Essays about: "large herbivores"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 41 essays containing the words large herbivores.

  1. 11. Reindeer induced changes in vegetation composition and plant traits on a tundra-forest border

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Femke Pijcke; [2019]
    Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; plant functional traits; nutrient allocation; grazing; reindeer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are the most common large herbivores in the arctic. With a habitat spreading over the entire circumpolar region, they can have a substantial effect on plant species composition and ecosystem processes and functions. READ MORE

  3. 12. Valpsjukevirus – ytterligare ett hot mot den biologiska mångfalden?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Cecilia Norstedt; [2019]
    Keywords : Valpsjukevirus; valpsjuka; viltmedicin; bevarandebiologi; biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : De senaste 40 åren har man sett en drastisk minskning av den biologiska mångfalden och man beräknar att vilda djurpopulationer har minskat med 60 % sedan 1970. De största hoten mot den biologiska mångfalden anses vara förlust av habitat och överexploatering, men infektiösa sjukdomar finns listade bland de fem största hoten. READ MORE

  4. 13. Bacillus anthracis : naturliga utbrott, bioattacker och veterinärens roll

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Olivia Nordfeldt; [2017]
    Keywords : Bacillus anthracis; antrax; biovapen; biologiska krigföring; bioterrorism;

    Abstract : Biologisk krigföring är inte ett nytt begrepp, tvärtom har forskare hittat mängder av exempel på sådana attacker redan från medeltiden, och ännu längre bakåt i tiden. Framväxten av den moderna mikrobiologin på 1900-talet, startade dock ett helt nytt kapitel och det var plötsligt möjligt att uppföröka stora mängder patogener. READ MORE

  5. 14. Risky places and risky times : vegetation cover and carnivore olfactory cues influence patch selection and antipredator behavior of African ungulates

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Noé Müller-Rowold; [2017]
    Keywords : predation risk; African ungulates; savanna; visibility; scats; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; patch selection; large carnivore; hunting modes; vigilance; group size;

    Abstract : Foraging behaviour and vigilance of African ungulates are considered to be influenced by their perception of predation risk. In this experiment, I tried to obtain a better understanding of the relative importance of spatial and temporal drivers of perceived predation risk for African ungulates of various sizes. READ MORE

  6. 15. Perspectives of the human wildlife conflict situation from the standpoint of environmental justice : a case study of Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nyashadzashe Marecha; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental justice; human wildlife conflicts; wildlife;

    Abstract : Human wildlife conflicts in Zimbabwe have escalated due to human population growth which results in the expansion of settlements in areas close to national parks causing an overlap thereby causing clashes between humans and wildlife. Human wildlife conflicts are still a major problem in the country, mostly affecting people who rely on subsistence farming and livestock rearing. READ MORE