Search for dissertations about: "Christer Brönmark"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Christer Brönmark.
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1. The response in native wildlife to an invading pathogen: Swedish amphibians and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Abstract : Emerging infectious diseases are causing mortality and declines in wildlife populations globally. My thesis aims to get as clear a picture as possible of the effect the invasive chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has on the Swedish amphibian community. READ MORE
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2. Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity in the marine mussel Mytilus edulis
Abstract : In this thesis I investigated whether the risk of predation can induce development of defensive traits in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis, a common species of the temperate seashores. I performed a series of field and laboratory experiments in which I exposed blue mussels to waterborne scents from its main predators, the starfish Asterias rubens, and the shore crab Carcinus maenas. READ MORE
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3. Trophic effects on the maintenance of biodiversity in the Fucus zone
Abstract : Ecologically important macroalgae with large thalli and complex structures are threatened worldwide due to anthropogenic activities such as pollution. In the northern Baltic Sea the salinity is very low; the only large algae producing complex structural habitats found there are the fucoid species Fucus radicans and F. vesiculosus. READ MORE