Essays about: "Herbaceous"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the word Herbaceous.

  1. 1. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

    Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Monitoring using MODIS Time Series: A Case Study in California

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Julia Edje; [2023]
    Keywords : vegetation recovery; MODIS; HRT; EVI; fire; burn severity; land cover; climate zone; California;

    Abstract : Human-caused forest fires have increased in magnitude and frequency, affecting global vegetation and requiring a re-evaluation of fire regimes. Changing fire regimes have led to reduced burned areas in fire- dependent ecosystems and increased areas in fire-independent ecosystems, resulting in changes in land cover and posing a threat to native plant communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Selaginella - phylogeny of the South American species within subgenus Stachygynandrum

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Hedda Ericsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Selaginellaceae is a family within the lycophytes, and it comprises one genus, Selaginella. They are herbaceous seedless vascular plants found globally, with around 750 species. Selaginella is divided into several subgenera, but there is no classification that is agreed upon. READ MORE

  5. 4. Krapperups köksträdgård : på spaning efter den moderna köksträdgården i det historiska landskapet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Ida Ek Mitchell; [2023]
    Keywords : Krapperup; köksträdgårdar; historiska trädgårdar; Florensdeklarationen; Narradokumentet; Konvention om biologisk mångfal; Konvention om tryggande av det immateriella kulturarvet; blomstergata; odling; gestaltning; rekonstruktion; fri förnyelse; balans; åkerbruksträdgården; den nordiska paradisträdgården;

    Abstract : I mitt examensarbete har jag studerat Krapperups köksträdgård. Krapperup är ett gods lokaliserat i den nordvästra delen av Skåne med anslutning till Mölle och Kullaberg. Köksträdgården var en högproduktiv del av Krapperup fram till dess avveckling 1967 då den bedömdes vara oekonomisk. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tree growth and field vegetation in forest edge zones on a property in southeast Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Pieter van Tongeren; [2023]
    Keywords : tree growth; diversity; field vegetation; edge zones; edge effect;

    Abstract : Summary  In the 1990s a new way of thinking about forestry started. One of the effects of the changing silvicultural practices was that the size of clearcuts became smaller. As the felling areas were reduced in size, the areas where young and older forest meet grew, with this also the occurrence of edge zones increased. READ MORE