Essays about: "biotic and abiotic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words biotic and abiotic.

1. 1. Sudetisk lärk – ett alternativ för sydsvenska skogar?

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Ella Bjelkered; [2024]
   Keywords : Lärk; förädling; Larix; klimatförändringar; skogsbruk;

   Abstract : Den svenska skogsbranschen möter betydande utmaningar med de globala klimatförändringarna som hotar framtida råvaruförsörjning. Högst troligtvis bidrar klimatförändringar till ökade stormar och en övergång till varmare och torrare förhållanden. READ MORE

3. 2. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species

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

   Author : Kailey Tentis; [2023]
   Keywords : plant-soil feedback; plant economic spectrum; biotic feedback; abiotic feedback; sterilization-inoculation experiment; conspecifics and heterospecifics;

   Abstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE

4. 3. Evaluation of River Restoration Measures: Interstitial Habitat Variables and Salmon Hatching Rates as Indicators of Success

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Limnologi

   Author : Jonas Emanuelsson; [2023]
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   Abstract : River ecosystems are some of the most complex ecosystems on Earth, characterized by a highly heterogenous environment which is able to sustain a disproportionally high level of biodiversity in relation to the area of which they occupy. However, anthropogenic activities are encroaching on the highly diverse riverine landscape, threatening freshwater biodiversity. READ MORE

5. 4. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) morphological variation in the Massif Central region, France. : A study of differences in traits between populations.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Amanda Johansson; [2023]
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   Abstract : Scots Pine (P. sylvestris L.) has one of the largest distributions among trees in Eurasia. It is important both economically and ecologically, with a dominant role in forests ecosystems. READ MORE

6. 5. Foliar fungal communities of naturally regenerated and nursery-produced Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

   Author : Sara López Fernández; [2023]
   Keywords : Endophytes; high-throughput sequencing; foliar fungi; forest nursery; fungal community; fungal pathogens; metabarcoding; mycobiome; Pinus sylvestris; pine seedlings; Scots pine needles;

   Abstract : Endophytic fungal communities living in leaves of trees can have a significant impact on their hosts,showing both beneficial and detrimental effects. Some mutualistic fungal species protect the host against pathogens or herbivores, while pathogenic species can increase the vulnerability of the host against biotic and abiotic stresses. READ MORE