Essays about: "Human Ecology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 296 essays containing the words Human Ecology.

  1. 6. Meadowscape : Bring health to ecological systems through actions in the agricultural landscape

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Anna Östlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Actor-network theory; landscape ecology; agriculture; artifacts; patterns;

    Abstract : The physical landscape is a patchwork of different physical and immaterial structures and networks built up through time, where nature and culture cooperate in processes of shaping the landscape. Since the first settlers in Sweden the grass meadow has taken a central part in the agricultural practices, but today little of this landscape remains. READ MORE

  3. 7. Land Use Changes After Drought Periods in California, USA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mak Uscuplic Saravanja; [2023]
    Keywords : droughts; land use; severe; devastating; natural hazards; torka; markanvändning; allvarlig; förödande; naturfaror;

    Abstract : Since ancient times, mankind has faced a constant battle against natural hazards. From the earlieststages of human communication, when human beings communicate by some sort of harsh gruntsand unintelligible words, people were struck by the awe-inspiring power of nature as floods, storms,earthquakes, and other events which reshaped their environment and way of living. READ MORE

  4. 8. Behavioral response of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) to acoustic stimuli

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Johanna Börs; [2023]
    Keywords : reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; acoustic stimuli; behavioral response; flight response; induced fear;

    Abstract : Scare systems based on acoustic stimuli have been tested on several ungulates in recent years. The aim has been to investigate whether the method can be useful in situations where the animals must quickly be displaced from a specific site, for example, to prevent wildlife accidents. READ MORE

  5. 9. The political ecology of wildfires, at the intersection of climate change and landscape - A case study of rural Tuscany, Italy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lauren Chastain; [2023]
    Keywords : wildfire; landscape mosaic; political ecology; Tuscany; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. READ MORE

  6. 10. Granbarkborreangrepp i och kring naturreservat : hur påverkar åtgärder?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Martin Erik Westerling; [2023]
    Keywords : Ips typographus; granbarkborre; åttatandad barkborre; naturreservat; naturskydd; randbarkning; barkning; skogsbruk; utbrott; bekämpning;

    Abstract : Granbarkborren (Ips typographus) orsakar en stor skada i dom svenska skogarna. Från dom senaste 120 åren finns data som visar många av dom större granbarkborreangreppens påverkan. Inget utbrott finns registrerat som går att jämföra med det utbrott som startade efter den rekordvarma sommaren 2018. READ MORE