Essays about: "Tree line"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 89 essays containing the words Tree line.

  1. 1. Can precommercial thinning be used to create more diversity after planting spruce?

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Astrid Bygge; [2024]
    Keywords : Forestry; pre-commercial; stand structure; heterogeneity; silviculture; mixed forests; monoculture; Picea abies; Betula spp.;

    Abstract : Mixed forests will harbour other ecosystem services than a planted coniferous monoculture. This study used early results from a long-term experiment to examine if different precommercial thinning treatments can be used to increase diversity in planted stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies) mixed with high densities of natural regeneration of birch (Betula spp. READ MORE

  3. 2. Perception of urban blue-green infrastructure during winter in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mikaela Torell; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : perception; greenery; water; urban environment; recreation;

    Abstract : Life in urban settlements is often associated with insufficient physical activity and continuous stress. By implementing blue-green infrastructure (BGI) consisting of parks, trees, ponds, and rain gardens, amongst others, recreational values can be provided for the residents. READ MORE

  4. 3. PVCFA: Principal Variation Context Feature Attribution : Distributed Chess for Perturbation-based Saliency Maps

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Marco Molinari; [2023]
    Keywords : Chess; Perturbation; Saliency maps; Multiagent; Reinforcement Learning; Schack; Perturbation; Saliency maps; Multiagent; Reinforcement Learning;

    Abstract : The research and development field of computer chess improved more in the last 5 years than in the whole history of computers. Unfortunately these unprecedented results comes with techniques that don’t leave much space to intuition and comprehensibility for humans. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effects of Climate Change on Zirben (Pinus cembra) Distribution in the Italian Alps

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nicholas Asplin; [2023]
    Keywords : Pinus Cembra; Tree line; Tree line shift; Alps; Climate change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change has caused temperature increases all across the globe. Mountainous areas are among the most affected and are experiencing alarming rates of warming. Such rapid warming will have effects on alpine vegetation and their distribution throughout the alps. READ MORE

  6. 5. Improving Pith Detection and Automated Log Identification using AI

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Muhammad Farooq; [2023]
    Keywords : Automated wood log identification; damaged log identification; pith detection; artificial intelligence; computer vision; machine learning; deep learning;

    Abstract : Tracking of tree logs from a harvesting site to its processing site is a legal requirement for timber-based industries. Wood log identification is an important task in the forestry industry and has traditionally relied on manual inspection by trained experts. READ MORE