Essays about: "the Big Island"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words the Big Island.

  1. 16. Estimations of anthropogenic nutrient flows at the coral reef island Ko Sak, Thailand : A simplified source flow analysis

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Emelie Lindström; Adam Engström; [2016]
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    Abstract : High levels of nutrients in tropical coastal areas is a big problem and poses large threats to coral reefs. Therefore this study will focus on nutrient flows from a source perspective. The aim of this study is to identify and quantify the phosphorus and nitrogen emissions from human activities at the island Ko Sak, Thailand. READ MORE

  3. 17. Living Pono: A Case of School Gardens on the Big Island of Hawai‘i

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Bethan Paquin; [2016]
    Keywords : school gardens; garden based learning; food; human-environmental relations; environmental education; experiential learning; sense of place; ecological consciousness; community; social well-being; pono; the Big Island; Hawai‘i; human ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this investigation, based on fieldwork during a five-month period, the impacts on school gardens on students’ relationships with food and the environment on the Big Island in Hawai‘i are explored. The focus is on the effects of garden based learning on student’s understanding and attitudes towards food and their local environments as well as how it encourages the Hawaiian concept of living pono or living righteously. READ MORE

  4. 18. Rehabilitation in a tropical secondary rain forest in Malaysian Borneo : early effects of canopy properties on light conditions at the forest floor

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

    Author : Joakim Jansson; [2015]
    Keywords : tropisk sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarpaceae; krontäckning; ljus; densiometer; luckor; hemisfäriska foton; tropical secondary rainforest; openness; canopy; light; gaps; visible sky; hemispherical photographs; Crown Illumination Index; densiometer;

    Abstract : Tropisk regnskog i Sydostasien är ett av de områden som hyser störst biodiversitet i världen, av vilken stora ytor är hotat. Ön Borneo drabbades av en katastrof åren 1982-1983 efter att väderfenomenet El Niño orsakat torka med vidsträckta skogsbränder som följd. READ MORE

  5. 19. Wind power integration in island-based smart grid projects : A comparative study between Jeju Smart Grid Test-bed and Smart Grid Gotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Hampus Piehl; [2014]
    Keywords : Smart Grid; Wind power; Jeju Island; Gotland;

    Abstract : Smart grids seem to be the solution to use energy from renewable and intermittent energy sources in an efficient manner. There are many research projects around the world and two of them are Jeju Smart Grid Test-bed and Smart Grid Gotland. READ MORE

  6. 20. Hur en ökad marktemperatur påverkar fotosyntes och markrespiration i en boreal skog

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Hanna André; Agnes Bondesson; [2014]
    Keywords : klimatförändringar; växthuseffekten; boreal skog; fotosyntes; markrespiration; koldioxid; marktemperatur;

    Abstract : During the year of 2008, a powerful earthquake hit the southern part of Iceland, which changed the geothermal conditions in the area around the city of Hveragerdi. Elevated soil temperatures in a nearby forest plantation have contributed to a unique opportunity for researchers to study how an increased soil temperature affects the boreal forest ecosystem, something that partly can be connected to the climate changes which are happening today. READ MORE