Essays about: "tree risks"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 essays containing the words tree risks.

1. 16. Skogsägarens riskhantering – storm, brand & granbarkborre i Sverige

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Gustav Thorwall; Jacob Nord; [2022]
   Keywords : skogsskador; skogsskötsel; riskmedvetenhet;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringarna är ständigt pågående och märkbara i det svenska skogsbruket. Skogen växer med anpassning till klimatet vilket gör denna process extra tydlig i samband med att klimatet förändras. Skador på skog har alltid funnits i en mer eller mindre omfattning. Under de senaste tjugo åren utmärker sig vissa år mer än andra. READ MORE

3. 17. Långsiktig hållbarhet i det urbana trädbeståndet vid klimatförändringar : möjligheter och risker med icke inhemska träd i Sverige

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

   Author : Therese Jansson; Isabel Engqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Icke inhemska trädarter; inhemska trädarter; exotiska träd; urbana träd; klimatförändringar;

   Abstract : Sommaren 2018 drabbades Sverige av den längsta värmebölja som uppmätts sedan 1941. Klimatförändringarna höjer den globala medeltemperaturen och värmeböljorna förväntas bli fler och längre för varje år. De urbana miljöerna växer och därav blir de hårdgjorda ytorna fler. READ MORE

4. 18. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

   Author : Simon Hannus; [2021]
   Keywords : Betula pendula; clinal variation; drought tolerance; ecosystem services; ecotypes; potential evapotranspiration; turgor loss point; urban forestry; urban resilience; urban tree selection;

   Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE

5. 19. The future of urban trees – assessing the potential impact of climate change on urban tree populations in two European cities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Pia Elverich; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical geography; ecosystem analysis; climate adaptation; urban trees; green infrastructure; urban heat island effect; ecosystem services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Due to climate change, cities are increasingly facing the situation of being exposed to more frequent and prolonged extreme weather events in the future, such as heat and droughts, which are exacerbated by urban heat island (UHI) effects. The implementation of green infrastructure (GI) in the form of trees is seen as a possible adaptation measure to regulate the microclimate. READ MORE

6. 20. Growth and management of Silver birch and Hybrid aspen in southern Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Mari Tuvikene; [2021]
   Keywords : Betula pendula Roth; ; Populus × wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti = P. tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.; ; plantation; young stand; simulation; fertilization;

   Abstract : Nowadays, the changing climate and the risks associated with it urge us to re-evaluate our silvicultural practices. Due to the increasing demand for wood and good economy amongst other factors, Swedish forest landscape is dominated by two species – Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris (L. READ MORE