Essays about: "forage availability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words forage availability.

  1. 1. Dairy cow copper status in molybdenum rich areas : focus on copper excretion in faeces, urine and milk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Lisa Stensson; [2023]
    Keywords : dairy cow; ruminant; copper; molybdenum; antagonist; excretion;

    Abstract : Koppar (Cu) är ett essentiellt spårämne med flertalet funktioner hos idisslare men både över- och underutfodring kan ha negativa effekter på djurets hälsa och produktion. Utöver det interagerar Cu med andra mineraler i våmmen vilket minskar tillgängligheten av Cu i tunntarmen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Duncan Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Habitat Modelling; Harbour Porpoise; MaxEnt; Tidal Processes; Conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall Abstract Unintentional by-catch in fishing gear is a significant cause of mortality of harbour porpoises in UK waters. Understanding the spatial distribution of harbour porpoises at fine scales and how this changes over time is essential when trying to understand where these lethal interactions might occur. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatial co-occurrence between wind power and boreal forestlands with lichen important for reindeer browsing : a landscape analysis

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

    Author : Erik Lundmark; [2022]
    Keywords : lichen; qGIS; reindeer; reindeer husbandry; spatial analysis; wind power;

    Abstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy, Sweden aim to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040. Most wind power sites will be placed in Northern Sweden, which coincides with the reindeer husbandry area, where indigenous Sami have a legislated reindeer husbandry right. READ MORE

  5. 4. The importance of forest forage resources and a landscape perspective, managing bumblebees (Bombus) in Swedish forest-farmland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Linda Dimrå; [2022]
    Keywords : Bombus; Forest; Vaccinium Myrtillus; Landcover change;

    Abstract : The Swedish forest has been transformed during the last hundred years, from semi-open forest of multiple tree species to dense production forest of mainly spruce and pine. This has led to alterations of species composition in the forest floor, reducing coverage of dwarf shrubs like Vaccinium myrtillus (European blueberry). READ MORE

  6. 5. Stand characteristics and temperature’s effect on bilberry availability and quality

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

    Author : Jennifer Chaimungkhun Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : bilberry; vaccinium myrtillus; nutrition; maturity classes; temperature loggers;

    Abstract : Stand characteristics is a crude description of a forest and provides general knowledge of what the forest looks like, for example plant composition and site productivity. Factors and measurements like tree canopy and basal area affects the near ground microclimate through temperature regulation, light intake, and available soil nutrient. READ MORE