Essays about: "importance of forest ecosystem"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 66 essays containing the words importance of forest ecosystem.

  1. 11. Analysis of simulated functional diversity in tropical forests: Differences between cultivated and naturally grown secondary forests in Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Clarissa Graf; [2023]
    Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; functional diversity; plant functional traits; ecosystem modelling; secondary forest ecosystems; sustainable forest management; LPJ-GUESS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Accelerated deforestation represents a major global environmental concern. Over the last decades Cambodia has experienced a drastic decrease in forest cover and measures to halt deforestation have not been as effective as planned. READ MORE

  3. 12. Changes in Gishwati-Mukura Forest and effects on biodiversity, floods, and landslides - recommendations for sustainable forest management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Elisabeth Claesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Gishwati-Mukura; Rainforest; Natural forest cover; Deforestation; Biodiversity; Flood; Landslide; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Rainforests are of great importance for biodiversity and several ecosystem services. In Rwanda, a considerable decline in rainforest covers have been observed during the last decades. The Gishwati-Mukura Forest is one of the rainforests in Rwanda that has experienced a substantial reduction in forest cover, 99.4 %. READ MORE

  4. 13. Tree growth and field vegetation in forest edge zones on a property in southeast Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Pieter van Tongeren; [2023]
    Keywords : tree growth; diversity; field vegetation; edge zones; edge effect;

    Abstract : Summary  In the 1990s a new way of thinking about forestry started. One of the effects of the changing silvicultural practices was that the size of clearcuts became smaller. As the felling areas were reduced in size, the areas where young and older forest meet grew, with this also the occurrence of edge zones increased. READ MORE

  5. 14. Founders And Financials- Machine Learning Algorithms in Venture Capital

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Viktor Lådö Naess; Emrik Stål; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; Venture Capital; Founder Characteristics; Entrepreneurial Finance; Machine Learning;

    Abstract : The increased usage of machine learning (ML) algorithms in venture capital investment screening poses the question of how different characteristics influence predictions. The purpose of this study is to investigate how founder and financial characteristics influence ML predictions of the raising of more than one round for Swedish startups. READ MORE

  6. 15. Hur vi skapar en mer ekologiskt hållbar trädgård : med inspiration från skogen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Elin Granstrand; Evelina Lund; [2022]
    Keywords : Skogsträdgård; biologisk mångfald; ekologisk hållbarhet; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; trädgård;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna studie var att upplysa trädgårdsägare om den potential som trädgårdsytorna har att öka den biologiska mångfalden. Vi hoppas detta ska väcka intresse, kanske också en känsla av ansvar, för att själv skapa en mer hållbar trädgård. READ MORE