Essays about: "Fast growing plantation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Fast growing plantation.

  1. 1. Growth and quality of silver birch with different improvement levels

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Hanna Liebner; [2023]
    Keywords : Betula pendula Roth; genetic improvement; tree breeding; diameter growth; stem quality; branches quality;

    Abstract : Silver birch is the most important broadleaf tree species in the context of wood production in Fennoscandia stating 12.9% of the total volume in Sweden (Nilsson et al., 2021). READ MORE

  3. 2. 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. 3. Growth and management of Silver birch and Hybrid aspen in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Mari Tuvikene; [2021]
    Keywords : Betula pendula Roth; ; Populus × wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti = P. tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.; ; plantation; young stand; simulation; fertilization;

    Abstract : Nowadays, the changing climate and the risks associated with it urge us to re-evaluate our silvicultural practices. Due to the increasing demand for wood and good economy amongst other factors, Swedish forest landscape is dominated by two species – Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris (L. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estimating above ground biomass in a Salix plantation using high resolution UAV images

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Simon Nåfält; [2018]
    Keywords : biomass; Salix; structure from motion; unmanned aerial vehicle; allometry; point cloud; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In forest biomass estimations, three dimensional (3D) canopy structure data derived from images captured by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has shown potential due to the flexibility and cost efficiency of the method. However, little research has been done for its applicability in bioenergy forest. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ecological and Edaphic Correlations of Soil Invertebrate Community Structure in Dry Upland Forests of Eastern Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Karl Mauritsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Natural forests; plantation forests; Brachylaena-Croton forest; Cupressus lusitanica; Eucalyptus paniculata; exotic species; biodiversity; soil invertebrates; Berlese-Tullgren funnel; vertical structure; vegetation cover; vegetation density; litter quality; edaphic factors; soil pH; soil temperature; soil moisture; ANOVA; Multiple Linear Regression; Akaike’s Information Criterion;

    Abstract : Natural forests are characterised by great vegetation diversity and create habitats for a major part of Earth’s terrestrial organisms. Plantation forests, which are mainly composed of a few genera of fast-growing trees, constitute an increasing fraction of global forests, but they only partly compensate for loss of area, habitat and ecological functions in natural forests. READ MORE