Essays about: "eastern island"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words eastern island.

  1. 1. The foraging distribution of Cape gannets in relation to Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Pelagia Maria Tsousi; [2023]
    Keywords : cape gannets; morus capensis; marine Protected Areas; addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area; foraging distribution;

    Abstract : Seabirds are considered to be the sentinels of the ocean, as they are able to locate their prey in spite of the great heterogeneity of the marine environment. During the breeding season, these central-place foragers not only need to find prey to maintain themselves but also to feed their young. READ MORE

  3. 2. Freshwater Security in Small Island Developing States: A case study of Anguilla

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Julia Korten; [2023]
    Keywords : Anguilla; Desalination; Freshwater import; Freshwater security; Small Island Developing State; Sustainable Devel-opment; Wastewater treatment;

    Abstract : Freshwater scarcity leads to serious effects on the socioeconomic and commercial development of a country. The management of freshwater resources will be one of the most pressing issues of this millennium making it a catalyst for war and peace. READ MORE

  4. 3. Temporal Projections of the Shoreline Displacement on Gotland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Yonathan Tekeste; [2023]
    Keywords : Sea Level Rise; Shoreline Displacement; Gotland;

    Abstract : Global mean sea level rise (GMSLR) impacts the displacement of the world’s coasts and shorelinedifferently due to it being contingent on local topographic and geological conditions. The island of Gotlandis located in the Fennoscandian Shield which lies at the intersection between GMSLR and post-glacialrebound (PGR), at rates that vary latitudinally and, in some areas, are at equal levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. Amongst Seals, Cattle, and Boars

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Thomas Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Osteology; Animal Osteology; Middle Neolithic; Pitted Ware Culture; Subsistence Strategies; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This study utilises Correspondence Analysis to investigate the subsistence strategies of Scandinavia's Middle Neolithic Culture of the Pitted Ware Culture (PWC). The aim is to understand subsistence strategies' regional and local expressions across larger geographic areas. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparison of temperature variability and trends in Svalbard and Franz Joseph Land

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Johanna Renberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Arctic warming; Arctic Amplification; Franz Joseph Land climate; Svalbard climate; linear regression;

    Abstract : Arctic warming is assumed to be four times the global warming. A published study by Ivanov et al. (2019) shows that the annual average temperature of Franz Joseph Land (the world’s northernmost island region, a Russian territory) has increased by 5.2 °C from 2000-2017. READ MORE