Search for dissertations about: "ecosystem services and water quality maintenance"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words ecosystem services and water quality maintenance.

  2. 1. Importance of blue mussels for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in subtidal habitats

    Author : Pia Norling; Nils Kautsky; Tom Ysebaert; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; blue mussel; Mytilus spp.; ecosystem engineering; habitat-modifier; diversity; facilitation; ecosystem functioning; ecosystem services and water quality maintenance; Marine ecology; Marin ekologi; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : Blue mussels, Mytilus spp., occur on rocky and sedimentary shores worldwide where they often form dense aggregates. These assemblages change the local environment and create unique habitats. READ MORE

  4. 2. Non-market valuation of coastal ecosystem services

    Author : Katarina Östberg; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Marine and coastal ecosystems provide benefits to people through the provision of seafood, maintenance of water quality and several other valuable ecosystem services. The need to understand these benefits in economic terms has never been more pressing. READ MORE