Essays about: "flower attractiveness"

Found 2 essays containing the words flower attractiveness.

1. 1. Sustainable Urban Development : Development Option Using Nature-based Solutions

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

   Author : Melissa Maxter; [2018]
   Keywords : Nature-based solutions; sustainable urban development; ecosystem services; Helsingborg; industrial area; urban societal challenges; urban regeneration; climate adaptation; water management; green space management; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure.;

   Abstract : The paper evaluates nature-based solutions for a retrofitting proposal for the combined regeneration, climate adaptation, and green space management of the industrial area Gåsebäck in Helsingborg, Sweden. The objective of this study was to evaluate options for how Gåsebäck could be sustainably regenerated and developed, while providing additional security against future negative effects of climate change, through the implementation of nature-based solutions. READ MORE

3. 2. Flower attractiveness and nectar accessibility for Delia radicum (Diptera:Anthomyiidae) with implications for the control by Trybliographa rapae (Hymenoptera:Figitidae)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

   Author : Linda-Marie Rännbäck; [2008]
   Keywords : conservation biological control; flower attractiveness; nectar accessibility; Delia radicum; Trybliographa rapae; Hymenoptera; parasitoid wasps; flower strips; selective biodiversity; floral food sources; Lobularia maritima; Anethum graveolens; Fagopyrum esculentum; olfactometer; volatile collection; GC-MS;

   Abstract : Conservation biological control aims at preserving populations of natural enemies in and around crop fields. Resources of floral nectar are important to natural enemies to increase the longevity, fecundity and motivation to seek host insects. READ MORE