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Found 4 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.
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1. Distribution Patterns and Metapopulation Dynamics of Epiphytic Mosses and Lichens
Abstract : This thesis examines the relative importance of local conditions, dispersal and dynamics of the trees on epiphyte distribution patterns and colonization-extinction dynamics. Study species are the mosses Orthotrichum speciosum and O. obtusifolium, and the red-listed Neckera pennata. READ MORE
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2. Island biogeography of young land uplift islands - viewed through the lens of bryophytes in a northern Swedish archipelago
Abstract : Increasing habitat fragmentation and rapid global warming is changing the conditions for species populations and ecological communities around the world. This presents challenges for the maintenance of biodiversity and a dominant paradigm for conservation in fragmented habitats is given by island biogeography and metapopulation (or metacommunity) ecology. READ MORE
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3. Studies on spatial and temporal distributions of epiphytic lichens
Abstract : Lichens are an important group of organisms in terms of environmental issues, conservation biology and biodiversity, principally due to their sensitivity to changes in their environment. Therefore it is important that we develop our understanding of the factors that affect lichen distribution. READ MORE
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4. Metapopulation and metacommunity processes, dispersal strategies and life-history trade-offs in epiphytes
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about metapopulation and metacommunity processes in patchy, dynamic landscapes, using epiphytic bryophytes as a model system. Host trees and deciduous forest stands in the coniferous landscape are patchy, temporal and undergo changes in habitat quality during succession. READ MORE