Essays about: "Semi-natural grassland"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the words Semi-natural grassland.

  1. 16. Effect of restoration and surrounding grassland proportion on the dung beetle metapopulation abundance in the fragmented semi-natural grasslands : dung beetles in restored semi-natural grasslands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Vivek Babu; [2018]
    Keywords : dung beetle; grassland proportion; restoration; Aphodius; Geotrupes; abundance; semi-natural grassland; Scarabaeidae; metapopulation; habitat fragmentation; landscape ecology;

    Abstract : The importance of landscape composition surrounding the local habitats is increasingly recognized, especially with goal of enhancing the understanding about its role in various conservation frameworks. The dung beetles which depend on human mediated ephemeral resources (Dung from domestic animal) gives a valuable opportunity for understanding landscape moderated effects of both the landscape structure as well as sensitive grazing management on the local populations of semi-natural grasslands in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 17. Bete eller slåtter i naturliga fodermarker : faktorer som påverkar artsammansättningen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Ebba Hellstrand; [2017]
    Keywords : naturbetesmark; bete; slåtter; skötselmetoder; kärlväxter;

    Abstract : Naturbetesmarker är bland de habitat som innehåller flest kärlväxter i världen. Många av de arter som lever i denna typ av mark har blivit sällsynta och hotade. READ MORE

  4. 18. Bumblebee abundance decreases with growing amount of arable land at a landscape level

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Gabriella Fjellander; [2017]
    Keywords : Bombus; bumblebees; spatial scale; landscape; arable land; abundance; Sweden;

    Abstract : Society depends on bumblebees for the ecosystem service in the pollination of crops. Bumblebee declines have been documented, mostly due to intensification of agriculture and loss of species-rich semi-natural grasslands, an important bumblebee habitat. READ MORE

  5. 19. Linear movement and habitat boundary response by butterflies in power line corridors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Axel Linder; [2017]
    Keywords : power line corridors; PLC; edge response; linear movement; butterflies; conservation; semi-natural grassland;

    Abstract : Sweden’s semi-natural grasslands and pastures have decreased radically during the 1900s, leading to a loss of butterfly populations and species associated with these habitats. Butterfly conservation efforts therefore should be concentrated towards finding suitable habitats that can either replace or support these lost habitats. READ MORE

  6. 20. Local plant species diversity in coastal grasslands in the Stockholm archipelago : The effect of isostatic land-uplift, different management and future sea level rise

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Cecilia Lindén; [2017]
    Keywords : Coastal grasslands; Plant species diversity; Stockholm archipelago; Isostatic land-uplift; Sea level rise; Landscape ecology; Traditional management; Grazing; Traditional mowing; Semi-natural grasslands;

    Abstract : Semi-natural grasslands with traditional management are known to be very species-rich, with many plant species strongly associated with the habitat. The last century’s decline of semi-natural grasslands, as a result of land use change and abandonment, has made the remaining semi-natural grassland a high concern for conservation. READ MORE