Essays about: "shrubs"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 154 essays containing the word shrubs.

  1. 16. Looking for shrubs in an alvar: Investigating classification of orthophotos as a way of mapping shrub species Juniperus communis and Dasiphora fruticose on Stora Alvaret, Öland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Lantmäteri (CI)

    Author : Jorun Westman; [2022]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Orthophoto; Stora Alvaret; Shrub; Monitoring; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity is an immediate threat to the planet and if no actions are taken it is expected to accelerate. The highest species richness on smaller scale is found in semi-natural temperate grasslands, with one of the documented records from Stora Alvaret on Öland, Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 17. Go with the flow - can environmental flows save us? : A study of the flow patterns in Bredforsen and possibilities for the future

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

    Author : Hilda Brynjarsdotter; [2022]
    Keywords : Riparian zone; Riparian vegetation; Riparian vegetation zones; Regulated rivers; Floodings; hydropower;

    Abstract : Freshwater systems have, during human history, endured large-scale impacts. According to the water framework directive, measures must be developed to create a better environment for species in, and connected to, freshwater systems. Hydropower plants has caused loss of natural disturbance (e.g. READ MORE

  4. 18. Reindeer decrease soil carbon stocks and deplete labile soil carbon

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

    Author : Josua Seitz; [2022]
    Keywords : Reindeer; SOC; soils; Finnland; 13C NMR;

    Abstract : Reindeer have been shown to alter boreal ecosystems by changing the vegetation cover and influencing belowground processes. By providing nutrients for plants and by exerting trampling stress on the field layer vegetation, reindeer induce shifts in the vegetation where ground-lichen are being replaced by evergreen shrubs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Using NDVI Time-Series to Examine Post-fire Vegetation Recovery in California

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Viktor Wu; [2022]
    Keywords : fire; California; NDVI; land cover; vegetation; post-fire recovery;

    Abstract : Over the past couple of decades, fires have experienced changes on a global scale. These changing fire regimes point to an alarming direction where fire-dependent ecosystems are experiencing a decline in burned area, while fire-independent ecosystems are experiencing an increase. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gestaltning av Sveaparken i Hedemora : hur kan rumslighet gestaltas för att gynna mental återhämtning?

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

    Author : Magnus Melin; [2022]
    Keywords : mental återhämtning; vederkvickelse; avkoppling; preferensmatrisen; uppmärksamhetsåterhämtningsteorin; A.R.T.; gestaltning; stadspark; rumslighet; spatialitet; skissande; Hedemora; Sveaparken;

    Abstract : En av parkers viktiga funktioner är den rekreation och välmående som de ger dess besökare, och det skulle vara värdefullt om dessa effekter kunde förstärkas ytterligare. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur gestaltningen kan förbättra dessa funktioner med ett fokus på att gestalta rumsligheter. READ MORE