Essays about: "Abisko"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 59 essays containing the word Abisko.

  1. 21. The role of wood ants (Formica rufa) in the Arctic tundra and how climate change may alter this role

    University essay from

    Author : Michael Meijer; [2020]
    Keywords : Wood ants; ants; mounds; climate change; arctic tundra; ecosystem; ecology; vegetation; arthropods;

    Abstract : In the Arctic tundra, wood ants play an important ecological role in aerating the soil, cycling nutrients, for seed dispersal and, as biological control by preying on forest pest insects during outbreaks. The increase in temperature, caused by climate change, is positively associated with ant abundance. READ MORE

  2. 22. Spatial patterns of zooplankton communities In Swedish mountain and boreal lakes.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Juan Manuel de la Quintana; [2020]
    Keywords : Lake; zooplankton; phytoplankton; DOC and DIN:TP.;

    Abstract :     Zooplankton is crucial for lake ecosystems as it is an important component in most of the food webs of these ecosystems. However, environmental changes have caused reductions in ecosystems nutrients and stoichiometry, which directly affects phytoplankton’s development and quality. READ MORE

  3. 23. The role of wood ants (Formica rufa) in the Arctic tundra and how climate change may alter this role

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Michael Meijer; [2020]
    Keywords : Wood ants; ants; mounds; climate change; arctic tundra; ecosystem; ecology; vegetation; arthropods;

    Abstract : In the Arctic tundra, wood ants play an important ecological role in aerating the soil, cycling nutrients, for seed dispersal and, as biological control by preying on forest pest insects during outbreaks. The increase in temperature, caused by climate change, is positively associated with ant abundance. READ MORE

  4. 24. Personnel Instability, Personnel Management, and the Company Image of Small Tourism Enterprises in Remote Destinations : A Case Study of Abisko Mountain Lodge

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Yin Liu; [2020]
    Keywords : Tourism Sustainability; Tourism Personnel; Personnel Management; Small Tourism Enterprises; Remote Destinations;

    Abstract : In recent decades, tourism has been developed rapidly in the world. With such development, tourism sustainability has drawn great attention, especially in remote destinations. In Swedish Lapland, the studies have been focusing on social sustainability in terms of local communities and other external factors. READ MORE

  5. 25. Seasonal community dynamics of macroinvertebrates in an Arctic stream

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Ellinor Jakobsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Macroinvertebrates; Arctic; seasonality; community composition; Abisko;

    Abstract : Arctic ecosystems are amongst the most vulnerable on Earth to ongoing climate change. While the responses to these changes are well studied on land, less is known about how aquatic communities may respond to a warmer arctic. READ MORE