Essays about: "reforestation"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 61 essays containing the word reforestation.

1. 31. Inverkan av föryngringsintensitet på tidig etablering efter schackrutehuggning

   University essay from SLU/Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (from 131204)

   Author : Erik Fernemar; [2018]
   Keywords : luckhuggning; schackrutehuggning; naturlig föryngring; kalhyggesfritt; skogsbruk;

   Abstract : Denna studie avser inverkan av föryngringsintensitet efter schackrutehuggning (kal-avverkade luckor och kvarstående skärmar däremellan) i ett fältförsök i Jämtland som anlades 2012-2013 i ett tallbestånd. Syftet var att tre år efter föryngringsåtgärd utförts kvantifiera inverkan av olika metodval för föryngring i schackrutehuggningens luckor (fem nivåer, från enbart naturlig föryngring till markberedning och plantering inkl. READ MORE

3. 32. Endurskógrækt : Tourism and Reforetsation in Iceland

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Sofia Lindelöf; [2018]
   Keywords : Architecture; reforestation; Iceland;

   Abstract : Research and thoughts on how tourism in Iceland can interact with and influence the icelandic nature in a positive way. The project focuses on the reforestation of Iceland and how buildings and architecture can invite tourists to have a positive effect on the island. READ MORE

4. 33. Distribution of Meiofaunal biodiversity and abundance in relation to development stage of the Mangrove Forest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Matilda Hultman; [2017]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Mangrove ecosystems constitute a valuable economic resource harbouring a wide diversity of organisms and operating an essential provider of nutrients for adjoining marine ecosystems. The meiobenthic fauna (i.e. READ MORE

5. 34. Reforestation in the far north : comparing effects of the native tree species Betula pubescens and the non-native Pinus contorta in Iceland

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Elin Fries; [2017]
   Keywords : Iceland; non-native tree species; understory vegetation; P. contorta; B. pubescens;

   Abstract : The use of non-native tree species in forestry is both praised and questioned. Foresters have often promoted their use, mainly because of higher growth rates, resilience to pests and diseases and improved survival under harsh conditions. READ MORE

6. 35. The effect of environmental and disturbance factors on the presence of different crab species in Pranburi Forest Park, Thailand

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Johanna Rosenquist; [2017]
   Keywords : mangrove forest; Thailand; biodiversity; canopy shade; water depth; human disturbance; Brachyura; Scylla serrata; Uca vocans; Sesarma mederi; Perisesarma bidens;

   Abstract : The mangrove forest is one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems today and they have decreased significantly in Southeast Asia over the past 40 years. Brachyura (crabs) are important for this ecosystem and they function as ecosystem engineers with their burrowing activities that affects the soil and carbon uptake. READ MORE