Essays about: "how are forest for wetlands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words how are forest for wetlands.

  1. 1. Modelling the Water Table in a Bog

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Tobias Bowley; [2023]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Over the past five years, an ongoing study at INES, Lund University, have examined the encroachment of trees and vegetation into a bog ecosystem in northern Scania, Sweden. While several factors have been identified as contributing to this ecological transformation, including, nutrient availability, and climate, the hydrological aspect remains a key area of investigation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Applying LPJ-GUESS on the Arctic: A model evaluation and benchmarking study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Margot Jeanne Knapen; [2023]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; LPJ-GUESS; Arctic; FLUXNET; Gross Primary Productivity; Ecosystem Respiration; Permafrost; Active Layer Thickness; Snow Depth; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Warming in the Arctic occurs at a much higher rate than the global average, which has a considerable impact on the Arctic terrestrial carbon cycle. Permafrost thawing can release substantial amounts of carbon, whilst tundra shrubification and tree-line advance, on the other hand, may compensate for this. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatiotemporal change of stream and wetland features over 140 years in an agricultural catchment in southern Sweden : an assessment of historical maps in GIS

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Linnea Lindelöf; [2021]
    Keywords : historical map; wetland; stream; GIS; sinuosity index; land cover change; georeferencing; vectorizing;

    Abstract : The Swedish agricultural landscape has historically changed by draining wetlands and hydromorphological impacts by straightening and redirect watercourses. Drainage has been a part of Sweden’s agricultural history, dating back to the 13th century with its peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is Myotis brandtii a fussy little bat? : habitat selection and impact of forestry on Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii)

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Johanna Kammonen; [2019]
    Keywords : Myotis brandtii; habitat selection; forestry; insects; maternity colony;

    Abstract : Humans are expanding their land use with e.g. forestry, agriculture and urbanisation, which can have both positive and negative effects upon biodiversity. One taxon that has shown to be affected by forestry is bats, however, the impacts differ depending on forestry method and their foraging strategy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gränslandet mellan staden och den värdefulla naturen : ett gestaltningsförslag för Södra Ormesta parken

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

    Author : Anders Lind; [2017]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; värdefull natur; naturreservat; stadsplanering; fysisk planering; ekologi; park; gestaltning;

    Abstract : I en tid av bostadsbrist byggs det i våra städer i en takt som vi inte sett på väldigt länge. Staden förtätas och den yttre stadsgränsen skjuts längre ut närmare landsbygden. I Örebro finns det flera naturområden som ligger i stadens randzon och som påverkas av stadens expansion. READ MORE