Essays about: "eroded red soil"

Found 3 essays containing the words eroded red soil.

  1. 1. Biophysical changes following landscape restoration : in Changting model restoration site in Fujian province, southern China

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Martin Ewertson; [2016]
    Keywords : afforestation; biomass carbon pools; carbon and nitrogen in soil; broadleaves enrichment; eroded red soil;

    Abstract : China has promised to tackle climate change by decreasing its emission and promote carbon sinks primarily by forest plantations and restorations. There is a growing debate about the impacts of large-scale restorations using few fast-growing species on the kind of ecosystem we are creating and its adaptation to the future environmental conditions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mapping Lupinus nootkatensis in Iceland using SPOT 5 images

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Arna Björk Thorsteinsdottir; [2011]
    Keywords : alien invasive species; physical geography; remote sensing; unsupervised classification; maximum likelihood classification; geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Frön och rötter från Lupinus nootkatensis infördes till Island år 1945 med syftet att undersöka artens potential att bidra till återställandet av eroderad mark. Arten, som ursprungligen kommer från Alaska, visade sig vara mycket effektiv i samband med detta och dessutom kostnadseffektiv. READ MORE

  4. 3. Coastal Erosion at Hai Hau Beach in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Martin Häglund; Pär Svensson; [2002]
    Keywords : pollution control; Environmental technology; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; soil mechanics; Red River Delta; Vietnam; coastal erosion; sediment transport; wave prediction; Technological sciences; Teknik; Civil engineering; offshore technology; hydraulic engineering; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Many coastal areas in Vietnam suffer from erosion. One of the worst affected areas is the Hai Hau beach, located in the Red River delta in northern Vietnam. Over the last hundred years, vast parts of the beach have eroded at an average rate of approximately 25 m per year. READ MORE