Essays about: "epiphytes"

Found 4 essays containing the word epiphytes.

  1. 1. Vitality of Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) in southwest Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Karin Pershagen; [2021]
    Keywords : invasive species; climate adaptation; tree vitality; epiphytes; sooty bark disease;

    Abstract : Non-native tree species provide alternatives for forestry that needs to adapt to climate change and multiple public demands. In Sweden, Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) is a non-native tree species with potential, both in wood production and as a support to biodiversity in woodlands and in urban settings. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of landscape structure on distribution and abundance of Lobaria Pulmonaria

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Author : Frida Skagerberg; [2011]
    Keywords : lichens; epiphytes; distribution; abundance; conservation;

    Abstract : The objective of the current study was to analyse the effect of landscape structure (habitat size and exposure to farmland) on the occurrence and abundance of Lobaria pulmonaria, a foliose cyanolichen. Since the agrarian revolution during the 19th century the agricultural landscape has become increasingly fragmented resulting in isolated meadows and wood-pastures surrounded by farmland. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rhododendron ur undersläktet Vireya : något om dess karakteristika och användning i nordiska vinterträdgårdar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    Author : Eric Wahlsteen; [2008]
    Keywords : rhododendron; vireya; vinterträdgård; orangeri; växthus; artbeskrivningar;

    Abstract : Present essay aims to introduce the reader to central topics regarding Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya. As a result of a donation, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, received a collection of Vireya from a local amateur grower, Kurt Myllenberg. READ MORE

  5. 4. Botanical diversity in fragments of semidecidous forest in Western Ecuador

    University essay from Högskolan på Gotland/Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Author : Ulrika Ridbäck; [2006]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Coastal Ecuador is a region with high endemism and the need to protect its biological diversity has increased because of serious changes of the natural vegetation. The purpose of this study was to explore the botanical diversity in small forest fragments and to compare the data with the diversity in a nearby forest reserve. READ MORE