Essays about: "demonstration restoration"

Found 2 essays containing the words demonstration restoration.

1. 1. The role of adjacent vegetation on the recovery of riparian flora : Effect of upstream and upland vascular vegetation after stream restoration in a boreal catchment

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Lena Kretz; [2015]
   Keywords : Channelization; demonstration restoration; species composition; species richness;

   Abstract : Restoration of streams that were formerly channelized for timber-floating has become increasingly common. Generally, this restoration returns boulders from riparian zones to streams, leading to wider, more heterogeneous channels with slower flows. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of restoration on instream bryophyte communities : Monitoring of two different restoration techniques in the Vindel River system

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Lisa Sandberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Restoration; timber-floating; instream bryophytes; boreal river system; disturbance;

   Abstract : Ecological restoration is the practice of assisting the recovery of a degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystem. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of two different restoration techniques on instream bryophyte abundance, species richness and diversity as well as community composition, in streams channelized for timber-floating. READ MORE