Essays about: "FOREST AS HABITAT"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 224 essays containing the words FOREST AS HABITAT.

  1. 16. Effects of clear-cut logging on five old-growth forest bryophyte species. : How does the most common forestry method in Sweden impact vulnerable forest specialists?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Nathalie Edwards; [2023]
    Keywords : Bryophytes; old-growth forests; forestry; nature conservation; sustainable forestry; mossor; gammelskog; skogsbruk; naturvård; hållbart skogsbruk;

    Abstract : Clear-cut logging is the most widely practised forestry method in Sweden. This often conflicts with nature conservation and leads to issues where economic interests are pitted against ecological values. READ MORE

  3. 17. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

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

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Detectability of insects in Malaise traps : assessing insect detectability in Malaise traps through High-Resolution Sampling, and development of a novel marking technique

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Viktor Gårdman; [2023]
    Keywords : Malaise trap; activity; movement; weather; mark-recapture; detectability; insects;

    Abstract : Malaise traps are extensively used in insect surveys and studies, yet the detectability of insects in relation to the traps remain unknown. Detectability is the odds that a taxon ends up in a trap, given that the taxon is present in the area around the trap. READ MORE

  5. 19. Minskande senvuxenhet på produktiv skogsmark i Norrland : implikationer för vedlevande organismer och betydelsen av myr- och bergimpediment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Tyr Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Slow-grown trees; growth rate; ring width; pinus sylvestris; picea abies; low-productive forests; mires; rocky outcrops; swedish NFI;

    Abstract : Senvuxen ved är ett viktigt substrat för vissa vedlevande organismer på grund av en långsam nedbrytning och låg konkurrens. Tillväxtförhöjande åtgärder inom skogsbruk, liksom ökande temperaturer, kan ha orsakat en minskning av senvuxen ved under den senare halvan av 1900-talet. READ MORE

  6. 20. Bats as indicators of habitat connectivity in urban environments

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

    Author : Linnéa Sundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Bats; Sweden; light; fragmentation; connectivity; urban; Myotis; Myotis brandtii;

    Abstract : Human disturbances to natural environments have been an increasing issue since the industrial revolution when the human population started to grow faster than ever before. Habitats have been extensively lost, followed by severe consequences on biodiversity. READ MORE