Essays about: "conservation value assessment methods"
Found 5 essays containing the words conservation value assessment methods.
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1. The effects of management practices and environmental variables on the biodiversity of Nardus grasslands in the national park Hohe Tauern, Austria
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Introduction. A large part of the biodiversity of the Alps is linked to an interaction between the natural environment and traditional land-use practices. This study focuses on the priority habitat type of species rich Nardus grasslands (Natura 2000 Code 6230*), which is endangered, but continues to thrive in extensively managed subalpine pastures. READ MORE
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2. Count on dead wood : a comparison of nature conservation value assessment methods concerning dead wood
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Dead wood is acknowledged world-wide for its interconnection to biodiversity and sustainable forest management. In Sweden, today’s retention forestry requires measures to protect and create dead wood, which raise the need of inventory methods for estimating dead wood quantity and quality. READ MORE
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3. Good meadows, good farmers? An assessment of the cultural sustainability of an Irish pilot results-oriented agri-environmental scheme
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Agri-environmental schemes [AESs], which pay farmers to manage their land more environmentally sustainably, are the European Union’s primary policy instrument for addressing rural environmental problems. The majority of AESs in Europe are action-oriented (meaning they pay farmers to adhere to specified management prescriptions). READ MORE
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4. Natural value assessments – can they predict the species richness of red listed and bioindicator fungi in Fennoscandian coniferous forests?
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)Abstract : The thesis aims to examine how well two standardised methods in nature conservation, namely natural value assessment and key biotope inventory, perform in terms of recognising an area with a high amount of red listed and bioindicator fungi. The two methods are compared to see if any method is superior to find areas with high presence of red listed and bioindicator fungi and if a larger area automatically means a larger number of species. READ MORE
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5. Using a Swedish forest biodiversity assessment under Polish conditions
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest ProductsAbstract : During last 2000 years dramatic changes have occurred in Europe and many features of old forest have been lost or declined. The primal goal of many plantations in Europe has been for many decades to provide wood and not much attention was paid to other aspects of forestry. READ MORE
