Essays about: "non-native plants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words non-native plants.

  1. 1. Non-native plants in mountain ecosystems. An exploration of plant diversity and its response to road disturbance and alien invasion.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Anderberg Lina; [2023-10-19]
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    Abstract : Understanding patterns of invasive plants becomes ever more important as anthropogenic presence continues to facilitate their spread. In mountainous landscapes, cases of establishment by nonnative species have become frequent, despite the environmentally unfavorable conditions for plants less adapted to the harsh climate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modelling the effects of substituting pollinators in decline

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Axel Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : pollinators; plants; mutualism; competition; equilibrium populations; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : While pollination is essential for many plant species and ecosystem functions, pollinator populations worldwide are declining. This decline is largely due to abiotic changes in the environment: climate change and other anthropogenic impacts, such as pesticides and land use change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Växtval för prefabricerade vegetationsmattor odlade i Sverige

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

    Author : Anna Sundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Växtsammansättning; gröna tak; artval; svenskt klimat; Sedummatta; ängsmatta; ängstak; sedumtak; nordiskt klimat;

    Abstract : Vad ligger bakom växtvalet hos de företag som producerar prefabricerade sedummattor och torrängsmattor i Sverige? Vad säger forskningen om de utvalda arterna och deras lämplighet i svensk natur och klimat? Detta är frågor som jag undersökt i denna uppsats. För att värna om den inhemska floran och faunan i Sverige är det viktigt att veta vilka växter som används. READ MORE

  5. 4. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND THE HOMOGENIZATION OF PLANTS. A study on plant communities and their traits along the elevational gradient.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Violetta Chernoray; [2022-09-28]
    Keywords : anthropogenic disturbance; spatial ecology; Northern Scandes; functional traits; roadsides; beta-diversity.;

    Abstract : Overexploitation, land use, and other anthropogenic disturbances have increased in recent years, and are expected to increase even further. A very common anthropogenic disturbance, that can be seen even as far as in mountain regions, is roads. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mushroom cultivation in Temperate Agroforestry : potential Agroforestry practices, growing methods, and native edible saprophytes to Sweden

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

    Author : Robert Kalenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular systems; macrofungi; edible fruitbodies; outdoor mushroom production; waste management; by-product substrates; sustainable agriculture; sustainable forestry;

    Abstract : Traditions of outdoor cultivation of edible fungi in woodland conditions have been practiced in North-East Asia for centuries. This outdoor mushroom production method was exported to North America almost 40 years ago and provides an additional income for small-scale forest farmers, the agroforestry practice closest to woodland conditions. READ MORE