Essays about: "rainforest"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 72 essays containing the word rainforest.

  1. 31. Community-based conservation in Peruvian Amazon. Attempts to save the red uakari of Loreto

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Amanda Berglund; [2016]
    Keywords : Amazon Rainforest; Collective action; Loreto; Peru Sustainable Development; Uakari;

    Abstract : Abstract. In Peru, the population of a very rare monkey species called the red uakari (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) lives in the Amazon rainforest in an area called Loreto. The natural resources of Loreto have been exploited due to large anthropogenic pressure which has affected the biodiversity. READ MORE

  3. 32. A comparison of the eye anatomy of tropical stingless bees

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Julia Källberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Vision is the most important tool for flying insects to control their flight behaviour. It is especially important for tropical stingless bees living in a cluttered environment, for example the rainforest, were there vegetation is dense making it difficult to navigate through. READ MORE

  4. 33. The environmental and anthropogenic impact onfreshwater biodiversity in Lajeado, RS, Brazil. : A study of using dragonflies as indicators for theenvironmental status in freshwater biomes

    University essay from

    Author : Philip Sjöwall; Robert Lundström; [2016]
    Keywords : Dragonlfies; freshwater; Braszil;

    Abstract : Fragmentation of the Atlantic rainforest and alteration of waters due to agricultural expansion hasgreatly affected the species diversity in Brazil. In this study, we investigate how different environmental factors affect dragonfly communities and dragonfly species richness in sixteen different locations in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. READ MORE

  5. 34. Hur påverkar tillgången på ljus höjdtillväxten hos planterade regnskogsträd i en sekundär regnskog på Borneo?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Emmy Dieden; [2015]
    Keywords : ljus; höjdtillväxt; sekundär regnskog; pionjärarter; klimaxarter; skogsrehabilitering;

    Abstract : Regnskogen på Borneo är en av de artrikaste i världen men till följd av mänsklig aktivitet, såsom avverkning, har dessa ekosystem drabbats hårt. Naturlig återhämtning är svår då dessa störningsdrabbade områden missgynnar arter som tillhör områdets naturliga flora och därför finns det ett behov av aktiv rehabilitering av dessa skogar. READ MORE

  6. 35. Evaluation of pixel based and object based classification methods for land cover mapping with high spatial resolution satellite imagery, in the Amazonas, Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Linnea Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : support vector machine; maximum likelihood; SPOT-5; classification; geography; physical geography; RBF-kernel; OBIA; multiresolution segmentation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the state of Acre, Brazil, there is ongoing land use change, where inhabitants of this part of the Amazonian rainforest practice shifting agriculture. Practicing this type of agriculture is, according to the SKY Rainforest Rescue organization, damaging to forest ecosystems. READ MORE