Essays about: "Shrub"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 67 essays containing the word Shrub.

  1. 21. The potential of breeding perennial grain legumes for swedish climates : a literature study and a pilot experiment on polyploidy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Maximilian Isendahl; [2019]
    Keywords : Phaseolus polystachios; Caragana arborescens; Vicia pisiformis; Lupinus; mutabilis; polyphyllus; perennis; pea vetch; Siberian pea shrub;

    Abstract : In consideration of both the struggle facing smallholders and rural societies in Sweden and the environmental crisis, the potential of breeding and cultivation of perennial legumes in Sweden has been examined. The essay is comprised of a literature study and a pilot experiment. READ MORE

  3. 22. Ett bortglömt växtmaterial för morgondagens stadsståndort : en studie i förtätningens problematik samt förslag på växtmateriallösningar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Emma Petersson; [2019]
    Keywords : förtätning; urban heat island; solitärbuske; växtmaterial; betongbjälklag; gästträd;

    Abstract : Det här arbetet belyser solitärbuskens användning i den förtätande staden. Det kan ses som ett bortglömt eller icke utforskat växtmaterial men har en stor potential för användning där konventionella trädtyper inte lämpar sig, när ytorna blir mindre och förutsättningarna blir tuffare i det urbana klimatet. READ MORE

  4. 23. Automatic Detection of Low Passability Terrain Features in the Scandinavian Mountains

    University essay from KTH/Geodesi och satellitpositionering

    Author : Fredrik Ahnlén; [2019]
    Keywords : Classification; Fuzzy Logic; Fuzzy Inference System; Automatic Mapping; Terrain Features; Land Cover Mapping; Cartography; Shrub; Mire; Stony Ground; Klassificering; Fuzzy Logic; Fuzzy Inference System; Automatisk Kartering; Terrängföremål; Marktäcke; Kartografi; Videsnår; Sankmark; Stenig Mark;

    Abstract : During recent years, much focus have been put on replacing time consuming manual mappingand classification tasks with automatic methods, having minimal human interaction. Now it ispossible to quickly classify land cover and terrain features covering large areas to a digital formatand with a high accuracy. READ MORE

  5. 24. Variations in nutritional content of key ungulate browse species in Sweden

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

    Author : Leonardo Capoani; [2019]
    Keywords : ungulate diet; cervids; nutrition; browsing; Sweden; NIR; NDF; protein;

    Abstract : Understanding variations in the nutritional content of key ungulate browse species is not an easy task. Overall, my study focused to understand seasonal variations in nutritional values, available to wild browsers, found in the main tree and shrub species present in Scandinavia. READ MORE

  6. 25. Remotely sensed estimation of shrub encroachment : a case study on the Great Alvar, Öland, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Franziska Weichert; [2018]
    Keywords : Great Alvar; shrub encroachment; species richness; growth rate; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The increase of shrub extent in arid and semi-arid environments is reducing the species richness all over the globe. This process of shrub encroachment was found to result from changes in anthropogenic land use, especially from too high or too low grazing intensity. READ MORE