Essays about: "timber extraction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words timber extraction.

  1. 1. Skillnader mellan granindivider gällande initieringsfrekvens för somatisk embryogenes

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Josefine Björs; Jonathan Sjögren; [2023]
    Keywords : skogsträdsförädling; Picea abies; fröklonförökning;

    Abstract : Gran (Picea abies) har länge varit ett viktigt trädslag för den svenska skogsnäringen. Skogsbruket står inför en oviss framtid och med ett alltmer ostadigt klimat behövs ett genetiskt material som kan klara dessa nya prövningar. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beetle Diversity – Land Sparing or Land Sharing? : the effects of timber extraction and restoration method on saproxylic beetle assemblages in mature managed pine forests

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Ella Amnéus; Sebastian Hjelström; [2023]
    Keywords : Saproxylic Beetles; Ecological Restoration; Deadwood; Biodiversity; Boreal Forest; Fire Ecology; Land-sparing; Land-sharing; Conservation Management;

    Abstract : The impoverishment of saproxylic beetle communities is a growing concern for management of boreal forest biodiversity. Past research has found active restoration methods, such as creating deadwood and conducting prescribed burnings, to have a short-term positive effect on the species richness and compositional diversity of saproxylic beetle assemblages. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards low carbon buildings: A case study in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Huynh Tuan Tran; Victor-Antoine Delorme; [2023]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Carbon neutrality; Biobased material; Biochar; Cross Laminated Timber; Biogenic carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study comprehensively evaluated the global warming potential of an office building in a newly built Scandinavian neighbourhood seeking to reach sustainability. The primary objective of the research was to support the city authorities of Helsingborg by providing valuable insights into actual carbon emissions at the building level and proposing measures to minimize these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. READ MORE

  5. 4. The end of the timber frontier in northern Sweden : early logging, natural forests and the frontier concept

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Alice Cosatti; [2022]
    Keywords : timber frontier; Northern Sweden; Tjeggelvas nature reserve; Piteälven; Norrbotten; high-grading;

    Abstract : The Fennoscandian forests experienced drastic changes in the 19th century. The high demand for timber during the European industrialization pushed the timber companies towards increasingly remote forest landscapes for resource extraction. READ MORE

  6. 5. Råvaruförsörjning av grot : försörjningskedjan vid Södra Skog

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Erik Leijonhufvud; [2022]
    Keywords : primära skogsbränslen; processkartläggning; processbaserad verksamhetsutveckling; skogsbränslen;

    Abstract : Sverige håller på att utvecklas från ett samhälle beroende av fossilbaserade bränslen och produkter till en bioekonomi. Detta innebär att vi måste öka andelen förnyelsebar råvara för att kunna ställa om till en mer biobaserad ekonomi. READ MORE