Search for dissertations about: "diet overlap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words diet overlap.

  2. 1. Food Cultures in Sápmi : An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the heterogeneous cultural landscape of northern Fennoscandia AD 600–1900

    Author : Markus Fjellström; Gunilla Eriksson; Kerstin Lidén; Lars Liedgren; Marianne Skandfer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Food Culture; Diet; Mobility; Iron Age; Middle Ages; Sápmi; Sámi Archaeology; Reindeer Domestication; Stable Isotope Analysis; Elemental Analysis; Repatriation; Reburial; arkeologi med inriktning mot laborativ arkeologi; Scientific Archaeology;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to highlight the heterogeneous cultural landscape in Sápmi through the study of food. By studying food and the choices of specific foodstuffs in Sápmi AD 600–1900, a greater understanding can be gained on the history of this area during the period. READ MORE

  4. 2. Assessment of dietary patterns and prey consumption of marine mammals: Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea

    Author : Karl Lundström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; grey seal; Halichoerus grypus; Baltic Sea; diet; predation; fish; consumption; fatty acid signature analysis; bioenergetics; foraging ecology;

    Abstract : The Baltic Sea has been severely affected by pollution and resource overexploitation during the last centuries. The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a good example of how a species can be affected by such changes. READ MORE

  5. 3. The interactions between cormorants and wild fish populations : analytical methods and applications

    Author : Maria Ovegård; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Predation is the core in ecology, as a function in food webs which regulate both populations and communities. Seabirds are at the top of the food chain and key players in many aquatic food webs. So are humans, and in certain cases conflicts of resources arise. READ MORE

  6. 4. Trophic resource use and partitioning in multispecies ungulate communities

    Author : Robert Spitzer; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, ungulates across the northern hemisphere have been expanding in range and numbers. This has raised concerns about their impacts, particularly on shared resources with humans, e.g., timber trees. READ MORE

  7. 5. The importance of predation in benthic stream communities

    Author : Jonas Dahl; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ekologi; Ecology; invertebrate predators; vertebrate predators; Predation; streams;

    Abstract : There has been considerable debate whether or not predators has any significant effects on prey densities in streams. This thesis examines the importance of predation in stream communities. I have conducted both field and laboratory studies where I have studied how both vertebrate and invertebrate predators affects benthic prey. READ MORE