Search for dissertations about: "GPS collars"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words GPS collars.

  2. 1. Digital information and traditional knowledge : the implementation of GPS collars as a tool in reindeer husbandry

    Author : Kajsa Kuoljok; Alf Arvidsson; Marianne Liliequist; Ivar Bjørklund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; reindeer herding; technology; GPS - global positional system; Actor network theory; ethnolgy; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents the use of global positioning systems (GPS) navigation devices to monitorthe reindeer within husbandry. The use of the GPS collar in the study area has expanded over theyears. READ MORE

  4. 2. How elephants utilize a miombo-wetland ecosystem in Ugalla landscape, Western Tanzania

    Author : Elikana Kalumanga; Sara Cousins; Steve Lyon; Jan Bengtsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biodiversity; Browsing; Elephants; Forage; GPS collars; Mineral elements; Miombo woodlands; Protected areas; Termite mounds; Ugalla; Water hyacinth; Woody plants abundance; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Abstract : African elephants are ‘keystone’ species with respect to biodiversity conservation in Africa since they maintain habitats that support several animal communities by changing vegetation structure through foraging and by dispersing seeds between landscapes. Elephants are also ‘flagship’ species because, given their impressive size, they can make people sympathetic and stimulate local and international concerns for their protection. READ MORE

  5. 3. The use of highway crossings to maintain landscape connectivity for moose and roe deer

    Author : Mattias Olsson; Per Widén; Anthony Clevenger; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; wildlife crossings; Barrier effect; habitat selection; ecoduct; moose; roe deer; connectivity; conservation; overpass; underpass; highway; exclusion fencing; Biology; Biologi; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Increasingly wildlife managers and land managers are challenged to maintain the viability and connectivity among large mammal populations. Thus, it is important that effective highway crossings are identified and optimized with respect to construction cost, facilitation of ungulate movements, and ability to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. READ MORE