Essays about: "forest protection"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 207 essays containing the words forest protection.
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16. Mushroom cultivation in Temperate Agroforestry : potential Agroforestry practices, growing methods, and native edible saprophytes to Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Traditions of outdoor cultivation of edible fungi in woodland conditions have been practiced in North-East Asia for centuries. This outdoor mushroom production method was exported to North America almost 40 years ago and provides an additional income for small-scale forest farmers, the agroforestry practice closest to woodland conditions. READ MORE
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17. Hur påverkar mekaniskt snytbaggeskydd, markberedning, plantstorlek och plantgödsling granplantors överlevnad och tillväxt?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Reforestation of land entails both costs and uncertainties. Risk of pine weevil infestation, competition from other vegetation, frost and insufficient nutrient supply are some examples. READ MORE
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18. The end of the timber frontier in northern Sweden : early logging, natural forests and the frontier concept
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The Fennoscandian forests experienced drastic changes in the 19th century. The high demand for timber during the European industrialization pushed the timber companies towards increasingly remote forest landscapes for resource extraction. READ MORE
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19. The assessment of ecosystem services provided by forest edge effects on fields in a fragmented Swedish agricultural landscape : a methodological framework
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Agricultural expansion, prompted by increasing global food demand, has fragmented, simplified, and homogenized the landscape in the last decades. The resilience and sustainability of croplands are at stake, resulting in a hight vulnerability to climate change, and having major impacts on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and food security. READ MORE
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20. Assessing the impact of post-fire restoration interventions using spectral vegetation indices: A case study in El Bruc, Spain
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Ecological restoration has become an increasingly used practice to revert degraded land and mitigate the effects of extreme events in vulnerable biomes such as drylands. Methods to improve the assessment of these restoration interventions are essential to ensure their success, optimize resources and identify improvement aspects for future interventions. READ MORE