Essays about: "grazing regimes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words grazing regimes.

1. 1. Reindeer grazing, soil wetness and aspect interact to drive tundra plant community structure in northern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Emma Gemal; [2023]
   Keywords : tundra plants; vegetation; abiotic vs. biotic effects; community composition; diversity; reindeer herbivory; accelerometry; grazing;

   Abstract : The relative importance of abiotic versus biotic top-down factors on structuring tundra plant communities is debated. With climate change already strongly affecting the tundra ecosystem, understanding which factors will prevail is vital. READ MORE

3. 2. Management of pastures : what is affecting the farmers priority?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Karolina Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : pasture; natural pasture; environment subsidies; land leasing; grazing regimes; grazing management;

   Abstract : Natural pastures are important for the biological biodiversity. 2004 did we have 520 000 ha of pastures in Sweden according to the Swedish agency of agriculture, today we have 461 000 ha (Jordbruksverket, 2019). READ MORE

4. 3. Floristic change in the province of Scania in southernmost Sweden 1800-2020: using fragmented data to study landscape-level shifts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Cassandra Hallman; [2020]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Vascular plant observances were compiled for 10 well-documented parishes throughout southernmost Sweden from published floras, herbarium specimens, modern inventories, and a large citizen-science database to provide presence/absence of species from 1800-2020 at the decade level. A regionally-specific database of species-specific plant traits and ecological indicator values was used to examine floristic and ecological changes across an extended timeline which indicates that several of the most apparent conservation issues including climate warming, woody encroachment, and soil chemistry alterations have acted for long over a century. READ MORE

5. 4. The effect of the interplay between fire frequency and grassland structure on tick abundances in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

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

   Author : Thilo Heinecke; [2020]
   Keywords : ticks; acari; pyrodiversity; grassland structure; fire ecology; fire frequency; grazing lawn;

   Abstract : Fire in ecology is a very variable factor and its effects are best described as a complex feedback system with other biotic and abiotic factors. These feedback systems need to be understood to enable generalized conclusions about the influence of fire regimes. READ MORE

6. 5. Reindeer induced changes in vegetation composition and plant traits on a tundra-forest border

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Femke Pijcke; [2019]
   Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; plant functional traits; nutrient allocation; grazing; reindeer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are the most common large herbivores in the arctic. With a habitat spreading over the entire circumpolar region, they can have a substantial effect on plant species composition and ecosystem processes and functions. READ MORE