Search for dissertations about: "glacial cycles"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words glacial cycles.

  2. 11. Genetic Variation and Migration of Waders

    Author : Liv Wennerberg; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; mtDNA sequencing; microsatellite analysis; Dunlin; Calidris alpina; Curlew Sandpiper; Calidris ferruginea; White-rumped Sandpiper; Calidris fuscicollis; carbon isotope ratios; Zoologi; Zoology; Ecology; bird migration; population genetics; Ekologi; Animal ecology; Djurekologi;

    Abstract : The migratory behaviour of birds has received much scientific interest, though many questions still remain unsolved. One of the reasons for this is the difficulty of following the birds as they move between breeding and wintering localities. Populations may mix on migration and the origin of individual birds is difficult to assess. READ MORE

  4. 12. Distribution and abundance of genetic variation in the arctic fox

    Author : Love Dalén; Anders Angerbjörn; Robert K. Wayne; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : population genetics; DNA; ecology; population history; gene flow; Alopex lagopus;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how changes in population size and spatial movements of individuals have shaped the distribution and abundance of neutral genetic variation in the arctic fox. This is done through mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA analyses on samples covering most of the species’ distribution, but with special emphasis on Scandinavia. READ MORE

  5. 13. Infrared spectroscopy as a tool to reconstruct past lake-ecosystem changes : Method development and application in lake-sediment studies

    Author : Carsten Meyer-Jacob; Richard Bindler; Hendrik Vogel; Jan Karlsson; John F. Boyle; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; visible-near infrared spectroscopy; PLS regression; biogenic silica; climate change; carbon cycling; lake-water quality; geochemistry; paleolimnology; Holocene; Lake El’gygytgyn; Torneträsk;

    Abstract : Natural archives such as lake sediments allow us to assess contemporary ecosystem responses to climate and environmental changes in a long-term context beyond the few decades to at most few centuries covered by monitoring or historical data. To achieve a comprehensive view of the changes preserved in sediment records, multi-proxy studies – ideally in high resolution – are necessary. READ MORE

  6. 14. Dead-Ice Under Different Climate Conditions: Processes, Landforms, Sediments and Melt Rates in Iceland and Svalbard

    Author : Anders Schomacker; Kvartärgeologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; klimatologi; glacier; dead-ice; surge; ice-cored; Little Ice Age; fysisk geografi; Geologi; Geology; Svalbard; Iceland; Sedimentology; cartography; pedology; geomorphology; Sedimentologi; Physical geography; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; climatology;

    Abstract : Modern dead-ice environments in the glacier forefields of Brúarjökull, Iceland and Holmströmbreen, Svalbard were investigated with focus on landform and sediment genesis, as well as quantification of melting. Field monitoring and studies of multi-temporal aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) provided data for the melting quantification. READ MORE

  7. 15. Origin and mobility of major and key trace elements (Cs, YREEs) in fracture groundwater in the upper 1.2 kilometres of coastal granitoids : Implications for future repositories of spent nuclear fuel

    Author : Frédéric A. Mathurin; Mats E. Åström; Marcus Laaksoharju; Birgitta Kalinowski; Niklaus Waber; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; fracture groundwater; groundwater mixing; seawater intrusion; water-rock interactions; cation exchange; Cesium; Rare Earth Elements; colloidal speciation; humic substances; dual porosity; inverse modelling; Äspö HRL; Laxemar; Forsmark; eaux de fractures; mélange d eaux; intrusion d eau de mer; interactions eau-roche; échanges cationiques; Césium; Elements Terres Rares; spéciation colloïdale; substances humiques; double porosité; modélisation inverse; Äspö HRL; Laxemar; Forsmark; sprickvatten; grundvatten mixing; havsvattenintrusion; vatten-berg interaction; katjonbyte; cesium; sällsynta jordartsmetaller; kollidal speciation; humusämnen; dual porositet; invers modellering; Äspölaboratoriet; Äspötunneln; Laxemar; Forsmark; Miljövetenskap; Environmental Science;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the chemical and isotopic features of groundwater residing in the upper 1.2 km of sparsely fractured crystalline bedrock of the Baltic Shield. READ MORE