Essays about: "rainforest"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 72 essays containing the word rainforest.

  1. 36. Collaboration to address a wicked problem : the case of certified palm oil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emma Lindahl; Joakim Widén; [2015]
    Keywords : Collaboration; corporate social responsibility; dialogue; industrial collaboration; multi-stakeholder collaboration; palm oil; wicked problem;

    Abstract : Corporations meet complex challenges as they operate on a global market. Global multidimensional problems are referred to wicked problems and which cannot be solved only managed. In this case, of certified palm oil, palm oil production can be seen as a wicked problem due to deforestation of rainforest, land grabbing and social conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 37. Diffusive gas fluxes in neotropical rainforest streams

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

    Author : Björn Skoglund; [2015]
    Keywords : Carbon dioxide; diffusive flux; tropics; greenhouse gas; rainforest;

    Abstract : Rainforests are of great importance to global carbon cycling, but the importance of deforestation and change in land use is poorly understood due to a lack of studies quantifying the difference in carbon fluxes between original rainforest and agricultural land. Furthermore, the aquatic outgassing of neotropical systems have been proven to have greater impact on global carbon cycling than previously anticipated (Richey et al 2002). READ MORE

  4. 38. Do 25 years old skid tracks restrict growth and survival? : a study on growth conditions for the planted regeneration in a rainforest rehabilitation project

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

    Author : Malin Boström; [2015]
    Keywords : näringsbegränsning; penetrationsmotstånd; bulkdensitet; jordegenskaper; trädtillväxt; nutrient limitation; penetration resistance; bulk density; soil properties; tree growth;

    Abstract : The rainforests of the world are important not only to the countries in which they grow but to the world as a whole. They influence oxygen and water circulation as well as carbon sequestration which in turn affect global radiation and global warming. READ MORE

  5. 39. Prey specialization and diet of frogs in Borneo

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

    Author : Kristoffer Ahlm; [2015]
    Keywords : specialization; frogs; diet; stomachflushing;

    Abstract : Earlier studies of the diet of frogs indicate that most adult frogs are mainly insectivorous. Overall, frogs are viewed more as generalists than specialists in terms of their diet. However, despite earlier studies, there are still gaps in our knowledge regarding what frogs tend to eat and the degree of specialization. READ MORE

  6. 40. Rehabilitation in a tropical secondary rain forest in Malaysian Borneo : early effects of canopy properties on light conditions at the forest floor

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

    Author : Joakim Jansson; [2015]
    Keywords : tropisk sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarpaceae; krontäckning; ljus; densiometer; luckor; hemisfäriska foton; tropical secondary rainforest; openness; canopy; light; gaps; visible sky; hemispherical photographs; Crown Illumination Index; densiometer;

    Abstract : Tropisk regnskog i Sydostasien är ett av de områden som hyser störst biodiversitet i världen, av vilken stora ytor är hotat. Ön Borneo drabbades av en katastrof åren 1982-1983 efter att väderfenomenet El Niño orsakat torka med vidsträckta skogsbränder som följd. READ MORE