Essays about: "Snags"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word Snags.

  1. 1. Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in Dalby Söderskog national park

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Balaji Naik Sugali; [2021]
    Keywords : Ash dieback; coarse woody debris; dead wood volume; Dutch elm disease; forest reserve; Sweden; temperate forest; tree log; tree snag;

    Abstract : Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) is a critical structural and functional component of all forest ecosystems and comprises non-living woody biomass, standing or lying, larger than 10 cm in diameter. This study provides the first inventory of coarse woody debris in the temperate broadleaf forest of Dalby Söderskog national park in southern Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Regionala skillnader i nyckelbiotopers biodiversitet : med avseende på mängd död ved och artantal

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

    Author : Eric Lundqvist; Britta Sterner; [2019]
    Keywords : skogshistoria; ; signalart; rödlistad signalart; biodiversitet; regionalisering;

    Abstract : Den svenska skogen har genomgått en stor förändring de senaste århundradena av en markanvändning som startade tidigare och var mer intensiv i södra Sverige än i norra. De skogar som tidigare var naturliga och variationsrika är nu omvandlade till enskiktade produktionsskogar. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ecological requirements of the threetoed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus L.) in boreal forests of northern Sweden

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

    Author : Michelle Balasso; [2016]
    Keywords : three-toed woodpecker; dead wood; dead spruce; snags; habitat requirements; boreal forest; forest management;

    Abstract : The three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus L.) is a forest specialist bird, highly dependent on dead and decaying trees for foraging. I investigated the occurrence of the three-toed woodpecker in relation to vegetation characteristics including dead wood in the boreal forests of northern Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Restaureringsåtgärders korttidseffekter på biodiversiteten bland vedlevande skalbaggar (Coleoptera) på granstammar

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

    Author : Amanda Trulsson; [2015]
    Keywords : restaurering; bränning; luckhuggning; död ved; biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : Skogsbruket har haft en stor negativ påverkan på skogens biodiversitet. Speciellt gäller detta saproxyliska organismer och arter starkt gynnade av eller beroende av skogsbrand. READ MORE

  6. 5. Bird biodiversity in relation to forest composition in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Annabelle Finck; [2015]
    Keywords : timber production; bird biodiversity; indicator species; forest composition; bird occurrence; Physical Geography and Ecosystems Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The large development of timber activities in Sweden has induced important changes in forest composition. Today they are less old, deciduous trees and snags in Swedish forests. Such changes threaten the survival of certain bird species in Sweden. READ MORE