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  1. 1. Elephants and aboveground carbon stocks in a South African protected savanna

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

    Author : Camille Cheyenne Schröcker; [2022]
    Keywords : above-ground carbon stocks; climate change mitigation; elephant impacts; megaherbivores; conservation; wood density;

    Abstract : Savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) are known to exert transforming impacts on the vegetation. Due to these impacts, one would expect elephants to have significant effects on aboveground carbon stocks. However, we still know relatively little about the magnitude and direction of the effects of elephants on aboveground carbon stocks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Save the bay: a case study of fisheries co-management in Gökova Bay, Turkey

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Utku Kuran; [2021]
    Keywords : small-scale fisheries; common-pool resources; socio-ecological systems; co-management; design principles; Gökova Bay; Sustainability Science; Turkey; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Overfishing is one of the most serious problems threatening the health of the seas and local coastal communities. Marine Protected Areas with No Fishing Zones are valuable biodiversity conservation tools to ensure the sustainable use of diminishing fish stocks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hydrological assessment and water management study in Norra Bunn With a focus on fish stock conservation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Qianqian Li; [2021]
    Keywords : hydrological assessment; fish stocks conservation; Norra Bunn; water management; HYPE; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Fokus för denna studie är att undersöka statusen för Norra Bunnsjön och de utmaningar den står inför idag med betoning på vattenresurshantering för ett bättre bevarande av fiskbestånden. För att uppnå målen genomfördes litteraturgranskningar, datainsamling från olika källor och vattenprovtagningar på plats. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is sustainability on the menu? An assessment of the environmental sustainability of fish offered in restaurants in Guadalajara, Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ana Cristina Nieto Enrigue; [2018]
    Keywords : Restaurants; fish; environment; menu assessment; Mexico; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The world's fisheries have been in decline for more than forty years. In Mexico, about 80% of the fishery resources are at maximum capacity levels or overexploited. Given the magnitude of the problem, there is a need for solutions that involve all actors in the fish supply chain. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hajfiske : påverkan på hajpopulationer, ekosystem och människa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Katarina Grepp; [2016]
    Keywords : hajfiske; hajfensfiske; fenor; ekosystem; hajbrosk;

    Abstract : Sharks are currently spread throughout the world and represent about 1,5 % of the amount of the world's fish species. They belong to the class cartilaginous fish, which means they have a skeleton composed of cartilage, compared to the majority of other fish having a skeleton composed of bone. READ MORE