Essays about: "pest mitigation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words pest mitigation.

  1. 1. Hawk-kite as a scaring method for avian pests in Kenyan rice fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnea Hollsten; [2023]
    Keywords : bird; crop; damage mitigation; pest control; repellent;

    Abstract : The human population is increasing globally, and so are the human-wildlife interactions and conservation conflicts. One source of conservation conflict is the crop damage caused by wildlife. Crop damage is negatively affecting farmers, but also the wildlife due to lethal methods used to reduce the damage. READ MORE

  3. 2. Early-stage detection of bark beetle infested spruce forest stands using Sentinel-2 data and vegetation indices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Karl Piltz; [2022]
    Keywords : Geomatics; Remote sensing; Bark beetle; Early-stage; Vegetation index; Sentinel-2; Spruce; Forestry; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The European spruce bark beetle is an insect that is often referred to as a pest. Responsible for the destruction of over 150 million m3 of Norwegian spruce forest in Europe over the last 50 years makes this insect one of the major disturbances to the forest industry. READ MORE

  4. 3. Forest structure of Dalby Söderskog National Park : patterns of carbon storage in living and dead trees

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Kumetra Achuthan; [2021]
    Keywords : ash dieback disease; deadwood; Dutch elm disease; living tree volume; coarse woody debris; carbon stock and storage; pest invasions; temperate mixed broadleaved forest;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration and storage is an ecosystem service supplied by forests, and is of increasing importance in the context of mitigation of global climate change. Forest pest invasions, driven primarily by globalizations, represent a risk to the efficiency of carbon sequestration as they may greatly reduce the amount of the living biomass in forests. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of dead wood on arthropods in managed pine forests in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Stephanie Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dead wood; arthropod; pest mitigation;

    Abstract : Forests provide humans with a range of valuable ecosystem services, but current forest management practices may increase susceptibility to damage from disturbances such as pest insects. One such practise is the harvesting of residue, which decreases the amount of dead wood in the forest. READ MORE

  6. 5. Expressing ecosystem model output and Swedish forestry goals with composite indictors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nicolas Tarasewicz; [2021]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; forest management; multifunctionality; LPJ-GUESS; ecosystem services; composite indicator; climate change; biodiversity; SDGs; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Forest ecosystems provide a wide range of services necessary for maintaining environmental health and human well-being. Ecosystem models help inform how various management strategies respond in different regions to changing climate conditions. READ MORE