Essays about: "ecology and conservation biology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words ecology and conservation biology.

  1. 1. Ecological impacts of dam removal in Swedish inland waters : Effects on water chemistry and fish demography

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Johanna Ekman; [2023]
    Keywords : biology; ecology; dam removal; Sweden; impact; inland waters; ecosystem; water chemistry; fish demography; Perca fluviatilis; European perch; biologi; ekologi; dammutrivning; Sverige; påverkan; inlandsvatten; ekosystem; vattenkemi; fiskdemografi; Perca fluviatilis; abborre;

    Abstract : Dams play an important role in our society, but their negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems have led to a need for conservation efforts to mitigate the negative effects. In some instances, dam removal has been suggested to be the most economically and ecologically beneficial restoration method to improve longitudinal connectivity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of soil factors on pioneer bryophyte species composition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Dora Mijić; [2023]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Bryophytes play a significant role in various ecological processes, including soil succession and colonization after disturbances. Although they are commonly believed to take up nutrients from soil solutions rather than the soil itself, the influence of soil on their growth and distribution is evident from previous studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of biodiversity in stress alleviation: an experiment using VR

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Anna Pettersson; [2021]
    Keywords : ecology; biology; stress; VR; forest conservation; human physiology; biodiversity;

    Abstract : Research has shown that exposure to green, natural environments can help the body recover from stress. Because of this effect, stress alleviation is considered an ecosystem service provided by nature for the benefit of human health and well-being. READ MORE

  5. 4. Longhorn beetles in lesser spotted woodpecker habitat : a pheromone-based inventory of longhorn beetles in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Patrik Jonas Krister Celander; [2020]
    Keywords : Longhorn beetle; Cerambycidae; Lesser spotted woodpecker; Dryobates minor; Dendrocopos minor; Pheromone; Conservation;

    Abstract : The understanding of species’ ecology and their trophic interactions, are crucial in the work of conservation. A population decline in a predatory species may be a result of a decline in their food source, a trophic level down. READ MORE

  6. 5. Attitudes towards local carnivores in Umeå, Sweden : investigating species and individual effects on attitudes towards Carnivores in the confines of a local community

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

    Author : Lina Leksell; [2020]
    Keywords : carnivore attitudes; nature attitudes; animal ecology; conservation biology; citizen science;

    Abstract : The expanding human population is leading to increases in urbanisation and changing land-use. The space between wildlife and humans is diminishing as wildlife adapts to environmental changes caused by urbanisation. With an increasing number of species moving into an urban environment we see increasing encounters between humans and wildlife. READ MORE