Essays about: "importance of forest ecosystem"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 essays containing the words importance of forest ecosystem.

  1. 16. Service dominant logic for actor-to-actor co-creation of value and sustainability outcomes : case studies of five actors in the Swedishlegume industry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Eric Lwin; [2022]
    Keywords : collaboration; innovation; service ecosystem; institutional logic; business administration;

    Abstract : Shifts to less energy intensive diets based on plant protein are necessary to meet the food demands of 2050. High protein crops such as legumes are a solution that confers farm-level and societal benefits. However, Sweden lacks the physical, societal, and political infrastructure needed for improved production and consumption. READ MORE

  3. 17. Wild bee species and farming practices in horticultural farms in Madrid : finding paths towards agroecological transitions

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

    Author : Inés Gutiérrez Briceño; [2022]
    Keywords : wild bee; pollination; biodiversity; ecosystem services; landscape; mapping; semi-structured interview; agroecology;

    Abstract : Farms and its different management practices have substantial effects on biodiversity, with the consequent impact on the supply of certain ecosystem services such us pollination. Wild bees provide pollination services in small scale horticultural farming, which is key element to determine and improve farm production but also to the maintenance of ecosystem´s diversity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Tree origin or traits? : what makes a tree suitable as an urban habitat for insect fauna?

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

    Author : Kalle Ågren; [2022]
    Keywords : Biodiversity; Tree morphology; Invertebrates; Natives; Non-natives; Geographical origin; Phylogeny; Exotic; Plant technology; Congeners; Urban;

    Abstract : A global decline in diversity of plants and animals, has led to an increased focus on the topic of biodiversity. The trend of urbanisation can be a facilitator for biodiversity loss, and cities generally have lower densities of species compared to non-urban areas. This has made biodiversity in cities an important concept. READ MORE

  5. 19. Forest structure of Dalby Söderskog National Park : patterns of carbon storage in living and dead trees

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Kumetra Achuthan; [2021]
    Keywords : ash dieback disease; deadwood; Dutch elm disease; living tree volume; coarse woody debris; carbon stock and storage; pest invasions; temperate mixed broadleaved forest;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration and storage is an ecosystem service supplied by forests, and is of increasing importance in the context of mitigation of global climate change. Forest pest invasions, driven primarily by globalizations, represent a risk to the efficiency of carbon sequestration as they may greatly reduce the amount of the living biomass in forests. READ MORE

  6. 20. Continuous Presence : A Historical Ecology of Ängesviken, Jämtland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Petter I. Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Landscape archaeology; palynology; paleoecology; patchiness; niche construction; historical ecology; continuous presence; boreal forest; outland utilisation; multidisciplinary analysis; Landskapsarkeologi; skogsarkeologi; pollenanalys; historisk ekologi; Jämtland; utmarksbruk; tvärvetenskaplig analys;

    Abstract : A case study of a prehistoric site named Ängesviken, in eastern Jämtland, is presented in this thesis. Ängesviken is situated in a region that traditionally has been understood as peripheral and without a significant history prior to the Late Iron Age or even the mediaeval period. READ MORE