Essays about: "plants for pollinators"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 54 essays containing the words plants for pollinators.

  1. 6. Blomfröodling : metoder och förutsättningar för produktion i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Lovisa Ekström; [2023]
    Keywords : blomfröer; fröproduktion; fröodling; pollinering; fröskörd;

    Abstract : Samtidigt som miljö och hållbarhet diskuteras flitigt när det kommer till odling importeras den största delen fröer som odlas i Sverige. Detta gäller inte minst blomfröer. Genom en litteraturstudie beskrivs faktorer, metoder och odlingssystem som är av betydelse vid fröproduktion. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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. 8. Pollinator communities on a landscape complexity gradient in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hanna Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : pollinator; bumblebee; rough pasture; semi-natural pasture; unimproved grazing; landscape complexity;

    Abstract : Investigating how pollinator populations are affected by land use changes is crucial for predicting their persistence in the landscape and thereby the persistence of the significant service they provide to crop production. Pollinator populations are subjected to multiple threats, particularly overall intensification of cropping systems and landscape simplification. READ MORE

  5. 9. Competition between managed honeybees and wild bumblebees - Quantifying dietary overlap in semi-natural grasslands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emma Rosberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The decline of bees, such as bumblebees, over the last decades raises concerns as they are key pollinators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. One proposed cause for the decline of wild bees is competition for food resources with managed honeybees. READ MORE

  6. 10. ​Malmö municipality employees’ relation with nature in the context of flowering plants, pollinators and ecosystem services : An investigation of goals and conflicts within municipality work

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Andrea Håkansson; Hanna Takkinen; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cities are facing a loss of green areas that are important for reasons such as the support of pollinators. Pollination of flowering plants is a part of the concept of ecosystem services and is beneficial for humans in providing food security and the upkeep of urban ecosystems. READ MORE