Essays about: "heterotrophic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word heterotrophic.
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1. Effect of stand age on soil respiration in managed vs unmanaged Scots pine stands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : How the forests in Sweden and around the world have been, and are still today, managed is a hot debate. The rotation forestry that is commonly used in Sweden has been the focus of debate regarding whether it is a sustainable management method, and whether it should be changed. READ MORE
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2. The importance of bacterial functional diversity for mixotrophic flagellate function
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : This project examined the role of functional diversity of bacterial prey organisms on a mixotrophic flagellate’s function. The concept of functional diversity and its role for ecosystem functioning is a subject of ongoing research and controversially discussed. Mixotrophy is the combination of different modes of nutrition in one organism. READ MORE
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3. Modelling the full-scale N2O emissions from wastewater treatment plants for identifying mitigation strategies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, which primarily originate from the biological nitrogen removal process, dominate the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). N2O production occurs through dynamic microbial pathways that have a significant impact on the environment compared with other GHG emissions. READ MORE
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4. Tundra carbon cycling in relation to sea-ice decline in a warming Arctic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : We set out to investigate whether arctic tundra acted as a sink or source of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 1980-2014 and to relate changes in the net carbon balance to Arctic sea-ice decline. We want to understand how climate change and arctic warming influence arctic carbon cycling. READ MORE
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5. Study of the vibronic mixing in chlorophylls with multidimensional spectroscopy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionenAbstract : Chlorophylls comprise one of the most important families of molecules for the photosynthetic process. Chlorophyll-like molecules have been classically interpreted under the Gouterman model, being thought to feature two independent transitions, Qy(S1) and Qx(S2). READ MORE