Search for dissertations about: "aquatic"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 568 swedish dissertations containing the word aquatic.

  2. 11. Consumption patterns and excretion in aquatic food websenrichment

    Author : Anders Persson; Enhet akvatisk ekologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Hydrobiology; trophic interactions; translocation; biomanipulation; enrichment; phosphorus; model; marine biology; aquatic ecology; limnology; Marinbiologi; limnologi; akvatisk ekologi;

    Abstract : This thesis links biogeochemical cycling to classical ecology. Predictions derived from food chain theory, based on Lotka-Volterra type of interactions, were tested in aquatic environments with the main hypothesis that consumers affect lower levels of organization by both predation and excretion of limiting nutrients. READ MORE

  4. 12. Diversity of aquatic viruses from genes to host interactions

    Author : Emelie Nilsson; Karin Holmfeldt; Martha Clokie; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; microbial ecology; bacteriophage; ‘omics; isolation; host range; temporal variation; deep biosphere; Baltic Sea; Akvatisk ekologi; Aquatic Ecology; Mikrobiologi; Microbiology;

    Abstract : Viruses are the most numerous entities on Earth, and can be found in all waters. In aquatic ecosystems, viruses are key players since they alter the way energy and nutrients are transferred by killing larger organisms. READ MORE

  5. 13. Evolution of streamlined genomes in ultra-small aquatic bacteria

    Author : Weizhou Zhao; Siv Andersson; Sandra L. Baldauf; Sarahi L Garcia; Karen Lloyd; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; streamlined genome; aquatic bacteria; single cell genomics; metagenomics; evolutionary genomics; salinity; Baltic Sea; Biologi med inriktning mot molekylär evolution; Biology with specialization in Molecular Evolution;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the evolutionary processes of streamlined genomes from aquatic bacteria adapting to different salinities, using two groups of ultra-small aquatic bacteria (LD12 Alphaproteobacteria and acI Actinobacteria). Due to difficulties in obtaining pure cultures of these bacteria, culture-free approaches (single-cell genomics and metagenomics) were used to construct and compare genomes, and to study the mechanisms and selective forces of adaptation to freshwater, brackish, and marine ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 14. Indirect effects of river regulation : consequences for landbirds of reduced numbers of aquatic insects

    Author : Darius Strasevicius; Björn Malmqvist; Tapio Eeva; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Boreal region; Simuliidae; Leucocytozoon; pied flycatcher; aquatic insects; breeding success; blood parasites; bird communities; river regulation; impoundment; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Abstrakt: Jag har undersökt hur älvreglering påverkar mängden knott (Tvåvingar: Simuliidae) längs flera norrlandsälvar och vilka konsekvenser denna påverkan får för den landlevande fågelfaunan. Studien visar att utbyggnad av älvar har en negativ effekt på mängden knott. READ MORE

  7. 15. Metals take flight : Transport and effects across ecosystems

    Author : Johan Lidman; A. M. M. Berglund; Micael Jonsson; Christian Bigler; Brendan Mckie; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Metals; aquatic subsidies; passerines; aquatic insects; environmental science; miljövetenskap; ekotoxikologi; Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : Metal contamination can have severe toxic effects in the ecosystems, resulting in loss of biodiversity, reduced abundance of organisms, and loss of ecosystem services. Traditionally, aquatic ecosystems have been regarded as a sink of metal contamination. READ MORE