Essays about: "Ecosystem service indicator"

Found 5 essays containing the words Ecosystem service indicator.

1. 1. The natural pest control potential of different landscapes : mapping the ecosystem service in three regions of Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Charlotte Peitz; [2021]
   Keywords : natural pest control; natural enemies; landscapes; agricultural diversification; pesticide reduction; mapping; ecosystem service; ecological intensification; agroecology;

   Abstract : Natural pest control describes the process of natural enemies suppressing pests and thus reducing crop damage and stabilizing yields. How well these beneficial arthropod predators and parasitoids can thrive in a landscape is influenced by the land-use types in the vicinity, such as forest patches, pastures, or agricultural fields, and their ability to provide resources. READ MORE

3. 2. Expressing ecosystem model output and Swedish forestry goals with composite indictors

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Nicolas Tarasewicz; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; forest management; multifunctionality; LPJ-GUESS; ecosystem services; composite indicator; climate change; biodiversity; SDGs; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Forest ecosystems provide a wide range of services necessary for maintaining environmental health and human well-being. Ecosystem models help inform how various management strategies respond in different regions to changing climate conditions. READ MORE

4. 3. Analysis of urban ecosystem condition indicators for the large urban zones and city cores in EU : threshold assessment and exploration of the relation to ecosystem services through the application of G.I.S

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Christina Kourdounouli; [2018]
   Keywords : geography; GIS; EU; urban atlas; larger urban zone; city core; urban ecosystem; ecosystem condition indicator; urban green space; impervious surface; natural area; agricultural area; protected area; abandoned area; number of inhabitants per area; artificial area per inhabitant; urban ecosystem condition indicator thresholds; ecosystem services; recreation opportunity spectrum; NO2 removal by urban vegetation; urban heat island effect; cluster analysis; precipitation; temperature; climate adaptation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As almost three out of four EU citizens live in urban areas and this number is expected to further grow, studies on urban ecosystems and their services are crucial to understand a city’s environmental structure and capabilities. The European Commission has published a relative report which suggests an urban ecosystem condition indicator framework, yet without suggesting respective thresholds that might indicate a “desired” environmental condition of the city. READ MORE

5. 4. Indicators for ecosystem services in urban green space management

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Johan Lundh; [2017]
   Keywords : Ecosystem service indicator; cultural ecosystem service indicator; green space; green space management method; multi-stakeholder management; park management; urban planning; birds; seating.; Ekosystemtjänstindikator; indikator; indikatorer; indikatorer för ekosystemtjänster; ekosystemtjänster; kulturella ekosystemtjänster; grönytor; grönyteförvaltning; förvaltningsmetod; parkförvaltning; fåglar; fåglar som indikator.;

   Abstract : Urban green spaces are put under high pressure due to increasing population density in cities. This problem will potentially accelerate where the densification in the cities continues. READ MORE

6. 5. Overstory dynamics as an indicator of ecosystem services from the understory vegetation in coniferous forests in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Daniel Boczniewicz; [2017]
   Keywords : berry production; biodiversity; ecosystem services; game potential; overstory vegetation dynamics; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; understory vegetation; Vaccinium myrtillus; Vaccinium vitis-idaea;

   Abstract : Understory vegetation is a wide and diverse part of the forest environment, which provides a lot of information about the forest, its condition and ecosystem services. Understory vegetation is affected and moulded by the species composition and density of the overstory, which changes growth conditions and productivity in the lower layers during the whole rotation period. READ MORE