Essays about: "biotic and abiotic"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 59 essays containing the words biotic and abiotic.

  1. 6. CO2 Sequestration by Bio-Accelerated Silicate Weathering

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Tora Uebel; Elisabeth Odelius; [2023]
    Keywords : enhanced silicate weathering; microorganisms; negative emission technology; CO2 emissions;

    Abstract : Human-caused emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are an established reason for the climate changes that affect planet Earth. Negative emission technologies (NETs), for example, bio-accelerated silicate weathering bioreactors, seek to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere. READ MORE

  3. 7. Effect of a plant-derived nutraceutical on the tolerance of axenically-cultured Artemia towards abiotic or biotic stressor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Ahumuza Allan Castro; [2023]
    Keywords : Artemia; Hsp70; Vibrio campbellii; plant extract; aquaculture; abiotic stressor;

    Abstract : Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food-production industries worldwide accounting for almost half of fish used for human consumption. Super-intensive, intensive, and semi-intensive farming practices used to produce large farm fish are increasing the frequency of disease outbreaks which is a major problem affecting sustainable aquaculture growth. READ MORE

  4. 8. Forskning och nyttjande av mykorrhiza inom nordiskt jordbruk : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Tova Väätäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : inokulering; AM; Norden; vete; linser; potatis;

    Abstract : Glomeromycota är en division svampar som bildar arbuskulär mykorrhiza (AM) med mer än 80% av alla landlevande växter. Via denna symbios får svampen kolhydrater från växten och i gengäld får växten näringsämnen. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tree growth and field vegetation in forest edge zones on a property in southeast Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Pieter van Tongeren; [2023]
    Keywords : tree growth; diversity; field vegetation; edge zones; edge effect;

    Abstract : Summary  In the 1990s a new way of thinking about forestry started. One of the effects of the changing silvicultural practices was that the size of clearcuts became smaller. As the felling areas were reduced in size, the areas where young and older forest meet grew, with this also the occurrence of edge zones increased. READ MORE

  6. 10. Reindeer grazing, soil wetness and aspect interact to drive tundra plant community structure in northern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Emma Gemal; [2023]
    Keywords : tundra plants; vegetation; abiotic vs. biotic effects; community composition; diversity; reindeer herbivory; accelerometry; grazing;

    Abstract : The relative importance of abiotic versus biotic top-down factors on structuring tundra plant communities is debated. With climate change already strongly affecting the tundra ecosystem, understanding which factors will prevail is vital. READ MORE