Essays about: "fossil communities"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 47 essays containing the words fossil communities.

  1. 31. Palaeoenvironments of the Earliest (Middle Devonian) Tetrapod Trackways from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland; Locomotion in a Terrestrial Setting?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Martin Qvarnström; [2015]
    Keywords : Tetrapods; palaeoenvironment; trackways; paleosols; microfacies; trace fossils; fin-limb transition; Holy Cross Mountains.;

    Abstract : The palaeoenvironment from which early tetrapods emerged is crucial to comprehend in order to understand the mechanisms that drove and allowed the terrestrialization of vertebrates; one of the most important evolutionary ‘events’ in the history of animals. Nevertheless, much of the terrestrialization is shrouded in obscurity, inter alia, due to scarcity of early tetrapods in the fossil record. READ MORE

  3. 32. Integrating stormwater management into urban space : the Kvillebäcken watershed as testing ground

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

    Author : Scott Wahl; [2014]
    Keywords : stormwater; green infrastructure; multifunctional; dagvattenhantering; Kvillebäcken; stream;

    Abstract : The mantra of many city planners is to densify cities like Gothenburg. This is so that communities will be more walkable, bike-able and can be served by public transportation more efficiently. Densification can reduce resource demand which is certainly important when designing sustainably. READ MORE

  4. 33. Feasibility study on making Van Maanenblok a near zero energy building urban neighbourhood

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Sriram Krishnamurthy; [2014]
    Keywords : near zero energy building; trias energetica;

    Abstract : The rapid exhaustion of the finite reserves of fossil-fuels adds to the woes on all walks of the society, and especially on the policy-makers, scientists and engineers to devise means to mitigate the consequences. Reducing energy demand and grid-dependency by decentralized energy production can help improve energy security of a nation. READ MORE

  5. 34. The Impact of Renewable Energy Cooperatives on the Social Resilience of Their Communities

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : James Ayers; Gabriel Melchert; Julius Piwowar; [2014]
    Keywords : Energy Systems; Renewable Energy Cooperatives; Sustainability; Resilience; Adaptive Capacity; Strategic Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Major global problems, manifested by climate change and social inequality, reinforce the need for a societal shift towards sustainable practices. This transition requires new approaches in the future design of society. READ MORE

  6. 35. Paleoecology and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian), marine strata at Åsen, Kristianstad Basin, Southern Sweden, Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Faisal Javed Iqbal; [2013]
    Keywords : Campanian; Belemnellocamax mammilatus Zone; Belemnellocamax balsvikensis Zone; Brachiopods; Bivalves; Belemnites; Bryozoans; Barnacle; Sea urchin; corals; coprolites; shark teeth; vertebrate fossils; XRF; Sr Ca; Steinkern; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Campanian marine strata from Åsen, north east part of the Kristianstad Basin (southern Sweden) contain a most diverse vertebrate and invertebrate marine fossil assemblages. A diverse fossil fauna was collected from Campanian deposits from a ca. 4.15m thick section during June-August 2010-2012. READ MORE