Essays about: "attraction effect"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words attraction effect.

  1. 6. Tritrophic interactions with Silphium integrifolium at the axis : elucidating the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species on plant phenotype

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Philipp Hansen; [2023]
    Keywords : Arbuscular mycorrhiza; mycorrhizal responsiveness; induced plant volatiles; Silphium integrifolium Silflower ; perennial grains; new crops; ecological intensification;

    Abstract : A fundamental understanding of the intricate interactions between crops and their environment may help guide the development of ecologically intensified agriculture. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are root symbionts that can increase a plant’s access to soil resources and have been found to reprogram plant defensive mechanisms, potentially influencing the performance of plant antagonists. READ MORE

  3. 7. Evaluating an increased spill regime as a management tool to improve downstream passage of salmon smolt

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Mattias Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : hydraulic modeling; hydroacoustic telemetry; time to event analysis; hydraulisk modellering; överlevnadsanalys; hydroakustisk telemetri;

    Abstract : The anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is dependent on river connectivity to reach spawning and rearing habitats in rivers. Most rivers are today fragmented by artificial barriers such as hydroelectric powerplants (HEP) which impede this migratory movement. READ MORE

  4. 8. Snow cover related camouflage mismatch decreases survival

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

    Author : Pieter Otte; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; snow cover; seasonal colour coat; crypsis; mismatch; camera trap; survival analysis;

    Abstract : Climate change is expected to decrease winter severity at high latitudes, resulting in reduced days of snow cover. Several mammalian and avian species in the northern hemisphere express a seasonal colour coat (SCC) making them white in winter periods and brown or dark in summer. READ MORE

  5. 9. Evaluation of Nudging on Waste Management : a case study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Felicia Östby Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : nudge; attraction effect; default; framing; behavioral ecomonics; difference-in-difference; waste management; evaluate perception;

    Abstract : The interest in sustainability has risen in recent times where several instruments have been put in place to decrease environmental degradation. An up-to-date, as well as a less financially demanding sustainability instrument, is nudging. READ MORE

  6. 10. Decoy Policies: The Attraction Effect Within Sustainability Legislation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Folke Bruno; Marcus Lind; [2022]
    Keywords : Attraction Effect; Policy Choice; Sustainability; Overton Window; Perceived Extremity;

    Abstract : The need for stronger action on climate change is acutely apparent today, and to successfully address global warming governments across the world will have to enact tougher sustainability measures. This quantitative study investigates whether an attraction effect - most commonly studied within marketing contexts - can exist within such legislative contexts and affect how people support different environmental policies. READ MORE