Essays about: "forest landscape structure"

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1. 1. If a Tree Falls in the Forest - Three Interventions in the Swedish Forest to Come

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Nils Chigot Eriksson; Hampus Thysell; [2023]
   Keywords : Forest; timber industry; foraging; hunting; industry; industrial buildings; infrastructure; CCF; clear-felling; Norrland; Ångermanland;

   Abstract : Our thesis project consists of three architectural interventions: The Mushroom, The Gnat and The Snake, fitting into a vision of a Swedish forest managed in a more sustainable way. A future in which the practice of clear-felling has been abandoned in favor of alternative methods falling under the umbrella term Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). READ MORE

3. 2. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
   Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

   Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE

4. 3. Turning Night into Day : Does Skyglow affect Bat Activity and Timing of Emergence?

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Torge Gerwin; [2023]
   Keywords : Skyglow; Bats; Light pollution; Bat activity; Bat emergence; Riparian forest; Landscape composition; Multi-scale landscape; Landscape management; Sweden;

   Abstract : Artificial brightness of the night sky caused by the backscatter of artificial light in the atmosphere is a consequence of ongoing urbanization. Skyglow covers 88 % of Europe’s surface and poses significant threats to biodiversity. Extensive research on responses of bats to direct light pollution already revealed significant impacts. READ MORE

5. 4. FOREST LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE OF CAPERCAILLIE (TETRAO UROGALLUS) LEK SITES IN NORTHERN SWEDEN : Analysis of lek site characteristics

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Agnes Blomgren; [2023]
   Keywords : capercaillie Tetrao urogallus ; habitat selection; forest landscape structure; lek site;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze which variables influence the capercaillie’s (Tetrao urogallus) selection of lek sites in northern Sweden by using remote sensing data. The lek site is a crucial area for the species’ reproductive success. READ MORE

6. 5. Fungal pigmentation responses to microclimatic variables in isolated forest patches in Northern Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Karl Soler Kinnerbäck; [2023]
   Keywords : fungal ecology; mycology; functional traits; communities; pigmentation; CIELAB; lightness; microclimate; polypores;

   Abstract : Investigating functional traits is an important tool for understanding fungal communities, yet ecological functions of fungal pigmentation remain poorly investigated. Recent studies support the thermal-melanism hypothesis for fungal color lightness in relation to macroclimate, but it remains unclear if microclimate also affects fungal pigmentation. READ MORE