Essays about: "mass mortality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words mass mortality.

  1. 1. Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Duncan Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Habitat Modelling; Harbour Porpoise; MaxEnt; Tidal Processes; Conservation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Investigating the influence of the tidal regime on harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall Abstract Unintentional by-catch in fishing gear is a significant cause of mortality of harbour porpoises in UK waters. Understanding the spatial distribution of harbour porpoises at fine scales and how this changes over time is essential when trying to understand where these lethal interactions might occur. READ MORE

  3. 2. Granbarkborren i svenska produktionsskogar : vilka faktorer påverkar massutbrott och vilka åtgärder kan vidtas för att minska dem?

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

    Author : Fredrike Lohe; Sonja Otell; [2022]
    Keywords : Ips typographus; Picea abies; klimatförändringar; skadedjur; naturliga fiender; vattenstress; storm; skogsbruk; massattack;

    Abstract : Granbarkborren, Ips typographus, är en av få arter som kan öka drastiskt i populationsdensitet och leda till en omfattande dödlighet av träd i skogen. Skadorna år 2020 uppgick till ett värde på 3,5 miljarder kronor, vilket gör det värdefullt att försöka förstå varför dessa utbrott sker och vad för åtgärder som kan vidtas för att undvika dem. READ MORE

  4. 3. Phylogenomics of Ascetosporea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Systematisk biologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Harshal Kunal Bhawe; [2022]
    Keywords : phylogenetics; ascetosporea; bioinformatics; mussel;

    Abstract : Ascetosporea is a class of poorly studied unicellular eukaryotes that function as parasites of marine invertebrates. These parasites cause mass mortality events in aquaculture species such as oysters and mussels. READ MORE

  5. 4. Novel Scale Chemistry of Salmo Salar L. : New Linkage of Otolith and Scale Chemistry to M74 Reproductive Disorder

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Michelle Von Ehr; [2022]
    Keywords : Thiamine; M74; Salmon; Otolith chemistry; Scale chemistry; laser-ablation coupled inductively plasma mass spectrometry;

    Abstract : Baltic salmon suffer from maternally transmitted M74 reproductive disorder, which causes yolk-sac fry mortality due to thiamine deficiency. This study investigates trace elemental analyses of Baltic salmon applied on otoliths and scales and their possible link to identifying M74. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pharmacological treatment of the core symptoms of Anorexia nervosa – a systematic literature review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Elin Munke; [2021]
    Keywords : anorexia nervosa; pharmacological treatment; pharmacotherapy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background/Aim: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric diagnoses. Today there is no approved pharmacological treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. READ MORE