Essays about: "Emma Limosa Djurberg"

Found 2 essays containing the words Emma Limosa Djurberg.

1. 1. Optimal foraging in an Arctic herbivore : How does the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) respond to seasonal changes from summer through autumn of the Arctic tundra?

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

   Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2023]
   Keywords : foraging behaviour; phenology; ungulate; Arctic; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus;

   Abstract : Foraging decisions of large herbivores can be affected by many factors and have great effect on both above- and below-ground ecosystems. Here, I determine to which degree temporal (seasonality), or spatial (habitat) factors influence the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and asses if small-scale foraging behaviour correlates with an animals’ patch residence time. READ MORE

3. 2. Eternal sunshine on the flower-spotted ground : Investigating diel rhythms during midnight sun on high-Arctic pollinators

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

   Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2021]
   Keywords : High Arctic; Svalbard; Spitsbergen; insects; diel rythms; midnight sun; adaptation; foraging;

   Abstract : With over 600 articles about terrestrial invertebrates in Svalbard we still lack basic knowledge about pollinator-plant interactions in this part of the high-Arctic. It has never before been investigated how the activity of pollinators varies over a 24-hour timeframe in the high Arctic. READ MORE