Essays about: "Arctic 2012"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words Arctic 2012.

  1. 21. Geographical and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in the Arctic Legal Regime: Towards a Comprehensive Legal Order for Balancing Environmental Governance and International Trade & Commerce Interests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Tafsir Matin; [2012]
    Keywords : Soft law; Hard law; Arctic Council; strict liability; absolute liability; zero-discharge policy; Commercial implications; Geographical impacts; Environmental impacts; Climate Change; Arctic States; Intercross; Balancing interests; New legal regime; Multilateral agreements; Joint contingency plans; Arctic national legislations; International Conventions.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis aims at supplementing a critique of the existing international instruments, regional responses and national legislation of the Arctic related to marine environmental protection. With this aim in view, the thesis satisfies its objective by proposing a Bipartite “Arctic Council” acting as a conglomeration of the Arctic States and the Flag States with a hybrid “Arctic treaty”, which is an interplay of international and regional response. READ MORE

  3. 22. Phytomass and Soil Organic Carbon Inventories Related to Land Cover Classification and Periglacial Features at Ari-Mas and Logata, Taimyr Peninsula

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Justine Ramage; [2012]
    Keywords : Permafrost; Soil Organic Carbon; Arctic; Arctic Phytomass; Land Cover Classification;

    Abstract :  The predicted increase in atmospheric temperatures is expected to affect the turnover of soil organic carbon in permafrost soils through modifications of the soil thermal regime. However, the tundra biome is formed of a mosaic of diverse landscape types with differing patterns of soil organic carbon storage and partitioning. READ MORE

  4. 23. Influence of prescribed burning and/or mechanical site preparation on stand stem density and growth of Scots pine stands above the Arctic Circle : results 9-19 years after stand establishment

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

    Author : Mikael Sörhult; [2012]
    Keywords : Direct seeding; Planting; Pinus sylvestris; Damages; Regeneration cost; Simulation; Sådd; Plantering; Skador; Föryngringskostnader; Simulering;

    Abstract : Prescribed burning was commonly used for site preparation in Sweden to establish new forests until the 1960’s, when mechanical scarification was introduced. During recent decades the interest in prescribed burnings has increased again, mainly due to certifications of forestry stating that 5% of the regeneration areas should be burned on dry and mesic soils. READ MORE

  5. 24. Effects of dispersal on community structure of aquatic insects in Arctic lakes and streams

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Habibur Khan; [2012]
    Keywords : Dispersal; aquatic insects; metapopulation; abundance; active dispersal; Arctic lake;

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  6. 25. Learning in student projects and morphological analysis of Arctic particles

    University essay from KTH/Rymd- och plasmafysik

    Author : Alexander Wahlberg; [2012]
    Keywords : CDIO; REXUS; learning in projects; experiential learning; ASCOS; scanning electron microscope; micro gels; particles; arctic marine particles;

    Abstract : This master thesis is divided into two parts, one pedagogical and one engineering. The purpose of the pedagogical part of this master thesis was to investigate how students learn during projects. READ MORE