Essays about: "climatic factors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 135 essays containing the words climatic factors.

1. 1. Sveriges bästa ekologiska kommun : en studie om Örebro kommuns implementering av den svenska livsmedelsstrategins inriktningsmål

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Agnes Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : livsmedelsstrategi; implementeringsprocess; gräsrotsbyråkrater; handlingsutrymme; Örebro kommun;

   Abstract : I en värld där problemen kring klimat och miljö blir allt större, måste vi anpassa våra vanor för att lämna över jorden till nästa generation. År 2017 trädde en nationell livsmedelsstrategi i kraft, där hela livsmedelskedjan är inkluderad. READ MORE

3. 2. Climate, Conflict, and Fire: Examining Correlations and Fire Indicators in Manisa and Diyarbakir, Turkey

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Christina Elena Albus; [2023]
   Keywords : Geopolitics; Vegetation fires; Armed conflict; Earth observation; Kurdistan; PKK; Turkey; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate issues are currently of attention in various contexts as changing climate factors affect us in many ways. One of these effects is the influence on the probability and frequency of fires, although other factors, especially anthropogenic ones, also play a role. READ MORE

4. 3. Drivers of flower size evolution in the selfing species Arabidopsis thaliana

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Clàudia Fernández Mestre; [2023]
   Keywords : Arabidopsis thaliana; petal size; fitness; selection; evolutionary drivers; GWAS;

   Abstract : The influence of pollinators on the evolution of flower morphology has been extensively explored. Yet, the effect of other ecological factors, such as genetic drift, environmental filtering, and allometric constraints, gained less attention. In this study, we addressed the importance of those drivers in a predominantly selfing species. READ MORE

5. 4. SWAT Runoff Modeling and Salinity Estimation in the Odra River Catchment

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Tassilo Thebe; [2023]
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   Abstract : In 2022, a significant fish die-off happened in the Odra River due to a bloomof the toxic gold algae species Prymnesium parvum, which occurs in saline andwarm waters. This event is seen as a major ecological disaster in recent Europeanriver incident history. READ MORE

6. 5. Glacier front variatons in Sweden: 2015-2022

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Martin Houssais; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish glaciers; Glacier front variation; Remote sensing; MaQiT; Sentinel-2; Handheld GNSS; UAV photogrammetry; Total station;

   Abstract : This study aims at increasing the amount of data available on recent past Swedish glacier front variations, at improving the knowledge on the present behavior of these glaciers, and at contributing to the defnition of the guideline for future of glacier front observations in Sweden. To do so, the study proposes Sentinel-2 based yearly front variation measurements for 22 Swedish glaciers between 2015 and 2022, calculated based on the multicentreline approach of the MaQiT tool. READ MORE