Essays about: "Alexander Blochel"
Found 2 essays containing the words Alexander Blochel.
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1. Population demography’s potential effect on stoichiometry : Assessing the growth rate hypothesis with demography
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : The elemental composition within structured insect populations was tested by creating a new method to analyze how variables (survival, growth and fecundity) within a population matrix could potentially affect the stoichiometric regime of a structured population at steady state. This was done by focusing on if the growth rate hypothesis, which states that there is a linear relationship between an individual growth rate and the percent of phosphorus within the individual, works at a population level. READ MORE
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2. Factors influencing ground lichen height in the Boreal-zone : The effects of reindeer husbandry and forestry industries in northern Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : There are indications that lichen-rich areas in northern Sweden, commonly used for winter grazing by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), has declined by 30-50% since the 1950s. This is mainly believed to be because of a rise in clear-cutting activities during that time period. READ MORE
