Essays about: "Small-lakes"

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  1. 6. Fate of Nonylphenol in lakes: : Case study modelling of two small lakes in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Wei Chang; [2010]
    Keywords : nonylphenol; fate; modelling; lake;

    Abstract : Nonylphenol is a widely used organic compound which has been reported to have potential risk to aquatic environment. According to the result of recent studies, it has been detected in many lakes in Stockholm, Sweden, which raised great concern. READ MORE

  3. 7. Holocene relative sea-level changes in the Tasiusaq area, southern Greenland, with focus on the Ta1 and Ta3 basins

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Randsalu; [2008]
    Keywords : isostasi; havsnivåförändringar; södra Grönland; Holocen; isoleringslagerföljder; Greenland Ice Sheet; isostasy; sea-level changes; southern Greenland; isolation sequences; Holocene; grönländska inlandsisen; geology; physical geography; geologi; naturgeografi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Results from an investigation of relative sea-level changes from c. 11,000 cal. yr BP to the present in the Tasiusaq area, Inner Bredefjord, southwest Greenland, are presented in this thesis. Isolation sequences from two small lakes have been identified using stratigraphic analyses, XRF-scanning, loss on ignition and macrofossil analyses. READ MORE

  4. 8. Preliminary Sustainability Assessment of water resources management in the Ili-Balkhash Basin of Central Asia

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Anna Spitsyna; Tatiana Spitsyna; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Ili-Balkhash basin (IB basin) is a large freshwater system, covering 413 000 km2 in Kazakhstan, China and Kyrgyzstan. The main part of the watershed is situated in Kazakstan (85%) and a smaller part in northwestern China (15 %). The Kazakhstan's part of the IB basin embraces the territory of the Almaty region and Xinijang region. READ MORE

  5. 9. Att restaurera forna tiders beståndsstruktur : ett exempel från Jämtgaveln

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

    Author : Tina Pahlén; [2000]
    Keywords : naturreservat; brandhistorik; restaurering; tall; bränning;

    Abstract : In Sweden today so-called "prescribed nature conservation burning" is performed due to the change in silvicultural law, certification and an increased knowledge regarding the field of fire in the forest landscape. The aim is to re-create structures and qualities made by the fire regimes of the past, though on a much smaller geographical scale. READ MORE

  6. 10. The openess of the present-day landscape reflected in pollen assemblages from surface sediments in lakes : a first step towards a quantitative approach for the reconstruction of ancient cultural landscapes in south Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Broström; [1996]
    Keywords : geography; geology; pollen assemblages; lake sediments; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Summary: The aim of this study was to analyse how the composition and in particular the openess of the present-day landscape is reflected in pollen assemblages from surface sediment in lakes. The study is a continuation of an earlier pilot study including thirteen sites and a first step in an attempt to find a method of quantifying ancient cultural landscape in terms of surface areas from fossil pollen records using the modern analogue approach. READ MORE