Essays about: "encroachment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 essays containing the word encroachment.

  1. 21. Grazing impacts on savanna vegetation states and its role in albedo changes

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

    Author : Joana Fernandes; [2018]
    Keywords : albedo; grazing; grazing lawn; white rhino; shrub encroachment; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi;

    Abstract : Albedo, i.e., the fraction of the incoming sunlight that a surface reflects, has been previously shown to play a key role on the climate system by influencing the energy balance of the Earth’s ecosystems. READ MORE

  2. 22. Grazing increases albedo of savanna grasslands

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

    Author : Linda Vedin; [2017]
    Keywords : albedo; grazing; savanna grassland; grazing lawn; shrub; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi;

    Abstract : Earlier studies done in the north have shown that grazing increases surface albedo by reducing shrub height and abundance, and thus have the potential to cool down the local climate. But what about effect of grazing in other systems? In African savanna grasslands some grazers are able to transform grass swards into a lawn-like state by regular grazing. READ MORE

  3. 23. The correlation between final feelings and ungulate vehicle collisions

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Victor Hedvall; [2017]
    Keywords : traffic; wildlife; forestry;

    Abstract : The purpose with this study, is to study the correlations between the ungulate vehicle collisions and the final fellings in the forestry. The report is a bachelor thesis at Skogsmästarskolan at the Swedish university of agricultural sciences. READ MORE

  4. 24. Skogsbrukets hänsyn till rennäringen som riksintresse : contortatall i flyttleder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Anja Fjellgren Valkeapää; [2016]
    Keywords : renskötsel; främmande trädslag; produktion; täthet; renar;

    Abstract : Rennäringen är en näring som bedrivs på ca 50 % av Sveriges areal och samsas med skogsbruket på samma områden. För att rennäringens bedrivande inte ska försvåras ytterligare är viktiga områden skyddade enligt Miljöbalken. READ MORE

  5. 25. The History and Di scourse of Kachung Forest

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ghide Ghide Habtetsion Gebremichael; [2016]
    Keywords : The History and Discourse of Kachung Forest;

    Abstract : This study examined the history of the Kachung forest plantation in northern Uganda and associated environmental discourses. The forest, a project aimed at environmental protection and carbon offsetting, was designated a forest reserve in 1939 by the colonial government, as part of wider efforts to promote Ugandan timber for export and ensure their regeneration as a renewable resource. READ MORE