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  1. 1. Dynamic minimum flows in the bypass reach of Juktån : A post-implementation evaluation of the effects on riparian vegetation

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

    Author : Walter Gezelius Gezelius; [2024]
    Keywords : Restoration; Environmental flows; riparian vegetation;

    Abstract : The purpose of the paper was to evaluate the effects of the restoration efforts in Juktån on the plant species richness and composition, vegetation zonation and soil composition. The restoration involved implementation of a dynamic flow, in addition to hydro-geomorphological alterations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can the disappearance of the forest orchid Goodyera repens be linked to clearcutting? : a spatial analysis using citizen science data from southern Sweden.

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Ines Diaz Garcia; [2024]
    Keywords : Goodyera repens; knärot; Artportalen; forestry; clearcut; citizen science; southern Sweden; conservation;

    Abstract : Habitat transformation through forestry has an impact on boreal species in northern Europe. In Sweden, even-aged plantations with clearcut harvesting are forestry practices that affect the understory vegetation. This study focuses on the red-listed Goodyera repens, a rhizomatous evergreen orchid. READ MORE

  4. 3. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Kimia Golamian Yosaf Abadi; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : Quarrying; Aggregates; Life cycle; Environmental impact; Restoration; Permit;

    Abstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vindkraftens påverkan på smålom

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

    Author : Joel Hallingfors; Marcus Åsberg Genctürk; [2023]
    Keywords : smålom; vindkraftsetablering; skyddszon; buffertzoner; QGIS; habitatpåverkan;

    Abstract : Vindkraftsetableringar i Sverige ökar och har ökat kraftigt de senaste åren. Etableringen leder till att olika intressen krockar med varandra och hänsyn måste tas till drabbade arter som exempelvis smålom (Gavia stellata). READ MORE

  6. 5. Analys av föda för vitryggig hackspett och rödlistade vedlevande skalbaggar : utvärdering av tre olika behandlingar

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

    Author : Emma Mattsson; Lena Ostermann; [2023]
    Keywords : Vitryggig hackspett; vedlevande skalbaggar; paraplyart; rödlista; biologisk mångfald; död ved; restaurering;

    Abstract : Den vitryggiga hackspetten har sedan 1950-talet blivit en sällsynt art i det svenska landskapet. Nedgången beror främst på det moderna skogsbruket där barrskog till stor del har ersatt blandbestånd och gammal lövskog. READ MORE