Essays about: "fens"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word fens.

  1. 1. Headfirst into shallow water - Wetland restoration and its contribution to the Habitats Directive

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elin Brandt Korall; [2024]
    Keywords : Wetlands; GIS; Restoration; Rewetting; Ecology; LONA; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000; Nature conservation; Våtmarker; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; Restaurering; Återvätning; LONA; Art- och Habitatsdirektivet; Natura 2000; Naturvård;

    Abstract : Located in the borderland between aquatic and terrestrial environments, the wetlands cover a wide spectrum of habitats and enable living standards for a great variety of organisms. Although important habitats, a great extent of the original wetlands have disappeared in Europe and Sweden due to anthropogenic disturbances. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modelling the Water Table in a Bog

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Tobias Bowley; [2023]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Over the past five years, an ongoing study at INES, Lund University, have examined the encroachment of trees and vegetation into a bog ecosystem in northern Scania, Sweden. While several factors have been identified as contributing to this ecological transformation, including, nutrient availability, and climate, the hydrological aspect remains a key area of investigation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The definition of fens and bogs : An international meta-study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Zakaria Hachicho; [2023]
    Keywords : fens; bogs; fen; bog; peatland; peatlands; mire; mires; classification; definition; kärr; mosse; torvmark; myr; klassificering; definition;

    Abstract : Disagreements on how fens and bogs are defined warrants an evaluation of how researchers classify these habitats. Ongoing work with a new typology for ecosystems creates an urgency to understand the classification in the field. READ MORE

  5. 4. What has happened on Swedish mires? The effects of drainage on vegetation changes over recent decades

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Ljungqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : peatlands; mires; bogs; fens; sweden; vegetation; plant ecology; time trend; data; nfi; nils; climate change; global warming; mosses; sphagnum; afforestation; trees; wetland; presence; coverage; drainage; ditch;

    Abstract : As they are not only the home of many threatened species, but also one of the main actors in the global carbon cycle, peatlands are highly valuable ecosystems. Human disturbance, in particular drainage for forestry and agriculture, has substantially changed the state of the world’s peatlands and will continue to do so. READ MORE

  6. 5. Identification of alkaline fens using convolutional neural networks and multispectral satellite imagery

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Datavetenskap

    Author : John Jernberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Deep learning; Remote sensing; Data science; Satellite; Sentinel;

    Abstract : The alkaline fen is a particularly valuable type of wetland with unique characteristics.Due to anthropogenic risk factors and the sensitive nature of the fens, protection is highlyprioritized with identification and mapping of current locations being important parts ofthis process. READ MORE