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  1. 1. Evaluating effects of preventive actions to reduce wild boar damage in the agricultural landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Matilda Söderqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Sus scrofa; wild boar; wildlife damage; agricultural damage; crop damage; preventive actions; fencing; protective hunting; directed feeding;

    Abstract : The population of wild boar (Sus scrofa) is increasing dramatically in Sweden and all over Europe and cause an extensive amount of damage in agricultural landscapes. The economic losses for farmers due to damages are leading to intense conflicts between different stakeholders, particularly hunters and farmers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cereal killers, when and where do they strike? : a spatio-temporal analysis of wild boar activities in Swedish agricultural fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Emma Hellkvist; [2019]
    Keywords : crop damages; wild boar; Sus scrofa; human-wildlife conflict;

    Abstract : Wildlife damages to crops is one of the major factors for human-wildlife conflicts. Wild boar (Sus scrofa), has during the last decades increased greatly in numbers, both in its natural and introduced range. By eating and trampling the crop, wild boar causes huge economic losses to farmers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Relation between turbidity and suspended material at different soils, scales and phosphorus levels

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Environmental Assessment

    Author : Luca Meozzi; [2011]
    Keywords : turbidity; suspended solids; phosphorus losses; eutrophication; leaching;

    Abstract : Losses of phosphorous (P) from agricultural soil may cause eutrophication of receiving water bodies. Beside surface runoff, leaching has recently been considered an important P transport pathway. P losses in runoff are associated with eroded clay particles where the highest P accumulation occurs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reintroduction of the noble crayfish in the lake Bornsjön

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Susanna Schröder; [2010]
    Keywords : flodkräfta; Astacus astacus; återintroduktion; spridning; populationsuppskattning; Noble Crayfish; population estimation; reintroduction; movement;

    Abstract : Flodkräftan är en inhemsk art i Sverige. Antalet flodkräftlokaler har under 1900-talet reducerats med över 97 procent, i huvudsak till följd av kräftpest. Flodkräftan är klassad som starkt hotad i den nationella rödlistan för hotade djurarter sedan 2005. READ MORE

  6. 5. Näringsretention i återskapad våtmark på betesmark : studier av en mad vid Bornsjön

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil Sciences

    Author : Elin Ångman; [2005]
    Keywords : näringsretention; konstruerad våtmark; betesmark; mad; Bornsjön;

    Abstract : It is important to construct or recreate different types of wetlands and study their retention of nutrients, since knowledge of their effectiveness in this matter is poor. In 2003 a wetland was constructed on an old meadow on the western shore of Lake Bornsjön in central Sweden. READ MORE