Essays about: "land cover"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 409 essays containing the words land cover.
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16. Assessment of the invasive Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) distribution in Sweden : The effects of latitudinal location and land cover on the distribution
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : Invasive alien species are recognized as a major problem worldwide. They affect native flora and fauna negatively, resulting in loss of biodiversity and increased economic costs of the species’ themselves and management efforts. READ MORE
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17. Effekt av olika odlingssystem på markstruktur och avkastning : pargårdsstudie i Skåne
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Metoderna att odla jordbruksmark är många. Dessa odlingssystem påverkar markstrukturen och markhälsan på olika vis. Markhälsa är ett begrepp som blir allt viktigare. Under 2023 kommer EU med nya markdirektiv som ska säkra långsiktig odling och hjälpa till att nå klimatmålen. READ MORE
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18. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE
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19. The influence of the built environment on the climate in different Swedish urban fabrics
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknikAbstract : The urban heat island effect is usually disregarded when considering energy-efficient measures for the built environment. This study aims to present and analyze the effect of the urban built environment on the Swedish urban climate. This analysis is done in terms of assessing the mean urban heat island and monthly average air temperature. READ MORE
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20. Carabidocoenoses and Fragments of Forests : exploring the Carabid Landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Epigeic ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were sampled between 2021-06-28 and 2021-07-09 using pitfall traps in the Swedish counties Värmland and Gävleborg. The structural properties of the landscapes surrounding these points were estimated from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s national land cover databases and the Swedish Forest Agency’s data for all formally protected and high conservation value forests using patch-based configurational metrics. READ MORE