Essays about: "Land cover changes"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 145 essays containing the words Land cover changes.
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11. Holocene vegetation change and its correlates in fennoscandia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Climatic and anthropogenic legacy has differently impacted vegetation and its community composition. To determine the extent and origin of changes across Fennoscandia, representative regions were defined that entailed sufficient spatial and temporal data. READ MORE
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12. Evaluation of the variation in albedo over snow-covered forest in Northern Sweden and Finland
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The effect of albedo variability induced by meteorological parameters in snow-covered forested areas at local scale is poorly known. Few meteorological stations measure albedo, even though the effect on albedo caused by land use changes is well known. READ MORE
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13. A GIS Study on Land-Cover Changes in the Finnish Reindeer Summer Pastures Over the Last 65 years : The possible effects of land use change and climate change on reindeer summer pastures in northern Finland
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : .... READ MORE
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14. Sandytor som habitat för insekter : en studie av anlagda och naturliga sandytor i Solna kommun
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Många insekter är beroende av sandiga marker för sin överlevnad. Exempelvis gräver många arter av bin, getingar och skalbaggar sina bon i sandmarker. Under 1900-talet har dock den totala arealen sandmark minskat betydligt till följd av förändrad markanvändning, och tillståndet för sandlevande arter har försämrats. READ MORE
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15. Combining GHG Emissions and Soil Carbon Changes as a Single Metric to Evaluate Agricultural Policy Promoting Biomass for Biofuels
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning; Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Abstract : Incorporating a multi-year grass ley into an arable crop rotation can increase soil organic carbon stocks, reduce carbon emissions and provide feedstock for biogas. This thesis set out to study how a policy promoting agricultural biomass for biogas impacts GHG emissions and carbon sequestration on a regional level over a temporal scale of 20 years. READ MORE