Essays about: "wetland degradation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words wetland degradation.

  1. 1. What has happened on Swedish mires? The effects of drainage on vegetation changes over recent decades

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Ljungqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : peatlands; mires; bogs; fens; sweden; vegetation; plant ecology; time trend; data; nfi; nils; climate change; global warming; mosses; sphagnum; afforestation; trees; wetland; presence; coverage; drainage; ditch;

    Abstract : As they are not only the home of many threatened species, but also one of the main actors in the global carbon cycle, peatlands are highly valuable ecosystems. Human disturbance, in particular drainage for forestry and agriculture, has substantially changed the state of the world’s peatlands and will continue to do so. READ MORE

  3. 2. Influence of permafrost disintegration on wetland carbon fluxes in Abisko, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Aida Esmailzadeh Davani; [2021]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Permafrost; CH4 flux; CO2 flux; Abisko; Wetlands; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The northern permafrost regions are experiencing a rapid warming as surface temperatures are rising, causing a disintegration of permafrost and a deepening of the active layer (AL). This releases previously frozen carbon, making it available for decomposition by microbes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Swedish wetlands and their role in helping Sweden reach domestic climate neutrality by 2045

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Niki Giarimi; [2020]
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    Abstract : Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on earth, in particular when it comes to long- term storage of carbon. Their unique conditions of saturated soils and vegetation cover have resulted in them playing an important role in the regulation of atmospheric greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mobility, habitat selection and population connectivity of Lycaena helle in central Sweden : implications for conservation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hanna Modin; [2018]
    Keywords : Lycaena helle; violet copper; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae; mobility; dispersal; resource selection function; habitat selection; connectivity; metapopulation; stepping stone;

    Abstract : Lycaena helle is an endangered butterfly that is mainly threatened by habitat degradation and fragmentation. For all species with a fragmented distribution, knowledge about mobility, habitat requirements and connectivity is key to developing successful conservation strategies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Biodegradation of organic micropollutants dibutyl phthalate and bisphenol A by fungi

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Lena Carstens; [2018]
    Keywords : micropollutant; dibutyl phthalate; bisphenol A; fungi; biodegradation; biosorption; endocrine disrupting chemical;

    Abstract : Fungi represent a promising and relatively untapped resource in regard to the bioremediation of micropollutants. Degradation efficiencies of the ubiquitous endocrine disrupting chemicals dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bisphenol A (BPA) by selected fungal strains with different ecophysiologies were determined via ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). READ MORE