Essays about: "abiotic environment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words abiotic environment.

  1. 21. Climate change impact on water balance and export of dissolved organic carbon : a sub-catchment modelling approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Stina Sandgren; [2017]
    Keywords : HYPE; hydrological modelling; DOC; climate change; water balance; specific discharge; hydrology; climate scenarios; carbon cycle; mire catchment; forest catchment; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change will alter the hydrological cycle in the 21st century with implications for the water balance and water quality. As characteristics of the landscape may vary significantly between nearby locations, hydrological models need to be able to delineate responses attributed to specific landscape characteristics, to estimate their responses to altered climatic drivers. READ MORE

  3. 22. Activity pattern & depredation upon livestock of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

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

    Author : Marielle Cambronero; [2017]
    Keywords : spotted hyena; activity pattern; depredation; conservation management; Crocuta Crocuta;

    Abstract : Many carnivores outside protected areas are declining as they are being killed for their involvement in depredation on livestock. More knowledge of when and why predators leaves protected areas are key questions in mitigating the human-wildlife conflict. READ MORE

  4. 23. Organic vs. conventional : comparative study on pollinating insects and their efficiency in white clover fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Szilvia Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : pollinator; white clover; landscape complexity; abiotic; biotic factors; organic; conventional;

    Abstract : Agricultural intensification has altered our environment, and many natural habitats for living organisms have been altered or completely disappeared. To restore and conserve biological systems while keeping the food supplies on an acceptable level, there is a demand for organic practice in the agriculture sector. READ MORE

  5. 24. Djurens betydelse för Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus

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

    Author : Linnea Lindgren Kero; [2016]
    Keywords : Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus; djur; fåglar; spridning;

    Abstract : Krim-Kongo hemorragisk feber virus, CCHFV, orsakar en allvarlig hemorragisk febersjukdom med hög dödlighet hos människor. Den är utspridd över stora delar av den Gamla Världen, så som Afrika, Mellanöstern, Asien och sydöstra Europa. Viruset sprids med fästingar och replikeras i infekterade däggdjur samt hos struts. READ MORE

  6. 25. Breeding Site Selection and Breeding Success in Red-throated Divers (Gavia stellata): Implications for Wind Power Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ekologi och genetik; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Emily Lehtonen; [2016]
    Keywords : Red-throated diver; Red-throated loon; Gavia stellata; wind farm; wind power; seabirds; bird ecology; Sweden; breeding;

    Abstract : Our alarming rate of resource exploitation and its consequences on the environment is fuelling an increase in sustainable energy production around the world. Wind power appears to be a particularly promising energy source relative to its environmental footprint, with the exception of potential negative effects of wind power on birds. READ MORE