Essays about: "small area"

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  1. 1. Riparian plant biodiversity and community composition of ditches and straightened streams : identifying key environmental drivers in a boreal forest setting

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

    Author : Rasmus Staaf; [2024]
    Keywords : artificial waterways; riparian zone; novel ecosystems; ; forestry; ditch network maintenance; species richness; hill-diversity; drainage ditches; coarse woody debris; ditch cleaning; ecology;

    Abstract : Modified ecosystems are typically seen as degraded and having no ecological value. In many cases, the modification of the ecosystem was done more than 100 years ago and may have had time to recover and become a refugia for species that were once more common in the landscape. READ MORE

  3. 2. Skogslekplatsen : ett idéförslag för en lekmiljö i Hammarbyskogen

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

    Author : Rebecca Eurenius; [2024]
    Keywords : Lekmiljö; naturlek; landskapsarkitektur; temalekplats;

    Abstract : Med förtätning av städer riskerar grönområden att minska i storlek och antal. Det kan leda till sämre förutsättningar för barns lek, vilket kan påverka deras hälsa och utveckling negativt. Att vistas eller leka i naturen har visats sig ha flera positiva effekter. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can the disappearance of the forest orchid Goodyera repens be linked to clearcutting? : a spatial analysis using citizen science data from southern Sweden.

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Ines Diaz Garcia; [2024]
    Keywords : Goodyera repens; knärot; Artportalen; forestry; clearcut; citizen science; southern Sweden; conservation;

    Abstract : Habitat transformation through forestry has an impact on boreal species in northern Europe. In Sweden, even-aged plantations with clearcut harvesting are forestry practices that affect the understory vegetation. This study focuses on the red-listed Goodyera repens, a rhizomatous evergreen orchid. READ MORE

  5. 4. När rekreation och naturvärden möts i den tätortsnära skogen : en analys av Thorslundsskogen

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

    Author : Cecilia Ewerlöf; [2024]
    Keywords : tätortsnära skog; tätortsnära natur; rekreation; biologisk mångfald; naturvärde; förtätning;

    Abstract : Den tätortsnära skogen är av stor betydelse för den biologiska mångfalden och för invånarnas möjlighet till rekreation. Närhet till en park eller ett grönområde är något som många värdesätter högt och en stor del av vårt dagliga friluftsliv sker i de tätortsnära skogarna. READ MORE

  6. 5. Using GIS and satellite data to assess access of green area for children living in growing cities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Rebecca Borg; [2024]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographical Information System; Urban green space; children; schools; Malmö; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban green space (UGS) refers to open spaces within an urban context that are filled with greenery and nature. These can range from very small vegetation to expansive park areas. The common denominator is that they have proven to be beneficial for human health and well-being. Access to green spaces is also important for children. READ MORE