Essays about: "large carnivore"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words large carnivore.
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1. Rovdjursjakt i Västerbotten : ”Jag umgås bara med folk som jagar”
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur jägares sociala kapital påverkar drivkrafter och möjligheten till att jaga stora rovdjur. Den stora rovdjursjaktens vara eller icke vara är en känslig fråga i samhällsdebatten. READ MORE
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2. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The brown bears, Ursus arctos L., in the Scandinavian peninsula were distributed in almost all counties before aimed reduction during the 1700-1900s (Swenson et al. 1995). From 1981-2013 the population increased more than five times (Chapron et al. READ MORE
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3. What makes for a good location? : Terrain ruggedness and reindeer drive detection of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) by camera traps in northern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : As all large carnivores in Europe, the Eurasian lynx’s presence in a landscape now dominated by human activities often leads to conflictual situations and management challenges. To overcome these issues, different monitoring programs are developed all over Europe to assess for the abundance and distribution of this elusive feline. READ MORE
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4. How does habitat selection by brown bear (Ursus arctos) during the berry season change due to forestry and human disturbance : looking at three different periods of human dis-turbances
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the most widespread large carnivore. It is an apex predator and does not have natural enemies but is hunted by humans in Sweden. During the period July to October their main food resource is bilberry, which contains carbohydrates that are important for their fat resources before entering hibernation. READ MORE
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5. Environmental Conservation Conflicts in Swedish Sapmi: Sami Ethnoecology and the Struggle for an Indigenous Conservation Paradigm
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Given a backdrop of industrial land use fractures in Northern Sweden, the kind of human-environmental relations cultivated in Sapmi has consequences for Sami indigenous sovereignty and ecological sustainability. Critically investigating different nature relations is of significance to Human Ecology fields in order to deepen knowledge on both unintended and intended consequences of how we understand and engage with environments. READ MORE
