Essays about: "P-limitation"

Found 3 essays containing the word P-limitation.

  1. 1. Reindeer induced changes in vegetation composition and plant traits on a tundra-forest border

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Femke Pijcke; [2019]
    Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; plant functional traits; nutrient allocation; grazing; reindeer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are the most common large herbivores in the arctic. With a habitat spreading over the entire circumpolar region, they can have a substantial effect on plant species composition and ecosystem processes and functions. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of the freshwater-sea transition on short-term dissolved organic carbon bio-reactivity : the case of Baltic Sea river mouths

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sohidul Islam; [2014]
    Keywords : estuary; microbial community; nutrients; degradation; DOC; reactivity; bioavailability; physical geography and ecosystems science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Terrestrially-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is transported to estuarine systems via river runoff, where it is largely degraded by microbial communities. I studied the combined influence of salinity (NaCl), microbial community (marine vs. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of climate change on aquatic systems and phytoplankton communities : A quantitative study of the impacts of altering food-quality on microzooplankton growth rate

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik

    Author : Linnéa Joandi; [2013]
    Keywords : Climate change; phytoplankton communities; microzooplankton; B. Plicatilis; Euplotus sp.; P-limitation; N-limitation; nutrient replete conditions;

    Abstract : A global increase in atmospheric CO2 and temperature is assumed to affect the marine ecosystems in numerous ways, e.g. by altering ocean circulation patterns and changing nutrient regimes. The changes are expected to impact heavily on both phytoplankton communities as well as the rest of the marine food-web. READ MORE