Essays about: "Lapland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the word Lapland.

1. 1. Trends in mountain birch seed abundance and its relation to temperature and moth abundance: a ten-year study from Swedish Lapland

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Frida Gustafsson; [2023-02-09]
   Keywords : Betula pubescens; climate change; seed production; Epirrita autumnata; Operophtera brumata; subarctic ecology; folivory; larval abundance;

   Abstract : Boreal forest is the world’s largest terrestrial biome. Being one of the most ubiquitous and coldtolerant tree species in Sweden, the mountain birch forms a unique deciduous treeline and marks the forest-tundra ecotone. READ MORE

3. 2. Arctic Tourism Fantasies : Tour Operators' perceptions of a winter landscape

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : Szabolcs Harhai; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic; Arctic tourism; climate change; landscape; landscape perceptions; adaptation; Rovaniemi; Finnish Lapland;

   Abstract : The effects of global warming are evident throughout the Arctic, which is warming much more quickly than the rest of the planet and is increasingly being referred to as a fragile environment. The tourism industry in the area, which is built around notions of enchanted wintertime fantasy landscapes, is directly impacted by the effects of climate change. READ MORE

4. 3. FLOWERING TIME DEPENDENCE ON MICROCLIMATE ACROSS AN ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT IN ARCTIC PLANT COMMUNITIES

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Maria Pavolotskaia; [2022-07-06]
   Keywords : The Arctic; flowering time; flowering phenology; elevation; elevational gradient; temperature; snowmelt; snow cover; microclimate.;

   Abstract : The Arctic is the fastest-warming region on Earth. Arctic plant communities are highly sensitive to temperature change; temperature-dependent advancement of flowering dates has already been observed in the Arctic. Flowering time is critical for reproductive success. READ MORE

5. 4. WIND POWER MANAGEMENT:RISK ANALYSIS FOR WIND POWER PROJECTS IN NORTH SWEDISH WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE HABITATS

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Björn Larsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Carrying capacity; density-dependent effect; displacement effect; land use;

   Abstract : By investigating the scope of future wind turbine projects in north Swedish coastal regions and Lapland inland, identification of especially sensitive areas and the effect of wind farm location for the white- tailed sea eagles (WSE) Haliaeetus albicilla at these sites were evaluated. Since the 1980s the WSE the population growth has been stable and intensified in the last two decades, the upgoing trend is evident especially at coastal areas of the Bothnian Sea and Lapland inland, these regions are also considered suitable for wind farm projects. READ MORE

6. 5. Påskkärringar or cute witches? How cultural words are translated in tourist information websites

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Astrid Liedholm; [2021-10-04]
   Keywords : English; cultural words; translation; translation strategies; Extralinguistic Cultural References; word analysis; tourist information;

   Abstract : This study investigates how some words are more tied to a specific culture than others, and how that can create issues in terms of translation. This essay shows the various strategies used when translating these so-called ‘cultural’ words into another language. READ MORE