Essays about: "forest management and foraging"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words forest management and foraging.

1. 1. Användning av GPS-halsband på renar i renskötsel

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

   Author : Cecilia Djerf; [2023]
   Keywords : renskötsel; GPS-halsband; renskötselområdet; teknologi i vildmarken; GPS-system;

   Abstract : Under början av 2000-talet började GPS-halsband användas på renar i renskötseln, sedan har användningen ökat och idag förekommer det hos nästintill alla samebyar. GPS-halsband används främst av renskötarna för att kunna följa renhjorden på avstånd, upptäcka eventuella kalvningsplatser samt populära flyttleder som hjorden och renskötarna använder. READ MORE

3. 2. Födovalspreferenser hos en arktisk specialist : vad föredrar Gynaephora groenlandica (Lepidoptera:Erebidae) att äta på Wrangelön?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Beatrice Elfvenfjärd; Erika Åmansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Gynaephora groenlandica; arktisk ullbjörnslarv; födopreferenser; arktisk tundra; arktisk specialist; växtegenskaper;

   Abstract : The Arctic tundra has many unexplored areas. Due to the harsh climate and the difficult accessibility, there is a lack of knowledge about the different species that live under these circumstances. Herbivores in this environment have a large effect on the plant community, one of these is the moth butterfly larva Gynaephora groenlandica. READ MORE

4. 3. Behavioural Responses of Ungulates to Sound Systems : can simulated risk influence behaviour?

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

   Author : Carolin Veronika Berndt; [2021]
   Keywords : ungulates; landscape of fear; behavioural response; predation risk; playback experiment; ABR; management strategies;

   Abstract : Increasing ungulate densities all over Europe are intensifying the ongoing human-wildlife conflict, embodied by mainly economical losses through damages in forestry and agriculture. Given the current circumstances, farmers and forest owners prefer a decrease in ungulate numbers through direct population control, whereas other stakeholders, such as hunters, wildlife watchers or photographers, prefer higher wildlife numbers. READ MORE

5. 4. Modelling habitat suitability index for golden eagle

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Maya Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : Golden Eagle habitat model; habitat suitability index; HSI; habitat modelling using GIS;

   Abstract : The aim in this study was to develop a model for the probability of finding active golden eagle nests during their breeding season. It was done by using environmental variables derived from expert models which were tested against empirical data. READ MORE

6. 5. Adapting together in times of climate change : the potential of adaptive governance for improving the cooperation between reindeer herders and forest owners in northern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Freya Grüsgen; [2020]
   Keywords : social-ecological system; land use; reindeer husbandry; forestry; climate change; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Reindeer husbandry has long been a central element of the traditional livelihood and culture of indigenous Sami people in northern Sweden. However, it faces several challenges from competing land uses, primarily forestry. READ MORE