Essays about: "Svalbard"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 essays containing the word Svalbard.
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6. Optimal foraging in an Arctic herbivore : How does the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) respond to seasonal changes from summer through autumn of the Arctic tundra?
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Foraging decisions of large herbivores can be affected by many factors and have great effect on both above- and below-ground ecosystems. Here, I determine to which degree temporal (seasonality), or spatial (habitat) factors influence the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and asses if small-scale foraging behaviour correlates with an animals’ patch residence time. READ MORE
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7. Sporadic-E layers in the polar cap ionosphere : A review on Es occurrence, dynamics and formation theory
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Sporadic-E layers (Es) are layers of metallic ions that appear in the lower E-region of the ionosphere and can last from under one hour to several hours. Es are found at all latitudes, but polar cap Es, and specifically over Svalbard at a latitude of around 78◦ , are the focus of this study. READ MORE
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8. Use of Management Accounting Under a Grant Administrated Project
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Background – Covid-19 pandemic has triggered responses for financial supports, governmental actions, and subsidies directed to specific industries in several countries inferring administration of projects under non-routine situations, including actors of various organisational structures. The aim of this thesis was to learn more about the use of management accounting under a new, non-usual situation from two interlinked levels, namely the societal and firm under a public grant administrated project context. READ MORE
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9. Safeguarding a Safeguard: Assessing the Status of Global Ex-Situ Crop Conservation and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault’s Role in its Protection
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The Svalbard Seed Vault serves as a backup against accidental loss of genetic crop diversity within the existing global conservation system. Addressing this objective, this thesis repeats the 2013 assessment of the Seed Vault’s completeness relative to the global conservation system as performed by Westengen et al (2013, 1). READ MORE
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10. A Statistical Overview of the Spatial Atmospheric Variability Over Isfjorden, Svalbard
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : The atmospheric spatial variability over Isfjorden, Svalbard, was investigated through statistical data analysis. The data used in the thesis was measured by mobile weather stations installed on three ships crossing the fjord, and two stationary weather stations close to the shoreline, during the autumn of 2021 and spring to autumn 2022. READ MORE