Essays about: "leaf traits"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words leaf traits.

  1. 1. The Valeriana officinalis aggregate in Sweden. A preliminary study.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Daniel Bäck; [2023-06-30]
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    Abstract : Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is a species of flowering plants native to Europe, the roots of which have been used in folk medicine for centuries. But due to high diversity in morphology and chromosome numbers, different populations in V. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analysis of simulated functional diversity in tropical forests: Differences between cultivated and naturally grown secondary forests in Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Clarissa Graf; [2023]
    Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; functional diversity; plant functional traits; ecosystem modelling; secondary forest ecosystems; sustainable forest management; LPJ-GUESS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Accelerated deforestation represents a major global environmental concern. Over the last decades Cambodia has experienced a drastic decrease in forest cover and measures to halt deforestation have not been as effective as planned. READ MORE

  4. 3. ARCTIC PLANT COMMUNITIES RISE WITH TEMPERATURE Plant functional traits as a tool to predict global climate change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Helena Sundell; [2022-07-06]
    Keywords : Arctic warming; plant functional traits; Community Weighted Mean; vegetational changes; global climate change;

    Abstract : Global warming occurs at a rate at least three-fold in the arctic regions compared to the rest of the world. Here, plant community functional traits were assessed in response to experimental warming in three arctic areas of Fennoscandia (Latnajajure, Abisko and Kilpisjärvi). READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the effect of Fusarium graminearum inoculation on the root structure of Swedish winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Fayez Altabbaa; [2022]
    Keywords : Fusarium graminearum; conidium suspension; hypha agar plug; root architecture traits; root cellar structure traits; shoot traits; genotypes;

    Abstract : Several diseases attack the wheat crop and reduce the yield, such as root disease, which causes a tremendous loss in wheat production. Root rot has a variety of causal agents, such as nematodes, viruses, and bacteria, but the most common pathogens causing wheat root rot are oomycetes and fungi. READ MORE

  6. 5. Peatland restoration: A mossy affair? : The similarities of the vegetation communitiesbetween restored bogs and natural bogs.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Liesbeth van Ravenhorst; [2022]
    Keywords : Wetland; peatland; bog; vegetation composition; plant functional trait; environmental variable;

    Abstract : Peatlands function as important global carbon sinks as peatlands store 30% to 40% of the total soil carbon even though peatlands only cover 3% of the Earth's terrestrial surface. However, drainage activities have damaged the ecosystem and caused many peatlands to function as carbon sources instead. READ MORE