Essays about: "historical forest management"
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1. Probability of Default Machine Learning Modeling : A Stress Testing Evaluation
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis aims to assist in the development of machine learning models tailored for stress testing. The main objective is to create models that can predict loan defaults while considering the impact of macroeconomic stress. READ MORE
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2. The restoration period : a new era in forestry
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : In the last 200 years the boreal forests of Sweden have undergone a dramatic transformation. After a long history of high grading the largest trees foresters grew increasingly concerned about the state of logged over forests. The big question was how to regenerate and increase the productivity of sparse forests. READ MORE
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3. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE
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4. Differences and similarities in stand characteristics after prescribed burning and wildfire : implications for conservation of forest biodiversity
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : 1. Wildfires are a natural disturbance in the boreal forests of Fennoscandia and have shaped and formed forests in the past, resulting in very heterogeneous forests containing large amounts of dead and living trees in various age classes. READ MORE
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5. Från expansion och äventyr till revolution och landsflykt : svenska sågverk och sågverksarbetare i norra Ryssland 1898–1925
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Under den expansiva industriella utvecklingen i Ryssland i början av 1900-talet flyttade flera stora svenska företag sina verksamheter dit. Bland dem fanns LM Ericsson, ASEA, (Electro)Lux och Nobel bröderna. READ MORE
