Essays about: "Litter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 264 essays containing the word Litter.

  1. 1. Riparian plant biodiversity and community composition of ditches and straightened streams : identifying key environmental drivers in a boreal forest setting

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Rasmus Staaf; [2024]
    Keywords : artificial waterways; riparian zone; novel ecosystems; ; forestry; ditch network maintenance; species richness; hill-diversity; drainage ditches; coarse woody debris; ditch cleaning; ecology;

    Abstract : Modified ecosystems are typically seen as degraded and having no ecological value. In many cases, the modification of the ecosystem was done more than 100 years ago and may have had time to recover and become a refugia for species that were once more common in the landscape. READ MORE

  3. 2. Samband mellan förlossningsförlopp och valpdödlighetr : hos berner sennen och labrador retrieve

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Louise Kavak; [2024]
    Keywords : Berner sennen; labrador retriever; valpdödlighet; dystoki; kullstorlek; reproduktion; reproduktionsproblem; förlossningsförlopp;

    Abstract : Reproduktion och ett normalt förlossningsförlopp är av stor vikt inom aveln för renrasiga hundar. Flertal svenska och internationella studier har studerat normalfysiologi, reproduktionsstörningar och valpdödlighet. Det finns multifaktoriella orsaker till ökad valpdödlighet under förlossnings-förloppet. READ MORE

  4. 3. SOIL GROSS NITROGEN MINERALISATION AND FOREST GROWTH IN FOUR HEMIBOREAL FOREST STANDS IN SOUTHWEST SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Linnéa Eriksson; [2023-04-20]
    Keywords : soil C:N; forest production; 15N isotope dilution; gross N mineralisation; ammonium; soil carbon; soil nitrogen; root exudates; stoichiometric decomposition; boreal forests; priming; microbial C limitation;

    Abstract : Boreal and temperate forests together make up the largest terrestrial net C sink in the world. They take up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it in plant biomass and soil as they grow, making them crucial in mitigating global climate change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Användning av kalvningssystem i svensk dikalvsproduktion

    University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Julia Ancher; [2023]
    Keywords : diko; dikalvsproduktion; kalvningssystem; skötselrutiner kring kalvning; djurvälfärd;

    Abstract : Dikons uppgift är att föda upp friska kalvar som växer och producerar bra kött. Inhysning och skötselrutiner kring kalvning är därför en central del dikalvsproduktionen för att ge kalven en bra start i livet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pen-rotation scheme for growing pigs : effects on pig aggression and social affiliation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Moses Agbenyegah Gadri; [2023]
    Keywords : aggressive; affiliative; fighting; littermates; behaviours; reuniting;

    Abstract : This master project aimed to assess if a pen-rotation scheme mitigated the effects of reuniting pigs after temporal separation. Six groups of crossbred (Yorkshire and Hampshire) growing pigs, (8 - 10 littermates per group) aged between 12 – 13 weeks, were video recorded separately in their original home pens for 2 h before a temporal separation to undergo the pen rotation scheme in pairs for 3 days. READ MORE