioning (carbon, biodiversity, biogeochemicalcycle etc.). READ MORE

  5. 4. The Transformative Irenic Rebellious Power of Street Art in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Philippa Scholz; [2022]
    Keywords : Street Art; Transformation; Development; Colombia; El Paro; Cali; Bogotá.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Concerns are growing within the field of development as global democracy rates decline. As a solution to how to rebuild democratic systems is currently unclear, this thesis looks at the case of Colombia and the national protests (colloquially referred to as El Paro) that began in April 2021. READ MORE

  6. 5. Inclusion of maritime transportation in the European Union Emission Trading System - A study investing the effects on the Swedish forest industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Caroline Ferning; [2021-06-18]
    Keywords : EU ETS; Swedish forest industry; Competitiveness; Shipping; Maritime transportation;

    Abstract : Shipping has a leading role in our globalised world and accounts for 90 % of the global trade volume transported over the world. International Maritime Organization (IMO) forecasts that the demand for shipping will increase in the future, hence leading to a rise in emissions. READ MORE