Essays about: "Wet grassland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Wet grassland.

  1. 1. Effekter av markstruktur på tryckutbredning och packningsbenägenhet i åkermark : en jämförande fältstudie mellan konventionellt jordbearbetad åkermark och permanent bevuxen åkermark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Gabriel Thor; [2022]
    Keywords : markpackning; hållfasthet; markstruktur; marktextur; direktsådd; reducerad jordbearbetning;

    Abstract : Att gårdar blir större är en tydlig trend inom det svenska lantbruket. Med det följer även en större efterfrågan på större maskiner och redskap. Denna rationalisering medför en ökad risk för att åkermarken blir kraftigt packad och därigenom skadad, vilket på sikt kan leda till försämrad bördighet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Long term restoration effects : Effects of restoration measures on restoration success in nature reserves in acidic fen, buffered fen, dry heather, wet heather, and wet grassland in Drenthe, Netherlands

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Erika Nyström; [2020]
    Keywords : Acidic fen; Acidification; Buffered fen; Dehydration; Dry heather; Eutrophication; Habitat deterioration; Habitat management; Moisture; Nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; pH; Red listed species; Restoration ecology; Restoration method; Restoration success; Wet grassland; Wet heather; Ellenberg values; nature reserve; Mosse; kärr; hed; fukthed; fuktäng; uttorkning; försurning; näringsöverskott; eutrofiering; kväveöverskott; kväveregn; kvävedeponering; surt regn; habitatförsämring; försämring av naturområden; förvaltning av naturområden; fukt; kväve; pH; rödlistade arter; hotade arter; restaurering; restaureringsekologi; restaureringsmetod; restaureringsframgång;

    Abstract : Habitat degradation, fragmentation and loss are important factors causing loss in biodiversity and red listed species, and restoring habitats is essential in preventing this. However, there is a limited knowledge of the long term effects of restoration measures. READ MORE

  4. 3. How does white rhino respond to fires during dry season?

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

    Author : Tim Herkenrath; [2019]
    Keywords : white rhino; post-fire regrowth; habitat selection; African grazers; megaherbivore;

    Abstract : The white rhino is a megaherbivore grazer that favours the short and nutrient-rich grass on grazing lawns. Since regrowth on lawns requires a certain amount of rainfall, the usage of this food resource is limited to the wet season. During the dry season, white rhinos are able to feed on senescent tall grass. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Journey of Resources : Archaeobotanical analysis of late Iron Age and medieval Sigtuna, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Siri Pettersson; [2019]
    Keywords : agricultural history; archaeobotany; archaeology; continuity; ecology; grassland ecology; historical ecology; history; Iron Age; landscape management; land use; land use tradition; medieval period; middle ages; niche construction; paleoecology; plant ecology; Professorn; resource ecology; Sigtuna; traditional landscape management; Carex; Cyperaceae;

    Abstract : Traditional agriculture has played an important role in shaping the landscape for thousands of years. Agriculture and interactions between humans and their surroundings have changed since the beginning of historic time in Sweden, approximately 1000 years ago. READ MORE

  6. 5. Conflicting Environmental Management Tools : Grazing of Semi-natural Grasslands vs. Wetland Conservation

    University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Gunilla Reisner; [2013]
    Keywords : biodiversity; institutionalism; rational choice; environmental support; Agri-Environmental Schemes; environmental objectives;

    Abstract : The study explores the possibility of conflicts between conservation of wetlands and semi-natural grasslands in the county of Stockholm. Both habitats are important to protect from a biodiversity perspective. The species rich semi-natural grasslands have been created by agricultural practices like grazing and mowing. READ MORE