Search for dissertations about: "Ecological integrity"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Ecological integrity.
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6. Local baseline knowledge for conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems in Ecuador
Abstract : Deforestation and land-use changes are a major threats to native ecosystem in many tropical countries, including Ecuador– one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world. In tropical Andean countries, natural ecosystems change over small spatial scales. READ MORE
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7. Biotope and biodiversity mapping in forest and urban green space : methodological review and developments
Abstract : Forests play an important role in providing ecosystem services that support the ecological integrity of an area and also supply social benefits for humans. Many of the essential ecological and social benefits derived from forest are underpinned by its biodiversity. READ MORE
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8. Diversity and functional potential of fungal communities in Arctic and boreal freshwaters
Abstract : Fungi are important decomposers of the organic matter (OM) in terrestrial environments, but there is limited knowledge about their ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems. This thesis applies a variety of molecular techniques (e.g. READ MORE
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9. Natural and Sexual Selection in a Natural Hybrid Zone of Ficedula Flycatchers
Abstract : Speciation can be viewed as the formation of reproductive barriers between different populations. This thesis investigates patterns of natural and sexual selection shaping reproductive barriers between two hybridizing flycatchers (i.e. collared – and pied flycatchers). READ MORE
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10. The Social Dimension of Strategic Sustainable Development
Abstract : Sustainable development most prominently entered the global political arena in 1987 in a report from the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development, also known as the Brundtland report. In response to the concept of sustainable development, a vast array of ideas, concepts, methods and tools to aid organizations and governments in addressing the socio-ecological problems has been developed. READ MORE