Essays about: "vegetation communities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 81 essays containing the words vegetation communities.

  1. 11. Werewolves to Are-wolves? Characterising key factors affecting public acceptance of a hypothetical Experimental Wolf Reintroduction in Scotland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Marta Lamorgese; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecosystem Restoration; Rewilding; Large Predator Reintroduction; Wolf Reintroduction; Public Participation; Social Acceptance; Ex-ante Policy Evaluation; Local Stakeholders Engagement; Integrated Landscape Management; Attitude Formation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The newest Scottish government Biodiversity Strategy prioritises control of overabundant deer populations. Ecological theory and real-life instances suggest an unorthodox deer management solution: wolf reintroduction (WR). Theoretically, wolves would prey on deer, thus alleviate grazing pressure on Scottish vegetation and help landscapes thrive. READ MORE

  3. 12. Forest, Tree, and Shrub limit responses to a century of climate change in Northern Norway

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

    Author : Ella Björsbo; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate warming; growing season length; forest limit; tree limit; shrub limit;

    Abstract : Climate changes have been observed in the Northern Hemisphere during the last century, causing a longer growing season and upslope expansion of forest, tree, and shrub limits. Here, a long-term historical perspective was used as a tool for investigating how climate change has impacted woody plants at the forest, tree, and shrub limits across the study region. READ MORE

  4. 13. Norra Hammarbyhamnen : ett gestaltningsförslag med fokus på vistelsevärden i en högexploaterad stad

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

    Author : Nathalie Gransten; [2023]
    Keywords : multifunktionella grönytor; kajer; hamnområden; rekreation; linjära stråk; vistelsevärden;

    Abstract : Stockholm är en stad vid vatten. Hamnar har historiskt sätt använts som platser för sjöfart, industri och transport - funktioner som har avtagit med tiden. Idag är många av stadens kajer underutnyttjade på grund av dess utformning som tidigare industrihamnar. READ MORE

  5. 14. Reindeer grazing, soil wetness and aspect interact to drive tundra plant community structure in northern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Emma Gemal; [2023]
    Keywords : tundra plants; vegetation; abiotic vs. biotic effects; community composition; diversity; reindeer herbivory; accelerometry; grazing;

    Abstract : The relative importance of abiotic versus biotic top-down factors on structuring tundra plant communities is debated. With climate change already strongly affecting the tundra ecosystem, understanding which factors will prevail is vital. READ MORE

  6. 15. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND THE HOMOGENIZATION OF PLANTS. A study on plant communities and their traits along the elevational gradient.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Violetta Chernoray; [2022-09-28]
    Keywords : anthropogenic disturbance; spatial ecology; Northern Scandes; functional traits; roadsides; beta-diversity.;

    Abstract : Overexploitation, land use, and other anthropogenic disturbances have increased in recent years, and are expected to increase even further. A very common anthropogenic disturbance, that can be seen even as far as in mountain regions, is roads. READ MORE