Essays about: "plants for pollinators"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the words plants for pollinators.
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16. Supporting wild bees on green roofs and green walls : the importance of incentives from Swedish municipalities
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : The importance of pollinators in urban areas have become a topic of current interest with increasing urbanisation. The current trend of urbanisation, e.g., tall buildings, concrete and densification, has forced green structures to adapt to the changes, resulting in biodiversity loss. READ MORE
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17. Pollen identification using sequencing techniques
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : Palynology or the study of pollen, is essential understand the relationship between plants and their pollinators. Traditionally, pollen grains are identified by microscopy. The method has several shortcomings, such as being time-consuming and having low taxonomic resolution. READ MORE
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18. Ground-nesting bees in the age of urbanization : quality of sandy habitat and wild bee diversity in Uppsala, Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Wild bees are indispensable pollinators of most flowering plants and agricultural crops, and thus are vital components of functioning ecosystems and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. This study primarily aimed to discover the environmental features of nesting habitat that are mostly associated with wild ground-nesting and associated cleptoparasitic bee species diversity in urban landscape. READ MORE
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19. Hälsa och välmående i den privata trädgården : exempel på social hållbarhet i Rostorp igår, idag och i framtiden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Trädgården innebär en plats för återhämtning och platser för välmående värderas högt. Behovet har ökat på grund av samhällets restriktioner och nedstängningar under Covid-19 pandemin. READ MORE
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20. Could horse grazing be used to restore abandoned fields? : a comparison of the vegetation between horse pastures and abandoned fields, and an inventory of the effects of grazing- history and intensity
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Semi-natural fields, created by traditional land-use systems like low-intensity cattle grazing, have high ecological value due to the occurrence of numerous plant species, and their associated faunal communities. In Sweden, this habitat is threatened by both land-abandonment and agricultural intensification. READ MORE