Essays about: "Shrub"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 67 essays containing the word Shrub.

  1. 6. Bear in mind! A study about the effect of bear predation on the choice of calving site and site fidelity by female moose in Sweden

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

    Author : Lisa Dijkgraaf; [2022]
    Keywords : moose Alces alces ; brown bear Ursus arctos ; predation; calving site; site fidelity;

    Abstract : Selecting a suitable calving site is important for ungulates, especially when predators are present. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) predate on moose calves (Alces alces) and therefore influence the reproductive success of the moose. READ MORE

  3. 7. Influence of forest mires on wildfire : a landscape analysis of the 2014 Västmanland forest fire

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

    Author : Andreas Souropetsis; [2022]
    Keywords : Forest fire; Mires fuel composition; Aerial photo interpretation;

    Abstract : Forest fire is a major natural disturbance that influence forest ecosystem structure and composition at both the stand and landscape level. In boreal Fennoscandia fire frequency has been very low over the last c.150 years due to effective fire suppression, although occasionally high-intensity fires escape initial attack and grow big. READ MORE

  4. 8. Gestaltning av Ebbamölla : en naturalistisk gestaltning för en blöt ståndort

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

    Author : Malin Ask; [2022]
    Keywords : gestaltning; naturalism; fuktig ståndort; moduler; våtmark design; naturalism; wet site; modular system; perennial mixes; wetland;

    Abstract : Examensarbetet undersöker möjligheten att gestalta ett område på en privattomt i Skåne som upplevs som ett problemområde. Detta eftersom stora delar av området beter sig som en våtmark under stora delar av året. Uppdraget var att förvandla ett problemområde till en parkliknande tilltalande miljö. READ MORE

  5. 9. Looking for shrubs in an alvar: Investigating classification of orthophotos as a way of mapping shrub species Juniperus communis and Dasiphora fruticose on Stora Alvaret, Öland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Lantmäteri (CI)

    Author : Jorun Westman; [2022]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Orthophoto; Stora Alvaret; Shrub; Monitoring; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity is an immediate threat to the planet and if no actions are taken it is expected to accelerate. The highest species richness on smaller scale is found in semi-natural temperate grasslands, with one of the documented records from Stora Alvaret on Öland, Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. Stand characteristics and temperature’s effect on bilberry availability and quality

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

    Author : Jennifer Chaimungkhun Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : bilberry; vaccinium myrtillus; nutrition; maturity classes; temperature loggers;

    Abstract : Stand characteristics is a crude description of a forest and provides general knowledge of what the forest looks like, for example plant composition and site productivity. Factors and measurements like tree canopy and basal area affects the near ground microclimate through temperature regulation, light intake, and available soil nutrient. READ MORE