Essays about: "ecotopes"

Found 3 essays containing the word ecotopes.

  1. 1. Using soil properties to indicate regulating ecosystem services in a Sudano-Sahelian agro-ecological landscape

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Elinor Holén; [2015]
    Keywords : Burkina Faso; ecoystem services; ecotopes; landscape approach; soil properties;

    Abstract : In semi-arid low yielding agro-ecological landscapes such as the Sahel both water and soil nutrients are limiting factors for crop growth. In addition to this there is a distinct difference in how well different land cover/land use types, so called ecotopes, perform in producing ecosystem services (ES) related to small-scale agriculture. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identifying ecotopes on a regionalscale in Burkina Faso

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Katja Malmborg; [2015]
    Keywords : Burkina Faso; ecosystem services; ecotopes; landscape approach; remote sensing;

    Abstract : Sudano-Sahelian West Africa is expected to undergo major changes to its biophysical systems asa result of climate and land use change. A majority of the population in Sudano-Sahelian BurkinaFaso is directly dependent on the land for their livelihoods. READ MORE

  4. 3. The development of a GIS tool to assess the changes in the riverine landscape for the ecological quality of the river Rhine in the Netherlands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : August Pieter Van Waarden-Nagel; [2010]
    Keywords : Water Framework Directive WFD ; landscape element; ecotopes; restoration measures; GIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to evaluate the usability of ecotope maps to predict aquatic ecological consequences of floodplain landscape changes. If successful, this method will be applied to evaluate ecological rehabilitation measures that will be carried out in order to improve the ecological status of the large river plains. READ MORE