Essays about: "mortality decline"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words mortality decline.

  1. 1. CHANGES IN URBAN GREENERY DURING THE 2018 HEAT WAVE – A CASE STUDY FOR GÖTEBORG USING REMOTE SENSING

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Ivan Ruzic; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : heat wave; urban trees; NDVI; remote sensing;

    Abstract : Urban vegetation plays a crucial role in diverse urban microclimates. The numerous ecosystem services provided by vegetation, particularly trees, ensure greater quality of life and thermal comfort regulation. Yet, not all trees are immune to extreme weather events, such as droughts and heat waves, especially in cities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development of osmo- and appetite regulation during transfer of smolt from freshwater to increasing salinities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Jonna Hellesten; [2023-01-26]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is common in Scandinavian aquaculture and must be transferred from freshwater to seawater to grow properly. Despite being assessed as ready smolts, meaning they have gone through the physiological changes to prepare for SW transfer, the transfer result in a mortality rate of around 13-19%, and significant appetite- and growth reductions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Groddjursåtgärden vid Lillbyasjön i Östhammars kommun : ett hjälpmedel eller ett hinder?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Loviza Sahlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Groddjur; groddjursåtgärd; grodtunnel; amfibiepassage;

    Abstract : Groddjuren hotas av utrotning och minskar snabbt i populationsstorlek. Trafiken är en faktor som kan ge additiv dödlighet till populationer som behöver korsa en väg vid migrationen mellan övervintringsplatserna och lekvattnen. READ MORE

  5. 4. Differences and similarities in stand characteristics after prescribed burning and wildfire : implications for conservation of forest biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hannah Sophie Jakob; [2023]
    Keywords : coarse woody debris; conservation; biodiversity; boreal forest; Daldinia loculata; Fennoscandia; prescribed burning; regeneration; wildfire; woodpecker;

    Abstract : 1. Wildfires are a natural disturbance in the boreal forests of Fennoscandia and have shaped and formed forests in the past, resulting in very heterogeneous forests containing large amounts of dead and living trees in various age classes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Socio-economic and Demographic Factors associated with Fertility – Southeast and East Asian Evidence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Chen; Ruoshui He; [2022]
    Keywords : Fertility rates; Socio-economic and demographic determinants; Southeast and East Asia; Two-child policy; Fixed-effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Over the last three decades, Southeast and East Asian countries have experienced a substantial fertility decline. The socio-economic and demographic determinants appear to be important in explaining the fertility transition experienced in the region. READ MORE