Essays about: "mountains"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 173 essays containing the word mountains.

  1. 1. Sudetisk lärk – ett alternativ för sydsvenska skogar?

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Ella Bjelkered; [2024]
    Keywords : Lärk; förädling; Larix; klimatförändringar; skogsbruk;

    Abstract : Den svenska skogsbranschen möter betydande utmaningar med de globala klimatförändringarna som hotar framtida råvaruförsörjning. Högst troligtvis bidrar klimatförändringar till ökade stormar och en övergång till varmare och torrare förhållanden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Non-native plants in mountain ecosystems. An exploration of plant diversity and its response to road disturbance and alien invasion.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Anderberg Lina; [2023-10-19]
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    Abstract : Understanding patterns of invasive plants becomes ever more important as anthropogenic presence continues to facilitate their spread. In mountainous landscapes, cases of establishment by nonnative species have become frequent, despite the environmentally unfavorable conditions for plants less adapted to the harsh climate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hägnutnyttjande av besoarantilop (Antilope cervicapra) och gyllene taki (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) i Furuviksparken

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Mikaela Hernblom; [2023]
    Keywords : besoarantilop; gyllene taki; hägnutnyttjande; sociala interaktioner; aktivitetsmönster; utfodring; djurpark;

    Abstract : The golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) comes from the Qinling Mountains in central China and is used to rocky environments and occasionally cool temperatures. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) can be found in India and Nepal where they like to graze on short grass in open fields. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Heavy Burden - Coloniality and Exploitation of the Subaltern in Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Sara Frenning; [2023]
    Keywords : tourism; trekking; climbing; Subaltern; workforce equity; coloniality; Nepal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the effects of mountain tourism on local people and communities in Nepal with a focus on three main questions: the equity of mountain jobs, the impacts of Western mountaineering’s dominance on local cultures, and the respect and lack of respect for local workers' lives. Despite repeated accounts of precarious and dangerous working conditions the adventure and mountain tourism industry continue to exploit some bodies on behalf of others. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nutrient flow on agroforestry farms in the province of Son La in northwest Vietnam

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Vindenergi

    Author : Tula Strotz; [2023]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; contouring grass rows; Guinea grass; nutrient losses; Vietnam; Gräsbarriärer; Höglandsodling; näringsförlust; Träjordbruk; Vietnam;

    Abstract : The population in the high mountains of the northwest provinces of Vietnam belongs to the poorest population in the country. Among the reasons behind this are the high frequency of minority groups in the region and the infertile soils of the steep slopes. READ MORE