Essays about: "epiphytic lichen"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words epiphytic lichen.
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1. Relations between tree and habitat characteristics and the epiphytic lichen flora on oak : a case study from Lövön, Bohuslän
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : Oak-rich forests and wooded pastures harbor diverse and distinct epiphytic lichen flora with many rare and threatened species. As these habitats have been subject to a substantial decline and degradation over the past centuries, oak woodlands have progressively come into focus for preservation. READ MORE
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2. Spatial co-occurrence between wind power and boreal forestlands with lichen important for reindeer browsing : a landscape analysis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy, Sweden aim to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040. Most wind power sites will be placed in Northern Sweden, which coincides with the reindeer husbandry area, where indigenous Sami have a legislated reindeer husbandry right. READ MORE
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3. Long-term Nitrogen Deposition and Recovery of Epiphytic Lichens : Concealed memory and implications
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Anthropogenic activities have increased nitrogen (N) emissions. However, higher N deposition is associated with negative fallouts in ecosystems, highlighting the necessity to define its critical load (CLO). Lichens, with their lack of roots, stomata, and cuticles, are helpful air pollution indicators and can be used to establish N CLO. READ MORE
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4. Grandödens och andra faktorers effekt på aspens lavflora i Fiby urskog
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Fiby urskog är sedan lång tid tillbaka känt för en stor biologisk mångfald med många hotade arter. Bland annat finns en intressant lavflora knuten till områdets gamla aspar. Under sommaren 2019 dog stora delar av områdets granar av granbarkborreangrepp. READ MORE
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5. Poplar for biodiversity? : comparison of lichen communities in stands of Balsam poplar, Hybrid larch, Silver birch and Norway spruce
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : Due to increasing interest in the use of non-native tree species, more knowledge is needed concerning their effects on biodiversity. In this context, epiphytic lichens were investigated in two stands of non-native tree species (Larix×eurolepis and Populus trichocarpa) and two stands of native tree species (Picea abies and Betula pendula) in a field experiment in southern Sweden. READ MORE
