Essays about: "savanna"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word savanna.

  1. 1. African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Rebecka Relfsson; [2023-08-18]
    Keywords : African savanna elephant; elephant highways; interspecies interactions; predation avoidance; predator-prey interaction; temporal activity;

    Abstract : African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well known, but their effect on other animal species is less studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. How does grazing and burning affect the occurrence and development of vascular plants?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Felicia Ivarsson; [2023-02-17]
    Keywords : Keywords: burning; grazing; plot; restoration; plant; flower;

    Abstract : Grazing and burning are disturbances that can be used for management of landscapes that are in need of restoration. When applying these disturbances, you can create a more diverse flora and fauna and control the grazing pressure from domestic cattle. READ MORE

  4. 3. Temperature dependent preening behaviour in common guillemots Uria aalge

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Saga-Savanna Kynman; [2023]
    Keywords : common guillemot; common murre; seabirds; Stora Karlsö; heatstress; temperature; preening; allopreening;

    Abstract : As global temperature increase, new thermal conditions may challenge the physiological limits of endotherms. Examining the direct effects of extreme temperatures is an important component in understanding how these physiological limits may impact an organism’s behaviour, breeding success and survival. READ MORE

  5. 4. Elephants and aboveground carbon stocks in a South African protected savanna

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

    Author : Camille Cheyenne Schröcker; [2022]
    Keywords : above-ground carbon stocks; climate change mitigation; elephant impacts; megaherbivores; conservation; wood density;

    Abstract : Savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) are known to exert transforming impacts on the vegetation. Due to these impacts, one would expect elephants to have significant effects on aboveground carbon stocks. However, we still know relatively little about the magnitude and direction of the effects of elephants on aboveground carbon stocks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hälsofrämjande trädgård för minskad stress bland personal : en evidensbaserad design med miljöpsykologiskt perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alexandra Ingelgård; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöpsykologi; evidensbaserad design; arbetsplats; gestaltning; stressåterhämtning; hälsoträdgård; personalhälsa; ebd;

    Abstract : Naturen har en förmåga att hjälpa människan att lindra och återhämta sig från stress. Trots det pågår en förtätning i städer och gröna områden bebyggs, samtidigt som fler människor lider av stressrelaterade sjukdomar till följd av arbetsmiljö. READ MORE