Essays about: "bare peat"

Found 4 essays containing the words bare peat.

  1. 1. SPHAGNUM RE-ESTABLISHMENT ON BARE PEAT - an evaluation of restoration results

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Emma Stenlund; [2022-07-06]
    Keywords : Sphagnum; establishment; bare peat; restoration;

    Abstract : Restoration of former peat extraction sites is a rather young practice in Sweden. As part of the EU-funded project Life to Ad(d)mire, the County Administrative Board of Jönköping have restored a number of areas affected by peat extraction, with the purpose of achieving a favorable conservation status for the habitats and the species that depend on them. READ MORE

  3. 2. X-ray imaging of water flow through soil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Lorenzo Garbari; [2020]
    Keywords : infiltration; tomography; soil structure; soil porosity; wetting front; x-ray;

    Abstract : In this study a laboratory experiment on preferential flow was conducted with the aim to quantify the importance of water repellency, soil structure and irrigation rate on water infiltration into soil. To do so, the study was conducted as follows: (a) comparison between the wetting fronts of the irrigations done on the same sample; (b) the tortuosity of the wetting fronts, this was analysed calculating a tortuosity index; (c) the average infiltration velocity and (d) a visual comparison between the 3D images. READ MORE

  4. 3. Geochemistry of stream plants and its statistical relations to soil- and bedrock geology, slope directions and till geochemistry : a GIS-analysis of small catchments in northern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Harry Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Biogeochemistry; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Geographical Information Systems; Geochemistry; Catchments; Drainage areas; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Subaquatic mosses and stream plants have been recognized as suitable sample media for detection of geochemical variations in their surrounding environments. These plants were originally used in search for mineral deposits but later on also for detection of environmental pollution. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lönsamhetskalkyl för produktion av gran på markavvattnad och askgödslad myrmark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Anders Henriksson; Emil Mattsson; [2012]
    Keywords : torvmark; markavvattning; askgödsling; ståndortstyp; markvärde; tillväxtsimulering;

    Abstract : In Sweden there are about 4 million hectares of bare peat (mire). This land has great potential to be transformed into productive forest land, provided drainage is carried out and, in some cases, even fertilization with ashes. READ MORE