Essays about: "Guild"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word Guild.
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1. Fungal Effects on Tree Growth in a Primary Succession
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : In the Boreal zone, ectomycorrhiza is the most common mycorrhiza found among trees and helps with nitrogen and nutrient uptake. Most research on mycorrhiza, its effect, and community development are done on secondary succession (succession in an ecosystem after a disturbance) such as after a clearcut. READ MORE
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2. The Impact of Human Presence on Terrestrial Mammals in Secondary Regenerating Forest of the Peruvian Amazon
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Human disturbance is becoming an ever-bigger threat to biodiversity across the globe and should continue to be a field of conservation priority. Urbanisation, research and tourism put unavoidable pressure on the surrounding flora and fauna, therefore we need to gain knowledge on how to reduce future harm. READ MORE
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3. The Most Boring Game in the World : A study of World of Warcraft as a means for social interactivity within an enclosed group
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : Gaming as an activity possesses many different facets (Sköld 2018: 134). One important yet relatively underexplored is the social facet, how the act of gaming is impacted by social rules and codes. Previous research on the topic is relatively limited and mainly performed retroactively on older game communities. READ MORE
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4. Effects of whitefish speciation on piscivorous birds : A dietary study of piscivorous birds in central and northern Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : The ecological communities we observe today are a product of the bidirectional interactions between ecological and evolutionary processes. Although the effects of ecological processes on population divergence and speciation have been studied extensively, far less is known about the effects of divergence and speciation on ecological dynamics. READ MORE
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5. Microbial community responses to freeze : thaw cycles in active layer soils of permafrost tundra, Disko Island, Greenland
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Permafrost affected soils are a vast pool of Carbon, storing around 1300Pg below the ground. As a result of climate change, permafrost soils that have been frozen for thousands of years are thawing, causing the ancient organic matter to be metabolised by microorgan-isms. READ MORE