Essays about: "soil invertebrates"

Found 3 essays containing the words soil invertebrates.

  1. 1. Leachate-Based Biotic Ligand Model for Soil : Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of Copper for Invertebrates, Plants, and Soil Microbial Processes

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Tove Florén; [2021]
    Keywords : Tomato shoot; Barley root; Glucose induced respiration; Nitrification; Earthworm; Springtail; EC10; SSD; Regression analysis; pH dependency; Bioavailability;

    Abstract : Environmental pollution of heavy metals has become an increasing problem. Environmental risk assessments can be conducted to investigate and determine the potential risk of polluted terrestrial environments. Traditionally, risk assessments are based on total soil metal concentrations on a dry weight basis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Den ekologiskt värdefulla gräsytan : och hur dess värden kan kommuniceras

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

    Author : Agnes Jonasson; [2020]
    Keywords : gräsmatta; gräsyta; äng; biologisk mångfald; attityder; kommunikation; lawn; grass area; meadow; ecological maintenance; urban biodiversity; attitudes; communication;

    Abstract : En mycket stor del av den svenska utemiljön är gräsytor. De flesta av dem är intensivt skötta gräsmattor med ett fåtal gräsarter. Målet med detta arbete är att ta reda på hur stadens mindre nyttjade gräsytor kan förvaltas så att de får fler ekologiska värden och samtidigt accepteras och värdesätts av allmänheten. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ecological and Edaphic Correlations of Soil Invertebrate Community Structure in Dry Upland Forests of Eastern Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Karl Mauritsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Natural forests; plantation forests; Brachylaena-Croton forest; Cupressus lusitanica; Eucalyptus paniculata; exotic species; biodiversity; soil invertebrates; Berlese-Tullgren funnel; vertical structure; vegetation cover; vegetation density; litter quality; edaphic factors; soil pH; soil temperature; soil moisture; ANOVA; Multiple Linear Regression; Akaike’s Information Criterion;

    Abstract : Natural forests are characterised by great vegetation diversity and create habitats for a major part of Earth’s terrestrial organisms. Plantation forests, which are mainly composed of a few genera of fast-growing trees, constitute an increasing fraction of global forests, but they only partly compensate for loss of area, habitat and ecological functions in natural forests. READ MORE