Essays about: "tropisk skog"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words tropisk skog.

1. 1. Total carbon sequestration during an entire rotation period of oil palm in northern Borneo

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

   Author : Josefin Runesson; [2019]
   Keywords : oil palm; carbon balance; carbon sequestration; land use change; soil carbon; carbon credits;

   Abstract : Considerable amounts of carbon (C) has been lost from tropical forests as a result of continuous conversion of tropical forests into oil palm plantations. Therefore, a better understanding of the C budget and potential sequestration rate in oil palm plantations and how it compares to natural forests is needed. READ MORE

3. 2. En granskning av palmoljeindustrin och dess påverkan på orangutangen (Pongo spp.) och andra arter

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Agnes-Cecilia Österberg; [2019]
   Keywords : bevarande; biologisk mångfald; orangutang; palmolja; skogsskövling;

   Abstract : För 10,000 år sedan var 45% av jordens landyta täckt av skog. I dag ligger siffran på 31%, vilket motsvarar fyra miljarder hektar. Klimat- och temperaturförändringar kan delvis förklara minskningen men även människan har haft en inverkan. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of Priority and Protected Areas on Deforestation in Brazilian Legal Amazon

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Titi Sari Nurul Rachmawati; [2018]
   Keywords : Deforestation; Legal Amazon; priority areas; protected areas; biodiversity; remote sensing data;

   Abstract : Legal Amazon, the Brazilian region where much of the global tropical forest is located, has suffered from rapid deforestation for decades, undermining the provision of ecosystem services and the conservation of biodiversity on local and global scales. In order to prevent deforestation, the Brazilian government has established priority and protected areas to ensure the preservation of high biodiversity areas and ecosystem services. READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of Priority and Protected Areas on Deforestation in Brazilian Legal Amazon

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Titi Sari Nurul Rachmawati; [2018]
   Keywords : Deforestation; Legal Amazon; priority areas; protected areas; biodiversity; remote sensing data;

   Abstract : Legal Amazon, the Brazilian region where much of the global tropical forest is located, has suffered from rapid deforestation for decades, undermining the provision of ecosystem services and the conservation of biodiversity on local and global scales. In order to prevent deforestation, the Brazilian government has established priority and protected areas to ensure the preservation of high biodiversity areas and ecosystem services. READ MORE

6. 5. 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