Essays about: "deciduous trees"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 115 essays containing the words deciduous trees.
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1. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape
University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE
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2. “Looking for the trees in the forest“ An attempt to finding the best segmentation-based methodology to discriminate deciduous trees in the Dubbarp area, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Finding a solution to automatically identify tree crowns in has been a well discussed topic in the academic community. Different ideas have been put to practice, with researches mainly targeting coniferous forests. In a global context, papers concerning deciduous trees are rare and their results differ in relation to their respective study zone. READ MORE
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3. Evaluating abundance of deciduous trees in production forests along small stream : can Sweden meet current policy goals without intensive management
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Riparian zones are important for many ecological functions such as for providing shade to streams and leaf litter to instream organisms, as well as acting as filters for sediments and excess nutrients that are released during forestry operations. Riparian areas are also important for preservation of biodiversity. READ MORE
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4. Prescribed burning in Sweden : an evaluation of structural outcomes from restoration oriented prescribed burns
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : The application of prescribed burning as a conservation measure is a growing trend in Fennoscandia to restore forest landscapes that have been heavily impacted by humans. Both intensive management for forestry and wildfire suppression altered the disturbances shaping boreal forests over the past centuries, which seen today are more homogenous, lacking dead wood and deciduous trees, and are in the successional process towards darker Picea abies (Norway spruce) dominated stands. READ MORE
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5. Kantzoners påverkan vid bäverförekomst
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : Bäver har historiskt sett varit en nyckelart för ekosystemet med dess förmåga att skapa naturliga våtmarker. Efter utrotning på 1800-talet blev den återintroducerad i det svenska landskapet år 1920. Inom skogsbruket sparas numera oftast en kantzon intill vattendrag för att främja den naturliga mångfalden. READ MORE
