Essays about: "Light Use Efficiency LUE"

Found 3 essays containing the words Light Use Efficiency LUE.

  1. 1. Modelling the growth of Pinus sylvestris L. monocultures in Sweden depending on the absorbed light

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Mateusz Grzeszkiewicz; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; forest modelling; light use efficiency; photosynthetically active radiation; Scots pine;

    Abstract : Stand growth models are an important aid in contemporary sustainable forest management as a major planning and decision-making tool. However, climate change influencing growth conditions worldwide is a challenge to commonly used empirical models as they do not provide enough flexibility, which can result in inaccurate predictions and thus wrong decisions and sub-optimal results. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nitrogen Uptake by Vegetation in the Wakkerstroom Wetland, South Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Emma Dufbäck; [2019]
    Keywords : nitrogen uptake; NPP; wetland; Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MISR ; Light Use Efficiency LUE ; remote sensing; Phragmites australis; Typha capensis; South Africa; kväveupptag; NPP; våtmark; Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MISR ; Light Use Efficiency LUE ; fjärranalys; Phragmites australis; Typha capensis; Sydafrika;

    Abstract : The lack of proper wastewater treatment inhibits the social and economic development in many communities. The South African town Wakkerstroom is an example where wastewater is first treated before it is released. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessment of the relationship between the Photochemical Reflectance Index and Light Use Efficiency : a study of its seasonal and diurnal variation in a sub-arctic birch forest, Abisko, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Elsa Lindevall; [2016]
    Keywords : PRI; LUE; seasonal variability; diurnal variability; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Photosynthesis, which describes the uptake of carbon from the atmosphere by vegetation, is key to the natural mitigation of anthropogenic climate change. Its accurate assessment is therefore of vital importance for correct estimates of the global carbon balance and the understanding of global carbon dynamics. READ MORE