Essays about: "forested areas"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 essays containing the words forested areas.

  1. 1. Optimization of loads and power production for wind turbines in Swedish conditions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Manikanta Viswanadha Prabhu Kankatala; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The project aims at quantifying differences in power production and fatigue loads for wind turbines placed in the Baltic sea and in forested, topographically-complex areas compared to turbines placed offshore and in flat terrain. Based on these results, suggestions will be provided on how to optimally site and operate turbines in these conditions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Prospects for Wind Energy Development in Consideration of a Cumulative Appraisal of Botanical, Faunal, Societal, and Cultural Values in Swedish Boreal Forests

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Robin Alexander Gallus; [2023]
    Keywords : Wind Energy; Boreal; Forest; Sweden; Cumulative; Weighted Overlay Analysis; Woodland Key Habitat;

    Abstract : Renewable energy development is breaking global records each year. European and national Swedish legislation target substantial portions of wind energy production by 2040. Sweden has ambitious objectives for wind energy, with plans to nearly triple its wind energy proportion in the next 17 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effect of management strategies on carbon uptake of highway ancillary areas in Northern Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Maura Karmann; [2023]
    Keywords : InVEST- model; Highway ancillary areas; carbon pool estimations; management factors; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Carbon storage capacity estimations of terrestrial vegetation are necessary to understand the limit of possible carbon emissions. General approximations, of a landscapes carbon pool capacity, can be performed using the InVEST-model. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wild boar habitat selection in south-central Sweden's forested habitats : effects of season and time

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Bengt Arvid Norström; [2023]
    Keywords : wild boar; habitat selection; GLMM; Sweden;

    Abstract : How wild boar utilize space, interact, and affect its surroundings is critical for understanding their ecology. Wild boar populations have increased rapidly in Sweden and continue to expand its distributional range further north. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental factors affecting European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) outbreaks in Sweden : Linking AI-detected dead spruce, soil moisture, nature protection and bark beetle outbreak (Ips typographus) in Sweden

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Petter Hessle; [2023]
    Keywords : Ips typographus; Biology; forest; Norway spruce; Picea abies; European spruce bark beetle; Ecology; outbreak; Ai; Sweden; Biologi; ekologi; skog; Granbarkborre; gran; Ai; utbrott; naturvård; Ips typographus; sverige;

    Abstract : Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a vital tree species in Sweden's extensive forested landscape. However, the planting of spruce beyond its natural range has made it vulnerable to pests like the spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), which has caused substantial damage to Swedish forests. READ MORE