Essays about: "mesocosm"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word mesocosm.

  1. 6. Is phosphorus limiting the nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands?

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Börge Mike Tiefenau; [2014]
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    Abstract : Two mesocosm studies were performed in a laboratory to figure out the relevance of  the phosphorus concentration to the nitrogen removal in wetlands. The main intention was to see if phosphorus is limiting the process of denitrification. READ MORE

  3. 7. The impact of climate change and brownification on primary and bacterial production

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Jens Ratcovich; [2014]
    Keywords : Primary production; Bacterial production; Food web efficiency; Climate change; Global change; Autotrophy; Heterotrophy; Brownification; DOC; Temperature; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climatic condition is what ultimately frames all ecosystems and is now undergoing dramatic change. IPCC models predict, in 100 years, a temperature increase between 2-5 ˚C and, as a consequence of warmer and wetter conditions, increased humic content in northern temperate freshwater systems. READ MORE

  4. 8. The impact of climate change and brownification on primary and bacterial production

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Jens Ratcovich; [2014]
    Keywords : Primary production; Bacterial production; Food web efficiency; Climate change; Global change; Autotrophy; Heterotrophy; Brownification; DOC; Temperature; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climatic condition is what ultimately frames all ecosystems and is now undergoing dramatic change. IPCC models predict, in 100 years, a temperature increase between 2-5 ˚C and, as a consequence of warmer and wetter conditions, increased humic content in northern temperate freshwater systems. READ MORE

  5. 9. Predator-prey interactions between cod (Gadus morhua) and perch (Perca fluvitatilis) and three crustaceans (Idotea baltica, Gammarus oceanicus and Palaemon adspersus) in the Baltic Fucus communities

    University essay from Naturvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Richard Olovsson; [2000]
    Keywords : torsk; abborre; kräftdjur; kustvatten; Kalmar;

    Abstract : Three different laboratory studies have been carried out in order to elucidate the interactions between two predators and their prey in the Fucus vesiculosus community. The first study investigated the behavioural response of Gammarus oceanicus, Idotea baltica and Palaemon adspersus in the chemicai presence of their predators Gadus morhua and Perca fluviatilis. READ MORE