Essays about: "insects research"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 84 essays containing the words insects research.

1. 16. Tree stump manipulation - An experimental method to accelerate decomposition in tree stumps to compensate for the shortfall in dead wood substrate

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Thomas Leonard Reneman; [2021-11-29]
   Keywords : stumps; dead wood; extraction; biodiversity; natural disturbances; mimicking; manipulation;

   Abstract : Current forestry exploits put a lot of strain on the global ecosystem that all life on earth depends on. Boreal natural dynamic forest environments are turned into sterile clear-cut areas. Forestry exploits also affect the biodiversity by extracting substantial amounts of dead wood substrate. READ MORE

3. 17. Eternal sunshine on the flower-spotted ground : Investigating diel rhythms during midnight sun on high-Arctic pollinators

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2021]
   Keywords : High Arctic; Svalbard; Spitsbergen; insects; diel rythms; midnight sun; adaptation; foraging;

   Abstract : With over 600 articles about terrestrial invertebrates in Svalbard we still lack basic knowledge about pollinator-plant interactions in this part of the high-Arctic. It has never before been investigated how the activity of pollinators varies over a 24-hour timeframe in the high Arctic. READ MORE

4. 18. Insect feed for future : perceived pros and cons of insects as feed inSwedish conditions

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Diana Saeed; Ebba Seijbold Dalla-Santa; [2021]
   Keywords : Black Soldier Fly; circular system; feed industry; legislation; stakeholders; yellow mealworm;

   Abstract : A current challenge that Sweden is handling is the amount of food loss and food waste. One way to reuse food waste efficiently is to convert it to feed for insects. READ MORE

5. 19. Insects raised on food waste : a new source of feed and food?

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Elisabet Henriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : mealworm; food waste; insects as food; insects as feed; black soldier fly; nutrition; sustainable food; sustainable feed;

   Abstract : An increasing global population demands an increase in food production, while human impact on the planet necessarily must be decreased to decelerate climate change. Resources currently lost as food waste could potentially be utilized to increase world food production amount and efficiency by feeding it to insects. READ MORE

6. 20. Skapa slåtterängar : en jämförande studie om etablering och skötsel

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

   Author : Emil Wallin; Agnes Hofmann; [2021]
   Keywords : slåtteräng; etablering; pluggplantor; frösådd; äng; urban äng; hö; slåtter; skötsel; Hay meadow; establishment; plug plant; seed sowing; meadow; urban meadow; hay;

   Abstract : Den biologiska mångfalden i vår natur minskar och ängsmarkerna som förr var en stor del av vårt jordbruk har försvunnit till följd av mer effektiva odlingsmetoder. Detta har resulterat i att insekter, vildbin och andra pollinatiörer, som även förser oss människor med mat, försvinner allt snabbare. READ MORE