Essays about: "natural vegetation and wildlife"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words natural vegetation and wildlife.
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11. Community structure of polyporous fungi after wildfire in boreal forest
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Wildfire is a natural disturbance that creates large amounts dead wood and contribute to a landscape of different successional stages, important for biodiversity. The number of wildfires have declined in boreal Fennoscandia due to effective fire suppression. READ MORE
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12. Lejonangrepp på boskap : kartläggning och analysering av riskfaktorer som förebyggande åtgärd
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Human exploitation of nature has led to fragmentation of lion habitats and degraded abundance of wild prey. Confrontations with livestock becomes more frequent when lions increase their spatial activity in rural areas. When natural prey is scarce, these confrontations often leads to predation and lions being killed in retaliation by farmers. READ MORE
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13. Mammal densities in the Kalahari, Botswana – impact of seasons and land use
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : In the Kalahari, Botswana, as in many other parts of the world, wildlife is experiencing an increased pressure from a growing human population and intensified land use with domestic livestock. The intensified pressure on the vegetation cover induced by livestock limits the abundance of resources and creates a fragmented landscape for wild animals. READ MORE
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14. Neighbourhood effects as a plant defence against ungulate herbivory
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : For large herbivores patch selection is highly influenced by the presence of plant species and biomass that allows them the highest protein and energy intake. From the plant point of view browsing is seen as damage and loss of fitness and plants evolved different strategies to avoid or tolerate herbivory. READ MORE
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15. A risk analysis of moose close to roads
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : For many decades the increase in traffic volume, expansion of highways and infrastructure has lead to an increase of wildlife vehicle collisions which are unfortunately very common in many countries today. They cause great deal of material damage and even kill humans or wildlife. READ MORE
