Essays about: "conservation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1495 essays containing the word conservation.
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1. The forgotten sand bee. A follow up on the status of the golden sand bee Andrena marginata in municipality of Mark, a decade later
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Over a decade ago, a conservation project aimed at preserving the endangered golden sand bee (Andrena marginata) populations in the Storån valley of the municipality of Marks was initiated. The species, red-listed in Sweden as well as in many other European country, specializes in pollen from Devil's bit. READ MORE
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2. An attempt to promote ground-nesting bees in an urban landscape. Investigating the use of sand beds as a conservation effort.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Pollinators provide crucial services for the ecosystems by pollinating around 80-90% of all plants. However, pollinating insects are declining worldwide which may cause a parallel decline in plant species leading to large biodiversity losses. READ MORE
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3. The paint loss of Callmander’s stained glass windows: An investigation of the prevalence and causes behind the paint loss on Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB’s stained glass windows
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvårdAbstract : This MA-thesis investigates the loss of grisaille paint in the stained-glass windows created by the artist Reinhold Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB, with the aim of understanding the prevalence as well as the reasons behind the issue. Stained glass has historically been in the periphery of conservation. READ MORE
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4. FINDING TRACES OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Implementing personal value through visualisation as a conservation tool
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvårdAbstract : The organisation Docomomo International is engaged in the documentation and conservation of the built environment related to the Modern Movement. Therefore, it was essential to discuss what this means for our modernist heritage. READ MORE
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5. Tracing Tempera through Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Analysing samples from four icons from the Nationalmuseum collection
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvårdAbstract : This thesis will analyze samples in form of cross-sections taken from four icons of the Nationalmuseum collection, two Russian, from the 18th and 19th centuries and two Greek, also from the 18th and 19th centuries, using the Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Technique. The objective is to detect, isolate and, if possible, identify the amino acids and the fatty acids in the protein and lipids used in the tempera, the ground, and the olifa using Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. READ MORE
