Essays about: "Prescribed burning"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words Prescribed burning.

  1. 21. Burnt forest clear-cuts, a breeding habitat for ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana in northern Sweden?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Cloé Lucas; [2014]
    Keywords : Emberiza hortulana; breeding habitat; clear-cut; prescribed burning; farmland;

    Abstract : The Ortolan Bunting population has decreased in Sweden by about 80 % since 1975. Nowadays, the largest part of the Ortolan Bunting population occurs on the northern coast where the majority breeds on clear-cuts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Environmental variables determining the occurrence of the red-listed Carbonicola anthracophila and C. myrmecina in boreal forests

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Fiona Grossmann; [2014]
    Keywords : forest fires; biodiversity; nature conservation; forestry; prescribed burning;

    Abstract : The global biodiversity loss is mainly due to human activities such as an intensification of forestry. Boreal forest ecosystems in Fennoscandia are characterized by disturbances such as forest fires, storms and floods. READ MORE

  4. 23. Nutritional requirements, chemical sensitivity, and in vitro growth of Rhizina undulata

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Iryna Semashko; [2014]
    Keywords : Rhizina undulata; pine fire fungus; filamentous fungi; phenotype microarray technique; prescribed burning;

    Abstract : Fire is an important factor for biological diversity in boreal forests. According to the FSC requirements, annually around 5% of the clear-cut forest territory in Sweden should be burned. READ MORE

  5. 24. Clear-cut and substrate characteristics important for the occurrence of the beetle Upis ceramboides

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Ronny Naalisvaara; [2013]
    Keywords : Upis ceramboides; dead wood; clear-cut; prescribed burning;

    Abstract : Disturbances, such as fire and wind, are important for saproxylic beetles (= beetles depending on decaying wood) to gain substrate in boreal forests. Clear-cutting is an example of a man-made disturbance. Measures such as prescribed burning have been made to resemble natural disturbances. READ MORE

  6. 25. Influence of prescribed burning and/or mechanical site preparation on stand stem density and growth of Scots pine stands above the Arctic Circle : results 9-19 years after stand establishment

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

    Author : Mikael Sörhult; [2012]
    Keywords : Direct seeding; Planting; Pinus sylvestris; Damages; Regeneration cost; Simulation; Sådd; Plantering; Skador; Föryngringskostnader; Simulering;

    Abstract : Prescribed burning was commonly used for site preparation in Sweden to establish new forests until the 1960’s, when mechanical scarification was introduced. During recent decades the interest in prescribed burnings has increased again, mainly due to certifications of forestry stating that 5% of the regeneration areas should be burned on dry and mesic soils. READ MORE