Essays about: "catchment area factors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words catchment area factors.
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1. Riparian plant biodiversity and community composition of ditches and straightened streams : identifying key environmental drivers in a boreal forest setting
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Modified ecosystems are typically seen as degraded and having no ecological value. In many cases, the modification of the ecosystem was done more than 100 years ago and may have had time to recover and become a refugia for species that were once more common in the landscape. READ MORE
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2. Coupling between iron and humic substances in a land-sea transitional zone in the northern Baltic Sea
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : In marine ecosystems around the world, iron (Fe) is a well-studied and important trace element which has been found to stimulate phytoplankton and cyanobacteria growth, as well as limit nitrogen fixation and being essential for Legionella pneumophila which is known as the main cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Fe also contributes to the brownification of freshwater and has recently been documented to increase in concentration in rivers in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Kvantifiering av stenmängd i massavedsleveranser
University essay from SLU/Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (from 131204)Abstract : Stora volymer massaved levereras dagligen till olika industrier i landet. Virket som levereras från skogen hanteras flertalet gånger av gripar och det finns därmed en stor risk att föroreningar som stenar kan följa med till industrierna. READ MORE
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4. Bluegreengrey (BGG) solution for future climate and flood-resilient urban drainage network by enhancing the natural hydrological cycle
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : A loop of urbanization, increasing impervious surface in urban areas, increasing temperature, rainfall, surface runoff and flooding, and lack of new spaces have been adding challenges to urban drainage systems for decades. The climate change impacts are exposing the existing vulnerable conventional urban drainage systems to more challenges in the future. READ MORE
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5. Nutrient Retention in Constructed Wetlands
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Eutrophication, a surplus of nutrients, is a problem in aquatic environments and one of the Swedish Environmental Goals is that there should be no eutrophication caused by human activities. Constructed wetlands (CW:s) is a measure that could be implemented to decrease the transport of nutrients to water bodies through retention. READ MORE