Essays about: "land abandonment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words land abandonment.
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1. Identifying training needs for the implementation of Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : In recent decades, continuous cover forestry (CCF) has been (re-)discovered as an important toolbox for promoting biodiversity, helping to deliver a range of ecosystem goods and services as well as to satisfy the needs of various stakeholders. CCF is based on ecological principles and one of its most important tenets is the abandonment of large-scale clearfelling. READ MORE
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2. Holocene vegetation change and its correlates in fennoscandia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Climatic and anthropogenic legacy has differently impacted vegetation and its community composition. To determine the extent and origin of changes across Fennoscandia, representative regions were defined that entailed sufficient spatial and temporal data. READ MORE
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3. An ecological investigation of spiders in coastal meadows : in Uppland and Sörmland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Coastal meadows are important habitats for many animals, but the habitats are threatened by changes in land use such as abandonment of grazing. On the Swedish East coast, many coastal meadows can be found and they are highly influenced by the brackish marine environment which supports large populations of spiders. READ MORE
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4. A CINEMATIC VILLAGE FOR A CHANGING LANDSCAPE - AN ALPINE ROMANTIC STORY
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Climate change has already had noticeable effects on the environment. Glaciers are retreating, ice on lakes and rivers is melting earlier, plant and animal species have relocated, and trees are blooming sooner. READ MORE
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5. Could horse grazing be used to restore abandoned fields? : a comparison of the vegetation between horse pastures and abandoned fields, and an inventory of the effects of grazing- history and intensity
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Semi-natural fields, created by traditional land-use systems like low-intensity cattle grazing, have high ecological value due to the occurrence of numerous plant species, and their associated faunal communities. In Sweden, this habitat is threatened by both land-abandonment and agricultural intensification. READ MORE