Essays about: "Stora Karlsö"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Stora Karlsö.

  1. 1. Egg-laying and nesting behavior of common eider at Stora Karlsö

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Olsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : The population of common eider (Somateria mollissima) has suffered a dramatic decline in several breeding locations since the 1990s. Predation is described as one of the main reasons, along with other suggested explanations such as food shortage, environmental pollutants, and thiamine shortage. READ MORE

  3. 2. Temperature dependent preening behaviour in common guillemots Uria aalge

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Saga-Savanna Kynman; [2023]
    Keywords : common guillemot; common murre; seabirds; Stora Karlsö; heatstress; temperature; preening; allopreening;

    Abstract : As global temperature increase, new thermal conditions may challenge the physiological limits of endotherms. Examining the direct effects of extreme temperatures is an important component in understanding how these physiological limits may impact an organism’s behaviour, breeding success and survival. READ MORE

  4. 3. Common Guillemots Uria aalge Alter Trip Patterns During Breeding

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Mica Bohacek; [2022]
    Keywords : Common Murre; Stora Karlsö; trip duration; trip frequency; central-place foragers; feeding rate; time-budget;

    Abstract : Seabirds are facing immense pressures, primarily induced by competition with commercial fisheries; this is of considerable concern due to the critical role that they play in marine food webs and their invaluable function as bioindicators. In this thesis, I studied the temporal change in trip duration for the Common Guillemot Uria aalge, a circum-arctic seabird species. READ MORE

  5. 4. Common Guillemots Uria aalge Alter Trip Patterns During Breeding

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Mica Bohacek; [2022]
    Keywords : Common Murre; Stora Karlsö; trip duration; trip frequency; central-place foragers; feeding rate; time-budget;

    Abstract : Seabirds are facing immense pressures, primarily induced by competition with commercial fisheries; this is of considerable concern due to the critical role that they play in marine food webs and their invaluable function as bioindicators. In this thesis, I studied the temporal change in trip duration for the Common Guillemot Uria aalge, a circum-arctic seabird species. READ MORE

  6. 5. Porten till naturen : gestaltningsförslag av ett besökscentrum i ett naturreservat som ett alternativ till en byggnad

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sofie Taylor; [2019]
    Keywords : gestaltning; naturreservat; besökscentrum; landskapsarkitektur; trivalent design;

    Abstract : Nationalparker och naturreservat har funnits i mer än ett århundrande i Sverige, och i nära anslutning finns idag storslagna arkitektritade besökscentrum, så kallade naturum. Syftet med naturum är att locka besökaren ut i naturen och lära dem mer om människans påverkan på naturmiljön och ekologin på den specifika platsen. READ MORE