Essays about: "litter quality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words litter quality.

  1. 1. Råmjölkskvalité hos sugga – inverkan på smågrisdödlighet och tillväxt

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elin Skans; [2023]
    Keywords : råmjölk; råmjölkskvalité; IgG; smågrisdödlighet; tillväxt; Brix refraktometer;

    Abstract : Sverige har hög smågrisdödlighet jämfört med andra länder. Mycket forskning har gjorts inom området men siffran är fortsatt hög. I dagsläget saknas det studier på hur suggans råmjölkskvalité påverkar smågrisarnas tillväxt och överlevnad. READ MORE

  3. 2. Research of alternative methods of marine litter collection : Study of marine plastic pollution

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Ciaran Conway; Aydar Gaynullin; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The discovery of plastic and its unique qualities created a great opportunity for manufacturing and an improved quality of life. The annual production of plastic is 368 million tonnes, this number is continuously increasing as nowadays almost every product has a plastic component in it. However, this improvement in lifestyle comes at a cost. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ground-nesting bees in the age of urbanization : quality of sandy habitat and wild bee diversity in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Indre Cepukaite; [2022]
    Keywords : ground-nesting bees; wild bees; cleptoparasitic bees; indicator taxon; urbanization; sandy soil; bare soil; habitat age; ground cover; diversity; pollinator protection and conservation;

    Abstract : Wild bees are indispensable pollinators of most flowering plants and agricultural crops, and thus are vital components of functioning ecosystems and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. This study primarily aimed to discover the environmental features of nesting habitat that are mostly associated with wild ground-nesting and associated cleptoparasitic bee species diversity in urban landscape. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reindeer decrease soil carbon stocks and deplete labile soil carbon

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

    Author : Josua Seitz; [2022]
    Keywords : Reindeer; SOC; soils; Finnland; 13C NMR;

    Abstract : Reindeer have been shown to alter boreal ecosystems by changing the vegetation cover and influencing belowground processes. By providing nutrients for plants and by exerting trampling stress on the field layer vegetation, reindeer induce shifts in the vegetation where ground-lichen are being replaced by evergreen shrubs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reindeer induced changes in vegetation composition and plant traits on a tundra-forest border

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Femke Pijcke; [2019]
    Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; plant functional traits; nutrient allocation; grazing; reindeer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are the most common large herbivores in the arctic. With a habitat spreading over the entire circumpolar region, they can have a substantial effect on plant species composition and ecosystem processes and functions. READ MORE