Search for dissertations about: "Growing sea"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words Growing sea.
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1. Radionuclides in the Baltic Sea : Ecosystem models and experiments on transport and fate
Abstract : Manmade radionuclides have been introduced to the environment for almost a century. The main source has been the nuclear weapons testing programmes, but accidental releases from the nuclear power production industries have also contributed. The risk to humans from potential releases from nuclear facilities is evaluated in safety assessments. READ MORE
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2. Fluxes and Mixing Processes in the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Abstract : Atmospheric models are strongly dependent on the turbulent exchange of momentum, sensible heat and moisture (latent heat) at the surface. Oceans cover about 70% of the Earth’s surface and understanding the processes that control air-sea exchange is of great importance in order to predict weather and climate. READ MORE
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3. Microalgae : future bioresource of the sea?
Abstract : Unicellular microalgae are a renewable bioresource that can meet the challenge forfood and energy in a growing world population. Using sunlight, CO2, nutrients,and water, algal cells produce biomass in the form of sugars, proteins and oils, allof which carry commercial value as food, feed and bioenergy. READ MORE
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4. Sea cages, seaweeds and seascapes : Causes and consequences of spatial links between aquaculture and ecosystems
Abstract : Aquaculture is of growing importance in the global seafood production. The environmental impact of aquaculture will largely depend on the type of environment in which the aquaculture system is placed. READ MORE
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5. Ethical Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: The Planner’s Perspective
Abstract : This thesis addresses local adaptation to climate change-induced sea level rise, taking an ethical perspective and focusing at the role of planning and the planner. The research, which has been conducted within a transdisciplinary research project, takes a bottom-up approach to applied ethics, and relies to a great extent on empirical data. READ MORE