Essays about: "Habitat characteristics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 79 essays containing the words Habitat characteristics.

  1. 21. Habitat Preference and Activity Pattern of Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) at its Northernmost Distribution Area.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Niklas Lindell; [2021]
    Keywords : Wels catfish; Silurus glanis; Conservation; Acoustic telemetry; Habitat preferences; Sweden; Activity pattern; Animal movemen;

    Abstract : Knowledge of Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) at its northernmost distribution area is limited on even basic behavioral characteristics, such as habitat preferences and activity patterns. It has thus proven difficult to aid the species in any predictable way. READ MORE

  3. 22. Limestone Quarry Restoration - Evaluation plan of restoration methods for Alvar establishment on northern Gotland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ola Ohlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Limestone quarry; alvar; restoration; evaluation plan; ANOVA; environmental monitoring; Science General;

    Abstract : Alvars are globally rare habitats with rich and distinctive vegetation-communities. Alvars are found on limestone bedrock which is also subject to quarrying for cement production. The increasing global need for cement results in either expanding existing quarries or the opening of new ones. READ MORE

  4. 23. Prescribed burning in Sweden : an evaluation of structural outcomes from restoration oriented prescribed burns

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Virginia Hermanson; [2020]
    Keywords : prescribed burning; restoration; boreal forest; biodiversity burning; dead wood;

    Abstract : The application of prescribed burning as a conservation measure is a growing trend in Fennoscandia to restore forest landscapes that have been heavily impacted by humans. Both intensive management for forestry and wildfire suppression altered the disturbances shaping boreal forests over the past centuries, which seen today are more homogenous, lacking dead wood and deciduous trees, and are in the successional process towards darker Picea abies (Norway spruce) dominated stands. READ MORE

  5. 24. Den shifting behaviour of female wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Rick Heeres; [2020]
    Keywords : wolverine; Gulo gulo; den; denning; denning behaviour; den shifts; habitat; environmental conditions; female experience; resource availability; survival analysis; reproduction; snow; climate;

    Abstract : Many species of mammals make use of “den sites” for multiple purposes. Wolverine (Gulo gulo) females give birth to and rear their cubs in den sites during the denning season (February to June, hereafter denning season). READ MORE

  6. 25. Influence of reed (Phragmites australis) belts in the Baltic Sea archipelago on pike (Esox lucius) and other coastal fish species

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Niklas Niemi; [2020]
    Keywords : Reed; Phragmites; Pike; Baltic Sea; spatial distribution; habitat utilization; reed expansion; reed management;

    Abstract : Eutrophication, near shore building and human disturbances by dredging and shore alteration have led to increased expansion of the common reed (Phragmites australis) in the archipelago of the Baltic Sea. Reed has an important ecological function such as nursery habitat for many fish species. READ MORE