Essays about: "Data limited wetland"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Data limited wetland.
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1. Flood mitigation at catchment scale: assessing the effectiveness of constructed wetlands
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Considering the potential for natural wetlands to store and retain water in the landscape,restored and constructed wetlands are increasingly implemented as Nature‐BasedSolutions (NBS) to mitigate downstream flooding. However, there is a frequent lack ofknowledge of the performance of NBS, and particularly wetlands, and how to best selectperformance indicators to measure their effectiveness. READ MORE
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2. What has happened on Swedish mires? The effects of drainage on vegetation changes over recent decades
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : As they are not only the home of many threatened species, but also one of the main actors in the global carbon cycle, peatlands are highly valuable ecosystems. Human disturbance, in particular drainage for forestry and agriculture, has substantially changed the state of the world’s peatlands and will continue to do so. READ MORE
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3. A preliminary study of evidence-based tool for wetland optimization - A case study using QSWAT+
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : This Master´s thesis is a part of the Ecodiver project, conducted by the Water department at LTH. The purpose of this study is to review the open-source software QSWAT+ as a plugin in QGIS, to be able to develop an evidence-based tool for optimization of wetlands. READ MORE
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4. Mobility, habitat selection and population connectivity of Lycaena helle in central Sweden : implications for conservation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Lycaena helle is an endangered butterfly that is mainly threatened by habitat degradation and fragmentation. For all species with a fragmented distribution, knowledge about mobility, habitat requirements and connectivity is key to developing successful conservation strategies. READ MORE
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5. Water budget estimation on a data limited wetland : The case of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)Abstract : At the end of the 20th century, the combination of climatic and anthropogenic events resulted in hyper salinity conditions in the coastal wetland Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM), Colombia. Although salinity concentrations are generally related to the type and quantity of water entering and exiting a wetland and to its internal hydrological dynamics, there have been no up to date hydrological studies on the CGSM. READ MORE