Search for dissertations about: "emerging ecosystems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words emerging ecosystems.

2. 1. Orchestrating emerging digital ecosystems : investigating the establishment of an open data platform in the Swedish public transport industry

   Author : Hosea A. Ofe; Johan Sandberg; Jonny Holmström; Henrik Wimelius; Anna Ståhlbröst; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Digital platform ecosystem; platform establishment; emerging ecosystems; orchestrating; control; coordination; generating network effects; creating value; capturing value; attracting users; data- och systemvetenskap; computer and systems sciences;

   Abstract : Digital platforms are affecting most contemporary organizations as they mediate an increasing range and number of interactions in their ecosystems. While the discourse on digital platform ecosystems has gained in interest over the years, it often revolves around dominant global firms and how they utilize their control over governance and architecture configurations to exercise power in shaping trajectories. READ MORE

4. 2. Fish on drugs : behaviour modifying contaminants in aquatic ecosystems

   Author : Annelie Lagesson; Jonatan Klaminder; Tomas Brodin; Kathryn Arnold; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Aquatic ecosystems; Behavioural effects; Ecotoxicology; Endocrine disruptors; Pharmaceuticals; Interaction effects; ekotoxikologi; Ecotoxicology;

   Abstract : Contamination of surface waters is a worldwide problem. One group of emerging contaminants that reach aquatic ecosystems via sewage treatment plant effluents and agricultural run-offs is pharmaceuticals. READ MORE

5. 3. 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

6. 4. The Spider and the Sea : Effects of marine subsidies on the role of spiders in terrestrial food webs

   Author : Kajsa Mellbrand; Peter Hambäck; Lena Kautsky; David Wise; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; marine subsidies; food webs; stable isotopes; shore ecosystems; predators; spiders; Pardosa; algae; emerging insects; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; Plant Ecology; växtekologi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to identify if terrestrial arthropod predators on Baltic Sea shores vary in their use of marine versus terrestrial food items, and to construct a bottom-up food web for Baltic Sea shores. The inflow of marine nutrients in the area consists mainly of marine algal detritus and emerging aquatic insects (e.g. READ MORE

7. 5. Leveraging user relationships for innovation within sustained producer-user ecosystems : Observations from the medical technology industry

   Author : Carl Wadell; Mats Magnusson; Fredrik Hacklin; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Producer-user ecosystems; User involvement; Innovation; Boundary-spanners; Social networks; Medical technology; Machine Design; Maskinkonstruktion;

   Abstract : Today we can see how companies are making significant investments in various methods and tools to access and utilize the users’ knowledge for the purpose of innovation efforts. What many highly innovative companies try to accomplish with these investments is to develop and establish sustained producer-user ecosystems. READ MORE