Essays about: "on tree plantation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the words on tree plantation.

  1. 16. När uppstår skador orsakat av kronvilt i granbestånd?

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Aron Långberg; Rasmus Vikström; [2018]
    Keywords : Red deer; Barkchew; Barkstrip; Plantation; Norway spruce;

    Abstract : I Skånes län finns en av Sveriges största och mest skyddsvärda kronviltspopulationer. Av många anses hjorten vara ett ståtligt och vackert vilt som ska bevaras och skyddas. För att förvalta stammen bedrivs idag licensjakt på kronviltet som även är ett åtråvärt vilt för jägare. READ MORE

  3. 17. Reforestation in the far north : comparing effects of the native tree species Betula pubescens and the non-native Pinus contorta in Iceland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Elin Fries; [2017]
    Keywords : Iceland; non-native tree species; understory vegetation; P. contorta; B. pubescens;

    Abstract : The use of non-native tree species in forestry is both praised and questioned. Foresters have often promoted their use, mainly because of higher growth rates, resilience to pests and diseases and improved survival under harsh conditions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Modelling growth of genetically improved Norway spruce

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Pauls Zeltins; [2017]
    Keywords : growth function; genetic gain; height increment; DSS; plantation; young forest stand;

    Abstract : In Latvia, Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. is a common forest tree species. It is often regenerated with planting, mostly using genetically improved stock. READ MORE

  5. 19. Black coffee twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) on robusta coffee in Uganda : impact of shade level on abundance of BCTB and knowledge levels about BCTB

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Christina Hultman; [2016]
    Keywords : agroforestry; canopy cover; Coffea canephora; host trees; natural enemies; shade trees;

    Abstract : The Black Coffee Twig Borer (BCTB), (Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)) is a devastating pest on robusta coffee in Uganda. The coffee in Uganda grows mostly in agroforestry systems where trees and crops are combined and interact with each other. READ MORE

  6. 20. What are trees for : an ethnographic study of local firewood practices in Uganda in the context of deforestation and climate change discourses

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

    Author : Filippa Giertta; [2016]
    Keywords : firewood; deforestation; climate change; carbon forestry; CDM; Kachung;

    Abstract : Interventions and schemes are being introduced all over the world to stop deforestation and reduce climate change. These interventions, on all levels of scale, follow a dominant global discourse based on a human-environment dichotomy and neo-Malthusian logic, and are driven by narratives of degradation by the local population and linear environmental change. READ MORE