Essays about: "pollinator"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 essays containing the word pollinator.

  1. 16. Artförekomst av humlor i rödklöver, påverkande landskapsfaktorer och frösättning i olika delar av Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Sara Lindholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Bombus; Fabaceae; Trifolium pratense; landskap; pollination;

    Abstract : Sverige är ett av världens största exportländer av rödklöverfrö. Tack vare en rik pollinatörsfauna med över 38 förekommande humlearter innehas en unik position för odlare, med en högre fröavkastning än många andra länder. READ MORE

  3. 17. Urban transition towards the inclusion of pollinators

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jasmine Machatschek; [2022]
    Keywords : pollinators; Vienna; multi-level perspective; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to urbanization and the increasing number of people living in urban areas, cities play a significant role in conserving biodiversity, including pollination. In addition, pressures on surrounding agricultural land means that pollinators increasingly find refuge in cities. READ MORE

  4. 18. Eternal sunshine on the flower-spotted ground : Investigating diel rhythms during midnight sun on high-Arctic pollinators

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2021]
    Keywords : High Arctic; Svalbard; Spitsbergen; insects; diel rythms; midnight sun; adaptation; foraging;

    Abstract : With over 600 articles about terrestrial invertebrates in Svalbard we still lack basic knowledge about pollinator-plant interactions in this part of the high-Arctic. It has never before been investigated how the activity of pollinators varies over a 24-hour timeframe in the high Arctic. READ MORE

  5. 19. Flower preferences among weed-visiting insects in field edges

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Isolde Galin; [2021]
    Keywords : arable field; flower preference; pollinator; weeds;

    Abstract : The increased improvement of weed control throughout the years has led to a decrease in the amount of weed in arable fields. Weeds can be a source of pollen and nectar. Pollinating insects are dependent on a variety of plants for nectar and pollen. READ MORE

  6. 20. Intercropping oats with annual clovers : effects on yields and aspects of biodiversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2021]
    Keywords : intercropping; cover cropping; pollinators; natural predators; weeds; clover; oats;

    Abstract : The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has contributed to greatly increase the crop yields per hectare. Humanity has become reliant on artificial inputs overshadowing usage of resources from ecosystem services that we continue to weaken further, by using agricultural practises decreasing landscape and species diversity. READ MORE