Essays about: "rewetting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word rewetting.

  1. 1. Winter wheat exudates : Improving wheats resilience to drought

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

    Author : Freja Haverland; [2024]
    Keywords : drought; PGPR; exudates; agriculture; food security;

    Abstract : Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a crop that dominates the diets of about 35% of the world's human population. But wheat yields can be severely affected by drought. Therefore, in this experiment, root exudation of winter wheat was compared to find out how exudation changes during drought stress. READ MORE

  3. 2. Headfirst into shallow water - Wetland restoration and its contribution to the Habitats Directive

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elin Brandt Korall; [2024]
    Keywords : Wetlands; GIS; Restoration; Rewetting; Ecology; LONA; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000; Nature conservation; Våtmarker; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; Restaurering; Återvätning; LONA; Art- och Habitatsdirektivet; Natura 2000; Naturvård;

    Abstract : Located in the borderland between aquatic and terrestrial environments, the wetlands cover a wide spectrum of habitats and enable living standards for a great variety of organisms. Although important habitats, a great extent of the original wetlands have disappeared in Europe and Sweden due to anthropogenic disturbances. READ MORE

  4. 3. How do rainfall patterns change microbial induced carbon dynamics in soil?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi; Lunds universitet/Bioteknik

    Author : Maria João Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : drying and rewetting; bacterial growth; fungal growth; annual crops; perennial crops; soil depth; climate change; biotechnology; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is changing the precipitation patterns around the globe, leading to more extreme weather events like severe drought and heavy rainfalls. These events are intrinsically related to soil moisture fluctuations, which strongly modulates carbon fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring heterogeneity in farmers’ willingness to cooperate in four EU member states: Insights from public goods games : insights from public goods games

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Johannes Martin Amon; [2023]
    Keywords : Agri-environment-climate measures; Cooperation; Common Agricultural Policy; Finite mixture model;

    Abstract : Agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs), as part of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy, incentivize environmentally friendly farming practices for multiple ecosystem services provision. However, AECMs are criticised for their low cost-effectiveness. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spår i jorden : en studie av ett extraktionslandskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sebastian Hahn; [2023]
    Keywords : extraktionslandskap; nymaterialism; landskapshistoria; mosse; torv; torvtäkt; postindustriellt landskap; spårande; rumslighet;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete utforskar torvtäkten som landsakap. Torvindustrin har en långtgående historia i Sverige, och de utdikade torvmossarna utgör några av de största landskapssåren i landet. Under påtryckningar från politik och samhälle har industrin minskat kraftigt, och många torvtäkter hotas nu av nedläggning. READ MORE