Essays about: "Ecosystem Restoration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 essays containing the words Ecosystem Restoration.

1. 1. Headfirst into shallow water - Wetland restoration and its contribution to the Habitats Directive

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Elin Brandt Korall; [2024]
   Keywords : Wetlands; GIS; Restoration; Rewetting; Ecology; LONA; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000; Nature conservation; Våtmarker; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; Restaurering; Återvätning; LONA; Art- och Habitatsdirektivet; Natura 2000; Naturvård;

   Abstract : Located in the borderland between aquatic and terrestrial environments, the wetlands cover a wide spectrum of habitats and enable living standards for a great variety of organisms. Although important habitats, a great extent of the original wetlands have disappeared in Europe and Sweden due to anthropogenic disturbances. READ MORE

3. 2. Sensitivity of Norway Spruce (Picea abies) to inundation.

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

   Author : Whitney Cleopatra Vlahakis; [2023]
   Keywords : Inundation; riparian zone; spruce seedlings; restoration; mortality;

   Abstract : Alteration of river flow regimes due to dams result in modifications of riparian ecosystem, with impacts on vegetation, landforms, and habitats. A key characteristic that differentiates riparian zones from adjacent aquatic and terrestrial environments is the event of periodic flooding and water logging. READ MORE

4. 3. Wetland restoration on Öland : a short-term evaluation of vascular plant community composition after topsoil removal and reinstated grazing

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Marta Holmlund; [2023]
   Keywords : wetland restoration; vegetation; biodiversity; topsoil removal; Ellenberg indicator values;

   Abstract : Wetlands are recognized as important types of ecosystems, inhabiting rich biodiversity and performing multiple ecosystem services. However, many have been lost because of anthropogenic activities and a majority of the remaining wetland habitats are in bad conditions, displaying both loss of functionality and biodiversity. READ MORE

5. 4. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

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

   Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
   Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

   Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE

6. 5. Rosendalsängen på Djurgården : en restaurering med naturalistiska planteringsprinciper

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mikaela Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Rosendals slott; historisk trädgård; trädgårdsrestaurering; hållbarhet; biologisk mångfald; naturalistisk planteringsdesign; äng;

   Abstract : Bevarandet av historiska parker och trädgårdar är en viktig del av förvaltningen av det kulturhistoriska arv som finns i den bebyggda miljön, både i urbana och mer naturnära kontexter. Forskning har visat att det inom historiska trädgårdsanläggningar finns en anmärkningsvärt hög biodiversitet och att dessa platser därför kan spela en viktig roll i den hållbara utvecklingen eftersom de ofta är lagstadgat skyddade från exploatering till skillnad från övrig grönyta i städerna. READ MORE