Essays about: "decaying wood"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words decaying wood.
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1. Population dynamics of the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in forest conservation areas and the interaction with biodiversity and natural enemies
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Biodiversity is rapidly decreasing and in need of more conservation efforts. However, the tree-killing European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus (L.), has made forest conservation controversial by affecting conservation areas and possibly adjoining managed forests, yet is still a keystone species leaving decaying wood promoting biodiversity. READ MORE
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2. Impact of forest management on the diversity of wood decaying fungi : A comparison between two closely related forests in southern Sweden
University essay from Linköpings universitet/BiologiAbstract : Modern forestry practices have negative effects on many organisms because they change the forest’s disturbance dynamics, makes the forest’s structure less complex, and fragments old-growth forests. This study examined how commercial forestry practices affect the diversity of wood-decaying fungi, by comparing two closely related forests with different management in Östergötland, Sweden. READ MORE
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3. How do saproxylic beetles differ in spruce (Picea abies) forests of different age? : A comparison between nature reserves and production forests, in county of Östergötland.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Today, old growth forests are continuously decreasing, due to deforestation, threatening species to extinction. Species dependent on dead wood, different stages of decaying wood, large trees, and forest cover continuity have a particularly high risk of extinction, such as saproxylic beetle species. READ MORE
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4. Five Scots Pine Orthologues to QTLs Associated with Resistance Against H. parviporum in Norway Spruce
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant PathologyAbstract : Heterobasidion annosum s.l. (sensu lato, in the broad sense) is a fungal complex consisting of five partly intersterile species and is regarded as the most devastating forestry pest in the northern hemisphere. READ MORE
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5. Load Bearing Structural Elements of Glulam in Marine Environment : A literature and case study
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : This thesis discusses the possibilities of using glued laminated timber as load bearing structural elements in structures in close vicinity of saltwater. Glued laminated timber, also referred to as glulam, is a refined timber product constructed of timber lamellae that are glued together. READ MORE